Obituaries

Jena Anderson

Jena Anderson

Mar 27, 2024

Jena Anderson, 46, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC.

Born on April 16, 1977, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of Eugene Anderson and Jacqueline (Call) Anderson.

Jena's academic journey led her to study Accounting, earning her degree from Messiah College (now Messiah University) in Mechanicsburg,...

Charles F. "Charlie" Shawver

Charles F. "Charlie" Shawver

Mar 27, 2024

Charles Fogleman "Charlie" Shawver, 84, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at Kline Hospice House in Mount Airy, MD. He was the loving husband of Carol Shawver. They were married nearly 62 years.   Born on August 13, 1939, in Dickerson, MD on the family farm, he was the son of the late Audry J. Shawver...

Gloria June Kulczak

Gloria June Kulczak

Mar 26, 2024

Gloria June Kulczak, 97, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Lorien in Mount Airy, MD. She was the wife of the late Valentine "Bill" Kulczak who died in 2013.Born on January 21, 1927, in Connellsville, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Hartman and Marjorie Longanecker Mullinix.Gloria was a proud...

Gideon Lee Willard

Gideon Lee Willard

Mar 26, 2024

Gideon Lee Willard, age 85, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Frederick Health Hospital. Born on November 26, 1938, in Thurmont, he was the son of the late Herbert and Mary Anders Willard.He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Alta Fogle Willard; his son, Rickey Lee Willard of Thurmont; a granddaughter, Sarah Baker...

Margaret Ann Kinsey

Margaret Ann Kinsey

Mar 25, 2024

Margaret Ann Kinsey, 72, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, March 25, 2024 at Sterling Care South Mountain in Boonsboro, MD. She was the loving wife of the late Irvin L. Kinsey, Jr., who died on April 30, 2015.Born on May 11, 1951, in Bunker Hill, WV, she was the daughter of the late Junior E. Davis...

Roger Hood Geisbert, III

Roger Hood Geisbert, III

Mar 25, 2024

Roger Hood Geisbert, III, 88, of Urbana, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, March 25, 2024, at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Ballenger Creek in Frederick, MD.  He was the beloved husband of the late Doris M. Geisbert who died in 2008. Born on December 8, 1935, in Frederick, he was the son of the late Roger Hood Geisbert, Jr and...

Ernest Brown

Ernest Brown

Mar 24, 2024

Ernest Brown, 68, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, March 24 at Meritus Medical Center.  Born on January 7, 1956, he was the son of the late James Sims and Ethel Brown.  He was later adopted by Yates Brown, the late husband of Ethel Brown.  He was educated in the District of Columbia public school system.  He attended Mt. Lebanon...

Tina Marie Knott

Tina Marie Knott

Mar 23, 2024

Tina Marie Knott, 52, of Keymar, Maryland passed from this life on Saturday, March 23, 2024.

Born on August 4, 1971, in Maryland, she was the daughter of Ernest Alvin Gravely and Barbara Ellen Gravely (Diehl).

Tina was a huge Jeep fan, she loved going out on the trail, getting in the hot tub, and soaking in the sun. Tina was an...

Rhoda Aiello

Rhoda Aiello

Mar 23, 2024

Rhoda Aiello passed on Saturday, March 23, 2024, surrounded by loving family members, just two months after becoming a centenarian. Born on January 21, 1924, Rhoda was a nursery school teacher for several years before becoming a devoted housewife and mother to three energetic sons. She was always surrounded by family and enjoyed attending her grandchildren’s sporting events, dance recitals, and...

Donald Jarvis

Donald Jarvis

Mar 23, 2024

Donald Jarvis, 75, of Adamstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at his home in Adamstown, Maryland. Born on August 10, 1948, in Knoxville, MD, he was the son of the late Elmer Thomas Jarvis and Evelyn Marie Jarvis (Virts).

Donnie was always surrounded by his family and church family. He enjoyed attending his grandkids sporting events,...

