Grace Mcgivney

Grace S. McGivney, 98, formerly of Sailly Ave, Plattsburgh, NY and the Neighborhood House in Keene Valley, passed away on Tuesday January 24, 2012 at Horace Nye Home in Elizabethtown. She was born in Westport, NY on November 17, 1913 the daughter of John and Agnes (Swan) Stanton. Grace worked at the Plattsburgh City Hall as a clerk. Grace enjoyed sewing, gardening, genealogy, and crossword puzzles. Grace was a member of Plattsburgh Garden Club and the Saranac Chapter DAR. Grace graduated from Westport High School and attended the Perry Business School. She was predeceased by her parents John and Agnes Stanton. Grace is survived by one daughter Carole McGivney , her partner, Jim Goddeau, and several closes friends, nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be celebrated at a later date to be announced in May of 2012 at the Brown Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be later in the year in Riverside Cemetery, in Wadhams NY. Arrangements are entrusted to the Brown Funeral Home, 29 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY. Online condolences and memorial candles may be offered at www.brownfuneralhomeinc.com. Donations may be made to the Horace Nye Nursing Home, PO Box 127, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 or the Methodist Church, 127 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, NY.