Harry G. Kirst, 90, a resident of Asbury-Solomons in Calvert County, passed away quietly in Calvert Memorial Hospital on November 12, 2007.

Born on January 22, 1917 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, he was the youngest child of John and Lila Glanville Kirst. He lived his childhood in Mineral Point, Wisconsin and upon marrying Lois Pepper, he moved to Maryland. He was employed as an accountant for various Federal government agencies, including the Department of Commerce in Washington, D. C.

In 1989 he married Dorothy Eldredge and lived in Hollywood, Maryland.

He was an avid fisherman, gardener, and loved to play cards, both Bridge and Poker, with his friends.

He is survived by his step-daughter, Dorothy Sparling and her husband George; his step-granddaughter, Genevieve Sparling; his brother-in-law, Louis Pepper and his wife Mollie; sister-in-law, Dorathy Fagan; niece, Dorothy Jones and her husband Edward and numerous nieces, nephews and great nieces and great nephews.

Family will receive friends for Harry's Life Celebration with a luncheon on Saturday, November 17, 2007 at 12:00 noon in the Riverview Dining Room at Asbury-Solomons, MD.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Solomon's Volunteer Fire Department or the Solomon's Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 189, Solomons, MD 20688.

Funeral arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. Leonardtown, Md.