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Janet Eloise Sanders Kaiser

Janet Eloise Sanders Kaiser

Sep 15, 2024

Janet Eloise Sanders Kaiser of Frederick Maryland passed away peacefully at Spring Arbor Assited living on Sunday September 15th ,2024. She was born July 27 1935 in Crellin, Maryland and attended WI high school in Clarksburg west Virginia.

She was the daughter of the late Ray E Sanders and Dorothy Fries Sanders.

Janet worked at Bio Whitaker and Walkersville Market both in...

Dorothea (DeDe) Emma Stetson

Dorothea (DeDe) Emma Stetson

Sep 14, 2024

Dorothea Emma (DeDe) Stetson, née Murrison, 73, was born on February 16, 1951 in Washington, D.C. to George Fenton Murrison and Alice Emma (Harvey) Murrison. She grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and graduated from Northwood High School and then from the University of Maryland with a degree in Economics. She worked for years at the Civil Aeronautics Board.

In 1976,...

Deborah Cline

Deborah Cline

Sep 14, 2024

Deborah Cline, 73, of Jefferson MD passed from this life to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 14, 2024 while admitted at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. 

Born on April 21, 1951, in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late James Edward Baker and Dorothy Virginia (Schultz) Baker.

Deborah was a 1969 graduate of Frederick High School and was...

Shirley Virginia Miller

Shirley Virginia Miller

Sep 14, 2024

Shirley Virginia (Jones) Miller died on September 14, 2024 peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of fifty-three years, at the time of his death, Herman Bernard Miller, who died April 20, 2004. She was a wonderful mother, wife and outstanding member of the Frederick community.

 She was the daughter of...

James Joseph Naylor, Jr.

James Joseph Naylor, Jr.

Sep 13, 2024

James Joseph Naylor Jr., 79, affectionately known as “Jimmy,” transitioned to his heavenly home on Friday, September 13, 2024. Jimmy was born in Frederick, MD on March 4, 1945, to the late James Joseph Sr. and Virginia Bernice Thomas Naylor. Jimmy was educated in Frederick County Public Schools. He started working as a young man and never stopped until he...

Dr. Vernon Dale Damsteegt

Dr. Vernon Dale Damsteegt

Sep 12, 2024

 Dr. Vernon Dale Damsteegt, 87, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by his family on September 12, 2024 in Frederick, Maryland. Vern was born on October 19,1936 in Wisconsin to Cornelius and Della Damsteegt and resided in Frederick from 1962 until the time of his passing. Growing up on a small Dutch family dairy farm, Vern had a...

Diana L. Pozun

Diana L. Pozun

Sep 9, 2024

Diana L. Pozun, 74 of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed peacefully on September 9, 2024, with family and friends by her side. 

Born on Nov. 12, 1949, in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edward L. Helmstetter and Dorothy (Lueck) Helmstetter Stump.

Diana graduated from Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland, MD, in 1967. She attended Catherman’s Business School in Cumberland,...

Paul Eugene McKenzie

Paul Eugene McKenzie

Sep 9, 2024



Paul Eugene McKenzie, was a loving and devoted husband to Kimberly Ann Mckenzie, and a wonderful uncle, brother, and friend. After a lengthy battle with cancer, he passed away at his home with his wife at his side on September 9, 2024, at the age of 66. He is extremely loved and missed by his wife, brothers & sisters, nieces...

John David Murray

John David Murray

Sep 8, 2024

Mr. John David Murray (Murray), age 69, of Jefferson, Maryland, died on Sunday, September 8, of complications from cancer. Murray was born September 23, 1954, in Frederick, MD. He was the son of the late Thomas O. Murray Sr. and Evelyn V. Murray. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kimberly L. Murray (2023).

Murray is survived by his significant...

Richard M. Wolf

Richard M. Wolf

Sep 8, 2024

Richard Maurice Wolf, a beloved and dedicated husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away on September 8, 2024, at the age of 85. 

Born on August 28, 1939, he was the son of the late Maurice Wolf and the late Ruth Wolf Alexander.  

He spent three years in service to the United States Army after High School. He then...

George Wilson Cooley

George Wilson Cooley

Sep 7, 2024

George W. Cooley, 93, resident of Homewood at Frederick and formerly of Hyattstown, MD, died on September 7, 2024 and went home to be with the Lord.

