Obituaries

Jul 22, 2020

William (Bill) Paul Hunter, Sr., 87,of Rockville, MD, died on July 22, 2020. He was the husband of Margie, his wife of 68 years. Born February 22, 1933 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Helen and Galen Hunter, Sr. and brother to Buddy Hunter and Barbara Jean Heaverly. He leaves behind a son, Bill Hunter, Jr. (Carol)...

Jul 22, 2020

On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, Richard L. Eyler, father of two children, passed away at the age of 61.  He worked in the restaurant industry his entire life, as well as Pepsi Co. for two plus decades.  He raised a son and a daughter, and was heavily involved in raising his granddaughter. Richard had a passion for cooking, fishing,...

Jul 22, 2020

Richard (Rick) William Baer, 73, of Frederick, MD, passed away suddenly on July 22, 2020. He was the loving husband of Sharita, for 49 years. Born May 15, 1947, he was the son of the late William E. and Helen Betty Baer, of Frederick.

Rick was a Frederick High School graduate. When he was a young adult...

Jul 21, 2020

Mary Sue Littrell, loving wife for 62 years and a loving mother of three, was called to her eternal resting place on July 21, 2020. She was born on August 23, 1939 and passed after a lengthy battle with Scleroderma. She was also a cancer survivor.

She is survived by her husband, George Hayes Littrell, Jr. In...

Jul 20, 2020

Barbara (Moore) Maghan, 81, passed away on Monday July 20, 2020 at her home in Frederick, MD. Born in Durant, Oklahoma on May 10, 1939, Barbara was the eldest of four daughters of John Henry and Gertrude Moore.

Barbara is survived by her husband of 57 years, Byron R. Maghan, Sr. and her four children Rex Maghan,...

Jul 19, 2020

Norbert W. Novocin, Sr. ("Norb") passed away peacefully at his home in Mount Airy, MD, on Aug. 23, 2020, surrounded by loving family. He was the husband of Sandra Novocin, his beloved wife of 40 years.

Norb was born May 21, 1936, the second of four children to the late Victor and late Alvina Novocin in Cudahy,...

Jul 19, 2020

Mr. Kenneth E. "Ken" Payne, 65, of Sharpsburg died Sunday, July 19, 2020 at Meritus Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Wanda Payne for 40 years.

Born October 30, 1954 in Burkittsville, he was the son of Clifton Payne and the late Betty Kathleen (Mentzer) Payne.

He was a veteran of the 82nd...

Jul 19, 2020

Karen Lynn Shiblie, age 52, formerly of Frederick, MD, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020.   She married George Shiblie on June 13, 1992 in Silver Spring.  She worked at Carroll Manor Elementary School for the last 10-years.  Karen’s greatest joy in life came from serving others. She devoted her life to connecting with children with special needs and anyone...

Jul 18, 2020

Michael "Mike"  Stanton, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital with his family by his side on December 30, 2020, at the age of 63 years.

He was the loving husband to Karen Stanton for 37 years and the proud father of Michelle and Lori Stanton. He was the beloved brother to Connie (Buddy)...

Jul 18, 2020

Gus Van Keriakos, 81, of Germantown, MD passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Edenton of Frederick.

He was the husband of the late Betty Joyce Keriakos who passed away on June 4, 2011, father of Angelo Keriakos of Germantown and Paul Keriakos (Vicki) of Jefferson, MD; step-father to Jimmy Dean (Laura) of Gaithersburg, MD, and...

Jul 18, 2020

Beverly C. Mortenson, formerly of Verona NJ, passed away at MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Friday December 11, 2020 at the age of 73. She was preceded in death by her father James Louis Crook,Jr,  her mother Hilda Shaw Crook and her husband Eric L. Mortenson.  Beverly was born in  East Orange, NJ  in 1947 and grew up in...

Jul 18, 2020

Frederick Lawrence Silbernagel Jr, passed away peacefully with loved ones by his side on December 22, 2020 at the age of 92. He and his wife Shirley resided in Homewood at Crumland Farms. Larry, or Pop as he was affectionately called by close friends and family, was born in Baltimore, MD to the late Frederick Lawrence Silbernagel, Sr., and...

Jul 18, 2020

Thomas Martin Zufall, age 78, died on Saturday, November 21, 2020 from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Born in 1942 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late John "Happy Johnny" and Yvonne "The Gal" Zufall. Surviving family members include sisters, Cindy Schmeltz and Nancy Strine; nieces, Nancy Long, Bonnie Hickling, Sharon Clark, and Linda Sherman; as...

Jul 18, 2020

Raymond "Rick" Floyd Sutherland, 70, of Haymarket, VA passed away peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2020. Rick was a pillar of kindness and community service in a world where those values grow scarce. Rick devoted his life to serving our nation through service in the Navy during the Vietnam war and then continued in the army as a patriot,...

Jul 18, 2020

Lula Mae Cox (Walker), 88, of Walkersville, Maryland passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Winchester Medical Center, where she had been since having a severe stroke. She was the wife of the late, Troy M. Cox who died in 1988.

Born in Florence, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Helen and Raymond Walker....

Jul 18, 2020

John Edward Warnock, 84, of Middletown, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Elsie Green Warnock for 63 years. Born on March 14, 1936, in Denver, CO, he was the son of the late Jacob and Madeline (Darling) Warnock Harp.  He was preceded in death this year...

Jul 18, 2020

Nadine M. Keeney of Walkersville, MD, loving wife of Paul Keeney, passed at the age of 74 from a long term illness on 10 October 2020. Born in Yonkers, NY, she is the daughter of Albin Sabol and Cornelia (Connie) Sabol (Van Til) who preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband and eight children, Justine, Thomas,...

Jul 18, 2020

Aaron Scott Harris, 36, of Williamsport, Maryland, passed away from complications of diabetes on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. Born on December 20, 1983, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of Martha Elizabeth Harris Vanderhuff.

Aaron was a 2003 graduate of Williamsport High School.  He was previously employed...

Jul 17, 2020

Raymond L. Green, 83, of Sabillasville, MD, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020 at Gettysburg Hospital.

Born on September 3, 1936 in Sabillasville area, he was the son of the late Fred Green and Helen (Forrest) Green.

Raymond was survived by his wife, Dorothy (Musser) Green and two children, Sharon (Green) Shry of Blue...

Jul 17, 2020

Shirley E. Hann Burgee, 91, of Frederick, passed away on July 17, 2020 at Country Meadows Assistant Living. She was the wife of the late Alvin T. Burgee.

Born on June 17, 1929 in Walkersville, she was the daughter of the late John Samuel Hann and Catherine Krise Hann. On December 7, 1946 she married Alvin T....