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James B. Graff
Carroll Valley, Pa.
James B. Graff, 86, of Carroll Valley, Pa., died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, at
the Gettysburg Hospital. He was born Sept. 24, 1923, in Worthington, the son of
the late Dr. James and Helen Wertz Graff. Mr. Graff was a graduate of
Worthington High School and received a degree in ceramic engineering from Penn
State University. While at Penn State, he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi
fraternity. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army. For many
years, he was manager of the Baltimore Brick Company Plant in Rocky Ridge, Md.
Mr. Graff loved animals and supported various humane organizations. James is
survived by five children, Jay Graff and his wife, Karen, of Carroll Valley,
Archie Graff and his wife, Shawn, of Carroll Valley, Edmund Graff and his wife,
Nicole, of Fairfax Station, Va., Cari Graff-Cherry and her husband, Michael, of
Emmitsburg, Md., and Geri Duncan and her husband, Wayne, of Woodsboro, Md.; 14
grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. He was predeceased by a sister, Carrie
Henderson, of Kittanning. There will be a viewing from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at
MONAHAN FUNERAL HOME, 125 Carlisle St., Gettysburg. Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home with the Rev. Christopher Frye
officiating. Interment will be in Fairfield Union Cemetery. Memorials can be
made to Adams County SPCA, 11 Goldenville Road, Gettysburg. Online condolences
can be made at monahanfh.com.
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