Obituaries
Audrey M. Eaton
Jan 24, 2023
Audrey M. Eaton, 96, of Frederick, MD, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at HeartFields Assisted Living in Frederick. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 69 years, Wendell, in 2012. Audrey was born on December 27, 1926 to the late George A. Stock and Gladys M. Fagan.
Audrey is survived by her daughter, Wendy Errera (Frank) and...
Paul Leroy Thompson
Jan 23, 2023
Paul Leroy "Pop" Thompson of Smithsburg, Maryland passed away from this life and into Jesus’ loving embrace on Monday, January 23, 2023. Paul was a loving husband for 45 years of Betty Ross Thompson.
He was the owner and cone creator of Pop's Place in Boonsboro. Paul was a bus driver for 12 years for FCPS. He loved watching old...
Charles "Kenny" May
Jan 23, 2023
Mr. Charles Kenneth “Kenny” May, 86, of Keedysville, MD passed away on January 23, 2023 at Frederick Health Hospital. He was the husband of the late Bonnie Wisner May.
Born on July 7, 1936 he was the son of the late Charles Saylor May and Mabel Lorraine (Barns) May.
Kenny was a mason by trade, and a singer in bands...
Denton Knill Garst
Jan 23, 2023
Denton Knill Garst, 96, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, January 23, 2023, at his home. He was the beloved husband of Peggy L. (James) Garst for 69 years.
Born on May 4, 1926, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late John Gilmer and Mae Cordelia Garst.
Denton was a lifelong dairy farmer....
Betty Jane Fleming
Jan 22, 2023
Betty Jane Fleming , , of Monrovia, Maryland, passed from this life with family by her side on January 22, 2023, at the home of her son Joseph in Star Tannery, VA.
Born on August 28, 1929, in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of late Anna Doris (Leakins) and Oliver Monroe Hoffman and the wife of the late...
Claude Eversull Pettitt
Jan 21, 2023
Claude Eversull Pettitt, 77, of Point Of Rocks, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, January 21, 2023 in Point Of Rocks, MD. He is survived by wife of 60 years, Linda.
Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late John Richard Pettitt and Hazel C. (Eversull) Pettitt.
He retired from the U.S. Geological Survey as a...
Austin Nicodemus Garver
Jan 21, 2023
Austin Nicodemus Garver, 83, of Frederick, passed away on January 21, 2023. He was the loving husband of the late Rosalie Garver.
Born in Frederick, MD on December 29, 1939 to the late Everett and Elizabeth Garver.
Austin graduated from Frederick High School in 1958. He joined the Air Force in 1959. He began his well drilling career at...
Judith Elaine Upchurch
Jan 21, 2023
Judith Elaine Upchurch, 77, of Brunswick, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Sterling Care South Mountain in Boonsboro, MD. She was the wife of the late Edwin Upchurch, who predeceased her in 2007.
Born on August 21, 1945, in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Reverdy Eli Keeney and Frances (Saxton) Keeney.
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Emma Jean Bussard
Jan 21, 2023
Emma Jean Bussard, 69, of Purcellville, Virginia, passed from this life at home on Saturday, January 21, 2023. She was the beloved wife of Jeffrey Bussard for 24 years. Born on March 15, 1953, in Farmville, VA she was the daughter of the late William Baxter and Mildred Louise (Oiler) Bailey.
Emma graduated from Frederick High school in 1971. Emma...
William Harvey Luzier
Jan 21, 2023
William H. “Bill” Luzier, age 93, of Frederick, Maryland died peacefully at home on January 21, 2023 surrounded by his loving family.
Bill was born in Kempton, Garrett County, MD on November 21, 1929, the only child of William Carl Luzier and Avis Virginia (Gainer) Luzier. Bill learned to read and write before he started school and was...
Nazzarena Giliotti
Jan 21, 2023
Nazzarena "Nella" Giliotti, 90, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Homewood at Crumland Farms in Frederick. She was the loving wife of the late Aldo Giliotti, who died on March 15, 1993.
Born on June 29, 1932, in Italy, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe Mancini and Maria (Torcellini) Mancini.
Nella...
Doris Jane Fitzgerald
Jan 20, 2023
Doris Jane Fitzgerald of Thurmont went home to heaven to be with her Savior Jesus on January 20, 2023.Doris was born on June 6, 1931, in Frederick, Maryland, to Dorothy E. Wastler. Doris was lovingly raised by her grandparents Charles B. and Margaret “Mommy” Wastler in their home on Roddy Road, Thurmont.
Doris married her high school sweetheart Donald “Mike”...
Cynthia Jean Carter
Jan 19, 2023
Cynthia Carter, 63, of Adamstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at her residence surrounded by her family.
Born on December 10, 1959, in Florida, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Gilbert Mulligan and Ethel Lee (Hardin) Mulligan.
She was the loving wife of the late Norris Carter, Sr. He passed away in...
William Arvid Zboyan
Jan 18, 2023
William Arvid Zboyan passed away suddenly of natural causes on January 18, 2023 in Cambridge, MD while on vacation.
William, known as Bill, was born on Feb 6th 1950 in Perth Amboy, NJ to the late Arvid Zboyan and Marie Ksiazek Zboyan. He spent most of his life in Maryland around the Baltimore and Frederick areas. He later retired...
Mark William Grimes
Jan 18, 2023
Washington County resident Mark William Grimes passed away peacefully at his home on January 18, 2023. Born November 4, 1946. Mark grew up in Buckeystown, MD, graduated from Frederick high school in 1964 and in 1966, completed a drafting program of instruction at the Columbia technical school in Arlington, VA.
Mark’s love for the outdoors was defined by both...
Lee R. Jensen
Jan 18, 2023
Lee R. Jensen, passed away peacefully at his home on January 18, 2023.
Lee was born to Oscar and Josephine Rueckert Jensen on March 21, 1931 on the Shippey Farm at Oran, Iowa. Lee was the 8th of 16 children born to Oscar and Josie.
He graduated from Winthrop High School, Winthrop, Iowa in 1948. Following High School, Lee...
Debra Ann Reedy
Jan 17, 2023
Debra Ann Reedy, 63, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. Debra courageously fought cancer for 15 years and made the most of it with a smile, always keeping a positive outlook on life.
Born on November 19, 1959, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of...
Clifford Martin Owens
Jan 16, 2023
Clifford Martin "Cliff" Owens, 65, of Brunswick died Monday, January 16, 2023 at his home from an aggressive form of Melanoma. He was surrounded by his loving family and his wife of 42 years, Patti. Born August 31, 1957 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Clarence Julian Owens III and Mary Teresa (Hawkins) Owens. Cliff enjoyed nothing more...
Michael Kevin Franklin
Jan 16, 2023
Michael Kevin Franklin, 64, passed peacefully while in Hospice at the home of his sister, in Frederick, Maryland on January 16, 2023.
Born in Baltimore, Md to parents Benjamin Franklin III, and Helen Reidy Franklin, Mike lived in the Baltimore area most of his life. He recently relocated to Frederick County to be nearer to family.
Michael is survived...
Herman C. Rose
Jan 16, 2023
Herman Claire Rose , 91, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, January 16, 2023 at Lorien in Mount Airy, MD.
He was born on March 14, 1931, in Elmira, NY, he was the son of the late Durward and Marguerite Rose. The family lived in Roseville, PA, Mansfield, PA and Elmira, NY.
He was the...