Deane F. Fassett
83, of Westminster
Deane Fraser Fassett, 83, of Westminster, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at Brinton Woods Nursing Center, Sykesville MD.
Born October 7th, 1925 in Randolph, Vermont, he was the son of the late Gail (Opie) and Belle Fraser Fassett.
He was a 1944 graduate of Randolph High School and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Maryland. He was also a graduate of the McLean School of Nursing in Boston, Massachusetts. He had a long career in nursing administration, working as Director of Nursing Services at University of Maryland’s Psychiatric Institute as well as Spring Grove State Hospital, Chestnut Lodge Psychiatric Hospital, Mount Wilson Hospital and Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, D.C.
He served in the United States Army Air Force with the 348th Air Service Group as a radio repairman in the Asiatic Pacific Theater during World War II. He had a passion for sailing and sports cars, was an avid runner into his 70’s, and had a great love for music of all kinds. He especially delighted in correspondence with former classmates, colleagues, friends, and family.
He is survived by his sister, Altha Warner of Randolph, Vermont; daughters and sons-in-law, Nolly and Barry Gelsinger of Westminster, Jeanne and James Buhl of Finksburg, Beth Fassett and Steve Cummings of Portland, Oregon, and Karen Fassett-Hinkhaus and William Hinkhaus of Westminster; grand children Carrie Medlin, Jay Gelsinger, Katie Gelsinger, Jeff Medlin and Matthew Fassett; and great grandchildren Andrew Barbour, Nathan Gelsinger and Kylie Medlin.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 pm Saturday at Myers-Duboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis Street, Westminster, Maryland where a service of memorial will take place at 2:00 pm. Inurnment will follow at Meadow Branch Cemetery with military honors.
Memorial contributions may be made to Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity, 3326 Keswick Road, Baltimore MD 21211 or online at www.chesapeakehfh.org.
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83, of Westminster
Deane Fraser Fassett, 83, of Westminster, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at Brinton Woods Nursing Center, Sykesville MD.
Born October 7th, 1925 in Randolph, Vermont, he was the son of the late Gail (Opie) and Belle Fraser Fassett.
He was a 1944 graduate of Randolph High School and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Maryland. He was also a graduate of the McLean School of Nursing in Boston, Massachusetts. He had a long career in nursing administration, working as Director of Nursing Services at University of Maryland’s Psychiatric Institute as well as Spring Grove State Hospital, Chestnut Lodge Psychiatric Hospital, Mount Wilson Hospital and Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, D.C.
He served in the United States Army Air Force with the 348th Air Service Group as a radio repairman in the Asiatic Pacific Theater during World War II. He had a passion for sailing and sports cars, was an avid runner into his 70’s, and had a great love for music of all kinds. He especially delighted in correspondence with former classmates, colleagues, friends, and family.
He is survived by his sister, Altha Warner of Randolph, Vermont; daughters and sons-in-law, Nolly and Barry Gelsinger of Westminster, Jeanne and James Buhl of Finksburg, Beth Fassett and Steve Cummings of Portland, Oregon, and Karen Fassett-Hinkhaus and William Hinkhaus of Westminster; grand children Carrie Medlin, Jay Gelsinger, Katie Gelsinger, Jeff Medlin and Matthew Fassett; and great grandchildren Andrew Barbour, Nathan Gelsinger and Kylie Medlin.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 pm Saturday at Myers-Duboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis Street, Westminster, Maryland where a service of memorial will take place at 2:00 pm. Inurnment will follow at Meadow Branch Cemetery with military honors.
Memorial contributions may be made to Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity, 3326 Keswick Road, Baltimore MD 21211 or online at www.chesapeakehfh.org.