Obituaries

Thomas Wiles

Dec 16, 2017

Thomas Lee "Tom" Wiles, 70, of Germantown died Saturday, December 16, 2017. He leaves behind his loving wife of over 20 years, Ann E. Wiles.

Born April 29, 1947 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Lee McCleary Wiles and Madeline (Measures) Wiles.

Tom was a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, as...

Betty Eyler

Dec 16, 2017

Mrs. Betty Cramer Eyler, 88, of Frederick formerly of Walkersville, died on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the Russell Eugene Eyler who died in 1988.

Born on September 23, 1929 in Frederick County, she was the daughter of the late Emory Kemp Cramer and Grace Ramsburg Cramer.

Betty...

Dr. Payasada "Paul" Kotrappa

Dec 15, 2017

Dr. Payasada “Paul” Kotrappa, a native of Frederick for the past 25 years, passed away of natural causes on Friday, December 15, 2017.  He was a world-renowned physicist and the founder/president of Rad Elec, a Frederick based technology company that makes electret Radon detectors. Prior to immigrating to the US in 1986, he was a senior scientist with the...

Walter Smith

Dec 15, 2017

Walter Michael Smith, 59, of Rohrersville, MD passed away on Friday, December 15, 2017 at his home after a long battle with cancer.

Born on July 19, 1958 in Washington, DC, Walter proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps after high school. Following his military service, he worked 7 years as a police officer for...

Maridell Mason

Dec 15, 2017

Maridell Leonard Mason (75) of Frederick, MD, passed away peacefully on December 15th, after a long illness.  She was the widow of the late Karle Albert Mason, U.S. Army (Retired).  They were high school sweethearts at Windham High School in Willimantic, CT, married in 1962 and were married for 52 years.  Maridell was born in Bellows Falls, VT and...

Scott Lyon

Dec 15, 2017

Mr. Scott Lyon, 57, of Frederick died Friday, December 15, 2017 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was the loving husband of Jennifer Lyon, whom he married in 2011.

Born March 14, 1960 in Cheverly, MD, he was the son of Mildred and Edwin Lyon III of Myersville.

Scott was General manager of Terrace Lanes in...

Jack Fox, Jr.

Dec 14, 2017

Jack Edward Fox Jr., 54, of Monrovia died Thursday, December 14, 2017 at his residence from an undiagnosed heart condition. He shared 31 years of marriage with his loving wife, Shelby L. Fox.

Born October 22, 1963 in Harlan, KY, he was the son of Mary E. (Harris) Shearer of Pasadena, MD.

Most...

Andy Watts

Dec 14, 2017

Andy Watts, 37, passed away suddenly on Thursday, December 14, 2017. Andy spent most of his life in Vernon, NJ, and moved with his family to Frederick, MD, in 2014. Andy enjoyed playing softball and discovered his flair for the culinary. He was a chef whose work received praise in magazines, even though he modestly called himself just a cook....

Pearl Blank

Dec 14, 2017

Pearl H. Blank, 95, departed this life on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 to enter heaven. She was a strong lover of God and family.

Pearl owned and operated Children's World Daycare. She was an avid reader and enjoyed attending church.

Pearl was the daughter of the late Rev. Henry and AnnaBelle Barton. In addition to...

Bradley Hayes

Dec 13, 2017

Bradley Steven Hayes, 33, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD.

Born on July 1, 1984, in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of mother, Debora, and husband, David Reckley and father, Douglas Hayes.

Bradley loved life, the outdoors, enjoyed fishing,...

Steven Korb

Dec 13, 2017

Mr. Steven Mark "Steve" Korb, 59, of Frederick, MD died Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was the loving husband to Carolyn Korb for 34 years.

Born August 10, 1958 in Vincennes, Indiana, he was the son of the late John and Betty (Sievers) Korb.

Steve worked for many years in the...

Margarete Burdo

Dec 11, 2017

Margarete Burdo, 90, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017.

She was born in Sindelfingen, Germany to Friedrich and Luise Heinrich.

Margarete was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Benito Burdo.  They lived in Staten Island, New York for many years before coming to Frederick.

She is survived by...

Harvey Metcalfe

Dec 10, 2017

Harvey G. Metcalfe, of Frederick, MD, died peacefully in his sleep at age 88 on Sunday, December 10, 2017.  He was the beloved husband of Mary K. Metcalfe, who preceded him in death after more than 50 years of marriage in 2002, and of Marilyn C. Metcalfe, who preceded him in death after nearly 15 years of marriage in...

SSGT (Ret.) Dewey Underwood

Dec 10, 2017

SSGT Dewey Leon Underwood, USA, Retired, 75 of Frederick, MD passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Barbara M. Underwood, his wife of 54 years.

Born on December 31, 1941 in Jasper, AL, the foster son of the late Robert Putman and the late Helen Lunn.

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Gene Ridgeway

Dec 9, 2017

Gene Ridgeway, 92, of Lovettsville, passed from this life on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at his residence.  He was the husband of Georgia (Frye) Ridgeway.  Born on March 12, 1925, in Lovettsville, VA, he was the son of Roy Sr. and Clara (Harrison) Ridgeway.

Gene was born and raised on his family's farm in Lovettsville.  He married...

James Webb

Dec 8, 2017

Mr. James Thomas Webb,57, of Boonsboro, MD passed away Friday, December 8, 2017 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Joyce Webb.

Born January 31, 1960 in Olney, MD he was the son of Hugh G. and Shirley L. (Grimes) Webb of Gaithersburg, MD.

James retired after 31 years, from the Department of...

Marianne Gerner

Dec 7, 2017

A full obituary will appear when services are finalized.

Gloria Jean "Peggy" Louia

Dec 7, 2017

Gloria Jean "Peggy" Louia, 71, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life at her home on Thursday, December 7, 2017 in Frederick.

Born on September 25, 1946, in Bethesda, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ralph E. and Margaret Virginia (Shry) Mills.

She is survived by husband of 41 years, Larry D. Louia;...

Helen Stevens

Dec 7, 2017

Helen Rosalie Emerick Stevens, 82, went to be with the Lord Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Home in Boonsboro.

Born March 24, 1935 in Barrelville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Raymond H. and Beulah Elizabeth Michaels Emerick. She was the loving wife, of over 7 years, to Richard W. Stevens of...

Phyllis McCleaf

Dec 5, 2017

Phyllis Lynn McCleaf, 63, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, after a brief but serious illness. Born on April 18, 1954, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of Willie and Frances Jeanine Ray. Phyllis worked professionally as a Payroll Specialist for Boeing...