Obituaries

Clarence Willard

Jul 18, 2021

Clarence Lee Willard, age 89, of Thurmont and eldest son of Manuel and Dorothy Lewis Willard passed away on February 7, 2021 at Meritus Hospital in Hagerstown. He slipped on the ice at his home and died four days later from injuries incurred from the fall.

He is survived by Betty Willard, his wife of sixty-six wonderful...

Peter Smith

Jul 18, 2021

Peter Leonard Smith, age 89, of Buckingham’s Choice in Adamstown, MD, formerly of Chevy Chase, MD died peacefully on October 17 in hospice care.  He is survived by his wife, Janet Smith, his children Sarah Kiefhaber and Andrew Smith, his sister, Joan Hall and his four grandchildren, Ian, Matthew and Julia Kiefhaber and Avery Smith and many other family members....

Nancy George Puddy

Jul 18, 2021

Nancy George Puddy, 90, of Frederick, MD, born June 25, 1931 in Washington, D.C. passed from this life to join her Lord and Savior on July 18, 2021, while surrounded  by loved ones.

The last of her immediate family, Nancy was the daughter of the late Preston Lee & Rachel Edna George.  Nancy was predeceased by her ...

Louise Hobbs

Jul 18, 2021

Louise F. Hobbs of Thurmont passed from this life at the age of 93 on January 25, 2021. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Edward G. Hobbs, Jr. in 1987.

Louise was born in Live Oak, Florida to the late Getzen R. and Dorothy L. Farnell. Being the daughter of a civil engineer, Louise...

Madeline Best

Jul 18, 2021

Madeline M. Best, 94, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Country Meadows in Frederick. Born on July 29, 1926, in Baltimore, Madeline was the daughter of the late Charles Vernon Jackson and Anna Gerland Jackson. She was the loving wife of Louis Alton Best, her husband of 74 years at the time...

Irene Neves

Jul 18, 2021

She was a beautiful woman, inside and out.

A wonderful wife, mother, homemaker and friend. She will be truly missed by all who knew her

especially her daughter who was always proud to call her "Mother".

A celebration of Irene's life will take place at...

Caroleanne Phillips

Jul 18, 2021

Mrs. Caroleanne Phillips of Middletown passed from this life on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at her residence. She was 66.

Born in Ft. Worth, Texas on July 7, 1955, Caroleanne was the daughter of the late Thomas Alan and Beulah Pearl Whaley and the loving wife of Byron Phillips.

She married Byron on December 28,...

Brett Warner

Jul 18, 2021

Brett Lee Warner, 55, of Frederick, Maryland passed away unexpectedly on July 18, 2021.

Born on March 19, 1966, he was the son of Grant Delmage Warner Jr. and Carole Jean (Smith) Warner. Brett worked for more than 35 years for Aggregate Industries as a Heavy Equipment Master Mechanic. But work was more to Brett than a...

Bernice "Dolly" Gambell

Jul 17, 2021

Bernice Dawn Gambell, 70, of Frederick, MD, departed this life on July 17, 2021.

Born on August 27, 1950, in Washington DC and was a resident of Frederick for over 35 years. She was preceded in death by her parents Ernest L. and Bernice M. Bain Gambell of Silver Spring and Tennessee. She will be dearly missed...

Michael Kretzer

Jul 16, 2021

Michael Kretzer, 73, of Sharpsburg, Maryland, passed from this life, of a pulmonary embolism, on Friday, July 16, 2021 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.

Born on July 10, 1948, in Martinsburg, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Donald D. "Cy" and Ann K. "Missy" (Highberger) Kretzer. He was the loving husband of Barbara...

Dawn West

Jul 16, 2021

Dawn Nicole West of Frederick, passed away Friday, July 16, 2021.

Born April 6, 1971, she was the daughter of Cheryl Butler and the late Thomas West. In addition to her mother; she survived by two children; as well as a brother.

Cremation is planned and a private good bye is to follow.

Kenneth Matthews

Jul 16, 2021

SERVICES FOR KENNETH MATTHEWS HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED

Robert Landry

Jul 16, 2021

Robert J. (Bob) Landry died on July 16,2021 at Homewood at Crumland Farms in Frederick, MD at the age of 86. He was born on March 14, 1935 in Taftville, CT. He graduated from the Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, CT in 1954 as president of the class. He served in the Connecticut Air National Guard, the US Air...

Karen Baum

Jul 15, 2021

Karen Leigh Baum, "Leigh," 63 of Middletown Maryland, went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday July 14, 2021 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Andrew Baum, "Andy" for over 41 years.

Leigh was born on October 7, 1957 in Washington DC. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Kathryn (Monroe)...

Thomas "Crow" Wagner

Jul 15, 2021

Thomas W."Crow" Wagner, 76, of Mount Airy, passed from this life on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. He was the husband of Carol Grimm Wagner, his wife of 53 years Born on March 7, 1945, in Frederick, he was the son of  the late William E. and Virginia Lowman Wagner. Crow was raised and...

Stanley Adamiak

Jul 15, 2021

Stanley Adamiak, 91, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at the Homewood Retirement Center in Frederick, Maryland. He was born in Newark, New Jersey on November 18, 1929, graduated from Belleville High School (1947), and from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1951) with a bachelor's degree in Engineering. Stan served our country as a first lieutenant in the United...

Ronnie Boone

Jul 15, 2021

Ronnie Wayne Boone, 72, of Keymar, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at his home.

Born on March 14, 1949, in Frederick County, MD, he was the son of the late Carl Melvin Boone and Mildred Christine Biddinger. He is survived by his loving wife, Melanie Boone, for over 15 years.

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Fredrick Kosack, Sr.

Jul 14, 2021

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Doris Stewart

Jul 14, 2021

Ms. Doris Elizabeth Stewart, 89, of Frederick, Maryland, peacefully transitioned into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, surrounded by her loving family.

Doris was born on December 23, 1931, in Clarksburg, Maryland, to parents James and Florence Gray. She often reminisced on and told stories of her upbringing; as the youngest child, she spent significant time...

Nadine "Dee De" St. John

Jul 11, 2021

Nadine "Dee De" St. John, 69, of Brunswick, passed from this life on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at her home.  She was the wife of Vince St. John.  Born on February 7, 1952, in Riverdale, MD, she was the daughter of Robert Beckelman and Betty Jane (Levi) Beckelman.

Dee De was a 1970 graduate of High Point...