Obituaries
Vivian Bingaman
May 26, 2007
Vivian L. Mercer Bingaman, 53, formerly of Hancock and Hagerstown, died Saturday, May 26, 2007 at the home of her daughter in Smithsburg, MD. Born February 24, 1954 in Portsmouth, VA, she was the daughter of the late Larry Benjamin and Louise Myrtle Jackson Martin. She graduated from Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick, MD. Vivian was employed by the...
James McErlain
May 25, 2007
James Louis McErlain, 72, of Stottlemyer Road, Boonsboro, MD, died Saturday, May 26, 2007 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Martinsburg, WV. Born March 3, 1935 in Camden, NJ, he was the son of the late John Louis and Netta Marshley McErlain. He was a veteran serving with the United States Air Force. He was employed as a coffee salesman...
Robert [Bob] James Salisbury
May 24, 2007
Mr. Robert Bob James Salisbury, 50, of Frederick, died on Thursday, May 24, 2007 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 19 years Sharon K. ( Minor ) Salisbury. Born on January 31, 1957 in Cleveland, OH he was the son of Agnes ( Kavookian ) Salisbury of Bethesda and the late James H. Salisbury. Bob...
Donald Lee Wachter
May 24, 2007
Mr. Donald Lee Wachter, 68 of Frederick, MD., died Thursday, May 24, 2007 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Allie Julie Riley Wachter. Donald was born July 24, 1938 in Frederick, MD the son of the late Meredith Buck and Edna Gue Wachter. Mr. Wachter served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1957 until...
Virginia Miller
May 24, 2007
Virginia B. Miller, 82, of 8507 Mapleville Road, Boonsboro and formerly of Sharpsburg, MD, died Thursday, May 24, 2007 at Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Home, Boonsboro. Born February 10, 1925 in Berkeley County, WV, she was the daughter of the late David and Mary Collis Rowland. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Salem...
Ruth Barringer
May 22, 2007
Mrs. Ruth Barringer of Frederick, MD died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Stanley P. Barringer, Sr. for 57 years. Born April 14, 1922 in New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Arthur A. Bischoff, Sr. and Florence R. Bischoff. Having trusted in Jesus...
Christine Boranko
May 22, 2007
Christine Marie Boranko, 39, of 109 W. High Street, Sharpsburg, MD and formerly of Silver Spring, MD, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at her home. Born March 24, 1968 in Silver Spring, MD, she was the daughter of William Peratino of Chesapeake Beach, MD and Maureen Flanagan Peratino of Bowie, MD. She was a graduate of Academy of the Holy...
Susan Jean Watt Mason
May 20, 2007
Susan Jean Watt Mason, 50, of Mt. Airy died on Sunday, May 20, 2007, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born on March 3, 1957 in Frederick she was the daughter of John Bernard and Nancy Lee Gesell Watt. She was a 1975 graduate of South Carroll High School where she played in the band. Susan had worked as a waitress...
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...



