Grace F. Appelbaum

Grace Frederica (Eckerle) Appelbaum
January 23, 1905 – July 28, 2007
Age 102

I am truly humbled, greatly honored, and just a little intimidated to have been asked to eulogize my grandmother, Grace Frederica Appelbaum. When mom asked me to say a few words about grandma, my mind was immediately flooded with dozens of images of her, 57 years of images from my standpoint, images that can’t be expressed in just a few words, or in just a few minutes. But I would like to share a few...

I miss my grandma! Gram was always gracious, charming, witty with a good sense of humor. She always wanted to help out her children, grandchildren, and great granchildren. She left one more gift for me that I discovered at her funeral. To my amazement I found out that I have 2 little cousins in my preschool class that are related to me.My mother's great grandma and the cousin's great grandfather's great grandma were sisters.Gram would be laughing now saying "Isn't that something?" We will all...

I had the good fortune, pleasure, and honor of interviewing Grace, of blessed memory, for an article on her being a Centenarian, for the St. Louis Times newspaper. I found her charming, witty, beautiful - as Graceful and classy and elegant as her name. I feel honored to have had the opportunity to have met her, and to have shared her story with others. My husband went with me to visit her one time in the course of doing the inteviews, and was so charmed by her, I heard him tell his 82 year...

GG was a great overall person. Her humor and sincerity will truely be missed. She lived a full life but she will be missed. Everyone is in our thoughts and prayers.