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Shirley Mae Sebacher

December 24, 1934 ~ September 26, 2026

Born in: St. Charles, Missouri
Resided in: Lexington Park, Maryland

Shirley Mae Sebacher, 91, of Lexington Park, MD, passed away on September 26, 2026, at her home. Born on December 24, 1934, in St. Charles, MO, she was the daughter of Edward H. Borgilt and Irene Purler Borgilt. Shirley was the loving wife of Daniel I. Sebacher, who preceded her in death.

She is survived by their children, Kim Fancher (Scott) of Sammamish, WA, Lynn Sebacher of Hampton, VA, and Kurt Sebacher of Lexington Park, MD; her brother, Robert Borgilt of Ashland, OR; as well as nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Shirley was proceeded in death by her son Andrew Sebacher.

Shirley worked as a flight attendant for Eastern Airlines and as a secretary for McDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis, MO, in the 1950s. She excelled at sports, especially softball and tennis, and followed baseball her entire life. She loved New Orleans jazz, big-band music, and classical music. In later years, she traveled with her husband, Daniel, assisting him in his work as a climate field researcher for NASA. After retirement, she especially loved visiting the national parks in her Minnie Winnie RV. She became an expert birder and seashell collector.

Condolences may be made to the family at www.mgfh.com.

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home and Cremation Services, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

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  1. Sending sincere condolences to the Sebacher family in Maryland, Virginia and Missouri. We enjoyed our contact with Shirley through the years and remember staying in her home near Williamsburg in the early 80’s. She assigned everyone a task to get the family meal for dinner prepared before Dan got home from NASA. And babysat for our infant son Nicholas so we could see
    Williamsburg.
    May she rest in eternal peace!
    Philip and Connie

  2. Sending my love and sympathy to my Sebacher cousins. I will never forget my visit to Virginia in my childhood, and all the fun and interesting things we experienced. If there was any downtime Shirley would come up with something unique and fun to do, and she genuinely enjoyed doing things with all the kids and teaching us things. She had such a long and interesting life, and I’m so glad she was able to be near her children. She will be missed by so many!


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