Herta Julianna Buckmaster
June 24, 1923 – March 28, 2025
Herta Julianna Buckmaster, 101, of Prince Frederick, MD passed away on March 28, 2025 in Prince Frederick, MD. Herta was born in Mannheim, Germany to Jakob and Eva Bauer. There she spent her childhood up until WWII. After the conclusion of the war, she met Henry Buckmaster. The two wed and moved back to America in 1956. Once coming state side Herta and Hery would be stationed through out the United States and finally settling in Calvert County, MD. Here she raised her family and worked at the local bank for many years. Her time was valuable, and she loved to spend it with her family and having cookouts. Herta was predeceased by her parents and husband Henry. She is survived by her daughter, Jeanie Etherson and grandson Dion Etherson. She is also survived by family still in Germany. The family will receive relatives and friends on Wednesday April 2, 2025, at the Rausch Funeral Home from 3-5 PM with a funeral service to follow at 5:00 PM. Interment will take place at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
Visitation
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Services
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
5:00 PM
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30 Mar 2025
6:34pm
Sending my sincere Condolences to the Buckmaster’s. And the entire Family. I have known Mrs. Buckmaster for years l enjoy being her cashier at Giant and talking to her, such a wonderful person.
City
Prince Frederick
State
MD
1 Apr 2025
4:57pm
Sending my sincere Condolences to Dion, your grandmother was a wonderful person. I really enjoyed being her cashier at Giant when she used to shop.
City
Prince Frederick
State
MD
31 Mar 2025
11:02am
Herta was a great friend to my mother-in-law, Theresa Whitaker. I’m grateful for Herta’s life. May she rest in peace.
City
HAMBURG
State
NY
1 Apr 2025
4:53pm
Sending my sincere Condolences to Jeanie and rest of the family. I’m the one that worked at Giant that would asked about your mom when you did your shopping. Your mother was a wonderful person I would always enjoyed talking to her. I liked the way she would say my name.
City
Prince Frederick
State
MD
1 Apr 2025
6:02pm
Herta was a fantastic human being and a beautiful life she made. She has left her mark on all of us.
City
Harrisburg
State
NC
2 Apr 2025
2:53am
Herta was a very special lady. I met Herta back in 1993 while working as a Sergeant with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. She approached me at the shopping center parking lot in front of the Giant grocery store in Prince Frederick. I was handing a minor accident with a school bus and a light pole. She was a curious lady. She approached me asked what had happened in her strong German accent. I answered her with my response to the incident in German and asked her where she came from in Germany. She was very surprised, to say the least, that I spoke German, and recognized that she was German. She then asked me if I could verify and certify that she was still alive. I teased her that she had to be, as we were both having a conversation with each other. Then she laughed and explained that she needed me to sign a government document, as proof of life, to continue to receive her pension for Germany. Of course I arranged a meeting back in the office later that afternoon to handle this matter for her. That completely random meeting started a friendship that lasted nearly 33 years. I later found out she was the grandmother of Dion, whom I also met in a Safeway parking lot back in 1988. From that time forward, I called Herta, “Oma”, meaning grandma, as she took a special place in my heart. I then garnered a friendship with her daughter, Jeanie and relationships with many of her extended German family members when they came to visit in the U.S.
The last few years has been hard on those family and friends who have come to visit Oma, as age and dementia made conversations somewhat limited. It was the long farewell that brought me sadness, to see such a special lady beg me to take her back to her home each time I would visit. I can now take solace in the fact that she is now resting in peace with the love of her life, Henry.
To her daughter, Jeanie and grandson, Dion, you were truly the one’s most blessed to have had Oma in your life the longest. I can honestly say that I feel honored to have had this privilege to share her with you for the short time I had. I will miss her too!
Gott segne dich auf deiner letzten Reise, Oma. Viele liebe, Rick 
City
St Leonard
State
MD
2 Apr 2025
4:24pm
Dion and Jeanie, We would like to extend our deepest condolences. Herta and Henry were neighbors of my parents and my Aunt Phyllis for a long time. She was a very special lady and friend. She will be missed by all that knew and loved her.
City
Prince Frederick
State
MD
2 Apr 2025
5:01pm
My sincere heartfelt condolences to the family. May God give you strength and guidance during this time.
City
Hurlock
State
Maryland
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Sending my sincere Condolences to the Buckmaster’s. And the entire Family. I have known Mrs. Buckmaster for years l enjoy being her cashier at Giant and talking to her, such a wonderful person.
Sending my sincere Condolences to Dion, your grandmother was a wonderful person. I really enjoyed being her cashier at Giant when she used to shop.
Herta was a great friend to my mother-in-law, Theresa Whitaker. I’m grateful for Herta’s life. May she rest in peace.
Sending my sincere Condolences to Jeanie and rest of the family. I’m the one that worked at Giant that would asked about your mom when you did your shopping. Your mother was a wonderful person I would always enjoyed talking to her. I liked the way she would say my name.
Herta was a fantastic human being and a beautiful life she made. She has left her mark on all of us.
Herta was a very special lady. I met Herta back in 1993 while working as a Sergeant with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. She approached me at the shopping center parking lot in front of the Giant grocery store in Prince Frederick. I was handing a minor accident with a school bus and a light pole. She was a curious lady. She approached me asked what had happened in her strong German accent. I answered her with my response to the incident in German and asked her where she came from in Germany. She was very surprised, to say the least, that I spoke German, and recognized that she was German. She then asked me if I could verify and certify that she was still alive. I teased her that she had to be, as we were both having a conversation with each other. Then she laughed and explained that she needed me to sign a government document, as proof of life, to continue to receive her pension for Germany. Of course I arranged a meeting back in the office later that afternoon to handle this matter for her. That completely random meeting started a friendship that lasted nearly 33 years. I later found out she was the grandmother of Dion, whom I also met in a Safeway parking lot back in 1988. From that time forward, I called Herta, “Oma”, meaning grandma, as she took a special place in my heart. I then garnered a friendship with her daughter, Jeanie and relationships with many of her extended German family members when they came to visit in the U.S.
The last few years has been hard on those family and friends who have come to visit Oma, as age and dementia made conversations somewhat limited. It was the long farewell that brought me sadness, to see such a special lady beg me to take her back to her home each time I would visit. I can now take solace in the fact that she is now resting in peace with the love of her life, Henry.
To her daughter, Jeanie and grandson, Dion, you were truly the one’s most blessed to have had Oma in your life the longest. I can honestly say that I feel honored to have had this privilege to share her with you for the short time I had. I will miss her too!
Gott segne dich auf deiner letzten Reise, Oma. Viele liebe, Rick
Dion and Jeanie, We would like to extend our deepest condolences. Herta and Henry were neighbors of my parents and my Aunt Phyllis for a long time. She was a very special lady and friend. She will be missed by all that knew and loved her.
My sincere heartfelt condolences to the family. May God give you strength and guidance during this time.