Obituaries
M. Frances Shafer
Nov 11, 2008
Mrs. M. Frances Shafer, 87 of Knoxville, Maryland passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at Northampton Manor Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late John Atlee Shafer, Sr. who died February 13, 2004. They were married November 17, 1941. Born June 29, 1921 near Urbana she was the daughter of the late James Wesley and Martha...

Rhoda Dick
Nov 11, 2008
Rhoda Mae Doyle Dick, age 56, of 17 S. Main St., Boonsboro, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, at her home. Born Sept. 15, 1952 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Jean Elizabeth Shank Doyle of Maugansville and the late Leonard Orville Doyle Sr. She had formerly been employed with CBS Toys in Hagerstown. She was a member of Boonsboro...

Leon "Jack" Kitchen
Nov 10, 2008
Leon J. "Jack" Kitchen, 89, of Boonsboro, died Monday, November 10, 2008 at Washington County Hospital surrounded by his family. Born October 16, 1919 in Hedgesville, W.Va.., he was the son of the late Wesley K. and Janie Snyder Kitchen Jack was employed with Bester and Long and retired from Eastern Products in 1981. He was a life member of...

Floyd Shaff
Nov 10, 2008
Floyd Eugene Shaff, 68, of Shaff Road, Rohrersville, Md., died Monday, November 10, 2008 at Washington County Hospital. Born March 16, 1940 in Locust Valley, Md., he was the son of the late John V. and Margaret Irene Corum Shaff. He was a well driller and was an equipment operator with N W Etzler Paving in Frederick, Md. He is...
Carey Beth Dean
Nov 10, 2008
Carey Beth Dean, 23 of Brunswick, Maryland left us suddenly due to a car accident on November 10, 2008. Carey was born May 18, 1985 in Ranson, West Virginia. She will be greatly missed by friends and family. She was a member and worked for local #24 Electricians Union. Local #24 was a brotherhood and they accepted her with...

Glendine V. {Glennie} Jett
Nov 10, 2008
Glendine V. Glennie Jett of Thurmont, Maryland and formerly of Walkersville peacefully passed away with her family at her side on Monday, November 10, 2008. She was born August 9, 1931 in Crellin, Maryland and graduated from Washington Irving High School in 1950. She was the daughter of the late Ray E. Sanders and Dorothy Fries Sanders. Mrs. Jett...

Bette Hutchens Coursey
Nov 10, 2008
Mrs. Bette Hutchens Coursey, 81 of Frederick, MD., died Monday, November 10, 2008 at Homewood of Crumland Farms. She was the wife of John D. Coursey. Born September 30, 1927 in North Wilkesboro, NC, she was the daughter of the late Paul D. and Grace Waugh Hutchens. Mrs. Coursey attended Virginia Intermont College. During her 54 year marriage, she...

John "Jack" Cavanaugh
Nov 9, 2008
John G. "Jack" Cavanaugh, 72, of Shepherdstown, WV, died Sunday, November 9, 2008 at the Winchester Medical Center. Born March 30, 1936 in Phillipsburg, NJ, he was the son of the late Gerald Cavanaugh and Eleanor Garrecht DeRemer. Jack was a graduate of Phillipsburg High School class of 1953. He furthered his education, majoring in accounting, by attending Churchmans Business...

