Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Curanzy, Raymond R.  M.D.,  January 27, 2009
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 1/30/2009
  Curanzy M.D., Raymond R.   
   
   
  Raymond R. Curanzy, M.D., of Palmyra, Pa., age 86, died Tuesday, January 27, 
  2009, at his home. He was the husband of Helen Pelesky Curanzy, and they 
  celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary last May. Born September 7, 1922, in 
  Melcroft, Pa., he was the son of Sadie and John Curanzy. Dr. Curanzy graduated 
  from Conemaugh Township High School in 1939, started at Juniata University with 
  a scholarship, left college in 1941 for service in World War II, returned and 
  graduated in 1947. During the war, Dr. Curanzy went to the University of Panama 
  to learn surveying and Spanish, and led a team to survey the United States 
  owned territorial boundaries of the canal. He studied chemical engineering as 
  an undergraduate, and entered medical school at the University of Maryland, and 
  graduated in 1951. He met his wife, Helen, who was in nurse's training at 
  Conemaugh Hospital, where he was a junior intern and finished his internship at 
  Reading Hospital. Dr. Curanzy moved to Palmyra and started his general practice 
  in 1952, and ended the practice in 1994. He was very active in his service to 
  the medical profession, professional associations, and the community with the 
  following showing: staff for Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon 19521970; staff 
  for Hershey Hospital, 1952-1970; Diplomat American Board of Psychosomatic 
  Medicine, 1960-1971; chief of staff, Hershey Hospital, 1963-1968; president of 
  Pennsylvania American Heart Association, 1966; served as president of the 
  Palmyra Board of Health for many years; editor of Lebanon County Medical 
  Bulletin, 1965-1970; Distinguished Service Award for Pennsylvania American 
  Heart Association, 1966; faculty of M.S. Hershey Medical Center, 19671987; 
  charter diplomat of American Board of Family Practice, 19711992; American 
  Academy Family Practice, 1961-1993; Distinguished Achievement Award American 
  Heart Association, 1979 and member AMA, Lebanon Medical Society and 
  Pennsylvania State Medical Society. Dr. Curanzy was recognized as a leader by 
  the Louise Von Hess Foundation to travel, study and report on the national 
  health programs of France, England, Spain and Portugal in 1991. Governor Shapp 
  appointed him as chairman to establish coronary care units in all Pennsylvania 
  hospitals. He was president of the Palmyra Area School Board from 1967 to 1980, 
  and Palmyra H.S. was recognized as one of the top 10 high schools in 
  Pennsylvania in 1980. Dr. Curanzy was also a member of the Mount Nittany 
  Society. Dr. Curanzy's major hobby was golf, and he was a member of the Hershey 
  Country Club. He was also a plantsman and president of the Pennsylvania Nut 
  Growers Association, receiving awards for nuts grown on his farm in Annville, 
  Pa. His other interests and hobbies were anthropology and human origins, 
  biblical archaeology and history. He belonged to the Biblical Archaeology 
  Society since 1996. He attended classes at U of Penn for anthropology after his 
  retirement from medicine. Dr. Curanzy and his wife, Helen, traveled extensively 
  visiting far flung places such as Egypt, Russia, Iran and Uzbekistan. At the 
  start of his medical practice, he made house calls. One memorable call was to a 
  home where the caller paid "Doc" his house call fee of $10 for a ride into 
  town, since that was cheaper than a taxi fee. Dr. Curanzy liked to recount the 
  nonmonetary payments for his house calls paid in huckleberries, dandelion wine, 
  ham and chow chow. When in the Reading area as an intern, Dr. Curanzy 
  unknowingly was assigned for a few weeks of call duty at the Berks County Penn 
  Sylvan Health Society, which was a nudist camp and complimented his anatomy 
  studies. With his background in chemistry, he made some medications for his 
  patients to save them costs. His competency and experience allowed him to look 
  out for the interest of his patients and he performed procedures in his office 
  that most doctors today refer to a specialist. Dr. Curanzy is survived by his 
  wife, Helen; his son, Raymond R. Curanzy Jr., and his wife, Michelle (Celaya) 
  of Annville, Pa.; his daughter, Donna Curanzy-Seltzer, and her husband, Craig 
  H. Seltzer of Hummelstown, Pa.; his three grandchildren, Raymond R. Curanzy 
  III, Lillian M. Curanzy and Owen M. Seltzer. He was preceded in death by his 
  son, John P. Curanzy. A memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, February 7, 
  2009, at 11 at the Church of the Holy Spirit, 245 W. Pine St., Palmyra, 
  followed by a time for visitation and reception in the church. In lieu of 
  flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association 
  of Lebanon, 335 S. Eighth St., Lebanon, PA 17042; or to the charity of your 
  choice. Rothermel Funeral Home Inc. is entrusted with funeral arrangements. 
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 1/30/2009  
  
  
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