George, son of Franklin C. Cooley and Maggie E. Davis Cooley, was born on September 29, 1930 in Boyds, MD. He attended public schools and graduated from Poolesville High School in Poolesville, MD. 

George joined...

Patricia Ann Farling

Patricia Ann Farling

Sep 6, 2024

Patricia Ann Farling, 81, of Frederick, went home to be with the lord on Friday, September 6, 2024, after a brief illness.

Born on June 27, 1943, in Newport News, VA, she was the daughter of the late Julia and John A. Simmons, Sr. She was the wife of the late James W. Farling, Sr. who predeceased her in 2009, after...

Glenn Ivan Pierce

Glenn Ivan Pierce

Sep 5, 2024

Glenn Ivan Pierce, Jr., 88, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2024 in Frederick, Maryland. 

He was born in Monterey, California on April 17, 1936 to Edith Isabelle Del Conte and Glenn Ivan Pierce, Sr., and was also welcomed home by his elder sister, Nancy Jane. His father’s work and roots brought the family to Indiana, but he returned to California...

Thomas Wiley Mackintosh

Thomas Wiley Mackintosh

Sep 5, 2024

Thomas Wiley Mackintosh

December 29th, 1952 - September 5th, 2024

Tom was born the third of six children to the late Earl and Eleanor Mackintosh at Doctors Hospital in Washington DC. Tom was raised in Bethesda, Maryland, and attended the Bullis school where he excelled in soccer and football, later becoming captain of the football team and MVP his senior year. Tom’s...

James Hamilton Summers

James Hamilton Summers

Sep 5, 2024

Mr. James Hamilton Summers, 94, of Mt. Airy, died on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at Veterans Administration Hospital, Martinsburg, West Virginia, from complications associated with pneumonia and COVID-19. He was the beloved husband of 54 years of the late Margaret Virginia Main Summers, who died September 12, 2010. 

He was often referred to as “Jim” or “Jimmy” by his family and...

Kenneth M. Hubbard

Kenneth M. Hubbard

Sep 5, 2024

Kenneth M. Hubbard Sr., 84, of Thurmont, Maryland, went to be with Christ on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at Frederick Health Hospital. He was the husband of Ruth Hubbard. They shared 65 years of marriage together.

Born October 2, 1939, he was the son of the late Raymond and Alta Hubbard. He attended Frederick High School. Throughout his life, Kenneth worked...

Doris Virginia (Clem) Blank

Doris Virginia (Clem) Blank

Sep 4, 2024

Mrs. Doris Virginia (Clem) Blank, 85 of Myersville died peacefully surrounded by her family on September 4, 2024, in Frederick. 

She was born in Woodsboro on December 18, 1938, and she was the daughter of the late Melvin Clem and his wife Helen (Smith) Clem. 

Aside from her parents, she was predeceased by her son, Wayne Blank; her husband Leroy (Gene) Blank;...

Mark Alan Kinsey, Sr.

Mark Alan Kinsey, Sr.

Sep 4, 2024

Mark Alan Kinsey, Sr., 66, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick, MD. He was the beloved husband of Kathryn M. Kinsey for 43 years.

 Born on February 19, 1958, in Bethesda, MD, he was the son of Buddy Bernard Kinsey and Joan Offutt Kinsey.

 Mark was an avid Washington REDSKINS...

James Vaonakis

James Vaonakis

Sep 4, 2024

James "Jim" Vaonakis, 86, of Frederick, Maryland, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 after a long courageous battle with Alzheimer's Dementia. He was the loving husband of Mary Ann Vaonakis. They were happily married and in love for 63 years until her passing on July 28, 2024. Born on October 4, 1937 in Wheeling, WV, he was the son...

Catherine I. Ropp

Catherine I. Ropp

Sep 4, 2024

Catherine I. Ropp, 98, of Frederick, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at Bridginglife Dove House. Born on July 16, 1926, she was the daughter of Ray Davis and Frances Marie (Lewis) Davis.

In her earlier years, Catherine worked as a waitress at the Downtowner Restaurant in Frederick, and worked dietary/laundry at Meridian Nursing Home.

She is survived by...

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