Obituaries

Gail Elizabeth Wirick

Gail Elizabeth Wirick

May 30, 2009

Mrs. Gail Elizabeth Wirick, 65, of Germantown died on Saturday May 30 after a short illness. Born on February 1, 1944 in Chicago, ILL. She retired in June of 2008 as Director of the Administrative / Fiscal Division in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy at the Pentagon. She is a survivor of the 911 attack...

Violet Irene Neal

Violet Irene Neal

May 30, 2009

Mrs. Violet Irene Neal, 86, of Frederick, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late James Claude Neal who died on April 26, 2000. Born on September 1, 1922, in Frederick , she was the daughter of the late Annie Gertrude (Kolb) and Frank T. Murphy, Sr. She...

Gene Strong

Gene Strong

May 30, 2009

Mrs. Gene Strong, 94, of Frederick died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Alfred House Eldercare in Silver Spring, MD. She was the wife of the late Jack D. Strong, daughter of the late Gilbert A and Sarah E (Triskett) Griffin, mother of the late Jack T Strong and sister of the late Marie, Ellsworth, and Lyle Griffin. Survivors include...

Edward Thomas Clark

Edward Thomas Clark

May 28, 2009

Mr. Edward Thomas Clark, 64, of Walkersville, died on Thursday, May 28th, 2009 at Washington County Hospital. He was the husband of Donna M. Mills. Born on November 30th, 1944 in Nashville, TN he was a son of the late William E. and Garnett Hughes Poyet Clark. Mr. Clark was an established photographer, influenced early in his life by...

Sharon Everhart Myers

Sharon Everhart Myers

May 28, 2009

Sharon Everhart Myers, 55 of Frederick, MD passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at her home. Born June 10, 1953 she was the daughter of Charlotte A. Baudrau of Thurmont and the late Charles T. Everhart and her step father the late Robert Baudrau. Sharon was a member of the Lewistown United Methodist Church and was formerly a...

John Eric Grundman

John Eric Grundman

May 28, 2009

Mr. John Eric Grundman, 40, of Owings Mills, MD, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2009. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of M. Veronica (Ronnie) Gibson and Robert (Bob) R. Grundman, Sr. A master HVAC mechanic, Eric was recently employed with Carrier Corporation as a Controls Specialist. Eric was a instructor for 18 years with the...

Harry LeRoy "Bud" Toms, Jr.

Harry LeRoy "Bud" Toms, Jr.

May 26, 2009

Harry LeRoy "Bud" Toms Jr., 81, of 8507 Mapleville Road, Boonsboro, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at the Washington County Hospital.

Born January 4, 1928  in Boonsboro, he was the son of the late Harry LeRoy Toms, Sr. and Elizabeth Connally Leps Toms.

After graduating Boonsboro High School in 1946, Harry served 18 months in...

Derek A. Riley

Derek A. Riley

May 26, 2009

Derek A. Riley, 39 of Middletown, MD passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma in Baltimore from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was the husband of Stephanie Clary Riley. Born March 24, 1970 in Frederick he was the son of Frank and Barbara Riley of Myersville, MD He was a 1988...

Montie L. Scott

Montie L. Scott

May 23, 2009

Mrs. Montie L. Scott, 93, of Mt. Airy, died on Saturday May 23, 2009 at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick. She was the wife of Arthur Scott to whom she was married for 72 years. Born on August 27, 1915 in Chattanooga , Tennessee she was the daughter of the late James Newton Schotts and Isia Mae Galloway Kelly. Surviving...

Beth Ann Moser

Beth Ann Moser

May 23, 2009

BETH ANN MOSER , 22, of Williamsport, Maryland, died Saturday, May 23, 2009 at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. Born October 19, 1986, in Hagerstown, Md., she is survived by her mother and step-father Lorri and Troy Pollock, of Williamsport, Md; and her father and step-mother Brian and Julie Moser, of Hagerstown, Md....

