Grace Marie Fordham

GRACE FORDHAM MUSCATINE, Iowa - Grace Marie Fordham, 65, of Muscatine, died on Saturday, February 18, 2012, at her home. Funeral Service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, February 24, 2012, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Reverend Tom Parrott will officiate the service. Memorials may be made to Muscatine Humane Society. Burial will take place in Island Cemetery, Fruitland. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday, February 24, 2012, at the funeral home. Grace was born on April 13, 1946, in Muscatine, the daughter of Henry and Margaret Koepping Lichtenwald. She married Roger Fordham on April 29, 1972, in Rock Island County. He preceded her in death on July 12, 1999. She had worked at Hon Company for 11 years. She enjoyed living on the river, the wildlife that the river attracted, and gardening. She also treasured going to auctions with Roger and loved her nieces and nephews. Those left to honor her memory include two brothers, Don Lichtenwald of Muscatine, and Gary Lichtenwald of Mt. Ida, Arkansas; three sisters, Sally Hearst of Muscatine, Alice Winkel of Muscatine, and Gloria Fern Cassabaum of Columbus Junction; and 21 nieces and nephews. ...[more]

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e was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one brother, Lonnie Lichtenwald; five sisters, Helen Brown, Louise Smith, June Peak, Jean Stoneking, and Patsy Wells; and one nephew, Mike Adams.