Obituary: Grace Slowey

June 1, 1933- July 22, 2023

Grace Slowey, 90, of Bedford, passed away on July 22, 2023, at Bliss Place in Bedford.

Born on June 1, 1933, she was the daughter of Ralph and Margaret (Myers) Snow. She married Robert Greene on July 25, 1953, and he passed on November 4, 1978, she then married Col. James Tirey on August 1, 1980, and he passed on December 29, 1992, she then married Frank Slowey on July 11, 1998, and he passed on August 23, 2021.

Grace was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church where she was an active volunteer with the church and school.

Surviving to cherish the memory of Grace are her three stepsons, Dave (Sandy) Slowey, John Slowey, and Bill Slowey; one nephew, Mike (Debbie) Snow; one daughter-in-law, Carolyn Greene; and two great nieces, Michaela Graber, and Michelle Snow.

Grace is preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Margaret Snow; son, Steve Greene; husbands, Robert Greene, Col. James Tirey, and Frank Slowey; brother, Paul “Joe Bud” Snow; sister, Betty Graber; and two nephews, Larry Graber and Gary Graber.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 28, 2023, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church with Father Reginald Wolford, OP officiating. Burial will follow at Cresthaven Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, 2023, at the Ferguson-Lee Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes in Bedford.

Remembrances and condolences may be shared online at www.FergusonLee.com.