Obituaries

Patricia A. Ambush

Patricia A. Ambush

Nov 24, 2022

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Judith Haines

Judith Haines

Nov 24, 2022

Judith Evelyn Simkins Haines died on November 24, 2022.  She resided at Homewood in Frederick, MD.

Judy was born in Greenville, Pa. on February 2, 1947, the oldest child of Stanton W. and Evelyn Westermann Simkins. Judy attended several elementary schools and high schools in Pennsylvania and Ohio, moving as her father advanced in his career as a school administrator....

Robert E. Courtney

Robert E. Courtney

Nov 23, 2022

Robert E. Courtney, 85, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at his home.Born Thursday, January 14, 1937 in Charlottesville, Virginia, he was the son of the late Jesse and Ruby Ernestine (Baugher) Courtney.

Bob was a 1955 graduate of Warrenton High School in Virginia. He worked in the insurance industry about 35 years, just...

Nellie Harding

Nellie Harding

Nov 22, 2022

Nellie Harding, 90, of Frederick, Maryland passed from this life on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Sunrise Montgomery Village Assisted Living Facility in Montgomery Village, MD.

Born on May 21, 1932, in Keyser, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Paul McCoy and Nellie Hanna McCoy.Nellie received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Frostburg University in Education and taught elementary...

Christine Annette Smith

Christine Annette Smith

Nov 21, 2022

 

Christine Annette Smith , 78, of Keymar passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 21, 2022.  She was the loving wife of Rodney William Smith for 57 years.  They were married on May 8, 1965.

Born on May 13, 1944, in Frederick, MD.,  she was the daughter of the late Homer Goins and Lillie (Houndshell) Goins.

Christine was...

Leon Jones

Leon Jones

Nov 21, 2022

 

On Monday, November 21, 2022, Leon Jones, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, peacefully passed away. In his ninety-five years of life, Leon was a servant of God, our country and his family. He served in WWII and the Korean War. Upon retiring from the military, Leon used his mechanical expertise to fulfill his hobby of building racecars...

Allen Howard Twiss

Allen Howard Twiss

Nov 21, 2022

Allen H. Twiss of Frederick, died on November 21, 2022 at the age of 90.  He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Dorothy M. Twiss.  

Born on October 27, 1932, in Hudson City, NY he was the only child of the late Howard C. Twiss and Dorothy (Johnson) Twiss.  He was a 22 year veteran of the...

Marvin Eugene Wilke

Marvin Eugene Wilke

Nov 21, 2022

 

Marvin Eugene Wilke, known as "Wilke", beloved husband, father, patriarch, and friend of everyone went home to heaven on Monday, November 21, 2022. 

His wisdom, wit, smile, humor, and stories warmed hearts to the end.

Wilke was born on February 24, 1932 in Birmingham, Alabama to the late Frank Wilke  and Nina Belle(Parham) Wilke.

He was the loving husband...

James Butler Whittington

James Butler Whittington

Nov 21, 2022

James Butler Whittington, Sr., 89, of Frederick, passed from this life on Monday, November 21, 2022, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Lissa L. Taylor Whittington who died in 2016.

Born on August 23, 1933, in Williamsport, he was the son of the late John Whittington and Helen  Young.

He was a salesman for Shipley's Sporting...

Janice M. Clemons

Janice M. Clemons

Nov 20, 2022

Janice May Clemons, 80, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.

Born on June 17, 1942, in Silver Spring, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. and Minnie E. (Queen) Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Miles Clemons. 

Janice was a...

James Vernon

James Vernon

Nov 20, 2022

 

James Allen “Jim” Vernon, 60, of Cumberland, Maryland (formally of Walkersville, Maryland), passed from this life on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Cumberland Healthcare Center in Cumberland, Maryland.

Born on August 21, 1962, in Washington, D.C. He was the son of the late Judith (Faulkner) Michaud and adopted father Richard E. Vernon.

He entered the Air Force in...

Loren "Curly" Kreun

Loren "Curly" Kreun

Nov 18, 2022

Loren W. "Curly" Kreun, 80, of Thurmont, passed from this life surrounded by his family, on Friday, November 18, 2022 at his son's home in Smithsburg.  He was the husband of 45 years to the late Judith "Judy" Helen Kreun.  Born on May 7, 1942, in Trosky, MN, he was the son of Lawrence William Kreun and Florence (Veld) Kreun. Mr....

Charles H. Green

Charles H. Green

Nov 18, 2022

Charles  H. "Butch" Green, 69, of Jefferson, Maryland, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, November 18, 2022 at his home.

Born on December 18, 1952, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late Eileen E. and Sterling E. Green, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Joanne M. Green.

Charles served...

Kyle Richard Weierbach

Kyle Richard Weierbach

Nov 18, 2022

 

Kyle (Gip, Gippy, The Gipper, Coach) Richard Weierbach has gone to be with his Father in heaven, passed from this life November 18, 2022, at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick, Maryland.

Born to Paul and Phyllis Weierbach in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on December 17, 1962, he was preceded in death by his father Paul Raymond and was the eldest of...

Joseph Andrew Powell

Joseph Andrew Powell

Nov 18, 2022

Joseph Andrew Powell, 72, of Manassas, Virginia, passed from this life on Friday, November 18, 2022, at Lorien Life Center in Mount Airy, MD.  

Born on February 3, 1950, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late James M. and Dorothy E. Forsht Powell.He is survived by two brothers: James M. Powell, Jr. (wife Marjorie) of Chesapeake,...

John Bowman

John Bowman

Nov 18, 2022

 

John Bowman, 69, of Keedysville, Maryland, peacefully passed Friday, November 18, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer.

 

Born on July 19, 1953, in Sandy Springs, Maryland, he was the son of the late John Bowman and Rosie (Ledman) Bowman.

 

He is survived by his loving wife, Amanda and children, John, Susie, and Amber.

 

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Glenda J. Thomas

Glenda J. Thomas

Nov 17, 2022

Glenda J. Thomas, 84, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, passed from this life surrounded by family on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at Hospice of the Panhandle in Kearneysville, West Virginia.

Born on September 21, 1938, in West Union, Doddridge County, WV. She was the daughter of the late Miles R. and Golda Mae Greathouse.

She is survived by son, Daniel M....

Marian L. Pitts

Marian L. Pitts

Nov 16, 2022

Marian L. Pitts, of Frederick, Maryland, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at the age of 100 years. 

Born on April 12, 1922, in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Louise Morrison Grove.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, CWO 3 Thomas Virgil Pitts. 

She was a graduate of...

Wayne Legard Catron

Wayne Legard Catron

Nov 14, 2022

Wayne Legard Catron, 65, of Sabillasville, MD passed away on November 14, 2022 after a battle with cancer. He is survived by his devoted partner of 28 years, Carolyn Wershiner.

Born on October 25, 1957 in Newport News, VA, he was the son of Phyllis Catron and the late Junior Catron.

Wayne was a Graduate of Governor Thomas Johnson High...

Kevin Thomas Boyle

Kevin Thomas Boyle

Nov 12, 2022

Kevin Thomas Boyle of Middletown, Maryland, passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 12, 2022. 

Kevin was born January 11, 1981, in Washington, DC to parents, Dan and Barbara Boyle of Middletown. 

Kevin graduated from Middletown High School in 1999 where he played football as a black Knight, and in 2005 graduated from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC.

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