Franklin, NC – Sheila Dorothy “Donnie” (Goulette) Grawe, 94, passed away surrounded by family on September 30, 2018, in her home at the Franklin House in Franklin, North Carolina. Sheila was born December 27, 1923, in Dexter, Maine, daughter of Mahile and Edith (Carette) Goulette.
Sheila left Dexter and became a beautician at the age of 16. While working in Portsmouth, New Hampshire she met her future husband George Grawe who was enlisted in the Coast Guard. Sheila married George on February 27, 1943 and enjoyed 63 years of marriage.
While raising their five children, Sheila assisted George in the many restaurants that she and George owned and operated in Gettysburg, PA and Vero Beach, FL. In retirement, George and Sheila moved to Florida and Sheila enjoyed golf, playing cards and she especially loved playing slot machines. One of Sheila’s favorite trips was to Las Vegas, Nevada with all of her children.
Sheila is survived by her four daughters, Janice and husband William Shelley of Franklin, NC; Nancy and husband Tom Cornelius of Mount Dora, FL; Sheila and husband Jerry McKim of Gettysburg, PA; Georgene and husband Jim Eisenberg of West Palm Beach, FL; and her son, George Grawe Jr. and wife Mary of Arlington Heights, IL; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by her parents, Mahile and Edith Goulette; husband, George Grawe Sr; son Raymond Grawe; brothers, Vallair, Cassimer, Bernard and Rudolph; and sisters Imogene Keene, Eleanor Mace, Connie Tetu and Rita Larson.
Funeral Mass will be held at St. Helen Catholic Church, in Vero Beach, Florida with a private interment to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations in Sheila’s memory can be made to: Four Seasons Hospice, 571 S. Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731 or to the Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090/6011, https://www.alz.org/illinois .
Arrangements entrusted to Aycock Funeral Home, Ft. Pierce
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