Veronica "Vera" Elattrache

ElATTRACHE
VERONICA "VERA" (DONEIT)
Born on March 13, 1935 in New York, NY and resident of Mt. Pleasant, PA, passed away on August 7, 2005 after a three-year battle with ovarian cancer. Vera received her nursing degree in 1958 at Northwestern University Hospital in Chicago, IL where she met and married Dr. Selim ElAttrache. The couple moved to Salt Lake City, UT where each practiced at the Primary Children's Hospital and the Shriner's Children's Hospital before making their permanent home in Mount Pleasant, PA in 1965. In 1973, Mrs. ElAttrache co-founded and became President of the Mount Pleasant, PA chapter of Meals-on-Wheels. In 1978 she joined the Westmoreland Choral Society and served as a two-term President before becoming General Manager. She is the namesake and first recipient of the WCS V.E.R.A. (Volunteer of Excellence Recognition Award). Mrs. ElAttrache also served a term on the MPAHS School Board from 1981-1983. From the time of her diagnosis of ovarian cancer in 2002 until her death, she became an ambassador of the Joan English Fund for Women's Cancer Research spearheaded by her dedicated surgeon Dr. Robin Farias Eisner of UCLA. Mrs. ElAttrache is survived by her husband, Dr. Selim ElAttrache; son, Dr. Neal ElAttrache, his wife, Tricia and their children Nicole, Natalie and Eva of Los Angeles, CA; son, Dr. Reid ElAttrache, his wife Becky and their children Reid and Teddy of Peters Township, PA; daughter, Robin Gallagher and her husband Patrick of Sewickley Heights, PA; son, Dr. Dean ElAttrache of Virginia Beach, VA. She is also survived by her sister, Jeanette Krause of Brookfield, WI. "My peace comes from my family and friends for whom I am very blessed and without whom I couldn't have waged this battle." -Veronica ElAttrache. In lieu of flowers please send a memorial gift to one of Vera's beloved organizations: The Joan English Fund for Women's Cancer Research, 1600 Mahall Place, Dominguez, CA 90220; Mt. Pleasant Meals-on-Wheels, 822 W. Main Street, Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666; Westmoreland Choral Society, PO Box 518, Greensburg, PA 15601. The family will receive visitors at BROOKS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 406 East Washington Street, Mt. Pleasant, PA on Friday, August 12 from 12pm through 8pm. The funeral service will be at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 246 South Main Street, Greensburg, PA on Saturday, August 13 at 10am.
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