| William I. Diffenderfer Sr. |
2009
Sr., 76, who spent almost 40 years as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service before retiring in the 1990s, died Sept. 21 at his home in
Frederick of kidney failure and pulmonary fibrosis.
Mr. Diffenderfer spent much of his career working in the Colesville area of Montgomery County.
William Irving Diffenderfer was a native Washingtonian and a graduate of Eastern High School. He served in the Army in Germany from 1953
to 1955.
He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Frederick and the Masons
.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Blanche Patterson Diffenderfer of Frederick; six children, Lynn Cummings of Baltimore, William
Diffenderfer Jr. of Brunswick, Md., Nancy Faith of Mount Pleasant, Md., Leta Sanger of Rohrersville, Md., Stephen Diffenderfer of Olney and
Ericka Diffenderfer of Hagerstown, Md.; a sister, Margery David of Silver Spring; and 11 grandchildren.
-- Adam Bernstein
Sr., 76, who spent almost 40 years as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service before retiring in the 1990s, died Sept. 21 at his home in
Frederick of kidney failure and pulmonary fibrosis.
Mr. Diffenderfer spent much of his career working in the Colesville area of Montgomery County.
William Irving Diffenderfer was a native Washingtonian and a graduate of Eastern High School. He served in the Army in Germany from 1953
to 1955.
He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Frederick and the Masons
.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Blanche Patterson Diffenderfer of Frederick; six children, Lynn Cummings of Baltimore, William
Diffenderfer Jr. of Brunswick, Md., Nancy Faith of Mount Pleasant, Md., Leta Sanger of Rohrersville, Md., Stephen Diffenderfer of Olney and
Ericka Diffenderfer of Hagerstown, Md.; a sister, Margery David of Silver Spring; and 11 grandchildren.
-- Adam Bernstein