Mildred M. Fluharty 's Obituary
Mildred Margaret Fluharty died December 13, 2015 at UMSMC at Easton in the Palliative Care Unit. She was 79 years old.
She was born February 16, 1936 in Wayne, NJ to Margaret and Leonard VanSchaik and moved to the Preston area as a young girl where she met her life-long love in second grade. She was a devoted and loving mother and homemaker.
She had an interest in art for most of her life; however, her formal training began about 45 years ago in Adult Education classes. She has since studied with many local artists at the Academy of Art Museum in Easton, MD, and has taken workshops with nationally known artists. These artists include Tony Couch, Charles Reid, Jim Wilcox, Ken Backaus and others.
She enjoyed capturing local scenes, flowers and still life in watercolors, oils and pastels, and until recently maintained an active studio near Preston where she taught art classes. Her work can be seen at many exhibits on the Eastern Shore at which she has won numerous awards, and in private collections.
Mildred was a member of the Academy of Art Museum, the Working Artists Forum, the Dorchester Art Center and the Caroline County Council of Arts and is represented by the Foundry Gallery in Denton.
She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Lawrence Fluharty Jr.; daughter, Karen Wolff of Virginia Beach; son, Steve Fluharty and wife Dawn of Federalsburg; sister, Alice Cook of Centreville; sister in law, Shirley Van Schaik of Wilmington, DE; grandchildren, Ashley Fluharty and Sean Fluharty and great grandson, Wyatt Fluharty.
She was preceded in death by her brother Gerard Van Schaik, her sister Lenora McElhany, in addition to her parents.
Funeral Services will held on Friday, December 18, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg with Don Hurst officiating. Interment will follow at the Junior Order Cemetery in Preston. A visitation with the family will be held on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Caroline Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 362, Denton, MD 21629.
What’s your fondest memory of Mildred?
What’s a lesson you learned from Mildred?
Share a story where Mildred's kindness touched your heart.
Describe a day with Mildred you’ll never forget.
How did Mildred make you smile?
