Obituaries

Dec 18, 2008

Mrs. Ruth Ann Roberts, 68, of Frederick died on Thursday December 18, 2008 at the Kline Hospice House, Mt. Airy. She was the wife of Glenn T. Roberts. Born in Frederick on March 11, 1940 she was the daughter of the late Walter Raymond and Margaret Stine Specht. Mrs. Roberts was a homemaker, she had a great love of...

Dec 17, 2008

Mr. Ricky Lee Engle, I, 49 of Frederick, MD., died Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at the Kline Hospice House. He was the husband of Dawn Reedy Engle. Born December 21, 1958 in Olney, MD., he was the son of the late John Irvin, Sr. and Etta Mae Coleman Engle. Ricky loved working on cars, camping and spending time with...

Dec 17, 2008

Mrs. Billie Zoe Fox of Middletown, died Wednesday, December 17th at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Kenneth M.W. Fox, her loving husband of 34 years. Born October 10th, 1946 in Fairmont, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Iris Belle Wells McCrea and the late Willard Patchin Campbell. Billie was a well...

Dec 15, 2008

Mr. Thomas C. Black, Sr., 78 of Frederick, MD., died Monday, December 15, 2008 at his home. He was the husband of the late Betty J. Brandenburg Black. Born October 22, 1930 in Gordo, Alabama, he was the son of Cordie Dillard Black of Montana and the late Walter T. Black. Mr. Black served his Country in the U....

Dec 15, 2008

Mrs. Alma M. ( Davey ) Wehner, 102 , of Frederick, died on Monday, December 15th, 2008 at Citizens Care Center, Frederick. She was preceded in death by her husband Alvin J. Wehner in 1978. Born on August 30th, 1906 in Baltimore, she was a daughter of the late William W. and Ida ( Wheeler ) Davey. Mrs.Wehner was...

Dec 14, 2008

Doris Velma Miner Renner, age 88, of Thomas Drive, Hagerstown, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, at her home. Born May 25, 1920 in Leitersburg, MD, Doris was a daughter of the late Allen F. and Mabel P. Shank Miner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Raymond Richard Renner, on Jan. 14, 1994. Doris had owned and operated...

Dec 13, 2008

Mr. Benjamin (Ben) Hoffman Black, 69, of Cascade, died Saturday, December 13, 2008 at the Waynesboro Hospital in Waynesboro, PA. He was the husband of 42 years to Norma Irene Moreland Black. Born in Prince Georges County, MD on March 28, 1939, he was the son of the late Mary (Hoffman) and John Black. He was a former quality...

Dec 13, 2008

Audrey Mae Green Clipp, age 76, of Reno Court, Boonsboro, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, at her home. Born Jan. 17, 1932 in Lovettsville, VA, Audrey was a daughter of the late Daniel and Lillian Conner Green. She had formerly owned and operated Audrey's Motel & Restaurant at Lake Anna in Spotsylvania, VA. Audrey was a member of Brownsville Church...

Dec 13, 2008

Miss Martha Jean Young, 62, of Frederick died Saturday, December 13, 2008 at the Northampton Manor Health Care Center. Born in Frederick on January 8th, 1946 she was the daughter of th late Betty L Kauffman and Leroy Grable. Martha had worked many years for the H. L. Harts Company as a cutter/spreader. Most recently she worked in the...

Dec 13, 2008

Mr. Ralph Eugene Clabaugh, 67, of Frederick, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Shirley Ann Myers Clabaugh, his wife of 48 years. Born June 15, 1941, in Frederick, he was the son of the late George Franklin and Nettie Alberta Hoffman Clabaugh. Ralph...

Dec 13, 2008

Jean R. Poirier, M.D., of Frederick, died Saturday, Dec. 13, at Frederick Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Worcester, Mass. on June 19, 1929, the son of the late Raoul Rene Poirier and Therese LaPointe Poirier. Jean, known by most as "Doc", joined the Merchant Marines at age sixteen, followed by service in the U.S. Army...

Dec 13, 2008

On December 13, 2008, Kieran Dominick Busch passed away. He was the son of Kurtis Busch and Brandi Robinson Busch of Frederick, Md.

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Services: Visitation will be held on Friday, December 19th, at the Fort Detrick Chapel, Fort Detrick from 1pm-6pm at which time services will begin....

Dec 12, 2008

Mr. Victor Junior (Bill) Woodward, 65, of New Market died on Friday, December 12, 2008, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Frances Ann Burdiss Woodward, his wife of 46 � years. Born on February 24, 1943, in Clarksburg, WV, he was the son of the late Victor and Leoma Marie Cross Woodward. Bill was fortunate enough...

Dec 12, 2008

Mr. Hugh A. McGovern, Sr. 71, died Friday, December 12, 2008 at Glade Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Walkersville, MD. He was the husband for 42 years to Olive V. Beadling McGovern. Born in Palmyra, NJ on February 25, 1937 he was the son of the late Mary C. (Bradley) and Joseph H. McGovern, Sr. Hugh served in...

Dec 11, 2008

Mr. Leon Lee Vincent Koiro 73 of Frederick, MD died December 11, 2008 at home. Born October 14, 1935 in Edwardsville, PA, he was the son of the late Catherine Peterson Koiro and Leo M. Koiro. He was an active member of St. Timothy's Roman Catholic Church in Walkersville, MD and a 4th degree Knight of Columbus. He leaves...

Dec 9, 2008

Helen Virginia Heit Andre, age 90, of NW 31st Ave., Gainesville, Fla., died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at Washington County Hospital. Born Aug. 1, 1918 in Portsmouth, VA, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Otello Kimitt Heit. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Albert Andre, on Dec. 6, 2005. She had been employed for...

Dec 8, 2008

Joseph Manuel "Joe" Gonzalez, age 87, of Buhrman Drive West, Waynesboro, PA, passed into Heaven peacefully with his entire family at his side on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at Waynesboro Hospital. Born Dec. 4, 1921 in Buffalo, NY, he was a son of the late Andrew and Concepcion Gonzalez. Joe was married on Nov. 1, 1943 to Madge L. Jones...

Dec 8, 2008

Shelly Beth Molesworth Ramirez, 38, of Frederick, died suddenly Monday, December 8, 2008, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was born April 15, 1970 in Frederick, MD. Shelly graduated from Governor Thomas Johnson High School in 1988, and from Frederick Community College in 1991. She was the loving mother of Brooke Ashley Molesworth, age 17, and McKenzie Kathlyn Ortiz, age...

Dec 7, 2008

Mr. Malcolm Barger, 84, of Homewood/Crumland Farms, Frederick, died Sunday, December 07, 2008. He was the husband of Pat Haller Barger, his wife of 56 years who preceded him in death in2003. Born November 19, 1924, he was the son of the late Marshall E. and Claudia Mohler Barger. He was a veteran of World War II serving in...

Dec 7, 2008

Thelma Catharine Rand Zeigler Kephart, age 86, a resident of Ravenwood Lutheran Village in Hagerstown, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at Washington County Hospital. Born Jan. 26, 1922 in Zulllinger, PA, she was a daughter of the late Frank Bernard and Vada Angeline Gardner Kesselring, and foster daughter of the late John Wesley and Myrtle Stover. She was preceded in...