HEATHSVILLE—Frederick Henry “Fred” Horwath Jr., 91, of Heathsville died April 23, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his wife and daughter.
Born on April 6, 1934, Fred was the son of the late Frederick H. Horwath Sr. and Hilda Blum Horwath.
Fred dedicated over 42 years of his professional life to Westinghouse Defense and Electronics Center in Linthicum, Md., where he worked as a senior engineering mechanical technical specialist. Upon retiring in 1999, he and his wife moved to Heathsville.
Fred was a former commercial crabber and a member of the Maryland Watermen’s Association. He was a union representative for the Salaried Employees Association. He was a founding member and former hunt master of the Woodcreek Hunting Club in Quantico, Md. In retirement, he was chairman of the board of trustees for Fairfield United Methodist Church in Burgess, and later the church council at Living Water Lutheran Church in Weems.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Marie Therese “Punkie” Horwath; and their children, Daniel M. Horwath, Laura Dehn Adcock and Patricia M. Nashwinter; grandchildren, Martin Hammond, Amanda Patterson, Ronald Dehn, Daniel Horwath Jr., Rebecca Horwath, Abigail Nashwinter and Nathaniel Nashwinter; great-grandchildren, Augustus Hammond, Gabriel Hammond, Allison Patterson, Aaron Patterson and Noah Hazen; and sister, Kathy Paskewitz.
Fred was predeceased by his sons, Frederick “Ricky” Horwath III and Robert Matthew Horwath; his daughter, Ann Pamela Hammond; his granddaughter, Candace Horwath; and his sister, Ruth Muirhead.
Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at Hardesty Funeral Home, 851 Annapolis Road, Gambrills, Md. A funeral will follow at 11 a.m. Friday, May 2, at the same location, officiated by pastor Bruce Burslie of Living Waters Lutheran Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Living Water Lutheran Church Scholarship Committee, Post Office Box 818, Kilmarnock, VA 22482.
