Vada Katherine Waltman

WALTMAN, VADA KATHERINE – passed away at home in Aberdeen, MD on January 1, 2008. Vada gracefully carried-on with her life after cancer diagnosis in late 2003 and lived with her grandson, Greg Hendrickson, at his Aberdeen residence shortly after the death of her husband, John Waltman, in 2001. Born in Silica, WV, December, 1, 1924, the daughter of John and Sidney (Helmick) Cowger, she moved to the Aberdeen area at age eighteen and worked in Harford county including: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland House, New Ideal Diner, and later retired from the dietetics division at the VA Hospital in Perry Point in 1997, which concluded her civil service career. Vada greatly enjoyed working with flowers as her longtime hobby. She was recently fascinated with her first visit to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA for the 2007 Christmas display. Vada is survived by her daughter, Linda Hendrickson in Catonsville, and grandson, Greg Hendrickson in Aberdeen. She is preceded in death by her husband John C. Waltman of Aberdeen, MD in 2001 and her son, Timothy McGlothlin of Ocean City, MD in 2003, her two sisters LaVonne Cowger and Ordie Bohen of Elkins, WV and her brother Ova Cowger of Edgewater, MD. A memorial service celebrating Vada’s life will be held at Grace United Methodist Church in Aberdeen, MD on February 2, 2008 at 2:00PM. Flowers are welcome for delivery to the church for the date of the memorial service. Her cremains will be interred at Harford Memorial Gardens at a later date. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001