William "Fred" Steinwedel and Carolyn Janet Fee Steinwedel, the patriarch and matriarch of the Steinwedel family for over thirty (30) years, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2023 and September 4, 2023, respectively.

Fred was born on July 25, 1928 in Baltimore to parents William Frederick Steinwedel, Sr. and Lena McCall Steinwedel. Carolyn was born on May 8, 1930 to parents Harold Donald Fee, Sr. and Gladys I. Fee. Fred and Janet both grew up in Arbutus and lived across the street from each other where they met and were married nearly seventy-two (72) years ago on September 29, 1951.

Fred served his country as an airplane mechanic in the Air Force from 1946-1949, where he was stationed domestically in New Mexico, Massachusetts and Mississippi. After his time with the Air Force, he began his 38-year career with the railroad, starting as a crane operator with the Pennsylvania Railroad and retiring in June 1990 as a shop foreman with Conrail.

Carolyn was in the altar guild for over fifteen (15) years at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Arbutus, Maryland. In addition, she was a substitute first grade teacher at Arbutus Elementary. Both Fred and Carolyn shared a passion for duckpin bowling, which they participated in for many years. They lived in Arbutus until March 1995, when they moved to Westminster to be closer to their children and their grandchildren.

Carolyn is survived by her brother Harold Donald Fee, Jr. of Mississippi. She was predeceased by her sister, Gladys Lane Fee Crawford of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Fred and Carolyn are survived by four children, William Michael Steinwedel and his wife Kathryn Ann King Steinwedel; Donald Frederick Steinwedel and his wife Karen Marie Watson; Nathan Eugene Steinwedel Sr. and his wife Alverta Meria Steinwedel; and Janet Linda Cronin and her husband David Frederick Cronin.

The family later expanded to eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren: William Frederick Steinwedel; Nathan Eugene Steinwedel, Jr.; Lindsay Nicole Duncan, her husband Lucas Christopher Duncan and their three children Lena Claire Duncan, Benjamin Quinn Duncan, Connor Thomas Duncan; they are also expecting another daughter, Nora Duncan, in approximately a month; Chelsea Sara Carver, her husband Andrew Michael Carver, and their two children Jacob Wyatt Carver and Brooks Murphy Carver; David Frederick Steinwedel; Abigail Lena Nagy, her husband Jeffrey Paul Nagy, and their daughter Lucille Linda Nagy; Megan Francis Steinwedel, and Dylan Michael Steinwedel.

Family will gather for a private Memorial Service at Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore County, Maryland. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to either the Mid-Atlantic German Shepherd Rescue at https://magsr.org/ or St. Jude Children's Hospital at www.stjude.org.