Obituaries

Jan 13, 2018

Mr. Romer H. Travis, 81, of Hagerstown died Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Hagerstown Healthcare Center.

Born August 4, 1936 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Arthur Romer Travis and Anna Lois (Ennis) Travis.

Romer was a farmer in Frederick County for most of his life. He enjoyed watching football, especially Dallas...

Jan 12, 2018

Mr. Terry David Ausherman, 63, of Frederick died Friday, January 12, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Donna (Whipp) Ausherman. They were married nearly 45 years.

Born June 12, 1954 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Gilmore L. Ausherman and Mary Ellen (DeGrange) Ausherman.

Terry was founder of...

Jan 12, 2018

Doris June Fogle, 82, of Myersville, died peacefully on Friday, January 12, 2018 at Broadmore Assisted Living in Hagerstown. She was the wife of the late Robert Burkard "Bob" Fogle, who predeceased her in 2009. They were married 53 1/2 years at the time of his death.

Born June 2, 1935 in Wolfsville, she was the daughter...

Jan 12, 2018

Sheila Fendley Dudley, 74, went home to be with her Lord on January 12, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital after an extended battle with heart and lung diseases.  Sheila was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Frederick; Sheila was a devoted wife, mother, homemaker, United States Marine and Federal Civil Servant. She was preceded in death by her...

Jan 12, 2018

Raymond (Budweiser) L. Griffith, 73, of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, passed from this life on Friday, January 12, 2018 surrounded by his family.

Born on November 23, 1944, in Saltvillle, VA, he was the son of the late Raymond Oscar Griffith and Mary Ristine (Hopkins) Griffith. He met his wife Mary, in high school and married in...

Jan 12, 2018

Dolores Ann Maxwell, 81, of Frederick died Friday, January 12, 2018 at Northampton Manor Health Care.

Born April 9, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Evelyn Divine.

From 1981-84, she owned and operated Secretarial Services on Patrick Street in downtown Frederick.

She was a member of...

Jan 11, 2018

Mrs. Margaret L. Daley, 89 of Frederick, MD passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018.

Born September 20, 1928 in Washington, DC was the daughter of the late Margaret and Evan Bevan.

Margaret was the wife of the late John N. "Jack" Daley and the late Vincent Longo. Mother of Vicki Veilleux (Michael Veilleux), Patty Ann Daley...

Jan 11, 2018

Jennifer Lee Kolb Regan, age 40 of Frederick, MD, passed away Thursday January 11, 2018. Born June 10, 1977 in Silver Spring, MD, she was the daughter of Brenda Kolb and late Steven Kolb. She was the wife of Sean Patrick Regan and mother of Delaney Kolb Regan and Abigail Elizabeth Regan. She is survived by her step-father Francis...

Jan 11, 2018

Mr. Edward L. Bachtell, Jr., 94 of Walkersville, MD passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018. He was the husband of June Frey Bachtell for 71 years. Born April 29, 1923 in Smithburg, MD he was the son of the late Edward and Juanita Bachtell. After high school he worked for Landis in Waynesboro, PA, he then worked for...

Jan 11, 2018

Thomas William Wachter, Jr., 54 years, of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, passed away at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown on January 11, 2018.

He was born on November 3, 1963 in Frederick. Thomas was the first born son to Thomas (Doc) Wachter, Sr. and Frani Jackson Wachter, of Lewistown, Maryland.

Thomas is survived by his wife, Cathy...

Jan 11, 2018

Hazel LaRue Jones, 73, of Frederick, passed from this life to Heaven on January 11, 2018.  She was born in Frederick in her grandparents log cabin on April 3, 1944 and was delivered by her grandmother, Mary Metz.  She was the daughter of the late Hayes Luther Metz and Elizabeth Mae Ramsburg Metz Staub.

She was a...

Jan 10, 2018

Dr. Jasti Bhaskararao Choudary, 81 of Gaithersburg, MD passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 surrounded by his loved ones.

Dr. Choudary was born in the village of Nandivada in the Krishna District in Andhra Pradesh, India.  His father, Venkata Ratnam, passed away before his birth, and he was raised by his mother, Venkata Seshamma.  He was...

Jan 10, 2018

Earl Robert Castine, Sr. 97, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, January 10, 2018.

Born on November 18, 1920, in Mineral Point, PA, he was the son of the late John Miller Castine and Ella May (Lewis) Castine.

In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his in laws,...

Jan 9, 2018

If the true measure of a person’s success is based upon the lives he or she touches, then Laudelina (Lina) Viegas was successful beyond measure. She was an extraordinary daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She was always selfless, patient, loving and generous beyond reason. She will be remembered with love and gratitude by her daughter Pam, son-in-law Jim,...

Jan 8, 2018

Richard Gene "Dicky" Kidd, 70, of Myersville, formerly of Frederick, died Monday, January 8, 2018 at his home following a five-month battle with cancer. He was the fiancé of Marion Haupt.

Born January 2, 1948 in Frederick, he was the son of Virginia Lee Kidd and was raised by his grandmother, Theresa V. Trail Kidd, his Aunt...

Jan 8, 2018

Beatrice Ann Moore, 71, of Union Bridge passed away suddenly at her home on Monday, January 8, 2018.

Born December 17, 1946 in Princeton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Willis A. Johnson and Sadie Annie Lynch Johnson.

Beatrice worked for many years as a bus aide with Montgomery County Public Schools....

Jan 8, 2018

Paule M. Morton, 89, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. Born on February 9, 1928, in Paris, France she was the daughter of the late Germaine and Joseph Cuzel. Paule is survived by her daughters, Marie-France McIntee, Celine Neves, and Bernadette Morton; sons-in-law David McIntee and Jorge Neves; grandchildren Elisabeth...

Jan 7, 2018

Mrs. Dorothy M. Jones , 94, of Frederick, formerly of Severna Park, passed from this life on Sunday, January 7, 2018, at Northampton Manor Health Care Center in Frederick. She was the wife of the late Arthur W. Jones, Sr. who died in 1991.

Born on November 29, 1923, in Reisterstown, she was the daughter of the...

Jan 6, 2018

Gwendolyn Anita Johnson was born on June 21, 1937 to Gordon W. Branham and Anne M. Shuford Branham in Wayland, Kentucky. She was called from this life on January 6, 2018.

Raised and educated in the coal mining town of Wheelwright Kentucky, Gwen excelled in school, despite spending countless moments in the principal’s office for excessive talking....

Jan 6, 2018

Carol Louise Stirling Myers, age 77, of Thurmont, MD peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior while surrounded by family at 2:00 am on Saturday, January 6, 2018.   She resided at Lorien Assisted Living in Taneytown, MD under Hospice Care since May of 2017.

Born on February 21, 1940, in Elmira, NY, she was the oldest...