Obituaries

May 19, 2019

Mary Poole Hartsock, 95, of Frederick died Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Twice married, she was preceded in death by Thomas Poole in 1965 and Marvin Hartsock in 1997.

She was the daughter of the late Dallas and Ethel Rinker of Junction, WV.

Mrs. Hartsock graduated from Romney High School. She attended...

May 18, 2019

Yarnell P. Wastler, 83, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019 after a brief illness.

Born on November 23, 1935, in Lewistown, MD, he was the son of late Lafeyette P. and Bertha I. Wastler.

Yarnell was the owner and operator of Yarnell P. Wastler & Sons, Inc. for 52 years specializing...

May 18, 2019

Kenneth "Ken" John Allen, 69, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at  home in Thurmont, MD after a brief illness.

Born on November 6, 1949, in Paterson, NJ, he was the son of Kenneth Walter Allen and Dorothy Rita McClusky.

Ken graduated college at the Seminary of St. Pius...

May 18, 2019

Doris "Dot" Lorene Maze, 88, of Thurmont, Maryland, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 18, 2019 at her home. She was the beloved wife of 57 years to LCDR Robert Arthur Maze, USN retired.

Born on November 22, 1930 in Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Bertha Hodson....

May 18, 2019

Mr. John Patrick Tarpey, age 91, of Frederick, died peacefully May 18, 2019, surrounded by family. He was the husband of Ellen Mary Robinson Tarpey, his loving wife of 65 years.

Born on March 27, 1928 in Brighton, MA he was the son of the late Edward and Mary Grogan Tarpey, and was raised in...

May 16, 2019

John Thomas Hottinger, 98, of Walkersville, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, May 16, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.

Born on May 7, 1921, in Emmitsburg, MD, he was the son of the late John  Hottinger and Ruth  (Ashbaugh) Hottinger.

He is predeceased by Frances Bowman Hottinger, his wife of more than 65...

May 16, 2019

Bernard Richard Harrington, 96, of Newark, DE, formerly of Brunswick, MD, died on May 16, 2019 at Christiana Hospital in Newark. He was the husband of the late Catherine Bohrer Harrington who died in 2006.

Born in Brunswick on October 28, 1922, he was the son of the late Charles Thomas Harrington and Etta (Houser) Harrington.

May 16, 2019

Leo "Mac" Charles Brandenburg, 77, of Frederick, passed away on May 16, 2019 at Holy Cross Hospital. His family had been by his side throughout his illness.

Born on August 5, 1941 in Rockville, Maryland, he was the son of the late Leo and Ruth (Kuhn) Brandenburg. He graduated from Frederick High School, class 1959. Following high...

May 15, 2019

Gary Dwaynne Leith, 52, of Frederick, Maryland, passed peacefully on Wednesday, May, 15, 2019.  He suffered with Parkinson’s disease for 18 years and the last few years of his life with Dementia which took the man we all loved. Born on September 4, 1966 in Lexington Park, Maryland, he was the son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Leith and the late...

May 13, 2019

Ms. Marie Colette Lord, 55, of Ijamsville, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 13, 2019, at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Marie was born on April 6, 1964, at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda.  She was the youngest of four children born to Charles Michael Lord and Heloise Keating Lord.  Marie lived in Laurel until 1975, when her family moved to Ijamsville.  She attended Linganore High School, after which she...

May 11, 2019

Our beloved “Pap”, Herman E. Jones, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, May 11 at his son James’ home, where he had resided the last eight years. Pap married Dorothy M. (Kretzer) September 9, 1949, who preceded him in death August 31, 2004.  Now he and Mammaw are together again. Pap was born at home...

May 11, 2019

Mr. John Everett King, III, 32, of Reston, VA, died Saturday, May 11, 2019 from injuries sustained in an auto accident in Charles Town, WV. He was the partner of Elisabeth Mitter.

Born December 2, 1986 in Olney, he was the son of John E. King, Jr. of Brunswick and the late Sharon L (Strunk) King.

May 11, 2019

Diane Carol Easterly, 62, after a brief illness, left this world to help her husband find his reading glasses and wallet in the next on May 11, 2019. She leaves her son, Adam Easterly and her daughter-in-law, Jennifer Easterly; her daughter, Erin Easterly; her brother, Larry Entzian; her sister, Susan Gonzalez; one grandchild, many nieces and nephews, and two...

May 11, 2019

William J. Brant, 81, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, May 11, 2019 surrounded by his family.

Born on April 18, 1938, in Frostburg, Maryland, he was the son of the late Chester Lincoln Brant and Larena (Minnick) Brant McKenzie. William worked for more than 44 years in Sales for Griffith Consumers in Cheverly,...

May 8, 2019

John P. Andrews, 66, of New Market, Maryland, died on Wednesday evening, May 8, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in the company of his family.

John was born September 3, 1952 in Washington, DC, an only child to Eugene and Rita Andrews.

John had an innocent, considerate character, who was jovial with friends and strangers...

May 8, 2019

Thomas Arthur Gagnon passed away peacefully, in the early morning hours of May 8, 2019, from natural causes at the young age of 58.

Preceded in death, by his mother, Barbara A Bowden. Tom is survived by his wife, Joanne McCluskey Gagnon, son, Michael Ohan Gagnon and brother Randy. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives, and...

May 8, 2019

May 6, 2019

Brigitta Amalia (Heintz) Ecton, 94, formerly of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life to her heavenly reward on May 6, 2019 at Homewood at Williamsport.

Born on December 30, 1924, in Oberauerbach, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Amalia (Hoffmann) Heintz.

Brigitta was preceded in death by her husband, Leon G....

May 5, 2019

Paul Hampton Burroughs, “Yogi,” of Rockville, MD, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at the age of 86 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. Yogi was born on September 6, 1932 in Washington, DC to Walter Samuel Burroughs and Eleanor Farr Brady Burroughs. He married Helene Leann Buser on July 2, 1951 in Cape May, NJ. He was predeceased...

May 5, 2019

Mr. Charles William "Buck" Lockard, Sr., 82, of Middletown, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 5, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Betty L. Lockard. They would have been married 65 years in July. Born June 19, 1936 in Frederick, he was the son of the late George and Mary M. (Currens)...