Obituaries

Dec 12, 2020

Vivian Ewell, 70, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed from this life peacefully on Saturday, December 12, 2020

Born on July 4, 1950, in, PA, she was the daughter Pat Hines and the late Bud Hines.

She was the beloved wife and soul mate of the late John Ewell, her husband of 21 years.

Her...

Dec 12, 2020

On December 12th, 2020 Brandance (Brandy) Fowler, beloved wife of Dirk Fowler;

Mother of son Christian and daughters Dara and Jordian; Grandmother of Everleigh Rae;

Sister of Samuel Wyar; and Daughter of Paul and Sarah Wyar. She passed in her sleep due to complications with emphysema.

Brandy was raised in Arlington Va where...

Dec 11, 2020

Clarence Calvin Burrier, Jr., 87, of Oakland, Maryland, passed away peacefully from this life on Friday, December 11, 2020 at  his residence.

Born on April 19, 1933,  in Detour, Maryland, he was the son of the late Clarence Calvin Burrier, Sr. and Edna Irene (Houck) Burrier.

He was the loving husband of Donna Burrier and...

Dec 11, 2020

Paul L. Stouffer Jr. “Lee”, 81, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away on December 11, 2020 at Meritus Medical Center. Born on June 11, 1939 in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Paul L. Stouffer Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Kline) Stouffer. He was a 1957 graduate of Boonsboro High School. Lee worked for various grocery stores in...

Dec 10, 2020

Mrs. Hildegard Marie (Schmidt) Hall, 95, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Edenton Retirement Home.   Hilda was the beloved wife of the late Eldon W. Hall for 68 years and beloved mother to their 12 children.

Born September 16, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the youngest daughter of the late John...

Dec 10, 2020

Phyllis Ann (Hall) Dobyns, 79, of Urbana, died peacefully in her sleep on December 10, 2020 in

Boonsboro, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Phyllis was born in Richmond, VA on April 21, 1941. She was the only child of the late Samuel Henderson Hall and Katie Belle (Wren) Hall.

Phyllis graduated...

Dec 10, 2020

Mary Lee Schumeyer, 73, of Frederick, MD entered the kingdom of heaven on Thursday December 10, 2020 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD. Born on October 1, 1947 in Portville, NY, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth R. Marsh and Vivian J. (Marsh) Marsh. She was the loving wife of Gerard Schumeyer for 52 years. She...

Dec 8, 2020

Roger Carlos "Chick" Myers, 85, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born on May 6, 1935, in Maryland he was the son of the late Roger Hume Myers and Rachel Gertrude (Darr) Myers.

Chick grew up in Urbana, MD and early...

Dec 7, 2020

Larry J. Warner, M.D., 78, of Frederick, Maryland, passed suddenly from this life on Monday, December 7, 2020 at Frederick Health Hospital after a brief illness of non-Covid pneumonia.

Born on March 10, 1942, in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of the late Reese W. Warner, Sr. and Mary Jo (Myers) Warner.

He was husband...

Dec 7, 2020

Marcia L. Bowie, 67, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, December 7, 2020 at her home, her beloved blue Chapel Alley cottage in Frederick, MD.  She was the loving wife of Lionel C. Bowie for 46 years. Born on March 3, 1953, in Macomb, IL, she was the daughter of the late Vivian Kay and Marjory...

Dec 6, 2020

Charles Franklin "Sonny" Wilt Jr., 78, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Somerford Assisted Living in Frederick, Maryland.

Born on June 20, 1942, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of Charles Franklin Wilt and Gladys Marie (Mauck) Wilt. Sonny was the last of his immediate family. Sonny worked as...

Dec 5, 2020

Mr. Roger Anthony D'Andrea, 80, of West Friendship, died Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Ballenger Creek Center in Frederick. He was the loving husband for 57 years to Deanna D'Andrea of West Friendship.

Born October 14, 1940, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Concezio "Jack" and Mary (DeStefano) D'Andrea.

He worked...

Dec 5, 2020

Doris Evelyn Tipton Pierce, 92, a resident of Hagerstown, Maryland since 1983, died December 5, 2020, at Coffman Nursing Home.

Born, March 10, 1928, in Johnson City, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Mary Ruth (France) and Haskell Wood Tipton.

Mrs. Pierce attended elementary schools in Washington County, Tennessee, while in grade school. She was...

Dec 5, 2020

William Floyd Gilmore, 95, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at his home in Boonsboro, MD.  He was the beloved husband of the late Mildred June Childs Gilmore. Born on October 9, 1925, in Jeffersonville, Indiana, he was the son of the late Alpha Fry Gilmore and Ruth Aileen (Redding) Gilmore. He was...

Dec 5, 2020

George Charles Comert, 90, of Ijamsville, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at his home in Ijamsville, MD. Born on November 19, 1930, in Washington, DC, he was the son of Charles George and Katherine (Manolas) Comert. George graduated from Coolidge High School, proudly served in the Navy from January 1951 - January 1955 during...

Dec 3, 2020

William Peter Allen (Pete) was born in Youngstown, NY, Jan. 15, 1927.   He passed from our lives on December 3, 2020.  Pete’s final two years were spent at Somerford Place of Frederick.

He was a veteran of the United States Navy and upon discharge completed his undergraduate and graduate education at the University of Buffalo, and a...

Dec 1, 2020

Wayne Edward Richardson, 67, of Walkersville, MD passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, surrounded by his loving family and following a 7-year battle with multiple myeloma and more recently with pancreatic cancer.  He was the husband of Jayne Cramer Richardson.  Wayne was born in Hartford, CT on November 5, 1953 and was the son of Theresa Lamore Lachmund...

Dec 1, 2020

Mrs. Gwendolyn Orndorff Amorello Tressler, 93, of Frederick died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Somerford Place. She was the wife of Sherman Lorain Tressler, whom she married June 21, 1974.

Born March 29, 1927 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Perry and Katherine (Rinehart) Orndorff.

She retired from Maryland School for the...

Nov 30, 2020

Robert (Bob) Hugh Violet, 75, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020, at Doey’s House.

Born July 20, 1945 in Brownsville, he was the son of the late Mildred M. Davis and Harold V. Violet.

He was a graduate of Boonsboro High School, class of 1963. He served with the 1st Infantry...

Nov 30, 2020

Rheda Arlene Reese, 87, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, November 30, 2020 at her home. She was the wife of the late Eugene Daniel Reese, whom passed away in 2008.

Born on November 16, 1933, in Flintstone, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Viola (Hollada) Bennett. Rheda worked as...