Biography

Grace Elizabeth Luxford, age 76 of Defiance and formerly of Napoleon died on Monday morning at the Brookview Healthcare Center.
She was born on July 27, 1933 in Yonkers, New York to the late John and Rosilyn (Bunnenberg) Stofko.
Grace was a devoted homemaker, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.
She is survived by two sons: Clifford Baden and Erik (Mickie) Birr; three daughters: Donna Cenelli, Laura DiRenzo, and Erika Baden-Hall; three sisters: Lillian Brice, Mary Reese, and Rosalyin Stofko; two brothers: Arthur and Steve Stofko; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three brothers: George, John, and Robert Stofko.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, May 14, 2010 at the Snyder-Wesche Funeral Home, Napoleon, Ohio with the Rev. James Castello, officiating. Interment will be held at Forest Hill cemetery, Napoleon
Friends will be received on Friday from 10-11 AM in the Snyder-Wesche Funeral Home.
The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the benevolence of the family in care of Snyder-Wesche Funeral Home. www.snyderfuneralhome.net