Obituaries

Dec 15, 2009

PLEASE NOTE:

Due to the inclement weather, Mr. Easterday's Memorial Service has been re-scheduled for Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 3 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Robert McQuay Easterday, 64, of Observatory Drive, Hagerstown, Maryland, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at his home. Born on February 26, 1945, in Sharpsburg, Maryland, he was the son...

Dec 14, 2009

Mrs. Orpha R. Zimmerman, 89 of Frederick, MD., formerly of Middletown, died Monday, December 14, 2009 at the Glade Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late William R. Zimmerman. Born October 19, 1920 in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Paul S. And Mary Alice Wiles Rudy. Mrs. Zimmerman was a member...

Dec 14, 2009

Mrs. Margaret Katherine Freeman, 92, of Mt. Airy, died on Monday December 14, 2009 at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Edmund J. Freeman, her husband of 29 years. Born September 23, 1917 in Baltimore. She is survived by her son Robert J. Freeman and his wife Linda, Grandchildren Dawn C....

Dec 13, 2009

Mrs. Marie Rose Donnelly, 77, of Frederick, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, December 13, 2009, at Homewood at Crumland Farms. She was the beloved wife of Paul B. Donnelly, Sr. for almost 50 years. Born August 1, 1932, in Mystic, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Lorita Fiorino. Mrs. Donnelly was...

Dec 13, 2009

Barry Earl Kehl, 62, died peacefully while surrounded by his family on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at his home in Boonsboro, Maryland. Born on September 24, 1947 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he is the son of Phyllis J. (McKinley) Barbour of Inwood, West Virginia and the late Eugene A. Kehl.  His step-father, Jerry Barbour preceded him in death. Mr. Kehl...

Dec 13, 2009

Mrs. Helen P. Timmins, 91, formerly of Fairfield, Pa., died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, at Arbor Acres in Winston, N.C. She was the wife of the late Albert R. Timmins, her husband of 59 years. Born May 11, 1918, in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Nellie Pifer. Helen loved people and loved to...

Dec 11, 2009

Robert "Bob" A. Styers, Sr., 51, of Shaffer Road in Sharpsburg, Maryland, died peacefully at his home on Friday, December 11, 2009.

Born on June 2, 1958, in Riverdale, Maryland, he is the son of Doris L. (Leishear) Styers of Sykesville, Maryland and the late Ralph L. Styers, Sr.

Bob attended the Scaggsville Elementary, Clarksville...

Dec 11, 2009

Lillian Frances (Hennage) Strouse, 97, of Mapleville Road, Boonsboro, Maryland, died peacefully on Friday, December 11, 2009 at the Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village in Boonsboro. Born on March 12, 1912 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Minnie B. (Collins) Hennage. Mrs. Strouse was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Addision Strouse....

Dec 11, 2009

Mrs. Rachel Jean Trail, 78 of Walkersville, MD., died Friday, December 11, 2009 at her home. She was the wife of Franklin A. Trail, Sr., her husband of 58 years. Born July 18, 1931 in Myersville, MD., she was the daughter of the late Ezra Michael and Rosa G. Hoffman Flook. Mrs. Trail was a member of the Frederick...

Dec 11, 2009

Mr. David Anthony Divead Weedon, 52 of Laurel, MD departed this life on December 11, 2009. Born May 29, 1957, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Weedon, Sr., and Clara Weedon and godson of George Hackey, Sr. and Doris Hackey of Clarksburg, MD. He was the husband of Margaret Colden of Fayetteville, GA. Mr....

Dec 10, 2009

Mrs. Mary Frances Wetzel Diehl, 71 of Waynesboro, PA, went home to be with our Lord on Thursday, December 10, 2009 after a short illness. She was the wife of Harry David Diehl, her husband of 54 years. Born January 23, 1938 in Emmitsburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles Russell and Elizabeth Hattie Eyler Wetzel. Mrs....

Dec 10, 2009

Mr. Martin Philip Coblentz, 77, of Frederick died peacefully on Thursday December 10, 2009 at Northampton Manor Nursing Home, Frederick. He was the husband of Doris Jean Hoffman Coblentz , his wife of 51 years. Born on May 10, 1932 in Middletown he was the son of the late Walter Boyer and Mary Beachley Coblentz. He was raised on...

Dec 10, 2009

Mr. Robert Joseph Kaas, 80, of Emmitsburg, MD., died Thursday, December 10, 2009 at his home. He was the husband of the late Betty Topper Kaas his wife of 54 years. Born October 11, 1929 in Rocky Ridge, he was the son of the late Martin, Jr. And Bernadette Orndorff Kaas. Bob was engaged in farming all of his...

Dec 8, 2009

Mr. Robert Robbie Keith Snurr Sr., 57, of Thurmont, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born March 15, 1952, in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of Janet Eyler Snurr of Thurmont and the late Charles L. Snurr. Mr. Snurr was employed at Giant Food as a frozen food clerk. He was a member of the...

Dec 8, 2009

Mr. Ralph L. Baltzell, 87 of Thurmont, MD., died Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary Ferguson Baltzell. Born August 19, 1922 in Maryland, he was the son of the late Charles and Edith Adams Baltzell. Mr. Baltzell retired after 35+ years working for the Maryland State Roads Commission....

Dec 8, 2009

Granville T. Easterday, Jr., 78, of Mt. Lena, Maryland died on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at his home, following a long illness. Born on December 9, 1930 in Washington County , Maryland, he was the son of the late Granville T. and Ruth N. (Toms) Easterday. Mr. Easterday was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean...

Dec 7, 2009

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Moberly, 89 of Walkersville died Monday. December 7, 2009 at the Glade Valley Nursing Home in Walkersville. She was the wife of the late Thomas Paul Moberly who died April 28, 1959. Born May 10, 1920 in Frederick County she was the daughter of the late Irving Victor and Anna Mary Holter Bell. She graduated from...

Dec 6, 2009

Mrs. Evelyn L. Green, 76 of Thurmont, MD., died Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Glade Valley Nursing Home. She was the wife of Clifford Green, her husband of 60 years. Born March 22, 1933 in Mountaindale, MD., she was the daughter of the late Louis Spencer and Anna Elizabeth Fultz Rice. Mrs. Green was a member of the...

Dec 5, 2009

Mr. Francis Joseph Frank Duranko, Jr., 50, of Frederick, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2009, at his residence. He was the husband of Charis Jill Harper Duranko, his wife of 25 years. Born on May 10, 1959, in Uniontown, PA, he was the son of Francis J. Duranko of Uniontown, PA and the late Marjorie Lucille Williams Duranko....

Dec 5, 2009

Mark Edward Collins, 50, of Keedysville, MD, succumbed to cancer surrounded by his family at his home.

Born on July 27, 1959, he was the son of Naureen P. Murphy Collins and the late Edward W. Collins of Mechanicsville, Maryland. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by his niece, Amy Collins and his...