Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Grace E. Bruce

May 28, 1928 - Jan. 14, 2007

South Bend Tribune 1/19/2007

MISHAWAKA - Grace E. Bruce, 78, passed away Sunday, Jan. 14, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. She was born on May 28, 1928, in South Bend, to Leo Leroy and Ethel (Kaser) Smith. When Grace was two years old, her mother died and then she was raised by her father and stepmother, Agnes (Neiswander) Smith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her two sisters, Dorothy Roush and Laura LeCroy; and by her brother, Howard Smith.

Grace is survived by her loving family: her daughter, Anna (Chuck) Robinson of Kalamazoo, MI; her son, Gordon H. (Marcia) Mason of Osceola; her granddaughter, Jennifer (Stephen) Vascil of Granger; her grandson, Scotty Mason, and his fiancée, Brandy Jacobs of Lafayette, IN; and five great-grandchildren. Grace had several hobbies, some included knitting, crocheting and doing puzzles.

A funeral service will be at noon Saturday, Jan. 20, in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home, 521 N. William St., South Bend, with Rev. Jim Campbell officiating. Friends may visit with the family two hours prior to the start of service. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery, South Bend. In loving memory of Grace, contributions may be made to The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.

Editor: As Grace Smith she originally married Gordon Mason 11-10-1951 in St. Joseph County IN.