Obituaries

Clifford Shelton

Dec 20, 2018

Clifford W. "Mutt" Shelton, 98, of Walkersville, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Mildred Shelton.

Born on November 6, 1920, in Mount Pleasant, MD, he was the son of the late Harry W. and Clara (Getzendaner) Shelton.

Mutt was...

Frederick Sanford

Dec 20, 2018

Frederick Ensley Sanford, known as Papa to his family, was born on August 21, 1930 in Lerty, Westmoreland County, Virginia. With his family by his side, he passed away peacefully at Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland in the early morning hours of Thursday, December 20, 2018, at the age of 88.

Papa was preceded in death by his...

Eva Pelnik

Dec 20, 2018

Eva Pelnik, 94, entered peacefully into rest with her family by her side on December 20, 2018.  She was the wife of the late John Pelnik. She retired from Montgomery County Public Schools, Board of Education after 27 years of service. Eva is survived by her daughter, Kathy Egan and husband Robert and her son, Brian Pelnik and wife...

Jane Coundjeris

Dec 19, 2018

Surrounded by love, Jane Ellen Coundjeris (nee O'Connor) went home to the Lord on December 19, 2018 at her home in Frederick, MD.  She was 95. She was born at home on October 19, 1923 in Highland Falls, NY to Catharine Bennett Lewis and Charles R. O'Connor. Jane graduated from Highland Falls High School, Class of 1941, and the...

Edward Dowling

Dec 19, 2018

Edward Dowling, 77, of Frederick, MD passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Patricia F. Dowling.

Born May 7, 1941 in McKeesport, PA he was the son of the late William C. and Mabel (Jones) Dowling.

Edward proudly served his country in the U.S....

Dwight Scott

Dec 19, 2018

Dwight Lewis Scott passed away on December 19, 2018. He was born on August 27, 1931 in Washington, DC. His parents were Ira Dwight and Mildred Lewis Scott. Dwight was predeceased by his parents; his first wife, Miriam Hon Scott, mother of his children; his second wife, Helen Miller Scott; and a grandson, Evan Scott Brookman.

Coach...

Ruth Barber

Dec 18, 2018

Ruth Neva Barber, 68, of Walkersville, MD, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at her home.  Ruth was born March 9, 1950, in Frederick, MD, the daughter of Lewis Sheridan Barber and Verna Davis Barber.

After graduating from Walkersville High School, Ruth earned an Associate Degree from Frederick Community College.  After that, she studied at Towson University. ...

Stewart Millberry

Dec 18, 2018

Stewart M. Millberry, 81, of Frederick, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 15, 1937, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late Lawrence E. and Margaret Mae (Layer) Millberry.

Mr. Millberry graduated from Lincoln High School. He served in the United States Army...

John Orange

Dec 17, 2018

John A. Orange, 94, died December 17, 2018 at his home in Jefferson, Maryland.

Jack was born November 8, 1924, in Washington D.C. During World War II, he served from 1943 until 1946 in the United States Navy. Following his service, he became a fireman for the D.C. Fire Department for more than 23 years. He had...

Debra Roberts

Dec 15, 2018

Debra Kay Roberts, 67, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on December 15, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of 43 years to Eric H. Roberts.

Born on August 13, 1951 in Grantsville, Maryland, she was the daughter of Margie (Miller) Hetrick and the late Kenneth Hetrick. She worked for the Department of Energy for...

Normand Henry

Dec 15, 2018

Hi dear friends, family & others. We deeply appreciate the time you choose for being here with us, Celebrating Life’s Journey of someone very important to us.

Everybody who met Normand Henry automatically discovered in him a Gentleman, a young man, very wise, quiet & very respectful. Born in Haiti Bombas do polis in 1971. He remained...

Shirley Smith

Dec 15, 2018

Shirley Marie Smith, 82, of Frederick, MD passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Raymond Earl Smith, Jr.

Born February 12, 1936 in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late Austin and Naomi (Wise) Shepley.

Shirley attended Frederick Church of the Brethren. She...

Roger Cornell

Dec 15, 2018

Roger  R. Cornell , 81, of Hagerstown, died Dec 15, 2018  Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, December 21, 2018 at the Boonsboro Cemetery, Boonsboro, Maryland. There will be a viewing held Friday  one hour prior to services at the Bast-Stauffer Funeral Home, 7606 Old National Pike, Boonsboro.

Dorothy "Dottie" Crabbs

Dec 15, 2018

Mrs. Dorothy "Dottie" Louise Thompson Crabbs, 80, of Keymar died Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Meritus Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Earl Crabbs Jr., who predeceased her in 2016. They were married for 59 years.

Born April 15, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Carl F. Thompson and Helen E. Droneburg...

Allen "Pops" Phelps, Sr.

Dec 14, 2018

Allen (Pops) Phelps, Sr., 80, of Emmitsburg passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on December 14, 2018 following an 18-year battle with multiple myeloma. He was the husband of Barbara Kauffman Phelps, his wife of 56 years.

Born on February 12, 1938 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Charles and Emily Phelps....

Herbert Doll Sr.

Dec 14, 2018

Herbert William Doll Sr. 85, of Walkersville, MD, formerly of Catonsville, MD, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 14, 2018. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Charlotte “Bootie” (Wenck) Doll.

Born on December 3, 1933 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Hubert Doll and Katharina Rotarius Doll. Herb graduated...

Joel Bloom

Dec 13, 2018

Joel Barnet Bloom, 78, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed away unexpectedly at his home on December 13, 2018. He was the husband of 56 years to June (Byington) Bloom.

Born on November 9, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Philip and Jessie (Praissman) Bloom. He was a proud graduate of Virginia Tech....

Edward Fitzgerald

Dec 13, 2018

Edward M. "Ed" Fitzgerald, 69, of Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, passed from this life, surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Chambersburg Hospital in Chambersburg, PA. Ed was the loving husband of Ruthie L. Fitzgerald for 18 years.

Born on August 12, 1949, in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of the late Edward A....

Patricia Clemson

Dec 13, 2018

Patricia Ann (Carder) Clemson, or more fondly known as “Pat” or “Patty” to her friends and family, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2018 at her home in Martinsburg, WV. She was 83.

Born on December 23, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Vergie (Faulconer) Carder. Pat graduated from Frederick High School, class of 1952...

Jean Wise

Dec 13, 2018

They are all there now. Jean Cree Wise has gone to join her beloved sisters, Marjorie Hays, Shirley Wolfrey, Emily Brenneman and brother Donald Wise in God's loving embrace. She left this life on December 13, 2018 at the age of 94 after living a hard but long life full of independence, stubbornness and lots of love for her...