Berkley
Berkley Raleigh
d. February 21, 2011
Mrs. Berkley Ralei
g
h, a longtime resident of Annapolis, MD currently of Frederick, MD born in 1938
,
passed away on Monday, February 21, 2011at the Kline Hospice House after surviving a long batt
l
e with ovarian cancer. She was the wife of James E. Summerville of Frederick.
She is also survived by her sister
,
Janet Niewoehner of St Loui
s
an
d
nieces
,
Nancee Willhite of Fen ton
,
Mo., Julie Berry of Bumpass
,
Va and Diane O’Neill of St. Louis, Mo as well as many friends.
S
he
g
rew up in the suburb
s
of St
.
Louis and graduated from Kirk
w
ood High School in 1955
.
She attended
Purdu e Universit y and earned a degree in education in 1959. After teaching in San Francisco she went to
German y where s he taught in Frankfurt and Munich and then returned to the U . S . to teach on the E ast
Coast . She taught for 38 years , and 22 years , she taught in Anne Arundel County. After retiring , she
became a resident of Frederick , MD ,
Purdu e Universit y and earned a degree in education in 1959. After teaching in San Francisco she went to
German y where s he taught in Frankfurt and Munich and then returned to the U . S . to teach on the E ast
Coast . She taught for 38 years , and 22 years , she taught in Anne Arundel County. After retiring , she
became a resident of Frederick , MD ,
S
he loved socializing with her friends
,
of which there were many. She did much traveling while living
overseas , and would go back to Germany often . In 1985 s h e went around the world with the Un i versity of
Pittsburgh program , cal l ed Semester at Sea. She was a tennis enthusiast , and enjoyed meeting new friends
on the co u rts. She loved sitting on her screened porch with her husband and dog , Jesse.
overseas , and would go back to Germany often . In 1985 s h e went around the world with the Un i versity of
Pittsburgh program , cal l ed Semester at Sea. She was a tennis enthusiast , and enjoyed meeting new friends
on the co u rts. She loved sitting on her screened porch with her husband and dog , Jesse.
She volunteered at different times for Habitat
,
ESL
,
Frederick Arts Festival
,
and Weinberg Th
e
atre.
A memorial service will be held at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick on Saturday, February 26
th
at 1:00PM with Rev. Tim May officiating.
I
n lieu of flower
s
,
contribution
s
ma
y
be made to Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
,
230 W
.
Monroe
,
Suite
2
5
2
8
,
Chicago
,
Illinois 60606.
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