Grace Eloise Hovey

Grace Eloise Hovey, 61, died naturally and peacefully on the 28th of March 2018 in Portland, Oregon after a long battle with breast cancer. She was living in a care facility on a beautiful estate with a dog who didn't bark and a cat that comforted her on her bed. She was able to enjoy the fireplace and beautiful gardens with the help of her amazing caregivers; Sandy, Angela, Brenna, and Kipp. We also sincerely thank Kaiser Hospice nurses, Glenn and Patty, as well as social worker, Paul, for the wonderful care, compassion and support given to Grace during her final weeks and days. She felt content and at peace before she passed. She will be cremated and her ashes will be scattered in the San Francisco Bay as per her wishes.

Grace was born on the 2nd of July 1956 at Stanford Hospital in San Francisco, California to Robert Pope Hovey and Nancy Katherine Wolcott Hovey. Grace grew up in Sunnyvale California and graduated with honors and a scholarship from Fremont High School. She then went on to The University of California, Santa Barbara, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in biology in 1980. After a short break, she went on to California State University at Humboldt and completed a Master’s degree in biology in 1990.

When she graduated, Grace started working at the City of Sacramento Planning Department as an associate planner in environmental and CEQA compliance. She retired in 2007. She lived in Sacramento, California from 1990 to 2016 when she relocated to Portland Oregon.

Grace enjoyed travelling, hiking, and other outdoor pursuits. She became an expert in early American pottery, art glass, perfume bottles, and antique furniture through her years of research and collecting. It was one of her joys in life to find an elusive hidden treasure.

Grace was predeceased by her mother, Nancy Katherine Wolcott Hovey. Grace is survived by her father Robert Pope Hovey, her step-mother Ann Renell Hovey, her sister Margaret Ann (Hovey) Anderson, her niece Tamsin Lilly (Anderson) Markey, her sister Katherine Linda Hovey, her nephew Christopher Shane Serrano, and close friends; Andrew Hamilton, Anne Leland, Taylor and Staci Zabell, Russ, JoAnne, Claire, and her Sacramento friends; Dean, Jacqueline, Janelle, Tamara, Tony, and dog Marty.