Obituaries

Clarence Roberson

Clarence Roberson

Aug 18, 2007

Mr. Clarence Roberson, 67, of Mt. Airy died on Saturday August 18, 2007 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Rockville. He was the husband of Phyllis Roberson for 46 years. Clarence was born on May 13, 1940 in Washington DC. He was employed by 355 Toyota. He loved spending time with his children and six grandchildren, he loved building and...

Rudolf Franz Knapp

Rudolf Franz Knapp

Aug 16, 2007

Mr. Rudolf Franz Knapp, 67, of Walkersville died on Thursday, August 16, 2007, at his residence. He was husband of Penny A. Van Ornum Knapp, his wife of 34 years. Born on April 28, 1940, in Germany he was the son of the late Franz and Annie Hamm Knapp. He was mechanical engineer for IBM, retiring in 1995, after...

Lois Wentz Thomas

Lois Wentz Thomas

Aug 15, 2007

Mrs. Lois Wentz Thomas, 67, died peacefully after a valiant battle with cancer. Born in Littlestown, PA. on January 11, 1940, she moved to the Rockville/Silver Spring area in the mid 1950's. She is survived by her devoted husband, Richard Thomas and daughters, Katherine Mason and her husband Wayne and Eve Apodaca and her husband Gregg. She is also...

Arthur L. Embrey

Arthur L. Embrey

Aug 15, 2007

Mr. Arthur L. Embrey, 66, of Walkersville, died Wednesday, August 15, 2007. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Arthur S. Embrey and Jeanette Bjorndal Embrey. Mr. Embrey was a graduate of McLean High School and Virginia Tech. Mr. Embrey's career was in Electrical Sales. After retirement, he worked with the Frederick County school system...

Mary Harris

Mary Harris

Aug 14, 2007

Mary Elizabeth Harris, 98, of Knoxville, MD, died Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at Washington County Hospital. Born December 9, 1908 in Yarrowsburg, MD, she was the daughter of the late John William and Martha Elizabeth Holder Thompson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Harris, in 1942. She was a homemaker and was employed by Stauffer Hospital...

Betty J. [Green] Main

Betty J. [Green] Main

Aug 14, 2007

Mrs. Betty J. ( Green ) Main, 73, of Walkersville, died on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at Northampton Manor Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late James L. Main, Sr. Born on January 7, 1934 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Norman H. and Evelyn L. (Moore) Green. Mrs. Main was a member of...

Richard W. Cross

Richard W. Cross

Aug 14, 2007

Mr. Richard W. Cross, 57, of Frederick died on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at Kline Hospice House, Mt. Airy. He was husband of Marjorie Lynne Cross, his wife of 19 years. Born on September 11, 1949, in Hastings, Nebraska, he was the son of the late Garland and Ruth Box Cross. He was Cartographer for the Department of Defense...

James K. [Jimmy] Dant

James K. [Jimmy] Dant

Aug 13, 2007

James K. Dant Jimmy, 48 passed away peacefully on Monday, August 13, 2007 at the Winchester Medical Center. Born November 19, 1958 in Cheverly, Maryland he was the son of Pat and Ken Dant of Lovettsville, VA. Jimmy was an avid Redskins fan. In addition to his loving parents, he is survived by two sisters, Bonnie Giuffre and husband...

Melissa Freed Henry

Melissa Freed Henry

Aug 11, 2007

Melissa Freed Henry, 46, of Fort Belvoir, VA. and formerly of Mt. Airy died Saturday, August 11, 2007. Born in Petersburg, VA. she was the daughter of Barbara Felker Freed and Dale Y. Freed. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother, Dale Freed and his wife Karen and their children, Madison, Logan, Riley, Delaney and...

Colleen Douglas

Colleen Douglas

Aug 9, 2007

Mrs. Colleen Douglas, 60 of Frederick died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 9, 2007 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of David E. Douglas, her husband of 39 years. Born on February 7, 1947 in Weston, WV, she was the daughter of the late Alva Watts and Dorothy (Walker) Rule. Dorothy was a former pharmacy technician for...

Bruno J. Nicknadarvich, Sr.

Bruno J. Nicknadarvich, Sr.

