OBIT: Loretta J. (Holsopple) LAUTERBACH, 2007, of interest in Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Barry and Betty Christy. jhurl@meyersdalelibrary.org Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ ----------------------------------------------- LAUTERBACH, Loretta J. 07/12/07 Daily American Loretta J. Lauterbach, 85, of Meadowood of Worcester, formerly of Abington and Palm Desert, Calif., died on July 3, 2007. She was the wife of the late Dr.Edwin W. Lauterbach.She was born in Seanor on Feb. 23, 1922, to the late Merril and Genevieve (Feldbaur) Holsopple. She is predeceased by brothers, Ernest and Brian Holsopple. She is survived by her son, Richard E. Lauterbach, Girdwood, Alaska; sisters Twila Whittier, Arizona; Carolyn Miller, Meadeville; and Joyce McGinnis, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mrs. Lauterbach was a former registered nurse specializing in anesthesia working for multiple hospitals in the Philadelphia area for more than 25 years. She is a graduate of Women's Homeopathic School and Jefferson University Nursing School and Anesthesia School. She is also a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in the Nurse Corps. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Abington; a member of the Philadelphia Horticultural Society; a member of Women's Homeopathic Alumni Association; was a 45-year member of Manufacturer's Golf and Country Club; and a member of Ironwood Country Club in Palm Desert, Calif. Visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. the time of a memorial service July 21 at the Abington Presbyterian Church, 1082 Old York Road at Susquehanna Road, Abington. Interment will be private at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in her name to Abington Memorial Hospital, Nursing Scholarship Fund, Attn: Fund Development Office, 1200 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001 are appreciated. Arrangements by Emil J. Ciavarelli Family Funeral Homes, Ambler, PA (215) 646-1155.