CARMEL– Grace A. Ahrlich, a longtime resident of Carmel and formerly of Millwood, died on Saturday, April 1, 2017at Salem Hills Healthcare Facility in Purdy’s. She was 99.

Daughter of the late Joseph and Nora (Erhen) Vetter, she was born in New Castle on January 28, 1918. Grace was raised in Westchester County. During World War II, she worked at several factories to aid the war effort. Later in life, she became a cafeteria worker for the Chappaqua School District.

Survivors include three children: Roy Thompson & his wife Vera of Bedford Hills, Robert Thompson of Carmel, and Shirley Conklin of Staatsburg; eight grandchildren: Theresa Rivers & her husband Chris Robert Thompson, Ronald Thompson, Penny Thompson, Robert Thompson & his wife Debbie, Allen Thompson, Karen Dennis, and Michelle Cusack; four great-grandchildren, Keith, Alyssa, Ashton, and Nicole; several nieces & nephews including Stanley Jablonka & his wife Alexis, Michael Jablonka, Ronald Jablonka, and Jeannine Guerra & her husband Jose; also many great-nieces& great-nephews along with many other relatives & friends.

Grace was preceded in death by two husbands, Clarence Thompson and Herman Ahrlich; her son, Ronald Thompson and an infant son Allen Thompson; and her siblings, Ruth Hudgins, Corrinne Rodosky, George Vetter, Robert Vetter, and Nora Jewell.

Calling hours will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 6 at the McHoul Funeral Home, Inc., 895 Route 82, Hopewell Junction. A service will take place at the funeral home 10 a.m. on Friday, April 7 followed by interment at St. Denis Cemetery in Hopewell Junction.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the V.A. Hudson Valley Healthcare System, 41 Castle Point Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590; or the Dutchess County S.P.C.A., 636 Violet Avenue, Hyde Park, NY 12538 www.dcspca.org.

For directions and online tributes, you can visit Grace’s Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com.