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December 7, 2008

Grace (Fox) Loftus, 92, previously of Hazleton and Providence Place, Drums, died Sunday evening at St. Luke Pavilion, Hazleton.
Born in Hazleton, she was a daughter of the late James and Grace (Cannon) Fox. A graduate of St. Gabriel’s High School, Hazleton, and McCann’s School of Business, Hazleton, Grace was employed during World War II by the Pentagon in the war office in Washington, D.C., and later by the Social Security Administration in Hazleton. She was a member of St. Gabriel’s RC Church in Hazleton, the Women’s Guild of the parish and was an annual volunteer for the church’s summer bazaar.
Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, were her husband, James J. Loftus, in 1970; a daughter, Kathleen Loftus, in 1967; brothers James, Charles, John, Edward, Paul and Joseph Fox; and sisters Rose Hennessey and Mary Fox.
Surviving are a daughter, Maureen Racho, and her husband, Dr. George Racho, Hazleton; sons Dr. James Loftus and his wife, Cecilia Loftus, Malibu, Calif., and attorney John Loftus and his wife, Jacqulyn Maddon, Kingston; sister Ursula Pierce, La Jolla, Calif.; grandchildren Jeff and Chris Racho and Jimmy and Katie Loftus; and nieces and nephews.

Funeral will be Thursday at 9:45 a.m. from the Boyle Funeral Home, 100 S. Wyoming St., Hazleton, with Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Gabriel’s Church, Hazleton. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday, from 4 to 6 p.m., and Thursday, from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Hazleton Public Library, 55 N. Church St., Hazleton, PA 18201, would be appreciated by Grace’s family.