J. Fraser Morton, age 75 of Westminster, died Friday January 7, 2011 at Carroll Hospital Center. He was born November 18, 1935 in Glasgow, Scotland the son of the late Andrew and Janet Ferguson Morton. He graduated from Lehigh University with his B.S. as a chemical engineer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army from 1958 – 1960 and he worked for Congoleum Corporation from 1957 until his retirement in 1999 as a chemist in the quality control department. He was a world traveler and had visited most of the United States and Canada, especially visiting his homeland of Scotland and the polar bears of Churchill in Manatoba, Canada. Fraser was an avid sports fan and fan of NASCAR.
Surviving are his close friends, Sandra and John Nash of Hampstead; and cousins, Jan Riddell, John Morton, and Olga Watters all of Scotland.
The family will receive friends on Monday, January 10, 2011 from 2 PM until the time of service at 5:30 PM at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis St., Westminster with the Rev. Richard K. Shamer officiating. Interment will be at a later date in his homeland of Scotland.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross, 4700 Mount Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215 or to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420, Rockville, MD 20850.
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Surviving are his close friends, Sandra and John Nash of Hampstead; and cousins, Jan Riddell, John Morton, and Olga Watters all of Scotland.
The family will receive friends on Monday, January 10, 2011 from 2 PM until the time of service at 5:30 PM at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis St., Westminster with the Rev. Richard K. Shamer officiating. Interment will be at a later date in his homeland of Scotland.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross, 4700 Mount Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215 or to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420, Rockville, MD 20850.