Barbara B. Blattner

Barbara Beachley Blattner, of Aberdeen died March 5 following a stroke. She was 78. The oldest child of Lydia Mabel and Amos Bowlus Beachley, she was born and raised in Havre de Grace. She attended Havre de Grace High School, graduating with the class of 1953. After receiving her teaching degree from Towson State Teachers College in 1957, she taught for short time at Bel Air High School. In 1958, she married Ralph William Blattner, moving to Aberdeen to raise her family and begin a lifetime of service to her community. Both she and her husband became active in both Boy and Girl Scouting as adult leaders. Her love of the Girl Scouts was lifelong, beginning in 1942 at age 7. In 1983 she received her Appreciation Pin from Community 76 and most recently was honored in 2008 with a lifetime membership receiving the GSCM Evergreen Award for 50+ years in Scouting. She served as a Troop Leader, Troop Service Director, Delegate and Community Director. She was a troop leader for her daughters, granddaughter and great granddaughter. In 2002 she visited Savannah, birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low and more recently Pax Lodge in England, an international center for Scouting. In addition to spending time with family, her other passion was the Aberdeen Lioness Lions Club. In 1977 she became a charter member of the Aberdeen Lioness Club and in 2003 a charter member of the Aberdeen Lioness Lions Club. She served several positions from Secretary to President in both clubs and earned the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award - the highest honor from Lions International for Humanitarian Services. She was also previously a member of the Aberdeen Appearance and Preservation Committee where she particularly enjoyed working with Christmas Street. She is survived by her daughter Barb Baughman and her husband Chip of Aberdeen, her daughter Melanie Blattner of Havre de Grace, her son Keith Blattner of Aberdeen, grandchildren Courtney, Jennifer, Justin, Whitney, Brandon, Chris and Marissa and great grandchildren Cameron, Mariah, Kaden and Damian. She is also survived by her sister Carol McIntyre and her husband Bill of Havre de Grace, her brother Al Beachley and his wife Pris, of Melbourne Beach Florida and many treasured nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her son, Ralph Blattner Jr and her husband Ralph Blattner Sr. Contributions may be sent to the Aberdeen Lioness Lions Club, PO Box 516, Aberdeen Md or Girl Scouts Community 76c/o St. Pauls Lutheran Church, 201 Mt. Royal Ave., Aberdeen, Md. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001