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Grace Houck

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Grace Houck obituary, 1930-2023, Woodsboro, MD

BORN

1930

DIED

2023

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Hartzler Funeral Home - Woodsboro

404 South Main Street

Woodsboro, Maryland

Grace Houck Obituary

Grace Lorraine Houck, age 93, of Woodsboro, died Friday, August 4, 2023 at her home. Born May 11, 1930 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William Meeker and Mabel Johnson Meeker Marion. She was the wife of the late Kenneth Smith Houck who died in 2006.

She was a member of St. John's Church of Christ where she served as a Sunday school teacher and supervisor of the Girl Scouts. She enjoyed baking, cooking, feeding birds and spending time with her family and friends.

Surviving are son, Kenneth George Houck and wife Lisa of Adamstown; a daughter, Jane H. Stitely and husband John of New Midway; four grandchildren, Lori Lynn Miller, Robert Paul Houck and wife Mandy, Rebecca Lorraine Giffin and husband Willie, and Jennifer Stitely and wife Jessica; five great-grandchildren, Kristen Black (Jarin), Austin Black (Tiffany) and Cody Miller, Nathan and Drew Giffin; and seven great-great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by granddaughter Patricia Black.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 8 from 6-8 p.m. at Hartzler Funeral Home, 404 S. Main St., Woodsboro.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at the funeral home with Pastor Nancy Spittell, her pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. John's United Church of Christ, 8 N. 2nd St., Woodsboro, 21798 or Woodsboro Vol. Fire Co., 2 S. 3rd St., Woodsboro.

The family invites you to leave a message or memory on her tribute wall at www.hartzlerfuneralhome.com. Grace Houck
Published by The Frederick News-Post on Aug. 5, 2023.

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deborah taylor

August 11, 2023

JANE, SO SORRY TO SEE THAT YOUR MOM HAS PASSED. I TOO LOST MY MOM 4 YEARS AGO. I THINK OF OUR FRIENDSHIP WHEN WE WORKED TOGETHER AT WOOLCO. PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU - DEBBIE MALONEY - TAYLOR

Sandy Harris Wood

August 5, 2023

May God bless your family at this time of sorrow.God bless,

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