DONALD A. FLEGER

  
Dr. DONALD ANTHONY FLEGER  (Age 85)  
Passed into eternal rest at Atlantic General Hospital on Sunday, December 14, 2014. Born November 21, 1929, in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Anthony A. and Mary Nemec Fleger. He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years Mary K. Fleger and children, Kathleen Mary Tracy and her husband Patrick of Pittsburgh, PA, Dwayne Edward Fleger and his wife Marti of Reston, VA and Stephen Anthony Fleger and his wife Melanie of Herndon, VA. There are nine grandchildren, Patrick Tracy, Christopher Tracy, Timothy Tracy, Cassie Jackson, Kirstie Fleger, Kalla Fleger, Katherine Fleger, Andrew Fleger, Jordan Fleger, and four great-grandchildren, Madison Fleger, Lilliane Fleger, Andrew Fleger, Jr., and Evelyn Fleger.His family moved to Washington, DC in 1940 when his father was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. During that tenure, Don attended Capital Page School where he served two years as a Page in the US House.. He attended University of VA and was a 1955 graduate of the Georgetown University School of Dentistry. He then served as a dentist in the US Army for two years as a Captain while stationed at Fort Meade, MD. Following his discharge, he moved his family to Virginia and opened a dental practice. After 30 years he retired to Ocean Pines in 1988. There he served as an active member of the Environmental Control Committee for approximately 20 years.Donald was an affectionate husband and caring father who adored his grandchildren and great grandchildren. In his spare time he enjoyed boating, wood working, model building and watching the Washington Redskins. Above all, he will be remembered for his love of family, optimistic outlook and tenacious drive to never give up.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, December 19, 2014 at 11 a.m. at St. John Neumann Catholic Church. Friends may call on Wednesday, December 17, from 3 until 6 p.m. at the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. Prayers will be said beginning 4 p.m. by Rev. William Porter. A donation in his memory may be made to: St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis TN, 38105. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com