Obituaries

Apr 22, 2017

Jane Elizabeth (Shafer) Greenwood of  Frederick, died peacefully on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital with her family by her side.

Jane and her loving husband of more than 66 years, Kenneth O. Greenwood, enjoyed travel throughout the US by motorhome. Jane enjoyed tending her flower gardens and knitting beautiful afghans for her family.

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Apr 22, 2017

Alexander Sledge Jr, of Frederick, passed away April 22, 2017. He was born May 26, 1933 in Cambridge , MA to the late Alexander Sledge of Alabama and Elizabeth Baumgardner, born in Brazil.

Attending the Naval Academy, he was a Cpl. with the USMC (1953-1956), serving during the Korean War.

Mr. Sledge worked as a Technical...

Apr 22, 2017

Mrs. Barbara Jean Gates, 73, of New Market, died on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the loving wife of Al Gates.

Born February 13, 1944 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late William and Florence Mason.

Barbara worked for Frederick County Public Schools for 23 years in...

Apr 21, 2017

Pauline Guyton Rice Duble, 94, of Thurmont, died Friday, April 21, 2017 at St. Joseph's Ministries in Emmitsburg.

Born in Burkittsville on May 13, 1922 to the late Aaron and Estie Rice, she was predeceased by Richard, her husband of 57 years, and by sisters Eva Fogle, Faye Gearhart, Eileen Stull, Olive Duble, and Erma Black; and...

Apr 21, 2017

Mr. Edward K. Verbus, 71, of Moorpark, CA, died Friday, April 21, 2017 at Kline Hospice House in Mt. Airy, MD. He was the fiancé of Rose Herbias of California.

Born August 29, 1945 in Uniontown, PA, he was the son of the late John J. and Margaret (Adams) Verbus.

He is survived by two...

Apr 21, 2017

Avis Albert Young, 88, of Frederick, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2017.  He was born January 13, 1929 in Charleston, West Virginia to the late Murphy and Beatrice Mitchell Young. Mr. Young worked at the Roney Motor Company in Frederick, MD for over 25 years where he was a Dodge/Chrysler/Plymouth mechanic.   He later went on to...

Apr 19, 2017

Marion L. "Bim" Abrecht Sr., 76, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 16, 1941, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of Walter R. and Margaret E. (Crutchley) Abrecht. His loving wife of nearly 50 years, Mary E. Abrecht, passed in 2012.

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Apr 19, 2017

Joan W. Dangerfield, 84, of Frederick, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Born on May 21, 1932, she was the daughter of Damian Wagner and Lucille (Gilmore) Wagner.

Joan graduated from St. Alexius School of Nursing, Bismarck, ND in 1952 and worked as a Night Supervisor for the next two...

Apr 19, 2017

Milton Scheffter, 93, of Mount Airy, formerly of New Castle, PA, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Lorien Health System in Mount Airy, MD.  He was the husband of the late Virginia F. Scheffter.  Born on May 5, 1923, in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of Charles Kellmer Scheffter and Blanche Ellen (Mooney) Scheffter.

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Apr 18, 2017

David Robert Elwood, born January 17, 1964 in Istanbul, Turkey, passed from this life on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at the age of 53 at the Kline Hospice House in Mt. Airy, Maryland, with his wife and mother by his bedside.

David graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Wheaton, Maryland, and relocated to Frederick, Maryland,...

Apr 15, 2017

Matthew Holt, 39, of Frederick, MD passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017.

Born May 28, 1977 in Washington, D. C. he was the son of Frank and Irene Korson Holt. He is preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Catherine and Matthew Korson.

Matthew grew up in Montgomery Village, MD.  From an early age Matt was...

Apr 15, 2017

Mrs. Greta M Huffer , 82, of Middletown, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Glade Valley Center in Walkersville. She was the wife of the late Donald B. Huffer who died in 2004. Born on January 31, 1935, in Springfield, OH, she was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Bertha A. Whittington Barclay....

Apr 15, 2017

Marie Catherine Eyler, 78, of Gettsyburg, PA, died on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at her home.

Born June 14, 1938 in Thurmont, MD, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Hazel (Hewitt) Dewees.

Marie worked as a housekeeping supervisor at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg for over 30 years. She just...

Apr 15, 2017

George C. Cavenee, 66, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Golden Living Nursing Home in Frederick.

Born on December 4, 1950, in Frederick, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Dorothy (Trout) Arnold.

George graduated from Thomas Johnson High School and afterwards spent four years with...

Apr 14, 2017

Benedetta Jeanette Dellangelo, 98, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Heartfields At Frederick in Frederick, MD.

Born on August 17, 1918, in Mamaroneck, NY, she was the daughter of Angelo Diadamo and Fortunata (Dinota) Diadamo.

She is survived by daughters, Gloria J. Norman and her husband, Robert G. and...

Apr 14, 2017

Lloyd Wiegand, 88, of Frederick, Maryland, formerly of Leesburg, Florida for 24 years,  passed from this life on Friday, April 14, 2017. Born on December 4, 1928, in  Utica, New York,  he was the son of Martha Wiegand. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Ann Marie Wiegand. He served as an airplane mechanic in...

Apr 12, 2017

Orpha Mae Kauffman, 89, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 while surrounded by her loving family at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on July 29, 1927, in Antietam, Maryland, she was the daughter of John Luther Hetzel and Mary Eva (Drenner) Hetzel. She was preceded in death by her...

Apr 12, 2017

Mr. Joseph William Gelwicks, 86, of Thurmont, MD passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Helen Gelwicks.

Born August 30, 1930 in Emmitsburg, MD he was the son of the late James Francis and Carrie A. Grimes Gelwicks.

Joseph proudly served his country in the...

Apr 11, 2017

Mary Joachim Stark, 77, of Walkersville, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.

Born on August 16, 1939, in St. Paul, Minnesota, she was the daughter of the late Francis Michael Stark and Irene Elizabeth Walsh Stark. Mary Jo was retired from the American Heart Association and had previously worked at 3M, City of...

Apr 11, 2017

Dorothea Betty "Dot" Long, 88, formerly of Hagerstown, passed from this life on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. She and her late husband, Vaughn Long, later moved to the DC suburbs in Burtonsville, Maryland.

Born on October 3, 1928, in Funkstown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late John...