Dr. Fred Walter Stemler

Dr. Fred Walter Stemler of Aberdeen, died on Friday, April 10, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital. He was 84. He is survived by his wife Norma Wallis Stemler of Baltimore, Maryland; three daughters, Kathy Larson and her husband Ron of Klamath Falls, Oregon, Cindy France of Eldersburg, Maryland and Linda Burns and her husband Don of Towson, Maryland; and two grandchildren, Jessica France and her fiancée Jason McGee of Columbus, Ohio, and Richard France and his wife Katie of Eldersburg, Maryland. Fred was an Elder and a very active member of Grove Presbyterian Church. He also was a volunteer with the Aberdeen Fire Department. He earned his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Physiology and Pharmacology from the University of Illinois, and his PhD from Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana. He was employed as a Research Physiologist at APG/Edgewood Arsenal where he worked until his retirement in 1997. A celebration of Fred's life will be held at Grove Presbyterian Church in Aberdeen, Maryland on Friday, April 17, 2009 from 6 to 9 pm. In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions made in his memory to the American Heart Association, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216, the Aberdeen Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 118, Aberdeen, MD 21001, or Grove Presbyterian Church, 50 E. BelAir Ave., Aberdeen, MD 21001. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001