Hanna Khavich Trane: A Brief Biography

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OBITUARY- Long Essay #1 Hanna Khavich Trane Hanna Khavich Trane, 77 years old, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2010 at Genesee Hospital, Rochester, New York, after a 6 month battle with cancer. Mrs. Trane was born on January 15, 1933, the oldest of three children to Elaina Smith Khavich and Simon Khavich. For the first three years of her life, Mrs. Trane grew up in Kharkov, Ukraine and immigrated with her family, including her brother Andy, and her sister Vera, to Ellis Island in 1936. Growing up in New York City, she was homeschooled by her mother from kindergarten until the fifth grade. She then attended P.S. 16 for grades six, seven and eight, but went back to homeschooling for her high school years because she had a passion…show more content…
He went to school for accounting, and became an accountant in New York City. They had seven children together: Margret, Andy, Michelle, Elizabeth, Harry, Matthew, and Clarice. When Mrs. Trane retired from Broadway, they moved to Rochester, New York and settled in the small community of Weatherly Hills. Ten years later, Mr. Trane died of a stroke. Mrs. Trane was an active member of her church. She was known and loved by everyone for all of her kind services, like volunteering at the food pantry, starting a collection for the Salvation Army, and donating her time to the local Meals on Wheels organization. International travel was only one of her many hobbies. She greatly enjoyed knitting, and started a knitting club; she attended water aerobic classes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; and she thoroughly enjoyed spending time with her seven children, their spouses and her eighteen grandchildren. Family was her biggest joy in life. The family will receive friends at the Bartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home, Saturday, September 20th, from 1 to 3 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Mary’s Church Fund, Rochester Salvation Army, or Hospice Care, Inc. The funeral will be held on Sunday, September 21st at St. Mary’s Church and the burial will be held at the Riverside Cemetery immediately following the funeral

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