Obituaries

May 16, 2014

Mrs. Pearl Drucilla Green Dewees,80 , of Thurmont, MD passed away Friday, May 16, 2014 at the Gettysburg Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Ray (Pete) L. Dewees, they were married for 49 years. Born on January 23, 1934 in Thurmont, MD she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Olive Green. Pearl worked at the Thurmont Shoe...

May 15, 2014

Mr. Lee C. Eyler, Sr., 88, of Thurmont, MD, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, May 15, 2014.  He was the loving husband of Josephine (Jo) Smith Eyler, his wife of 63+ years. Born March 18, 1926 in Thurmont,  he was the son of the late Allen C. and Dora E. Miller Eyler. Mr. Eyler was a member of Weller United...

May 14, 2014

Maria Cynthia, 40, of Frederick, MD passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the loving wife of Kothandaraman Vijayaraghavan and mother of 2 lovely girls Aahana and Sahana. Born October 13, 1973 in Nagercoil, Tamilnadu, India, she was the daughter of Arockiam Eusobius and Metilda Fernandez. Maria was a wonderful wife and loving mother and...

May 14, 2014

Mr. Merle Edward Crouse, Sr. , 85, of Thurmont, MD passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of the late Elsie E. Crouse who predeceased him on June 30, 2013. Born on February 26,1929 in Thurmont, MD he was the son of the late Lester and Louise Gigeous Crouse. Merle worked at Moore Business...

May 13, 2014

Surrounded by her loving family, the angels came and embraced Donna S. Rice as they carried her Home. She departed from us early Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Donna was born July 5, 1957 in Front Royal, VA. She was the daughter of Mae H. Collum and the late John W. Wine, Sr. She is survived by her loving husband of...

May 12, 2014

LaRue B. Wolfe, 94, a resident of Emeritus Assisted Living in Hagerstown, Maryland, and formerly of Myersville, Maryland, passed away on Monday evening, May 12, 2014, surrounded by her loving family.

Born on July 23, 1919, in Myersville, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Annie (Marker) Rowe.  She was preceded in death by her...

May 11, 2014

Mr. Meade Millard “Pop” Willis, 86 of Frederick died on May 11, 2014 at College View Center where he has resided with his wife Mary since last summer. His son Billy, his wife Mary Buhar McCracken Willis and dog Mr. Bailey were at his side. Born on January 16, 1928 in Abingdon Virginia he was the son of the late...

May 11, 2014

Sally Jane (Murphy) Ramsburg passed away on May 11, 2014.  She was 86 years old.  She was born January 15,1928 in Frederick County and was the last of her immediate family.  She was the daughter of the late Annie Gertrude and Frank Murphy, Sr.  She was the wife of the late Kermit Ramsburg, who passed away in 1987. Sally is survived by her daughters,...

May 10, 2014

Margaret Elizabeth Dougherty, 92 of 400 Chapel Court Walkersville died, Saturday May 10, 2014 at her home. She was the wife of Charles H. Dougherty who preceded her in death February 25, 2000 after 58 years of marriage. Born November 30, 1921 in Keymar, MD she was the youngest daughter of Charles M. and Annie Speak Stitely. She was a...

May 10, 2014

Mrs. Betty L. Allen, 82, of Hagerstown died peacefully Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Glade Valley Nursing and Rehab in Walkersville. She was the loving wife of the late Paul Eugene Allen, who died in 1991. Born July 15, 1931 in Appalachia, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Lula Miles. Betty was a homemaker, having raised...

May 6, 2014

Jay Norman “Doc” Geiser, 59, died Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Linda Jean Geiser, his wife of 33 years. Born in Frederick on October 13, 1954, he was the son of Nancy Geiser-Gaver and the late Norman Spencer Geiser. Besides his wife and mother, Jay is survived by his son and daughter-in-law,...

May 5, 2014

Harold Lee Henderson, of Woodbine, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon, May 5, 2014, one day after his 94th birthday, surrounded by his loving  family. Born on May 4, 1920 in High Point, North Carolina, he was the son of the late William and Florence Henderson.  His wife, M. Evelyn Henderson,  preceded him in death on April 19, 2006. Harold was proud...

May 5, 2014

Esther L. (Crist) Lewis, 79, of Sharpsburg, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, May 5, 2014 at her home while surrounded by her family.

Born on December 5, 1934, in Antietam Furnace, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Arlie and Blanche (Ray) Crist.

Esther began her working career at the Federal Silk...

May 4, 2014

Mr. Kenneth Eugene Grimes, 83, of Thurmont, MD, died Sunday, May 4, 2013 at the VA Center, Martinsburg, WV. Born August 24, 1930 in Thurmont, he was the son of the late Myrtle Domer Grimes. Mr. Grimes served his County in the US Army.  He retired in 1993, after 36 years of employment with Schildt Construction Co., Inc., Thurmont, MD.  He was...

May 3, 2014

Mrs. Victoria Henderson, (Me Maw) 90 of Mt Airy MD passed peacefully from this world at Lorian Nursing Home of Mt Airy MD on May 3rd, 2014 Victoria was born September 17, 1923 in Kentucky, to Valentine and Anna Ramplewich. Her family lived in West Virginia, and Vic later moved to Maryland to raise her 4 children. As a young...

May 3, 2014

Mr. Arthur "Artie," "Tiny", "Uncle T.", Louis Clise, 61, of Sabillasville, MD passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  He was the husband of Ann Clise. Born on October 4, 1952 in Erie, PA he was the son of the late Frederick Elmer and E. Lucille Stevenson Clise Byrd. Artie was the owner and operator of Clise Trucking.  He...

May 2, 2014

Mr. Thomas F. “Tom” Colliflower, Jr., 67 of New Market died on Friday May 2, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Connie F. Green Colliflower. Born on October 15, 1946 in Frederick he was the son of the late Thomas F., Sr. and Lillie Smith Colliflower. Tom served in the U. S. Marines during the Vietnam...

May 2, 2014

Mr. Walter Mitchell DeRonde, 73 of Middletown died on Friday May 2, 2014 at Kline Hospice House, Mt. Airy. He was the husband of Joan DeRonde for over 50 years.  Walter was a retired career Navy sailor and at the time of his death employed by Aeroflex/Weinschel. Born on March 27, 1941 in Newark, NJ he was the son of the...

May 2, 2014

Robert Scott Crowl, 44, of Brunswick, died suddenly on Friday, May 2 at his home.  Born on July 11, 1969 in Frederick MD, Rob was the son of Alan and Gloria Crowl of Jefferson. Rob was known for his infectious smile, humor and his caring for his family and friends.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, crabbing, music, his guitar, and more recently...

May 1, 2014

Valentin (Mikhailovich) Kashlev, 85, of Frederick, MD passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014. He was born in Moscow, Russia, on January 29, 1929, to the late Anastasia and Mikhail Kashlev. Valentin graduated from high school in Moscow and received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Moscow Mechanical Engineering School in 1954. He married the late Ludmila Statsenko in...