Hazel T. Potter, 90, of West Grove, died Friday, August 4, at Twin Pines Health Care Center. She was the wife of Clarence G. Potter, who predeceased her on July 14, 2002. They shared 56 years of marriage.
Born in West Jefferson, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lula Snyder. She had six sisters: Bonnie, Eula, Betty, Earsel, Pauline and Etta and one brother, Daniel. Bonnie Barlow, Betty Jordan and Daniel Snyder are her sibling survivors.
Hazel is survived by five children and their spouses. Richard and Gail Potter, Don and Sherry Potter, Jo Anne and Steve Vincenti, Steve and Barb Potter and Bob and Helen Potter along with 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
She worked at Pocopson Home as a nurses’ aide and also at the Kennett Cannery as a mushroom canner but was primarily a homemaker. She was an excellent cook, her family loved her chicken and dumplings and gravy and biscuits meals. When she was able, she loved to read and also spend time with her family, especially her sisters, Bonnie and Betty. Her dedication and will as a caretaker were exemplary, particularly how she aided her mother and husband in their later years. She had a generous heart and cared deeply about her family and their well-being. Her family stories will be fondly remembered as to how she told them with both humor and compassion.
You are invited to visit with Hazel’s family and friends on Aug. 11t from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home, 250 West State Street, Kennett Square. A funeral service to celebrate her life will follow immediately thereafter. Interment will take place at the Union Hill Cemetery, 424 North Union Street, Kennett Square, PA.
Memorial contributions may be made in Hazel’s name to Twin Pines Health Care Center, 315 East London Grove Road, West Grove, PA 19390 and/or to The Dementia Society of America, PO Box 600, Doylestown, PA 18901
To view her online tribute and to share condolences with the family, please visit www.griecocares.com
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