Grace M. Sowalsky

1922 - 2008  (86 years)

• Name	Grace M. Sowalsky
  Born	15 May 1922	Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	29 Jun 2008	Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York, USA   [1]
  Buried	Saint Henry's Cemetery, Averill Park, Rensselaer County, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I232777	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Stephan Sowalsky,   b. 1872, Deutschland ,   d. 5 Nov 1963, Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Louisa Marie Wachtel,   b. 0Sep 1880, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA ,   d. 15 Nov 1958, Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York, USA  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Family ID	F748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Armond J. Marinucci,   b. 22 Aug 1916, Watervliet, Albany County, New York, USA ,   d. 31 Oct 2007, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Children	+ 1. Sue Ann Marinucci
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2023
  Family ID	F83584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). [S927] Obituary. former nun/nurse Grace S. Marinucci Marinucci, Grace S. TROY Grace S. Marinucci of Victoria Ave., died suddenly on Sunday, June 29, 2008 at her residence. Born in Nassau, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Louise Wachtel Sowalsky and wife of the late Armond J. Marinucci. Grace grew up in Sand Lake and attended the Averill Park schools, where she was the valedictorian of her junior high and high school graduation classes. Grace went on to attend St. Peter's Hospital School of Nursing and became a registered nurse. She attended the College of St. Rose and then transferred to Russell Sage College where she received her B.S. degree in nursing, graduating cum laude. Grace resided in Albany where she worked for Albany Medical Center for five years before moving to Troy where she worked in the Troy area hospitals. Grace later changed the direction of her career and became a school nurse teacher, first in the Averill Park schools and the Albany City School System and then the Rensselaer City School System until her retirement in 1991. Grace was a member of several nursing organizations and a former member of the Rensselaer County Mental Health Assoc. She was a longtime communicant of the Secret Heart Church in Troy and its prayer group, and St. Jude's Altar Rosary Society. Grace also enjoyed skiing. Survivors include her beloved devoted daughter, Sue Ann Couch of Sand Lake, her beloved grandchildren, Richard Jr., James and Sarah Ann Couch; a sister, Isabel Muellecker and niece, Miriam Muellecker, both of Loudonville and a grandniece, Shelia Bakarian of S.C. Funeral, Thursday 11:00 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Church, Troy where a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered. Relatives and friends are invited and may also call at the Daniel D. Purcell Funeral Home, 510 Pawling Ave., Troy on Wednesday 4-7 p.m. Interment in St. Henry's Cemetery, Averill Park. If desired, donations in memory of Grace S. Marinucci may be made to the Sacred Heart Church, 310 Spring Ave., Troy, NY 12180.