Obituaries

Howard Franklin Frye

Howard Franklin Frye

Sep 28, 2022

Howard Franklin Frye, 82, of Brunswick, MD (formerly of Petersville, MD, and Jefferson, MD) passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at Vindobona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Braddock Heights, MD.Born February 28, 1940, in Lovettsville, VA, he was a son of the late Arthur F. and Virginia E. Frye.  He is the last of his immediate family.Howard was a graduate...

Therese Ngenang Patcha

Therese Ngenang Patcha

Sep 26, 2022

 

Therese Nganang Patcha née Nganje was born in Cameroon on the 3rd of August, 1940, and taken by God’s angels on the 26th of September, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. 

She was loving, wise, patient, selfless, soft spoken, gentle, resilient, religious and beautiful inside and out. These are the attributes used by her children , grandchildren and great grandchildren to...

Joan Field Wilson

Joan Field Wilson

Sep 26, 2022

Joan Field Wilson, 90, of Mount Airy, passed from this life on Monday, September 26, 2022 at her home.  She was the wife of the late Donald Roby Wilson.  Born on August 20, 1932, in Brunswick, Maine, she was the daughter of Herman Luther Field and Edith Evelyn (LaBorde) Field.

She began her Christian Life at Berean Baptist Church in...

Jonette Lynn Miller

Jonette Lynn Miller

Sep 25, 2022

Jonette Lynn Miller, 58, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, September 25, 2022 at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick.

Born on September 23, 1964, in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Joseph T. and Katherine Joan (Myers) Miller. She grew up with her sister, Jodene K. Mumaw, by her side.

Jonette "Jo", as many knew...

Charles Leroy Fritz, Jr.

Charles Leroy Fritz, Jr.

Sep 24, 2022

 

Charles Leroy Fritz, Jr., 65, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at his residence in Mount Airy. He was the husband of Dorothy Fritz his wife of 47 years.

Born on February 13, 1957, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Charles Leroy Fritz, Sr. and Hilda Elizabeth (Carpenter) Fritz.

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B. Lorraine Stup

B. Lorraine Stup

Sep 24, 2022

 

Betty Lorraine Stup, 92 years old, was born March 9, 1930 and died on September 24, 2022. Her loving husband of 57 years was Robert William Stup who died in 2010. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, W. L. Davis Moberly and Evelyn Bell Moberly; and by her sister and brother-in-law, Barbara L. and William L. Poffinberger. 

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Jamie Beth Phannavong

Jamie Beth Phannavong

Sep 23, 2022

Wife, mother, and grandmother Jamie Beth Phannavong will be remembered for her generous and caring nature. Jamie passed away on September 23, 2022 surrounded by loved ones who will honor her life by continuing her legacy of love and care for others. 

Jamie demonstrated her commitment to the care of others through her work with CaringMatters.org, founded as Hospice Caring...

Mary Ann Schimmel

Mary Ann Schimmel

Sep 23, 2022

Our precious mother, Mary Ann Schimmel, 90, of Bethesda, Maryland, recently residing in Frederick, passed from this life on September 23, 2022 in her home.  She was born in Chicago, Illinois to the late Clifford E. Halverson and Mary L. (Ford) Halverson on September 21, 1932.  She graduated from Mallinckrodt Catholic High School in 1950.  Soon after she met her...

Karen Christine Shillieto

Karen Christine Shillieto

Sep 22, 2022

Karen Christine (Horton) Shillieto passed away on September 22, 2022. 

Karen loved life, she could fill up a space and you always knew where she was from her laugh. She loved color, music, theater, and life. She would express her love and creativity most often through her amazing food, a hug, and words that would somehow make you laugh and...

Franklin "Frank" Nicholson

Franklin "Frank" Nicholson

Sep 21, 2022

 

Franklin "Frank" Nicholson, 80, of Monrovia, Maryland, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at Sterling Care South Mountain in Boonsboro, MD.

Born on February 25, 1942 in Gaithersburg, MD, he was the son of the late William and Irene (Johnson) Nicholson. 

Frank spent his professional life as a truck driver for Mercer Trucking and most recently Clouse Trucking.

