Obituaries

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...

Willie Murphy

Oct 8, 2012

Mrs. Willie Adelaide Murphy, 87, of Frederick, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2012 at her residence. She  the wife of the late Merhl Henry Thomas Murphy, who died in 1983. Born on February 18, 1925 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late William Edgar and Stella Mae Roberts Shaff. She was a 1942 graduate of Frederick High School....

Oliver "Ollie" Tyler

Oct 7, 2012

Oliver Deotis Tyler (Ollie), 73, of Frederick, Maryland departed this life on Sunday, October 7, 2012 after a lengthy illness at Northampton Rehabilitation Center.  He was the beloved husband of Stella Tyler for 48 years. He was born December 9, 1938 in Cumberland, Virginia.  He was the son of the late Willie R. and Parkie M. Tyler.  After leaving Cumberland, Virginia, he spent...

Dr. Robert W. Wannemacher, Jr.

Oct 7, 2012

Dr. Robert W. "Dr. Bob" Wannemacher, Jr., a generous and faithful servant to the Lord, died Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was 83 years old and the loving husband of Martha A. Merry Ankney Wannemacher. Born January 12, 1929 in Hackensack, NJ, he was the son of the late Robert W. and Ruth A....

JoAnn (Reese) Lum

Oct 6, 2012

JoAnn E. (Reese) Lum, 80, of Boonsboro, Maryland, went to be with the Lord on Saturday morning, October 6, 2012, at her home. Born on June 19, 1932 in Boonsboro, she was the daughter of the late James Raymond and E. Marie (Foreman) Reese, Sr. She was a 1950 graduate of Boonsboro High School. JoAnn was a member of...

Elmer Cregger

Oct 5, 2012

Elmer Cecil Cregger, Sr., 82 of Keymar, Maryland, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 5, surrounded by his family.   He was the beloved husband of Emily Pollen Cregger for almost 60 years. Elmer was born in Nebo, VA and was a life-long resident of Maryland.  He was owner of C&F Auto Sales in Woodsboro, MD for 53...

Aimee Shuff

Oct 4, 2012

Miss Aimee L. Shuff, 48, of Frederick, Maryland passed away suddenly on Thursday, October 4, 2012. Born February 28, 1964  in Frederick Maryland, she was the daughter of H. Dolores Angell Shuff and the late Sherman W. Shuff. Aimee was a member of Lewistown United Methodist Church and was a graduate of T. J. High School class of 1982.  She was employed...

William Robertson

Oct 4, 2012

William Russell “Russ”Robertson Jr. was born on April 3, 1934, to the lateWilliam Russell Robertson,Sr. and the late Evelyn Earson Robertson of Cumberland, MD. He peacefully passed away on October 4, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital while surrounded by his family. He graduated from Alleghany High School in Cumberland, MD in 1952 where he played Varsity Baseball and Basketball. He...

Carroll Warfield

Oct 4, 2012

Carroll Holmes Warfield, born August 31, 1924, to Helen Viola Martin and Charles Carroll (Pete) Warfield of Libertytown, passed away October 4, 2012 at Tranquility of Fredericktowne, where he resided for the past 17 months.  He is predeceased by partner Elizabeth Boyd of Springfield and Fort Ashby, WV where they resided together for more than 30 years. Carroll worked in farming...

Mary Shifler

Oct 3, 2012

Mary Louise (Reeder) Shifler, 97, of Boonsboro, Maryland and a resident of Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village, passed from this life on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.

Born on April 18, 1915, in Bolivar, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Lorenzo Martin and Bessie May (Sigler) Reeder.  Her husband of 65...

Ruth Strother

Oct 3, 2012

Ruth Olive (Barney) Strother, 90, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at her son's home in Kernersville, North Carolina.

Born on October 22, 1921, in Jefferson, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William Edward and Annie Catherine (Everett) Barney. Her husband of 67 years, Charles M. Strother, preceded her...

Donald Bruchey

Oct 2, 2012

Mr. Donald L. Bruchey, 66, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at the Washington Hospital Center. Born November 13, 1945 in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of the late William B. and Marguerite Murphy Bruchey. Mr. Bruchey retired, after many years of service, from NIST.  He was a member of  the American Legion Post #168, Sons...

Connie Martin

Oct 1, 2012

Mrs. Connie J. Martin, 68, of Lewistown passed away peacefully at her home with family by her side on Monday, October 1, 2012.   She was the wife of Odale Martin and they recently celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary. Connie was born on July 19, 1944 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late John J. Keilholtz and the late...

Allen Crocker

Sep 30, 2012

Mr. Allen E. Crocker, 33, of Sabillasville, entered eternal rest suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at his home. Born on June 21, 1979 at Womack Army Hospital in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where his father was stationed, Allen was the son of Mark A. and Jocelyn S. Crocker of Sabillasville. Allen went to school in Frederick County,...