Showing posts with label Parkview Hospital. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parkview Hospital. Show all posts

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Catherine Louise (Ryan) Gatchell

In the middle we find this picture of my grandmother cooking at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana where she retired from many years later.

The photo is in rough shape but it's the only one I have of her at her place of work so it's treasured regardless of it's condition.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Catherine Louise (Ryan) Gatchell

Catherine Louise (Ryan) Gatchell was born on 11 May 1925 in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan to Agnes Louise Middleton & Stanley LeClair Ryan. She passed away on 11 Nov 2008 in Columbia City, Whitney County, Indiana.

Catherine known to her friends as Kate lived in Michigan, Indiana & Florida. She was known for her wonderful cooking and soups. She worked in Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana for many years and was the cook that made all soups at the hospital.

Here's one entry from her hand written recipe book:

Spagetti and meat sauce

3 boxes spagetti
20 cans spaghetti sauce
130#(pounds) ground beef
Garlic
Salt
White pepper
1 box dryed onions
Rosemary
Oragano

Obviously this is a hospital meal recipe with 130 pounds of ground beef?!