DOB/DOD: March 16, 1881 (Norwalk, CT) – June 26, 1968 (Norwalk, CT); 87 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
LOCAL ADDRESS: 7 Elmwood Avenue, East Rocks Road, and St. Mary’s Lane, all in Norwalk
FAMILY: Born to Morell [1849-1934] and Elizabeth Barton Roberts [1852-1940]. Five sisters, Margaret L. Roberts Davis [1883-1965], Emma [1887-1969], Edith Roberts Pentland [1888-1940], Ethel [1891-1910], and Charlotte Roberts Rubey [1892-1960]. One brother, Walter J. [1894-1978].
SERVICE DATES: Graduate of White Plains (NY) Hospital Training School. An extensive Red Cross nurse file was found during the research. Served from 1917 to 1919. On November 5, 1918, she reported to Paris and was assigned to American Red Cross Military Hospital #2. Released on January 18, 1919, to join the Italian Commission and left on January 27, 1919. A report from her record said she had “a happy, sunny disposition that made everyone like her. Very fond of children and successful with them.”
Letter from military intelligence clearing Grace Roberts for service overseas
Passport application photo, September 1918
The Norwalk Hour October 31, 1918
Relatives of Miss Grace Roberts have received word through the Red Cross of her safe arrival overseas.
Obituary from The Norwalk Hour June 27, 1968
Miss Grace Roberts, 87, of St. Mary’s Lane, died Wednesday evening after a short illness. A native of Norwalk, Miss Roberts was a retired registered nurse dedicated to the nursing profession. She enlisted in the American Red Cross during World War I and served in the soldier’s hospital in Paris, France. Following the Armistice, she volunteered for further service in Rome, Italy. She was a member of Norwalk Methodist Church. Miss Roberts is survived by a sister, Miss Emma Roberts of Norwalk; a brother, Walter J. Roberts of Stratford; and five nephews. Funeral services will take place Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Raymond Funeral Home, 5 East Wall Street, With Reverend Richard A. Thornburg, pastor of the Norwalk Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will take place in the family plot in Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. WEBMASTER NOTE: Grace Roberts died of bronchial pneumonia.
Grace Roberts is buried in Riverside Cemetery, 81 Riverside Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut; Section 18, Plot 102A.
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