Obituaries
Helene M. (Peggy) Tassallo
Mar 12, 2016
Mrs. Helene M. (Peggy) Clark Tassallo, 88, of Mt. Airy, MD died peacefully Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Lorien Mt. Airy. She was the wife of the late Joseph Louis Tassallo, Sr., who died on August 6, 1970. Born October 14, 1927 in Hannibal, MO, she was the daughter of the late Edward Charles and Helen Theresa (Smith) Clark....
Edith Wiley
Mar 12, 2016
Mrs. Edith D. Wiley, 89, of Mt. Airy, died peacefully Saturday, March 12, 2016 at home with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late William M. Wiley.
Born December 23, 1926 in Cass, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Wallace and Bessie (Rose) Phillips.
Edith worked for...
Barbara Bowers
Mar 11, 2016
Ms. Barbara “Bobbie” Bowers, 69, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
Born February 23, 1947 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mary Evelyn McDevitt Bowers.
Bobbie will be remembered for the kind and loving way she acted as a caretaker for many years...
Paul Tooley, Sr.
Mar 11, 2016
Paul E. Tooley, Sr. , 83, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016 at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown.
Born on March 23, 1932 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he is the son of the late Oroson H. and Bertha (Gast) Tooley.
Paul is survived by his children, Rosalee Gamblin, Richard Tooley, Paul Tooley,...
Geoffrey Lewis
Mar 10, 2016
Master Fire Fighter/Paramedic Geoffrey A. Lewis has answered his last call to service. On March 10, 2016 Geoff unexpectedly passed away in his sleep at age 46 at his home in Harpers Ferry, WV.
Born May 2, 1969 in Coronado, CA, Geoff is the son of Alan Lewis and Lynne VanLeeuwen Lewis of Severna...

Nancy Hoffman
Mar 10, 2016
Nancy A. Hoffman, 78, of Frederick, Maryland, died Thursday, March 10, 2016 at her home after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by husband, Harold W. Hoffman, in 2006.
Born April 5, 1937 in Frederick County, she was the daughter of the late Lillian V. (Tressler) and Charles M. Storm.
She...
NAVARATNE MAHENDRA
Mar 9, 2016
NAVARATNE – ASOKA MAHENDRA, 78 of Kandy Sri Lanka passed away peacefully in Maryland, USA on March 9, 2016. Loving husband of Shiranie Navaratne (nee Dissanayake), loving father of Eraj (UK ), Suraj (USA), Thanugee (USA) , father in-law of Kusum ( nee Teenakoon) (UK), Ruwani ( nee Abeykoon) (USA), & Ramesh Herath (USA), dearest Grand Father of Naveen,...
David Milam
Mar 8, 2016
David Wayne Milam, 48, of Thurmont, MD passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016. He was the beloved father to Keenan, Ayla, Kyle and Changmi (Elizabeth) Milam. Born April 24, 1967 in Bethesda, MD he was the son of Wayne Milam of Nacogdoches, TX and Darlene Lawver of Gaithersburg, MD. David owned his own business and excelled at home improvement...
Hazel Runkles
Mar 8, 2016
Mrs. Hazel D. Runkles, 84, of Frederick, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016. She was the wife of Alton E. Runkles.
The family will receive friends from 10 until 11 a.m. on Friday, March 11, 2016 at Prospect United Methodist Church, 5923 Woodville Rd., Mt. Airy, with a funeral service to begin at 11.
Interment will...
Tammie Green
Mar 7, 2016
Tammie Lynn Green, age 57, of Boonsboro, MD, died suddenly on Monday, March 7, 2016. Loving daughter of Joan J. Niceley and the late Clarence O. Green; mother of Wesley Allen Green; sister of Kelly Green and Joyce, Kim Green and Connie; stepdaughter of Bruce M. Niceley and Carolyn Green; aunt of Jessica Green and Shannon, Michelle Green and...
Katherine Benson
Mar 7, 2016
Kathy Benson, 61, of Frederick, Maryland passed away on Monday March 7, 2016 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore from liver disease complications. Born March 25, 1954, she was the daughter of Betty Tanner McLelland and the late Howard ‘Buddy’ McLelland. Kathy met her husband, James Daniel Benson, at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, MD;...
August Ballabina
Mar 7, 2016
Mr. August Ballabina, 93, of New Market died peacefully Monday, March 7, 2016 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Millie Ballabina. They were married nearly 55 years.
Born November 2, 1922 in Rome, he was the son of the late Ettore and Concetta (DiFederico) Ballabina.
August served in the US Army during...

Margaret Van Fossen
Mar 7, 2016
Margaret Elizabeth Slagle Van Fossen, 92 of Frederick. Died March 7, 2016 at the Kline Hospice House.
Born December 1, 1923 she was the daughter of Margaret Gertrude Blumenauer Slagle
and George Cornelius Slagle, Sr. She was the wife of Eldred Charles Van Fossen, whom she
married June 5, 1948 and who preceded...
Gerald Zimmerman
Mar 6, 2016
Gerald C. Zimmerman, 83, formerly of Allentown, Pennsylvania, passed from this life on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
Born on December 6, 1932, in Allentown, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Helen M. (Schaller) Ehret.
Gerald was a 1950 graduate from Allentown High School....
Mary Alma Quill
Mar 5, 2016
Mrs. Mary Alma S. Quill, 93 of Adamstown, MD passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Buckinghams's Choice. She was the beloved wife of the late Garnder C. Quill and the devoted mother of her late daughter Alma Quill.
Born January 31, 1923 in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late William Osborne and Alma...
Bena Halterman
Mar 5, 2016
Bena Faye (Stanifer) Halterman, 79, of Sykesville, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at the Carroll County Center in Westminster, Maryland.
Born on August 4, 1936, in Sneedville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late App and Cecile Ruby (Jefferson) Stanifer. Her husband, Jennings Halterman, preceded her in death.
Services...
Okie Davis
Mar 1, 2016
Okie G. Bonham Davis, 76, of Hagerstown and formerly of Silver Spring, MD, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. She was the loving wife of Herbert C. Davis for 55 years.
Born February 13, 1940 in Grayson County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Luna Luvena (Ball) and Wade Lugene...
Randall "Randy" Stafford
Mar 1, 2016
On a crisp sunny afternoon with his devoted parents and sisters by his side Randy went peacefully from this world.
Randy was born May 5, 1959 in Frederick, MD. He was the son of Henry Ira Stafford and Martha Jane Lewis Stafford of Lonaconing, MD. His paternal grandparents, Henry and Eloise Stafford and maternal...
Robert Hermann
Mar 1, 2016
Retired USAF Colonel Robert (Bob) Hermann died peacefully on March 1, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was 87 years old and dearly loved. He is survived by daughters Gwen (Ricardo) Ramirez of North Potomac, Maryland, and Karen Hermann of Reston, Virginia, son Steve (Susan) McCarthy of Pfafftown, North Carolina and grandsons Robert Ramirez, Kyle Brannigan, Tyler and Ian...