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Laretta Mae Gaiser Graham
Laretta Mae (Gaiser) Graham, 81, of Worthington, Pa., died Friday, June 18,
2010, in Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, East Franklin Township, Kittanning,
Pa.
Born January 27, 1929, in Worthington, she was a daughter of the late Earl D.
and Bessie S. (Hilliard) Gaiser.
She was a 1947 graduate of Worthington-West Franklin High School, Worthington,
Pa.
She was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Worthington.
She had worked for years at the Children's Shop in Kittanning, and retired as a
clerk from the Worthington Post Office.
She was a member of the Worthington American Legion Auxiliary; first woman
president of the Armstrong County Historical Society, Kittanning; and a Girl
Scout leader.
An avid fisherman, she also enjoyed writing poetry, singing and storytelling.
Survivors include her daughter, Tammy Lynn Fleeger (Richard J.), of Worthington;
two grandchildren, Richard Fleeger and Ian Fleeger, both of Worthington; two
sisters-in-law, Jean (Hilliard) Badger-Gaiser, of Slippery Rock, Pa., and L.
Lydia (Pavlik) Gaiser-Minteer, of Kittanning; her daughter, Tammy's, best
friends were considered her other daughters, Kimberly A. Braden, of Cabot, Pa.,
and Amy Lou (R. Douglas) Sedwick, of Chicora, Pa.; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn
Graham; young son, Stan Graham; brothers, Everett Karl Gaiser, Marvel Edwin
Gaiser Sr., and Chalmer Leroy "Lee" Gaiser; and one sister, Thelma E. Pence.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the F. DUANE
SNYDER FUNERAL HOME, Worthington. Visitation continues from 10 a.m. until time
of services at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 22, 2010, in the Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Worthington, with the Revs. Larry Camberg and Carl Johnson
co-officiating.
Interment in Worthington Lutheran Church Cemetery, Worthington, Pa.
Memorial contributions may be made to Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Arrangements by F. Duane Snyder Funeral Home, Worthington, Pa.
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