Elton Brace

Elton "Red" Brace, 86, Dallas, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 28, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Dallas, he was the son of the late Bert and Gladys Dymond Brace and was a graduate of Westmoreland High School. Red retired as Sales Manager with Die-A-Matic Inc. and also worked manufacturing and other sales jobs. Red had served his country honorably with the US Navy during the Korean War. He was a member of The Shavertown United Methodist Church, The Back Mountain Men's Ecumenical Group, Life member George M. Dallas Masonic Lodge #531 F&AM, Bloomsburg Consistory, Irem Shrine, Legion of Honor at Irem and Republican Committeeman in Franklin Township, Daddow Isaacs American Legion Post #672, Dallas. He was the consummate gentleman, a devoted family man, a special friend to all who knew him, and always approached life with wit and a smile. He was preceded in death by the love of his life and his best friend, his wife the former Janice L. Houser, brothers: Kenneth and his wife Emily, James and his wife Kaye Brace, sisters: Beulah and her husband Donald Corey, Alice and her husband Earl Brown, Louise and her husband George Hess and his companion, Pauline Roth. Surviving are his daughters: Ruth Visintainer and her husband Louis, Karen Hodle and her husband Richard, Son: Bert Brace and his wife Holly, along with the apples' of his eye, his grandchildren, Benjamin Brace and Taylor Hodle, sister: Barbara and her husband Henry Evans, and many nieces and nephews. The family wishes to extend their heartfelt appreciation for the constant phone calls, visits, cards and prayers from all of his friends and extended family. Funeral will be held Friday, June 2, 2017 at 11:00 AM at The Shavertown United Methodist Church. Friends may call Thursday at The Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, Inc., 2940 Memorial Highway, Dallas from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. Interment will be in Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas with Military Honors. George M. Dallas Masonic Lodge #531 and Daddow Isaacs Post #672 American Legion will conduct services Thursday evening. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution may be made to The Shavertown United Methodist Church, c/o 163 N. Pioneer Ave., Shavertown, PA 18708.