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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.

Isabel married Richard George Muellecker on 4 Apr 1959. Richard (son of Georg Müllecker and Magdalena Engel) was born on 1 Nov 1910 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA; died on 9 Oct 1967 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA; was buried in Saint Henry's Cemetery, Averill Park, Rensselaer County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]