Obituaries

Feb 9, 2022

Raymond Burtner, 84, of Frederick, passed from this life on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at his home.

Born on April 13, 1937, in Frederick, he was the son of the late Lloyd W.  and Carrie M. (Huffer) Burtner. Raymond was married for 60 years to his loving wife, Ollie Burtner.

He was a 1955 graduate...

Feb 8, 2022

Patricia Grace (Wachter) Hammond Carey of Frederick, Maryland died peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 at Kline Hospice House.

She was the wife of Jerry G. Carey for 34 years and the wife of Charles L. (Lenny) Hammond, her first beloved husband, of 27 years.

Born October 23, 1939 in Frederick, she was the daughter...

Feb 8, 2022

On February 8, 2022, God decided He needed Dorlene and she passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus, surrounded by her loving husband, Jimmy, of 59 years and beloved three daughters.

Born on June 5, 1942, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Pearson and Doris Cole Benner.

She was a...

Feb 7, 2022

Mrs. Freda Louise "Hagan" Leopold went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 07, 2022, with family by her side. She was born on February 12, 1935. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Louise Hagan of Broad Run, Jefferson, MD.

Freda graduated from Middletown High School in 1953. Before retiring, Freda was...

Feb 7, 2022

James Christopher "Jimmy" "Pappy" Payne, 70, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, February 7, 2022 at his home in Thurmont.

Born on April 5, 1951, in Washington DC, he was the son of James Louis Payne and Christina Lucille (Ford) Payne. Jimmy graduated from DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland where he played...

Feb 7, 2022

Gerald E. “Butch” Taulton Sr., 77, of Knoxville, Maryland passed away on February 7, 2022, at Meritus Medical Center with his wife and daughters by his side. Born on March 5, 1944, in Knoxville, Maryland he was the son of the late Harold and Catherine (Beachley) Taulton. Butch was a farmer for most of his life. In recent years...

Feb 7, 2022

Mary Claire Horan Smith, age 94, passed peacefully February 7th, 2022. Mary was born September 24th, 1927 to Raymond and Mary Horan in Wilkes Barre, PA. Mary Claire was the second of three children. She had two brothers who pre-deceased her, Raymond Horan in 2013 and younger brother Robert Horan in 2020.

Mary Claire moved to Washington...

Feb 7, 2022

David Lincoln Keffer of Monrovia, MD, age 59, was born April 4, 1962, in Washington, DC to Ruth Daley and the late Robert Keffer and went to be with his Lord and Savior February 7, 2022. Even though he did not achieve all his goals here on Earth, he achieved his ultimate goal: being in the arms of Jesus. He...

Feb 7, 2022

Myra “Penny” Beattie Eiker (Gadomski), quietly passed away on the morning of 7 February 2022 at 8:15 at her home in Altadena, California. She was surrounded by family during her passing. She was 75-years-of-age. She passed away from complications due to heart disease.

Penny Eiker was born in Frederick, Maryland on 7 April 1946. She was the...

Feb 7, 2022

William Blanchard Jr. loved toe-tapping Dixieland jazz and crooning Italian balladeers.

He spent hours trying to solve the puzzles of poker and thoroughbred horse races.

He loved literature - he had Wolfe and Cheever and Frost and Carver on his bookshelf - but he would gut-laugh at a bawdy joke.

He was a...

Feb 7, 2022

Debra Lynn Ensor of Mt. Pleasant, Md went to be with the lord on Febuary 7, 2022. She was born January 23, 1958 to the late Clifford R. Eader and Shirley Bowers Eader at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Debi met her husband of 44 years, William D. Ensor, in the second grade at Liberty Elementary School. After graduating...

Feb 6, 2022

Bobby Newell Irby, 89, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 6, 2022. Always easygoing and perpetually smiling, he embraced all life had to offer, insisting it was important to “get it done.” And that is what he always did. He will be greatly missed.

Born March 17, 1932, in Meridian, Mississippi, the son of William...

Feb 6, 2022

Edward E Day of Mount Airy, MD, husband to Margie H Day (deceased), has quietly passed away shortly after celebrating his 101st birthday. He is survived by his daughter, Diane Read, his son Greg Day with wife Theresa, and Ed’s three grandchildren, Nicholas Day , Rachel Day Thompson, and Jack Day. Ed’s career spanned 40 years as a service director in...

Feb 6, 2022

Mary Jane DiMartino, 89, of Mount Airy, passed from this life on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at her home. She was the wife of the late Andrew P. "Tony" DiMartino who died in 2019. Born on January 29, 1933, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Katherine (O'Neil) Arata. She was a Project Administrator for Bechtel...

Feb 4, 2022

Mary E. Sparkman, 77, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, February 4, 2022 at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick, MD.

Born on November 4, 1944, in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Paul E. Greff and Katharina E. (Hoehre) Greff-Bare.

Mary graduated from Frederick High School in 1962. She...

Feb 4, 2022

Dewey Lee Chaney, 81, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, February 4, 2022 at Kline Hospice in Mount Airy, MD.

Born on April 26, 1940, in , NC, he was the son of the late John Matthew Chaney and Alma Marie (Palmer) Chaney.

He was the loving husband of Sylvia Chaney

Feb 4, 2022

Daniel Masson Barss, 67, of Frederick, Maryland passed away peacefully on Friday February 4, 2022, at the Kline Hospice House in Mt. Airy, Maryland after an extended illness.  His family and many friends were able to visit or communicate their last goodbyes to him before he passed.

Daniel Masson Barss was born September 30, 1954, at Somerville,...

Feb 3, 2022

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Bethesda, MD - Valmori "Val" Mortera Castillo, age 65, of Ijamsville, MD, died February 3rd at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.  Mr. Castillo is survived by his wife, Ruth Adamos Castillo and children, Hannah C. Starnes and Joshua A. Castillo. He also leaves behind son-in-law, David Starnes, daughter-in-law, Danielle Deutsch, and four...

Feb 3, 2022

Kevin Keith Stevens, 60, of Martinsburg, WV, passed away February 3, 2022 on at Holy Spirit Hospital in Pennsylvania. Born on November 29, 1961  in Hagerstown, he was the son of Josephine Stevens Budny and the late Paul Stevens. Kevin graduated from Boonsboro High School in 1979. Kevin worked for more than 22 years at  Certainteed in Williamsport, MD....

Feb 2, 2022

Martha Mae Bittle, 81, of Frederick, Maryland, died peacefully in the care of the staff at Northampton Manor, Frederick, Maryland, on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Martha was born on October 10, 1940, the daughter of the late Robert L. Bittle and the late D. Mae (Carter) Bittle Parker. Martha was raised by her grandparents, the late Silas and Daisy...