Aug 9, 2007

Mr. Bruno J. Nicknadarvich, Sr., 94, of Frederick, MD., died Thursday, August 9, 2007 at the Citizens Care & Rehab Center. He was the husband of the late Theresa De Mao Nicknadarvich. Born May 20, 1913 in Charleroi, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Tillie Thomas Nicknadarvich. Bruno was a member of St. John the...

Joe E. Geouge

Joe E. Geouge

Aug 8, 2007

Joe E. Geouge, 80 of Frederick, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Mary L. Geouge. They were married on October 28, 1950. Born June 14, 1927 in Bandana, North Carolina he was the son of the late, Nathan and Carrie Geouge. Joe was a member of the...

Muriel M. Bales

Muriel M. Bales

Aug 7, 2007

Miss Muriel M. Bales, 101, of Washington, D. C., died Tuesday, August 7, at her home. Miss Bale was born January 25, 1906 in Rural Retreat, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Harlowe S. and Ammie M. Davis Bales. She is survived by her sister-in-law , Barbara Jean Bales and her nieces, nephews and their families -...

Doris Louise Dorsey Remsberg

Doris Louise Dorsey Remsberg

Aug 7, 2007

Doris Louise Dorsey Remsberg, 78, of Braddock Heights died Tuesday, August 7, 2007, at the College View Center, Frederick. Born February 25,1929, she was the daughter of the late Pauline Bussard Dorsey and Lawrence A. Dorsey, Sr., of Woodsboro. She was the wife of the late George C. Remsberg, Jr. Mrs. Remsberg graduated from Walkersville High School, received her...

Richard Lynwood Tomlinson

Richard Lynwood Tomlinson

Aug 5, 2007

Richard Lynwood Tomlinson, 70, of Frederick died Sunday, August 5, 2007 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born in Granite City, IL on February 6, 1937, he was the son of the late Lynwood Milton and Martha (Mound) Tomlinson. Raised in North Carolina he was a 1954 graduate of Franklinton High School. Graduating from East Carolina University in 1959 with...

Charles Hammond Summers

Charles Hammond Summers

Aug 5, 2007

Mr. Charles Hammond Summers, 92 of Jefferson, died on Sunday August 5 at Homewood at Crumland Farms. He was the husband of the late Alice S. E. Cline Summers who died on January 3, 2004, they were married for 67 years. Born on June 6, 1915 in Frederick County, he was the son of the late Charles Keefer and...

Harry O. Gosnell

Harry O. Gosnell

Aug 5, 2007

Mr. Harry O. Gosnell, Jr., 83, of Brunswick, died Sunday, August 5, 2007 at Northhampton Manor in Frederick. Born on September 27, 1923, in Frederick County, he was the son of the late Ethel Lloyd. He was the husband of the late Pauline E. (Bruchey) Gosnell, who died June 26, 1992. They were married for 44 years. Mr. Gosnell's...

Pamela Ann Cochran

Pamela Ann Cochran

Aug 4, 2007

Mrs. Pamela Ann Cochran, 40, of Mt Airy, died on Saturday, August 4, 2007, at her residence. She was the wife of Gilbert J. Cochran, Jr, her husband of 18 years. Born on November 3, 1966 in Takoma Park, she was the daughter of Thomas Bird and Shirley Lee Bryan Burton of Laurel. She was a Space Management Specialist...

David L. [Louie] Webb

David L. [Louie] Webb

Aug 3, 2007

Mr. David L. Louie Webb, 61, of Martinsburg, WV, former long time resident of Frederick, died on Friday, August 3, 2007 at Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown. He is survived by his devoted, caring and loving wife of 20 years Linda (Fisher) Webb. He was born on March 14, 1946 in Rockville, MD, son of Maggie L. (Frank) Webb of...

Beulah V. Derflinger

Beulah V. Derflinger

Aug 3, 2007

Mrs. Beulah V. Derflinger of Brunswick, Md., passed away peacefully in her home on August 3, 2007. Mrs. Derflinger was born on April 3, 1923, to the late Walter and Vinda Lucas of Stanley, Va. Beulah was the wife of the late Robert E. Derflinger, her husband of 41 years. She was a member of the New Hope United...