Page 4—SUSQUEHANNA TIMES MARIETTA citco} Obituaries CITGO GAS—GROCERIES OPEN 5:30 AM — 8:30 PM DAILY SUNDAY 8:00 AM — 6:00 PM | Ed Reeves, Prop. Phone 426-3863 East End—Route 441 —Marietta See our all new 1980 Christmas Moon Room! LAND SAKES! oe Tory It wouldn’t be CHRISTMAS without the things from REBMAN’S Park and Shop 9 am to 9 pm 800 S. QUEEN ST., LANC. MRS. ELSIE I. ACRI Elsie I. Acri, 93, of 111 West Market St., Marietta, died last Sunday at her home following a lengthy illness. Born in Marietta, she was the daughter of the late Franklin and Briska Smith Ruby. A lifelong resident of the borough, she was the widow of Samuel A. Acri, who died in 1971. Mrs. Acri, a graduate of Marietta High School, at- tended Millersville Normal School and taught in Drumore Township and Marietta schools. She was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Marietta, and the church guild. She is survived by two sons: Armand, Marietta; and Vincent F., Scottsdale, Ariz.; one daughter, Sylvia L. Shenesky, Marietta; three grandchildren; and one brother, Raymond Ru- by, Columbia. DR. MICHAEL GRATCH Dr. Michael Gratch, a The Home Where Somebody Cares The Leader Center Has Added A New Capability To Its Services. The new Leader Personal Care Center in Elizabethtown offers a com- fortable, caring home for independently mobile adults who cherish their independ- ence but who need a bit of assistance with the tasks of daily living. While residents of the Leader Personal Care Center do not need hospital or nursing home care, they do require some help or supervision in personal care or in coping with the complications of daily life. The Leader Personal Care Center in Elizabethtown provides a variety of per- sonal care services to enrich a resident’s life. For instance: Tasty, Nutritious Meals Under supervision of a dietician, we serve three tasty meals each day to residents. Personal Care Our trained Residential Assistants and professional beauticians shampoo and help groom hair, help with bathing, shav- ing, oral hygiene, dressing, and care of clothing. Health Services Our Residential Assistants remind residents to take whatever medications have been prescribed by their physicians for self-administration. If required, a resi- dent may receive up to one hour per day | of nursing care at no extra charge. In | emergencies our staff is trained to get proper medical assistance. Enriched Daily Living Our Residential Assistants encourage and assist residents in shopping and in social activities, in keeping and caring for personal possessions; they help residents with transportation, in making or keeping appointments, or with whatever tasks of daily living are too difficult to do alone. Comfortable, Attractive Surroundings Residents enjoy gracious rooms, a broad porch, and beautifully landscaped . grounds. We encourage residents to entertain their friends and relatives. For more details on this new home where somebody cares, please call Mark Pagano, at 367-1377. He'll be pleased to send you a free brochure at no obligation. leac Personal Care Center 320 South Market St., Elizabethtown, PA 17022 { ER family physician in May- town for 30 years, died last Sunday at Temple Univer- sity Hospital, Philadelphia. He was 67. Dr. Gratch retired from practice in 1976 and moved to Avalon, N.J., where he lived at 14 Pelican Drive. Gratch once estimated he had delivered 4,000 babies. He was often the only doctor in town. He was born in Russia, the son of a doctor, and reared in Bologna, Italy. He went to college at the Dante Alighieri Lycaeum in Ravena, Italy, and received his medical degree in 1937 from the University of Bologna. A U.S. Navy captain in World War II, he served with a medical corps in the Pacific, then was assistant chief of surgery aboard the USS Comfort. He was later chief of surgery on another hospital ship, the USAF Milne. Dr. Gratch was a member of the medical staffs of Columbia Hospital, Lan- caster General Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital. He belonged to the American Medical Associa- tion and the Pennsylvania Medical Society and was a fellow member of the American Academy of Fam- ily Practice. He served for nine years as commander of Donegal Post 809 of the American Legion, overseeing the building of Legion Memorial Park. He received the distinguished service award in 1966. He was chairman of the Maytown Civic Association, chairman of the commun- ity’s 1960 bicentennial com- mittee, treasurer of the Marietta-Donegal Joint Sewer Authority, and vice chairman of the East Donegal Sewer Authority. He was past president of the Maytown-Bainbridge Rotary Club and a member of the Lions Club. He was also president of the Avalon Yacht Club. Surviving are his wife, Elenor R.; a son, Dr, Michael Gratch, Meadow- brook; a daughter, Carol Jones, Albuquerque, N.M.; three grandchildren; a bro- ther, Dr. Serge Gratch, Birmingham, Mich.; and a sister, Olga Gorrelli, Pen- nington, N.J. OLIVER S. HALDEMAN Oliver S. Haldeman, 71, formerly of 210 E. Main St., Mount Joy, died last week in Hamilton Arms Nursing Home, Lancaster, following an illness of one year. He was the husband of Betty Plough Haldeman. The son of the late John M. and Emma B. Snavely Haldeman, he was born in ‘ East Donegal Township. He was retired from the Bachman Chocolate Fac- tory, Mount Joy. Haldeman was a member of the Florin Church of the Brethren. Surviving, in addition to December 3, 1980 his wife, are five children: Earl B. Haldeman, Mount Joy RD2; Betty, wife of Kenneth Crills, Manheim RD4; Janet L., wife of Lloyd Ebersole Jr., Manheim RD4; Ruth Ann Haldeman, Adron; and James Halde. man, Mountville; 17 grand- children; two great-grand- children; a brother, Elmer S. Haldeman, Manheim; and three sisters, Elizabeth H., wife of Abram G. Faus, Manheim RD4; Stella H., wife of John S. Shelly, Lititz, and Irene H., wife of Levi F. Rohrer, Lititz RD6. KATHRYN E. NENTWIG Kathryn E. Nentwig, 78, Mount Joy RD2, died last week at the Heatherbank Nursing Home, Columbia, where she had been a patient. Born in Lancaster, she was the widow of Martin M. Nentwig and the daughter of the late Jacob L. and Minnie Helig Fields. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Ann, wife of Paul Lauver, with whom she resided; two sons, Walter Suydam and Robert Suy- dam, both of Lancaster; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Fields, Lan- caster. MARK A. SIPLING Mark A. Sipling, 24, of 46 West Main St., Mount Joy, was killed in an auto accident early last Thurs- day. Sipling was the driver of the car. Also killed in the accident was the only passenger, Thomas E. Miller, 27, of 139 Grant St., Ephrata. Sipling was the husband of Julie A. DeJesus Sipling. He was born in Lancaster, the son of Ray C. and Naomi Williams Sipling, Marietta RD1. A 1975 graduate of Donegal High School, he was employed as a machin- ist at Sperry New Holland, Mountville. In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by a daughter, Deborah Joy Sipling, at home; three brothers, Michael Ray and Dale Robert, both at home, and Gerald William, Mount Joy; his maternal grand- father, Ira N. Williams, Manheim RD7; and a paternal grandfather, Ray- mond M. Sipling, Rheems. MRS. ALMA C. WEISER Alma C. Weiser, 82, of 588 Wood St., Mount Joy, died last week at the General Hospital after an illness of several months. The widow of Paul S. Weiser, she was born in Chester, a daughter of the late John and Alma Swan- son Hallgren. She had resided in Florin and Mount Joy for the past 66 years. Surviving are a son: John P. Weiser, Elizabethtown; two daughters, Dorothy M. Weiser, at home; and Pauline A., wife of Clair L. Foreman, Hershey; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
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