Mr. William Joseph Blackert Jr.

William J. Blackert, Jr. Age 65 of Glenwood William Joseph Blackert, Jr., 65 of Glenwood, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at his home. Born October 24, 1945 in Maryland, he was the son of the late William J. Blackert Sr., and the late Angela M. Cavanaugh Blackert. He was the husband of Elizabeth Hobbs Blackert of Glenwood, his wife of 40 years. He was a graduate of Mt. St. Joseph High School and had served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves. He received his A.A. degree from the University of Maryland School of Agriculture in Turfgrass management. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Maryland in Agronomy with a minor in Botany. He had worked as a research agronomist for the Department of Agriculture. He had also been the Golf Course Superintendant at Turf Valley Country Club for 19 years. He was the President of Countryside Landscaping, Inc. from 1977 until the present time. Surviving in addition to his wife are son William J. Blackert III and his wife Karen Piersall Blackert of Glenwood, daughter Elizabeth Hobbs Blackert Lioi and her husband Andrew Guido Lioi, of Glenwood, grandchildren William J. Blackert IV, Alexander Piersall Blackert, Elisabeth Hager Lioi, and Andrew Guido Lioi, Jr., all of Glenwood, sisters and brothers-in-law Lois Ann and John F. Lawler of Glenwood, and Mary Louise and Allan M. Dowler of Dallas, Oregon, brother and sister-in-law Robert Edward and Susan M. Blackert of New Windsor, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 10:00 am at Historic Union Chapel, Route 97 and Union Chapel Road, Glenwood with Rev. Dina Van Klaveren officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery, Glenwood. Friends may call at the Haight Funeral Home & Chapel, 6416 Sykesville Road, Sykesville on Thursday from 2-4 and 6-8pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jim Claxton Scholarship Fund, (make checks payable to MTA-Jim Claxton Fund), c/o Vernon W. Cooper, Maryland Turfgrass Association, P.O. Box 389, St. Michaels, MD 21663, or to the Appalachian Purebread Gaited Horse Association, P.O. Box 4175, Lexington, KY 40544. Online condolences may be offered at www.haightfuneralhome.com

Mr. William Joseph Blackert Jr.

October 24, 1945 - June 28, 2011