Zenaida Maria Krablin died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. She was born Aug. 26, 1935, in the Philippines.
Krablin earned a registered nursing degree from the University of the Philippines and later studied operating-room management at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate Hospital. She also earned a degree in biology and opera from Chestnut Hill College and worked in a biology laboratory at the Women’s Medical College of Philadelphia.
After she and her husband, Dr. Ronald Krablin, moved to Gettysburg, she managed his medical practice for nearly 40 years while raising their three sons. She volunteered extensively with the Gettysburg Hospital Women’s Auxiliary, helped organize hospital fairs, and co-managed the hospital gift shop.
She is survived by her husband; sons Ronald, Timothy, and Austin and their spouses; seven grandchildren; and a sister, Dr. Minda Datoc.
Visitation is scheduled from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Monahan Funeral Home, 125 Carlisle St., Gettysburg. A celebration-of-life reception is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Beyond the Battle Museum, 625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg. Read the complete funeral-home obituary and condolences page.