Margaret A. Mudd

Margaret A. "Maggie" Mudd, 76, died Saturday, October 14, 2006, at Hershey Medical Center. She was the wife of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, who died August 8, 2006. Ms. Mudd was born July 25, 1930, in New Oxford, to the late William C. and Ruth (Rickrode) Alwine. Ms. Mudd graduated from Gettysburg College and the University of Maryland School of Social Work. She had a marriage and family therapy practice in Gettysburg for over 25 years and was the founder and principal of Family Mediation Services. She created an approach to family therapy from her study of theories of Virginia Satir and the Bowen School of Systems Theory. She was also a student of Michio Kushi's School of Macrobiotics and generously shared her love of whole foods cooking and healthful lifestyles with family and friends locally and in her travels. Ms. Mudd was a member of the Adams County Land Conservancy, Friends of the Library, the Gettysburg Chamber Orchestra, Strawberry Hill Education Preserve, the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, the Adams County Breast Cancer Coalition, they Adams County Arts Council, and St. James Lutheran Church. Ms. Mudd is survived by four children, Andrea Mudd of Pittsburgh, Todd and his wife, Nesa Mudd of Gettysburg, Joseph and his wife, Kirsten Mudd of Merion Station, and Molly and her husband, Robert Freedenberg of Camp Hill; six grandchildren; a sister, Patricia Lawyer of Hanover; two nieces; and one nephew. A memorial service will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, October 28, 2006, at St. James Lutheran Church with a reception at the church immediately following. Monahan Funeral Home, Gettysburg, is in charge. Memorial contributions may be made to the Adams County Land Conservancy, P.O. Box 4584, Gettysburg, PA 17325; or the PA Breast Cancer Coalition, 287 Duke St., Ephrata, PA 19522.