Obituaries

William Riffle

Oct 23, 2019

William Ross "Bill" Riffle, 91, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital surrounded by family and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Nancy J. Riffle.

Born on August 22, 1928, at home in Thurmont, he was the son of the late Charles C....

Evelyn Fisher

Oct 23, 2019

Evelyn Fisher, long time resident of Frederick, passed away on October 23rd, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Born in 1954, she is the daughter of the late, Carl Thomas Sr and Margaret Thomas. She is a former member of Job’s Daughter International, Girl Scouts, and a Frederick High School Cheerleader.

Evelyn attended Frostburg University in...

Betty Koenig

Oct 23, 2019

Betty Louise Koenig, 91, of Monrovia passed from this life on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Benjamin Clifton "Ben" Koenig who died in 2001.

Born on April 20, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Valance Edward and Gladys Naoma Minor Seibert. Betty worked for...

Sandra Naing

Oct 23, 2019

Sandra Naing, 70, of Potomac, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. She was born on December 12, 1948, in Rangoon, Burma (Yangon, Myanmar), to parents, Richard Than Naing and Kitty Than (Meah) Naing. In 1963, she immigrated to Maryland with her parents and siblings, Kathy Malik and Richard Naing, for political asylum and refuge....

Thomas Wright, Jr.

Oct 22, 2019

Mr. Thomas C. Wright, Jr., 77, of Knoxville, MD died Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Northampton Manor Health Care Center in Frederick. He was the husband of Diane Wright.

Born March 31, 1942 in Maryland, he was the son of the late Thomas Wright, Sr. and Hattie (Beaver) Wright.

He retired as Lieutenant from Maryland...

Ruby Linton

Oct 22, 2019

Ruby Irene Linton, 92, of Woodsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Glade Valley nursing facility. She was the wife of the late Irvin C. Linton for 64 years.

Born on November 13, 1926, in Bartholow, MD, she was the daughter of the late Gorman L. and Sadie Grace Nusbaum Harshman.

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Daniel Bielata

Oct 21, 2019

Daniel B. Bielata, aged 56, passed away peacefully in his home, following an illness, on Monday, October 21, 2019.  Daniel, known as Danny to family and friends, was born December 20, 1962 in Chester, Pa. to his parents Donald and Naomi (Ewings) Bielata, currently residing in Port Wentworth, GA.  Danny is survived by his three children: daughters, Meagan Bielata...

Gerald Starner

Oct 21, 2019

Gerald "Jerry" Carl Starner, 78, of Silver Spring, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, October 21, 2019 at in Silver Spring, MD

Born on February 16, 1941, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of Harry Franklin Starner and Louise Virginia (Albaugh) Starner. In his early years, Jerry worked as a brick layer. After graduating from Montgomery...

Harold Zigler

Oct 20, 2019

Mr. Harold Curtis Zigler, 87, of Frederick, MD passed away on Sunday, October 20th, 2019 at his home with his family by his side.

Born on December 26th, 1931 in Jefferson Township, PA. He was the son of the late Ward H. Zigler and Miriam L. Miller Zigler.

Harold graduated from Frederick High School in...

Carol (Lumpy) Oakes

Oct 20, 2019

Carol (Lumpy) H. Oakes, 69, of New Market, MD, was met by heavenly angels on Sunday, October 20, 2019.

Carol was survived by her husband of 50 years Ralph Oakes, Three brothers James Estes and wife Patty of Alabama, William “Billy” Estes and wife Janice of Virginia, Bradley “Stevie” Estes of West Virginia. She shared a special...

Dolores Shuff

Oct 20, 2019

Helen "Dolores" Shuff , 86, of Thurmont, passed away on Sunday, October 20.  She was the wife of the late Sherman Shuff.  Born on June 25, 1933, in Rocky Ridge, she was the daughter of Arnold Angell and Dorothy (Yingling) Angell.

Dolores graduated from Thurmont High School.  She retired in 1998 from the Frederick County Board of...

Frederic Guedel, Jr.

Oct 20, 2019

Frederic Eugene Guedel, Jr., 83, passed away on Sunday, October 20th, 2019. He was born August 6, 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland. Frederic was the son of the late Frederic Eugene, Sr. and Lois Elizabeth Seiferd. He was preceded in death by his younger brother, Robert Francis. Fred is survived by his three children, Barbara - married to Peter Jurasik,...

Janet Corbridge

Oct 20, 2019

Janet Corbridge passed from this life on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Tranquillity of Fredericktowne at the age of 86.

Born on May 22, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Marjorie (McAllister) Ballentine and Richard Ballentine.  She grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan and attended Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota and then...

John "Jack" Bloomfield

Oct 17, 2019

John "Jack" Joseph Bloomfield, 69, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD

Born on May 13, 1950, in Troy, New York he was the son of late John  Bloomfield and Angelina  (Favata) Bloomfield.

He was the beloved husband of Susan Bloomfield, his wife...

Earl Lucas

Oct 16, 2019

It is with great sadness that the family of Earl J. Lucas,  Jr. announces his passing on October 16, 2019.  Born on April 20, 1965 in Frederick, MD, he was the son of Earl Lucas Sr. of Ranson, WV and Trudy Printz of Frederick, MD.

Earl began his work career on work study and ended in retail.  He...

Curtis Mabie, Jr.

Oct 16, 2019

Curtis P. Mabie, Jr., 87, of Frederick, Maryland, died Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at home.

Born on February 26, 1932, in Memphis, TN, he was the son of the late Curtis Parsons, Sr. and Emily (Sheets) Mabie.

Curt received a B.A. in chemistry from Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio and a M.S.C. in mineralogy...

Edgar Zander, Jr.

Oct 15, 2019

Edgar A. (Bud) Zander, Jr., 95, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at  his residence.

Born on March 2, 1924, he was the son of the late Edgar A. Zander, Sr. and Agnes Robinson Zander.

He was the husband of the late Theresa W. Zander.

He was...

Larry Boone

Oct 14, 2019

Larry W. Boone, 73, of Mt. Pleasant, passed from this life on Monday, October 14, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Arlyn J. Zentz Boone, his wife of 53 years.

Born on March 30, 1946, in Mt. Pleasant, he was the son of the late Paul Milton and Laura...

Mary Bowens

Oct 14, 2019

MARY ANN BOWENS Sunrise: June 6, 1958  -  Sunset: October 14, 2019 at 4:02 am

Mary Ann Bowens heard the call and accepted her angel wings on Monday, October 14, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Born on June 6, 1958, Mary Ann was the second to last daughter of James E. and...

Thomas "T.J." Bomba

Oct 14, 2019

Montgomery County Police Officer, Thomas "T.J."  Bomba, age 38, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019.

T.J. was born in Erie, PA. and grew up in Cambridge Springs, PA.  He attended Cambridge Springs High School and earned an Associate's degree in criminal justice at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.  He had a black belt in...