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Mrs Droste was my 2nd grade teacher at Ken O Sha. I remember she made me feel so welcomed, as I was very shy and new to the district. She will be missed!
October 10, 2019


Grand Rapids, Michigan
1925 - 2018
Droste, Grace Johnson 3/21/1925 - 3/26/2018 Washington, DC Grace Johnson Droste passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of March 26, 2018, in Washington, DC with family holding her hands. An intelligent, vibrant woman with an indomitable spirit and crack wither dry Danish/Irish humor...
Read MoreMrs Droste was my 2nd grade teacher at Ken O Sha. I remember she made me feel so welcomed, as I was very shy and new to the district. She will be missed!
October 10, 2019
I loved my mother!!!!!!!
liyg
May 28, 2019
Still one if my favorite people memories from Ken O Sha. I was little, but she stayed with me. She will be missed!!
Pam
June 26, 2018 | Grand Rapids, MI
Thoughts and prayers to all of Mrs. Droste's family. She was my first grade teacher at Ken-O-Sha Elementary in Grand Rapids and was very dear to my family. I will always remember her classroom cupboard filled with orange circus peanut candy and double bubble gum! She inspired me to become a teacher, and after teaching 1st/2nd grade for 26 years now, I often think of her and refer to her in my classroom. Thank you, Mrs. Droste, and God Bless...
Christen Shea
June 22, 2018
Grace was my childrens' teacher and greatly loved. I respected her as a teacher and a great human being.
Kathleen Rodenhouse
June 20, 2018 | Grand Rapids, MI
Tom, our deepest sympathies to you and all of your family. Wonderful woman. Bob and Donna Clark
June 18, 2018
Having Grace and her family as neighbors was a truly wonderful experience for us and our children. We remember her fondly, and will always appreciate her friendship and humor.
Joe and Judy Zainea
June 16, 2018
I remember all of you as young children and now send my deepest sympathy to your family. Carol Dodge, MassMutual
June 15, 2018
So sorry to read of her death.. Grace was a favorite person of ours. She taught several of our children. She was so creative. Our youngest son was not a reader. She finally bought him a Star Wars book and he read and read. We were her neighbor for a brief time in 1998-1999. She truly was one of a kind. DeJonge family
June 15, 2018