Marie M. Sterbach of Chestertown, Maryland died on Sunday April 10, 2011 at Chester River Manor. She was 92.
Born in Schillingsfurst Germany on January 31, 1919, she was the daughter of the late John and Barbara Horn Pfeffer.
She moved to the United States in 1955 and married Charles J. Sterbach of Philadelphia, PA. He predeceased her in 1982.
Mrs. Sterbach was a homemaker caring for her family, she also loved gardening and making friends. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Chestertown, Maryland.
She is survived by her son Walter C. Sterbach and his wife Jacqueline of Parkville, MD, along with several nieces and nephews in Germany.
Services will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 1:00PM at Grace Community Church 11611 Belair Road Kingsville, Maryland 21087. Interment was held on Tuesday, April 12 in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Easton, MD. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church Relief Fund P.O. Box 597 Chestertown, MD 21620.
Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein, and Newnam Funeral Home Chestertown, MD. www.fhnfuneralhome.com
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