George Baumgardner Crouse

TANEYTOWN, MD Mr. George Baumgardner Crouse, 68, died suddenly Wednesday, April 2, 2008, in Romney, W.Va. He was the husband of Sandra Remsburg Crouse, his wife of 45 years. Born March 14, 1940, in Hanover, he was the son of the late George Washington Crouse and Helen Pauline Baumgardner Crouse. Mr. Crouse was a 1958 graduate of Taneytown High School and a 1963 graduate of the University of Maryland where he was a pitcher on the college baseball team. He was vice-president of Crouse Ford Sales, Taneytown. George was a member of Grace United Church of Christ, Taneytown, where he was chairman of the Trust Budget Committee and formerly served on the church consistory. He served in the Maryland National Guard; coached Little League football, baseball, and basketball; was a member and past president of Forest and Stream Club; member and past president of the Taneytown Chamber of Commerce; a life member of the Taneytown Rod and Gun Club; member of Monocacy Lodge, AF & AM of Taneytown; a board member of the Community Foundation of Carroll County; board member of the former Taneytown Bank; and was a founding member of the Taneytown History Museum (which will be closed this weekend in his memory). He loved golf, hunting, and spending time in the West Virginia mountains and with his grandchildren. In addition to his wife, he is survived by sons, Michael S. Crouse and wife, Kathy M. of Keymar, Md.; David E. Crouse and wife, Michele S. of Taneytown, Md.; five grandchildren, Kelsey, Kyle, and Justin Crouse, and Tyler and Meghan Crouse; a brother, Kenneth D. Crouse and wife, Doris of Taneytown; mother-in-law, Lucille Remsburg of Taneytown; sister-in-law, Carol Parker of Bradenton, Fla.; and five nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at Grace United Church of Christ, 49 W. Baltimore St., Taneytown, with his pastor, the Rev. Steven Ostendorf-Snell, officiating. The family will receive friends at the church Parish Hall 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Community Foundation of Carroll County/Taneytown History Museum, c/o Audrey Cimino, 255 Clifton Blvd, Suite 203, Westminster, MD 21157. Expressions of sympathy may be expressed to the family at www.hartzlerfuneralhome.com