Gretchen K. Krake

SOUTH DENNIS and WOODBURY, Conn. — Gretchen K. Krake of South Dennis and Woodbury, Conn. died Nov. 4, 2010 at the McCarthy Care Center in East Sandwich. She was the widow of the late Leland W. Krake Jr.

She was born on Oct. 23, 1933, in Watertown, Conn. Gretchen was the daughter of late Buell H. Klimpke and Frances K. Cunningham. She was the graduate of St. Margaret's School in Waterbury, Conn., as well as Western Connecticut State College with a bachelor's degree in nursing. She was a visiting nurse in Connecticut and Cape Cod for many years.

Gretchen enjoyed playing golf, and became a member of golf's hole-in-one club with her ace in 1992. She also enjoyed boating and playing bridge.

Gretchen is survived by her daughter Jane Hadad and husband Chris of Woodbury, Conn.; son David Hotchkiss and wife Diane of Bethel, Conn. and son D. Scott Hotchkiss of Athens, N.Y. She is further survived by her granddaughters, Jillian Hadad, Kirsten Hadad, Amanda Hadad, Jessica Delgado; step-granddaughters, Megan Jenkins and Maren Dalton; two great-granddaughters, Jayla and Lana Delgado. She is also survived by her sister Cheryl Stoughton of Bantam, Conn.

A memorial service will be held on Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, at 1 p.m. at Christ Church in Bethlehem, Conn. Burial will be held at the family's convenience.

Donations may be made to the Hospice and Palliative Care of Cape Cod or to Vista Vocational and Life Skills Center, Westbrook, Conn.