Regina Bealer Alger
Nov 9, 2008
Regina Elaine Bealer Alger, 78, of 2709 Rohrersville Road, Gapland, Md. and formerly of Gapland Road, Gapland, died Sunday November 9, 2008 at her home. Born July 5, 1930 in Gapland, she was the daughter of the late Maurice Herbert and Nellie Catherine Hoffmaster Bealer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse A. Alger, Sr., August 30, 1998....
Ernest R. Aylor
Nov 9, 2008
Mr. Ernest R. Aylor, 77, of Frederick, died on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born on July 24, 1931 in Virginia he was a son of the late Lewis W. and Maude F. ( Miller ) Aylor. Mr. Aylor was employed as a heavy equipment operator and mechanic, retiring from Dorset Excavating, after many years of...
Malakai H. Hagan
Nov 8, 2008
Malakai J. Hagan, aged 2 months, died on Saturday, November 8th, 2008. He was the infant son of Teresa Hagan born on September 11th, 2008. Surviving beside his mother are his maternal grandparents; David and Yvonne Hagan, a twin sister laila Hagan, two brothers; Jaiden and Kobe Hagan, uncle Michael Hagan and wife Crystal, cousin Michelle Hagan, Godmother, Shatava...
Anna T. Miss
Nov 8, 2008
Mrs. Anna T. Miss, 93, of Frederick, died on Saturday, November 8, at Northampton Manor in Frederick. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Miss, Sr,. who died in 1991. Born on August 23, 1915, in Brainard, NE, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Annie Bittman Pazdersky. She was a food service worker in...
Ronald Richard Robinson
Nov 7, 2008
Mr. Ronald Richard Robinson, 64, died suddenly Friday, November 7, 2008, at his home in Millsboro, DE. He retired to Delaware after living in Mt. Airy, MD for 30 years. He was the loving husband of Carol Ann Scee, his wife of 43 years. Born December 21, 1943 in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Gordon...
Laura F. Runkles
Nov 7, 2008
Mrs. Laura F. Runkles, 96, of Thurmont died on Friday November 7, 2008 at Glade Valley Nursing Home, Frederick. She was the wife for 52 years of Donald Runkles. Born on August 22, 1912 in Sterling, VA. She was the daughter of the late Ernest and Sadie Woodward McCauley. Surviving in addition to her husband is a daughter Frances...
Richard C. {Dicky} Renn
Nov 7, 2008
Mr. Richard C. Dicky Renn, 50, of Buckeystown, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 7, 2008, at his home. He was the husband of Peggy Olsen Renn, his wife of 17 years. Born on May 20, 1958, in Frederick, he was the youngest son of Robert E. and Beattie I. Zimmerman Renn of Frederick. Dicky worked along with his...
Nellie Lucille Gibson
Nov 6, 2008
Nellie Lucille Gibson, 86, of Frederick, Maryland, died on Thursday, Nov. 6th, 2008 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was born on Oct 4, 1922 in Williamsport, Maryland and was the 6th of 15 children born to Harvey Cleason Wills and Nellie May Wittington Wills of Frederick. Lucille graduated from Frederick High School in 1939, and thereafter moved to Schenectady,...
Ida B. Eyler
Nov 3, 2008
Mrs. Ida B. Eyler, 81, of Thurmont went to be with her Lord, on Monday, November 3, 2008, at her home. Born on July 2, 1927, in Jimtown, she was the daughter of the late Issac and Ruby Hastings Stambaugh. She was a cook for 20 years at St Joseph's Provincial House in Emmitsburg, retiring in 1989. Mrs. Eyler...
Raymond Frederick Purnell, Sr.
Nov 3, 2008
Raymond Frederick Purnell, Sr, 74, well known retired x-ray technologist from Frederick Memorial Hospital, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2008, at Homewood at Crumland Farms. He is survived by Shirley G. Purnell, his wife of 45 years. Born at home in Big Pool, MD, he was the son of the late Raymond Albert Purnell and Maude Ramona Clark...
William {Bill} {Pappy} Wesley Fauver
Nov 1, 2008
Mr. William Bill Pappy Wesley Fauver, 79 of Frederick, MD, died Saturday, November 1, 2008 at his home. He was the husband of Nellie Lydard Fauver his wife and companion for 26 years. Born October 28, 1929 in New Midway, Maryland he was the son of the late William Brown and Nanny Peg Thompson Fauver. Mr. Fauver retired, in...
Jamie James Joseph {Pags} Paglianete,Sr.
Nov 1, 2008
Jamie James Joseph Pags Paglianete, Sr., 43 of Thurmont passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2008. Born in Washington, DC on November 19, 1964, he was the son of the late Helen and Francis Paglianete. For many years Jamie worked for Goodyear as a service manager. But recently he was employed with Frederick County Public Schools as a driver...