Obituaries

Donna Tkac

Donna Tkac

Jun 14, 2015

Donna Lynn Tkac (nee Coulson), age 68, died comfortably in her home in Walkersville, MD on Sunday, June 14th, 2015. Born December 7th, 1946 in Toronto, Canada, to Thomas Carl Coulson and Marion Roselieu Pratte, she attended Dulaney High School and Towson University and graduated from Towson in 1968.  She obtained her Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education from...

Ruth Hackey

Ruth Hackey

Jun 13, 2015

Mrs. Ruth Rebecca Hackey, 92, of Damascus, passed away at the home her daughter Lois, in Bowie on Saturday, June 13, 2015,   She was the wife of the late Harvey L. Hackey, Sr. who died in 1987. Born September 13, 1922 in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Maggie Cornelia Proctor Carroll. She...

Shane Morgan

Shane Morgan

Jun 13, 2015

Shane Austin Morgan, 37, of Martinsburg, WV passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015. He was the loving husband of Kristina Johndrow Morgan.

He was the beloved son of Betty Mae Wiles Morgan of Frederick, MD and the late Douglas Austin Morgan. In addition to his wife and mother, Shane was survived by his two daughters, Kaitlyn Morgan...

Kelly Hillegas

Kelly Hillegas

Jun 12, 2015

Kelly Jean Hillegas, 41, of Gaithersburg, MD, died June 12, 2015 at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney, MD.

Born July 10, 1973 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of Gene Albert and N. Virginia (Kendrick) Hillegas.

She was a graduate of Damascus High School Class of 1991 then received an AA Degree from...

Alice Gann

Alice Gann

Jun 12, 2015

Mrs. Alice V. Gann, 72, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Friday, June 12, 2015 at Northampton Manor.  She was the wife of Ralph C. Gann. Born May 16, 1943 in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Richard James and Ruth Cole O’Brien. Alice’s last employment was at Northampton Manor where she was Assistant...

Louise Ferraro

Louise Ferraro

Jun 11, 2015

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Dorothy Smith

Dorothy Smith

Jun 10, 2015

Dorothy Owens Smith, 87, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Meritus Medical Center.

Born on December 15, 1927, in Marion, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. Owens, Sr and Mattie (Miller) Owens.

Dorothy graduated from Gaithersburg High School. She immediately began working for, and...

June Mitchell

June Mitchell

Jun 10, 2015

June Adele Mitchell, 65, of Mt. Airy, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, June 10th, 2015, surrounded by her family and friends.  She was the loving wife of Allen Hearn Mitchell, her husband of 44 years.  Born July 12, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Doris (Williams) Miller.  June was a ten-year breast cancer survivor....

David Whitmore

David Whitmore

Jun 10, 2015

Mr. David Franklin Whitmore, 46 of Woodsboro passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at his home.

Born on November 3, 1968 he was the son of the late Austin and Goldie Whitmore.

He was a 1986 graduate of Walkersville High School. He enjoyed bowling and was previously employed as a fence builder with Frederick...

Joseph Hodgkins

Joseph Hodgkins

Jun 9, 2015

Joseph D. Hodgkins, 90, born December 19, 1924, passed away June 9, 2015 at the Gettysburg Center in Gettysburg, PA.

He retired from the US Navy March 4, 1965, after serving for 23 years. He was a veteran of World War II, Korean War and Viet Nam. During his 23 years of service, he collected several awards...

Raymond Kolander

Raymond Kolander

Jun 9, 2015

Raymond George Kolander, 85, of Frederick died Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Marcia.

Born April 4, 1930 in Shattuck, Oklahoma, he was the son of William and Hilda (Ehrlich) Kolander.

Ray graduated from the School for the Deaf in Sulphur, Oklahoma and from...

Janet Lilly

Janet Lilly

Jun 9, 2015

Mrs. Janet E. Lilly (née Kirk), of Frederick, MD, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at the age of 60.

Janet was the daughter of the late Ralph and Bernice Kirk, born on August 18, 1954 in Middletown, OH. She enlisted in the United States Air Force and attained the rank of lieutenant. While stationed in...

Michael Fink

Michael Fink

Jun 8, 2015

Michael Daniel Fink (Mike), 54, passed away Monday morning, June 8th, at his home in Brownsville, MD from unknown causes.

Born on October 20th, 1960 to father Charles Edward Fink and Lois Marie McGaughey, Mike grew up in Rockville, MD where he attended Broome Junior High School and graduated from Rockville High School in 1978.

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Charles Hays, Jr.

Charles Hays, Jr.

Jun 7, 2015

Charles (Charlie) M. Hays, Jr., 84, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, June 7, 2015, at his home while surrounded by his family.

Born on June 22, 1930, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Charles Millard and Catherine Marie (Barnhart) Hays.

Charlie was a 1948 graduate from Hagerstown High...

Glenn Quesenberry

Glenn Quesenberry

Jun 6, 2015

Mr. Glenn Hampton Quesenberry, 68, of Frederick died Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Citizens Care and Rehab Center following an extended illness. He was the loving husband of Jeannette Virginia Quesenberry for 43 years.

Born July 20, 1946 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Ray Elby and Natalie (Harris) Quesenberry.

Glenn was...

Pauline Fidel

Pauline Fidel

Jun 5, 2015

Mrs. Pauline H. Fidel, 85, of Frederick, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, died peacefully Friday, June 5, 2015 at Homewood at Crumland Farms with her family by her side. She was the loving wife of the late Paul L. Fidel, Sr., who predeceased her on December 10, 2012.

Born June 16, 1929 in Bridgeville, PA, she...

Helen Baker

Helen Baker

Jun 3, 2015

Mrs. Helen Pauline Baker, age 97 of Crestwood Village, passed away peacefully at Frederick Memorial Hospital June 3rd 2015.

She was the wife of the late Emory L. Baker.

Born in Loudon County Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Leona Virts.  Helen is preceded in death by her brother Harold Stanley...

Cecelia Iantorno

Cecelia Iantorno

Jun 3, 2015

Mrs. Cecelia Matilda Iantorno (née) Tirella of Frederick, MD, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at the age of 88.

Cecelia, born in 1927 in New Rochelle, NY, was the eldest child of parents John and Anna Tirella. She grew up, with her three siblings, in Harrison, NY, attending Harrison High School....

Betty Smith

Betty Smith

Jun 2, 2015

Betty Elaine Harris Smith, 77, of Frederick, Maryland died June 2, 2015 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. She was the wife of the late Eric Maxwell Barrington Smith.

Born February 19, 1938, in Frederick, she was a daughter of the late Michael Gabriel Harris and Helen Gertrude Bowins Harris.

She lived in...

Nathan Hoy, Jr.

Nathan Hoy, Jr.

Jun 1, 2015

Nathan Lorraine Hoy, Jr., of Alexandria, VA, formerly of Frederick, MD died suddenly Monday, June 1, 2015. Born April 5, 1942 on Easter Sunday, Nathan was affectionately given the nickname of Bunny, by his parents the late Nathan Lorraine Hoy, Sr., and Martha Eliza Spriggs Hoy. Nathan was also known as Detroit.

Nathan grew up...