Mildred M. Grimley

November 5, 1919

March 21, 2010

Mildred M. Grimley, 90, of Ephrata Manor, died Sunday, March 21, 2010, at 4:25 PM in Ephrata Community Hospital .  She became ill at church after finishing her Sunday school lesson on Ruth.  Born in Westmont , NJ , a daughter of the late George W. and Mildred M. ( Griffith ) Hess, her husband, Rev. John B. Grimley, died September 18, 1997.  A member and Sunday school teacher at Akron Church of the Brethren, she was a teacher of English and The Bible, and served with her husband for 21 years as a Church of the Brethren missionary in Nigeria , Africa .  Mildred enjoyed quilting, needlepoint and writing, especially biographical stories.  Surviving are daughters, Milly M. (Phil) Kruper, Phoenixville , PA ; Joane F. (Ron) Eby, Ephrata , PA ; and Peg J. Grimley, Mill Valley, CA; a son, John O. (Iris Brower) Grimley, Dayton, OH; 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; and a brother, George Hess, Beaver Creek, OH. 

Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 27, 2010, at 10:00 AM from Akron Church of the Brethren, 613 Main Street , Akron , PA 17501 , with Pastor Tom Weber officiating.  A viewing will be held Friday, March 26, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM from Good Funeral Home & Cremation Centre, Reamstown.  The casket will also be open prior to the service on Saturday.  Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Memorial Park, East Cocalico Township, PA

Rather than flowers, please remember Mildred with contributions to her church at the address above.