Obituaries

Franklin Abrecht, Jr.

Oct 15, 2012

Mr. Franklin Roosevelt Abrecht, Jr., 57, of Frederick, MD died Monday, October 15, 2012 at his residence.  He was the husband of Lark Droneburg Abrecht for 36 years. Born October 9, 1955 in Bolivar, WV he was the son of Myrtle I Dailey Abrecht of Frederick and the late Franklin R. Abrecht, Sr. Mr. Abrecht graduated from Thomas Johnson High School...

John Shelhorse

Oct 14, 2012

Mr. John Grayson Shelhorse, 85 of Frederick, Maryland passed away peacefully Sunday, October 14, 2012 at Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center in Frederick. Born March 31, 1927 in Jefferson, Maryland he was the son of the late Randy and Olive Shelhorse. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Frances Shelhorse. Mr. Shelhorse served in the US Army from...

Derek Jensen

Oct 14, 2012

Derek A. Jensen, 21, of Walkersville, Maryland, departed this life on October 14, 2012.  He is survived by his parents, Michael and April Jensen, his sister, Chantel Jensen, grandmothers Jean Wynn and Helen Jensen, grandfather Albert Jensen, aunts Pat, Belinda, Betty Jane, Nancy, Rosemary, Peggy, and Dawn, uncles Albert, Bill, Tom, Alan, and Jim, numerous cousins, best friends Thomas, Tarah, and...

Olinda Alves

Oct 14, 2012

Mrs. Olinda V. Alves, 69, of Mt. Airy died on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Gaspar Fernandes Alves. Born on November 26, 1942 in Rossas, Vieira do Minho Portugal she was the daughter of the late Jose Joaquim Lourenco Alves and Berta Mendes Vieira. She is survived by her children,...

Charles Fisher

Oct 14, 2012

Mr. Charles Frank "Chuck" Fisher of Greencastle, PA., died Sunday, October 14, 2012 at NMS HealthCare in Hagerstown. Born August 3, 1953 in Washington, DC, he was the son of Marie I Salvaterra Fisher of Willingboro, NJ, and the late Russell E. Fisher. Mr. Fisher worked as a dry wall installer in the construction field. He was a veteran of...

Mary Simpson

Oct 13, 2012

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Roelkey Simpson, 90, owner and operator of Simpson Farms of Lovettsville, Virginia, was born unto Heaven on October 13, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Franklin Simpson. Mary was born on September 3, 1922 and raised on a farm in Knoxville, MD. She was the daughter of the late David Henry and Helen...

Annette Jarriel

Oct 13, 2012

Mrs. Annette M. Jarriel, 50, of Mt. Airy died on Saturday October 13, 2012 at her home. She was the loving wife of the late Ronald W. Jarriel who died on June 16, 2012. Born on September 27, 1962 in Baltimore she was the daughter of the late Helen Turner Murphy and Russell Murphy. She is survived by her sisters,...

Martha Lansberry Kinkead

Oct 13, 2012

Ms. Martha Ann "Marty" Lansberry Kinkead, 72, of Middletown, MD, died Saturday, October 13, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Frederick, MD. Born February 17, 1940 in Clearfield, PA, she was the daughter of the late Geynet and Grace McKean Lansberry. A graduate of Penn State, Ms. Kinkead was a social worker initially in Clearfield, and then for many years...

Lucia "Lucy" Rice

Oct 12, 2012

Lucia "Lucy" Martha (Wagner) Rice, 78, formerly of 21012 San Mar Road in Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, October 12, 2012 at her residence at Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village.

Born on November 7, 1933 in Gleissfeld, Austria, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Magdalena (Gebhart) Wagner. Her husband Randolph T. Rice preceded...

Margaret Haupt

Oct 12, 2012

Margaret Marie (Minnick) Haupt, 89, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life on Friday, October 12, 2012 at her home while surrounded by her family.

Born on November 19, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Carlton Luther and Lydia (Byrem) Minnick.  Her husband of 52 years, Woodrow James "Bud" Haupt, preceded her in death in...

Sheila Andrews

Oct 12, 2012

Mrs. Sheila Keena Andrews, 93, of Frederick, Maryland, died Friday, October 12, 2012. Services will be held at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick on Saturday, October 20, at 12:00 Noon with  Rev. Dave Howell officiating. Interment Parklawn Cemetery

Robert Rohrer

Oct 11, 2012

Mr. Robert Charles Rohrer, 84 of Frederick, MD., died Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Western Maryland Health System.  He was the husband of Tamara Graves Rohrer. Born March 28, 1928 in Maryland, he was the son of the late Dale B.. and Ima Faye Welty Rohrer. Mr. Rohrer was a member of the Frederick Church of the Brethren. After graduating from...

James White

Oct 11, 2012

Mr. James Edward "Jimmy" White, 51, of Frederick, died suddenly Thursday, October 11, 2012 at his home. Born May 25, 1961 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Betty Pauline Barthlow Shoemaker. He is survived by family members, including his sister, Darlene Unkle of Frederick; nieces, nephews, and many friends. The family will honor Jimmy with a...

Myrtie Cleaveland

Oct 10, 2012

Mrs. Myrtie Belle Cleveland, 90, of Frederick, died on Wednesday October 10, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late John R. Cleveland. Born on June 18, 1922 in Kensington, she was the daughter of the late William Elmer and Daisy Crist Norris. Surviving are her children, Herbert W. Windsor and wife Bonnie of Longs, SC,...

Albina Wolf

Oct 10, 2012

Mrs. Albina “Binnie” P. Wolf, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at the Citizens Care and Rehab Center.  She was the wife of the late Harry William Wolf. Born  November 23, 1916 in Lander, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Viola Allen Smith. Mrs. Wolf was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Jefferson.  She...

Mabel Eaton

Oct 10, 2012

Mrs. Mabel Elizabeth Kneale Eaton, 96, of Mentor, Ohio, died on Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Glade Valley Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Walkersville, Maryland.  She was born July 25, 1916, in Painesville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Stanley Kneale and Catherine Quayle Kneale.  Throughout her life she was proud of this Manx heritage. Mrs. Eaton graduated in 1935 from Harvey...

Katherine Danner

Oct 10, 2012

Mrs. Katherine Blumenauer Fogle Danner, 91, of Walkersville, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Glade Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Twice married, she was predeceased by her first husband, Roger W. Fogle in 1960 and her second husband, Franklin E. Danner in 2011. Born October 3, 1921 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the...

Winifred (Winnie) Palmer

Oct 9, 2012

Winifred (Winnie) Isabel Palmer, age 71, of Frederick succumbed to cancer on the evening of October 9, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she had been a resident of Frederick since 1972. She is survived by John Wise, her companion of 30 years and husband of nearly seven, and a sister, Emily Goldstein of...

Olivia Droneburg

Oct 9, 2012

Mrs. Olivia Naomi Droneburg, 92, of Frederick, MD went with the Lord at her residence on Tuesday, October 9, 2012.  She was the loving wife of Claude H. Droneburg, Sr.  He preceded in her in death after 53 years of marriage. Born on December 23, 1919 in Frederick County she was the daughter of Walter and Emma Federline. Mrs. Droneburg retired from...

Leon Underwood

Oct 9, 2012

Mr. Leon H. Underwood, 48 of Frederick, Maryland died Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at his home. He was the loving husband of Karen M. Underwood, his wife of 14 years. Born December 1, 1963 at US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland he was the son of Dewey and Barbara Thompson Underwood. Leon was a service manager for 16 years at...