Maurice Blumberg

Maurice Blumberg met his heavenly father on February 3, 2021. He passed away peacefully at Frederick Memorial hospital, with his loving wife and daughter by his side. He was the husband of 38 years to Marian Kathleen Blumberg. Maurice entered this world April 19, 1938, to Ernest and Francis Blumberg.

Born into a Jewish family, Maurice converted to Christianity at a young age and dedicated his life to serving the lord. Prior to his work with the church, he spent over 40 years with IBM and Lockheed Martin working on such projects as the Apollo 11 space mission and the US Missile Defense system.

Maurice was a competitive bridge and ping pong player, and continued competing up until his final year. He loved Washington DC sports teams, particularly the Washington Nationals, and celebrated with his family when they won the 2019 World Series.

In addition to his wife he is survived by his 5 children Michael (Kellie), Cheryl (Joe), Amy (Eric), Christopher, and Anna (Dom). He facetimed all of them from the hospital before he passed. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, brother Ed, and sister Sylvia.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Francis, brothers Larry and Joel, sister Mildred, and his first wife Kathleen.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Monday, February 8, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 4103 Prices Distillery Road, Ijamsville, MD 21754, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, February 9. A private interment will take place at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Silver Spring at a later date.

Maurice was one of a kind. He will be missed and remembered always.