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Grace Croft Obituary
LIMA - Grace I. Croft age 76, of Lima passed away 5:27 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18,
2022 at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born Feb, 27, 1945 in Lima to the late John Joseph and Irene (Scharf) Kuhn. She married Roy E.Croft Feb. 6, 1965 and he survives in Lima. Grace was deeply loved by many people.
Grace graduated from LCC in 1963. She babysat children at home while her children were young. Worked for Shawnee IGA and then went to work for Dairy Queen and retired from there as a manager. She enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, reading and following people on Facebook. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were her favorite past time.
Additional survivors include children: Tim (Terri) Croft of Lima, John (Karen) Croft of Lima, Todd (Mariluann) Croft of Lima, Dan (Mandi) Croft of Sidney, Tom (Erica) Croft of Lima and Angie (Fred) Elgert of Lima; 19 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren and siblings: Joanne Moser of Lima, Tom (Val) Kuhn of Lima, Bob (Vicki) Kuhn of Wapak, Mary (Jeff) Lyons of Lima, Dave (Kathy) Kuhn of Lima
and Jim Kuhn of Lima. She was preceded in death by a brother John Kuhn and a brother-in-law Larry Moser.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Grace attended
Union Chapel Missionary Church. Memorial contributions may be given
to the Kidney Foundation and online condolences may be shared at
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6 Entries
Chris (Adams) Boggs
January 23, 2022
I´m so sorry for your loss. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family
Patti Keller
January 23, 2022
So sorry to hear of Grace's passing. She was always so great when we were raising our kids back in the 70's. I know you will all miss her tremendously. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Judy Price
January 21, 2022
So very sorry to hear of your loss. My deepest sympathy to you and your family.
Richard & Carolyn Morrisey
January 21, 2022
We were saddened to hear of Grace's passing. Our deepest sympathy to your family. You're in our thoughts and prayers.
Haines City, FL
Donnie and Kathy Spyker
January 21, 2022
So sorry for your loss at this sad time. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family . Donnie and Kathy Spyker Columbus Oh
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