Grace P. Bryan, 85, of Allentown, died on Feb. 22, 2014, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, surrounded by her family.

Born Sept. 7, 1928, in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Grace (Smolko) Puskar.

She would have been married 60 years Feb. 26, to her husband Dr. William J. Bryan, an orthodontist in the Lehigh Valley.

A graduate of St. John's Nursing School, Cleveland, she served as a nurse at Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot, S.C. where she met her husband.

A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she loved to cook. Her halupkies, halushkie and perogies were the best.

She loved plants and gardening and definitely had a green thumb.

She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Lynn and her husband, Peter Kokolus, of Palmer Township, North-ampton County; sons Billy of Brigantine, N..J and Dr. Robert and his wife, Maureen, of Emmaus; sister Dorothy Plute of St. Louis, Mo.; grandchildren Peter and his wife Kim, Margo and her fiancé, Randy, Caitlin, Aislinn, Ciara and Patrick; and great-grandson Michael. She was predeceased by her sister, Eleanor Jisa.

Her funeral services are private.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Allentown Rescue Mission, 355 W. Hamilton St., P.O. Box 748, Allentown, PA 18105-0748 or to Meals on Wheels of Northampton County Inc., 4240 Fritch Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18020.

Arrangements were made by J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, Allentown.