Matthew G. Hershfeld

FUNERAL HOME

Harry H. Witzke's Family Funeral Home Inc.

4112 Old Columbia Pike

Ellicott City, Maryland

Matthew Hershfeld Obituary

Name: Visitation for Matthew G. Hershfeld
Start: 2014-07-03T18:00:00.000Z
End: 2014-07-03T20:00:00.000Z
Location: Harry H. Witzke's Family Funeral Home Inc.

On June 30, 2014 Matthew G. Hershfeld, father of Mikhail and Michelle Hershfeld; son of Don and Eve Hershfeld; brother of Donald, Terri, Michael and William. Also survived by many loving family members and friends. The family will receive friends at HARRY H. WITZKE'S FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, INC., 4112 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City on Thursday, 2-4 and 6-8pm. A Memorial Mass will be said on Saturday, 11am at the Church of the Resurrection. Interment is private.

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Published by Baltimore Sun on Jul. 2, 2014.

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July 7, 2014

Dearest Hershfeld family, you are in in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Tricia Sullivan

Dave and Mary Lynn Myers

July 4, 2014

Dear Michael & Mary Kate & Family,

So sorry to hear about the death of your brother. Your entire family is in our thoughts and prayers during this most tender time. May you be comforted,knowing that your brother and your family are being remembered by many from our St.Vincent's faith community.

July 3, 2014

Prayers from our family to yours - The Shures

John and Joan Opitz

July 3, 2014

Although we didn't know Matt, we know how much he meant to all of you, and how blessed you all were to have known him as, son, nephew, cousin, friend, and father. Our heart goes out to you in this terrible time of confusion, and hurt. Only God knows why. Only God can heal the grief you are feeling. Only God can assure you that Matt is at peace. Only God can help you through this terrible time. May the days ahead become easier, one at a time, with the help of your family and friends.

July 2, 2014

Dear Don, Eve and Family,
Our most heartfelt sympathy and prayers are for you as you cope with the loss of your loved one. We are sure that he is surrounded by God's angels and is at peace. May God Bless you all.
Jennifer and Ron Dempsey

July 2, 2014

Dear don and eve, so sorry to hear about matthews passing. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. I will not b e able to attend as I'm laid up after severe back surgery , plates, screw and 5 bone fusions. May god be with you at this time. Pam hershfeld

July 2, 2014

I remember his face. His gaze was intelligent, open and quizzical, indicating depth of thinking, feeling, wondering, and not-yet-fulfilled desire. Artistic, trained, accomplished on the classical guitar. Sensitive, tapping into deep emotion. Reserved and quiet. Good looking. Dry humor. A son any parent would be proud to call their own.

Being a second son myself, I felt an affinity to Matthew. Being a musician, I sensed his talent and conviction. Being a music director, I respected his integrity and commitment. I enjoyed all of my interactions with him, as few as they were, and I can attest that his presence as an instrumentalist at parish masses was clearly appreciated. He always left me waiting and wishing for more.

As a parent, I have always admired the entire Hershfeld family. In addition to Matthew, I have worked with Michael over many years, and I have observed Terri in her musical contributions to the parish. Of course, Don and Eve have given faithful service to the choir for decades, and I will treasure those memories as well.

But as a parent who has lost a child, I mourn with them with an all-too-familiar sense of the chasm that has opened in their lives. No matter the age of the child, he is always his mother's baby, with a beauty of face and innocence of life that touches them all. Nothing can ever fill that void, nothing can ever heal the wound, nothing can ever make it stop hurting. Carole and I know, our sons and daughters know, and we can only offer love, prayers, and whatever support we can for all concerned.

Matthew, we believe that life has not ended for you but merely changed. We embrace you in faith and love in the communion of the saints. May the angels lead you into paradise; may the martyrs come to welcome you and take you to the holy city, the new and eternal Jerusalem. May the choir of angels welcome you where Lazarus is poor no longer, may you have eternal rest.

July 2, 2014

Mike,
We are thinking about you and your family during this difficult time.
- Employees from the Department of the Interior

Doriann Dawkins

July 2, 2014

Praying for your family during this difficult time.

Laura Zaccardi

July 2, 2014

To the Hershfeld Family, my memories of Matt are abundant, from family gatherings and social events over the years. His warmth, kindness and smile was one of a kind. I know he will be sorely missed, yet I also know our faith gives us strength through love eternal. He will be your angel until you are joined together again. May you be wrapped in the comfort and the grace of God. With heartfelt sympathy~

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