Deciphering a Short Snorter From My Father

Introduction

It was in early January 2015 that my father’s older sister, Orpha Ann Gatch, passed away in Terrace Park, Ohio at the age of 95. One can never be fully certain about such things, but I believe my Aunt Ann had a full and happy life, centered on her long career as a music teacher and an extended family that, in good part, has remained in the Cincinnati area.