George Ronald {Ron} Boward
September 2, 1932 — April 17, 2008
Mr. George Ronald Ron Boward, 75, of Frederick and formerly of the Thurmont/Sabillasville area, died Thursday, April 17, 2008 at the Western Maryland Hospital Center in Hagerstown. He was the husband of the late Helen Caroline Tresselt Boward who died on November 26, 1997.
Born in Leitersburg, MD on September 2, 1932, he was the son of the late Flora Mae (Holtz) and Charles Edward Boward. A system engineer for IBM, Ron retired after twenty-five years of service.
Ron received his Batchelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Westchester College in Westchester, PA and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War.
A member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thurmont, he studied and explored the context of the Bible and its surroundings. An avid reader, after his retirement he served on the faculty at Frederick Community College teaching computer and math classes. Ron also gave of his time to tutor children in the field of mathematics, a task he enjoyed thoroughly. He had been an active member of the Thurmont Thespians.
Known for his great sense of humor, Ron loved to laugh, was very courageous throughout his life and will be missed and remembered by his loving family, including his wife Marie Grace; his five children, Jennifer Drew and husband Mark, Sr. of Brunswick, Chuck Boward and wife Roberta of San Jose, CA, Ann Wellborn and husband Larry, Nancy Houston, all of Thurmont, and Ted Boward of Frederick; seven grandchildren, Mark, Jr. and Benjamin Drew, Hilary Houston, Ellen and Patrick Hatfield, Alexander Wellborn, and Erika Boward; sister, Lois Heightman of Hagerstown; brother Rick Boward and wife Diane of Salisbury, MD.
Ron was also preceded in death by a sister, Betty Jane Fox.
Visitation: The family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 from 5 until 8 PM at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 104 E. Main Street, Thurmont, MD.
Services: A memorial service celebrating Ron's life will be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 12:30 PM at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev. Craig Moorman officiating. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers memorial may be made to St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 15 N. Church Street, Thurmont, MD 21788.