Rama Karamcheti
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Citizens Library reference librarian
Rama Karamcheti, 65, of East Washington, died Wednesday, October 2, 2013, in her home, after battling multiple myeloma for seven years.
She was born February 22, 1948, in her Praturi grandparents’ house in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India, the second daughter of Venkata Ramaniah and Suryakantham Praturi. Her father was a physician and career officer in the army of India and a veteran of World War II, and her mother was a homemaker. Her father died February 28, 2006, and her mother died July 27, 2007, both in their native India.
Mrs. Karamcheti and her siblings were educated in private schools across northern India. The camaraderie and ceremonial life of the Indian army stayed with her all her life.
On January 19, 1969, she was married to Anand Karamcheti, M.D. Their son, Aditya, was born March 18, 1972. Three months later, they emigrated to the United States. They lived in Morristown, N.J., New York, N.Y., and Pittsburgh, and eventually settled in Washington in 1977. Their second child, Deepak, was born in New York City, May 24, 1974.
In 1982, she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Library Science. She worked as head of the Reference Department at Ohio County Public Library Wheeling, W.Va., from 1985 to 1995. From 1996, she was reference librarian at Citizens Library Washington.
Surviving are sisters, Patibanda Shanta of India and Aruna Vedula of Westford, Mass.; a brother, Praturi Srinivas of Secunderabad, India.
Survivors also include her husband Anand; sons Adi and daughter-in-law Erenia of Washington and Deepak and daughter-in-law Manjula of Melrose Mass.; and grandchildren, Ramaniah Antonio Karamcheti and Anand David Karamcheti of Washington, Jaya Narismhadevara Karamcheti and Kush Narsimhadevara Karamcheti of Melrose.
At the request of the deceased and family, there will be no public visitation. Cremation services will be private. Arrangements have been entrusted to Warco-Falvo Funeral Home Inc., Wilson at East Katherine Avenues, Washington, S. Timothy Warco, supervisor/director, Susan Falvo Warco, director, S. Timothy Warco II, director. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Reference Dept. of Citizens Library, 55 S. College St., Washington PA, 15301 or to a charity of one’s choice. Online condolences may be expressed at www.WarcoFalvoFuneralHome.com.