John Raymond McKellar

John Raymond McKellar

November 16, 1951 - January 12, 2009

Obituary

John Raymond McKellar, age 57of Airville PA. passed away on January 12, 2009. Beloved husband of Cinda McKellar. John was a Sgt. 1st class Army veteran of 14 ½ years. He was a light wheel mechanic and expert on the M-16 rifle. John was a heavy mobile equipment operator for Survedrup Corporation at APG. He loved putting together puzzles with his grandson Darryl, old western movies, fishing with his son, and Sunday football.. Many evenings were spent playing pinochle with his wife, sister-in-law, and mother-in-law. His passions were woodworking, and making toys for his grandson. John loved his children and grandson very much. He will be very dearly missed by his wife Cinda, son Shane and daughter-in-law Natalie of Street MD., daughter Lauren and son-in-law Darryl Durbin Sr., grandson Darryl Durbin Jr. of Aberdeen MD., brother Richard F. McKellar and his wife Janet of Taylor Michigan, sister Pearl and her husband Al of Greensboro NC, 3 nieces, 3 nephews, Sister –in-law Patricia Günter and her husband Steven of Baltimore and mother-in-law Nell Urban of Bel Air, MD. Thank you to everyone at APG for their thoughts and prayers. John will be missed dearly by family and friends. The family received friends Wednesday, January 14 and held a service the following day in the Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home, Aberdeen . Contributions may be made to The John Hopkins Children's Center 100 N. Charles Street Suite 200, Baltimore MD, 21201 and St Jude 501 St Jude place, Memphis TN, 38105. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001

Events

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Visitation
Wed Jan 14, 2009 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home • 333 S Parke St., Aberdeen, MD 21001
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Visitation
Wed Jan 14, 2009 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home • 333 S Parke St., Aberdeen, MD 21001
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Service
Thu Jan 15, 2009 @ 11:00 AM EDT
Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home • 333 S Parke St., Aberdeen, MD 21001
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Mike Rowan
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We've worked along side John on many different projects on APG. His presence will be deeply missed. Our Deepest Sympathy, CARA UXO Teams
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Bill Scarborough
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It was always a great pleasure to work with John. I had a great deal of respect for his abilities.
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Dave Korman
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Gloria and I's condolences to the family. I don't have many memories about John, but spent some time with his sister pearl many years ago.

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