Obituaries

Harry Diehl

Mar 23, 2013

Mr. Harry David Diehl, 79, of Fairfield, PA went to be with his wife "Mary" and our Lord on March 23, 2013.  He was the husband of Mary Frances Wetzel Diehl, who passed on December 10, 2009. Born on March 8, 1934 in Carroll County, he was the son of the late George Henry and Mary Belle Yingling Diehl. Harry worked...

Norman Geary

Mar 23, 2013

Mr. Norman T. Geary, 44, of Jefferson passed away, surrounded by his family, on Saturday March 23, 2013 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center, Frederick. Born on January 29, 1969 in Frederick, MD, he was the son of Thomas Geary and the late Nancy Hood Geary. He was an avid drag racing enthusiast and a former crew chief of the...

Marie Derflinger

Mar 22, 2013

Mrs. Marie Ethel Derflinger, 93 of Brunswick, died Friday March 22 , 2013 at North Hampton Manor Nursing Home, Frederick. She was the wife of the late John Edgar Derflinger who preceded her in death in 1975. They were married for 35 years. Born on April 1, 1919, in Erie County, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Frank...

Rosie Forney

Mar 22, 2013

Mrs. Rosie Ellen Forney, 76, of Thurmont, MD, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013, at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD, surrounded by her family. Born November 18, 1936, in Graceham, MD, she was the daughter of the late John and Evelyn Ogle. She was the beloved wife of Carroll Forney, Sr. for 57 years. Rosie graduated from Thurmont High School. She...

Loren Bearce

Mar 22, 2013

LOREN S. BEARCE (Age 86) Passed away on March 22, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family.  He is survived by his loving wife, Ruth, and children:  Jennifer Bearce, Jeannine Bearce, Jenniece Guevara (Victor), and Jennelle Cyr (James), as well as thirteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and a host of other relatives.  Visitation will be held at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621...

Arthur Bruce

Mar 22, 2013

Mr. Arthur C. Bruce, 88, of Huntingtown, MD passed away Friday, March 22, 2013 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital.  He was the husband of the late Sadie Bruce. Born on October 17, 1924 in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Edward and Nellie Bruce. Mr. Bruce proudly served his country in the United States Navy during World War...

Mary Fulmer

Mar 20, 2013

Mary Gladys(Blank) Fulmer, of Frederick, MD, died on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital at the age of 80. She was the loving wife of George W. Fulmer, Sr for 63 years.

Born on December 24, 1932 in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late Grayson and Marguerite Hildebrand Blank.

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Samuel Griffith

Mar 20, 2013

Samuel L. Griffith, 89, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.

Born on November 17, 1923, in Keedysville, he was the son of the late Frisby Fillmore and Sarah Catherine (Lewis) Griffith.

Mr. Griffith was a veteran of the United States Army having served...

Thomas Greene

Mar 20, 2013

Mr. Thomas William Greene, 87, of Frederick, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born October 20, 1925 in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Thomas William and Laura Cain Greene. Mr. Greene worked as a mail clerk for the National Conference of Bishops. He enjoyed reading and was an avid sports fan of...

James Claxton

Mar 20, 2013

On Wednesday, March 20, 2013, Jim Claxton went home to be with his Savior. After a long battle with cancer, he quietly passed away at his residence in Ellicott City, MD. Jim was 62 years old.

Jim was born in Iowa and moved to Maryland in 1989. It was here that he met and married the love...

Anne Barry

Mar 19, 2013

Anne L. Barry, 92, of Bethesda died on Tuesday March 19, 2013 at the Wilson Health Care Center, Gaithersburg. She was the wife of the late William P. Barry. Born on March 22, 1920 in Washington D. C., she was the daughter of the late Paul H. and Mae Dowling Harris. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with...

Mary Griffith

Mar 18, 2013

Mary Virginia Griffith, 75, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, March 18, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on June 20, 1937, in Keedysville, she was the daughter of the late Frisby and Sarah (Lewis) Griffith. Her fiancé of 37 years, Charles Gatrell, preceded her in death. Mary attended Boonsboro Schools. She...

Bernard Long

Mar 18, 2013

Bernard L. Long, born July 20, 1931, passed away Monday, March 18 at Frederick Memorial Hospital after suffering with lung cancer.  He was born in Westminster, MD to the late Harvey and Helen Phelps Long.  Mr. Long attended schools in Westminster and then entered the Army in 1951 during the Korean conflict. He was stationed in Germany as an MP and was...

Shelley McLane

Mar 16, 2013

Ms. Shelley J. McLane, 38 of Brunswick, Maryland joined her brother Charlie in heaven on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Born August 10, 1974 in Frederick, Maryland she was the daughter of Dave McLane and wife Diane of Brunswick and Pamela Keeling and husband Pat of Knoxville. She was full of life and loved by many. She loved her family, frolicking...

Shirley Miller

Mar 16, 2013

Mrs. Shirley A. Miller, 75, lifelong Frederick County resident, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born July 31, 1937 in Walkersville, she was the daughter of the late John and Ada Nusbaum Barnes. Mrs. Miller was raised on the family farm located just north of Walkersville. She loved horses and enjoyed horseback riding in her younger years....

Betty Smith

Mar 16, 2013

Mrs. Betty V. Smith, 86, longtime resident of Ijamsville, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late C. Gordon Smith, who predeceased her in 2003. Born February 21, 1927 in Adamstown, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo and Ollie Mae Thomas. Mrs. Smith was a graduate of the Frederick Hospital...

Shirley Stull

Mar 16, 2013

Mrs. Shirley Ann (Cramer) Stull, 81, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away  Saturday, March 16, 2013 at her home after a two year bout with cancer.  She enjoyed 56 years of marriage to Robert L. Stull. Born January 8, 1932 in Frederick, Maryland , she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ellis Mercer Cramer. Shirley was a 1950 graduate of Walkersville...

Margaret Iverson

Mar 15, 2013

Margaret Ellen (Golibart) Iverson died Friday, March 15, 2013 at age of 85 from complications of a stroke at her home at Homewood at Crumland Farms, Frederick, MD. She was born March 28, 1927 in Washington, DC. She and her family moved to Lancaster PA in 1935 and then in 1940 the family resettled in Frederick, MD. Her parents were...

Shirley Hutzell

Mar 15, 2013

Mrs. Shirley Kerchner Hutzell, 78, of Ijamsville, passed away peacefully on Friday March 15, 2013 at her home with loving family by her side.  Married September 3, 1955, she was the wife of Leslie U. Hutzell for 57 years. Born October 6, 1934 in Walkersville, MD, Shirley was the daughter of the late Robert Kerchner and Katherine Kefauver Kerchner Eicholtz.  She was...

Peter Wesp

Mar 15, 2013

Mr. Peter J. Wesp, 62, of Walkersville, Md passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013. He was the son of the late Joseph and Florence Wesp. Peter is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Nancy. He is also survived by his two sons, Peter M. Wesp and companion, Natalie Yutzy and Matthew T. Wesp, and one daughter, Andrea...