Obituaries

May 9, 2018

Mrs. Sharon Grams Green, 73, of Rosemont (Knoxville), died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital with all of her family by her side.  She was the wife of the late Francis Edward “Eddie” Green for 51 years.

Born May 8, 1945 in Brunswick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Howard William...

May 8, 2018

Wes Cornell, 58, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Kline Hospice House in Mount Airy, MD

Born on July 1, 1959, in Maryland, he was the son of the late William Howard Cornell and Ida Mae (Blackmon) Cornell.

He is predeceased by his wife, Kathy Ellen Cornell....

May 7, 2018

Keith Robert Woodhams, Sr., 1956 - 2018

Keith Robert Woodhams, Sr., 62, of Rohrersville, Md., formerly of Bethesda, Md., passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 in Bethesda, Md. Born February, 21, 1956, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Charles Woodhams and survived by his mother Anne Woodhams.

Keith graduated from Walt...

May 7, 2018

Bonnie Louise (Klein) Gdowski July 19 1962 - May 7 2018 Bonnie Louise (Klein) Gdowski, 56, of Knoxville, Maryland died Monday, May 7, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband, John Gdowski, three children and their spouses, Craig Gdowski and wife, Tiffany, of Knoxville, MD, Aimee Gdowski of Vienna, VA, and Kelly Crutchley and husband,...

May 7, 2018

Paul A. Boyer, 74, of Sharpsburg, MD, passed away the evening of Monday, May 7, 2018 at Sterling Care (formerly Reeders) in Boonsboro, MD.

He was born in Silver Spring, MD, on December 27, 1943 to the late Albert H. and Helena A. Boyer. He was retired from the National Bureau of Standards after 39 years of...

May 5, 2018

Steven Angelo Heffner, 70, of Waynesboro, PA, died Saturday, May 5, 2018 at his home. He was the husband of Kay Heffner.

Born January 15, 1948 in Frederick, MD, he was the son of Charlotte Beall of Frederick, and the late Angelo Heffner.

Steve was a graduate of Frederick High School. He worked for many...

May 3, 2018

John Daniel Hughes, Jr. of Woodbine, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Gilchrist Center in Columbia, Maryland. Born on April 17, 1955 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late John Daniel Hughes, Sr. and Mary Margaret (O’Boyle) Hughes. John married the late Karen Sherry (Wright) Hughes on April 24, 1982 at...

May 3, 2018

Deborah Kay Dersin was born January 25, 1958 near Romney, West Virginia, and passed away on May 3, 2018.  She was the daughter of the late Hazel Juanita Heavner Wolford and Harold Dailey Wolford.  Debbie is survived by her husband, Muryl (Bud) Dersin, daughter Jessica Louise Kline and husband Alex Kline, sister Vicki Gladhill, and brother Michael Wolford Sr....

May 3, 2018

Adelaida B. Daradan, 75, of Frederick, MD passed away unexpectedly on May 3, 2018 at her residence.

She was the loving wife of late husband Michael Daradan.

Born October 5, 1943 in the country of Philippines and moved over to the United States at the age of 30.

She is survived by her...

May 2, 2018

Robert Lemuel Hobba, Jr. was born May 18, 1958 at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., he passed away May 2, 2018. He was predeceased by his parents, Robert L. Hobba and Anne M. Hobba and is survived by his sisters, Chastain Hobba Knapp and Fannie Hobba Shenk, as well as his brother-in-law, Rich Knapp, and his nieces...

May 2, 2018

Linda Smith, 54, of Brunswick, passed from this life on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.  She was the wife of Samuel Smith, III.  Born on May 10, 1963, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of Jack Bontz and Margaret  (Ralsten) Bontz. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker, a job she took great pride in. ...

May 1, 2018

Mary Lee Watson Ragazinsky, 74, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital. She was the wife of the late Len Ragazinsky whom died in 1999. Born on October 14, 1943, in Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Homer Lee and Betty Joe Hanners Watson. She was a loving...

May 1, 2018

Mrs. Jeannette Young Wiley, 98, of Thurmont, died Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at her home with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Roger F. Wiley, who predeceased her on December 1, 2013 after nearly 66 years of marriage.

Born February 21, 1920 in Graceham, she was the daughter of the late...

May 1, 2018

Stephen Anthony Ferguson, 54, of Knoxville, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 surrounded by his family.

Born on January 7, 1964, in New York, New York.

Stephen loved hunting, fishing, working on cars and sports.  He was a man that loved his "chicken" but mostly he was a man that was...

May 1, 2018

Christopher Lash, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at his home in Walkersville, Md. He was born March 8, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio to Helene Bereit and William Ralph Lash. He spent his youth in Washington, D.C. and later moved to Savage, Maryland where he graduated from Howard High School. His passion for electronics led him to...

May 1, 2018

Carolyn Ann Eitnier (nee Duncan) passed on peacefully, as her three loving and fiercely devoted children surrounded her on May 1st, 2018, in Sykesville, Maryland.  Carolyn was an attentive and dedicated wife, loving mother and grandmother, and her family’s Matriarch.

Carolyn was born in Philadelphia on May 13, 1931, to George and Julia Duncan (nee Walker).  After...

Apr 30, 2018

Roger Edwin Moore, 89, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on April 30, 2018 at his home.

Born on July 12, 1928 in Sharpsburg, Maryland, he was the son of the late Earl Alexander and Mary Alice (Renner) Moore. Roger was a 1946 graduate from Boonsboro High School. He was a United States Navy Veteran having...

Apr 30, 2018

Myrtle Lorraine Fraley, 89, of Mt. Airy died peacefully Monday, April 30, 2018. She was the wife of the late Harold E. Fraley who died in 2002.

Born on June 17, 1928 in Baltimore, the daughter of the late Weldon Gosnell and Sally Harding, she was the adopted daughter of the late Orville and Alice...

Apr 30, 2018

Dorothy L. Buck , 91, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018 at Coffman Nursing Home in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on August 30, 1926, in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late John R. and Bertha B. Wissinger Pepple.

She worked as a seamstress for London Fog in Boonsboro until...

Apr 28, 2018

Dean James Ventimiglia departed his earthly life and entered into his eternal resting place, April 28, 2018. He was born on June 4, 1964 to the late John Mali and Edith Pauline Ventimiglia.

Dean spent every opportunity he had with his grandchildren, they were his pride and joy.

He worked for Display Craft in Baltimore...