Obituaries

Helen Heller

Helen Heller

May 5, 2022

Helen Lucille Heller, 90, of Frederick, passed from this life on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Frederick Health Hospital. She was the wife of James W. Heller, her husband of 71 years. Born on February 16, 1932, in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late James Harvey and Clemma Viola Bidle May. Helen was a 1950 graduate of Frederick High...

Connie Ford

Connie Ford

May 5, 2022

Connie M. Ford, 73, of Boonsboro, passed from this life, tragically, on Thursday, May 5, 2022 as a result of an automobile accident.

Born on April 5, 1949, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late James E. and Vivian M. (Babington) Harrison. Her husband, Richard Wayne Ford, passed away October 19, 2000.

She...

Thomas Martin, Sr.

Thomas Martin, Sr.

May 5, 2022

Thomas E. Martin, Sr., 92, of Frederick, passed from this life on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at his home.  He was the husband to the late Gladys Ann Martin.  Born on January 24, 1930, in Cumberland, VA, he was the son of Clarence Martin and Ruby (Ayers) Martin.

Mr. Martin is survived by a daughter, Valerie Ohler;...

Clem Beck

Clem Beck

May 5, 2022

Clem Monroe Beck, 80, of Walkersville, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Glade Valley, Walkersville.  He was the husband of the late Mary Frances Nikirk Beck. Born on March 14, 1942, in Oxford, WV, he was the son of James  Beck and Athlea (Smith) Beck.

Clem served in the US Navy...

Darwin Lawson

Darwin Lawson

May 5, 2022

Darwin Gene Lawson, 84, of Mount Airy, passed from this life on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at his home.  He was the husband of Sue Lawson.  Born on September 6, 1937, in Fountain Mills, MD, he was the son of Clyde Leroy Lawson, Sr. and Mazie Eudora Lawson.

Darwin was a route driver for Ideal Farms Dairy...

Helen Bullington

Helen Bullington

May 4, 2022

Helen Louise Bullington, 97, of Monrovia, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Frederick, MD.  She was the beloved wife of the late Elzie Bullington.

Born on August 2, 1924, in Essex, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Lawrence and Martha Ellen (Brawner) Brandenburg.

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Paul Feys

Paul Feys

May 4, 2022

Paul Feys, 96, of Frederick, MD, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. He was born in 1926 in Ostend, Belgium, the second of four brothers. He and his family survived German occupation and British bombing during World War II, and after finishing high school in 1944, he joined the order of the Missionaries of Africa. He spent 25...

Thomas Schuerger

Thomas Schuerger

May 3, 2022

Thomas Robert Schuerger, 96, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick, MD.

Born on November 1, 1925, in Lakewood, OH, he was the son of the late Richard Schuerger and Rita (Dennerle) Schuerger. He was a descendant of immigrants from the German village of Metzenseifen and...

Paul Stafford

Paul Stafford

Apr 30, 2022

Paul Y. Stafford of Shepherdstown, WV passed away at home on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at the age of 70. This is a terrible loss and we already miss him greatly.

He was an estimator and spent more than twenty years with Gabe's Services in Frederick, MD where he ended his career as a Senior Estimator.

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Kendi Patterson

Kendi Patterson

Apr 30, 2022

Kendi Lewis Fisher Patterson, 67, of Thurmont, MD died at Citizens Nursing Home on April 30, 2022 due to complications related to a fall. She was the daughter of the late David and Polly Fisher.

Ms. Patterson worked in a variety of settings, including the Frederick Post Office and Open Minds in Gettysburg. She left employment to...

Barbara Mullen

Barbara Mullen

Apr 29, 2022

Barbara  Louise (Ballinger) Mullen , 82, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed from this life on April 29, 2022 at her home with her family by her side.

Born on March 6, 1940, in Bridgton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Charles William Ballinger  and Margaret Elizabeth (Munyon) Ballinger. She graduated in 1958 from Bridgeton High School,...

Francine Brady

Francine Brady

Apr 27, 2022

Francine Georgiana Brady, 78, of Ashburn, Va., passed away on April 25, 2022, at INOVA Fairfax Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late James Thomas Brady who passed away in September 2021.

Born on July 14, 1943, in New York, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Mario and Concetta Palermo. Francine graduated in 1962...

Nicholas Sheahin

Nicholas Sheahin

Apr 25, 2022

Nicholas James Sheahin, 36, of Germantown, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, April 25, 2022 at Frederick Health Hospital with his family by his side.

Born on January 24, 1986, in Rockville, MD, he was the son of Dennis and Deborah Ann (Sheahin) Reighard of Germantown.

Nick graduated from Seneca Valley High School. He...

Aleta Fox

Aleta Fox

Apr 25, 2022

Aleta Lynn (Rickard) Fox, of Rocky Ridge, MD, began her heavenly journey all too soon on April 25, 2022.

Born July 24, 1957, in Washington DC, she was the eldest child and daughter of Glenn Oliver Jr. and Eleanor Louise (Griffith) Rickard, and for over 46 years she has been married to husband  Gary...

John Knott

John Knott

Apr 25, 2022

Mr. John Bernard Knott, 75, of Thurmont, died on Monday, April 25, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family.

He was the loving husband of Barbara J. Knott. They were happily married for 52 years.

Born March 7, 1947, he was the youngest of 10 children born to the late Charles A. and Ruth...

Janet Griffin

Janet Griffin

Apr 24, 2022

Janet L. Griffin, 83, of Mount Airy, passed from this life on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at her residence. She was the wife of William G. "Bill" Griffin, Jr., her husband of 60 years. Born on July 1, 1938, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Dorothy Shanholtz. Janet was a wonderful homemaker, wife, mother...

Louis "Grant" Allen

Louis "Grant" Allen

Apr 24, 2022

Louis “Grant” Allen, 58, of Middletown, beloved husband, father, brother and “Pop Pop”, peacefully departed this life on Sunday, April 24, 2022, after having suffered a massive stroke. Born April 20, 1964, in Washington, D.C, Grant was the son of the late James Henry Allen, Jr. and Marie Woodward (Hodges) Allen. He grew up in the Wheaton Woods area...

Valentins "Val" Alksnis, III

Valentins "Val" Alksnis, III

Apr 24, 2022

Valentins Alksnis III was born on January 30th, 1967, and passed away April 24th, 2022.

His life began in Des Moines, Iowa where he spent all of his formative years until graduating from high school in 1985.  While going to college he met his devoted wife of 32 years, Yevette. They were married in 1990 in Ankeny,...

Connie Stalnaker

Connie Stalnaker

Apr 23, 2022

Connie Mae Rose Stalnaker, daughter of William V. and Lucille V. Rose of Frederick, MD passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022, after fighting several months of various medical issues, most recently multiple strokes on March 26th.  Although things appeared to be improving, her fight was lost.  In her eyes, she was tired and ready to meet God in...

William Paul "Bill" Fleming

William Paul "Bill" Fleming

Apr 22, 2022

William Paul Fleming, “Bill”, 77, of Middletown, Maryland went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, April 22, 2022. He was the beloved husband of JoAnne Fleming for almost 58 years. Bill and JoAnne were truly two souls that were stitched together in Heaven, with every moment they shared becoming a beautiful, meaningful memory.

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