Marilyn Craig Gatter OBITUARY

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Obituaries submitted on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays are accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. by email only

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Obituaries received after Deadline will not be published in the following edition of the paper.

Sending Procedure:

Email is the preferable method for receiving Obituaries (and the only method on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays), they can be sent to (Feel free to call and confirm that we've received the email)

Formatting:

Obituaries will continue to visually look the same as they currently do, but you will no longer be restricted in what you can say (ex. As much Family can be listed as you'd like; Wording like "Went to rest with the Lord" is now permissible)

Other:

There is a cost for each obituary. Pricing and payments are only available Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. All weekend and holiday submissions will be provided a cost the next business day.

Exceptions:

All New accounts, Out of State Funeral Homes and Private Parties will require prepayment upon approval of the obituary. Weekend and Holiday staff are not authorized to set up a new account or process payments

Deadline for the above is before 4:00 PM Mon – Fri. only (Holiday schedules may vary).

Prepayment required submissions will be handled on the very first business day following the weekend and/or holiday schedule. A complete name, address and best contact phone number are required upon submittal of your obituary request to set up your account. A proof will then be emailed for review but placed on hold until payment is received.

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Marilyn Craig Gatter, age 90, of Media, Pa., died October 27, 2024, at Granite Farms Estates.

Born in Punxsutawney, Pa., on December 17, 1933, to the late Wellington Hughes Craig and Margaret Treharne Craig. She graduated from Indiana Hugh School in Indiana, Pa. class of 1951, and The Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburg, Pa., class of 1954. She also attended The University of Pittsburg while working in Occupational Health at the Pittsburg Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

She moved with her husband, Robert A. Gatter, MD. to the Philadelphia area in 1960 and was a long time resident of Jenkintown where she was active in community work. She served on the Woman's Board of Abington Memorial Hospital; the Board of Wordsworth Academy; and the board of Deacons of Abington Presbyterian Church.

She has been a resident of Media, Pa., since 1999, living at Granite Farms Estates, a retirement community.

She is survived by her husband, a daughter Anne Treharne Gatter of Wimington, DE., a son Robert Gatter, Jr., (Maripat Loftus Gatter), grandchildren Nathaniel, Brian, and Mariclare Gatter of Clayton, MD. She is also survived by a sister Beverly Craig Hunter of Lutherville, MD. Nieces and Nephews Scott, Marjorie and Stephen Boor of Rochester, NY., and David, Karen, and Laura Demsey, of Wayne, NJ.

In lieu of flowersdonations to: Acts Samaritan Fund, 375 Morris Road, PO Box 90, West Point, Pa. 19486, or Middletown Presbyterian Church 273 S. Old Middletown Road, Media, Pa. 19063

A memorial service will be held Friday, December 20, at 11 am in the auditorium at Granite Farms Estates, 1343 West Baltimore Pike Media, Pa. 19063. Condolences: jnelsonrigbyfh.com{/p/span}Published in: Daily Times and Sunday Times from November 17, 2024 to November 19, 2024 Honor with Flowers

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