Obituaries
Steven Del Balzo
Aug 23, 2021
Steven Deal Del Balzo, 68, of West Palm Beach, FL, passed away on August 23, 2021 at Frederick Health Hospital. Born on November 19, 1952 in Bethesda, MD, he was the son of the late Pasquale Louis Del Balzo and Edith Louise (Deal) Del Balzo.
Mr. Del Balzo was a 1971 graduate of Robert E. Peary High...
Terry Kline
Aug 23, 2021
Terry Lee Kline, 73, of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, passed from this life on Monday, August 23, 2021.
He was born in Boonsboro, MD and lived in Mountain Top for the past 15 years. He was a 1966 graduate of Boonsboro High School. Terry served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a Decorated Vietnam Combat Veteran. He...
Doris Coleman
Aug 22, 2021
Doris Brown Coleman, 92, of Orlando, FL passed away at her summer residence in Sabillasville, MD on August 22, 2021. Doris was born March 10, 1929 in Waynesboro, PA. After finishing school, she became a Licensed Practical Nurse, but spent most of her years as a loving homemaker. Whether she was caring for patients or her family, she touched many...
Lt. Andrew "Stew" Alcorn, IV
Aug 22, 2021
Lt. Andrew "Stew" Alcorn, IV, 39, Commander of Criminal Investigation Section Frederick Police Department, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Middletown on Sunday, August 22, 2021. He was the loving husband of 17 years to Jenn, and a devoted father to Drew, Mackenzie and Addison. They were his everything.
Born November 24, 1981...
Charles Houston
Aug 21, 2021
Charles (Chooch) Robert Houston, 80, of Thurmont, MD, passed away, Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born, March 10, 1941, In Washington, DC, he was the son of Robert E. Houston and Dorothy (Howe) Houston. Charlie was employed with C&P Telephone Company for 32 years before retiring in 1992. Charlie enjoyed the outdoors, skiing, hiking. He loved being...
Lori Tauraso
Aug 21, 2021
Lori Ann Tauraso, 51 of Smithsburg MD, passed away August 21st, 2021. She was the loving wife of Mike Tauraso.
Born November 18, 1969, in Washington DC, she was the daughter of the late Carole Ann Geagley and Ronald Geagley. In addition to her father, she is survived by her four children. Joseph Jarboe, Vincent Jarboe, Christina (Chrissy)...
Gloria Palios
Aug 20, 2021
Gloria Palios of Frederick, Maryland passed away on August 20, 2021. She was born on December 25, 1940, in Steubenville, Ohio to the late Alex and Arygro Pappas of Follansbee, West Virginia.
Gloria is survived by her husband Mike Palios, whom she married on June 23, 1963; daughter Maria Palios Phillippi and her husband Darren Phillippi of Bristol,...
April Ritch
Aug 20, 2021
April Colleen Ritch, 54, of Boonsboro, MD passed away on August 20, 2021 with her family by her side.
She is survived in death by her two sons, who made up the entirety of her world, Brandon Ritch and wife Megan of Keedysville, MD and son Holdon Ritch of Hagerstown, MD.
Grandchildren Willow and Lilah...
Barbara Wilson
Aug 19, 2021
Barbara Elizabeth Wilson, 90, of Dickerson, Maryland, passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021. Born July 5, 1931, in Frederick County, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Mabel V. Hallman Wilson.
Barbara graduated from Lincoln High School in 1948. She was a member of Bell's Chapel and also attended Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Her...
Robert Joseph "Bubba" Pasch
Aug 19, 2021
Robert Joseph “Bubba” Pasch, 71, of Hagerstown died Thursday, August 19, 2021 at Meritus Medical Center.
Born August 31, 1949 in New York, New York, he was the son of the late Robert Charles Pasch and Matilda Perna Pasch.
He attended Cliffside Park High School, Memorial High School, and Holy Family High School. He studied...

Shirley Wagaman
Aug 18, 2021
Mrs. Shirley Marie Miller Wagaman, formerly of Sabillasville, died on August 18, 2021 at Spring Arbor of Frederick. She was the wife of the late C. Richard (Dick) Wagaman. Shirley was born on December 16, 1929, the daughter of the late Robert Leroy “Buzz” and Hazel Ellen (Lewis) Miller, and lived in Catoctin Furnace until her marriage to Dick...
Bruce Sheppard
Aug 17, 2021
Mr. Bruce Parker Sheppard, 76, of Walkersville, Maryland, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Born June 18, 1945, in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late C. Parker Sheppard and Elisabeth (Fischer) Sheppard. He was preceded in death by his sister, Barbara Ann (Sheppard) Peppler. Bruce was a 1963 graduate of the Baltimore...
Esther Bruce
Aug 17, 2021
Esther Elaine Bruce, passed away on Tuesday, August 17th, 2021, at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, after battling Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) for several years.
Elaine was born on May 29, 1939, in Negley, Ohio to Marion Grier Goodhart, and Esther Alberta (Cope) Goodhart. She grew up in Vestal, NY, with...
Robert Naylor
Aug 16, 2021
Robert Carter Naylor passed away peacefully at his home in Frederick, Maryland, on August 16th, 2021, after a hard-fought battle with leukemia. He was 85.
Bob was born on December 15, 1935 in New York City to Robert Barclay Naylor and Gertrude Grummon Naylor. He attended a private boys’ school in Manhattan until age 8, when the...
Thomas McLellan
Aug 14, 2021
Thomas Kalani McLellan, 81, left this earth for his heavenly home with Jesus on August 14, 2021. Thomas (Tom) was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Rosalie and Terence McLellan. He met his future wife, Judy in 1964 when he was stationed at Ft. Devins, MA at a USO Party. He happily married Judith Ann Pratt on August 8, 1965. ...
Ronnie Biddinger
Aug 13, 2021
Ronnie Lee Biddinger, 74, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, August 13, 2021.
Born on April 14, 1947, in Frederick, he was the son of the late Elwood L. Biddinger and Frances E. (Young) Biddinger Wilt. He will be remembered by his wife of 51 years, Marlin "Kay" Biddinger.
Ronnie was a...
Jonathan Wilson
Aug 13, 2021
Jonathan David Wilson, 51, of Knoxville, TN, passed away on August 13th, 2021.
Jonathan was a good-natured man with a genuine smile who loved to bring laughter to those around him. Jonathan cared deeply for his family and friends. He was an avid football fan who was loyal to the Washington Redskins his entire life. He never...
Jennelle Cyr
Aug 13, 2021
Jennelle R. Cyr, 54 of Ijamsville, went home to the Lord on Friday, August 13, 2021, after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Jim M. Cyr, her husband of 33 years.
Born on December 22, 1966 in Washington DC, she was the daughter of Ruth A. Bearce of Frederick and the late...
Susan Aud
Aug 12, 2021
Susan D. Aud , 75, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at Kline Hospice in Mount Airy, MD. She battled a neurological disorder (Cervical Dystonia) for years.
Born on December 20, 1945, in Fitchburg, MA, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert A. Potter and Minnie (Walker) Potter.
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