Obituaries

Oct 23, 2015

Diana Dell Kidwell, 67, of Rohrersville, Maryland, passed away on October 23, 2015 at her home.

Born on April 15, 1948, she was the daughter of Douglas and Charlotte Watkins.

She is survived by her daughter, Shelly Kidwell of Rohrersville, MD; two sons, Ernest Kidwell of Cumberland, Maryland and Timothy Kidwell and his wife Stacy...

Oct 22, 2015

Wayne Smith Starkey, 68, formerly of Severn, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Maryland.

Born on April 3, 1947, in Alexandria, Virginia, he was the son of the late Cecil Starkey, Sr. and Beula (Chinalt) Starkey.

Wayne was a veteran of the United States...

Oct 22, 2015

Catherine Louise (Beachley) Stangle, 91, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on September 17, 1924, in Boonsboro, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Alvey and Bessie (Kephart) Beachley.  Her husband of 56 years, Howard K. "Tink" Stangle, preceded her in death...

Oct 21, 2015

Lothar Gregor Haid, 85, of Boonsboro, Maryland passed away on October 21, 2015 at the Fahrney Keedy Home and Village in Boonsboro. Born on September 1, 1930 in Breuchs, Germany, he was the son of Heinrich and Anna (Seifert) Haid.

He moved to America from Germany in 1956. Originally from Long Island, New York, Lothar moved to...

Oct 20, 2015

Albert Gillon Cormack, known to his friends as Bert, died at his home in Thurmont, MD on the evening of October 20th at the age of 95.

He was a devoted husband to his wife Dorothy, an adoring father to his daughter Gail and a very proud grandfather to his three grandsons, Taylor, Hunter and Austin and...

Oct 20, 2015

Mr. Hans Joerg Pfister, 85, of Adamstown, MD, died on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, in Washington, DC. He was the husband of the late Mary Louise Pearsall Pfister who died in 2001.

Born on June 3, 1930 in Passaic, NJ, he was the son of the late Arnold and Martha Kuhn Pfister. He was a...

Oct 20, 2015

Richard Austin "Dickie" Crummitt of Hagerstown, MD passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Dickie was born in Frederick, MD on December 22, 1959 to Marie B. Simmons Crummitt Hawkins and Albert S. Crummitt, Sr.. Dickie was a 1977 graduate of Brunswick High School and worked for over 30 years as a well drillerr for the...

Oct 20, 2015

Mr. Richard S. "Rick" Lancaster, 67, of Ijamsville, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015 following a two month battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully,  surrounded by his loving wife of nearly 42 years, Patti, and their children. Born March 4, 1948 in Brunswick, he was the grandson of the late Dena V. Lancaster, the son of the late Gladys...

Oct 19, 2015

Mrs. Carolyn (Elizabeth) Banner, 67, of Brunswick died at her home on Monday, October 19, 2015 with her family by her side. She was the loving wife of 47 years to Clement M. Banner.

Born July 9, 1948 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Lille Bell (Reese) and Eddie Buster Pearson, Sr.

Oct 19, 2015

Betty Jacqulene (Hahn) Root, 72, of Keedysville, Maryland passed away on October 19, 2015 at the Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Born on November 2, 1942 in Washington County Maryland, she was the daughter of Charles and Helen (Badger) Hahn. She is preceded in death by her husband of 54 Gerald Robert Root who passed in 1997.

Oct 18, 2015

Mrs. Joyce Shapiro-Mills, 52 of Frederick passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at the Kline Hospice House following a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Ronald “Ronnie” Mills.

Born October 5, 1963 in Silver Spring, Maryland she was the daughter of the late Robert and Margaret Schiper.

Joyce had a smile...

Oct 18, 2015

Lincoln James Schleigh was born on October 18th, 2015, at 7:32 p.m. to his devoted parents, Katie and Dustin Schleigh, at Meritus Hospital in Hagerstown. He weighed 1 pound, 9 ounces and was 12 and a half inches long. He had beautiful downy brown hair and perfect fingers and toes.

Lincoln's family was blessed to hold and...

Oct 17, 2015

Janet Imogene (Swain) Shumaker, 87, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away on October 17, 2015 at Mertitus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland

Born on October 10, 1928 in Boonsboro, she was the daughter of the late Garrott and Margaret (Jones) Swain. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Robert William Shumaker in 1997....

Oct 17, 2015

Mrs. Penelope Ann Garland, 68 of Woodbine, MD died suddenly on Saturday, October 17, 2015.  She was the wife of the late Gary Myers Garland. Penny was predeceased by her son, William Andrew Garland. Born September 26, 1947 in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of the late William Earl and Helen Knighton Bromley.  Penny was a Registered Nurse for...

Oct 17, 2015

Mrs. Dianne R. Bowers, 67, of Jefferson, MD passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth E. Bowers.

Born February 26, 1948 in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late James N. and Clara E. Leopold Kinna.

Dianne...

Oct 17, 2015

Mrs. Diane Marie Gardner Johnson, 71, of Monrovia, MD passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Theodore "Ted" Johnson.

Born September 17, 1944 in Pittsburgh, PA she was the daughter of Mary Leverne Gardner of Rockville, MD and the late John Joseph Gardner.

Diane was...

Oct 17, 2015

Mrs. Norma H. Miller was the wife of Carl L. Miller of New Market, MD.  Born August 19, 1932 in Kreamer, PA, she was the daughter of the late George and Anna Bilger.

Norma and her sisters played the clarinet along with her father playing tuba in the towns’ band.  She always loved march music like John...

Oct 17, 2015

Ralph L. Smith, 79, of Frederick, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 after losing his battle with cancer.

Born July 23, 1936, he was the son of the late James W. Smith and Elsie M. (Eyler) Smith.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Catherine V. (Boyer) Smith; three sons, Ralph W. Smith...

Oct 16, 2015

Mrs. Shirley L. Hoffman, 83, of Rocky Ridge, MD passed away Friday, October 16, 2015 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond L. Hoffman.

Born November 11, 1931 in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late Paul W. and Catharine Hamrick Stull.

Shirley was a longtime...

Oct 15, 2015

Melvin Earl Palmer, 83, of Myersville, Maryland  passed away on October 15, 2015 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland, surrounded by his loving family. Born on December 13, 1931 in Wolfsville, Maryland. He was the son of the late Albert and Olive (Kline) Palmer.

Melvin worked as a truck driver and retired from Hydro Conduit in...