(01/12/13) Anna V. (Michalka) Grich, 91, of Beachwood Apartments and formerly of Anglers Ct. in Narragansett, passed away Saturday January 12th under the loving care of the staff at the Scallop Shell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wakefield. She was the wife of the late Andrew C. Grich.
Born in Coaldale, PA, a daughter of the late Sekundin “Michael” and Justine (Benech) Michalka, Mrs. Grich has been a resident of South County since 1983 coming from Stratford, CT. Anna was proud of her work as an inspector at Remington Arms in Bridgeport, CT. during World War II. She was a communicant and former member of the Guild of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Narragansett. Anna had been an active member of the South County YMCA for the last thirty years. She was also a member of the Senior Youth Assoc. at the former Larry Tetreault Center in Peace Dale and the Narragansett Senior Center.
Mrs. Grich is survived by her daughter Maureen Sherback and her husband George of New Durham, NH and her two grandsons; Michael Sherback and his wife Grace Li and John Sherback and his fiancée Angela Kriley. She also leaves her very special friend Barbara Walsh of Narragansett and many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Stephen and John Michalka, Justine Geusic, Mary Babinetz and Bernadine Lutchkus.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday January 18th at 10:00AM in St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, Pt. Judith Rd., Narragansett. Burial will follow in the Rhode Island Memorial Veterans Cemetery, Rt. 2, Exeter. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday January 17th from 5:00PM-8:00PM at Forbes Funeral Home, 28 Columbia St., Wakefield. In lieu of flowers the family has asked people to please perform an act of kindness in memory of Anna.
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