Obituaries

Dec 20, 2011

Mr. George Edward MacVeigh, 86, of Adamstown, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at Buckingham's Choice retirement community. He was the husband of Ellen P. Grover MacVeigh, his wife of 53 years.

Born on December 17, 1925, in Omaha, Neb. , he was the...

Dec 19, 2011

Pamela Powell Willard, 51, of Thurmont, MD passed away Monday, December 19, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Born July 19, 1960 in Waynesboro, PA she is the daughter of Janice Waneta Nunemaker Powell of Thurmont and the late Curtis Powell, Sr.

Pam graduated from Catoctin High School. She enjoyed...

Dec 19, 2011

Mr. James Albert ( Jimmy) Lucas Sr., 69 of Belleview, Fl. passed away at home on December 19, 2011.  He was born on July 17, 1942 in Frederick, Md. and attended school in Brooklyn, NY.  In his youth he sang and traveled with his siblings as his father ministered in the gospel.  He was so proud of the recordings they made, often sharing...

Dec 18, 2011

Frances K. Rasberry, 96, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on March 15, 1915 in Sioux City, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late James Lyle and Pauline (Murphy) Kincaid.

Frances was a graduate from the Evanston High School in...

Dec 18, 2011

Rev. Sharon Fitch Peters, age 68, of Sharpsburg, Maryland passed unexpectedly on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at her home. She was born November 11, 1943, in Wellsville, New York, to the late Ephraim Schley and Irene May (Holaday) Fitch. The Fitch family relocated to Valparaiso, Indiana when she was eight years...

Dec 16, 2011

Mr. John William Rippeon, Jr., 60, of Frederick, died, on Friday December 16, 2011 at his residence. He was the husband for 40 years to Sally Elizabeth Whitbeck Rippeon who he married on April 17, 1971.

Born on June 2, 1951 in Frederick, He was...

Dec 16, 2011

Mr. Kelly Edward Deater, 49, of Frederick, MD, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2011, at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Kelly was born on January 26, 1962, in Frederick, MD. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles H. Deater, Jr., (Mutt), and his mother,...

Dec 15, 2011

Nora L. (Smith) Webber Hutzell , 77, of Main Street in Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life to the next on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at her home. Born on August 20, 1934, in Yarrowsburg, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Albertus Fred and Mabel Naomi (Coulter) Smith.  She was preceded in death by her first husband,...

Dec 13, 2011

Anthony Leo Schleicher, age 59, on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Beloved husband of Anne Schleicher, devoted father of Dean and Erica Schleicher, loving brother of Dean Schleicher and wife Terry, and Pamela Jones and husband Sherwood, admired brother-in-law of Cam Miller, Jon and Lila Davis, Erica and Fredi Dutzi.  Leo was an adored uncle of Max...

Dec 13, 2011

Dr. James Hansford Elgin, Jr., Ph.D., 69, (formerly of Silver Spring, MD) passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at his home in Rocky Ridge, MD.  Born February 2, 1942, in Washington, D.C., he was the only child of the late James Hansford, Sr. and Mattie Weaver Elgin. Jim graduated from Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring, MD, in 1960.  He received a...

Dec 13, 2011

Mrs. Althea (Penny) Gulliford, 53, of Frederick, Maryland entered eternal rest, Tuesday,  December 13, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore, MD.  She was the wife of William (Billy) L. Gulliford.  They were married for 31 years. Born on March 19, 1958 in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of  Leroy and Elsie Simms. She was employed at Citizens Nursing...

Dec 12, 2011

Mrs. Madeline P. Toth, 86, of Thurmont, MD., passed away Monday, December 12, 2011 at her home. She was the wife of the late Anthony F, Toth.

Born June 29, 1925 in Long Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Pearl F. Przygoda Nowak....

Dec 12, 2011

Ellen Rebecca "Becky" (Culler) Dellinger, 90, of Boonsboro, Maryland passed peacefully from this life to the next while surrounded by her family on Monday, December 12, 2011 at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro. Born on December 31, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Maurice L. and Rosa B. (Palmer) Culler.  Her husband, William H. Dellinger, Sr., whom...

Dec 12, 2011

Mr. Richard E. “Gene” Owens, 78, of Frederick, died on Monday December 12, 2011, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Patricia A. Owens.

Born on July 11, 1933, in Pelzer, SC, he was the son of the late Garvin and Sarah Harris Owens.

Dec 8, 2011

Nick J. Salamone, Jr. 92, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life early Thursday morning, December 8, 2011. Born on September 13, 1919, in Marlowe, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Nick and Congetta A. (Fontaine) Salamone. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth (Sug) Salamone in 1974. Nick was a 1939 graduate...

Dec 8, 2011

Charlotte E. (Green) Dixon, 87, formerly of Boonsboro, Maryland, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at the Kline Hospice House in Mt. Airy, Maryland. Born on August 26, 1924, in Keedysville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Mabel (Leatherman) Green.  Charlotte was preceded in death by her husband,...

Dec 6, 2011

Julia Ann Dietsch, 84, of Frederick, Maryland died Tuesday Dec. 6, 2011 at College View Nursing Home in Frederick.

Julia was born June 21, 1927 in Kansas City, Kansas to Walter E. and Julia Walthour Cree. Julia was a loving wife and mother, a member of the United Methodist Church and...

Dec 5, 2011

Alfred (Al) R. Thompson of Frederick, MD, passed away quietly on December 5, 2011 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Yvonne Clemson Thompson, whom he married on June 29, 1958.

Born February 26, 1932 in Frederick, he was the son of the late George R. Thompson and Helen Thompson Barber....

Dec 5, 2011

Nancy R. (Cronise) Cunningham, 71, of  Hagerstown, Maryland,  passed from this life Monday morning, December 5, 2011 at the Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born on July 10, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson and Mary Virginia (Taylor) Cronise.  Nancy was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne H. Cunningham in 2005. Nancy was a...

Dec 4, 2011

John F. Spahr (43) died suddenly on Sunday, December 4, 2011, as a result of a fall at his home in York,

PA. He is the son of Frederick T. and Patricia M. Spahr of Frederick, MD.

John is survived by: three sons Zane, Nathan and Joshua Spahr of...