Hope Angela Ganschow Obituary (1931 - 2013)

Born Hope Angela Tucker on March 7, 1931 at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Hope was the ninth of eleven children born to William McKinley and Helen Edna Tucker. Hope spent the first six years growing up in the country in Anne Arundel County Maryland before the family moved to Baltimore. She attended Westport Elementary School and Southern High School. Hope attended Swindell Methodist Memorial Church where she sang soprano in the girls' choir. Hope met George Ganschow on a blind date in 1952 and they married on January 11, 1953. They moved to California where Hope worked at home raising 3 children. Two boys of her own and a girl; babysitting her from 2-months to 14 years of age. Hope was active in Cub Scouts and PTA as well as enjoying hobbies of her own such as pottery, ceramics, and oil painting. She also made and sold candles in a local boutique. Hope began her working career after her boys graduated high school. Hope & George moved to Santa Rosa in 1973 and her first job there was making wire harnesses. In 1975 they moved to Sunnyvale and Hope hired on with Hewlett-Packard. She battled Breast Cancer in 1979 and won. The cancer never returned. Hope worked in publications at HP until her retirement in 1995 when they moved to El Dorado Hills. Hope loved to travel and spend time with friends. She and George joined the Light of the Hills Lutheran Church as well as a few neighborhood groups. They traveled Europe and made numerous local excursions with groups and family. She also loved the neighborhood Bonko game and was a regular player. Hope was a Maryland native and never passed up a chance to enjoy Maryland Blue Crabs, soft shell crab sandwiches, or crab cakes. At a Tucker Family crab feed she was always the last one to leave the table. Crab cakes were her favorite holiday treat to make for her family. Hope departed this world as a wife of 61 years, a mother, a grandmother, and a great-grandmother on November 21st, 2013. She is survived by three brothers, one sister, her husband and two children, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Florist: Shingle Springs Florist www.shinglespringsflorist.com (530) 672-6000 Please send flowers to the church address below. (Note: They will be closed Wed-Fri due to the holiday. Order by Tues Nov. 26) Donations: In lieu of flowers the church has a memorial fund. Make checks out to "LOTH Memorial Fund" (Hope Ganschow on the reference line). Send to the attention of Dorothy at the church address: Light of the Hills Lutheran Church 3100 Rodeo Road Cameron Park, CA 95682