Obituaries

Oct 9, 2014

Colleen E. Sedgwick, 43, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at the Kline Hospice House, Mount Airy, Maryland. She was the wife of Jason M. Sedgwick. Born on March 4, 1971 in Olean, New York, she was the daughter of James Coss and Judith McLarney Coss of Olean, New York. Colleen was active in the...

Oct 9, 2014

Mrs. Rhoda L. Stull, 90, longtime Lewistown resident, died peacefully Thursday, October 9, 2014 at her home with her family by her side. She was the loving wife of the late Floyd Howard Stull, who predeceased her on February 17, 2014. Born August 3, 1924 near Libertytown, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Walter and Annie Elizabeth Cookerly...

Oct 9, 2014

Mrs. Brenda Y. Eaton, 67, of Hagerstown, formerly of Frederick, died Thursday, October 9, 2014 following a lengthy illness. She was the loving wife of Morris F. Eaton, Sr. for 51 years. Born August 12, 1947 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late James Franklin Fox and Yvonne Young Gilbert. Brenda enjoyed gardening, crafts and spending time with...

Oct 9, 2014

Michael “Mike” Leroy Taylor, 44 of Frederick passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2014. He was the husband and best friend of Sheryl Taylor. Born December 31, 1969 in Frederick he was the son of Roy and Barbara Taylor. Mike was a loving and caring husband and father. He adored his children as they also adored him. He will be...

Oct 9, 2014

Mr. William (Bill) Marvin Stevens, Jr., 91, went home to be with the Lord on October 9, 2014. He was born on September 6, 1923 in Washington, D.C. to Ruth and William Stevens. He spent his childhood in D.C. and Virginia. At age 19, he joined the Navy to serve in World War II. While stationed in Portland, Oregon, he...

Oct 8, 2014

Mr. Francis Eugene “Bruce”  Reeley, 95, of Frederick, MD passed away, Wednesday, October 8,  2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of Margaret Hobbs Reeley. Born October 4, 1919 in Savage, MD, he was the son of the late Clarence T. and Rose Curry Reeley. Bruce served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a Gunnersmate. Before his retirement,...

Oct 7, 2014

Mr. George Musa Janini, Jr., 38 of Burke, Virginia, passed away Tuesday October 7, 2014 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of George and Maria Elena Morales Janini of Clarksburg, Maryland. He is survived by his sister Christina Janini and brother, Ramsey Janini. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am, Saturday, October...

Oct 7, 2014

Douglas K. Sheiss, 67, of Frederick, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at Frederick Memorial Hospital after an extended illness with his family at his side. Born August 6, 1947, in Ringgold, Maryland, Doug was the son of the late Woodrow Jennings and Margaret Kretsinger Sheiss.   He was a graduate of Smithsburg High School, class of 1965, and the Hagerstown...

Oct 5, 2014

Sherri Lynn Spotloe, 50 went home to be with the Lord on October 5, 2014. She was the wife of the late John R. Markwood, Sr. She was born in Bethesda, MD on November 9, 1963 and she was the daughter of Patricia Goodwin Smith and the late Philip N. Spotloe, Sr. Sherri was a firefighter for Montgomery County, a...

Oct 5, 2014

Mr. Otto Herman Seraphin, 91, of Frederick died Sunday, October 5, 2014. He was the loving husband of Caroline Hirsch Seraphin. Born in Germany in 1922, Otto grew up in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1943-45. In 1947 he married Caroline, and they moved to Maryland in 1951 where Otto began a career...

Oct 5, 2014

Eleanor Frances Tolbard, age 75, of Frederick, died Sunday, October 5, 2014. She was born April 10, 1939, in Bowden, West Virginia.  She was the daughter of the late JW Calain and Beulah Dove Calain. She was the wife of the late William (Bill) Tolbard. She graduated from Elkins High School and moved to Frederick in the 1950s.  She enjoyed working for...

Oct 5, 2014

Mrs. Mary E. Bunch, 90 of Frederick, MD passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Edenton Retirement Center. She was the wife of the late George S. Bunch.

Born February 10, 1924 in Massachusetts she was the daughter of the late John Love and Helen (Norwood) Love.

Oct 4, 2014

Catherine E. "Betty" Hull Crist passed from this life into the Kingdom of God and his Holy Angels Saturday, October 4, 2014. Born in Frederick, MD on July 18, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. "Brownie" Hull and the late Mary Gilbert Hull.  She was the wife of the late Charles D. "Duffy" Crist.  Catherine was a member...

Oct 4, 2014

James A. Porter, Jr, 84, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, Maryland.

Born on January 21, 1930, in Brunswick, Maryland, he was the son of the late James A. Porter, Sr. and Mary Margaret (Lewis) Porter.  His wife of 59 years, Janice D. (Grubb) Porter,...

Oct 2, 2014

Mr. Bruce William Kunze  61, of Mount Airy, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at his residence. He was the loving companion of  Mary Lou Day. Born on December 9, 1952, he was the son of the late Robert William and Pearl Benson Kunze. Bruce owned and operated Bruce's Precision Welding and Machine in Mt. Airy for...

Oct 2, 2014

Mrs. Ramona K. Roach, 79, of Mt. Airy, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 2, 2014.  She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Walker L. Roach, Sr., in August of 2010. Born on August 2, 1935 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Pearl and Harold Atwood.  She enjoyed attending Locust Grove Church of...

Sep 30, 2014

Mr. Melvin Edward "Skippy" Brown, 72, of Frederick, MD passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born on January 26, 1942 in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late William H. and Theresa Holland Brown. Skippy was a graduate of Lincoln High School. He retired as machinist from Eastalco. After retirement he worked at...

Sep 28, 2014

Mr. Wesley H. Nelson, 55, of Mt. Airy, died at his home Sunday evening, Sept. 28, 2014 surrounded by his family following a 14 month battle with colon cancer. He was the loving husband of Carol Kettering Nelson. Born January 7, 1959 in New York, he was the son of Wallace and Dolores Zickefoose Nelson of Pennsylvania. Wes enjoyed hunting,...

Sep 28, 2014

Leonard R. "Bob" Ebersole, 88, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, September 28, 2014, at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro, Maryland, with his daughter by his side.

Born on July  6, 1926, in Chestnut Grove, Maryland, he was the son of the late Samuel L. and Lillian V. (Metz) Ebersole.  His wife, Betty L....

Sep 28, 2014

Sarah Lynn Ruhl, 30, of MD passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2014. Born on July 17, 1984 in Rockville, MD she was the daughter of Philip and Carol Ruhl. Sarah most recently worked for Food Lion off of Rosemont Ave in Frederick, and previously at Food Lion in Smithsburg.  Sarah was a very social person, and had a large circle...