Viola Ruth Pass1 
F, (24 April 1919 - 1 June 2007)
Viola Ruth Pass was born on 24 April 1919 at Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of Charles Thomas Pass and Matilda Sowers. Viola Ruth Pass married, at age 27, Merle Charles Brucklacher, age 28, son of Charles T. Brucklacher and Ada Elizabeth Dennison, on Thursday, 9 May 1946.1 Viola Ruth Pass died on 1 June 2007 at age 88 years, 1 month and 8 days.1
She appeared on the census of 9 January 1920 in the household of Charles Thomas Pass and Matilda Sowers at Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Her obituary was published on 3 June 2007 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Her obituary stated:
Viola P. Brucklacher, 88, died peacefully at the Rose View Center nursing home, Friday, June 1, 2007. Until her recent illness, she lived in the assisted-living community at Rose View Court in Williamsport.
Viola was a graduate of Hepburn Township High School, the class of 1937. She attended Saint Luke’s Hospital School for Nurses in Denver, Colorado, and was a US Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Viola later worked as a registered nurse at the Soldiers and Sailors Hospital in Wellsboro, the Muncy Valley Hospital, and the State Correctional Institution in Muncy.
In later years, macular degeneration destroyed much of Viola’s vision, but she became an avid reader of audio books that she received from the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in Philadelphia and the Lycoming County Library System. Viola will be sadly missed by her family and by her many friends at Rose View Court.
Viola is survived by three sons, Barry (Jane) Brucklacher of Mansfield, PA, Dennis Brucklacher of San Jose, CA, and C. Thomas (Kim) Brucklacher of Sparks, NV; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Marguerite A. Waltz of Williamsport, PA; two brothers, Theodore P. Pass of Sun City, AZ and Harry E. Pass of Hershey, PA.
Preceding Viola in death was her husband of 43 years, Merle Brucklacher, who passed away in 1989.
In keeping with Viola’s wishes, there will be no visitation and services will be at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are by Spitler Funeral Home.1
She appeared on the census of 9 January 1920 in the household of Charles Thomas Pass and Matilda Sowers at Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Her obituary was published on 3 June 2007 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Her obituary stated:
Viola P. Brucklacher, 88, died peacefully at the Rose View Center nursing home, Friday, June 1, 2007. Until her recent illness, she lived in the assisted-living community at Rose View Court in Williamsport.
Viola was a graduate of Hepburn Township High School, the class of 1937. She attended Saint Luke’s Hospital School for Nurses in Denver, Colorado, and was a US Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Viola later worked as a registered nurse at the Soldiers and Sailors Hospital in Wellsboro, the Muncy Valley Hospital, and the State Correctional Institution in Muncy.
In later years, macular degeneration destroyed much of Viola’s vision, but she became an avid reader of audio books that she received from the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in Philadelphia and the Lycoming County Library System. Viola will be sadly missed by her family and by her many friends at Rose View Court.
Viola is survived by three sons, Barry (Jane) Brucklacher of Mansfield, PA, Dennis Brucklacher of San Jose, CA, and C. Thomas (Kim) Brucklacher of Sparks, NV; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Marguerite A. Waltz of Williamsport, PA; two brothers, Theodore P. Pass of Sun City, AZ and Harry E. Pass of Hershey, PA.
Preceding Viola in death was her husband of 43 years, Merle Brucklacher, who passed away in 1989.
In keeping with Viola’s wishes, there will be no visitation and services will be at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are by Spitler Funeral Home.1
Children of Viola Ruth Pass and Merle Charles Brucklacher
Last Edited=18 Sep 2011
Citations
- [S1171] Viola P. Brucklacher obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 3 June 2007. Original obituary available in print or online for 30 days from publication at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituaries/sections.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.