Obituaries
Ruth T. Kaiser
May 20, 2007
Mrs. Ruth T. Kaiser, 87 of Frederick, MD., died Sunday, May 20, 2007 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Robert Henry Kaiser. Born April 29, 1920 in Lisbon, MD., she was the daughter of the late John William and Lillian Kennedy Weller. Mrs. Kaiser was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church....

Clarence G. West
May 19, 2007
Mr. Clarence G. West, 92 of Frederick, MD, died Saturday, May 19, 2007 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Mary Mae Shumaker West, his wife of 67 years. Born November 17, 1914 in Sandy Hook, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Clarence and Inez K. Gordon West. Mr. West was a lifelong...

Michael Carney Jr.
May 19, 2007
Michael Dennis Carney Jr., age 46, of Warrenton, VA, died Saturday, May 19, 2007, in Front Royal, VA. Born Jan. 17, 1961 in Washington, DC, he was a son of Eunice L. Friske Carney of Knoxville, MD, and the late Michael Dennis Carney Sr. He was a graduate of Central High School in Prince Georges County, MD. He was employed...
Leonard Darryl Testerman
May 18, 2007
Mr. Leonard Darryl Testerman, 48 of Frederick, died Friday, May 18, 2007. He was the husband for nearly 22 years of Charlene Braun Testerman. Born in Bethesda, MD on November 28, 1958 he was the son of Ethel Mae Duvall Testerman of Jefferson and the late Paul Edward Testerman, Sr. Leonard was an owner and operator of long haul...
Janet Brown
May 17, 2007
Janet Margaret Brown, 76, of Reeders Memorial Home, Boonsboro and formerly of Hagerstown, died Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Washington County Hospital. Born March 12, 1931 in Martinsburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Hazel Cridler Anderson. She was employed by Reisner's Inc. in Hagerstown for 21 years. She was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist...
Jeanne Binney
May 16, 2007
Mrs. Jeanne Binney of Mount Airy, MD died on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Binney was born on New Years Eve, 1926 in Jackson Heights, NY - family legend holds that the doctor who delivered her wore a top hat to celebrate the occasion. She graduated from Boston University in 1946 and married Daniel J. Binney...
John H. Bauer
May 15, 2007
Mr. John H. Bauer, 59, of Frederick died Tuesday, May 15th, 2007, at home after a long battle with lung cancer. He was the beloved husband of Diane Bauer his wife of 26 years. Born Jan 16, 1948 in Louviers, France he was the son of Maria Chychy Bauer and the late Johannes H Bauer. John was a veteran...
Grace Naomi Rowe Freeze
May 14, 2007
Mrs. Grace Naomi Rowe Freeze, 96 of Thurmont died Monday, May 14, 2007 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Edgar Merriman Freeze. Born at her home in Eylers's Valley on April 9, 1911 she was the daughter of the late Pauline Elizabeth (Clabaugh) and Elmer Trit Rowe. Grace attended nursing school at George...

Lucy M. Trentacosti
May 12, 2007
Mrs. Lucy M. Trentacosti, 79, Frederick died on Saturday, May 12, 2007, at Kline Hospice House, Mt. Airy. She was the wife of Frank C. Trentacosti, her husband of years. Born on January 2, 1928, in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Ignzio and Mary Milillo Selvaggio. She was a secretary for J.P. Morgan Company and...
Nova Virginia Ruffner
May 12, 2007
Mrs. Nova Virginia Ruffner, 81, of Frederick died on Saturday May 12, 2007 at the Kline Hospice House, Mt. Airy after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Willard D. Ruffner Sr. Born in Lewistown on July 28, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Annie Stansbury Smith. Mrs. Ruffner was...
Darrell Lee Droneburg
May 11, 2007
Mr. Darrell Lee Droneburg, 45, of Brunswick died on Friday, May 11, 2007 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Norma Jean Adkins Droneburg, his wife of 24 years. Born on February 5, 1962, in Frederick, he was the son of the late Russell Franklin Droneburg and Carol Lee Remsburg Droneburg Daugherty and husband Ronnie of Knoxville....
Muriel Jurvelin Bonanno
May 11, 2007
Mrs. Muriel Jurvelin Bonanno, 85, of Ijamsville, MD died on Friday, May 11, 2007 at her home. She was the wife of Anthony Bonanno. Born on November 7, 1921 in Madison, SD, she was the daughter of the late Nordahl and Hannah Hexom Bergheim. Mrs. Bonanno was past president of the Prince Georges Senior Club, she enjoyed gardening, sewing...
Maurice M. Brooks, Sr.
May 9, 2007
Maurice M. Brooks, Sr., 80 of Gerradstown, West Virginia, formerly of Brunswick died Wednesday, May 9, 2007. He was the husband of the late Doris Brooks. Born July 3, 1926 in Brunswick, Maryland he was the son of the late Eugene and Mattie Brooks. Maurice served in the US Army during WWII. He retired from Acme as produce manager....

Virginia Schwartz Breeden
May 8, 2007
Mrs. Virginia Schwartz Breeden, 64, of Frederick died on May 8, 2007, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Luther Garfield Breeden, Jr. who died in 2004. Born on September 12, 1942 in Washington, DC she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Deen and Mary Kampmann Schwartz. Virginia was raised in Glencoe, IL and Rye,...

Reinhard O. Rothauge
May 8, 2007
Mr. Reinhard O. Rothauge, 77, of Frederick, died on Tuesday, May 8, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Berna Nickelsen Rothauge, his wife of 13 years. Born on November 18, 1929, in Germany, he was the son of the late Carl and Mattilde Herbold Rothauge. Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Sherry Baker...
Elizabeth Betty Kroeger
May 7, 2007
Mrs. Elizabeth Betty Kroeger, 94 of Frederick, MD passed away on Monday, May 7, 2007 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Bernard F. Kroeger. They were married for 58 years. Born July 28, 1912 in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Stephan Hubay and Mary Szitar...
Arlene Valentine
May 7, 2007
Mrs. Arlene Valentine, 86 of Walkersville, MD. (formerly of Seat Pleasant, MD.) died Monday, May 7, 2007 at her home. She was the wife of the late William Lavon Valentine. Born November 21, 1920 in Wilkes Barre, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank John and Agnes Mary Schneider Dippenworth. Mrs. Valentine was a member of St....

Shirley D. {Dachenbach} Shanks
May 6, 2007
Ms. Shirley D. ( Dachenbach ) Shanks, 70, of Frederick, MD, passed away at her home on May 6, 2007 after a long illness. Born on May 2, 1937 in Urbana, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Donna (Siegenthaler) Dachenbach. Shirley graduated from nursing school in Springfield, OH and practiced as a RN for 40...
Mary Jo Cameron
May 6, 2007
Mrs. Mary Jo Cameron, 68, of Frederick, died on Sunday, May 6, 2007 at College View Center, Frederick. Born on March 10, 1939, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late John and Edna Lane Beaton. She was a 1957 graduate of Bladensburg High School, received her registered nursing degree from Sibley Hospital in Washington, DC and...
Ms. Bonita Ann Minor
May 6, 2007
Ms. Bonita Ann Minor, 62 of Frederick, MD, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2007 at her daughter's home in Walkersville. Born in Washington, D.C., she was the eldest daughter of the late John Richard Hitaffer and Anne Josephine Hitaffer. Bonnie loved to travel, which led to her serving in the ministry in Maryland, Ohio and Oklahoma over the...