Bertha L. Grant

GRANT- Bertha L. Grant, 95 of Albuquerque, NM, peacefully went to be with the Lord and Savior, on Friday December 17, 2010, at her home. Bertha was born January 18, 1915, in Trenton, NJ, to Joseph Lester and Alice Wilkinson. She was preceded in death by her parents, former husband, and her only son, Alan S. Grant, who died as the result of an accident in Albuquerque, in May 1989-caused by a drunk driver- with 13 DWIs on his record. The loss of Alan created an empty space in Bertha’s life, as they were very close, and did so many things together. Bertha occasionally attended church at Hoffmantown Baptist Church. Bertha moved to Los Alamos in 1963 from Trenton, going to work for LANL, where she worked for 4 years, before moving to Albuquerque in 1967, transferring to SNLA, from where she retired in January 1964. She enjoyed traveling with her friends, and getting together with her co-workers on a regular basis from SNLA �?¯�?¿�?½�?¯�?¿�?½“which usually included getting together at the many Albuquerque local restaurants for lunches, and especially desserts. Her more frequent friends included, but not limited to: Alice White, Virginia DeWitt, Kay Hoffman ( for extensive card playing sessions), and Dorothee Senich. Bertha’s wonderful home and yard in the NE Heights was getting to be a little “much” for her to keep up, so she opted to move into the Bear Canyon Estates Retirement Residences. Here she enjoyed the views of the Sandia Mountains to the East, and views of Albuquerque to the South-from her two covered balconies-from the 3rd floor of her building-picking it out during the construction stage of the facility. It was a beautiful beautiful and picturesque location. She enjoyed this lifestyle for about 20 years. The necessity of having a little more help, prompted Bertha to move into the assisted living area of Fair Winds, Rio Rancho in December 2009. Entombment will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, next to her son, Alan Grant. A Memorial Service, conducted by Don Hendricks, Lay Leader of the Dolores, CO UMC will tentatively be held at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Tuesday December 21, 2010, at 7999 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM. Please verify the time with Daniels Funeral Services at 505-821-0010. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in memory of Bertha Grant to Civitan International, PO Box 130744, Birmingham, AL 35213-9744, of which Alan was a long time member. Arrangements are entrusted to: Daniels Family Funeral Services Sara Road Chapel 4310 Sara Road SE at Meadowlark Lane Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87124 505-892-9920