Obituaries
Fabijus Marcinkus
Sep 28, 2019
Fabijus Marcinkus, 64, passed peacefully from this life on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, surrounded by his loving wife.
Fabijus was born August 9, 1955 in Baltimore, MD. He was the son of the late Antanas Marcinkus and Aldona (Majauskas) Marcinkus.
He is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Tina Marcinkus.
Fab...
Daniel Blumgart
Sep 28, 2019
Daniel Lawrence Blumgart, 57, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019. He was the husband of 29 years to Margaret Ellen Blumgart.
Born on August 29, 1962, in Maryland, he was the son of the late John and Mary Blumgart. Daniel was in ROTC program and he played football for West Virginia University, from...
Sharon Nicholson
Sep 27, 2019
Sharon Campbell Keyser Nicholson (Sherry, Sherry Jo), 72, of Ijamsville, Maryland , formerly of Rockville, and originally from Luray, VA, passed away on September 27, 2019 at her home with her sister and daughter by her side. Suffering from almost constant pain for almost a year, she was unable to find the cause, nevertheless she persisted. Since the beginning...
Dorothy Poffenberger
Sep 27, 2019
Dorothy Olive (Main) Poffenberger, 104, of Hagerstown and formerly of Boonsboro, Maryland passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019 at her home with family. She was the wife of the late Nyle Poffenberger, who preceded her in death in 1965. Born on February 2, 1915, at home, near Middletown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lafayette A....
Dorothy Stine
Sep 26, 2019
Dorothy Louella Stine, 81, of Jefferson, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 26, 2019, at Vindobona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Braddock Heights, Maryland.
She was the loving wife of Meredith L. Stine for more than 57 years.
Born March 27, 1938, in Lovettsville, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Arthur F. and...
Eileen Crouse
Sep 26, 2019
Eileen Francies "Sunny" Crouse, 62, of Walkersville, Maryland passed from this life on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at home in Walkersville. She was the loving wife of Leonard J. Crouse, Jr.
Born on June 26, 1957, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Chalmers Andre and Eileen Elizabeth (Kilbridge) Lovejoy.
She graduated...
Helen Rebecca Barrick
Sep 25, 2019
Helen Rebecca Barrick (Becky), a life-long Maryland resident, died Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 at Spring Arbor Retirement Home in Severna Park, MD. Born in 1928 and raised at Fort Ritchie in Cascade, MD, Rebecca was the daughter of Col. Robert F. Barrick and Ann Elizabeth (Kennedy) Barrick. COL Barrick served as the Chief Engineer at Fort Ritchie having responsibility...
Joyce Finnegan
Sep 24, 2019
Joyce May Finnegan, 74, of Mount Airy, passed from this life on Tuesday, September 24, at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She was the wife of Charles Francis Finnegan, Jr. Born on May 25, 1945, in East Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of William Johnson and Doris (Purdy) Johnson.
Joyce attended Cedarville College, a Christian school, in...
Lee Sullivan
Sep 24, 2019
Lee Roy Sullivan passed away Tuesday, September 24th 2019, at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
Lee Roy Sullivan is survived by his wife Angelia Sullivan, his son Lee Roy Sullivan II, his son Larry Sullivan, his granddaughter Kaylee Hunt, his sister Shirley Hill, his sister Margaret Dudley, his brother Klaus Sullivan, and nieces and nephews.
Lee Roy...
Mary Campbell
Sep 24, 2019
Mary D. Campbell, 88, of Walkersville, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.
Born on September 8, 1931, in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Neil Bonomo and Julie (Stanell) Bonomo.
She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Bob...
Cora Purcell
Sep 23, 2019
Ms. Cora Arline Purcell, 108, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, September 23, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
Born on July 16, 1911, and raised in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Rosina (Dunnington) Purcell. She moved from Boulevard Heights to Frederick in1954 until 1986 where she made...
Anne Miller
Sep 22, 2019
Anne Miller, 77, of Columbia, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, Maryland. Born on May 18, 1942, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Arthur and Helen (Henderson) Shaw. Anne was a member of the Class of 1960 at Montgomery Blair High School. Anne and...
Mella Gillespie
Sep 22, 2019
Mella “Mallie” Gillespie, 84, of Middleburg and formerly, Webster Springs, WV, passed away on September 22, 2019. She was the wife of almost 40 years to the late Gilbert “Frank” Gillespie.
Born on May 9, 1935 in WV, she was the daughter of the late Virgil and Virginia Clutter. She was primarily a homemaker but she worked...
Peter Dent, Sr.
Sep 21, 2019
Peter Dale Dent, Sr., 81, of Frederick, MD and formerly Takoma Park, MD, died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. He was born Nov. 23, 1937 in Washington, DC, to the late Theodore Hatch Dent and Vera Audrey (Graninger) Dent. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force; former owner/operator of American Gas Station in Silver Spring; and was...
Norman Minekime
Sep 21, 2019
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Damascus United Methodist Church 9700 New Church Street, Damascus MD 20872
American Legion Post #171 P.O. Box 171, Damacus MD 20872
Gerald Ridenour
Sep 21, 2019
Gerald “Purr” Ridenour, 65, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away unexpectedly on September 21, 2019. He was the husband of 41 years to Debbie (Hoffman) Ridenour.
Born on July 15, 1954 in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Earl C. Ridenour Sr. and Blanche Marie Jones Ridenour. He worked for Maryland State Highway for 30...
Ann McGaha
Sep 21, 2019
Mrs. (Beth) Ann Elizabeth McGaha, 60, of Frederick died Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the loving wife of Benjamin Hume "Benny" McGaha, Jr. for 38 years.
Born February 7, 1959 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Howard Washington Wagner and Betty June (Tinney) Wagner.
She was a...
Norman Minekime
Sep 21, 2019
Mr. Norman (Norm) Minekime, 65, of Damascus, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Gilchrist of Howard County in Columbia, MD. Born on May 6, 1954 in Springville, NY, and raised in Collins, NY, he was the son of the late Wesley Minekime and Jane (Velzy) Minekime. Norm graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology...
Elizabeth Young
Sep 20, 2019
Elizabeth Ramsburg Martz Young, October 18, 1927- September 20, 2019. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Elizabeth was born and grew up near Yellow Springs in Frederick County, Maryland, the daughter of Alta Irene Ramsburg Martz of Utica and Walter Clayton Martz, a dairy farmer in Yellow Springs. Elizabeth enjoyed an idyllic childhood on the farm, later sharing...