Obituaries
Peter Dent, Sr.
Sep 21, 2019
Peter Dale Dent, Sr., 81, of Frederick, MD and formerly Takoma Park, MD, died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. He was born Nov. 23, 1937 in Washington, DC, to the late Theodore Hatch Dent and Vera Audrey (Graninger) Dent. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force; former owner/operator of American Gas Station in Silver Spring; and was...
Norman Minekime
Sep 21, 2019
Charitable donations may be made to:
Damascus United Methodist Church 9700 New Church Street, Damascus MD 20872
American Legion Post #171 P.O. Box 171, Damacus MD 20872
Gerald Ridenour
Sep 21, 2019
Gerald “Purr” Ridenour, 65, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away unexpectedly on September 21, 2019. He was the husband of 41 years to Debbie (Hoffman) Ridenour.
Born on July 15, 1954 in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Earl C. Ridenour Sr. and Blanche Marie Jones Ridenour. He worked for Maryland State Highway for 30...
Ann McGaha
Sep 21, 2019
Mrs. (Beth) Ann Elizabeth McGaha, 60, of Frederick died Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the loving wife of Benjamin Hume "Benny" McGaha, Jr. for 38 years.
Born February 7, 1959 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Howard Washington Wagner and Betty June (Tinney) Wagner.
She was a...
Norman Minekime
Sep 21, 2019
Mr. Norman (Norm) Minekime, 65, of Damascus, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Gilchrist of Howard County in Columbia, MD. Born on May 6, 1954 in Springville, NY, and raised in Collins, NY, he was the son of the late Wesley Minekime and Jane (Velzy) Minekime. Norm graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology...
Elizabeth Young
Sep 20, 2019
Elizabeth Ramsburg Martz Young, October 18, 1927- September 20, 2019. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Elizabeth was born and grew up near Yellow Springs in Frederick County, Maryland, the daughter of Alta Irene Ramsburg Martz of Utica and Walter Clayton Martz, a dairy farmer in Yellow Springs. Elizabeth enjoyed an idyllic childhood on the farm, later sharing...
Ray Logsdon
Sep 20, 2019
Ray Eugene Logsdon, 91, of Westminster, Maryland went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 20, 2019 at Homewood at Crumland Farms in Frederick, Maryland.
Born on August 27, 1928, in New Philadelphia, Ohio, he was the son of the late Milton Allen Logsdon and Clarice Belle (Strahl) Logsdon.
Ray retired in 1986...
Bernard (Bucky) Esworthy, Jr.
Sep 20, 2019
Bernard (Bucky) Esworthy, Jr., 62, of Frederick, passed from this life on Friday, September 20, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
Born on July 21, 1957, in Frederick, he was the son of Bernard Esworthy and Alice (Glessner) Esworthy. Bucky graduated from Middletown High School with the Class of 1975. For much of his life, Bucky worked cooking...
Richard Stevens
Sep 19, 2019
Richard Wayne Stevens, age 87, of Hagerstown, passed from this life on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at his home.
Born on July 6, 1932, in Middletown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Edward N. and Mary E. Alexander Stevens. He was preceded in death by his first and second wives, May Delores Keefer Stevens in...
Charles Foreman
Sep 19, 2019
Mr. Charles Edward Foreman “Jock” of Frederick, 91, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2019. He was born on March 9, 1928 in Ijamsville, MD. He was the son of the late John R. and Nellie V. Foreman. He was the husband of the late Helen Foreman. He served in World War II. He worked for 30 years at...
Frederick Gray
Sep 18, 2019
Frederick Wayne Gray, 76, of Germantown, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Potomac Valley Nursing Center in Rockville. He was the husband of Eleanor Candaffio. Born on April 13, 1943, he was the son of James William Gray and Dora Edith (Leasure) Gray.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by children:...
William "Bill" Mizerek
Sep 18, 2019
William "Bill" James Mizerek, 75, of Frederick, MD and New Bern, NC, passed away from complications of cancer on Wednesday, September 18, 2019.
Born on August 9, 1944, in Brownwood, TX, he was the son of the late Stanley Thomas Mizerek and Dorothea Elizabeth (Focht) Mizerek.
Bill was a veteran of the United States Air...
Barbara Webber
Sep 17, 2019
Barbara Marlene Webber, 70, of Knoxville, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Frederick, MD.
Born on October 20, 1948, in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late John Richard Columbia, Sr. and Dolores Irene (White) Columbia.
She was the loving wife of the late...
Agnes Miles
Sep 17, 2019
Agnes Skultety "Aggie" Miles, 91, of Middletown, Maryland, passed away surrounded by family, September 17, 2019, at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick.
Born on February 7, 1928, in Macdonaldton, PA this little lady left a big impression.
After over thirty years of service for George Moehrle Masonry at the age of 89 and only 4’8”...
Richard Knott
Sep 17, 2019
Richard A Knott, 72, of Walkersville, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Clara "Pauline" Knott.
Born on September 21, 1946, in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of John A. Jackson and Mary Elizabeth Knott.
In addition to his loving wife, Pauline he is...
Elizabeth Isaacs
Sep 17, 2019
Elizabeth Jean "Betty" Isaacs, a resident of Citizens Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, and previously of Country Meadows Retirement Community Frederick, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2019, at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
Born in Thurmont, MD, on September 8, 1927, she had just celebrated her 92nd birthday before succumbing to pneumonia and a heart attack.
...Kathleen Holter
Sep 17, 2019
Kathleen Holter, 77, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on September 17, 2019, at Carroll County Hospice, Inc. in Westminster, MD.
Born on January 29, 1942, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Margaret and Herbert Maurice Smith.
She was a 1960 graduate of St. John’s at Prospect High School. She...
Fayette Stouffer
Sep 17, 2019
Fayette Wilbur Stouffer, 89, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. He was the beloved husband of 11 years to Doris Jean (Miller) Stouffer
Born on October 16, 1929, in Mt. Lena, Maryland, he was the son of the late Ernest Elwood Stouffer and Lottie Savilla...
Andrew "Tony" DiMartino
Sep 15, 2019
Andrew Paul "Tony" DiMartino, 72, of Mount Airy, passed from this life on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville. He was the husband of Mary Jane Arata DiMartino, his wife of 44 years.
Born on May 10, 1947, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Joseph and Suzanne Paul Reboul...