Obituaries

Dec 31, 2009

Mr. Charles C. (Toddi) Grimes, 71, of Thurmont, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, at Green Acres Nursing Home, Gettysburg, Pa. Born Feb. 5, 1938, in Graceham, he was the son of the late Jack and Myrtle Domer Grimes. Mr. Grimes had been employed at Schultz Construction. He is survived by his brothers, John W. and Kenneth Grimes; and his...

Dec 30, 2009

Mrs. Alberta R. Smith, 78, of Mt. Airy, died on Wednesday December 30, 2009 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Roy Elden Smith who died in 2007. Born on August 14, 1931 in Falls, PA., She was the daughter of the late Albert Sickler and Frema Clark Sickler. Mrs. Smith enjoyed camping, needlepoint, search-a-word...

Dec 30, 2009

Mrs. Mary Denton Lambert, 78, of Frederick died on December 30, 2009 at her home. She was the wife of the late Charles O. Lambert. Born on August 22, 1931, in Grafton, WV., She was the daughter of the late Ernest B. and Haley Laulis Denton. She earned her teaching degree from West Virginia University and went on to...

Dec 30, 2009

Anita Louise McKinley, of Frederick, Maryland died on Wednesday December 30, 2009 at Washington Adventist Hospital with her family by her side. She also spent time with her family at her homes in Estero, Florida and Bedford, Pennsylvania. She lived in Frederick since 1984. Anita was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on January 5, 1954. She devoted her life to...

Dec 29, 2009

Michael A. Mack McClanahan, 45, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. He was the husband of Lauren McClanahan. Born April 24, 1964, he was the son of Eleanor McClanahan of Pennsylvania and the late Monroe McClanahan. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1982 to 1984. Michael was a member of the Frederick American Legion, FSK Post...

Dec 27, 2009

Brian J. Lynch, 58, of Thurmont, died on Sunday December 27, 2009 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Mary R. Lynch, and loving father of Colleen and Anna Lynch all of Thurmont. Born on June 6, 1951 in the Bronx, NY., he was the son of Beatrice Hewitt Lynch of Danvers, MA., and the late Edward...

Dec 27, 2009

Betty Jane (Smith) Swain, 83, of Hagerstown, died peacefully on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Ravenwood Lutheran Village in Hagerstown.

Born on September 21, 1926, in Downsville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Arthur M. and Ruth Elizabeth (Harbaugh) Smith.

Her husband of 64 years, Elwood "Bert" Swain, preceded her in death on...

Dec 26, 2009

Dr. William (Bill) P. Roberts, Sr., 78, of Braddock Heights, died on Saturday December 26, 2009 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. He was the husband of Janice E. Roberts. Born in Plymouth, PA., on September 22, 1931 he was the son of the late Ernest Arnold and Helen Mundy Roberts. Dr. Roberts opened his own practice in general dentistry...

Dec 26, 2009

Mr. John E. Mills, 61, of New Market, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Pam W. (Rowe) Mills. Born on June 2, 1947, in Washington, he was the son of Dorothy (Hickman) Mills and the late Benjamin Mills. Mr. Mills retried after 30-plus years of service in the banking and financial...

Dec 26, 2009

Melissa Ann Dudrow Smith, 53, of Walkersville, MD passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 26, 2009 after a year long battle with cancer. She was born June 7, 1956 in Frederick, MD. She was the daughter of Dorothy E. Dudrow and the late C. Lester Dudrow. As a young person she was very active in 4-H. She excelled in...

Dec 25, 2009

Mr. Norman Jerome Hannah, Jr., 92 of Mt. Airy, MD., died Friday, December 25, 2009 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary Oehler Hannah. Born September 13, 1917 in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late Norman Jerome, Sr. And Clarissa Williams Hannah. Mr. Hannah retired at a Rate Officer from...

Dec 25, 2009

Mrs. Eleanore (Rusty) James passed away suddenly from cancer on Christmas night at Frederick Memorial Hospital at the age of 81. She was the wife of the late James Lauderdale James. In 1928, when her mother, Lydia Hardesty May, died from a gall bladder condition, Eleanore was placed in a Catholic orphanage in Baltimore, MD. Her Aunt Frances Hardesty...

Dec 25, 2009

Mrs. Marilyn Eichwurtzle Daigneault, 74 of Jefferson, MD, passed peacefully from this life into her Savior's arms Friday, December 25, 2009 at home with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late George A Daigneault. Born April 18, 1935 in Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Gaynelle Eichwurtzle. Mrs. Daigneault was...

Dec 25, 2009

Mrs. Tamara (Tammy) Ann Copeland, 47, of Frederick, formerly of Jefferson, passed away on Friday, December 25th, 2009 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of nineteen years to Greg E. Copeland. Born on December 6, 1962 in Frederick MD, she was the daughter of Samuel W. Breckenridge, Sr. of Everett, PA and the late Ella M....

Dec 25, 2009

Miss Whitney Nicole Brooks, 22 of Frederick, MD., died Friday, December 25, 2009 Born April 26, 1987 in Silver Spring, MD, she was the daughter of Laurie Gulden Gillespie and her husband Tony and Ritchie Brooks and his wife Kiani of Glen Burnie, MD. Whitney was a student at Frederick Community College. In addition to her parents, she is...

Dec 24, 2009

Ms. Phyllis Marlene Willis, 50 of Mt. Airy, died Thursday, December 24, 2009 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Faith Myers Stanton of Mt. Airy and her husband Carlton, and the late Howard E, Smith, Sr. Phyllis was employed at the Frederick Memorial Hospital for 8 years, her last position being an ER Assistant. She...

Dec 19, 2009

Mrs. Susan Marie Rice, 63, of Frederick, died on Saturday December 19, 2009 at Kline Hospice House, Mt. Airy. Born on September 13, 1946 in Washington D. C. She was the daughter of the late William and Joan Abbott. She was a member of St. Timothy's Catholic Church, Walkersville. Surviving are three sons Michael Rice and wife Rebecca of...

Dec 19, 2009

Miss Annette Netta Marie Palmer, 52 of Frederick, MD passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2009, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was a companion for over 31 years to Kevin Eugene Allen. Netta was born March 9, 1957 to John Sidney Palmer and the late Margaret Ellen Palmer, and was also a devoted daughter to the late Elsie Jackson...

Dec 18, 2009

Mr. Randall (Randy) Ray Hart, 44, of Fairplay, died suddenly on Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. He was the husband of Myrtle Christine Jody Driggers Hart. Born Nov. 3, 1965, in Bethesda, he was the son of Patricia Caldwell Sandbower of Boonsboro and the late Ralph Hart. Randy was employed, for more than 5 years, as a machine operator at...

Dec 18, 2009

Lillian T. Martin, 89, of Thurmont, Maryland passed away on December 18, 2009. Born in Springfield, MA, she spent her childhood in Pittsfield, and maintained a lifelong fondness for the Berkshires. She was the second of five children born to Bernard Walsh and Mary Donovan Walsh. Her great passions were family, friends and her furry companions. She was blessed...