Janet Helen Gratsch

Age 89 of Cincinnati, passed away on Saturday August 25, 2012 at Hospice of Cincinnati. She was born in Cincinnati on January 21, 1923 daughter of the late Marvin and Helen (Partymiller) Gratsch. Janet was a member of St Mary Catholic Church where she joyfully sang in the choir for many years. She retired from Willis Music after 54 years of service, loved children and storytelling, and was a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan. Janet is survived by her many loving nieces and nephews and their families, her friends and her wonderful neighbors. She will be missed by all who knew her. Janet was preceded in death by four brothers, Jack, Herald, Ronald and Gerald Gratsch and sister Betty Gratsch. Memorial Mass will be held at 10am on Saturday September 1, 2012 at St Mary Catholic Church in Hyde Park 2853 Erie Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45208.

Please copy and paste the link below into your internet browser to be taken to a video of an interview that Janet did for the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) as part of their Oral History Program:

http://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/janet-gratsch