Obituaries

Mar 13, 2011

Mrs. Lois Maxine Bowie-Fossett-Williams (better know as Maxine), 86, of Frederick, died peacefully at Citizens Care and RehabilitationCenter, on March 13, 2011. Born October 15, 1924, Buckeystown Maryland. She was the daughter of the late Charles D. and Hazel (Liason) Bowie. She was preceded in death by husbands Irvin W. Fossett, Sr., and Horace Williams. Maxine was a member of SimpsonUnitedMethodistChurch, New...

Mar 13, 2011

Lawrence Callahan, 76, founder of Data Management Services, Inc. and former varsity boys’ basketball coach for St. John’s High School (1959-65), died March 13, 2011 of heart failure. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Lucille Barger Callahan; his three daughters Michelle Johnston (husband Jeff Johnston), Laura Callahan, and Beth Colson (husband Michael Colson); three grandchildren Brigid Johnston, Alexander Colson,...

Mar 12, 2011

Patricia Ann Fisher, 64, of Hagerstown, Maryland and formerly of Keedysville, Maryland, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at her residence. Born on February 1, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Lester B. and Mabel E. (Poffenberger) Fisher. She was a  member of St. Peters Lutheran Church in Keedysville. She is survived by two special friends;  Patsy Bowers and...

Mar 11, 2011

Mr. Eric Lee Baumgartner, 57, of Fairfield, PA, passed away Friday, March 11, 2011 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD. He was the husband of Sandra Griffin Baumgartner. Born on April 15, 1953, in Decatur, Indiana, he was the son of the late Harold and Audrey Andrews Baumgartner. Eric worked in public safety for Hagerstown Housing Authority for 3...

Mar 10, 2011

Mrs. Josephine Marita DeLeo, 86, of Frederick, MD passed into eternal life on Thursday, March 10 at 9:45 pm at the home of her granddaughter, surrounded by family. Born April 11th, 1924 in Altoona, PA, Daughter of Harry & Helen Cole. Josephine graduated from Altoona Catholic High School. She married Francis R. DeLeo on February 28, 1949. After working...

Mar 10, 2011

Mr. Franklin Earl Danner, 91, of Walkersville, Maryland passed away, Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of Katherine Blumenau e r Danner, his wife of 47 years.

Born October 13, 1919 in Thurmont, MD., he was the son of the late Howard E. and Effie Ellen Sturdevent Danner.

Mar 6, 2011

On Sunday, March 6, 2011, Mary N. Hicks of Jefferson, MD. Beloved wife of the late John D. Hicks. She is survived by children  John D. Hicks, Jr. and Dewey Dale Hicks and wife Judy, Gail Loughhead and Donna Keister; brother Sandige Neal and the late John and Bryson Neal ; sisters Helen Johnson and Lillian Wayne; 5 grandchildren Michelle, Melanie, Robert, Joel and Jessica and 3...

Mar 5, 2011

Mr. Daniel “Dan” Benjamin Hoffman, Sr., 81 of Mt. Airy, MD., passed away, after a long illness, on  Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Montgomery General Hospital. He was the husband of Dorothy “Bernice” Allen Hoffman.

Born May 21, 1929 in Brentwood, MD., he was the son of the late John  and Ruth Johnson Hoffman.

Mar 5, 2011

Mr. Paul H. Clemson, Jr., of Frederick, died on Saturday, March 5 th , 2011 at the Reeders Memorial Home. He was the husband of Patricia A. ( Carder ) Clemson.

Born on March 31 st , 1934 in Frederick, he was a son of the late Paul H. Clemson, Sr. And Margaret (Baker ) Clemson.

Mar 5, 2011

Mr. Alan L. Gordon, 59, of Mt. Airy , died on Saturday March 5, 2011 at Washington Hospital Center , DC . He was the husband of Karen L. Gordon.

Born on September 8, 1951 in Washington D. C. , he was the son of Samuel and Selma Gimble Gordon of Silver Spring .

Mar 3, 2011

Theodore Michael Luck (TJ) of Frederick , 31, died Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital . He was the loving husband of Courtney Luck.

T.J. was born at Frederick Memorial Hospital on March 25, 1979 . Mr. Luck graduated from Frederick High and the University...

Mar 3, 2011

Dennis Lee Cooper Mr. Dennis Lee Cooper, 94 of Knoxville, Maryland left this world on March 3, 2011 to go home to be with the Lord while at the Kline Hospice House. He was born at home in Knoxville on November 19, 1916, and was the son of the late Lester Irvin and Della Pearl Cooper. He was a loving and...

Mar 3, 2011

Virginia Mary "Vergie" Keesecker, 63, of Sharpsburg, Maryland, died on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at the Western Maryland Hospital Center in Hagerstown. Born on April 6, 1947, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Harry William and Margaret (Preves) Keesecker. Vergie attended the Boonsboro Family Worship Center and was known for her love of animals. She is...

Mar 2, 2011

Anna Louise (Thompson) Sullivan, 98, formerly of Knoxville, Maryland, passed from this life to the next on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at the Homewood Retirement Center. Born on April 2, 1912, she was the daughter of the late John William and Martha Elizabeth (Holder) Thompson. Her husband, James F. Sullivan, preceded her in death in 1996. Mrs. Sullivan was a...

Mar 2, 2011

Mrs. Betty Lou Rohrback, 86 of Brunswick passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Franklin Eugene Rohrback. They were married for 58 years. Born February 3, 1925 in Martinsburg, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Alice Cunningham. She was a charter member of the...

Feb 28, 2011

Mr. Gilbert Filmore Meekins died Monday, February 28, 2011 at the Glade Valley Nursing Home after a long battle with dementia. The family would first like to thank the staff at Glade Valley for their attention to his comfort, and well being over the years. Gil is a Navy veteran having served in the Pacific on the USS Hancock in...

Feb 28, 2011

Betty S. Shane, 82, of Mt. Airy, died on Saturday February 26, 2011, at Howard County Hospital, Columbia. Born on November 12, 1928 in Roanoke, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Beulah Witt Schaffer. Betty spent many years as a hard working mother; she owned her own business and worked for the large corporation now known...

Feb 27, 2011

Jane Elizabeth (Clopper) Houser, 89, formerly of St. Paul Street in Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the Coffman Nursing Home in Hagerstown. Born on March 1, 1921, in Boonsboro, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth Elizabeth (Itnyre) Clopper.  Her husband, Vernon H. Houser, preceded her in death on March 17,...

Feb 27, 2011

Carroll Joseph Flook, 81, of Myersville, Maryland, died on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born on May 27, 1929 in Myersville, he as the son of the late Ezra D. and Rosa (Hoffman) Flook, Sr. Carroll was the owner and operator of Flook Drywall Contractors since 1959. He was a lifelong member...

Feb 26, 2011

Charles Clayton Stup, 90, of Frederick, MD died on February 26, 2011. He was the loving husband of Pauline Compher Stup for 68 years. He was born July 9, 1920 in Charlesville, MD. He was the son of the late Raymond R. Stup and Carrie Martz Stup. He spent his entire life farming and raising beef cattle. He was also...