NEWS
R.I.P.
Captain Bert Thomas Shaffner
August 3, 1939 - July 25, 2019
Bert Thomas Shaffner, 79, of Owings, MD passed away peacefully at
home July 25, 2019. He was born August 6, 1939 in Washington DC to
Bert Faniot and Elizabeth Erma (Groshon) Shaffner. He was a 1957
graduate of DeMatha Catholic High School. Bert was stationed in
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba with the Navy from 1957 until being discharged
on 1961. He started his paid Firefighter career with Prince George’s
County in 1966. Bert held all types o f
positions in the Fire Service and retired as Battalion Chief/Captain
in 1989.
Bert met his wife Pat in 1970 and they were married
in 1971. They lived in Forestville, MD for 15 years before moving to
Calvert County in 1986. Bert was a charter boat captain, held a
100-ton Coast Guard license, and did Marine Surveying. Bert was a
member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Stallings-Williams Post 206
American Legion, and the [Maryland] Charter Boat Association. He was
an avid fan of the Washington Redskins and Washington Nationals and
was a member of the ABYC. Bert attended most of the Waterfowl
Festivals on the Eastern Shore, and loved to eat blue crabs. Bert
was also a member of the “Hole in the Wall Gang”, a trivia team at
Thursday’s.
Bert was preceded in death by his parents. He is
survived by his wife Patricia J. “Pat” Shaffner, son Thomas Phillip
Archer, III, both of Owings, MD, sister LouAnn Shaffner of Concord,
NC, brothers Doug Shaffner of Landover Hills, MD and Michael
Shaffner and his wife Renata of Myrtle Beach, SC, and his four Boxer
dogs.
Visitation is scheduled for Monday July 29, 2019 from
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. and from 6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. at Rausch
Funeral Home (8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings, MD 20736). For
directions,
click here .
Services will be held Tuesday July 30, 2019
at 10:30 A.M. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church (8816 Chesapeake Ave.
North Beach, MD 20714). For directions,
click here .
Fair Winds and Following Seas Captain
Bert
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