Christine Marie “Chris” Garber, 83 of Lusby, MD passed away on January 18, 2015 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.

Born January 16, 1932 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Arnold Balderson and Mary Cecilia (Dimler) Balderson.

Chris graduated from Anacostia High School in 1950 and attended Strayer University for one year. She married her husband, Robert Edward Garber, on September 3, 1955 in Wilkinsburg, PA. They moved to the area from Fredericksburg, VA in 1999. Chris was a recruiter in the insurance industry. She established and managed Professional Career Consultants for fifteen years. She retired in 2001.

Chris is survived by her husband, Robert Edward Garber; her son, M. Andy Garber and his wife Lynn Ann Garber of Wheeling, WV; siblings, Steven Balderson of Frederick, MD and Linda S. Merchant of Sugar Land, TX; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her son, John R. Garber; brother, Wm. Robert Balderson; brother-in-law, Fred H. Garber; and sister-in-law Linda M. Ghilardi.