Obituaries

Apr 11, 2020

Phyllis S. McConnell, 93 of Frederick, died April 11, 2020. Born June 7,1926 in Sayre, PA she was the daughter of the late Anna Marie and Otto Gauss.  She is survived by her husband of 73 years, Gerald (Jerry) McConnell.

Phyllis was a school bus driver for Frederick County Public Schools for 28 years, retiring in 2003....

Apr 11, 2020

The gentle soul of Doris Louise (Simpson) Felton, 89, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on April 11, 2020 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Frederick, Maryland.

Born February 5, 1931 in Frederick, she was the daughter of Homer R. Simpson and Eva (Bowersox) Simpson.  She was united in marriage for 64 years to...

Apr 10, 2020

Marjorie Ann Mann Betts, 92 of Frederick passed away on April 10, 2020.

Born on February 10, 1928 in Ft. Worth, TX, she was the daughter of the late Nace Clifford and Pauline Marie Allmendinger Mann.

In 1951 she married Air Force Major William B. Betts (AKA William G. Jones), he died in 1994.

Apr 9, 2020

Peggy Maxine Beeler of Boonsboro died Thursday, April 9, 2020, at Elmcroft of Hagerstown.

Born February 14, 1932, she was the daughter the late Harry W. and Ella M. (Drenner) Otzelberger. The youngest of 10 siblings, Peggy is survived by one sister, Phyllis Seacrist of Martinsburg, WV. She is also survived by three children: J. Michael Beeler...

Apr 9, 2020

Lucy D. Vainauskas, 104, of Frederick, passed from this life on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Frederick.

Born on February 19, 1916, in Amsterdam, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Katherine Kowalski. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Vainauskas.

She is survived...

Apr 8, 2020

Donna Lee (Consolvo) Pingrey, 62, of Frederick, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of Bradley Pingrey for 34 years.

Born on July 2, 1957, in Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of Charles Consolvo and the late Aubrey Theresa (Query) Consolvo. In addition to...

Apr 8, 2020

Thomas Eugene Jenkins, Sr. (Tom) passed away April 8th, 2020. Tom was born September 3, 1950 in Frederick, MD.

His parents William Henry Jenkins and Helen Virginia (Dixon) lived in Knoxville, MD with his brother, Dennis Jenkins (Linda) and sister, Debbie Baker (Tommy).

Tom met his lifelong sweetheart, Desma Kay (Magin) while both were employed...

Apr 8, 2020

Karen M. Edwards, 65, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at her residence.

Born on July 25, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Marie Edwards.

Karen enjoyed cooking, especially baking; but most of all she loved spending time with her family and friends.

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...