Nancy Lee Mackenzie

Nancy Lee Mackenzie

Mar 23, 2024

Nancy Lee Mackenzie,, 89, of Mt. Airy, MD,  passed from this life on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Mackenzie, Jr. who died on June 9, 1973.Born on September 9, 1934 in Lewisdale, MD, she was the daughter of the late Roby S. Watkins and Margaret Catherine Watkins.Nancy worked...

David L. Ridgeway

David L. Ridgeway

Mar 23, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of David Lee Ridgeway, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.Lee, 88 of Jefferson, MD passed away on Saturday, March 23 after being ill for several months.  He was the loving husband of Shirley Foltz Ridgeway for 46 years.Born on February 2, 1936 in Lovettsville, VA to Roy and Louise Ridgeway.Lee was...

Lola Mae Wastler

Lola Mae Wastler

Mar 23, 2024

Lola Mae Wastler passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 23, 2024.  She was born on June 8, 1933 in Old Fields, WV to Clifton and Golda (Merritt) Liller (deceased).  Lola was raised in Emmitsburg, MD, where she graduated from Emmitsburg High School and married her husband Franklin E. Wastler in 1951.  Lola and her husband Frank moved...

Margaret Ann Springer

Margaret Ann Springer

Mar 22, 2024

Margaret Ann “Peggy” Springer (nee Smith) died peacefully on March 22, 2024, in Frederick, MD, at the age of 89.  Peggy was the beloved wife of Frederick Springer for 54 years before his death in 2010.  She was an amazing mother, managing many years of controlled chaos in our large household. She adored her grandchildren and took pride and pleasure...

Thomas Eugene Mullendore

Thomas Eugene Mullendore

Mar 22, 2024

Thomas Eugene Mullendore, 86, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, March 22, 2024, at Williamsport Retirement Village in Williamsport, Maryland. Born on October 7, 1937, in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Ellis Clifford and Helen Barbara (Shank) Mullendore.Thomas was a 1954 graduate of North Hagerstown High School.  He was a very active member of...

James Church Dockery

James Church Dockery

Mar 22, 2024

James Church Dockery, 82, of Brunswick, died suddenly, Friday, March 22, at Frederick Health Hospital, surrounded by his family.  Born May 6, 1941, in North Carolina, he was the son of the late James Clarence and Florence Emmaline Dockery.Jimmy or Doc, as he was known, is survived by his beloved wife, Norma F Dockery, Brunswick; two daughters: Joellen E Reed...

James Jacob Baer

James Jacob Baer

Mar 18, 2024

James Jacob Baer, 70, of Lewistown, Maryland passed on Monday, March 18, 2024 at the Frederick Health Hospital.James was born on March 9th, 1954 in Frederick and was the son of the late Steiner Nelson Baer and Mary Esta Stup Baer.James grew up on the family farm and was a graduate of Governor Thomas Johnson High School Class of 1973.James...

Patsy Ann Haupt

Patsy Ann Haupt

Mar 18, 2024

Patsy Ann Haupt, 83, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, March 18, 2024 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.  She was the beloved wife of Meredith Haupt for 63 years.  Born on August 7, 1940, in MD, she was the daughter of the late Robert M. and June L. (Shiffler) Line. Patsy worked as a nurse for...

Troy Patrick Gambill

Troy Patrick Gambill

Mar 17, 2024

Troy Patrick Gambill, 22, of Frederick, MD passed away on March 17, 2024 in Boone, NC, where he was a business major at Appalachian State University. There he was a member of The Walker Fellows, a select handful of student ambassadors who officially represent The Walker School of Business.Troy was the second son of Jackie and Jonathan Gambill, who along...

Clifford (Cliff) Lawrence Strobel

Clifford (Cliff) Lawrence Strobel

Mar 17, 2024

Clifford (Cliff) Lawrence Strobel, 87, of Frederick, Maryland, formerly of Derwood and Rohrersville, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2024, with his wife by his side. The youngest son of George and Virginia Strobel, Cliff was born and raised in Washington, DC.  Cliff was a devoted husband to Pauline Strobel (Dyer) for over 68 years, and together, they built a...