Larry W. Hackey

Larry W. Hackey

May 22, 2009

Mr. Larry W. Hackey, 62, of Frederick died on Friday May 22, 2009 at Martinsburg VA Hospital. He was the life partner of Frances Jenkins. Born on March 6, 1947 in Frederick he was son of the late Paul Franklin and Daisy B. White Hackey. Surviving are siblings Frank Hackey, Dorothy Worrell (Charles), Paul Hackey, Barbara Lyles and Charles...

Joseph B. Smith, Sr.

Joseph B. Smith, Sr.

May 22, 2009

Mr. Joseph B. Smith Sr., 46, of Frederick, MD died Friday - May 22, 2009. Born on February 17,1963, he was the son of Maxine Losee and D. Bruce Smith II. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his son, Joseph B. Smith Jr., a brother Ken and numerous family members and friends.

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Thomas F. Dixon

Thomas F. Dixon

May 21, 2009

Mr. Thomas F. Dixon, 62, of Gaithersburg died on Thursday May 21, 2009 at Norfolk General Hospital. He was the husband of Marcia E. Dixon. Born on October 30, 1946 in Takoma Park, MD he was the son of the late Monroe H. and Julia Gamble Dixon. Mr. Dixon was a member of the Local # 26 I. B.E....

Helen Joy Young

Helen Joy Young

May 21, 2009

Mrs. Helen Joy Young, 83, was called to rest on May 21, 2009. She was born December 23, 1925 to the late Sarah Edna and Ray Von Anderson Sr. of Lovettsville, VA. She is survived by one daughter, Rose M. Nickens and husband Charles of Hampton VA., sons David M. Young of Frederick and George E. Young Jr and...

Helena {Rippeon} Long

Helena {Rippeon} Long

May 20, 2009

Mrs. Helena (Rippeon ) Long, 91, of Frederick, died on Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 at Frederick Memorial Hospital . She is survived by her loving husband of 71 years Herman E. Long. Born on April 20th, 1918 near McKaig, MD she was a daughter of the late Rodney and Katie ( Hesson ) Rippeon. Mrs. Long was a long...

Richard Scott Seiver

Richard Scott Seiver

May 19, 2009

Richard Scott Seiver, 62, of Mt. Airy, MD, died May 19, 2009 at the Veteran's Hospital in Baltimore of prostate cancer. Rick was born May 4, 1947 in Washington, D.C., to Frank Wilson Seiver and Kathleen Studd Seiver. Graduating from Woodson High School in 1965, he worked as a machine operator for a year before joining the Army. Rick...

Margaret Pauline Reeder

Margaret Pauline Reeder

May 18, 2009

Mrs. Margaret Pauline Reeder, 86, of Frederick passed away on Monday, May 18th at the Golden Living Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Elmer M. Reeder who passed away in 1999. Born in Harper's Ferry WVA on May 10, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Grace (Good) and Joseph Trussell Fritts. Margaret worked at...

Joan Kapeluch-Parker

Joan Kapeluch-Parker

May 17, 2009

Mrs. Joan Kapeluch-Parker, 65, of Walkersville, MD., died Sunday, May 17, 2009 at her home. She was the wife of Russ Parker her husband of 19 years. Born September 8, 1943 in Pearl River, NY, she was the daughter of the late James and Margaret Hagerty Entwistle. Joan was a very independent person who enjoyed crafts and gardening. She...

Mary Elizabeth Clawson

Mary Elizabeth Clawson

May 16, 2009

Mary Elizabeth Clawson, 86, of Catonsville, MD, and formerly of Edgewood, MD, died Saturday, May 16, 2009, at the home of her son in Urbana, MD. She was the wife of the late Ray T. Clawson, who died in 1998. Born November 22, 1922 in Trieste, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Baron Guido Goldschmid and the...

Infant William Thomas Elery

Infant William Thomas Elery

May 15, 2009

Infant William Thomas Elery, son of William T. Elery and Kristal D. Waller, died on Friday, May 15th, 2009 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Also surviving are siblings; Laura N. Elery, Khadijah S. McCulloch, Ryann P. Elery, grandparents; Thomas A. Elery, Margaret F. Elery, John Waller,aunts and Uncles; Kevin Tunnell, Kimberly Stone, John Waller, Lawrence, Michael, Marie and Michele Elery....