OBIT: Alta Elizabeth SCHROCK, 2001, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  SCHROCK
  
  Dr. Alta Elizabeth Schrock, 90, of Grantsville, Md., died Nov. 7,
  2001, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md.  Born April 3, 1911 on
  Strawberry Hill Farm near Grantsville, Md., a daughter of the late
  Alvin C. and Amelia (Miller) Schrock.  Preceded in death by three
  sisters, Beulah May, Anna Catherine and Emma Lucille Kinsinger. 
  Survived by five sisters, Naomi Green Sigler, Orpha Shrader, Ada
  Schrock and Elnora Schrock, all of the Salisbury-Springs area, and
  Evelyn Kaufman, Moundridge, Kan.; and one brother, Allen Schrock,
  Springs.  Also surviving is her companion and close friend, Corinn
  Jordan.  Alta was a lifelong member of Springs Mennonite Church.  She
  was a graduate of Salisbury High School and received her AB degree
  from Waynesburg (Pa.) College, master's degree from Kent State
  University and a Ph.D. degree in biology from the University of
  Pittsburgh.  Dr. Schrock was a professor of biology at the following
  colleges: Frostburg State University from 1960-77; Goshen College,
  Goshen, Ind. from 1946-48; American university, Washington, D.C. from
  1944-46; University of Pittsburgh, 1943; and Bluffton (Ohio) College,
  1940-41.  Among her many associations, she was founder of Penn Alps,
  Inc., Grantsville; and also founder and curator of the Springs
  Museum, both in 1958.  A founder and chairman of the Springs Folk
  Festival from 1958-64 and a founder of the Springs Historical Society
  in 1957 and served as the editor of The Casselman Chronicle, published
  by the society from 1961-76.  During World War II, she was a matron
  and practical nurse in three Civilian Public Service Camps and
  following the war, she aided Mennonite refugees with their documents
  and placement when entering the U.S.  Among several honors bestowed
  on her was an honorary Doctor of Humanities from Waynesburg College;
  Doctor of Humane Letters, Frostburg State University; Induction into
  the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, 1991 and Autumn Glory Golden
  Ambassador, 1990.  Friends received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
  Friday at the Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., 179 Miller St.,
  Grantsville, Md.  Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at
  Springs Mennonite Church with Rev. Steven Heatwole officiating. 
  Interment, Springs Cemetery.  Expressions of sympathy may be directed
  to either Springs Historical Society or the Springs Mennonite Church. 
  
  Daily American, November 8, 2001
  
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