Adele Elizabeth Gunn Gill

Adele Elizabeth Gunn Gill, age 74, of Boonsboro MD, passed away on December 31, 2025 at Doey’s Hospice House in Hagerstown, Maryland. Adele was born in Leesburg, VA on August 25, 1951. She was the daughter of the late Lucile May Olson Gunn Soper and the late Rev. Elgar Clyde Soper and the late Rev. Eldred Cecil Gunn and the late Rev. Alda van Hartskamp Gunn. She is preceded in death by her husband Donald L. Gill, who passed away on December 3, 2025, and her half-brother Albert Leroy Gunn.

Adele is survived by her sister Delia Bonenberger, NY, brother Tim Gunn, NC, stepbrother Stan Soper, NC, stepbrother Stewart Soper, MD, and stepsister Cheryl Fassezke, MI; half-sister Cecile Cher Gunn Desmond, NH, stepdaughter Noelle Soobert (Allan) of McLean, VA and grandsons Will and Ellison; stepson Matthew Gill (Meg) of Oakton, VA and grandsons Ryan and Connor; daughter Meredith Gill Green (John) of Richmond, VA and granddaughter Parker and grandson John James; son Caleb Gill (Leigh) of St Leonard, MD and granddaughters Cora, Hannah, and Camille.

Adele was a lifelong athlete, playing basketball in college, then indoor soccer, softball (The Ballers!), kayaking, and hiking with her husband Don, and in recent years enjoyed golf, pickleball, group fitness and Mah-Jongg. Adele was always eager to watch her grandchildren at their sporting and art events, and loved going to the beach with her family. Adele was also an avid reader and puzzler, and expressed her creativity through baking, gardening, sewing, crochet, quilting, macrame, and embroidery.

In a career spanning over forty years, Adele functioned as a Senior Program Manager, Director, and Vice President delivering information technology support and services to the Federal Government. In each capacity her tenure was marked by personal and business success that distinguished her from her peers. Her extensive experience includes program and project management services, infrastructure support services for ongoing operations and maintenance as well as development and enhancements for numerous small, medium, and large applications and systems in use locally as well as enterprise wide for various customers, such as the U.S. Department of Energy. In recent years, she put her vast understanding of Government information technology to work by successfully helping organizations establish, measure, and continuously improve their management processes. She accomplished this by combining her decades of hands-on experience with her mastery of International Organization of Standards (ISO) quality standards.

Adele had an M.B.A. from Frostburg State University, a B.A. in Political Science/Education from Western Maryland College, and was a PMP Certified Project Management Professional.

A combined celebration of life for both Don and Adele will be held on January 9th, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. in Boonsboro, Maryland at Bast-Stauffer Funeral Home.

 In lieu of flowers, a memorial can be made to Hospice of Washington County, MD (www.hospiceofwc.org): 1710 Underpass Way, Suite 300, Hagerstown, MD 21740; info@hospiceofwc.org.