Obituaries

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...

Edward Trey

Mar 15, 2013

Beverly Shipley

Mar 13, 2013

Beverly Jean Shipley, age 67, of Damascus, MD, passed away on March 25, 2013, at Frederick Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Maurice Linwood Shipley.

Born on August 13, 1945, in Frederick she was the daughter of the late Raymond and...

James Kimmel

Mar 13, 2013

James Simpson Kimmel, 69, of Montgomery Village, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Reeder's Memorial Home in Boonsboro, Maryland.

Born on December 22, 1943, in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Earl Simpson and Margaret Theresa (Nau) Kimmel.

He was employed as a Mechanical Engineer for over...

Andrew Jones

Mar 13, 2013

MAJ Andrew Thomas Jones (US Army, ret.), 48, of Frederick, MD, died on March, 13, 2013 at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Bethesda, after an incredible 13 year battle with a rare cancer, Leiomyosarcoma.  He was born on February 2, 1965 in Beeville, Texas, the son of Cynthia Jones-Polins of Baltimore, and Thomas Jones of Pickerington, OH. Andrew...

Josef "Chris" Bikle

Mar 12, 2013

Josef Foch (Chris) Bikle, 94 of Old National Pike in Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at the Village at Robinwood in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on the fourth day of September, 1918 at the family home in the Greensburg area of Smithsburg, Maryland, he was the son of the late Christian Immanuel and Anna...

Walter Fleming

Mar 12, 2013

Mr. Walter J. Fleming, 93, of Monrovia, MD died Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in Mount Airy, MD. Born January 23, 1920, he was the son of the late Estella E. Shoemaker and Harry B. Fleming, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Betty Jane Fleming; 3 sons, Thomas Fleming and companion Bonnie Blair, Joseph Fleming and wife...

Milton "Chip" Collins

Mar 12, 2013

Milton Selby “Chip” Collins passed away at his Community Living home on Tuesday March 12, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer.  He had been under the care of Hospice of Frederick County and was surrounded by family and staff who loved and cared for him over the past several years. Chip came to Community Living in 1977 after growing up...

Michael Lucas

Mar 11, 2013

Michael Lucas, 58, of Mount Airy, MD died suddenly on March 11, 2013 at home. Mike was born August 12, 1954 to William and Margaret (Carroll) Lucas. He grew up in Riverdale, MD and attended DeMatha Catholic High School, where he played football and baseball. Michael and his family have lived in Mount Airy, MD for the past 20 years....

Marie (Marina) Longosky

Mar 11, 2013

Mrs. Marie Antoinette Longosky,73, of Knoxville, MD passed away Monday, March 11, 2013 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of Edward Longosky, Sr. for 52 years. Born on February 1, 1940 in Liege, Belgium, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Marie VanLede duWelz. Mrs. Longosky went to school in Lora del Rio Spain.  She loved taking care...