1919
Alma
2009
Alma May Uhrhammer
October 17, 1919 — February 10, 2009
Alma May Uhrhammer
Inman, SC--Ms. Alma May Uhrhammer 89,of 200 Fortress Drive, Inman, passed away, Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at Rosecrest Retirement Community. She was born October 17, 1919 to William and Mary (Clemensen) Uhrhammer in Eureka Township in Polk County Wisconsin.
Ms. Uhrhammer was a registered nurse having obtained her RN by attending Swedish Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1942. In 1962 she received her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Administration from the University of Minnesota.
During her years as an RN, she worked at the Swedish Hospital and at Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children in Minneapolis, MN where she was employed as Director of Nurses.
In 1954 she moved to Greenville, South Carolina in a similar position and became the hospital Administrator in 1964 until she retired in 1980.
During her years in Greenville she was active in the S.C. Nurses' Association and a member of the Altrusa International Club where she held various offices.
She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Greenville for about 48 years where she served with the women, was on the school committee, and the church council. She is currently a member of Springs Grace Lutheran Church in Inman.
Before her retirement she used her nursing skills in caring for family, friends and sometimes those who had no nearby family to assist them. After her retirement in 1980 she continued this mission of caring and helping the elderly who were in need.
In 2002 she moved to Rosecrest Retirement Community in Inman, S.C. until her death.
She is survived by one sister, Laura Fay White, in Fallbrook, California and one brother, Everett Uhrhammer, in Radcliff, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Mary Uhrhammer, two sisters, Lucille Johnson and Evelyn Gruener, and two brothers, Clarence and Myles Uhrhammer.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 11 AM at Rosecrest Retirement Community in Inman, SC. Donations may be made to: Springs of Grace Lutheran Church, PO Box 161000, Boiling Springs, SC 29316.
Seawright Funeral Home & Crematory
www.seawright-funeralhome.com
Inman, SC--Ms. Alma May Uhrhammer 89,of 200 Fortress Drive, Inman, passed away, Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at Rosecrest Retirement Community. She was born October 17, 1919 to William and Mary (Clemensen) Uhrhammer in Eureka Township in Polk County Wisconsin.
Ms. Uhrhammer was a registered nurse having obtained her RN by attending Swedish Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1942. In 1962 she received her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Administration from the University of Minnesota.
During her years as an RN, she worked at the Swedish Hospital and at Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children in Minneapolis, MN where she was employed as Director of Nurses.
In 1954 she moved to Greenville, South Carolina in a similar position and became the hospital Administrator in 1964 until she retired in 1980.
During her years in Greenville she was active in the S.C. Nurses' Association and a member of the Altrusa International Club where she held various offices.
She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Greenville for about 48 years where she served with the women, was on the school committee, and the church council. She is currently a member of Springs Grace Lutheran Church in Inman.
Before her retirement she used her nursing skills in caring for family, friends and sometimes those who had no nearby family to assist them. After her retirement in 1980 she continued this mission of caring and helping the elderly who were in need.
In 2002 she moved to Rosecrest Retirement Community in Inman, S.C. until her death.
She is survived by one sister, Laura Fay White, in Fallbrook, California and one brother, Everett Uhrhammer, in Radcliff, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Mary Uhrhammer, two sisters, Lucille Johnson and Evelyn Gruener, and two brothers, Clarence and Myles Uhrhammer.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 11 AM at Rosecrest Retirement Community in Inman, SC. Donations may be made to: Springs of Grace Lutheran Church, PO Box 161000, Boiling Springs, SC 29316.
Seawright Funeral Home & Crematory
www.seawright-funeralhome.com
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