Obituaries
Gregory Joseph LaCoste
Sep 23, 2024
Gregory Joseph LaCoste Sr., 88 years old of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Sept. 23, 2024. Born July 8, 1936, at home in Foley, Alabama to Orlean Weeks LaCoste and Joseph Wilfred LaCoste.
He is survived by his loving wife Joanne V. Stup LaCoste and his 3 sons. Gregory J. LaCoste Jr. (Judy) of Centennial, CO, Keith A. LaCoste (Debra) of Walkersville,...
James Howard Line
Sep 22, 2024
James Howard Line, age 72, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at Doey’s House. Despite his courageous efforts to recover from a work-related injury, sustained in March, he peacefully surrendered to his condition, surrounded by loved ones.
Born on September 6, 1952, in Hagerstown, James was the son of the late George and Anna Line.
After graduating from...
Hazel Scott Smith
Sep 21, 2024
Hazel Scott Smith, age 98, of Frederick, Maryland passed away on September 21, 2024. She was the wife of the late William (Smitty) Smith.
She was the daughter of the late Charles (Jack) Scott and Celia Turner Scott. Born in Westminster, South Carolina, Hazel was the eldest of three children.
She graduated Valedictorian from Basset High School in Basset, Virginia, where she...
Betty Jane Shaw
Sep 21, 2024
Betty Jane Shaw, 77, of Frederick, passed from this life on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA.
Born on January 30, 1947, in Darnestown, MD, she was the daughter of Grace May (Carter) Burdette and the late James Boyd Burdette. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, George Robert Shaw.
She was a graduate...
Kathleen Marie Gallagher-Icard
Sep 21, 2024
Kathleen (Kathy) Gallagher-Icard, 53, of Cockeysville Md, beloved mother to two children, passed away suddenly, leaving behind to her family years of wonderful memories and love.
Kathy was born on February 23rd, 1971, to Wade and Rita Gallagher in Silver Spring, MD.. Kathy was raised on Jennings Chapel Road in Woodbine Md. and cherished the time spent there with her family,...
Henry Hezikiah Holiday
Sep 21, 2024
Henry Hezikiah Holiday, also known, to many, as Hank, was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He was an avid supporter of his grandchildren, Brianna, Byron, and Brandon’s youth sports attending almost every game. He was a proud member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). Hank passed away on...
Tom P. Lapsa
Sep 21, 2024
Dr. Tom Peter Lapsa died peacefully at home on September 21, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. He was a longtime resident of Frederick County who served the community for decades as an ophthalmologist.
Tom was born in Esslingen, Germany on January 26, 1948. He and his family spent his childhood in Germany as displaced persons due to the Soviet Union’s...
Carol Louise Sullivan
Sep 21, 2024
Carol Louise Sullivan, 81, of Boonsboro, MD, passed away on September 21, 2024 in her home surrounded by her daughters and husband who loved her dearly. She was the wife of Galen F. Sullivan.
Carol was born on January 8, 1943 in Sterling, VA. She was the daughter of the late George and Mary Williams.
She is survived by her daughter, Paula...
Minnie Ineva (Eve) Leatherman
Sep 21, 2024
Eve passed away at the age of 84 years old, on September 21, 2024. She had been a resident of North Hampton Manor Nursing Home in Frederick, Maryland for the past 8 years.
Eve was born on May 16, 1940 in West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Delia Shaffer.
Eve had worked as a waitress before becoming...
Linwood F. Snider
Sep 20, 2024
Linwood F. Snider Jr, 86, of Walkersville, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, September 20, 2024, at his home. He was the beloved husband of Susan Snyder for a wonderful 12 years.
Born in Norwood, Mass. August 14, 1938, he was the son of the late Linwood F. Snider and Jean (Shepard) Snider and brother of Martha Jean Snider Franchetti.
Lin...
Shirley A. Connelly
Sep 20, 2024
Shirley Connelly, 86, of Mt. Airy, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 20, 2024. She now rests in the arms of the Lord. She was born on July 11, 1938, to David and Mildred Cole. Starting at a young age, Shirley demonstrated a strong work ethic, taking various jobs from a local bakery in Rockville to Little Pigs...
Joan E. Higdon
Sep 19, 2024
Joan Higdon, 78, of Woodbine, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at Gilchrest Hospice. She was the wife of Charles Higdon. She was born on August 30, 1946, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of Joseph Roland Provencal and Clara Louise Lawson.
She is retired as a project manager from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. As...
Aldeth Valerie (Wade) Moore
Sep 18, 2024
Aldeth Valerie (Wade) Moore , 93, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at Fahrney - Keedy Memorial Home in Boonsboro, Maryland. She was the beloved wife of the late Roger Edwin Moore for 68 years.
Born on October 12, 1930, in Trego, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Luther and Lillian Marie...
Elaine Richey Parker
Sep 15, 2024
Elaine Richey Parker 99 of Frederick, MD, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 15, 2024 at Somerford Assisted Living.
Born on July 15, 1925 in Albany, NY, she was the daughter of James Richey and Jane Cox Richey.
She was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 67 years, Russell L. Parker, her son Douglas Parker, and...
Janet Eloise Sanders Kaiser
Sep 15, 2024
Janet Eloise Sanders Kaiser of Frederick Maryland passed away peacefully at Spring Arbor Assited living on Sunday September 15th ,2024. She was born July 27 1935 in Crellin, Maryland and attended WI high school in Clarksburg west Virginia.
She was the daughter of the late Ray E Sanders and Dorothy Fries Sanders.
Janet worked at Bio Whitaker and Walkersville Market both in...
Dorothea (DeDe) Emma Stetson
Sep 14, 2024
Dorothea Emma (DeDe) Stetson, née Murrison, 73, was born on February 16, 1951 in Washington, D.C. to George Fenton Murrison and Alice Emma (Harvey) Murrison. She grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and graduated from Northwood High School and then from the University of Maryland with a degree in Economics. She worked for years at the Civil Aeronautics Board.
In 1976,...
Deborah Cline
Sep 14, 2024
Deborah Cline, 73, of Jefferson MD passed from this life to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 14, 2024 while admitted at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.
Born on April 21, 1951, in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late James Edward Baker and Dorothy Virginia (Schultz) Baker.
Deborah was a 1969 graduate of Frederick High School and was...
Shirley Virginia Miller
Sep 14, 2024
Shirley Virginia (Jones) Miller died on September 14, 2024 peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of fifty-three years, at the time of his death, Herman Bernard Miller, who died April 20, 2004. She was a wonderful mother, wife and outstanding member of the Frederick community.
She was the daughter of...
James Joseph Naylor, Jr.
Sep 13, 2024
James Joseph Naylor Jr., 79, affectionately known as “Jimmy,” transitioned to his heavenly home on Friday, September 13, 2024. Jimmy was born in Frederick, MD on March 4, 1945, to the late James Joseph Sr. and Virginia Bernice Thomas Naylor. Jimmy was educated in Frederick County Public Schools. He started working as a young man and never stopped until he...
Dr. Vernon Dale Damsteegt
Sep 12, 2024
Dr. Vernon Dale Damsteegt, 87, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by his family on September 12, 2024 in Frederick, Maryland. Vern was born on October 19,1936 in Wisconsin to Cornelius and Della Damsteegt and resided in Frederick from 1962 until the time of his passing. Growing up on a small Dutch family dairy farm, Vern had a...
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