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1915
Francis
2005
Francis Grady
May 21, 1915 — Jul 22, 2005
Francis J. Grady, 90, Muhlenberg Township, died July 22 at 6:40 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where he had been a resident for more than six months.
He was the husband of Ruth N. (Schwenk) Grady. His first wife, Esther M. Grady, died in 1976.
Born in Elmira, N.Y., he was a son of the late Joseph and Lena Grady.
Grady had been employed for 20 years as a machine design engineer by Unex Machine and Tool Co. Inc., Cumru Township, retiring in 1980. He held two patents on designs he formulated.
He was a 1933 graduate of Shillington High School.
Grady was a life member of the Pricetown Rod and Gun Club.
He is also survived by a son, Terrence P., Mohnton; and two daughters, Judy (Grady) Tice, Reading, and Eileen (Grady) Gilbert, Exeter Township.
Other survivors include a stepdaughter, Nancy (Berger) Straihn, Reading; a stepson, David Berger, Mohnton; and a brother, John, Reading.
There are also 14 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton. Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
He was the husband of Ruth N. (Schwenk) Grady. His first wife, Esther M. Grady, died in 1976.
Born in Elmira, N.Y., he was a son of the late Joseph and Lena Grady.
Grady had been employed for 20 years as a machine design engineer by Unex Machine and Tool Co. Inc., Cumru Township, retiring in 1980. He held two patents on designs he formulated.
He was a 1933 graduate of Shillington High School.
Grady was a life member of the Pricetown Rod and Gun Club.
He is also survived by a son, Terrence P., Mohnton; and two daughters, Judy (Grady) Tice, Reading, and Eileen (Grady) Gilbert, Exeter Township.
Other survivors include a stepdaughter, Nancy (Berger) Straihn, Reading; a stepson, David Berger, Mohnton; and a brother, John, Reading.
There are also 14 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton. Whelan Schwartz Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
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