Loring Bernard “Chips” Yingling, age 90, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Friday, March 6, 2009 at Carroll Hospital Center.
Born December 30, 1918 in Pleasant Valley, he was the son of the late Tobias and Ruth H. (Nusbaum) Yingling. He was the husband of 64 years, of Mary Lee Crawford Yingling.
He was a 1935 graduate of Charles Carroll School. He also attended Pleasant Valley School.
He worked at International Harvester in Baltimore until 1941 at which time he joined the US Army as a member of the 100th Field Artillery, 29th Division serving in England as an air observation pilot. Later, while at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, he taught aircraft maintenance to pilots. He was discharged in October 1945 with the rank of Staff Sergeant. In 2004, the US Army awarded him The Honorable Order of Saint Barbara medal.
After serving, he returned to International Harvester. In 1957 he joined his father-in-law, Carroll L. Crawford at Westminster Realty and Insurance. From 1969 until his retirement in 1983, he served as president of Crawford-Cash, Inc. He was Chairman of the Board of Crawford Insurance until his death.
During his career, he held a Maryland Real Estate License and a Maryland Insurance License. He was a certified Maryland State Land Appraiser and graduate of the Insurance Company of North America Agents School in Philadelphia. Among his clients were Carroll County Government, local banks, attorneys and the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company. He appraised the land for the current Piney Run Park in Eldersburg.
He was Past President of the Westminster Lions Club, Independent Insurance Agents of Carroll County and the Carroll County Board of Realtors. Until his death, he was treasurer of the W. H. Davis Foundation and a voting member on the Board of Carroll Hospital Center.
He was a member of Boumi Temple, Westminster Elks, VFW Post 467, American Legion Post 31 and Wakefield Valley Golf Club. He was a member of St. Matthews Reformed Church of Pleasant Valley and Westminster United Methodist Church.
He was an avid golfer and enjoyed watching Baltimore Colts and Ravens football. He particularly enjoyed activities related to finance and investments.
Surviving in addition to his wife are sons and their wives, Carroll L. “Splinter” and Susan M. Yingling John B. and Sharon H. Yingling all of Westminster; grandchildren, Christopher Yingling and wife Heather, and Benjamin Yingling all of Westminster, Michelle Yingling of Wilmington, DE, John Thomas Yingling of Pikesville, and Laura Yingling and fiancée Jesse Buppert of Odenton; step-grandchildren, Gregory Gottleib of Orlando, Fla, and Brian Gottleib of Charleston, S.C.; brothers Dennis Yingling and Alfred Yingling both of Westminster, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a son, Thomas Nusbaum Yingling; brother, David Yingling and a sister, Mary Hosfeld.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at Krug Chapel, Carroll Lutheran Village, 200 St. Luke Circle, Westminster, Maryland, with the Rev. Jimmie L. Schwartz, Chaplain and Diaconal Minister C. Dahl Drenning co-officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Pleasant Valley.
The family will receive friends and visitors on Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis St., Westminster, MD, and again on Tuesday from 10:00 AM until the time of service at the Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to either Carroll Hospital Center, 200 Memorial Avenue, Westminster, MD 21157, or to the Westminster Lions Club, P.O. Box 246, Westminster, MD 21158.
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Born December 30, 1918 in Pleasant Valley, he was the son of the late Tobias and Ruth H. (Nusbaum) Yingling. He was the husband of 64 years, of Mary Lee Crawford Yingling.
He was a 1935 graduate of Charles Carroll School. He also attended Pleasant Valley School.
He worked at International Harvester in Baltimore until 1941 at which time he joined the US Army as a member of the 100th Field Artillery, 29th Division serving in England as an air observation pilot. Later, while at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, he taught aircraft maintenance to pilots. He was discharged in October 1945 with the rank of Staff Sergeant. In 2004, the US Army awarded him The Honorable Order of Saint Barbara medal.
After serving, he returned to International Harvester. In 1957 he joined his father-in-law, Carroll L. Crawford at Westminster Realty and Insurance. From 1969 until his retirement in 1983, he served as president of Crawford-Cash, Inc. He was Chairman of the Board of Crawford Insurance until his death.
During his career, he held a Maryland Real Estate License and a Maryland Insurance License. He was a certified Maryland State Land Appraiser and graduate of the Insurance Company of North America Agents School in Philadelphia. Among his clients were Carroll County Government, local banks, attorneys and the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company. He appraised the land for the current Piney Run Park in Eldersburg.
He was Past President of the Westminster Lions Club, Independent Insurance Agents of Carroll County and the Carroll County Board of Realtors. Until his death, he was treasurer of the W. H. Davis Foundation and a voting member on the Board of Carroll Hospital Center.
He was a member of Boumi Temple, Westminster Elks, VFW Post 467, American Legion Post 31 and Wakefield Valley Golf Club. He was a member of St. Matthews Reformed Church of Pleasant Valley and Westminster United Methodist Church.
He was an avid golfer and enjoyed watching Baltimore Colts and Ravens football. He particularly enjoyed activities related to finance and investments.
Surviving in addition to his wife are sons and their wives, Carroll L. “Splinter” and Susan M. Yingling John B. and Sharon H. Yingling all of Westminster; grandchildren, Christopher Yingling and wife Heather, and Benjamin Yingling all of Westminster, Michelle Yingling of Wilmington, DE, John Thomas Yingling of Pikesville, and Laura Yingling and fiancée Jesse Buppert of Odenton; step-grandchildren, Gregory Gottleib of Orlando, Fla, and Brian Gottleib of Charleston, S.C.; brothers Dennis Yingling and Alfred Yingling both of Westminster, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a son, Thomas Nusbaum Yingling; brother, David Yingling and a sister, Mary Hosfeld.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at Krug Chapel, Carroll Lutheran Village, 200 St. Luke Circle, Westminster, Maryland, with the Rev. Jimmie L. Schwartz, Chaplain and Diaconal Minister C. Dahl Drenning co-officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Pleasant Valley.
The family will receive friends and visitors on Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis St., Westminster, MD, and again on Tuesday from 10:00 AM until the time of service at the Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to either Carroll Hospital Center, 200 Memorial Avenue, Westminster, MD 21157, or to the Westminster Lions Club, P.O. Box 246, Westminster, MD 21158.