Mrs. Hoover was born and raised in Cumberland, Maryland, and was a 1962 graduate of Allegany High School. She graduated from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in 1971 with a degree in earlyAmerican history. She worked for many years in university libraries, including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. and the University of Baltimore.
In addition to her interest in history, Mrs. Hoover studied speech and drama at Emerson College in Boston and worked in Maine’s Deertrees Theater while it was part of Emerson’s College Center for thePerforming Arts.
She lived in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood near the Johns Hopkins University campus for more than 30 years and participated in Hopkins’ Evergreen Society and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.Mrs. Hoover was an avid reader of history, poetry and fiction. She was a fan of Turner Classic Movies and the Washington Post.
She was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels in Baltimore and a life-long supporter of organizations protecting wildlife and natural habitats in Maryland and the United States. In her younger days she wasa vigorous hiker, camper, and outdoorswoman, spending vacations on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
Surviving are her sister, Anne W. Dilts (Jon) of Bloomington, Indiana; her sister-in-law, Suzanne G. Avirett of Baltimore; fournephews, John C. Avirett (Ashley) of Baltimore, James A. Avirett of Florida, Christopher D. Dilts (Rachel) of Chicago and Andrew Dilts (Sina Kramer) of Los Angeles; and a niece, Carrie Suzanne Avirett of Baltimore.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Sarah Avirett of Cumberland and her brother, James Avirett of Baltimore.
Lemmon Funeral Home of Dulaney Valley is handling arrangements. Because of the ongoing national health emergency, a celebration of her life will be at a later date. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Cumberland. Gifts in her memory may be given to the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.
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