Carole Rae "Tuddles" Bryner

Carole Rae "Tuddles" Bryner obituary, Cumberland, MD

Carole Rae "Tuddles" Bryner

Carole Bryner Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A. - Cumberland on Jul. 8, 2025.

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Cumberland, MD- Carole "Tuddles" Rae (Metzger) Bryner, 84, of Cumberland, MD, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2025 at UPMC-Western Maryland.
Born July 31, 1940 in Cumberland, MD, Mrs. Bryner was the daughter of the late John Vincent Metzger and Edna Lorraine (Moorehead) Metzger. She was also preceded in death by her husband: Donald "Rod" R. Bryner; and her brothers: Roy, Gerald "Jerry", and Charles "Chuck" Metzger.
Tuddles graduated from Fort Hill High School. She ran the lunch counter at G.C. Murphy's for years until they closed and later worked at Martin's in LaVale for several years.
Tuddles is survived by her sister: Patricia Metzger; her niece: Katerina (Metzger) Landis and husband Mark; her great-nephew: Ethan Landis: as well as her adopted family, who were also the daughter and son-in-law she never had: Cathy Weitzell and husband Bernie "JR"; and her grandsons: Zak Blank and wife Cami; David Weitzell and wife Brittany; and Nathan Weitzell and wife Ashley.
Per her request, services will be private and interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens.
Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A. is assisting the family.
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