Obituaries

Margaret Summers

Sep 12, 2010

Mrs. Margaret Virginia Summers, 79, of Mt. Airy, died on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Northwest Hospital, Randallstown. She was the beloved wife of 54 years of James H. Summers.

Virginia was born on December 11, 1930 in Frederick, the daughter of the late John Edward and Flora Driver Main. She was a longtime member of the Bush...

Frances Horton

Sep 11, 2010

Mrs. Frances E. Horton, 91, of Frederick died on Saturday, September 11, 2010, at Kline Hospice House in Mt. Airy. She was wife of the late Charles D. Driver who died in 1972, and the late Charles R. Horton who died in 1990. Born on July 24, 1919, in Florence, MD, she was the daughter of the late William and...

Byron Greene, Jr. Major U.S. Army(ret)

Sep 10, 2010

Byron J. Greene, Jr.(“Johnny”), Major, U.S. Army (ret.) of New Market, MD died on Friday, September 10, 2010, at his home. He was the loving and beloved husband of Mary C. (Murphy) Greene.

Mr. Greene was born on January 26, 1949, in Goldsboro, NC, the son of the late Byron J. Sr., and Margaret Becton Greene. He served with...

Ruth Voltaggio

Sep 9, 2010

Ruth E. Voltaggio, 89, of Walkersville, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Henry H. Voltaggio.

Born June 29, 1921, in Washington, DC. She was the daughter of the late Otis and Laurette Hullings. Mrs. Voltaggio graduated from St. Patrick's Academy in June 1940,...

Richard Gant, Sr.

Sep 5, 2010

Mr. Richard E. Gant, Sr. 96 of Frederick, MD passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Ada Gertrude Gant, his wife of 61 years. Born March 6, 1914 in Frederick County he was the son of the late Frederick and Gertrude Gant. He was educated in the state...

Julia Cronise

Sep 5, 2010

Julia "Libby" Elizabeth (Coulter) Cronise, 93, of Winchester, Virginia and formerly of Boonsboro, passed away at her home on Sunday, September 5, 2010 while surrounded by her family.

Born on March 29, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Milton S. and Ida Bell (Deener) Coulter.  Her husband, Bruce E. Cronise, Sr. preceded her in death...

Mehrl Shultz, Jr.

Sep 4, 2010

Mehrl Wilson Shultz, Jr., died on Saturday, September 4,2010, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. , of an acute brain hemorrhage. He was the beloved husband of Crissie Ann Kilby Shultz whom he married in 1965. Mehrl and Crissie celebrated 45 years of marriage in August 2010. "Sonny", as most everyone called him, was born in Frederick on...

Robert Renn

Sep 4, 2010

Mr. Robert "Bob" E. Renn, 83 of Frederick, MD., passed away peacefully, Saturday, September 4, 2010, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Beattie Zimmerman Renn, his wife of more than 61 years.

Bob passion in life was dairy farming which he was able to do all of his life. He was a...

Richard Miller

Sep 3, 2010

Mr. Richard ‘Allen’ Miller, 71 of Thurmont passed away on Friday, September 3 rd at the Frederick Memorial Hospital after a courageous 11 year battle with ALS. He was the loving husband for 46 years to JoEllen McKissick Miller.

Born in the Catoctin Furnace area of Thurmont, MD on December 18, 1938 he was the son of...

Clownie Reed, Jr.

Sep 2, 2010

Mr. Clownie "Tony" Earl Reed, Jr., 71 of Thurmont, MD, died Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Kearneysville, WV.

Born in Poolesville, MD, he was the son of the late Clownie Earl, Sr. and Pearl Pangle Reed.

Mr. Reed served his country in the U. S. Army. In earlier years he was the owner of Reed...

Morgan Smith

Sep 2, 2010

Morgan F. Smith died on Sept. 2 nd in Hagerstown, MD of complications from injuries he suffered in a car accident. He was born on November 4, 1928 in Yonkers, NY to Margaret Findlay and Morgan Smith and has resided in Bonita Springs, FL since 1992. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Isaline Hudson (Lynn), a son,...

Gladys Garner

Aug 31, 2010

Mrs. Gladys Olive Davis Garner, 92, of Frederick, was called to rest Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. She was the wife of the late William H. Garner Jr. Born July 15, 1918, in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Gladys Jane Davis.

Mrs. Garner had been employed at Frederick Memorial Hospital and Vindabona...

Thomas Lawrence, Jr.

Aug 29, 2010

Mr. Thomas Dixon Lawrence JR., of Boonsboro, passed away suddenly on August 29, 2010. Born February 23, 1982 in Frederick MD. as the son of Thomas Dixon Lawrence and Mary Coale. He was the beloved and loving husband of Megan A. Lawrence. He was a loving father of Brandon 10, Breanna 9, Austyn 4 and Cameron 1. He is survived by his...

Clementine Pelczar

Aug 28, 2010

Clementine “Connie” Ciszewski Pelczar, 86, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Golden Living Nursing Home, Frederick, MD. She was born in South Amboy, NJ, and resided in Sayreville, NJ before moving to Frederick, MD in 2002. She was employed by E I DuPont Photo Products for 38 years retiring from the Parlin, NJ facility in 1985. Connie loved gardening and...

Kathleen Atchison

Aug 28, 2010

Mrs. Kathleen M. Atchison, 82, of Mt. Airy, died on Saturday August 28, 2010, at her home. She was the wife of the late Julius Atchison who died on April 3, 1996. Born on October 4, 1927 in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of Lillian Corbett. She was a volunteer at Frederick Memorial Hospital for many years. Surviving are...

H. Zentz

Aug 27, 2010

H. Alan Zentz, 56, of Rising Sun, died Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, at home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Frederick on Sept. 20, 1953. He dedicated his professional life to local, state and national wildland fire protection and his personal life to his family and friends.

From 1974 to 1999 he...

Harold Toms

Aug 27, 2010

Harold Arthur Toms, 83, of Yellow Springs, Frederick, was peacefully welcomed into the arms of Jesus Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, while surrounded by his immediate family, which is the way he wanted it.

Harold was born on May 22, 1927, in Myersville, as the son of Mehrl and Florence Toms. He was the loving husband to Mayetta...

Lowell Willis

Aug 27, 2010

Mr. Lowell Willis, 65 of Frederick, MD passed away on Friday, August 27, 2010 at the Kline Hospice House after a short term illness. Born March 30, 1945 he was the son of the late Harvey Willis and Mabel Weedon. He was the youngest of four children of which his sister Bernice Delauter preceded him in death. He attended Lincoln...

Ruth Heffernan

Aug 27, 2010

Ruth M. Heffernan, 92, of Bedford, PA, died on Friday, August 27, 2010 in Bedford, PA. Born on May 21, 1918, Ruth was a native Washingtonian until her marriage to the late William A. Heffernan. During their life together, Mr. & Mrs. Heffernan resided in Kensington, MD, Potomac, MD and Frederick, MD. Mrs. Heffernan is survived by her son Gary of Bedford,...

Allen Hammond

Aug 27, 2010

Allen C. Hammond, 62, of Fairplay, Maryland died on Friday, August 27, 2010 at the VA Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland.

Born on December 10, 1947 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Robert J. and Sylvia R. (Hennesey) Hammond.  His brother, Ronald R. Hammond, preceded him in death in 2005.

Mr.  Hammond...