Mary-Canfield-Obituary

Mary Grace Canfield

1924 - 2014 (Age 89)

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SANTA BARBARA, California (AP) — Mary Grace Canfield, a veteran character actress who played handywoman Ralph Monroe on the television show "Green Acres," has died. She was 89.

Her daughter, Phoebe Alexiades, says Canfield died of lung cancer on Saturday at a hospice in the California coastal town of Santa Barbara.

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Canfield had appearances on a number of TV shows during a four-decade career, including "General Hospital" and "The Hathaways." She was Harriet Kravitz on four episodes of the 1960s series "Bewitched."

But she was best known for her role of Ralph Monroe in some 40 episodes of "Green Acres," which ran from 1965 to 1971.

Monroe greeted folks in the town of Hooterville with a cheery "howdy doody," wore painters' overalls and was forever working on the Douglas family's bedroom with her brother, Alf.




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She was very energizing woman..I remember how she moved and her jokes was on point...So sorry for the family's lost such a unique talent...May God be a God of all comfort...

When I saw on MeTV that Ms. Canfield had died, I remembered her just like that. Gotta' give her credit; she lived life to the full. RIP

Please accept my sincere prayers that go out to the surviving family and friends may the God of comfort continue to bless you and yours especially after such a tragic loss. Please accept my deepest sympathies. (2 Cor. 1:2, 3).

And no resident will say: “I am sick…”Isa 33:24. We can be sure of this reality because God has promised as seen from his divine words about the near future; perhaps you or I may see those missing from our lives due to sickness or tragic injury that lead to death. Prayers go out to the surviving family and friends.

So sorry for your loss. Always liked her on Green Acres. May the God of tender mercies give the peace and hope needed at this time. Jeremiah 29:11-12
LM

She was AWSOME! Will miss her great comedy. They dont make t.v. like that anymore. She was part of the best shows ever .

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

Sorry for your loss. What helped me to cope when I lost a love one was a beautiful thought from the bible. Job chapter fourteen verse fourteen and fifteen. With the thought the dead can live again.