Obituaries

Jul 19, 2019

Betty Jane (Cooper) Ashbaugh, 89, of Boonsboro, Maryland passed from this life on Friday, July 19, 2019 at Diakon Senior Living Ravenwood Campus in Hagerstown.

Born on September 20, 1929 in Worleytown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Hartman and Charlotte (Dorty) Cooper.  Her husband, George E. Ashbaugh, Jr., preceded her in death in...

Jul 18, 2019

Douglas E. Leatherman, 64, of Myersville, passed from this life on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Doey's House in Hagerstown.

Born on February 2, 1955, Frederick, he was the son of the late Katherine (Grossnickle) Leatherman and Ernest E.  Leatherman of Myersville.

In addition to his father, Ernest E. Leatherman, he is survived by two...

Jul 17, 2019

Jimmy Eugene Weishaar, 65, of Frederick, was born on July 7, 1954 and left his earthly home to meet his heavenly father on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.  He was a loving husband to his wife of 35 years, Nancy Biser Weishaar, a devoted father to his son, Vincent Clark Weishaar and was the beloved...

Jul 17, 2019

Michelle Lin Walker, 44, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD

She was the wife of John M. Walker, her husband of 2 years.

Born on March 15, 1975, in Seattle, WA, she was the daughter of Linda L. Eaton...

Jul 17, 2019

Mrs. Marian Ruth Thompson Main, 93, formerly of Mt. Pleasant passed from this life on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Homewood of Frederick where she had resided for the past 11 years. She was the wife of the late Charles Luther Main, whom she married April 27, 1945.

Born on August 4, 1925, in Dickerson, MD, she...

Jul 17, 2019

Roland E. Smith, 88, of Thurmont, died on Wednesday, July 17, at his home.  He was the husband to the late Barbara Jane (Graham) Smith, whom he married on June 16, 1951.  Born on May 27, 1931, in LeGore, he was the son of Charles Monroe Smith and Emma Marie (Ambrose) Smith.

In early years, he worked...

Jul 16, 2019

Dr. James “Jim” Ray Swearengen, 62, of Frederick, Maryland passed away after a 16-month battle with brain cancer on Tuesday July 16th, surrounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his wife Michele, his two sons Eric (Lily) and Ken (Katie), his grandchildren Eliza and Viggo, his mother Lois (Maggart) Swearengen, and his two brothers Mike and Joe...

Jul 16, 2019

Jean Elizabeth Lindsay, 77, of Frederick, MD, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Born on July 10, 1942, in Phillipsburg, NJ, she was the daughter of Henry S. Pursel and Vida Frances (Voorhees) Pursel. She graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1960. She attended Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, NY, attained a Bachelor of Science degree,...

Jul 14, 2019

Aletha (Louise) Grant, 80, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of 52 years to the late Ronald Lee Grant.

Born on December 28, 1938, in South Bend, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Louise and Robert McCarthy. Louise was a longtime member of...

Jul 12, 2019

Joseph Paul Leitner, born December 5, 1962, died Friday, July 12, 2019 after a hard fought battle with illness.  He is survived by :  his parents, Marilyn and Leo Leitner; wife, Laurie; sons, Matthew, Leo, Mac, Travis ( and partner Danielle); Brenda S. Leitner, mother to Travis, Matthew and Leo; brother, Leo and his wife Suzanne; brothers, Paul and...

Jul 11, 2019

Bekele Cherinet, age 76, died Thursday, July 11, 2019 surrounded by his loving family at his home in Maryland. Bekele was born in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia to Mr. Cherinet W/Mariam and Mrs. Laketch Mulat on November 24, 1942. Bekele had a life-long passion for tennis and listening to classical music and in his younger days also enjoyed reading books, playing soccer...

Jul 10, 2019

*Harmonica music by Buzzy Everline*

Jobe Gilbert (Buzzy)  Everline, age 96, died on July 10, 2019 at Homewood of Williamsport, where he resided for two years.  He was known by family as Bus and by most of his friends and acquaintances as Buzzy. Born in Cumberland, MD, February 26, 1923, he was the third child and second...

Jul 9, 2019

Jose Luis Camargo Michel passed away at Vindobona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Frederick, Maryland on Tuesday July 9th, 2019. Jose lost a 3-year-long hard-fought battle with gastric cancer, even after several trials at NIH. He would have turned 60 in 10 months.

He was born in La Paz, Bolivia on April 21st, 1960. Jose came to...

Jul 8, 2019

John T. Loesch, 81, of New Market, Maryland, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019 at Genesis/Glade Valley in Walkersville, Md. He was the husband of Geraldine Loesch.

Born on January 3, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was the son of the late John Loesch and Luella (Kirby) Loesch.

John was an active member of St. Ignatius...

Jul 7, 2019

John Tyeryar, 38 of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from his life on Sunday, July 7, 2019 in Mount Airy, Maryland. John Tyeryar was born July 21, 1980, in Frederick, Maryland.  He was the son of Charles Tyeryar and Denise (Garnder) Tyeryar. John graduated from South Carroll High school.  He was employed at Schuster Concrete as a CDL truck driver. John was...

Jul 6, 2019

Nancy Jane Gaydar, 83, died on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at her Frederick, Maryland home following a long bout with cancer. Nancy was born in Dover, Ohio on December 1, 1935, the daughter of Archie and Sivilla Domer. She graduated from Ohio University in 1957. It was at OU that she met her husband of 34 years, the late...

Jul 6, 2019

Paul Boyce Donnelly, Sr., age 86, of Frederick, MD, passed away peacefully at Frederick Memorial Hospital in the Hospice Care Unit on Saturday, July 6th. He was born in 1932 in Providence, Rhode Island. Paul was the son of the late Francis J. Donnelly and Mildred H. (Boyce) Donnelly. He was the loving husband of Marie Rose (Fiorino) Donnelly...

Jul 6, 2019

Irene E. Pound, 95, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Coffman Nursing Home in Hagerstown.

Born on November 14, 1923, she was the daughter of the late John Wellington and Flossie Mae (Clopper) Long. Her husband, Eldon Pound, preceded her in death.

Irene was a lifelong resident of...

Jul 4, 2019

Rebekah Schaffer, 91, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at Homewood at Williamsport.

Born on July 5, 1927, in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry S. and Anna (Beard) Derr. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, R. James Schaffer.

She graduated from...

Jul 4, 2019

Mary Virginia Stickley, 86, of New Market, Maryland, died peacefully at home on Thursday, July 4, 2019.

Born on July 9, 1932, in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Rosemary (Butler) McLaughlin.

She is survived by her five children, Victoria Lynch, Douglas (Gabi) Stickley, Stephanie Stickley, Alexandra (Walter) Albright,...