Hazel Elizabeth Bierer (McGinnis), 84, of Pocomoke City MD and North Beach MD passed away on Good Friday April 15,2022 at home in North Beach. She was born on March 20, 1938 in Pittsburgh PA to Newton and Helen Mae McGinnis. She was sister to Nelson, Paul and J. Bruce McGinnis, all of Pittsburgh PA.

Hazel was a popular student and majorette growing up in Avalon PA. She studied at Sewickley School of Nursing, becoming an RN. She had a nursing career that lasted over 50 years with stints as an EMS with Plum Fire Department, Cardiac Care, Veterans Administration and hospital shifts in Pittsburgh and Oakmont, PA. She finished her nursing career as the Director of Nursing and the Nursing Administrator in Geriatric Care at Westover Adult Care Center. She lived most of her younger life in Pittsburgh with an extended family of aunts, uncles, cousins, and siblings before her she decided to move to Plum, PA with her husband Dale G. Bierer, where they raised three daughters. After the girls grew up, the family relocated to Chincoteague Island VA. Hazel supported her husband Dale with his local giftshop The Elegant Pelican which they opened in Chincoteague in 1988. They loved living on an island, hosting visitors and enjoying nature and the beach with her beloved grandchildren.

The Bierer family travelled all over the United States doing Gem and Jewelry trade shows on weekends and visiting family along the way. Three trips across the USA with the 3 daughters in a swanky motorhome seeing sites such as Pikes Peak, Death Valley, New Orleans, South Dakota Buffalo, California Redwoods and more, were terrific summer adventures for the Bierer family.

Hazel was married to Dale Gibson Bierer for 40 years. Dale passed away in 1999. She is survived by her daughters Lisa Bierer-Garrett and husband Chris, of North Beach, MD, daughter Bonnie Merritt and husband Gene of Pocomoke City MD and daughter Wendy Truzerls, and husband Damon, of Lehigh Acres FL. She has 5 grandchildren GeneRay Merritt of Columbus, OH, Bianca Ann and Lacey Mae Merritt of Pocomoke City, MD and Mina and Dahlia Truzerls of Lehigh Acres, FL and 3 great grandchildren, also in Florida. She is also survived by her older brother J. Bruce McGinnis of Oil City, PA and sister in law Carol Wice of Pittsburgh, PA.

A Memorial Visitation will be held Friday, April 22 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Owings, MD and a Celebration of Life will be held in Pittsburgh, PA at a later date.

In lieu of flowers we ask for donations to the American Heart Association.