Obituaries

Jan 6, 2015

Mrs. Carolyn Reisch Kieffer died peacefully on January 6, 2015, at Heartfields Assisted Living in Frederick, Maryland.  Born in Springfield, Illinois, in August 1932, Carolyn was the daughter of the late Joseph Reisch and Vivian Dressendorfer.  Carolyn is survived by her brothers, Joe, John, Franz, Rick, and her sister Molly; and her five daughters, Elizabeth, Catherine, Mary Ann, Victoria, and Margaret. Married...

Jan 5, 2015

Mrs. Shirley Ann Barger, 85, of Frederick died Monday, January 5, 2015 at Sunrise Assisted Living. She was the wife of the late Charles W. Barger, who predeceased her in November of 1988. Born September 3, 1929 in Hyattsville, she was the daughter of the late George E. and Dorothy Marlowe Moore. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother...

Jan 5, 2015

Mrs. Patricia Masser Pastore, 87, of Adamstown, MD passed away Monday, January 5, 2015 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born March 17, 1927 in Clarke County, VA she was the daughter of the late Harry and Virginia Wynkoop. She was first married in February 1950 to Paul G. Masser of Frederick who died in 1987.  Her second marriage to Col. Joseph A....

Jan 5, 2015

Mrs. Katherine E. (DeLaughter) Fisher, of Hagerstown, Maryland and formerly of Myersville, Maryland, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family at Meritus Medical Center on  Monday January 5, 2015.  Her husband of 74 years, Russell H. Fisher, preceded her in death on January 11, 2014.

Born on October 10, 1920, in Frederick, Maryland, she was the...

Jan 4, 2015

Cora Bertha (Lucas) Stup, 89, of Middletown, MD left her family and friends on earth on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 2, 1925, in Rockville, MD, she was the daughter of the late George L. and Elizabeth M. (Johnson) Lucas. She was married previously to the late Harold Andrews, and is survived by...

Jan 4, 2015

Mrs. Mary Jane (Adams) Tresselt, 86, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, January 4, 2015, at her home. Born on March 29, 1928, in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late John Clyde and Mary Elizabeth (Long) Adams.  Her husband, Ernest Frederick Tresselt predeceased her on March 15, 2007. Following graduation from High School, Jane enrolled...

Jan 4, 2015

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Jan 4, 2015

Donald M. Manahan, 85, formerly of Frederick County, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 4, 2015, in North Ft. Myers, Florida. Born on April 20, 1929, in Sabillasville, Maryland, he was the son of the late Francis and Nellie (Fox) Manahan. Donald attended Thurmont High School, graduating in 1947 and had 2 years of college. He was proud to...

Jan 3, 2015

Debra "Debbie" K. (Barnhart) Riffle, 55, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born on September 27, 1958, in Hanover, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Janet L. (Hartman) Barnhart of Hanover, Pennsylvania and the late George H. Barnhart. Debbie attended South Western High School in Hanover, class of 1976. Along with her...

Jan 3, 2015

Victor M.  Sandoval, 72, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, January 3, 2015, at his home. A funeral ceremony will be held 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2015, at Stauffer Funeral Homes, P.A., 1621  Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, Maryland 21702.   Final resting-place ceremonies will be held at 2:00 p.m. at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suitland, Maryland. Family will receive...

Jan 3, 2015

Mr. Gregory Alan Phebus, 57, of Frederick passed away suddenly January 3, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina, from a heart attack on the way home from a vacation in Aruba. He leaves behind the only woman he loved, his best friend and fellow Navy and Raven football fan, his beloved wife, Dr. Debra Phebus. Born December 31, 1957 in Frederick,...

Jan 3, 2015

Mrs. Shirley Ann "Petie" Crouse, 80, of Frederick, died Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Melvin E. Crouse, Jr., who predeceased her on January 19, 1993. Born January 24, 1934 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Francis "Mutt" and Evelyn Wagner. Shirley worked for many years as...

Jan 3, 2015

Robert Eugene Perkins, 49, of Sharpsburg, Maryland, passed suddenly from this life on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at his home.

Born on December 21, 1965, in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of Catherine M. (Mills) Perkins of Hagerstown, Maryland, and the late Henry A. Perkins.

Bob was a 1983 graduate from Williamsport High School....

Jan 2, 2015

John Andre "Andy" Bedor, 55, of Harpers Ferry, WV, departed suddenly from this life Friday, January 2, 2015 at Waynesboro, PA. Born September 15, 1959 in Cheverly, MD, he was the son of Mervin Allen and Mary-Ann O'Shaughnessy Bedor of Zephyrhills, FL. Andy enjoyed the open road and possessed a diligent work ethic, faithfully and skilfully driving his truck for...

Jan 2, 2015

Mabel V. Bishop Hoffman, 91, of Frederick, MD passed away peacefully at Edenton Retirement Community on Friday, January 2, 2015.  Mabel was born in Dawson, MD, July 14, 1923, daughter of the late Ernest L. and Martha (Long) Bishop.  She married Frenis W. Hoffman, in Cumberland, MD on July 16, 1939.  She is survived by daughter Wilma Hoffman Woodfield, and son Frenis W....

Jan 2, 2015

Naomi Virginia (Palmer) Cornell, 96, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, January 2, 2015 at her home.

Born on January 30, 1918, in Boonsboro, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Ray M. and Vada N. (Lemon) Palmer.  Her husband, William J. Cornell, preceded her in death in 1989.

She was...

Jan 2, 2015

Priscilla Dean Herr, 86, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, January 2, 2015 at Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village in Boonsboro.

Born on March 17, 1928, in Tilghmanton, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Russell Edgar and Mildred Mae (Moats) Herr.

Priscilla was employed as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Spring...

Jan 1, 2015

George Albert Reeder, 81, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Maryland.

Born on October 21, 1933, he was the son of the late Roland Hubert and Isabel C. (Martz) Reeder.

George was a 1951 graduate from Boonsboro High School.

He...

Dec 31, 2014

Zachary Mikal Merriman, 25, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life in his home on the morning of December 31, 2014.

Born on June 2, 1989 in Boulder, Colorado, he was the son of Kim P. (Rembold) Mozick and fiancé Gerald A. McLane of Boonsboro, and Stephen A. Merriman and wife Mary of South Bend, Indiana....

Dec 31, 2014

Michael L. Dorsey, 56, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2014, at College View Nursing Home  in Frederick. Born on February 7, 1958, in Olney, Maryland he is the son of Herman Dorsey of Westminster, Maryland and the late Eleanor E. Dorsey. Michael graduated in 1976 from South Carroll High School. Michael is survived by his...