DETERMINATION, HARD WORK, COURAGE MARKED LIFE OF WOMAN MINISTER
	The Rev.Hazel Rogers Gredler, minister emeritus of Barnstable and Yarmouth Port Unitarian- Universalist Churches, died Nov. 25 in Yarmouth Port at the age of 77.
	She served the two churches from 1950 to 1952, when she was forced to retire because of health.  At that time she was named minister emeritus of both churches.  She continued to live on the Cape, preaching frequently.
	Before her Cape ministry she serves parishes in Whitman,Northfield,Norton, and Leicester.  Mrs. Gredler was the first woman minister of the Norton  church, serving from 12936-1945.
	A native of Worcester, she was graduated from Wheaton College in 1919, attended Meaedville, Pa. Theological School and at the University of Chicago.  She received her master's degree in English from Cornell University.
	Rev. Mrs. Gredler's knowledge and love of literature was evident in many of her sermons and poems which were published.  Besides her parish work she had many civic interests and enjoyed music and gardening.  She was  active in the Cape Cod Clerical Club, a forerunner of the Cape Cod Council of Churches.
	Surviving are three sons, Charles R. of Lexington, Gilbert R. of Swarthmore,Pa., and David E. of Norwell, and 11 grandchildren.
	A memorial service was held Sunday in the Barnstable church, the Rev. Kenneth R. Warren officiating.

				A TRIBUTE
	The Rev. Hazel Rogers Gredler's life was one of determination, hard work, and courage.  She served the Church in her youth when women were not welcome in the ministry; and served it well.  Added to that, she brought up three sons on  a very meager income.  These three capable men are working today with distinction in education,psychology, and journalism.
	We must not let the incapacity of Mrs. Gredler's recent years of illness din the contribution that she (and other women of her generation) made to the Church.  When they graduated from Theological School, the attitude of the men in the ministry toward women ministers was analogous to that of the men doctors to women doctors at the turn of century.  The women were not wanted.  They were resented; and at the value of their potential was doubtful.  These women had a hard rock to travel; only those who were better that the average men(doctors or ministers)succeeded.
	That these courageous women made a valuable contribution to medicine, and to the Church, is an acceptable fact today.  Their conscientious determination and hard work furthered the progress of civilization.  It is in this light that they should be remembered.
							Agnes C. Adams


Taken from the Cape Cod Standard Times