OBIT: Vera A. (Pyle) PLETCHER, 2005, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  Pletcher, Vera A.  05/11/05  Daily American
  
  Vera A. Pletcher, 98, formerly of Rockwood, passed on May 9, 2005, at The
  Patriot in Somerset. Born Oct. 11, 1906, in Rockwood, she is the daughter of
  the late John and Sara A. Pyle. She is preceded in death by her parents and
  husband, Ray Pletcher. She is survived by her sister, Elfreda Wetmiller, who is
  100 years old and lives in Berlin; niece Hilda Rohlf, Brimfield, Ohio, and many
  friends and fellow church members who knew and loved Vera greatly. She lived
  and went to school in Rockwood where she played basketball and later coached
  the team. She graduated from California St. Teachers' College with a degree in
  education. Vera returned to Rockwood to teach in a one room school house in
  Casselman and later in Rockwood. She was an active member of the missionary
  committee and the governing board. She reached her world with the Good News of
  Jesus Christ by the way she spoke and lived her life. Friends may call from 4
  to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Rockwood Alliance Church with a service to follow.
  The Rev. Patrick Walsh officiating. Memorial contributions may be sent to the
  Rockwood Alliance Church benevolent fund at 438 Harvest Drive, Rockwood PA
  15557. Arrangements by Miller Funeral Home, Rockwood