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LTC Sophia Miklasevich

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LTC Sophia Miklasevich

Birth
California, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
4 Mar 2014 (aged 95)
Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 55, Grave 907
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Lieutenant Colonel Retired Sophia Miklasevich, a guest of the Frey Village in Middletown for the past four years, formally of Hershey, PA entered into life eternal at The Frey Village on 4 March 2014, at the age of 95.

She was born on 14 August 1918 in California, PA to Andrew and Julia Gmitrow Miklasevich. She was the last surviving child of her parents.

She graduated from Christ Hospital School of Nursing, Jersey City, NJ in 1947. She entered the United States Army on 2 May 1949 in Brooklyn, NY and retired on 20 November 1971. During her active military service, she was proud to have served several tours of duty as an Operating Room Nurse throughout the United States as well as in Germany, Japan, and Korea.

As a devout Roman Catholic, she was an active member of Saint Joan of Arc Church in Hershey for 43 years. She was a member of The National Catholic Nurses Association, CCW of Saint Joan of Arc, The Keystone Chapter of the Retired Officers Association, AARP Hershey Area Chapter #3466, The American Legion Post 0386, and the Hershey Museum of American Life.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews.

Hoover Funeral Home, Hershey
Lieutenant Colonel Retired Sophia Miklasevich, a guest of the Frey Village in Middletown for the past four years, formally of Hershey, PA entered into life eternal at The Frey Village on 4 March 2014, at the age of 95.

She was born on 14 August 1918 in California, PA to Andrew and Julia Gmitrow Miklasevich. She was the last surviving child of her parents.

She graduated from Christ Hospital School of Nursing, Jersey City, NJ in 1947. She entered the United States Army on 2 May 1949 in Brooklyn, NY and retired on 20 November 1971. During her active military service, she was proud to have served several tours of duty as an Operating Room Nurse throughout the United States as well as in Germany, Japan, and Korea.

As a devout Roman Catholic, she was an active member of Saint Joan of Arc Church in Hershey for 43 years. She was a member of The National Catholic Nurses Association, CCW of Saint Joan of Arc, The Keystone Chapter of the Retired Officers Association, AARP Hershey Area Chapter #3466, The American Legion Post 0386, and the Hershey Museum of American Life.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews.

Hoover Funeral Home, Hershey


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  • Originally Created by: Gram
  • Added: Mar 5, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125910529/sophia-miklasevich: accessed ), memorial page for LTC Sophia Miklasevich (14 Aug 1918–4 Mar 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 125910529, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Odielion (contributor 46803068).