Grace C. Graff

Mrs. Grace C. Graff, age 98, of Palms passed away, Monday, December 30th at Deckerville Hospital. She was born on September 17, 1915 in Detroit to the late William and Lucy (Partaka) Zdrojewski. She married Edward Graff on October 17, 1936 at St. Patrick Church in Palms. He preceded her in death on December 15, 1972. Grace attended Palms School and was a former officer of the St. Patrick Alter Society. She enjoyed visiting with her family, playing dominoes, sewing, quilting, crocheting, puzzles and word search. She worked at Deckerville Hospital in housekeeping for a few years and worked at General Cable in Cass City. Grace is survived by 1 daughter, Rena (Elmer) Susalla of Palms; 3 sons, Charles Graff of Clio, Arthur (Carolyn) Graff of Caro and Frederick Graff of Arizona; 11 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; 1 daughter-in-law, Mavis Graff of Palms; 2 sisters, Florence Hamill of Traverse City and Clara Essenmacher of Ruth; 2 brothers, Edward (Bernita) Zdrojewski of Sandusky and Anthony “Whitey” (Doris) Zdrojewski of Palms. She was preceded in death by 2 sons, Edward & John, 1 sister Lucille Tepper and 2 brothers Daniel and James Zdrojewski. Mass of Christian burial will be 11:00 am Friday, January 3, 2014 at St. Isidore Parish, St. Patrick Catholic Church of Palms. Rev. Todd Arnberg, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery in the spring. Visitation will be at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Palms on Friday, January 3, 2014 from 9:00 am-11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to Deckerville Hospital. Please visit www.smigielskifuneralhomes.com to share your memories with Grace’s family.