Obituaries

V. Leo Sheffer

Sep 30, 2011

V. Leo Sheffer, 87, of Boonsboro, Maryland, died on Friday, September 30, 2011 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland. Born on August 11, 1924 in Downsville, Maryland, he was the son of the late George H. and Kathryn A. (Mills) Sheffer.  His wife, Wonnie A. (Grubb) Sheffer preceded him in death in 2009. In his early years, Mr....

Bertha Burke

Sep 28, 2011

Mrs. Bertha Marion Huggins Burke, 92 of Frederick passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at the Kline Hospice House. She was born July 16, 1919 and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. In Baltimore she met her husband, the late Edgar James Burke who passed away September 2005. They were married for 66 years. In February 2004 she moved to Frederick...

G. Glenn Smith

Sep 27, 2011

G. Glenn Smith, 82, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at the his daughter's home. Born on February 6, 1929, in Middletown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Grayson O. and Anita M. (Toms) Smith.  His wife, Ruth N. (Beans) Smith, preceded him in death in 2009. Glenn was a...

Laurel Feldt

Sep 27, 2011

Mr. George Feldt, 88, of Monrovia, MD passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at Shady Grove Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Velma Feldt for 27 years.

Born on January 26, 1923 in Freeburg, Illinois he was the son of the late George Bernard and...

Roland Stenton

Sep 27, 2011

Mr. Roland C. Stenton, 88, of Thurmont, MD., passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at his home from complications from Parkinson’s Disease. He was the husband of Marion Devilbiss Stenton.

Roland was born June 4, 1923 in Newcastle, England. He came to the United States as an infant residing in Niagara Falls, N.Y....

Shirley Frye

Sep 27, 2011

Mrs. Shirley Mae (Foster ) Frye, 81, of Perry Hall, MD and formerly of Frederick, passed away peacefully at her home,  Tuesday, September 27, 2011, surrounded by her loving family She is survived by her husband of 61 years Charles W. Frye.

Born on November 28 th , 1929 in Brunswick, she was a daughter...

Esther Kilgore

Sep 27, 2011

Mrs. Esther L. Kilgore, 86, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at the Kline Hospice House. She was the wife of Donald R. Kilgore, her husband of 50 years.

Born May 2, 1925 in Marietta, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Schlag.

George Bonebrake

Sep 26, 2011

George Jacob Bonebrake of Mt. Airy, Md., died on Monday, September 26, 2011, at the age of 90.  He was the husband of the late Thelma Marie Bonebrake. He was predeceased by his brother, Charles Bonebrake and a daughter-in-law, Edith (Tootie) Bonebrake.  Mr. Bonebrake is survived by his daughter, Phyllis Garnand and husband Barry, son,...

Mary Thomas

Sep 25, 2011

Mary Catherine (Phillips) Thomas, 79, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life to the next on Sunday, September 25, 2011, at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro. Born on May 2, 1932 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Sara (Strawderman) Phillips.  Her husband, Donald A. Thomas, Sr., preceded her in death in...

Richard Mullen

Sep 25, 2011

Mr. Richard P. Mullen, 81 of Lovettsville, VA passed away on Sunday September 25, 2011 at his home. He was the husband of Nancy Mullen, his wife of 59 years. Born April 15, 1930 in Frederick, MD he was the son of the late Michael and Ethel Mullen. Richard retired as shop superintendent at B&O Railroad (CSX) after 48...

Audrey Widmaier

Sep 24, 2011

The family will receive friends from 7-9 PM on Thursday, September 29, at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, September 30, at Frederick Baptist Church, 5305 Mt. Zion road, Frederick, MD 21703. Interment will take place in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Frederick.

Carolyn Staples

Sep 24, 2011

Carolyn Lee Staples of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2011, at Frederick Memorial Hospital after suffering a stroke that morning.

A beloved wife, sister and aunt, she was born...

Patricia Anders

Sep 24, 2011

Mrs. Patricia L. Bledsoe-Anders, 64, of Rocky Ridge, died on Saturday September 24, 2011 , at Dove Hospice House, Westminster .

Born on February 24, 1947 in Baltimore she was the daughter of the late Kenneth P. and Margaret Hartman Anders of Thurmont , MD.

In addition to her parents, she was...

George Carrick, Jr.

Sep 24, 2011

Mr. George Carrick, Jr., 64, of Randallstown, MD., died Saturday, September 24, 2011. He was the husband of the late Joy Aarants Carrick.

Born April 5, 1947 in Washington, D. C., he was the son of the late George Alton and Margaret Vesper Carrick.

Mr. Carrick served his country in...

Jesse Doody

Sep 23, 2011

Mr. Jesse Lee Doody, 61, of New Market, MD died of pancreatic cancer on September 23, 2011 at Kline Hospice House, Mt.Airy, MD. He was the husband of Kathy L. Doody.

Born on September 3, 1950 in Olney , MD , he was the son of the late Paul L. and...

Billie Ricci

Sep 23, 2011

Mrs. Billie M. Ricci, 96, of Frederick, MD., passed away Friday, September 23, 2011 at Country Meadows Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late Carl F. Ricci.

Born August 22, 1915 in Washington, D., C., she was the daughter of the late Robert and Edith Lowry Marshall.

She is survived...

Marian Roth

Sep 22, 2011

Mrs. Marian Jean Brown Roth, 89, of Frederick, MD., passed away, Thursday, September 22, 2011 at the Record Street Home, where she was a resident since 2001. She was the wife of the late John G. Roth.

Born October 3, 1921 in Hastings, PA. she...

Christine Priebe

Sep 22, 2011

Christine (Minnie) King Priebe, 84, of Mt. Airy, previously Laytonsville, MD, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 22, 2011, at the Dove House, Westminster, MD.

She was born June 19, 1927, in Albemarle County, Virginia, to the late Thomas M. and Mary M. Moses King. She is survived by two daughters, Gayle Andriani...

Gale Morningstar

Sep 21, 2011

Gale Emery Morningstar died Wednesday, September 21, in Frederick, MD from complications of Parkinson disease. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Connie.

Gale was born in Wauseon, Ohio, June 15, 1921. He spent his early life in the Toledo/Sylvania area. He graduated from the old Burnham High School in Sylvania in 1939,...

Gerald Lawver

Sep 21, 2011

Gerald "Jerry" Lawver, USMC, Ret., 77, of Boonsboro, Maryland, and formerly of Barnesboro, Pennsylvania, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at his home. Born on August 13, 1934, in Park Falls, Wisconsin, he was the son of the late James and Mary (Loehner) Lawver. Jerry was a 1953 graduate from the Portage High School in Portage,...