Juanita Virginia (Wolfe) Artz
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Title
Juanita Virginia (Wolfe) Artz
Subject
Artz, Juanita Virginia (Wolfe) (1927-2022)
Description
Portrait photograph of Juanita V. (Wolfe) Artz, of Strasburg, as a young woman.
She is best remembered for the years she and her husband, Sam Artz, operated Artz Hardware on W. King Street in Strasburg.
Juanita was born in Winchester, a daughter of Paul Crabill and Mildred Hyla (Hodson) Wolfe. She grew up in Strasburg, and graduated from Strasburg High School in 1945.
She married Samuel Franklin Artz Sr., also of Strasburg, on June 29, 1946.
Juanita raised her three children and worked alongside her husband in the family business, Artz's Hardware.
She loved to sing and did so all her life. She served in her church's choirs and was a long-time member of the Front Royal Oratorio Society. She gave of her time and energy to the Strasburg Community Library and Compassion Cupboard as well as many other charitable organizations.
She is best remembered for the years she and her husband, Sam Artz, operated Artz Hardware on W. King Street in Strasburg.
Juanita was born in Winchester, a daughter of Paul Crabill and Mildred Hyla (Hodson) Wolfe. She grew up in Strasburg, and graduated from Strasburg High School in 1945.
She married Samuel Franklin Artz Sr., also of Strasburg, on June 29, 1946.
Juanita raised her three children and worked alongside her husband in the family business, Artz's Hardware.
She loved to sing and did so all her life. She served in her church's choirs and was a long-time member of the Front Royal Oratorio Society. She gave of her time and energy to the Strasburg Community Library and Compassion Cupboard as well as many other charitable organizations.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labeled "Summer 1942" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2009 by Gloria Stickley.
Additional biographical information was extracted from her Find-A-Grave record where an obituary was posted.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
014272
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Juanita Virginia (Wolfe) Artz,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed September 19, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/44169.
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