She was predeceased by her husband Herbert, her son Edward, and six siblings. When asked her secret to longevity, she simply said, “I am loved.” Granny was loved indeed! She blessed everyone whose lives she touched, and will be missed by her many friends and family. Every Christmas she would prepare her homemade ravioli and pizzelle cookies for family and neighbors, and found joy in sharing with others her experiences in living 101 years. Since November 2016, Grace lived with her daughter Louise and son-in-law SQuire Rushnell in Edgartown. “If you feel sorry for yourself, it disrupts the other things in your life.” She survived cancer twice, and said she did so by accepting her doctor’s advice. Grace will always be remembered as the “life of the party.” When she turned 100, she had three big shindigs, and was celebrated by four generations of family and friends. She loved her Boston Patriots and the Red Sox, and knew every player’s name. Grace enjoyed travel, and often accompanied her daughter Louise DuArt, a noted comedienne who co-starred on tour for over a decade with Tim Conway and Harvey Korman. For many years Grace was a bookkeeper and active in local politics. Subsequently the two couples had a double wedding in Boston, and lived close to each other most of their lives in Quincy, where Herbert and Grace raised two children, Edward and Louise Ann. In the 1950s, Grace met Herbert Duart while visiting her sister, Louise Ricciardello, a teacher on Martha’s Vineyard who was dating George Figueiredo. Grace was born Grazia Ricciardello in East Boston on June 27, 1918, one of two daughters and six sons of Louis Ricciardello and Michalina Mastromarino Ricciardello, both of whom emigrated to America from Italy. She had just reached the age of 101, was remarkably mobile - going up and down stairs on her own - very social, and was described by her daughter Louise Ann DuArt as “sharp as a tack.” Only hours before dying peacefully in her sleep at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital in Oak Bluffs, she was checking email on her iPad. Carol talks about pollution and says next week's show will have the Odd Couple, Jack Klugman and Tony Randall.Grace Duart, affectionately known as “Granny” to her large, loving family of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and “Auntie” to many more, graduated to heaven, dying on July 22, 2019. Funniest moment is when Suzie is told her birthday present is the baby. Gorme is Auntie Bubbles, they all sing a song Angel Child. Lyle and one of the dancers are the parents. Carol plays 6 year old Suzie, a girl who is jealous of her new baby brother. Harvey plays the long nosed Dr Nose with a Chinese accent. Tim plays James Blond with huge blond wig. There is a very funny James Bond parody called "Dr Nose". They both crack up several times in this one. Harvey and Tim have a funny sketch as cops undercover on a mugging stakeout. Eydie Gorme sings "A House Is Not A Home" after Carol introduces her as being voted the #1 female vocalist in the country. Funny scenes of Carol getting furious as they smoke and mess up the house. Tim, Lyle and two other guys play the friends. A funny Carol and Sis sketch as Carol has a cold and Roger invites his buddies for poker. A girl asks about her favorite silent film star, she mentions Mabel Normand. She is asked about who she wants to be on desert island, she says Burt Reynolds and Peter Ustinov. Q&A- Carol announces Eydie Gorme and Tim Conway are the guests.
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