Obituaries

Dec 7, 2014

Mrs. Fannie( Biggus) Spencer, 93, of Mt. Airy, MD passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of the late James L. Spencer, Jr. Born July 4, 1921 in West Falls, MD she was the daughter of the late Charles R. and Bessie E. Cosley Biggus. Fannie was formerly a member of Warren Community...

Dec 7, 2014

Garnet O. Beswick, 80, of Middletown, Maryland,  passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2014, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born on July 28, 1934, in Jamaica, he was the son of the late Garnet and Sylvia (Smith) Beswick. Garnet worked for many years as a mechanical designer and took great pride in designing parts for the military. He loved to be with...

Dec 6, 2014

Mrs. Anna Myrtle Beachy Renner, 76, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014 at her home. She was the wife of Kenneth Renner, Sr. her husband of 60 years. Born November 12, 1938 in Garret County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Ervin Herbert and Anna Myrtle O'Haver Beachy. Mrs. Renner started school in a one...

Dec 6, 2014

Grant A. Byrd,  80, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, December 6, 2014,  at Northampton Manor in Frederick, Maryland, surrounded by his loving family. Born on January 23, 1934, in Rectortown, Virginia, he was the son of the late Eugene and Mattie (Tynes) Byrd. He was a veteran of the United States Army from 1956 until 1959. Grant retired...

Dec 6, 2014

Ms. Nancy M. Stull, 77, of Waynesboro, PA, and formerly of Thurmont, MD, died Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Waynesboro Hospital. Born September 11, 1937 in Franklinville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Chester A. and Lottie M. Cline Stull. Nancy was a longtime member of Weller United Methodist Church in Thurmont. She enjoyed painting, playing her guitar...

Dec 4, 2014

Mr.  Ray S. Dyson, 64, of Mt. Airy, MD passed away at his home on the morning of December 4, 2014, surrounded by his family, after a courageous 6-month battle with lung cancer.  Known as “Steve” to his family and friends, he was born on February 22, 1950, in Mountain City, TN, and was the son of the late Thomas C. and...

Dec 4, 2014

Mr. Carl Cornelius Thomas Sr of Frederick died Dec 4 2014.  He was the husband of the late Margaret Ellen (Butler) Thomas whom he married 6/15/1949. Born 1/29/1920 in Adamstown, he was son of the late Clarence Cornelius Curtis Thomas and Jessie Lee (Diller) Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a 1937 Frederick HS graduate and attended Western Md. College.  He was a veteran...

Dec 4, 2014

Ms. Sharon E. Stone, 69, of Frederick, MD passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born September 18, 1945 in Bethesda, MD she was the daughter of  Rita Royster of Gaithersburg and the late Thomas Mather. Sharon has been retired for many years.  She formerly worked as a Sales Settlement Specialist for Ryan Homes.  She enjoyed collecting antiques and playing...

Dec 4, 2014

Mrs. Louise L. Cooke, 90, of Frederick died peacefully on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Homewood at Crumland Farms. She was the loving wife of the late Earl C. Cooke, Jr. , who predeceased her in July of 2008. Born October 2, 1924 in Forestville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Grace Ogle Krause. Louise was...

Dec 3, 2014

Colonel Donald J. Slezak, 77, of Frederick, Maryland, loving son, husband, uncle, father, and friend to all, passed away on Wednesday morning, December 3, 2014, at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick. Born on December 13, 1936, in Amsterdam, New York, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Helen (Padowicz) Slezak. Don attended Wilbur H. Lynch High School. Upon...

Dec 3, 2014

Eveline A. (Basalyga) Maliszewski, 90, formerly of Allentown, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, December 3, 2014, at Edenton Retirement Community in Frederick, Maryland. Born on November 4, 1924, in Taylor, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas G. and Catherine L. (O'Malley) Basalyga.  Her husband of sixty-four years, Aloysius Maliszewski, preceded her in death on December 25,...

Dec 2, 2014

Andrew C. Beutelspacher, 30 of Urbana, MD passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Born April 29, 1984 in Abington, PA he is the son of Craig Beutelspacher and Deborah Beutelspacher and brother to Jessica Beutelspacher. He was a 2002 graduate of Urbana High School. He served in the United States Army. He enjoyed golf, baseball and basketball. Andrew also...

Dec 2, 2014

Mrs. Betty Jane Crum, 89, of Walkersville, MD., passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at Citizens Nursing and Rehab Center.  She was the wife of the late James W. Crum, Sr. Born March 17, 1925 in  Ladiesburg, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Lovie May VanFossen Hape. Mrs. Crum was a lifetime member of the Walkersville United...

Dec 2, 2014

Arlene L. (Smith) Hutzell, 80, of Rohrersville, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at her home.

Born on December 7, 1933, in Locust Grove, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Garley and Clara (Stine) Smith. Her husband of 50 years, Robert L. Hutzell, Sr., preceded her in death on April 22, 2002....

Dec 2, 2014

Nancy C. Bolton, 79, of Williamsport, Md., formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday at Williamsport Retirement Village, Maryland. Born in Pine Grove, Oct. 15, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Grace Guldin Fehr. She was the wife of John S. Bolton, also formerly of Schuylkill Haven. Nancy was a member of St. John's Reformed...

Dec 1, 2014

Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Stevenson (nee Jacques) passed quietly December 1, 2014 in Frederick, MD.  She was 92. Betty was born in New Haven, CT.  She was a graduate of Colby Junior College, New London, CT.  She resided in Bryn Mawr, PA, Chicago, IL, Long Island, NY, Riverside, CT and Bristol, TN before becoming an original “Levittowner” in 1956.  After leaving Levittown, she resided in...

Nov 29, 2014

Mrs. Jillian M. Brehmer, 67, of Frederick, MD passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of John R. Brehmer. Born June 15, 1947 in Essex, England, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Ballard and Mable Mary and Bernard Bays. Jillian enjoyed shopping, scrap booking and dancing.  She also enjoyed Elvis and sixties...

Nov 29, 2014

Mr. Donald James "DJ" Reed II, 30, of Frederick, died unexpectedly Saturday, November 29, 2014. Born July 29, 1984 in Fairfax, VA, he was the son of Jim and Nancy Reed of Ijamsville. DJ was an accomplished athlete who greatly enjoyed baseball and golf. From his earlier years playing Little League in Rockville, to his baseball career at St. John's...

Nov 28, 2014

Carol Judge Day Lockwood (1928-2014), Opera Star of the Baltimore Stage in the Fifties, Sixties

Carol Judge was born in Mason City, Iowa, to Herbert L. and Bula Naomi Judge (nee Perkins), younger sister of Jacqueline Patricia Judge (later Fulcher) and Jean Naomi Judge (later Ingham).

Moving to Baltimore, Maryland, and struggling through...

Nov 27, 2014

Mrs. Lorraine Fox Dodson, 43, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014.  She was the loving wife of Buddy Dodson, her husband of 16 years. Born February 17, 1971 in Harrisburg, PA., she was the daughter of Sandra Fluck Fox and the late Lawrence P. Fox.  In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by her sister Ellen...