Obituaries

Dec 30, 2018

Sarah Sommerville, 85, of Williamsport Nursing Home and formally of Rohrersville, passed away on December 30, 2018 surrounded by her loving family at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. She was the wife of the late William J. Sommerville.

Born on October 28, 1933 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the Lee and Mabel (Reath) Detrich....

Dec 29, 2018

Mrs. Anna Plumer May, 95, formerly of Thurmont, MD, passed away, Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Glade Valley Nursing Home in Walkersville, MD.  Anna was born March 10, 1923 in Baltimore, MD.  She was the daughter of two Russian immigrants.  She worked at the sewing factory in both Woodsboro and Walkersville for many years.  Anna was a...

Dec 29, 2018

Daniel Aloysious Sullivan V, known to many as "Little D", 7, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away peacefully in his parents’ arms on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at his home. He fought a long courageous battle against metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) since he was diagnosed at age three with this disease that stole his ability to walk, talk and eventually move...

Dec 29, 2018

On Saturday December 29, 2018, Paul William "Bill" Medairy, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, passed away at age 80. Bill was born on February 22, 1938 in Washington, DC. He was raised in Damascus, Maryland and graduated from Damascus High School in 1956. He was a high school athlete where he was a member of the basketball and...

Dec 28, 2018

Nicholas Alexander Palmisano, beloved son of Catherine Cullen Palmisano Kranitz and Dr. Mark Palmisano died on December 28, 2018 in La Paz, Mexico from pneumonia and a rare strain of malaria he contracted while visiting Gabon, Africa. Nick was visiting friends when he became ill in La Paz. He was born on October 15, 1989 at Frederick Memorial Hospital...

Dec 28, 2018

Gene W. Geil, 85, of Adamstown, passed from this life on Friday, December 28, 2018 at Buckinghams Choice in Adamstown.

He was the husband of Mary N. Geil, his wife of 53 years.

Born on October 12, 1933, in Great Bend, Kansas, he was the son of the late Earl W. and...

Dec 28, 2018

Mr. Ray William King, 79, of Walkersville died Friday, December 28, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late, Norma Jean King, who predeceased him on March 28, 2010.

Born April 25, 1939 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late William Earl King and Elsie Grace (Benchoff) King.

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Dec 27, 2018

Cindy Lee Tennant, 61, of Shepherdstown, passed away on December 27, 2018 at Hospice of the Panhandle. She was wife of the late Ronald Tennant. Born on January 5, 1957 in Hagerstown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Austin and Mary Pauline (Hoffman) Younkins. She was a graduate of Boonsboro High School class of 1975. She...

Dec 27, 2018

John Sprigg Hedges 3rd , (78), of Walkersville died (12-27-2018).  Born September 3rd 1940, in Brunswick, Md.  He was the son of the late, John & Jane Hedges.  Nephew of the late, Leonard and Dorothy Ayres. John was preceded in death by his daughter, Cathy Ann Hedges.  She died suddenly, November 14, 1980 and his only nephew Mark Nielson...

Dec 27, 2018

Mr. William Charles Miller (Bill), 96, of Frederick died on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Homewood at Crumland Farms. He was predeceased by his first wife of 53 years, Helen Miller, in 1998. He was the husband of Angeline Miller (Angie) of Frederick, whom he married in 2001.

Born February 6, 1922 in Scotia, NY, he was...

Dec 27, 2018

Iris June Young, 79, of Frederick, MD, passed away peacefully at Sunrise Senior Living of Frederick on Thursday, December 27, 2018.  She was born May 31, 1939, in Roanoke, Virginia.  She was predeceased by her father, Mark Blair Young, her mother, Alma Lee Coleman Young, and a brother, David Blair Young.

Iris received her Bachelor's Degree from...

Dec 27, 2018

Harold R. Acres, 80, of Thurmont, MD (formerly of Nashua, NH), passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018 at his home.

Harold loved his family immensely and enjoyed a long and successful career in banking. But his engagement in community service was unprecedented. He served health and social service agencies locally and nationally, volunteered in politics at all...

Dec 26, 2018

Laura Lake Mathias, surrounded by her loving family, returned to her Savior on Wednesday, December 26, 2018, after a heroic year-long battle with complete paralysis of both legs.

Born Laura Jane Lake on October 23, 1936 to John Marshall and Dr. Serena Jane Lake in Baltimore, Maryland, she grew up in Washington, D.C. and College Park, Maryland....

Dec 26, 2018

Thomas "Wayne" Shifflett passed away on December 26, 2018, at his home after a long illness. Wayne was raised in Gaithersburg and later moved to Frederick in 2000.

He was a retired entertainer also known as Stonewall and he was a business owner. He spent many years bringing enjoyment to people with his music. He was AAA's...

Dec 25, 2018

Mary Murphy Pilot, 93, of Catonsville, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD

Born on May 12, 1925, in Bakerton, PA, she was the daughter of Michael  Romnosky and Mary L. (Lockmonic) Couturiaux.

She was predeceased by her husband, Oliver Pilot and daughter, Shaleen Murphy-Putman....

Dec 24, 2018

Sandra “Jean” D’Aprile died quietly on Monday, December 24, 2018, at her home at Buckingham’s Choice retirement community in Adamstown, Maryland. She was 77 years old. Jean was born on May 9, 1941 to Morris and Alice Frankel in New York City, NY, along with her only sibling, Kenneth Frankel.

Jean was a graduate from the University...

Dec 24, 2018

Vicki Clark Stair, 68, of Brunswick, Maryland, passed from this life on Christmas Eve Monday, December 24, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born on January 28, 1950, in Sandy Hook, MD, she was the daughter of the late Allen Clark and Josephine Elizabeth (Scarlett) Stair. Vicki retired from the department of Energy, as an inspector, after 35 years of...

Dec 22, 2018

Dennis W. "Denny" Hutzell, 73, of Hagerstown, passed from this life on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Doey's House in Hagerstown. He was the loving husband of Barbara Hutzell.

Born on February 9, 1945, in Boonsboro, he was the son of the late Roger and Virginia (Harman) Hutzell.  Denny  was preceded in death by his brother, Jim....

Dec 22, 2018

Melissa Ann Dodson died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. She was born Aug. 26, 1992, in Frederick, Md., to Michelle Marie Dodson (Pacelli) and Charles Lewis Dodson III. She is survived by her mother and siblings, Lisa Marie Dodson, Catherine Mary Dodson and Jonathan Lowell Moran, as well as her two adored nephews, Sean Charles D'Angelo (7) and Christopher David...

Dec 22, 2018

Mrs. Ruth Anna Steele, 96, of Frederick, MD was born to eternity on December 22, 2018 at Somerford Assisted Living in Frederick.

Born to life on June 12, 1922 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin James and Ruth (Sanderson) Hayney.

Mrs. Steele was a homemaker in her early years, raising...