Dr. Pat Fetchero

Dr. Pat Fetchero, age 91, of Bel Air, MD passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on October 31, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Clarksburg, WV, he is the son of the late Salvatore and Teresa Rota Fetchero. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country in WWII and earned a Bronze Star for his services in the campaigns of Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe. His regiment earned the Belgian "Croix de Guerre" for services during the Battle of the Bulge and received a citation for meritorious service. A Harford County resident since 1952, he was a graduate of Washington Irving High School, received his A.B. degree from West Virginia University and his D.D.S from the University of Maryland Dental School. From 1952-53 he practiced dentistry at Spring Grove Hospital, then in 1953 established his solo dental practice in the Lutz building on Main Street in Bel Air until 1961. He then moved into group practice with Dr. Donald Russell and Dr. Francis Simansky at 202 S. Main Street and formed the F.R.S. Corporation and jointly owned the building. In 1971 he joined the full time faculty at the University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore and taught for 16 years and retired as an Associate Professor in 1986. He was former member and past president of the Bel Air Optimist Club, former member of the Maryland Ornithological Society, "The Woodpeckers" wood working club, life member of the American Dental Association, Maryland State Dental Society and life member and past president of the Harford and Cecil County Dental Society and volunteered at Bel Air United Methodist Church. He was also a member of the dental fraternities, OKU and PSI OMEGA. He loved carving and painting beautiful decorative bird decoys out of wood. He also loved crafting wildlife jewelry made of sterling silver, gold and cold cast bronze. He enjoyed showing and selling his crafts at various wildlife exhibits in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware. A loving and devoted father, he lived life to the fullest and was loved very much by his family and friends.

Dr. Fetchero is survived by his wife of 64 years, Catherine Elizabeth Brown Fetchero of Bel Air; sons, Michael A. Fetchero and wife, Angela, of Cumberland and James C. Fetchero of Charlotte, NC; daughter, Mary Jane Ciufo and husband, Joseph, of Bel Air; brother, James Fetchero of Massachusetts; grandchildren, John M. Zinn and wife Melissa and Joseph A. Ciufo of Maryland; and step grandchildren, Alyson Ford and Michael Ciufo of Maryland

Those who desire may make a contribution to Bel Air United Methodist Church, 21 Linwood Avenue, Bel Air, MD 21014 or Harford County Public Library Foundation, 1221-A Brass Mill Road, Belcamp, MD 21017.