:Tara Jane Grievo, 21, died on Saturday, June 11, 2005, in
Doylestown, Penn. She was the daughter of antiques dealer Jim
Grievo and his wife Sherry. She was born in Summit, N.J., and had
lived in Tewksbury, N.J., before moving to Kingwood Township,
N.J., six years ago.
Tara was a member of the Class of 2002 from Delaware Valley
Regional High School in Kingwood Township. She attended
Northampton Community College for a year studying art and was an
equestrian and jumper, owning her own horse, Captain Nemo. Tara
was also an accomplished artist and enjoyed vacationing with her
family at Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H.
She worked part-time during the summer at Barn Star Productions
Antique Shows and was also a nursery assistant for Nonesuch Farms
in Buckingham, Penn.
She was predeceased by her paternal grandfather James B. Grievo,
Sr, in 1990. She is survived by her parents, James B. Grievo, Jr,
and Sheryl A. Tucker Grievo; her brother, Kenneth G. Grievo of
Delaware Township, N.J., and her sister Kristin Leigh Grievo of
Kingwood Township; her maternal grandmother, Betty Jane Knobel
and her husband, Wallace, of Hatfield, Penn; her maternal
grandfather, William H. Tucker of Chesapeake, Va., and her
paternal grandmother, Jane Grievo of Mount Holly, N.J. Also
surviving are several aunts, uncles, cousins and one niece.
Funeral services were Thursday, June 16, at Wilson Memorial Union
Church in Watchung, N.J., followed by interment at St Vincent de
Paul Cemetery in Stirling, N.J.
Memorial donations may be made to MFAR (Mobilization for Animal
Rights), PO Box 322, Bogota NJ 07603.