Carl George Asche

Carl George Asche, of Cordova, died at Genesis Eldercare, The Pines in Easton on Thursday, May 3, 2001. He was 79. Born in Cordova, February 27, 1922, he was the son of the late George A. and Bertha Gadow Asche. After attending public school, he served in the U. S. Army during World War II. Following his release from active duty, he returned to Cordova where he worked as a carpenter for the Eley Lumber Company for over 25 years. He was then associated with Anderson and Fleming Contractors until forming his own contracting business in which he remained active until health reasons caused him to close that business in 1976. He then worked with his wife in their antique business known as "Granny''s Workshop". They retired from that business in the late 1980''s because of her failing health. He spent the next ten years caring for his wife until it became necessary for her to enter a nursing home. A resident of Talbot County for the majority of his life, he was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Easton and a member and past-president of the Cordova Volunteer Firemen''s Association, a charter member of the Queen Anne''s-Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Department, and a member of the Lions Club in Queen Anne''s. For many years, he served as Scoutmaster of Troop 276, Boy Scouts of America and for this he received the Scouter''s Key and the Order of Merit. His hobbies included bowling duck pins, hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed raising chickens and ducks. Mr. Asche is survived by his wife, the former Ethel Louise Harrison whom he married in June of 1946; a daughter, Jeanette L. Asche of Easton; a son, Earle G. Asche of Cordova; a sister, Anna Mae Patchett of Easton; two brothers, Ferdinand W. Asche and Paul J. Asche, both of Cordova; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, Easton on Monday evening from 7 - 9 P.M. Graveside services will be held at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Easton on Tuesday, April 8, 2001 at 1:00 PM followed by a memorial service at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Easton at 2:00 PM. Memorial donations may be made to the Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, MD 21601