Obituaries

Apr 8, 2020

Mrs. Brenda Drake, 76, of Frederick passed away on April 8, 2020. Born October 29th,1943 in London, England, she was the daughter of the late Robert Beaver and Anne Sedgewick. Brenda was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother for many years, bringing laughter, joy, and smiles to her family and friends. She loved children, every child that...

Apr 7, 2020

Carl Raymond Thayer

December 5, 1929 – April 7, 2020

When we think of our Dad, two things come readily to mind: unconditional love and Clemson. Certainly, he had many other qualities and experiences in life, but these two elements stand out.

First, the love...

Apr 6, 2020

Richard Allan Cramer, 85, of Walkersville, Maryland passed away on Monday April 6, 2020, at Frederick Health Hospital. Born on November 18, 1934, in Walkersville, Maryland, he was the son of the late Frank R. and Ellis J. (Mercer) Cramer. He was the loving husband of Eilene T. (Leonard) Cramer for 59 years. Richard graduated from Walkersville High School...

Apr 5, 2020

Jean Thompson, 88, of Mount Airy, Maryland passed away on April 5, 2020 at Pleasant View Nursing Home.

She was born on February 25, 1932 in Six, West Virginia, the youngest child of Norman Alderman and Dallas Huff Alderman. After high school, Jean married Robert Sigmon, with whom she had two children. Eventually she moved to the...

Apr 4, 2020

Forrest (Woody) James Miller, Sr. of Frederick. MD. entered into eternal life on April 4, 2020, after a brief illness.  Born on March 28, 1935, in Wheeling, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Forrest J. Miller and Martha Catherine Miller and the brother of Louis Edward Miller. The family moved to Aliquippa Pennsylvania when he was...

Apr 4, 2020

Teresa Diane Semler age 74 died peacefully at William Childs Hospice Center on April 4, 2020 in Palm Bay FL.

Teresa is survived by her husband Jim Semler, and her children, Joe Stottlemyer, Kevin Stottlemyer, Randall Semler, Mark Semler and wife Amy and many Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren.  She is preceded in death by her parents Lester...

Apr 4, 2020

Donald Slifer, 91, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Connie (Gigeous) Slifer for 60 years.  They were married July 5, 1959.

Born on November 27, 1928, in Locust Grove, Maryland, he was the son of the late Luther Beard and Orpha (Grimm)...

Apr 3, 2020

Tara L. Colacioppo, 38, of Littlestown, PA, died Friday, April 3, 2020 with her loving family by her side due to complications following a seven month battle with leukemia. She was the loving wife of Joe Colacioppo, whom she married in 2008, and mother to Tyler and Lilly, which she adored and cherished.

Born February 23, 1982...

Apr 3, 2020

Raymond St. John Sprague, 87, of Frederick, Maryland slipped quietly into the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 3, 2020 at the Homewood Retirement Community, after a long journey into dementia and complications from diabetes. He was the cherished husband, for 45 years, of Roberta (Richard, Lewis) Sprague.

Born on January 14,1933, and...

Apr 3, 2020

Mrs. Shirley Ruth Rice Stull, 84, of Bethel Road in Mountaindale died on Friday, April 3, 2020. She was the wife of Paul Delbert Stull whom she was married to for 66 years.

Born on February 20, 1936 in Lewistown, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Ruth Michael Rice.

Shirley was a...

Apr 3, 2020

Vivian Dolores Stottlemyer Morgan Brashears, 84, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, April 3, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born on March 21, 1936, in Frederick County, MD, she was the daughter of the late Paul E. Stottlemyer and Nellie G. (Wetzel) Stottlemyer.

She was the loving wife...

Apr 3, 2020

Meredith Lee Fouche, 68, of Hagerstown Maryland passed from this life on Friday April 3rd at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Mount Airy, MD.  Born on June 13th, 1951 in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of the late Arthur Samuel Fouche and Eunice C. (Metzger) Fouche.

He attended Lisbon Elementary School in Lisbon, MD, Rohrersville Elementary...

Apr 2, 2020

Mrs. Joan Fawley Rothenhoefer of Frederick died unexpectedly Thursday, April 2, 2020. She was the loving wife of the late Robert John Rothenhoefer for 62 years.

Born in Frederick on November 17, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Fawley.

She was a graduate of Frederick High School. Upon graduation she...

Apr 2, 2020

Noah Jeffrey Homayouni, 18, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life tragically on Thursday, April 2, 2020.

Born on February 12, 2002, in Silver Spring, MD, he was the son of Nader Amir Homayouni  and Melissa Kaye (Bratcher) Homayouni .

Noah has made a huge impact in the lives of those who knew him. ...

Apr 1, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Maria Olga Hawkins announces her sudden passing at her home in Walkersville, MD on Wednesday, April 1st, 2020.

Maria was born on May 23, 1938, in Brownsville, TX to Margarito and Maria Huerta.

Maria is survived by her five children, Irene Weddle (Chad), Joe Hawkins (Kathy),...

Apr 1, 2020

Margaret Mary "Peggy" Barrett Wolfe, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, passed away on April 1, 2020. She was 90 years old.

Peggy was born in New York, New York on August 20, 1929 to the late John Joseph Barrett and Margaret McHale Barrett originally of Mayo County, Ireland. The oldest of four children, she grew up in Dobbs Ferry,...

Mar 31, 2020

Howard Jackson Clemons Jr., 82, of Frederick, Md., passed from this life on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.  He was the beloved husband of Judith “Judy” Clemons for 61 years.

Born December 14, 1937, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late H.J. and Gladys Clemons.

Howard was a self-employed drywall and painting contractor...

Mar 31, 2020

Evelyn LaVerne Kendle, 91, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed away peacefully, March 31, 2020 at Julia Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on August 15, 1928, in Rohrersville , Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Howard, Sr.  and Leah Naomi (Holmes) Colbert.

She was the beloved wife of the late...

Mar 30, 2020

Mr. Jerry Thurston Kephart Sr., 80 of Frederick, Maryland passed away March 30, 2020.

Born on May 17, 1939 in Boonsboro, MD he was the son of the late Elmer Kephart and Ethel Keadle Kephart.

Jerry graduated from Maryland School for the Deaf in 1959. He married Judith Hewitt on June 17, 1965 in Frederick,...

Mar 29, 2020

Bob Gehrke passed away from this life on March 29, 2020. He was 89 years old and the beloved husband of his wife of 65 years Patricia Gehrke.

Born May 30, 1930, Bob was the first child of William Henry and Mabel Moeckly Gehrke.

In addition to his wife, Patricia, he is survived by their...