Mrs. Lula Mae Moravec

Moravec, died peacefully in her home on August 4, 2019 in Greenville, SC.

Born in 1918 in Lawndale, NC, she was the daughter of Marcus Giles

and Odetta Wallace Canipe, and later moved to Morven, N.C. She was

predeceased by her beloved husband, Max. Of the fifty -seven wonderful

years of marriage, fifty of those years were spent in Schenectady, NY as a

devoted wife, mother, and volunteer, before moving to Greenville, SC, in

1993.

Mrs. Moravec graduated with a Registered Nurse degree from the

Capital City School of Nursing, Washington, DC, in 1939. She worked as

head nurse and instructor at Gallinger Municipal Hospital, where she met

Dr. Moravec, a medical intern at that time. Married in 1942, they moved to

Pratt, Kansas, where her husband served on the u.S. Air Force Base during

WW II. After moving to Schenectady, Mrs. Moravec participated in many

community activities. She served on the board of the Visiting Nurses

Association. An avid gardener and horticulturalist, she was a New York

State certified Master Flower Show judge, Master Gardener (Cornell

University), a trustee of the George Landis Arboretum, and an Ikebana

(Sugetsu School) instructor. She was a former president of both the

Schenectady Garden Club and the Greenhouse and Indoor Plant Association.

She also was a Board member of District II Board of Directors for twelve

years. A dedicated member of St. George's Episcopal Church, she served as

president of St. George's Episcopal Church Women, and the Altar Guild,

and spearheaded the landscape design for the Church Memorial Garden.

She was a founding member and past president of the Queen's Fort of

Schenectady, a women's study group. She received a Life Membership

Award from the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, Inc., and also a

Distinguished Service Citation by District II of the Federated Garden Clubs

of New York State, Inc.

After moving to Greenville in 1993, Mrs. Moravec became a weekly

volunteer at the Greenville County Museum of Art Gift Shop, and was a

member of the Greenville Garden Club and Clarice Wilson Garden Club, the

D.A.R. (Nathanial Greene chapter), and the P.E.O. Sisterhood, and for many

years wrote monthly gardening columns for the Swansgate Community

newsletter. Her love of gardening and design was evident in everything she

created. She will be remembered for her keen mind and compassionate

spirit, and her steadfast sense of duty, but most of all, for her love of family.

Survivors include three daughters and their husbands: Katherine M.

Williams of Louisville, CO; Emmy M. Holt (Bill) of Greenville, SC; and

Diane M. Heidel (Kerry) of Denver, CO; five grandchildren: Caroline W.

Melby (Jeff) of Louisville, CO; Todd Williams (Marlena) of Boston, MA;

Will Holt (Ayyana Chakravartula) of Piedmont, CA; Elizabeth Holt

(Matthew Delfmo) of Greenville, SC; and Emily Holt (John Siracusa) of

Chapel Hill, NC. Her great-grandchildren brought her endless joy and

include: Harrison, Charlotte, and Windsor Melby; Brandon and Alex

Williams; Raiden, Kenji and Kiran Holt; Max, Clay, and Jackson Delfino;

and Lillian Mae and Everette Siracusa.

The family would like to thank the exceptional caregivers from

Comfort Keepers and in her final days, Open Arms Hospice. A Memorial

Service will be held at Markley Chapel, Christ Church Episcopal, in

Greenville, SC, on Saturday, October 26 at 2:00 pm, and later an Interment

Ceremony at All Souls' Chapel, St. George's Episcopal Church in

Schenectady. Memorials may be sent to Christ Church Episcopal, 10 No.

Church St., Greenville, SC, 29601 or to St. George's Episcopal Church, 30

No. Ferry St., Schenectady, NY, 12305.