Obituaries

Virginia "Jenny" Deal

Aug 19, 2013

Virginia "Jenny" Belle (Bowers) Deal, 76, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, August 19, 2013 at the Western Maryland Hospital Center in Hagerstown.

Born on November 1, 1936 in Washington County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Glenn Linford and Nettie (Worthington) Bowers. Jenny attended the Community Mennonite Church in Boonsboro. She was...

Dr. Albert Samuel

Aug 18, 2013

Dr. Albert Samuel, 76, of Middletown, MD went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 18, 2013, while vacationing in Michigan. Dr. Samuel was born on February 27, 1937, in Tanjore, South India to the late Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Duraikan.  He married his wife Jean on December 20, 1969, in Madison Heights, MI. Together they...

Charles Jackson, Sr.

Aug 16, 2013

Mr. Charles E. "Bud" Jackson, Sr., 81, of Frederick, died Friday, August 16, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Margaret E. Fletcher Jackson, who predeceased him in 2001. Born July 19, 1932 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Grafton and Annabelle Nickens Jackson. In younger years, he was a nursing assistant...

Thelma Jones

Aug 16, 2013

Thelma Delilah (Fink) Jones, 83, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, August 16, 2013 at Julie Manor Health Care Center in Hagerstown.

Born on April 22, 1930 in Derwood, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Charles Franklin and Ressie Delilah (Shipe) Fink. Her husband, Isaiah "Ike" Henry Jones, preceded her in death...

Nancy Soderlund

Aug 16, 2013

Mrs. Nancy C. Soderlund, 78 of King George, Virginia, formerly of Frederick,  passed away on Friday, August 16, 2013 in Fredericksburg, VA. She was the wife of the late Carl Soderlund. Born on September 22, 1934 in Washington, DC she was the daughter of  the late John and Pearl Campbell. Nancy enjoyed traveling on many mission trips all over the world. She...

Robert Miles

Aug 15, 2013

Mr. Robert “Bob” Miles, 84,  passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 while in the company of family at the University of Maryland Hospital.  For fifty-five years, he was the husband of Agnes “Aggie” Skultety Miles who he never ceased to drive crazy. Born July 27, 1929 in Capitol Heights, Maryland, he was the son of the late John Walker and Mildred Conway...

Harold "Mike" Clark

Aug 15, 2013

Harold "Mike" Alan Clark, 76, of Mount Airy, MD passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at the Lorien Assisted Living in Mt. Airy. Born September 20, 1936 in Cumberland, MD, he was the son of the late Pauline Martin and George Edward Clark. His wife, Carolyn "Carrie" Virginia Clark, preceded him in death in 1988 and daughter, Tracy Barker in...

Trey Starks

Aug 13, 2013

Trey James Starks, 21, of Frederick, MD passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Born January 8, 1992, he is the son of Kymberli M. Viruso Starks and Paul R. Starks. In addition to Treys parents, he is survived by his father in Florida, George Cocilova, siblings,...

Iona "Jackie" Poffenberger

Aug 13, 2013

Iona O. "Jackie" (Zittle) Poffenberger, 96, formerly of Young Avenue in Boonsboro, passed from this life on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village in Boonsboro.

Born on December 6, 1916, in Zittlestown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Alvey Conroy and Orpha Estelle (Kline) Zittle.  She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Ruby Neel

Aug 11, 2013

Mrs. Ruby Kathleen Neel, 97, of 9410 Ernest Drive, Frederick, died Sunday, Aug. 11, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born June 13, 1916, in Tazewell Co., Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William Walter Leffel and Mary Rebecca Elizabeth Hornbarger Leffel.  She was the last of her immediate family. She was married in Bluefield, Va., on March 23, 1935, to...

Randall "Randy" Grimes

Aug 11, 2013

Dr. Randall W. Grimes, 55 years old Randy passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013 to rest with God, the beloved husband of Belle Grimes.  He was a loving husband, father to Jesse and Kelly, and grandchildren Chandler, Alysa and Lily.  A precious brother to Laurie, Bob and Barb, a dear friend to Andy, Al, Cary and Jim and many others. He will...

Cassia Coakley

Aug 10, 2013

Cassia  Joy Coakley, 6, of Monrovia died on Saturday August 10, 2013 at her home. Born on December 1, 2006 in Columbia, she was the daughter of Mark P. and Kimberly A. Ramsburg Coakley. In addition to her parents she is survived by her siblings, Joselyn, Kathryn, Michael, Justin, Nathan, Gracie and Molly. Maternal Grandparents Don and Anne Ramsburg. Uncle Donald...

Barbara Mertz

Aug 8, 2013

Barbara Mertz, who wrote more than 70 books under a combination of her own name and two pen names, died Thursday at her country home on the outskirts of Frederick. She was 85. Mertz was the prolific mystery author behind the beloved Amelia Peabody novels, written under the pen name Elizabeth Peters. The character was a British Victorian-era Egyptologist, a...

David Walker

Aug 8, 2013

David Wesley Walker, 75, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed away peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior while in the presence of family and friends on Thursday, August 8, 2013. Born on August 10, 1937, in Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Walter Emmanuel and Erma Melissa (Boring) Walker.  His loving wife of 50 years,...

Arthur "Jess" Isaacs

Aug 7, 2013

Arthur Calvin “Jess” Isaacs, a resident of Country Meadows, Frederick, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2013 at Citizens Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Glenelg, MD, as the youngest child of Arthur H. Isaacs and Cora Eyre Isaacs, he would have turned 90 on November 3. He was preceded in death by his parents, his step-father Raymond Putman, and...

Virginia Pollok

Aug 7, 2013

Mrs. Virginia Jewell Pollok, 85, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  She is survived by her husband of almost 62 years of marriage, Dr. Nicholas Pollok, III.  They have been residents of Braddock Heights since coming to Maryland from Hampton, VA in 1952. Mrs. Pollok was born in Arlington, VA, the daughter of the late Joseph and Myra...

Mary Alice Ramsburg

Aug 7, 2013

Mrs. Mary Alice M. Ramsburg of Woodsboro and formerly of Westminster passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at the Kline Hospice House. She was the wife of the late Walter Ramsburg who passed away in 1999. They had been married for 52 years. Born July 1, 1927 in Westminster she was the daughter of the late Raymond E. Martz...

Marie Beachley

Aug 6, 2013

Marie Virginia (Wagaman) Beachley, 94, went to her eternal rest on Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at the Williamsport Retirement Village.

Born on June 25, 1919 in Boonsboro, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Clayton and Margaret Virginia Wagaman. Her husband of 62 years, Austin A. Beachley, preceded her in death in 2005.

Marie...

Keith "Whaa Whoo" Stangle

Aug 6, 2013

Keith Howard "Whaa Whoo" Stangle, 56, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed from this life to the next on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at his home while surrounded by his family.

Born on February 23, 1957, in Hagerstown, he is the son of Catherine L. (Beachley) Stangle of Keedysville and the late Howard K. "Tink" Stangle. Keith attended the Boonboro...

Mary "Maryetta" Fradiska

Aug 4, 2013

Mary L. Fradiska (Maryetta) , 71, of Frederick, MD died on August 4, 2013. Born on March 8, 1942, in Frostburg, MD she was a daughter of the late Harry and Anastasia Youngblood. She was a graduate of Valley High School. Mrs. Fradiska is survived by her loving husband John of 49 years. She is also survived by her four...