Thompson Donald B Funeral Home

Austin Toms Brandenburg, a well-known local TV repairman and antenna specialist of Myersville, died Friday, March 30, 2018, at Vindobona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was 99.Born Sept. 5, 1918, he was the son of the late Vada C. Toms and Oscar C. Brandenburg. He completed Myersville public school in 1931, and was one of the last two surviving members of the Middletown High School graduating class of 1935. He was secretary-treasurer.He enjoyed baseball, and in his youth, was a member of the Harmony softball and Myersville baseball teams. In later years, he enjoyed watching the Orioles win.He spent his early years working the family farm. In the early 1950s, he studied basic electronics and television. In 1952, he started a television repair and antenna installation service that continued for over half a century, often serving as many as three generations of some area families.In 2002, he marked 50 years in business, and he continued "climbing" for quite a few years past that. The occasion generated a lot of attention, with articles in area newspapers, a television spot, special citations, and inclusion in a book on 103 "super seniors" from all over the country.He enjoyed helping his son rake hay, designing outdoor projects, sharing picnics in the meadow with family and friends, being a regular at the Red Byrd Restaurant in Keedysville, and relaxing with his treasured cat, Skeebo, on his lap.He was preceded in death by his wife of more than 58 years, Grace E. Rohrer Brandenburg, who died April 29, 2000.He is survived by a son, Ronald L. Brandenburg and wife, Maryann, of Myersville; a daughter, Linda B. Gregory and husband, Fred, of Frederick; three grandchildren, Melissa Gregory, Jeff Brandenburg and wife MaryBeth, and Kerry Allegretti and husband John; and seven great-grandchildren, Grace, Maeve, Tess, and Henry Brandenburg; and Daniel, Julia, and Ava Allegretti.The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 400 Main St., Myersville, prior to the funeral... (Herald-Mail Media)