Earl F. Ambrose

Mr. Earl F. Ambrose, 77 of Rocky Ridge, MD., died Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Dorothy F. Eyler Ambrose his wife of 55 years.

Born August 22, 1929 in Deerfield, MD, he was the son of the late Clarence and Grace Brown Ambrose.

Mr. Ambrose was a member of the Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church in Rocky Ridge. He retired in 1991 from Frederick County Maintenance Department and after retirement he worked for Trouts Seafood Market.

Earl enjoyed spending his winters in Florida and fishing in Lake Okeechobee. He loved gardening and harvesting the fruits of his labor, always sharing with family and friends. He also enjoyed riding his three wheel bike, helping the Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Dept. with butchering and apple butter making, playing bingo on Saturday night and most of all telling a good joke - making all around him laugh.

In addition to his wife he is survived by his daughter Deborah Dorsey McCubbin and husband Charles of Thurmont, two grandsons Christopher B. Dorsey and wife Kathryn of Westminster and Benjamin M. Dorsey and fiancee My Phan of Baltimore, a sister Mary Grace Edwards of Westminster and two brothers Ira Ambrose and wife Katherine of Gettysburg, PA and Wesley Ambrose and wife Masie of Littlestown, PA, numerous nieces and nephews, brother and sister-in-laws Charles F., Jr and Betty Eyler of Rocky Ridge, Carroll and Doris Schildt of Frederick, Richard and Gloria Eyler of Taneytown, Francis Eyler of Hanover, PA, Richard and Josephine Dinterman of Keymar and Earl Lemmon of Silver Hill, MD.

He was preceded in death by his son Dennis Ambrose, a brother John Paul Ambrose, his mother-in-law Oneida Eyler and sister-in-law Betty Lemmon.

Visitation: The family will receive friends at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 104 E. Main Street, Thurmont on Friday, June 8, from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m.

Services: Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 9, at 11:00 a.m. from the Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church , 10043 Longs Mill Road, Rocky Ridge, MD. , with visitation one hour prior to service. Pastor James Russell will officiate.
Interment will be in Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be John Ambrose, Wayne Ambrose, Bruce Ambrose, Tom Edwards, Mike Dinterman and David Dinterman.

Contributions may be expressed to the Mt. Tabor Cemetery Fund, c/o Franklin Stambaugh, 9901 Longs Mill Road, Rocky Ridge, MD 21778 or to the Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Co., P. O. Box 117, Rocky Ridge, MD 21778