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Grace Vogel Aldworth, a devoted wife, mother, and friend, died Saturday, November 16, 2002 after a valiant fight with breast cancer. She had been in remission for 18 years before the cancer returned two years ago. She died peacefully at her home in Santa Fe surrounded by her devoted husband, Edward K. Aldworth, and three loving children. She died practicing the power of alternative medicine, which was integrated with the best of conventional treatment, and she was fortified by her faith in God. Gracie Aldworth, as she was known by her myriad of friends, lived in Santa Fe since 1990. She was involved in the art community and was a member of the Spanish Colonial Arts Society. Before coming to Santa Fe, she lived in Chicago with her husband for 12 years. While there, she was involved in many community activities, especially the arts. She served on the Women's Board of Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital as well as the Women's Board of the Museum of Contemporary Art; the Chicago Historical Society's Costume Committee; the Textile Committee of the Art Institute of Chicago as well as the Institute's Design Award Committee of it's Fashion Design Department. Grace also served for several years as a docent of the Art Institute. She often volunteered as a model for a number of Chicago charities. Grace was a trustee of Miss Hall's School, Pittsfield, MA, from which she graduated. She was a member of the Collectors' Committee of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., where she had interned in the 1950s. Following in the tradition of her grandparents, she became a major patron of the National Gallery by making a significant gift. A description of her civic involvement hardly conveys Grace's vibrant personality or the profound depth and scope of her devotion to the causes she believed in and actively espoused. As an advocate of alternative medicine she was involved with the media and called on members of Congress to press for greater training in nutrition and alternative therapies in medical schools. She counseled a number of cancer patients whom she aided and encouraged through correspondence and frequent telephone conversations. Grace Aldworth was born in 1932 in Cambridge, MA, and lived in the Boston area until the Vogel family moved to Milwaukee in the early 1940s. Upon graduation from Miss Hall's School, she attended the Brillamont school in Lausanne, Switzerland, for one year before earning a degree in art history at Wellesley College. She then married Michael Finnell of Pasadena, CA., and moved to Calgary, Alberta, where her three children were born. She later moved with her children to Florida. In 1973 she married Edward K. Aldworth of Winnetka, IL. In addition to her husband, she leaves a daughter, Lesley F. Blanchard of Dover, MA; sons Carter H. Finnell of Chesterfield, MO, and Hunter V. Finnell of Carmel, CA. She is also survived by a sister, Virginia V. Mattern of Stamford, CT, and brothers Ralph B.Vogel of Beverly Farms, MA, and Frederick Vogel III of Milwaukee, WI. Grace also leaves eight adoring grandchildren. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to People Against Cancer, Box 10, Otho, IA 50569, or the charity of your choice. There will be a Committal Service in Milwaukee in the spring of 2003. A Memorial Service and Holy Eucharist will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday at The Church Of The Holy Faith, 311 East Palace Avenue, with The Rev. Canon Dale Coleman, Rector, as Celebrant. Arrangements are under the direction of Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, 1399 Luisa Street, 505-984-8600.
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