Eugene Charles Rehkemper, age 64, of Chesapeake Beach, MD died suddenly January 3, 2012 at his home. He was born January 10, 1947 in St. John’s, Newfoundland to Edwin George and Helena Mary (Beyers) Rehkemper. Gene attended Catholic schools and graduated from John Carroll High School in Washington, DC. He married Elsie “Molly” Bennie at Mt. Calvary Catholic Church in Forestville, MD on July 12, 1971. They resided in Forestville, MD until moving to Chesapeake Beach in 1975. Gene was employed as a cable splicer for C&P Telephone Company and Bell Atlantic and retired from Verizon as a central office technician in 2003 after 34 years of combined service. He enjoyed spending time with his grandsons, gardening and doing home renovations. Surviving are his wife Elsie B. “Molly” Rehkemper, daughters Jen Humphreys and her husband Jamie of North Beach, MD and Beth Burgess and her husband John of Easton, MD, grandsons Will Burgess of Easton and Jesse Humphreys of North Beach; brother Arthur Rehkemper and his wife Betty of Columbia, MD and sister Janet Ritter and her husband Robert of Owings, MD.