Ethel Kathryn McCreary
January 2, 1923 ~ December 14, 2008
Services:
A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, December 29, 2008 at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Dan Bennett officiating. Interment will be held on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 11:00 AM in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Visitation:
Viewing/Visitation will be held on Monday, December 29, 2008 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home.
Ethel Kathryn McCreary, 85, of Piney Point, MD and formerly of Berwyn Heights, MD, died December 14, 2008 in Solomons Nursing Center. Born January 2, 1923 in Mt. Ranier, MD she was the daughter of the late Carl Wilhelm and Viola May Walzl. She was the loving wife of the late Joseph Richard McCreary, Sr. whom she married on September 17, 1964 in Upper Marlboro, MD. She is survived by her children Joseph R. McCeary, Jr. of Manassas, VA, Anne E. Rodgers of Oviedo, FL, Trent H. Bergendahl of Huntingtown, MD, Kenneth E. Bergendahl of Chesapeake Beach, MD and Linda A. McConnell of Piney Point, MD as well as fifteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son Mark N. Bergendahl, her brother Frank Walzl and her twin sister Louise Redmon. Ethel was a graduate of Bladensburg High School “Class of 1939” and moved to St. Mary’s County in 1978 from Berwyn Heights, MD. She was a personal secretary to the Postmaster General with the Postal Rates Commission for 22 years, retiring on June 30, 1979. The family will receive friends on Monday, December 29, 2008 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where a funeral service will be held at 7:00 PM with Pastor Dan Bennett officiating. Interment will follow on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 11:00 AM in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
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“Kenny – We very much enjoyed your Mom while she lived with us at Solomons Nursing Center! She made us laugh ALL the time! What a character! She will be missed – my thoughts are with you – take care of yourself during this difficult time.”
“Heartfelt condolences to the entire family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.”
“Kenny-I will truly miss my “partner in crime” as you called us. My Blue Eyes. She was truly one of a kind and I will miss her tremendously, but I will treasure my memories of her always.”
“Linda – Sincere condolences to you, George and Katherine. My thoughts are with you all at this sad time. God bless.”
“Linda, I am so very sorry to hear about your Mom. My prayers are with you and your family”
“Linda – I am so sorry to hear of your mother’s death. Please accept my most heartfelt sympathy on your sad loss.”
“My thoughts and prayers are with your family during this sorrowful time. God Bless.”
“Linda, I enjoyed the time we spent together living with your mother on the “Island”. I will truly miss her wit and humor and I understand where you got yours. God Bless her.”
“Linda, My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. May she rest in peace. “
“Sheila~I know how much you loved your grandmother and I am very sorry for your loss. May happy memories carry you and your family through this sorrowful time. “
“Our love and condolences to the entire McCreary family in the loss of their Mom. She was a dear loving person and will be missed. The world is a better place because she passed through it on her way to be with her beloved husband Buddy. Love, the Corridon family”
“Linda my sincere condolences to you, and your family. My thoughts are with you all at this time. You are all in my prayers.”
“Kenny, Please accept our deepest condolences at this sad time. You and your family are in our hearts and prayers. “