Fred William Holzberger III

Fred William Holzberger III, 82, of Dunkirk passed away October 21, 2024, at his home surrounded by family. He was born February 11, 1942, in Washington, DC to Fred William Jr. and Eleanor Henrietta (Wheeler) Holzberger. Fred dedicated his life to serving his community. He joined the Landover Hills Volunteer Fire Department on October 1, 1958, as a junior member and served in every capacity including chief and past president. He graduated from Bladensburg High School in 1960. He married Sandra Marie Berned on March 31, 1962. In 1964 Fred joined the Prince George's County Police Department and retired in 1987 and worked as security chief for Maryland Racing Authority at Bowie Racetrack. He then went to work for Prince George's County Environmental Resources. Fred joined the Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department on April 4, 1989, and served as president. He was also instrumental in helping build the current fire department. In his free time, Fred enjoyed trains, planes, and fire trucks, and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Fred is survived by his loving wife of 62 years Sandra Holzberger, children Fred Holzberger IV (Marguerite), Karl Frank Holzberger, William Robert Holzberger (Laura), Daniel Harrison Holzberger (Patricia), Theresa Lynn Weinelt (James), and Eric Peter Holzberger (Christine), grandchildren Danielle, Alexandra, Fred V, Karl Jr., Jenna, Daniel, Matthew, Miranda, Cameron, Nicholas, Emily, and Ryan, great-grandchildren Riley, Chloe, Shelby, Camden, Ruby, Grady, and Finn and siblings Carol Suthard (Peter), Paul Holzberger (Diane), Susan Holzberger (Sandra), Charles Holzberger (Sheila), and Ellen Lerche (Michael), as well as many "adoptive kids".
A visitation will be held on Friday, November 1 from 4-9 PM at Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, November 2 at 11:00 AM at Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church with interment to follow in Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers donations in Fred name can be made to the Parkinson's Foundation.
The services for Fred will be livestreamed to the Jesus the Good Shepherd YouTube channel and can be accessed by using the following link https://www.youtube.com/@ccjgs.