March 11 1928 October 04 2019
Rosemary Carolyn “Skip” Pearson March 11, 1928 – October 04, 2019 Share this obituary Send Flowers View/Sign Guestbook| Send Sympathy Card| Memorial Donation Long time Ocean Pines resident, Rosemary Carolyn “Skip” Pearson died on October 4th, 2019. She was born in Catawissa, Pennsylvania on March 11, 1928, and was the middle daughter of the Rev. Dr. A.L. & Carolyn Zechman. Rosemary was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Nathan P. Pearson; brother, Rev. J. Odell Zechman and sister Shirley Francis. She is survived by her daughters Tacy Pearson of Ocean Pines, and Frances Pearson of Germantown, Maryland, along with a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. Rosemary attended schools in Pennsylvania, graduating from Elizabethville High School in 1946. Following high school she attended Heidelberg University in Ohio earning her Bachelor’s Degree and also earned a second degree in elementary education at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. She was an educator who taught in Freemont, Ohio; Paynesville, Ohio; Wayne, Pennsylvania and with Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. While at Montgomery County Public Schools, she taught first grade at Glenmont Elementary and Weller Road Elementary Schools. Rosemary’s retirement years in Ocean Pines were very active and involved. Shortly after moving to Ocean Pines in 1985, she became active with the “Swimmin Women” group and also enjoyed bowling and golfing. Rosemary was a member of the Democratic Club, the Ocean Pines Boat Club, and AARP. She was an avid reader and also enjoyed working the cross word puzzles each day. Rosemary’s other pursuits included fishing, camping, traveling, counted cross stitch, and boat cruises. During her retirement years Rosemary participated in many “Elderhostel” programs throughout the nation. She also served as a volunteer at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Maryland. Rosemary came from a long line of ministers. Her father, brother, grandfather, and uncle were ministers in the Lutheran Church and United Church of Christ. She was an active member of St. Paul’s by the Sea Episcopal Church where she served on the finance and counters committee and St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Berlin, where she served as a Lay Reader and Eucharistic Minister. A funeral service will be scheduled at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Berlin in the coming weeks. Father Michael Moyer will officiate. Interment will be at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery near Hurlock Maryland. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Zechman Scholarship Fund at: Ursinus College, Jacqueline D’Ercole, Advancement Office, 601 E. Main Street, Collegeville, PA. 19426. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.burbagefuneralhome.com. Arrangements are being handled by the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin, MD. Print Obituary
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