On July 16, 2022, Hans W. Maurer, of Highland, beloved husband of Margot (Diebold) Maurer, cherished father of Muriel Maurer and Renee Maurer and her husband Jeffrey Geer, and dear grandfather of Samuel Geer peacefully passed away.

Hans was born in 1931 in Schönebeck Germany, a town south of Magdeburg. At age seven, he moved with his parents to Berlin. Later in WWII, he returned to Schönebeck and graduated high school with honors. He studied to become a Chemical Engineer and worked in the field of Starch production. Hans later moved to West Germany, where he worked as an engineer for the Swiss company Escher Wyss. In 1960 at a New Years Eve party in Zürich, he met his future wife Margot. In 1962, Hans took a job at Westvaco Corporation in Luke, Maryland, and he made his way by boat from Europe to the United States. Hans and Margot married in Switzerland in 1965. Hans later transferred to the Westvaco Research Labs in Laurel, MD. Hans’ Westvaco jobs took the family to Paducah, KY in 1971 and back to MD again in 1980. During his long career, Hans was awarded several patents. After moving to Highland, MD, the family became members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fulton, where later Hans especially enjoyed Senior Fellowship. Hans had a great love for science and art, and he shared many hobbies with his family including travel, reading, playing tennis, swimming, hiking, museum visits, the theater, eating desserts, and playing cards.

A funeral service is being planned for 2pm on August 14, 2022, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 11795 Rt. 216, Fulton, MD 20759.