Obituaries

Donald Sanderson
Mar 7, 2017
Funeral services for Mr. Sanderson will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 11 at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, Graveside services will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 12 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery of Yellow Springs.

Agnes Sandridge
Mar 7, 2017
Agnes Wine Sandridge of Frederick, Maryland died on March 7, 2017. She was 98 and had resided most of her adult life in Crozet, Virginia. In 2006, she moved to Frederick to live with family.
Mrs. Sandridge was born July 13, 1918 in Mt. Sidney, Virginia to her parents, James and Pearl Wine. She was preceded in...
Dakota James
Mar 6, 2017
Dakota Leo James of Pittsburgh, PA formerly Jefferson, MD, passed from this life on Monday, March 6, 2017. Born on June 21, 1993, in Frederick MD, he was the son of Jeffrey Lynn James and Pamela Dawn (Meadows) James.
Everyone will remember Dakota for his unique personality, his ability to make friends of all ages, his smile...
DeVon Biggers
Mar 6, 2017
DeVon Richard Orlando Biggers, 20, of Mt. Airy died unexpectedly on Monday, March 6, 2017.
Born October 14, 1996 in Frederick, he was the son of Shannon Sutherland of Mt. Airy and Priest Biggers of Kansas City, Mo.
DeVon loved sports, especially football and basketball, being outdoors, four wheeling, fishing, and was a country boy...

Alice Murray
Mar 4, 2017
Ms. Alice Maxine Murray, 87, of Rockville, passed away on March 4 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. Born on December 23, 1929, she was a daughter of Holly Shamblin and Evelyn Cummings Shamblin.
Ms. Murray loved to sing in the choir. She was a member of the vespers group and was a longtime resident of The Bethany...
Cathleen Watts
Mar 4, 2017
Every so often, God takes a person to Heaven to show the angels the true meaning of beauty, love, and grace. That’s certainly the case with Cathleen Watts, 61, of Frederick, MD. Cathy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, daughter and sister, mother-in-law and sister-in-law who entered God’s kingdom on March 4, 2017 after an extended illness. Cathy...
George Seward
Mar 3, 2017
George David Seward (Pappy), 72, of Frederick,MD passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Connie Marie Jacobs Seward for 46 years.
Born April 6, 1944 in Jefferson ,MD he was the son of the Bessie Seward of Jefferson and the late George Daniel Seward and the...
Ruth Flook
Mar 2, 2017
Ruth Rebecca Delauter Flook, 96, went to be with the Lord on March 2, 2017. She was born on August 24, 1920, in Wolfsville, Md. She was the daughter of the late Charles Elmer and Mary Melinda Hoover Delauter, and was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Ruth was married to Gareth Samuel Flook on...
Bruce Reeder, Sr.
Mar 2, 2017
Bruce Lindbergh Reeder, Sr., 90, of Frederick passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Frederick.
He was born October 20, 1926 in Middletown, MD, he was the son of the late William and Hattie (Bowlus) Reeder.
Bruce served in the United States Army in 1945 at Camp Croft, SC where he...
Catherine Johnson
Mar 2, 2017
Catherine Marie Johnson, 25, of Myersville, passed away Thursday March 2, 2017. Born on April 27, 1991, she was the daughter of Ronald and Patricia Callahan of Myersville, MD, and Joseph Johnson of Waynesboro, PA.
Catherine graduated from Middletown High School in 2009. Upon her graduation, Catherine enrolled in Frederick Community College. She always wanted to help...
Mary Mate
Mar 1, 2017
Mary L. Henderson DeSpain Mate
Mary Louise Mate, 82, of Homewood at Crumland Farms, Frederick, MD, died peacefully on March 1, 2017. She was a former resident of Gaithersburg, MD and a long-time member of the Pathways Baptist Church of Gaithersburg, formerly First Baptist Church of Gaithersburg. Born September 15, 1934, in Pocahontas, AR; she was the...

Frank Perciavalle
Mar 1, 2017
Frank Perciavalle, 87, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Frederick, MD.
Born on April 5, 1929, in New York City, NY, he was the son of Ludwig Perciavalle and Sara (Vita) Perciavalle.
He graduate from the Astoria High School in New York City.
...Kevin Mosteller
Mar 1, 2017
Kevin Mosteller, 36, passed away on the morning of Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
He was born on August 25, 1980 in Elmira, New York, grew up in Walkersville and most recently lived in Frederick.
Kevin worked for Vision Technologies as a Foreman and then spent his free time enjoying life which...
John Shupe
Feb 28, 2017
John William Shupe, 69 returned to his heavenly home on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 after a valiant battle with cancer. His firm belief in God, his family, his cat, his love for the Redskins and the 2 A Walkersville Football Champions, supported him in his struggle and ultimately gave him peace. John was born to the late Dorothy Eileen...
John Cauffman
Feb 26, 2017
John Owen Cauffman, 68, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life at his home on Sunday, February 26, 2017.
Born on March 25, 1948, in Hagerstown, Maryland he was the son of the late John W. and Mary V. (Hoffman) Cauffman.
Beloved husband of Brenda Starr Cauffman for 45 years.
He was...
Samuel Lewis
Feb 26, 2017
Samuel Merritt Lewis, 66, of Frederick, MD passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of Cleo (Harrell) Lewis for more than 45 years.
Born February 14, 1951 in Cumberland, MD he was the son of the late Gerald Lewis and Juanita "Louise" ( Reckley) Lewis.
Sam was...
Amy Chanthavong
Feb 25, 2017
Amy Chanthavong, 30, of Frederick, MD passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at her home.
Born January 7, 1987 in Lowell, MA she was the daughter of Laura O'Connell and her husband Mark O'Connell of Frederick and Vanpheng Chanthavong of Rhode Island.
Amy loves to read,dance,artist and etc. She was a loving, caring person always...
Zachary Holly
Feb 25, 2017
Zachary Martin Holly, 28, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, February 25, 2017.
Born on January 9, 1989, in Frederick, Zach was the son of Martin Joseph and Jennefer A. Bondarenko Holly.
In addition to his parents he is survived by a sister, Tiffany Holly, Pop pop, Stanley W. Wilt, grandmother Kay...
Betty Lerch
Feb 24, 2017
Betty Andrews Lerch, of Charles Town, West Virginia, formerly of Rohrersville, MD passed from this life on Friday, February 24, 2017 at Greenfield Assisted Living in Berryville, Virginia.
She was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, to Sigmund Andrews and Catherine Springer Andrews, who preceded her in death.
She was the wife of the late Harry Lerch,...