Gertrude H. Spang

Gertrude H. Spang passed away at her home in Aberdeen on Monday, April 11. She was 99. Born in Perryman, MD she was the daughter of the late William “Carl” and Ethel (Hinchman) Holloway). Her husband Charles “Chick” O. Spang died in 2005 After graduating from Aberdeen High School in 1939 she attended Eaton Burnett Business College, and then she went to work in the Finance Office at Aberdeen Proving Ground. A lifetime member of the Harford Memorial Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, she was also a member of the Evergreen Garden Club of Harford County since 1964 and St. George’s Episcopal Church. She is survived by her children, Charles O. Spang, Jr. of Aberdeen and Ann S. Bennett and her husband Tony of Churchville; grandchildren, Lee H. “Holly” Bennett and Gregory H. Bennett and his wife Regan and two great grandchildren, Reid and Hayes Bennett. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her sibling, Willard C. Holloway and Helen Holloway Thompson. A private graveside service will be held on Monday, April 18, 2022 at Spesutia Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, 110 W. Bel Air Ave, Aberdeen, MD 21001, Harford Land Trust, 22 W. Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 2, Bel Air, MD 21014 or Gilchrist Hospice, 11311 McCormick Road, Suite 350 Hunt Valley, MD 21031.