Dorothy E. Waltz, 84, of Finksburg

Dorothy E. Waltz, 84, of Finksburg

Dorothy Edna Waltz, 84, of Finksburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, at her home.

Born Oct. 26, 1924, in Owings Mills, she was the daughter of the late James Orton and Margaret Shipley Dorsey. She was the wife of Dayton E. Waltz, her husband of 42 years, who died Aug. 8, 1988.

She had been a homemaker and seamstress and was a 1943 graduate of Franklin High School. She was also a member of the Gamber volunteer fire company auxiliary, the Calvary United Methodist Church, where she participated in the United Methodist Women, and Calvary Quilters.

She enjoyed sewing and adored her pet dogs.

Surviving are daughters Darlene Haschert, Joyce Kinser and Christina Becker, all of Westminster, Gail Doyle, of Littlestown, Pa., Joan Stickles, of Sykesville, and Sharon McKinsey, of Red Lion, Pa.; a sister, Margaret Knott, of Hanover, Pa.; sisters-in-law Mary and Charlotte Waltz, both of Westminster; nine grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster, with the Rev. Frederick P. Eckhardt officiating. Interment will be in Deer Park Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be sent to Calvary United Methodist Church, 3939 Gamber Road, Finksburg, MD 21048; or to the Gamber fire company, 3838 Niner Road, Finksburg, MD 21048.

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