Evelyn J. Unger

November 8, 2021

Evelyn J. Unger, R.N., B.S., M.S, died November 8, 2021. She was born in New York City and was the beloved daughter of the late John and Evelyn. She attended Adelphi University and graduated with honors receiving her Bachelors Degree in Science and Nursing. She later attended the University of Maryland School of Nursing and graduated with a Masters Degree in Psychiatric Nursing, with a minor in education and was a member of the nursing honor society, Sigma Theta Tau. She worked for 50 years in general, psychiatric and home health care settings. She was on the faculty of Skidmore College teaching nursing. She worked for many years for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in the AIDS Administration, Mental Hygiene Administration and the Office of Human Resources. She retired from the State as Chief of Training Services when she was well in to her 70's. She generously volunteered her time as President, Vice-President and Convention Chairman of the Maryland League for Nursing. She served on several committees for the Maryland Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing. She was a hospice volunteer for Carroll Hospice as well as a member of the Maryland Immunization Action Committee. She was the quintessential caretaker of all family and friends, and in her free time enjoyed writing poetry, going down to her beach house, walking the hiking trails at Prime Hook Wildlife Sanctuary, spoiling her pets, and visiting the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. She is survived by daughters Jennifer and Eve and five grandchildren, Joe, Steven, Jr., Anna, Nick and Kevin, Jr. A visitation at 2:00pm followed by a memorial service at 3:00pm will be held on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at Haight Funeral Home & Chapel, 6416 Sykesville Road, Sykesville. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to one of the following: Prime Hook National Wildlife Sanctuary in Milton, DE, the Baltimore or Carroll County Humane Societies, University of Maryland School of Nursing or the Adirondack Club in Lake Placid, NY.