Bertram A. Maas
June 14, 1931 ~ May 28, 2011
COL BERTRAM ARTHUR MAAS USMC (Ret.)
(Age 79)
Colonel Bertram Arthur Maas USMC (Ret.) passes away on Saturday, May 28, 2011 of lung cancer. Bert was born on June 14, 1931 to Lt. Col. Arthur B. Maas and wife Charlotte in Omaha, Nebraska. Raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, he graduated from St. Thomas Military Academy and attended the United States Naval Academy graduating in 1953 and becoming a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Marine Corp. Two years after meeting on a train coming from Chicago, he married Charlotte Ann Hiser of Bethesda, Maryland on June 9, 1953. They became the parents of six sons, John (Wendy), Michael, Curtiss (D.), Charles, Stephen, and Brad. Bert was also the proud grandpops of John Henry, Jennifer, Bryan, Jessica, and Nicholas Maas. He also leaves behind his beloved sister Jean Schiefelbein of Eden Prairie, MN and many nieces and nephews.
Following flight training at Pensacola, FL, and Corpus Christi, TX, Bert became a fighter pilot. He attended the US Naval Post graduate School Monterey, CA and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He later transitioned into helicopters and one of his career highlights was a tour in HMX-1, flying Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. He commanded gunships squadron VMO-6 in Vietnam for which he received the bronze and silver stars. Bert's final three years on active duty in the Marine Corp. were as the CO of Marine Aircraft Group 49 at Willow Grove, PA flying A4's and CH53s. After retirement Bert enrolled in George Mason School of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1986. He enjoyed boating and spending time at his beach cottage in Emerald Isle, NC, with his family. He and wife Charlotte were married for 57 years and were residents of Vienna, VA for over forty years.
In lieu of flowers you may make a donation to the US Marine Corps. Museum, Quantico, VA or the charity of your choice.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
(Age 79)
Colonel Bertram Arthur Maas USMC (Ret.) passes away on Saturday, May 28, 2011 of lung cancer. Bert was born on June 14, 1931 to Lt. Col. Arthur B. Maas and wife Charlotte in Omaha, Nebraska. Raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, he graduated from St. Thomas Military Academy and attended the United States Naval Academy graduating in 1953 and becoming a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Marine Corp. Two years after meeting on a train coming from Chicago, he married Charlotte Ann Hiser of Bethesda, Maryland on June 9, 1953. They became the parents of six sons, John (Wendy), Michael, Curtiss (D.), Charles, Stephen, and Brad. Bert was also the proud grandpops of John Henry, Jennifer, Bryan, Jessica, and Nicholas Maas. He also leaves behind his beloved sister Jean Schiefelbein of Eden Prairie, MN and many nieces and nephews.
Following flight training at Pensacola, FL, and Corpus Christi, TX, Bert became a fighter pilot. He attended the US Naval Post graduate School Monterey, CA and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He later transitioned into helicopters and one of his career highlights was a tour in HMX-1, flying Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. He commanded gunships squadron VMO-6 in Vietnam for which he received the bronze and silver stars. Bert's final three years on active duty in the Marine Corp. were as the CO of Marine Aircraft Group 49 at Willow Grove, PA flying A4's and CH53s. After retirement Bert enrolled in George Mason School of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1986. He enjoyed boating and spending time at his beach cottage in Emerald Isle, NC, with his family. He and wife Charlotte were married for 57 years and were residents of Vienna, VA for over forty years.
In lieu of flowers you may make a donation to the US Marine Corps. Museum, Quantico, VA or the charity of your choice.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
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Please accept our heartfelt sympathy for your loss. Pickett Place won’t feel the same without Bert. Blessings to the entire Maas family. Love, Jan and Ev
All us Eley’s are holding you in our hearts at this time. Bert will surely be missed by all of us, and all the friends and neighbors in our neighborhood. We have many fond memories of a wonderful friend, and will never forget that wonderful smile of yours, Bert. God bless your family at this sad time.
To The Maas Family, Our hearts go out to you at this difficult time, please know you are in our thoughts and prayers. Mr. Maas will be greatly missed; he always had a kind word to say, a wave hello, and a smile for us.
Semper Fi, dear friend. We will always treasure the more than sixty five years of fond memories, trials, tribulations,fun, antics, love of our beloved Marine Corps, Naval Academy and love of life itself. Our love goes to you, Charlotte, and the boys, Affectionately, Anne and Bob