CATHERINE VIRGINIA SEMLER, 89 of 17435 Taylors Landing Road, Sharpsburg, Md. died on Sunday December 17, 2006 at Ravenwood Nursing Home. Born October11, 1917 in Downsville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Guy Robert and Sadie Belle Stouffer Hessong. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry H. Semler, Jr. She was a member of Manor Church of the Brethren. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Manor Senior Citizens, Boonsboro Senior Citizens, Fairplay Fire Company and RSVP retired volunteers and was a volunteer at Reeder's Nursing Home for 29 years. She is survived by two daughters, Nina Belle Kearns of Hagerstown and Ida Mae Valentine of Sharpsburg, Md.; two sons, Charles Edward Semler of Sharpsburg, Md. and Gary Eugene Semler of Summerville, South Carolina¬¬; ¬¬¬ 8 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild She was preceded in death by two sisters, Helen Carbaugh and Anna Loy, and four brothers, Robert Hessong, Leonard Hessong, Richard Hessong and Keller Hessong. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday at the MINNICH FUNERAL HOME, 415 East Wilson Blvd. Rev. Joy E. Zepp will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery in Sharpsburg, Md. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 7 :00 to 9:00 p.m.