Grace Francise Lee, 91, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at the Our House Residential Care Home in Rutland. Born in Waterbury on January 30, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Fred C. and Elizabeth (Duprey) Abare. On September 6, 1949, she married Roland Lee in Moretown. Roland predeceased Grace on December 6, 1996.
Grace graduated from Waterbury High School in the Class of 1949. In her early days she was a housewife and mother. She worked at the Demeritt Company in Waterbury making clothespins and in Montpelier also making clothespins. Grace also cared for many of her extended family members, nieces, and nephews.
Grace enjoyed traveling, just going out and getting lost, square dancing, crocheting, walking, and collecting rocks, puzzles, reruns on TV and a good chocolate milkshake. Her greatest joy was spending time with family, her daughter, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughter, April Trepto of Moretown; her two grandchildren, Sasha A. Elwell of Moretown and Shane Elwell of Warren; four great-grandchildren, Anthony “Tony” Wood, Dustin “Dusty” Wood, Erin Elwell, Ethan Elwell; four great-great-grandchildren, Dustin Lang Jr., Dexter Howard, Adrienne Grace, Shalyn Pashall; one brother, Richard Abare, of Greensboro, and one sister Marie Carri, of Soddy-Daisy TN. As well as many nieces, nephews, and extended family; she is predeceased by nine siblings, Ruby Dalley, Jerome Abare, Fredrick Abare, Clara Pratt, Pauline Abare, Oneline Morin, Cornie Hough, Dorothy Green, Robert Abare.
A graveside service celebrating the life of Grace F. Lee will be held at Holy Cross Cemetery in Duxbury, on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers memorial gifts would be appreciated to the Moretown Fire Department. To send online condolences, visit www.perkinsparker.com.
