Grace Gertrude Clark passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 8, 2015, at the age of 96 at Brookdale Place, Wilton, CT. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 14 at East Avenue United Methodist Church, East Norwalk, CT. Friends are invited to meet the family at the church from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. Born in Meriden, CT, Grace was a 1939 graduate from New Britain Teacher's College, achieving the honor of Valedictorian. Afterwards, she received her Master of Arts degree from New York University in 1948. Grace taught high school commercial courses for many years in Seymour, then Danbury, and finally East Norwalk. Later, she came out of retirement briefly to each at the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School. Grace liked to travel. She and other friends enjoyed travelling to many interesting places such as Hawaii and Japan. She was a longtime, faithful member of the East Avenue Methodist Church and served as organist for a short time, sang in the choir, and served as the financial secretary in the business office. Grace leaves her sister in law, Frances Clark, her nieces, Janice Gawlik, Carol Post, her husband Tom Post and their son, Tom Post, Jr. Predeceased by her brother Ted Clark. The Hoyt-Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 5 East Wall Street has been entrusted with arrangements.
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