Glenda Marie Dierker

Glenda Marie Dierker of Rock Hall, MD, passed away on September 1, 2023, at Talbot Hospice in Easton, MD. She was 73 years old. Glenda was born in Chestertown, MD, on August 2, 1950, the daughter of Arthur and Phyllis Dierker. She graduated from Shenandoah Valley Academy High School and worked as a private caregiver and freelance photographer. Glenda played an active role with the Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company, where she served as their photographer, secretary, and their Coordinator of Fire Prevention and Education. She was also involved with the Crisis Intervention Hotline of Fredericksburg, VA, for seven years, and was a Sexual Assault and Spousal Abuse Advocate with several volunteer service agencies in MD and VA. She was a talented photographer and loved taking photos. She also enjoyed spending time in nature, whether it be gardening, birdwatching, or hiking at her favorite spots, Skyline Drive and Eastern Neck Island. She was devout in her faith, and enjoyed talking to others about the Lord, especially children. Her faith led her to be an incredibly selfless person who loved to help others in any way she could. She loved her friends and family deeply, and always cherished her memories of spending time with her grandparents at their home, “the safest and most loving place on this earth” in her own words. In addition to her father, Arthur Dierker, she is preceded in death by a son-in-law, John Winkler; her fiancée, Butch Hutchinson; as well as her cherished grandparents and other loved ones. She is survived by her children, Tina Grimes Winkler of Locust Grove, VA, and Robert Grimes (Monica) of New Market, VA; her grandchildren, Stephanie Hubbell, Kelly Bertelsen, Madeline Winkler, Jackson Winkler, Robert Grimes, Nathan Grimes, Riley Grimes, and Ethan Grimes; great-grandchildren, Cayden and Dylan Hubbell and Eli and Ben Proctor and Roman and Banksy Bertelsen; her mother, Phyllis Dierker of Rock Hall, MD; brother, Ronald Dierker (Gail) of Rock Hall, MD; and John Dierker (Barbara) of Pasadena, MD. Services will be held on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Raum Chapel Church at 1 p.m. A visitation will be held at Raum Chapel from 12-1 p.m. Interment will be in Wesley Chapel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Rock Hall Vol. Fire Company, P.O. Box 577, Rock Hall, MD 21661.

Glenda Marie Dierker

August 2, 1950 - September 1, 2023