Allie "Grace" Cudziol, age 79, of Portage, passed away Monday, May 4, 2015. She was born on April 19, 1936 in Chattanooga, TN to the late Woodrow and Flora Kennedy. Grace was a past president and lifetime member of the VFW Post# 7760 Women's Auxiliary. She was also a dedicated member of the First Baptist Church of New Chicago.

Grace is survived by sons, Stan (Glenda Tanksley) Robbins, Billy Brooks, Gregory (Tammy) Cudziol; daughter, Linda (Vern) Craner; brother, Terry (Carla) Kennedy; sister, Jean (Vern) Smith; 7 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Cudziol; son, Robert Robbins; grandson, Nathaniel Brooks; brothers, Jim Kennedy, Woodrow Wilson Kennedy Jr.; sister, Patty McGee.

A funeral service for Grace will take place Friday, May 8, 2015 at 1:00 pm at Rees Funeral Home, Olson Chapel, 5341 Central Avenue, Portage, IN with Brother Bill Barrow officiating. She will be laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, May 7, 2015 from 2:00 pm until 8:00 pm at the funeral home. For more information, please call (219) 762-3013. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.reesfuneralhomes.com.