Edith Raab Chucker

CHUCKER, Edith Raab, longtime resident of Clifton Forge, Va., passed away on Friday, December 14, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. George N. Chucker, in May of 1993. She is survived by two daughters, Ingrid Kimberlee Chucker of Virginia Beach and Raab Chucker Reibach of Goochland; a son, George Barton Chucker and his wife, Michelle Medick Chucker, of Richmond; a sister, Harriet Raab Turner and her husband, Buzz Turner, of Winter Springs, Fla. Additional survivors include her six grandchildren, Ashleigh Reibach, Lori Reibach, Maxwell Chucker, Hatcher Chucker, Easton Chucker, and Jordan Chucker. Mrs. Chucker became a registered nurse in Middletown, Conn., and underwent post graduate work as a nurse anesthetist in New London, Conn. Mrs. Chucker relocated to Virginia with a position as a nurse anesthetist at the University of Virginia Hospital. She married Dr. George N. Chucker, a radiologist, and the couple made their home in Clifton Forge, Va. Mrs. Chucker went on to help in the creation of a School of Anesthesia at Emmett Memorial and Alleghany Regional Hospitals. She served as director of those schools for many years. She received a B.A. from Stephens College later in life and was very active in the community of the Alleghany Highlands. A funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, December 22, 2007 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home, 405 Alleghany St., Clifton Forge, Va. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service. The body will be interred in the family plot of King David Memorial Garden in Falls Church, Va. on Sunday, December 23, 2007 at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Dr. George N. Chucker Nurse's Scholarship Fund at D. S. Lancaster Community College, 1000 Dabney Drive, Clifton Forge, Va. 24422 or to the Clifton Forge Public Library, 535 Church Street, Clifton Forge, Va. 24422. To send condolences to the family online, please visit www.nicelyfuneralhome.com.