WORCESTER-Gertrude Irene (Blair) Griswold, 97, formerly of Worcester, died peacefully Monday, May 18th. One of six children, Gertrude was the daughter of Ernest and Harriet (Champion) Blair from New Haven, CT. As a young girl, she moved to Worcester, where she graduated from David Hale Fanning Girls Trade School. She worked at Rutland State Sanitarium for several years before she married her husband, Erwin Griswold, who passed away in 1993.
Gertrude moved to Lincoln Hill Manor Rest Home, Spencer, in 1999, where she enjoyed the thoughtful care given by the home’s administration and staff. She was a member of Oak Hill Bible Church, Oxford.
Gertrude leaves her sister, Edna Read of Avon, CT; a niece, Nancy MacMeekin of Gettysburg, PA; a grand niece, Katherine Becker and her husband Matthew and their two sons, Todd and Joshua, of Ephrata, PA; a nephew, Stephen Read and his wife, Kathie and their son Ethan of Avon, CT; a sister in law, Rose Blair of North Haven, CT. She will be missed by her good friends Jean and Vaughan Carmichael of Spencer as well as Cindy Ricard of Charlton. Gertrude was predeceased by her four brothers, Ernest, James, Raymond and Stephen Blair.
A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 27th in Hope Cemetery, 119 Webster Street. There are no calling hours. O’CONNOR BROTHERS FUNERAL HOME, 592 Park Avenue, is directing arrangements.