Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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...
Arnold "Arnie" Raymond Brown
Sep 17, 2022
Arnold “Arnie” Raymond Brown, 90, of Frederick, MD, went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 17, 2022. He was the loving husband of Connie J. Brown.
Born on May 23, 1932, in Whiting, Indiana he was the son of the late Bessie Brown and Arnold Brown. He graduated from Clark High School in Whiting, Indiana. He continued...
Carol Ann Getzandanner
Sep 16, 2022
Carol Ann Getzandanner, 72, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away on September 16, 2022. She was the beloved wife of 54 years to Nelson Getzandanner.
Born on September 21, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Harry M. Boyer and Dorothy Nusbaum. She was school bus driver for the Frederick County Public School system for around 35 years before...
Joanie Elizabeth Jackson
Sep 16, 2022
Joanie Jackson, 88, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, September 16, 2022, at Frederick Health & Rehab in Frederick, MD
Born on November 8, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Grafton E. Jackson and Annabelle B (Nickens) Jackson.
Joanie graduated from the Maryland School for the Deaf in Baltimore, MD.
She worked in housekeeping...
Jesse Clary Jr.
Sep 16, 2022
Mr. Jesse Monroe Clary, Jr. 75, of Keedysville, MD passed away at his daughter’s home on Friday, September 16. He was the husband of Rebecca Wood Clary.
Born March 19, 1947, in Frederick, he was the son of the late Jesse M., Sr. & Myrtle Clary (Wright). He was the last surviving of his five siblings.
Jesse graduated from...
Henry Michael Grady
Sep 16, 2022
Henry Michael Grady of Mount Airy, Maryland, died peacefully on Friday, September 16, 2022 at Lorien Mount Airy. He was 90 years of age.
Born in Scranton, PA, Henry was the son of the late Michael Henry Grady and Isabel (Watson) Grady. In addition to his parents, Henry was preceded in death by his son, Michael Grady.
Henry grew...
Donna Lynn Elizabeth Joy
Sep 16, 2022
Donna Lynn Elizabeth Joy, 60, of Frederick passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022, at Frederick Health Hospital, after complications from lung cancer and a fractured hip. She was the loving wife of James R. Joy, III. They were married for 36 years.
Born on December 25, 1961, in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of Donald J. Ceccorulli...
Lawrence Edward Heffner
Sep 16, 2022
Lawrence E. Heffner , 91, of Rosemont, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life on Friday, September 16, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family.He was known to many by his childhood nickname "Finks" and his railroad nickname "Big Daddy".
Born on January 24, 1931, in Brunswick, MD, he was the son of the late George Washington Heffner and...
Beverly Ann Livers
Sep 15, 2022
Beverly Ann Livers, 69, of Germantown, Maryland, transitioned peacefully from this life and into eternity on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at Holy Cross Hospital in Germantown, Maryland with her family by her side.
She was born on December 22, 1952, in Frederick, Maryland. She was the daughter of the late Claude W. Proctor and the late Elizabeth M. Proctor...



