Grace Gloria Berkey, age 87, daughter of Oswald and Mary Pastore Clauter, who was born, September 10, 1928 in Bluefield, West Virginia passed away June 12, 2016 at the Community Hospice the McGraw Center for Caring in Jacksonville, Florida.
Grace was a Montessori School teacher, an administrator and a community volunteer. She loved her family, and her Christ the King Catholic Church and Atrium families. She and her late husband Ward loved to travel, and they saw many places around the world before his death in 2009.
Grace was preceded in death by her second husband Ward Berkey, her mother & father, Mary & Oswald Clauter, and her first husband and father of her children, Vernon E Keys, Sr.
She is survived by sons; Marcus, Vernon, David Keys, their families and her sister Tina (Jack) Stapleton.
The family will receive guests for a Visitation 6:30 to 8:00 pm, Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Christ the King Catholic Church, 724 N. Arlington Road, Florida 32211
A Celebration of Life Service will take place at 11 am Thursday June 16, 2016 at Christ the King Catholic Church, 724 N. Arlington Road, Florida 32211 with Father Jaisemon Xaviour officiating. A reception immediately follows on premises.
Arrangements are under the direction and care of Arlington Park Funeral Home, 6920 Lone Star Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32211 (904) 724-6384.