Eloise Cumberpatch - Obituary

loise Z. Cumberpatch, 86, a 10-year resident of Edgewater, died May 20, 2011 at the Mandrin Chesapeake Hospice House in Harwood. She was born September 29, 1924 in Brady, TX to Clint and Ola Zimmerman. She was the wife of Colonel James “Jim” R. Cumberpatch, USAF, Retired whom she met and began dating in 1943 when he was a West Point cadet on a flying training assignment in Texas. They lost contact with each other during World War II but reconnected in 1989 after Jim hired a detective agency to find Eloise. They resumed their romance from 46 years earlier and married on October 16, 2000. Eloise retired in 1991 from the Department of Agriculture’s Farmers Home Administration where she worked for almost 40 years as an auditor. She was a member of the New Providence Club, Navy League, New Annapolitans and Lost Patrol. She was an avid reader who also enjoyed traveling and exotic foods. Most of all, Eloise enjoyed spending time with her family. Eloise was preceded in death by her parents and son, James R. Cumberpatch, Jr., who was killed in action in Vietnam in 1966 at the age of 19. In addition to her husband, she is survived by six sons, James C. (Beverly) Mahon of Weatherford, TX, John A. (J.P.) Cumberpatch of Sherwood Forest, Michael N. (Lynn) Cumberpatch of Annapolis, Thomas E. (Lisa) Cumberpatch and Mark B. (Sharon) Cumberpatch both of Annapolis, and Joseph Cumberpatch of Silver Spring; one daughter, Mary Louise (Bob Durbin) Cumberpatch of Kensington; eleven grandchildren: Mark (Jennifer) Mahon; Clara and Patrick Durbin; Jennifer (Michael) Lloyd; and Lilly, Kate, Chris, Liz, Jody, Colleen and Ian Cumberpatch; and one great-grandson, Jackson Mahon. Friends are invited to Eloise’s Life Celebration on Tuesday, May 24, from 5 until 8 p.m. at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater. Interment at a later date at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401 or by accessing the link below. An online guestbook is available for your convenience at the bottom of this page.