Thomas B. Yeager, Sr.

        Thomas “Tom” Bennett Yeager, Sr., 76, of Frederick County, Virginia, died peacefully Sunday, March 30, 2014, at his home.

Mr. Yeager was born in 1938, in Irvine, Kentucky, the son of the late Joseph B. and Virginia P. Yeager.  Mr. Yeager began his career teaching physics at Eastern Kentucky University and later was employed as an Engineer with ABB- Robotics, retiring in 1997.  He was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Winchester, Virginia.

Tom was a caring and loving soul.  In his younger years he will forever be remembered as a former Mr. Kentucky runner-up in bodybuilding. He enjoyed things such as football, basketball and racquetball. In his later years he was known for his love of woodworking and the sounds of the violin.  Thomas was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend who will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

He married Marian Martin on June 29, 1963, in Ravenna, Kentucky.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Maria Therese Yeager Martin of Gainesville, Virginia; Rebecca Anne Palka and husband, Jon, of Inwood, West Virginia; son, Thomas Bennett Yeager, Jr. and wife, Barbara, of Warrenton, Virginia; two grandchildren, Joseph & Lukas; sister, Mary Anne Schmitz and husband, Bob, of Loveland, Ohio; and brother, Frank Yeager, of Kentucky.

One brother, Joseph Patrick Yeager, preceded him in death.

The Yeager Family wishes to offer their most sincere gratitude and appreciation to all the staff at Blue Ridge Hospice and The Winchester Medical Center.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, from 1:00 – 2:00 PM, prior to the service, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.

Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Thursday at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church with Father Stanley J. Krempa officiating.  Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia. The family will have a reception following the graveside service at Omps Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Tom’s honor may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Winchester, Virginia, 22601 or Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 130 Keating Drive, Winchester, Virginia, 22601 or St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 322 5^th Street, Ravenna, Kentucky, 40472.