Obituaries

Jan 11, 2012

Mr. Robert “Bob” P. Fronzaglio, 70, of Mt. Airy, Maryland, passed away  Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital.  He was the husband of Wanda Lawson Fronzaglio. Born January 8, 1942 in Donora, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph Frank and Clarinda Biasini Fronzaglio. Mr. Fronzaglio retired after 36+ years with the Bell Atlantic Telephone Co. and...

Jan 11, 2012

Mrs. Lillian Lapp of Walkersville went home to be with our Lord on January 11, 2012, a few days prior to her hundred birthday. Born in 1912 she was the wife of Claude Lapp (deceased) for 59 years; loving mother of Claude Lapp Jr. (deceased) and wife Ginny of Gaithersburg, MD; Ann Whitmore and husband Buddy of Cottonwood CA; Cassie...

Jan 10, 2012

Mrs. LeNora Stevens Sawchak, 77, of Frederick, MD (formerly of Scranton, PA), passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012.  She was the wife of Peter Sawchak. Born September 1, 1934 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late William Jefferson and Susan Carino Stevens. Mrs. Sawchak was a member of Calvary Assembly of God in Walkersville. In addition to her...

Jan 10, 2012

Mr. Hansel R. Staley, 90, of Walkersville, MD died peacefully Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Northampton Nursing Home with his family by his side.  He was the beloved husband of Gloria Staley. Born December 21, 1921 in Libertytown, MD he was the son of the late Harry and Virgie Staley. Mr. Staley grew up and worked on the family farms in...

Jan 10, 2012

Mrs., Laura E. " Nanny " Knight, 88, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday January 10, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born on June 6, 1923 in Ruckersville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Walter and Fannie Mae Payne Davis and the wife of the late Charles Knight Jr. She is survived by two children, Charles...

Jan 9, 2012

Natalie Joyce (Barnhart) Easterday, 77, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life to the next on Monday, January 9, 2012 at Coffman Nursing Home in Hagerstown.

Born on May 10, 1934, in Boonsboro, she was the daughter of the late Deloss Andrew and Thelma (Stottlemyer) Barnhart. Her husband, Leonard M. Easterday, preceded her in death.

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Jan 9, 2012

Mr. Francis D. Tarleton, Sr., 78 of Frederick, MD passed away on Monday, January 9th, 2012 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Doris M. Tarleton. His wife of 58 years. Born May 8, 1933 in Drayden, MD he was the son of the late Malcolm and Mary Tarleton. Francis retired as...

Jan 8, 2012

Mr. Eddie M. Godwin, III, 51, of Adamstown passed away Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  He was the husband of Angela Godwin for twenty years. Born January 14, 1960 in Washington, D.C. he is the son of Helen Godwin of Silver Spring and the late Eddie M. Godwin, II. Mr. Godwin was a Stationary Engineer for the Bureau...

Jan 8, 2012

Mr. Charles R. Frushour, 79, of Thurmont, MD., passed away Sunday, January 8, 2012 at his home.  He was the husband of the late Betty E. Stull Frushour. Born January 30, 1932 in Rocky Ridge, Maryland, he was the son of Charles E. and Bertha E. Eigenbrode Frushour. Mr. Frushour was a member of Trinity United  Church of Christ.  He retired after 33...

Jan 8, 2012

Wilma M. (Walls) Smith, 83, of Boonsboro, Maryland, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.

Born on March 30, 1928 in Park Head, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Alston and Bonita (Colbert) Walls. Her husband of 43 years, Eugene "Gappy" C. Smith,...

Jan 7, 2012

Mrs. Victoria B. Wolfhard, 57, of Mount Airy, died on Saturday,  January 7, 2012 at her residence. She was the wife of Bernd Wolfhard, her husband of 37 years. Born on December 24, 1954, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of  Patricia McDargh Bee of Laurel, MD and the late Thomas Bee, Sr. Victoria worked as a Policy Analyst for the...

Jan 7, 2012

Mrs. Mary Florence Ingalls (Dee), 89 of Frederick, MD passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the Kline Hospice House in Frederick. She was the wife of the late Albert L. Ingalls who passed away in 1991. Born July 1, 1922 in Charlotte, NC she was the daughter of the late Walter and LuLu DeFriest. Dee was a Navy...

Jan 6, 2012

Mr. Milton “Mickey” Daniel Kowalewski, Jr.,70, of Frederick, Maryland (formerly of Baltimore), passed away Friday, January 6, 2012 at the Washington Hospital Center.  He was the husband of the late Anna Eileen Wilder Kowalewski. Born July 17, 1941  in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Milton Daniel, Sr., and Laura Chrzanowski Kowalewski. Mickey was a graduate of Loyola College...

Jan 6, 2012

Carmene “Dolly” Pittleman, 91, of Frederick died Friday January 6, 2012 at Homewood at Crumland Farms.  She was the wife of the late Zeke Pittleman her husband of 40 years.  Born February 7, 1920 in Chicago, IL she was the daughter of the late Marie and Pierce Sweig.  “Dolly” grew up in Escanaba, MI and moved to Washington, DC in her teens.  She graduated...

Jan 6, 2012

Mrs. Linda Gates Skaggs, 65, of Urbana, died peacefully Friday, January 6th, 2012 at her home. She was the loving wife of 46 years to Hiram Hubert Skaggs Jr. ( married Oct. 16th, 1965 ). Born in Telford, TN on April 10th, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Walter Lee Gates and Willie Mae Gates. She was...

Jan 4, 2012

Mrs. Alice Virginia Boykin, 93, of Frederick, Maryland, went to be with her Lord on  Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at the Kline Hospice House.  She was preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children Oscar H. Crigger; and late husbands, Stanley Ellis and Jiles Boykin. She was born  August 8, 1918 in Tazewell County in Pocohontas, VA.  She was the...

Jan 4, 2012

James Wade "Buddy" Benson, 89, of Damascus, MD, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 4, 2012.  He is survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Sharon Benson.  Born August 12, 1922, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late James Wade Benson, Sr. and Temperance McCrossin Benson of Travilah, MD. As a paratrooper and member of the 462nd Field...

Jan 4, 2012

Dr. Louis Allen Liljedahl, 82, Farm Equipment Specialist. Lou Liljedahl, a retired engineer with the USDA Agricultural Research Service at Beltsville, MD, who was active in church and community service, died peacefully on January 4th, 2012 after a long battle with several illnesses. Dr. Liljedahl was born in Essex, IA.  He was educated at the University of Minnesota and Iowa State...

Jan 4, 2012

Mrs. Sandra L. Ashcroft, 65, of Frederick, MD passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of the late Edward J. Ashcroft. Born April 9, 1946 in Rockville, MD she was the daughter of the late Archibald A. and Maude L. Stitley Davis. Mrs. Ashcroft worked as a chef for Marriott prior to retirement.  After...

Jan 4, 2012

Ms. Kitty Lee Gross, age 77, of Frederick, MD, passed away on January 4,2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hagerstown, MD., on December 13, 1934, daughter of the late Mabel and Leland Gross. Kitty was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and especially enjoyed attending the choir practices of The Sisters of Joy. She attended school...