Carolyn Kieffer

Mrs. Carolyn Reisch Kieffer died peacefully on January 6, 2015, at Heartfields Assisted Living in Frederick, Maryland.  Born in Springfield, Illinois, in August 1932, Carolyn was the daughter of the late Joseph Reisch and Vivian Dressendorfer.  Carolyn is survived by her brothers, Joe, John, Franz, Rick, and her sister Molly; and her five daughters, Elizabeth, Catherine, Mary Ann, Victoria, and Margaret.

Married to Dr. Lee Joseph Kieffer in 1959, together they proudly raised their growing family of daughters in California, the District of Columbia, and Colorado before finally settling in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in 1975.  Predeceased by her husband in 1985, Carolyn lived to welcome nine cherished grandchildren; Samantha, Nicholas, Benjamin, Joseph, Joshua, Jessica, Calvin, Eleanor and Adelaide.

Carolyn enjoyed ethnic food, good chocolate, craft fairs, reading the newspaper, science fiction (especially Star Trek) and was a self-taught, amateur investor who enjoyed following the financial markets.  The family will hold a private memorial service to celebrate her life at Stauffer Funeral Homes, P.A.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at act.alz.org .

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