Obituaries

Gloria Palios

Gloria Palios

Aug 20, 2021

Gloria Palios of Frederick, Maryland passed away on August 20, 2021. She was born on December 25, 1940, in Steubenville, Ohio to the late Alex and Arygro Pappas of Follansbee, West Virginia.

Gloria is survived by her husband Mike Palios, whom she married on June 23, 1963; daughter Maria Palios Phillippi and her husband Darren Phillippi of Bristol,...

April Ritch

April Ritch

Aug 20, 2021

April Colleen Ritch, 54, of Boonsboro, MD passed away on August 20, 2021 with her family by her side.

She is survived in death by her two sons, who made up the entirety of her world, Brandon Ritch and wife Megan of Keedysville, MD and son Holdon Ritch of Hagerstown, MD.

Grandchildren Willow and Lilah...

David Ponce

David Ponce

Aug 19, 2021

Obituary is pending.

Barbara Wilson

Barbara Wilson

Aug 19, 2021

Barbara Elizabeth Wilson, 90, of Dickerson, Maryland, passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021.  Born July 5, 1931, in Frederick County, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Mabel V. Hallman Wilson.

Barbara  graduated from Lincoln High School in 1948.  She was a member of Bell's Chapel and also attended Ebenezer United Methodist Church.  Her...

Robert Joseph "Bubba" Pasch

Robert Joseph "Bubba" Pasch

Aug 19, 2021

Robert Joseph “Bubba” Pasch, 71, of Hagerstown died Thursday, August 19, 2021 at Meritus Medical Center.

Born August 31, 1949 in New York, New York, he was the son of the late Robert Charles Pasch and Matilda Perna Pasch.

He attended Cliffside Park High School, Memorial High School, and Holy Family High School. He studied...

Shirley Wagaman

Shirley Wagaman

Aug 18, 2021

Mrs. Shirley Marie Miller Wagaman, formerly of Sabillasville, died on August 18, 2021 at Spring Arbor of Frederick.  She was the wife of the late C. Richard (Dick) Wagaman.  Shirley was born on December 16, 1929, the daughter of the late Robert Leroy “Buzz” and Hazel Ellen (Lewis) Miller, and lived in Catoctin Furnace until her marriage to Dick...

Bruce Sheppard

Bruce Sheppard

Aug 17, 2021

Mr. Bruce Parker Sheppard, 76, of Walkersville, Maryland, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Born June 18, 1945, in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late C. Parker Sheppard and Elisabeth (Fischer) Sheppard. He was preceded in death by his sister, Barbara Ann (Sheppard) Peppler. Bruce was a 1963 graduate of the Baltimore...

Esther Bruce

Esther Bruce

Aug 17, 2021

Esther Elaine Bruce, passed away on Tuesday, August 17th, 2021, at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, after battling Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) for several years.

Elaine was born on May 29, 1939, in Negley, Ohio to Marion Grier Goodhart, and Esther Alberta (Cope) Goodhart. She grew up in Vestal, NY, with...

Robert Naylor

Robert Naylor

Aug 16, 2021

Robert Carter Naylor passed away peacefully at his home in Frederick, Maryland, on August 16th, 2021, after a hard-fought battle with leukemia.  He was 85.

Bob was born on December 15, 1935 in New York City to Robert Barclay Naylor and Gertrude Grummon Naylor.  He attended a private boys’ school in Manhattan until age 8, when the...

Thomas McLellan

Thomas McLellan

Aug 14, 2021

Thomas Kalani McLellan, 81, left this earth for his heavenly home with Jesus on August 14, 2021.  Thomas (Tom) was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Rosalie and Terence McLellan.  He met his future wife, Judy in 1964 when he was stationed at Ft. Devins, MA at a USO Party.  He happily married Judith Ann Pratt on August 8, 1965. ...

Ronnie Biddinger

Ronnie Biddinger

Aug 13, 2021

Ronnie Lee Biddinger, 74, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, August 13, 2021.

Born on April 14, 1947, in Frederick, he was the son of the late Elwood L. Biddinger and Frances E. (Young) Biddinger Wilt. He will be remembered by his wife of 51 years, Marlin "Kay" Biddinger.

Ronnie was a...

Jonathan Wilson

Jonathan Wilson

Aug 13, 2021

Jonathan David Wilson, 51, of Knoxville, TN, passed away on August 13th, 2021.

Jonathan was a good-natured man with a genuine smile who loved to bring laughter to those around him. Jonathan cared deeply for his family and friends. He was an avid football fan who was loyal to the Washington Redskins his entire life. He never...

Jennelle Cyr

Jennelle Cyr

Aug 13, 2021

Jennelle R. Cyr, 54 of Ijamsville, went home to the Lord on Friday, August 13, 2021, after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Jim M. Cyr, her husband of 33 years.

Born on December 22, 1966 in Washington DC, she was the daughter of Ruth A. Bearce of Frederick and the late...

Susan Aud

Susan Aud

Aug 12, 2021

Susan D. Aud , 75, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at Kline Hospice in Mount Airy, MD.  She battled a neurological disorder (Cervical Dystonia) for years.

Born on December 20, 1945, in Fitchburg, MA, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert A. Potter and Minnie (Walker) Potter.

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Kathryn Snider

Kathryn Snider

Aug 12, 2021

Kathryn Elizabeth Snider, 36, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side Thursday, August 12, 2021, in Smithsburg, Maryland after her 5 year long and very courageous battle against brain cancer. She was the loving wife of Dan Snider and mother of Noah and Adeline.

In addition to her loving husband and children, Kathryn is...

April (Roberts) Fithian

April (Roberts) Fithian

Aug 12, 2021

April Sue (Roberts) Fithian, 54,  of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed away on August 12, 2021, at her home.

Born on June 15, 1967, in Hagerstown, Maryland she was the daughter of Betty Jane (Dodson) Roberts and the late Roland Roberts. April worked for several years for her family’s automotive business but primarily was a homemaker, staying home to...

Betty Thompson

Betty Thompson

Aug 10, 2021

Betty Ann Lease Thompson, 94 (“almost 95”), daughter of the late Norman Stone Lease and Edith Burall Lease, passed away on August 10th, 2021 at the home of her daughter, Jennifer, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in New Market on August 20th, 1926.  Betty was happily married for 67 years to the late John Leonard Thompson,...

Karen Knight

Karen Knight

Aug 10, 2021

Karen Knight, 75, previously of Middletown, MD, passed away on August 10, 2021, in New Jersey.

She was born on October 20, 1945, in Washington, DC.

She is survived by daughter Kathi Jackson, and son John King Jr. and wife Debbie. Grandchildren Robert, Nathan, and Kayla as well as numerous great grandchildren,...

Abbie Haws

Abbie Haws

Aug 9, 2021

Abbie Cobler Haws, 57 of Frederick Maryland, passed away on August 9, 2021 after a difficult battle with advanced lung disease. Abbie spent the last year admitted to the hospital (mostly in the ICU) after complications following a double lung transplant. Born March 5, 1964 to the late Lawrence Edward Cobler and the late Imogene (Imy) Klingler Cobler. She...

Stanley Campbell

Stanley Campbell

Aug 9, 2021

Stanley Roy Campbell, 89, of Boonsboro, passed away on Monday, August 9, 2021 at his home. Born on January 8, 1932, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Stansie Washington Campbell and Ethel Verona (McKeever) Campbell. He will be remembered by his wife of 67 years, Thelma Mae Moser Campbell. He was co-owner of F&C Distributing Company,...