Grace C Neye, age 85, of 507 W Main Street, Valley View, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at the Schuylkill Medical Center- E Norwegian, Pottsville. She was born on Wednesday, January 25, 1928, in Locust Dale, a daughter of the late Louis and Angeline Reese Overkott. She was a seamstress for the former Guttman Garment Factory, Valley View. She was a member of the Valley View Church of God. Grace enjoyed stamp collecting, refinishing furniture, gardening, painting pictures, and collecting baseball cards. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vere F Neye, in 1999. She is survived by son David S Neye and his wife Jean of Klingerstown; a daughter Jan M Bettinger of Sinking Spring; a grandson William Neye of Palmyra; two granddaughters Jennifer Neye of Hegins and Angela Bettinger of Womelsdorf; a great grandson Tristan Neye of Palmyra; two great granddaughters Jaysa Reimer of Womelsdorf and Kadie Neye-Wilder of Hegins; a sister Helen Penneypacker of Paxinos; and a brother Kenneth Overkott of Virginia. Funeral services were held at the Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, on Saturday, July 6, 2013, at 11:00 am, with Rev. Todd Wolfe officiating. A viewing was held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Saturday at the funeral home. Burial was made in the Church of God Cemetery, Valley View. Memorial contributions can be made to Hegins Area Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 678, Valley View, PA 17983. Condolences can be left for the family at
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