Obituaries

Brenda J. Ogg

Sep 6, 2009

Mrs. Brenda J. Ogg, 55, of Frederick, MD., died Sunday, September 6, 2009 at Kline Hospice House. She was the wife of Donald Ogg, Jr., her husband of 36 years. Born August 6, 1954 in Damascus, MD, she was the daughter of Jean Wilcom VanSant of Frederick and the late Willard Buddy VanSant. Brenda was involved, at the onset,...

Leo Alfred Harvey

Sep 5, 2009

Mr. Leo Alfred Harvey, 86 years old, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009. He was the husband of Betty May Robinson, his only true love. He is survived by his sister, Aline Ayotte of Lowell, Mass.; his brother, Richard Harvey of Dracut, Mass.; as well as many nieces, nephews, and a myriad of friends and neighbors. Born and...

Kevelynn A. {Kev} Durham

Sep 5, 2009

Mrs. Kevelynn A. Kev Durham, 54, of Frederick died on Saturday September 5, 2009 at Georgetown University Hospital. She was the wife of the late Robert L. Durham who died in 2003. Born on March 19, 1955 in Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Marietta Jones. Kev enjoyed bowling and playing cards and spending time...

Albert Vernon Shafer

Sep 4, 2009

Albert Vernon Shafer, 88, went to be with the Lord on September 4, 2009, at the College View Center in Frederick Maryland. Born on April 21, 1921 in Middletown, Maryland, he was the fourth of nine children born of the late Joseph and Effie (Wiles) Shafer. Mr. Shafer worked on the family farm until he was drafted into the...

Carrie E. Collins

Sep 4, 2009

Mrs. Carrie E. Collins, 89, of Frederick, MD., died Friday, September 4, 2009 at Glade Valley Nursing Home. Born November 14, 1919 in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William J. Bryant Graham and Lois Short. Mrs. Collins was the last of her immediate family. She will be remembered by her friends at church, Daybreak Adult Day...

Lucy Ann {Brown} George

Sep 3, 2009

Mrs. Lucy Ann (Brown) George, 95, of Washington GA, recently of Clarksburg, MD died on Thursday, September 3, 2009 at Northampton Manor Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late William Hardeman George, Sr. Born on December 19th, 1913 in Greensboro, Ga. She was a daughter of the late James L. Brown, Jr. And Clara S. ( Wright...

Juanita Louise Lewis

Sep 3, 2009

Mrs. Juanita Louise Lewis, 82, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, surrounded by her family. Louise was born on Sept. 21, 1926, in Cumberland. She married Gerald R. Lewis at age 23, and the two shared a wonderful life together serving the Lord in many ways, including her passion for playing the piano....

Dorothy Jo-Ann (Gloss) Birch

Sep 2, 2009

Dorothy Jo-Ann (Gloss) Birch, 67, of Chestnut Grove Road in Keedysville, Maryland, died suddenly at her home on September 2, 2009. Born in Trego, Maryland on July 13, 1942, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Edith "Dolly" V. (Holmes) Gloss. Jo-Ann was a member of the Mt. Briar First Church of God in Mt. Briar,...

Mary Margaret Dorsey

Sep 2, 2009

Ms. Mary Margaret Dorsey, 71, of Frederick, died September 2, 2009 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born on January 31, 1938 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Helen Eva Pearson and John T. Dorsey. Mary worked for Frederick Memorial Hospital in the housekeeping department and had started her career in the dietary department. She was affiliated...

Doris Jean Cavell

Sep 2, 2009

Mrs. Doris Jean Cavell, 74, of Frederick, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 2, 2009. She was the wife of the late Rudolph Rudy Gillette Cavell for 47 years. Born on March 14, 1935, at Catoctin Furnace, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Cleveland and Mabel Elizabeth Ramsburg. Doris worked side by side with...

Anne Louise Ortman Glover

Sep 2, 2009

Anne Louise Ortman Glover, a resident of Frederick, MD, died on September 2, 2009 at the age of 91. A native of Omaha, Nebraska, she was the exact middle child of 11 children of Edward Antony Ortman and Ellen Sweeney Ortman. She lived her final years being cared for by her children as she fought a brave battle against...

James {Jim} Henry Barfield

Sep 1, 2009

Mr. James (Jim) Henry Barfield, 80, of Frederick (formerly of Smyrna, Georgia), came to peace on September 1, 2009 after a brief illness. He is survived by his beloved wife, Dawn E. Barfield. Mr. & Mrs. Barfield celebrated 50 years of marriage on June 19th of this year. Born April 19, 1929, he was the son of the late...

Wayne Allen Alexander

Aug 30, 2009

Wayne Allen Alexander, 64, of Sabillasville, died Sunday, August 30, 2009 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore after a long and courageous battle to survive for the love of his family. He was the husband of Gayle Beall Alexander for 42 years. Born in Washington, DC on March 16, 1945, he was the son of the...

Robert {Bob} Bernard Flanigan

Aug 30, 2009

Mr. Robert (Bob) Bernard Flanigan, 88, of Mount Airy, died August 30, 2009, at his home. He was the much-loved husband of Carole Cleveland Flanigan. Born April 28, 1921, near Clarksburg, WV, he was the son of the late Zina and Bessie (Ash) Flanigan. Mr. Flanigan attended schools in West Virginia and moved to Baltimore at age eighteen, working...

Robert K. Peksa

Aug 30, 2009

Mr. Robert K. Peksa, 51, of Mt. Airy, MD. died suddenly on August 30 at University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, due to complications of a Pulmonary Embolism. Robert was a graduate of Mount Saint Mary's College and was a career employee of the National Security Agency where he worked for 28 years. Robert lived with his wife and...

Houng Thongdarom

Aug 29, 2009

Houg Thongdarom , 93, of Frederick passed away on August 29, 2009. She was born on January 1, 1916 in Laos.

Visitation: See above information

Services: Funeral services will be held at Stauffer funeral Home, 1621 Opposumtown Pike, Frederick on Saturday, September 5, at 2:00PM.

Sharon E. Tolley

Aug 28, 2009

Sharon E. Tolley, 44, of Mount Airy, died Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Sharon was born April 4, 1965, in Olney, as the daughter of Joyce and William Tolley. She was married to Wesley Whatman on Dec. 31, 2003. Sharon's life would seem too short to many, but those who...

Donald Carson Earp,Sr.

Aug 28, 2009

Mr. Donald Carson Earp, Sr., 85, of Frederick, died on Friday, August 28, 2009 at Northampton Manor Health Care Center. He was the loving husband of Sara Catherine ( Riggleman ) Earp, his wife of 61 years. Born on February 10, 1924 in Germantown, MD he was a son of the late Washington Lee Earp and Viola May (...

George H. Lenz, Jr.

Aug 27, 2009

George H. Lenz, Jr. 87, died Thursday morning, August 27, 2009 in Norfolk, Virginia. Mr. Lenz was born in Jersey City, New Jersey to George H. Lenz and Elsa Friberg Lenz. He spent his early years in Palisades Park, NJ, but made Maryland his home for most of his life, living in Baltimore, Elkridge, Sykesville, and Boonsboro. He is...

Helen Marie Turner

Aug 26, 2009

Helen Marie Turner, 83, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, MD. She was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Susan Mill’s Barnhart. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buster B. Turner, Sr.,  daughter, Joetta L. Turner and sister Louise Waters. Helen was a homemaker for...