Obituaries
Sharon Lea Ford "Sherrie" Hammond
Oct 19, 2017
Sharon Lea Ford "Sherrie" Hammond, 59, of Frederick, Maryland, went home to the Lord on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 3:30 a.m. in Frederick.
Born on June 3, 1958, in Arlington, TX, she was the daughter of the late Bill Ford and Dessie Mae (Bassett) Ford.
Sherrie will be lovingly remembered by her husband of...
Jack Droneburg
Oct 19, 2017
Jack William Droneburg, 89, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD
Born on October 13, 1928, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late Roger Truman Droneburg and Eva Irene (Winpigler) Droneburg.
Jack graduated Frederick High School in 1947 and served...

George Koontz
Oct 18, 2017
Mr. George Richard "Dick" Koontz, 81, of Jefferson, MD, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Patricia Ann (Jarvis) Koontz for 59 years.
Born January 26, 1936 in Jefferson, MD, he was the son of the late Ralph Outerbridge and Amanda Marie (Taylor) Koontz.
He was...
James Welch
Oct 18, 2017
Mr. James W. Welch, 67, of Frederick, MD passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Karen Hahn-Welch.
Born January 1, 1950 he was the son of the late James O. and Isabella J. (Neri) Welch.
James loved his cats. He enjoyed attending car shows and...
Hilda Ausherman
Oct 17, 2017
Hilda L. Ausherman, 97, of Adamstown, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life surrounded by her family on Tuesday, October 17 at Buckingham’s Choice assisted living.
The daughter of the late John E. and Mary Maude Delauter Mercer, Hilda was born on September 25, 1920 and was a life-long resident of Frederick County. She was married for 61...
Arthur Droe
Oct 17, 2017
Mr. Arthur K. Droe, 58, of Frederick, died Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at home with his family by his side.
Born March 20, 1959 in Pleeboe, Liberia, he was the son of the late Tweh and Maila (Weh) Droe.
Arthur worked as the Controller at World Resources Institute for 23 years. He was an accounting...
Maynard "Chuck' Rice
Oct 16, 2017
Mr. Maynard Cameron "Chuck" Rice, 89, of Frederick, MD passed away Monday, October 16, 2017. He was the husband of the late Charlotte Marie Minnick Rice.
Born January 17, 1928 in Frederick, MD he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Summers Rice.
Chuck was a member of Araby United Methodist Church. He...

Pamela Dall
Oct 14, 2017
Pamela Sue Dall, 55, of Knoxville, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. She was the wife of Darrell Dall, his wife of 29 years.
Born on July 1, 1962, in New Jersey, she was the daughter of Sherwood and Anne Parsell Shughart.
She was...

Mark Batterden
Oct 14, 2017
Mark L. Batterden , 63, of Littlestown, PA, formerly Baltimore and Forest Hill, MD passed from this life on Saturday, October 14, 2017, of vascular dementia. He was the husband of Roxanne L. Aubol Batterden, his wife of 38 years.
Born on September 3, 1954, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late James and...
Nicholas Roche
Oct 14, 2017
Nicholas Leo Roche, 36, of Frederick passed from this life on Saturday, October 14, 2017.
Born on October 13, 1981, in Silver Spring, MD, he was the son of the late Michael C. Roche and Beth A. (Christy) Roche of Port Charlotte, Florida.
In addition to his mother, Beth A. Roche, he is survived by...
Alberta Reed
Oct 13, 2017
Alberta Stymiest Reed was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She died on October 13, 2017 at Homewood Nursing Home in Frederick, Maryland. She was the daughter of the late James Albert Stymiest and Alice Virginia Whitlock Stymiest, both of Hagerstown, Maryland.
She leaves to mourn her only child, Robin Reed Correia (Robert) and her granddaughter, Alexandra Correia of...
Diane Linton
Oct 13, 2017
Diane Geary Linton, 68, of Frederick, Maryland, answered God's call on Friday, October 13, 2017 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.
Born on May 12, 1949, in Centerport, NY, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Joseph P. Geary and Audrey Donaldson Baker.
She earned a Bachelor's Degree from Towson State University...
Leroy Reinitz
Oct 13, 2017
Mr. Leory L. Reinitz, 85, of Frederick, MD passed away Friday, October 13, 2017 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Janelle Reinitz.
Born August 9, 1932 in Balaton, MN he was the son of the late Albert Herman and Viola Margaret (Thompson) Reinitz.
Leroy proudly served his country...
Caryl Barnett
Oct 11, 2017
Mrs. Caryl Dauber Barnett, 85, of Adamstown, MD died Wednesday, October 11, 2017 peacefully at home in the care of her family. Born May 19, 1932, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of Carl Wilhelm and Emma Ida Dauber. Married in 1953, she was the wife of the late Ronald Gene Barnett, Sr. (1932-2007).
Caryl worked...
Norman Tobery
Oct 11, 2017
Norman Edward Tobery Jr., 64, of Walkersville, MD, passed away at his farm on October 11, 2017 after a very short battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Janice (Onderdonk) Tobery.
He entered the wild ride of life on September 23, 1953, the loving son of the late Norman Tobery Sr....
Sue Fisher
Oct 10, 2017
Mrs. Sue Fisher,53, of Keedysville, MD passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Larry Fisher.
Born November 7, 1963 in Hagerstown, MD she was the daughter of the late Zane Leonard, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Norris) Metzer.
Sue loved her flowers and gardening and being a waitress....
Kap Thang
Oct 9, 2017
Kap Lian Thang, 67, of Frederick, Maryland, has passed away at approximately 7:40 a.m. on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Lorien Nursing Home in Mount Airy. He was the husband of Tin Tlem, with whom he was married to for 39 years.
He was born July 7, 1950 in Zongte, Burma to the late Van Hnuai Khup...
William "Bill" Siler, Sr.
Oct 9, 2017
Mr. William Everett (Bill) Siler, Sr., 70, of Boonsboro died Monday, October 9, 2017 at Meritus Medical Center with his family by his side. He was the loving husband of Betty Siler. They were married nearly 50 years.
Born August 14, 1947 in Washington County, he was the son of the late Robert Alexander Siler and Ida...
Roy Hiltner
Oct 9, 2017
Roy E. Hiltner 84 of Frederick, MD passed away on October 9, 2017 at Washington Hospital Center, Washington D.C.
He was a son of the late Roy M. Hiltner and Lillian V. Hiltner. A 1950 graduate of the first 12 year system at Frederick High School. He played local baseball in the Tri-county and...