WHITE, Grace Jane Gnegy
Grace Jane (Gnegy) White, 89, Oakland, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at her daughter Nancy's home in Georgia. Born Dec. 10, 1920, in Eglon, W.Va., Grace was a daughter of the late Jesse E. and Bertha Gnegy. Grace was also preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Harold E. White; two sisters, Florence (Roscoe) Wotring and Ruby (Gay) Rembold; one brother, Earl(Beatrice) Gnegy; and one son-in-law, Douglas Spaulding. Grace was a graduate of Aurora High School's class of 1938. She was a member of Gortner Church. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening, volunteering, and reading. She was a member of Sunnyside Homemakers Club for over 60 years, several of which she served as president. She served as president of the Garrett County Homemakers and on the state board for two years. She taught vacation Bible school for 26 years at Gortner Church and several years at Maple Spring Church of the Brethren. She was a member of the Gortner Ladies Aid, a deacon in the Church of the Brethren, a representative to the Church of the Brethren annual conference for numerous years, and county fair judge from 1956 to 2005. She enjoyed doing for others in her community. She is survived by two daughters, Nancy Nolte and husband Gene, Clayton, Ga., and Margaret Spaulding, Rehoboth Beach, Del.; one son, Harold "Bud" J. White and wife Mary, Oakland; grandchildren, which were the light of her life, Jeff Nolte and wife Nina, Palm City, Fla., Greg Nolte and wife Loreen, Stuart, Fla., Dr. Robert Oliverio and wife Jennifer, Charleston, S.C., Margaret Erwig and husband Peter, Port Saint Lucie, Fla., Christopher Oliverio and wife Kim, Georgetown, Del., Lt. Angelo Oliverio and wife Renee, San Antonio, Texas, Michael Oliverio and wife Kathy, San Antonio, and Jason White and wife Adilka, Woodstock, Ga.; and great-grandchildren, which delighted in her and she in them, Branden Nolte and wife Shannon, Justin Nolte, Kirstyn Rahla, Andrew Oliverio, D.J. Cannon, Brittany Nolte, Natalie Cannon, Christian Oliverio, Robin Oliverio, Alexander Oliverio, Bailey Erwig, Gracie Oliverio, Gabby Oliverio, Hannah Erwig, Samuel Oliver, Ethan Oliverio, Caroline Oliverio, and Elias White; and two brothers, Paul Gnegy and Jesse Gnegy and wife Helen. Friends will be received on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. at David A. Burdock Funeral Home, Oakland. A funeral service will be conducted at Gortner Church on Saturday, July 10, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Steve Sauder officiating. Interment will follow in Eglon Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Gortner Church, P.O. Box 464, Oakland, MD 21550. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.burdockfuneralhome.com .
The Republican; Oakland, Garrett Co, MD; July 8, 2010.
Courtesy of Mary Teets
Posted 2010-08-08