Joseph C. Riffle, 89, of Thurmont, Maryland passed from this life into his eternal home on Good Friday, April 2, 2021 at Genesis HealthCare - Glade Valley Center in Walkersville, MD, while rehabbing from injuries due to a recent fall. Joe was the loving husband of Lois M. (Stitely) Riffle for over 68 years, prior to her passing in March, 2019.  Born on October 11, 1931, in Thurmont, he was the son of the late Charles C. and Mary K. (McCarney) Riffle.   Joe was a U.S. Air...

Janet Ellen Hussey Bouchard, 72 of Frederick, MD and formerly of Waynesboro, PA and Old Town, ME passed away peacefully on April 12, 2021. She was born on June 2, 1948 in Bangor, ME to the late Dr. Freeman L.O. and Mrs. Ruby E. Hussey. Janet was a graduate of Old Town High School. She moved to Maryland in 1975 with her family and worked for Waynesboro Hospital in Waynesboro, PA as a Surgical Technician for 31 years. Janet is survived by her daughter Barbara; her son and his wife, Richard...

Claudia Hennigan, age 84, formerly of Frederick, MD passed from this life on Thursday, April 1, 2021 in Cocoa Beach, FL. Born on April 27, 1936  in Washington D.C.,  she was the daughter of the late Claude and Eveyln Purdum.  Claudia was the loving wife of the late Thomas F. Hennigan. She graduated from Richard Montgomery High School in Montgomery County and had a 30 year career with the Department of the Navy.  She was a member of St. Timothy's Catholic Church and...

Bernard Edwin Wills passed on April 17,2021 at the age of 91. He was born to Kate Clements Wills McLean and Edwin Wills on March 9, 1930 in Washington D.C. He retired from the Federal government in 1994 and  pursued his passion for music. He played the alto sax and clarinet for the Goldenairs and for the Olney Band until he was 88.  He loved family gatherings, food, dogs and was an avid reader, historian and a loyal fan of the Washington Football Team. Bernard, or Bernie to...

Martha R. Forst, age 73, died peacefully in her sleep at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Mt. Airy Maryland on Thursday, April 15, 2021 where she had been residing for the last 14 years.  Martha was born in St. Louis,  Missouri on November 29, 1947.  She was the second child of nine to Albert L. Forst and Martha Kennedy. The family moved to Wheaton, Maryland in 1951 where Martha went to and graduated from St. Gertrudes Catholic School for special needs children in Washington DC....

Madeline M. Best, 94, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Country Meadows in Frederick. Born on July 29, 1926, in Baltimore, Madeline was the daughter of the late Charles Vernon Jackson and Anna Gerland Jackson. She was the loving wife of Louis Alton Best, her husband of 74 years at the time of his passing in 2019. She graduated from Catonsville High School, class of 1943 and attended State Teachers College in Towson, MD. She retired from...

Betty Lou Myers, 82, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, April 12, 2021 at Country Meadows in Mechanicsburg, PA.  She was surrounded by her loving husband and family at the time of her passing. Born on December 8, 1938, in Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Clinton Robert Scheaffer and Elva Louise (Haywood) Scheaffer. She was the loving wife of Dennis Erwin Myers her husband of 57 years. Dennis was a devoted and loving spouse, always putting Betty before...

Patricia Anne (Wrightson) Raines, 78, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Seasons Hospice at Medstar Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.  Born on January 18, 1943, in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of William Emory Wrightson and Clara Elizabeth (Eckles) Wrightson. She graduated from Catonsville High School in 1960.  In her lifetime, she worked at Fort Detrick, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Department of Health and Human...

  She was a beautiful woman, inside and out.  A wonderful wife, mother, homemaker and friend.   She will be truly missed by all who knew her especially her daughter who was always proud to call her "Mother". A celebration of Irene's life will take place at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 112 East Second Street Frederick, MD 21701 Expressions of sympathy may be offered to the family...

"Henrietta Hagoriles was born on April 24,1937 to Maria and Gaudencio in the city of Cabangan, Philippines. As one of seven siblings.  Henrietta enjoyed a life of positivity, appreciation, and commitment to a strong family. Henrietta married Jose Hagoriles in 1950 and raised her child, Harriet, relentlessly with love and attention. Henrietta lived a majority of her life in the Philippines – witnessing life under World War II  and the eruption of Mount...