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In communicating with Bill Menke, RLA, CLARB of menke & menke, Swarthmore, Pa., we learned he just returned from Philadelphia where he attended the memorial services for prominent Philadelphia landscape architect Peta Raabe, 56, who passed away January 7 following a recurrence of breast cancer.
She leaves behind husband, Peter Bloomfield, daughter Jessie and son Gabriel, and her mother, Cindy.
She also leaves behind her partners at Lager Raabe Skafte Landscape Architects of Philadelphia, Anita Lager and Karen Skafte. The Philadelphia firm has been designing landscapes for 17 years.
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Peta Raabe was born in New York City and enjoyed her childhood at a camp owned by her parents in Columbia County, New York. She earned her B.A. at Bennington College (1973), a masters in architecture from Washington University (1977) and a MLA from the University of Pennsylvania (1982). She also served as an adjunct and visiting faculty member at Drexel University, Temple University and the University of Oregon.
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Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
Hardscape Oasis in Litchfield Park
Ash Nochian, Ph.D. Landscape Architect
November 12th, 2025
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