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Samuel Linden Compher

Samuel Linden Compher

Sep 21, 2022

 

Samuel Linden Compher, 75, of Lovettsville, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at his home in Lovettsville. He fought a courageous and long battle with cancer. 

He was born on February 14, 1947, in Lovettsville, to the late Melvin and Dorothy Compher.

Surviving are his wife of 48 years, Pamela Fambrough Compher; daughter, Amy M. Willett...

Kenneth Dwight Myers

Kenneth Dwight Myers

Sep 20, 2022

 

Kenneth Dwight Myers, 70, of Mount Airy, Maryland, died on Tuesday, September 20th, 2022.  Ken passed away peacefully in the arms of his daughters Lori Ochs and Melissa Myers.

Ken was born on October 20, 1951 in Laurel, Maryland.  He was the son of the late August J. and Sylvia G. (Davis) Myers.  He was preceded in death by...

Austin R. Hahn

Austin R. Hahn

Sep 20, 2022

 

Austin R. Hahn, 82, of Charles Town, West Virginia, passed from this life on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.

Born on June 16, 1940, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late Roy Dillen Hahn and Catherine (Lantz) Hahn.

Austin Proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1958...

Joseph Paul Banfield

Joseph Paul Banfield

Sep 20, 2022

 

Joseph Banfield, 54, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 in Mount Airy, MD.

He was born on December 9, 1967 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland to Thomas Edwin Banfield and Doris Ann (Auton) Banfield.

Joe grew up in Rockville, Maryland, and graduated from Richard Montgomery High School in 1986.

He began...

Billie Longerbeam Fawley

Billie Longerbeam Fawley

Sep 19, 2022

Ms. Billie Longerbeam Fawley, 80, of Brunswick, MD passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Monday, September 19, 2022 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years James Fawley.

Billie was born on September 21, 1941 in Brunswick. She was the daughter of the late Heyward and Cleo...

Guy Carleton Whidden, II

Guy Carleton Whidden, II

Sep 19, 2022

Guy Carleton Whidden, II, 99, of Braddock Heights, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, September 19th, 2022.

Born on June 18th, 1923 in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Rendol Whidden and Myrtle Whidden. Shortly before graduating high school, at the age of 17, World War II began and Guy enlisted in the 28th division of...

Rose Marie Ridgely

Rose Marie Ridgely

Sep 19, 2022

 

Rose Marie Ridgely, of Martinsburg, WV,  passed at the age of 82, on September 19, 2022.

She was born to Oliver and Gussie Guariglia on July 23, 1940, in Frederick, MD. 

She married William H. Ridgely, Sr., on June 2, 1958, and had 6 children: William H. Ridgely, Jr., Mark E. Ridgely, Suzanne Ridgely-Rogers, Lorena L. Leasure, Rachel E....

Walter Edward Beander, Sr.

Walter Edward Beander, Sr.

Sep 18, 2022

 

Walter Edward Beander, Sr., 75 of Point of Rocks; loving husband, father, brother, grand father, and great grand father passed on September 18, 2022, at Washington Adventist Hospital after a short illness. 

Born on Sept 29, 1946, in Washington DC, he was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Alice and Earl Sylvester Beander. He leaves behind his loving wife...

Clinton (Clint) Edward Wimsatt

Clinton (Clint) Edward Wimsatt

Sep 17, 2022

Clinton (Clint) Edward Wimsatt, 53, of Middletown, Maryland, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, September 17, 2022, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the beloved husband of Tricia Zecher Wimsatt for 26 years and the father of Jena Olivia Wimsatt and Maura Michelle Wimsatt. Born on August 14, 1969, in Silver Spring, MD, he was the son of...

Paul John Smaldone, Jr.

Paul John Smaldone, Jr.

Sep 17, 2022

Paul John Smaldone, Jr., passed away surrounded by his loving family on September 17, 2022, in Gettysburg, PA.  He was born on July 31, 1953, in Brooklyn, NY, and was raised in Wantagh, Long Island, NY. Paul was the first of six children of Paul and Jane (Elder) Smaldone. He attended Fordham University where he earned a degree in Philosophy...