Robert H. Storey

TANEYTOWN Robert H. Storey, 65, died suddenly Monday, March 12, 2007, at his home. He was the husband of Joyce Ecker Storey, his wife of 46 years. He was born February 25, 1942, in Chestertown, Md., the son of the late Joseph, Sr. and Evelyn Bennett Storey. Bob was a 1960 graduate of Francis Scott Key High School, where he was active in sports and led his basketball team to its first county championship. He was currently employed as a production manager for M.R. Pfoutz and Sons, Inc., and Prime Manufacturing for 46 years. He loved the Boston Red Sox, horseback riding, hunting, and any kind of sport. Bob was a lifetime member of the NRA, Ducks Unlimited, Rocky Mountain Elk Club, and North American Hunting Club. He was an avid goose hunter on Maryland's eastern shore and enjoyed taking friends and family on hunting trips. He loved spending time with his grandchildren, Eric and Laini, and attending auctions, estate sales, and sporting events of his nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, DeAnna and husband, Bill Germanson of Jacksonville, Fla.; grandchildren, Eric and Elaina Germanson; a sister, Mildred and her husband, Vernon Grier of Fort Collins, Colo.; brothers, James and wife, Linda Storey of Taneytown, Md., Joe and wife, Rosa Storey of Finksburg, Md., Richard and wife, Donna Storey of Louisville, Ky., and Morgan and wife, Nancy Storey of New Windsor, Md.; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Hartzler Funeral Home, 310 Church St., New Windsor, Md., with the Rev. Steven Ostendorf-Snell, pastor of Grace United Church of Christ, Taneytown, officiating. Interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Harney, Md. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Pallbearers will be Sam Honeycutt, Jack Nunemaker, Bill Germanson, Brian Storey, Paul Caprarola, and Brooke McClyment. Honorary bearers will be Robert and Thomas Pfoutz.