Obituaries

Jul 1, 2012

David Paul Herring, 71, of Edgewood, MD died Sunday, July 1, 2012 at his home. Born December 1, 1940 in Gettysburg, PA he was the son of the late Brooke and Coenia Herring of Emmitsburg, MD. David served four years in the Navy, touring in the Mediterranean.  He was employed a short time at St. Joseph's Provincial House in Emmitsburg.  As an...

Jun 30, 2012

L. Wayne Taulton, 74, of Knoxville, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Genesis Healthcare College View Center in Frederick, Maryland with his family by his side. Born on June 18, 1938, in Knoxville, he was the son of the late Harold and Catherine (Beachley) Taulton. Wayne was a graduate from the Boonsboro High School....

Jun 30, 2012

Ms. Crescent Carol Martin, 38, of Mount Airy, passed away on Saturday, June 30, 2012, at her home, of major surgery complications. Born in July of 1973, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of Lynette Martin and adoptive father Ronald Martin of Mt. Airy. Crescent grew up in Gaithersburg,MD, lived as an adult in Texas, Arizona and Florida; and...

Jun 29, 2012

Mrs. Genevieve V. Dorsey, 91, of Frederick, died on Friday June 29, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Lorraine Dorsey who passed away on November 25, 1972. Born in Baltimore on March 2, 1921 she was the daughter of the late William and Gertrude McSwain. She came to the New London Area when she...

Jun 29, 2012

Ms. Nancy Jean Hoffman, 66, of Frederick, MD died Friday, June 29, 2012 after a courageous battle against cancer.  She passed away peacefully at the Kline Hospice House. Born December 17, 1945 in Frederick, she as the daughter of Catherine Hoffman and the late George Hoffman, Sr. Nancy graduated from Frederick High School in 1963.  She was employed by Sangner Incorporated for...

Jun 28, 2012

Mr. Christopher T.Vergura, 43,  of Frederick, passed away  Thursday, June 28, 2012. He was the husband of Carmela B. Vergura. Services will be held at 6:30 pm,  Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at Frederick Christian Fellowship on Route 15 North, Frederick

Jun 28, 2012

Mrs. Ann S. Brooks, 82, of Frederick, Maryland passed away Thursday June 28, 2012 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital.  She was the wife of the late John Brooks. Born April 10, 1930 in Painter, VA, she was the daughter of the late William and Dorothy Phillips Savage. Mrs. Brooks retired  from nursing, after 21 years of service from Suburban Hospital.  She enjoyed spending...

Jun 28, 2012

Margaret Emily Newton Jones, 62, of Winchester, NH, died on Thursday June 28, after a courageous battle with cancer at her daughter’s home in Frederick, Maryland.  She was the wife of Alan C. Jones Sr, of Sullivan, NH. Born on February 16, 1950 she was the daughter of Laurence Taylor Newton and his wife Anna of Vernon, VT, and the late...

Jun 28, 2012

Gerald Miss died June 28 in Mount Airy, Maryland, after an extended illness.  Jerry was born in Frederick, Maryland, September 30, 1950, the youngest son of Robert E. Miss, Sr., and Anna Pazdersky Miss.  He was a graduate St. John’s Parochial School and St. John’s Literary Institution at Prospect Hall.  He also attended the Art Institute of York in Pennsylvania.   As an award-winning...

Jun 27, 2012

Mr. Melvin Preston Moffett, 91 of Knoxville, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary Ellen Moffett who passed away in  1994. Born July 10, 1920 in Washington, DC he was the son of the late Henry and Rose Moffett. Melvin served in the US Army during World...

Jun 27, 2012

Shirley M. Sandage, 85, of Frederick, Maryland, died on June 27, 2012, at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  Memorial services are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, 2012, at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, in Frederick. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Shirley Marie Farrer was born in Mason City, Iowa on May 5, 1927.  In...

Jun 26, 2012

Ms. Pearline F. Miller, 87 of Williamsport, MD., passed away  Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Meritus Medical Center. Born August 21, 1924 in Hughes, North Carolina she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Maud Pritchett Miller. Pearline retired from the State of Maryland, at Western Maryland Hospital, after 36 years of service.  She loved spending time with her family, especially...

Jun 26, 2012

Mr. Milton Lee Burdette, Sr., 57, of Adamstown, MD, passed away  Tuesday, June 26, 2012 in Thurmont, MD. Born September 16, 1954 in Bethesda, Maryland, he was the son of Dena Childers Burdette of Charles Town, WV and the late Melvin Burdette Milton loved spending time with his family.   He was a lifetime farmer and long time truck driver. He is...

Jun 26, 2012

Mrs. Junne Martin, 86, of Adamstown, Maryland and formerly of Kalamazoo, Michigan, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Buckingham's Choice. She was the wife of David Martin. Born July 10, 1925 in Goshen, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Eric and Grace Hayden Erickson. Early in her career, she worked in the Orientation department of Western Michigan University...

Jun 26, 2012

Family and friends deeply mourn the passing of Dale Alan Driscoll, who died Tuesday, June 26, at Georgetown University Hospital after a courageous battle for his life that extended over the past seven months. Born January 29, 1969 at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Dale graduated from Walkersville High School’s Class of 1987. As with all he did, Dale brought passionate devotion...

Jun 24, 2012

Michael "Mike" A. Jones, 51, of Sharpsburg, Maryland, passed away suddenly from this life on Sunday, June 24, 2012 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.

Born on February 12, 1961, in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of Virginia Reeder and her husband, Leroy of Boonsboro, Maryland and the late Joseph Jones.

Mike attended...

Jun 24, 2012

Mrs. Hattie R. Loy, 82, of Brunswick, MD died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Sunrise Assisted Living.  She was the beloved wife of Malcolm Loy for 61 years. Born November 20, 1929 in Jefferson, MD she was the daughter of the late Oscar Clifford and Anna Mae Cordell Smith. Mrs. Loy was a farmer the majority of her life on her...

Jun 23, 2012

Mrs. Helen R. Dresch, 92, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at Edenton Retirement Community.   She was the wife of the late Francis G. Dresch.  They were married  in 1950 and together they celebrated  their forty-eighth anniversary in 1998. They resided in  Piscataway , N.J. Helen was affectionately known as Bunny.  She  enjoyed spending time with her family, going to the...

Jun 19, 2012

Olga Bokailo, 90, of Frederick, MD and most recently a  resident of Homewood at Crumland Farms for the past 15 years,  passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born June 26, 1921 in Chester, PA she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Iwancyk Bokailo. Olga worked for 40 years with Sears in Administration.  In her spare time...

Jun 19, 2012

Gloria F. (Rohrer) Hughes, 76, of Sharpsburg, Maryland,  passed away suddenly from this life on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born on March 2, 1936, in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late William and Alice (Garriott) Rohrer.  Her husband, Lawrence Spriggs, preceded her in death in December of 1961. She...