Obituaries

Sep 29, 2018

Thurmona Kay Moore, 78, of Jefferson, Maryland and formerly of Ashland, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Paul Moore.

Born on November 12, 1939, in Ashland, KY, she was the daughter of the late Thurman and Doris (Vance) Felty. She was a member of...

Sep 29, 2018

Mrs. Retha Faye Baker, 97, of Frederick, MD passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018 at the Vindabona Nursing and Rehab Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold C. Baker.

Born February 24, 1921 in Sheldon, IL she was the daughter of the late Lyle and Pearl (Harden) Morrison.

Retha enjoyed spending time...

Sep 28, 2018

Eric Hahr, 61, of Thurmont, passed away on Friday, September 28, at his residence.  Born on May 3, 1957, he was the son of Eugene Hahr and Rita (Sullivan) Hahr.

Mr. Hahr worked as commission manager at John J. Kirlin Group for 16 years.  Eric was an outdoorsman and was an avid fisher and hunter.

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Sep 28, 2018

Helen Charlene (Khuen) Runkles, 77, of Middletown, MD, passed peacefully surrounded by her family on September 28, 2018.  She was the loving wife of Roger Ray Runkles to whom she was married for almost 50 years. Born June 1, 1941 in Takoma Park, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank Charles and Marguerite Odrionne (Tucker) Khuen.  She...

Sep 27, 2018

Flossie Layton, "Beanie", 73, of Frederick, passed from this life on Thursday, September 27 at her home.  She was the wife of the late James Layton, Jr. Born on February 15, 1945, in Rocky Mount, NC, she was the daughter of Harold Faulkner and Sarah (Hale) Faulkner Tressler.

Beanie was married to her husband on January 29,...

Sep 27, 2018

Krystal Dawn Redshaw, 30, of Taneytown, MD passed away on Thursday, September 27th, 2018. She was born on December 21, 1987 in Charleston, WVA.

She was an avid reader and enjoyed instilling her love of books in her children whom she loved dearly. She had a very large family and will be missed by all. Her favorite...

Sep 26, 2018

Darrel J. Lewis, 74, of Thurmont, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at his home. Born on March 1, 1944, in Frederick, he was the son of the late Nathan L. and Madeline Neva (Stitely) Lewis. He was married to Linda A. (Angell) Lewis for 53 years. He was a 1965 graduate of Thurmont High School....

Sep 26, 2018

Clara Catherine Myers, 92, of Thurmont, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 26 at Glade Valley Nursing & Rehab in Walkersville.  She was the wife of the late Lawrence Calvin Myers.  Born on August 13, 1926 in Franklinville, MD, she was the daughter of Edward Dewees and Beulah M. (O'Connor) Dewees.

Mrs. Myers graduated from Thurmont...

Sep 25, 2018

Gladys Irene (Chambers) Martin, 88, of Frederick, MD, and formerly Clinton, and Clemson SC, passed away September 25, 2018. She was the loving wife to the late Homer L. Martin whom passed away in 1980. Born on January 25, 1930 in Oconee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late John and Florence (Blackwell) Chambers. She belonged to...

Sep 25, 2018

Eugene Perry Foltz, 81, of Jefferson, passed from this life on Tuesday, September 25 at his residence.

Born at home in Bunker Hill, WV on February 8, 1937, he was the second of seven children born to Perry Eugene Foltz and Ida Lee (Eversole) Foltz. He was predeceased by his parents, and brother Merrell Keith Foltz.

Sep 25, 2018

Ronald E. "Ron" Kersh, 69, of Frederick, passed from this life on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 24, 1948, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Homer Edwin and Virginia Mae Moyer Kersh. A painter by trade, Ron worked for Montgomery County Public Schools for 32 years.

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Sep 25, 2018

Bowman, Roby Wilson, age 96, of Poplar Springs, MD passed away on September 25, 2018 at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Mount Airy, MD.

He was born on April 13, 1922 at his family's farm to his parents, Augustus Lee Bowman, Jr. and Bessie Elizabeth (Gillis) Bowman.  He was the 11th of 12 children.

He...

Sep 25, 2018

Pauline Winslow Milburn, 96, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Frederick. Pauline was the daughter of Thomas and Lula  Catherine Rinker. She was born in Leesburg, VA on March 15, 1922. She was the last of 14...

Sep 24, 2018

John Leroy Schaeffer, 95, of Jefferson, MD passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 at the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg,WV.

Born January 28, 1923 in Fairview,PA, he was the son of the late William T. and Bessie (Auld) Schaeffer.

John proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1942-1946. He was a...

Sep 24, 2018

Naomi Viola Evans went home to her Lord and Savior on Monday, September 24, 2018 in Palm Harbor, Florida where she lived since 1995. She was the beloved wife of the late Claude E. Evans for 70 years. She spent most of her life living in Frederick. She is survived by sons, Charles (Kathie) and Michael (Camille); two grandchildren,...

Sep 23, 2018

Charlene Ziegler Rivlin, 69, of Ijamsville, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at her home.  Born May 8, 1949, in Elmira, New York, she was the daughter of the late Charles Ritchie Ziegler and Bette Gillette Ziegler.

She is survived by her loving husband of 45 years, Ronald Rivlin.

Charlene was a...

Sep 23, 2018

Marilyn V. Harrington, 77, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at  her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born on November 24, 1940, in McGregor, TX, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Vahrenkamp, Sr., and Alma (Weiss ) Vahrenkamp.

She is predeceased by her husband of 33...

Sep 23, 2018

Ronald Lee Miner, 76, of Boonsboro, passed away on September 23, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Anna Gay (Green) Miner for 51 years.

Born on September 3, 1942 to the late Ruth Irene and George Scott Miner. Ronald was a graduate of North Hagerstown High School, class of...

Sep 22, 2018

Kenneth M. Bussey, 78, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at  his residence.

Born on February 24, 1940, in Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Edward M. Bussey and Ruth  (Tully) Bussey.

He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Cecelia Bussey.

Kenneth...

Sep 21, 2018

Alice Marie (Cooper) Oakes, 84, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away on September 21, 2018 at Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Home. She was the wife of Robert Oakes for 65 years. Born on March 10, 1934 in Knoxville, Maryland she was the daughter of the late William I. and Mabel E. Cooper. Alice was a loving and devoted wife and mother, she...