Obituaries
Nancy Lee Mackenzie
Mar 23, 2024
Nancy Lee Mackenzie,, 89, of Mt. Airy, MD, passed from this life on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Mackenzie, Jr. who died on June 9, 1973.Born on September 9, 1934 in Lewisdale, MD, she was the daughter of the late Roby S. Watkins and Margaret Catherine Watkins.Nancy worked...
David L. Ridgeway
Mar 23, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of David Lee Ridgeway, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.Lee, 88 of Jefferson, MD passed away on Saturday, March 23 after being ill for several months. He was the loving husband of Shirley Foltz Ridgeway for 46 years.Born on February 2, 1936 in Lovettsville, VA to Roy and Louise Ridgeway.Lee was...
Lola Mae Wastler
Mar 23, 2024
Lola Mae Wastler passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 23, 2024. She was born on June 8, 1933 in Old Fields, WV to Clifton and Golda (Merritt) Liller (deceased). Lola was raised in Emmitsburg, MD, where she graduated from Emmitsburg High School and married her husband Franklin E. Wastler in 1951. Lola and her husband Frank moved...
Margaret Ann Springer
Mar 22, 2024
Margaret Ann “Peggy” Springer (nee Smith) died peacefully on March 22, 2024, in Frederick, MD, at the age of 89. Peggy was the beloved wife of Frederick Springer for 54 years before his death in 2010. She was an amazing mother, managing many years of controlled chaos in our large household. She adored her grandchildren and took pride and pleasure...
Thomas Eugene Mullendore
Mar 22, 2024
Thomas Eugene Mullendore, 86, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, March 22, 2024, at Williamsport Retirement Village in Williamsport, Maryland. Born on October 7, 1937, in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Ellis Clifford and Helen Barbara (Shank) Mullendore.Thomas was a 1954 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. He was a very active member of...
James Church Dockery
Mar 22, 2024
James Church Dockery, 82, of Brunswick, died suddenly, Friday, March 22, at Frederick Health Hospital, surrounded by his family. Born May 6, 1941, in North Carolina, he was the son of the late James Clarence and Florence Emmaline Dockery.Jimmy or Doc, as he was known, is survived by his beloved wife, Norma F Dockery, Brunswick; two daughters: Joellen E Reed...
James Jacob Baer
Mar 18, 2024
James Jacob Baer, 70, of Lewistown, Maryland passed on Monday, March 18, 2024 at the Frederick Health Hospital.James was born on March 9th, 1954 in Frederick and was the son of the late Steiner Nelson Baer and Mary Esta Stup Baer.James grew up on the family farm and was a graduate of Governor Thomas Johnson High School Class of 1973.James...
Patsy Ann Haupt
Mar 18, 2024
Patsy Ann Haupt, 83, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, March 18, 2024 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland. She was the beloved wife of Meredith Haupt for 63 years. Born on August 7, 1940, in MD, she was the daughter of the late Robert M. and June L. (Shiffler) Line. Patsy worked as a nurse for...
Troy Patrick Gambill
Mar 17, 2024
Troy Patrick Gambill, 22, of Frederick, MD passed away on March 17, 2024 in Boone, NC, where he was a business major at Appalachian State University. There he was a member of The Walker Fellows, a select handful of student ambassadors who officially represent The Walker School of Business.Troy was the second son of Jackie and Jonathan Gambill, who along...
Clifford (Cliff) Lawrence Strobel
Mar 17, 2024
Clifford (Cliff) Lawrence Strobel, 87, of Frederick, Maryland, formerly of Derwood and Rohrersville, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2024, with his wife by his side. The youngest son of George and Virginia Strobel, Cliff was born and raised in Washington, DC. Cliff was a devoted husband to Pauline Strobel (Dyer) for over 68 years, and together, they built a...
Mary Ruth Zaks
Mar 16, 2024
Mary Ruth Zaks, 70, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, entered the gates of heaven on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Born on April 14, 1953, in Baltimore, Mary was the youngest daughter of Franklin and Eleanor Rappold. As a young child Mary grew up in Baltimore and her family moved to Ellicott City, and then to New Market as a teenager. She attended...
Kathryn Marie "Kathie" Tucker
Mar 15, 2024
Kathryn M. Tucker, 60, passed on to her eternal home Friday, March 15, 2024, due to complications of ALS, with family by her side. She was born in Frederick on September 21, 1963 to Jay and Virginia (Palmer) Fifer. She married her high school sweetheart Michael T. Tucker. They would have celebrated their 40th anniversary in May.Kathie graduated from Middletown...
Kyi Cha West
Mar 15, 2024
Kyi Cha West, 80, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, March 15, 2024, at Frederick Health Hospital. She was the loving wife of James V. West II. They were married for 59 years. Born on September 13, 1943, in Busan, South Korea to the late Pyungju Cho and Dongya Kim, Kyi was the youngest of nine children. She...
Calvin Eugene Smith
Mar 15, 2024
Mr. Calvin “Pete” Smith, 77, of Boonsboro, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2024 at home. Born November 16, 1946. He was the son of the late Harry Wilson Smith, Sr. and Rosalie Biddinger Smith. He was a dedicated employee of Rudy’s Trucking for 39 years. He enjoyed spending time with his friends at the Frederick Moose, Redman’s Club and Eagles. Pete is...
Mark Eugene Ropp
Mar 14, 2024
Mark Eugene Ropp, 67, of Frederick, Maryland passed away on March 14, 2024. Mark was born to Harrison and M. Christine Ropp on June 22, 1956. He graduated from Governor Thomas Johnson High School in 1974. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, NASCAR, riding motorcycles, singing karaoke and spending time with his family as well as his dogs Layla, Jake and Henry. Mark...
Breena Williams
Mar 14, 2024
Breena Williams, 60, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, March 14 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was married to her loving husband, Clay R. Williams, for 26 years.
Born on September 9, 1963, in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Russell Eugene Roberts, Sr. and Shirley “Anna Mae” (Shores) Stokes of Frederick.
Breena graduated from Brunswick...
Rodger Lane Schmidt
Mar 14, 2024
Rodger L. Schmidt, 88, of Fort Myers, Florida, passed from this life on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at Country Meadows in Frederick, Maryland.
Born on January 29, 1936, in Birmingham, Michigan, he was the son of the late Henry Schmidt and Virginia (Lane) Schmidt.
A graduate of Michigan State University, Rodger mastered residential design and drafting and was hired by Bill Pulte...
James Post Rosenkrans IV
Mar 13, 2024
James Post Rosenkrans IV, 87, of Frederick, MD, died in Frederick on March 13, 2024. James (Jim) was born in Newburgh, New York, on October 15, 1936, to the late Arlene and James Post Rosenkrans III. He attended school in Brazil for a few years as a child when he lived in São Paulo, Brazil. He also attended Newburgh Free...
Tony Edward Nicholson
Mar 13, 2024
Tony Edward Nicholson of Detour, Maryland, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Born on July 6, 1965, and son of the late Jo Ann (Frazier) and Franklin Delanor Nicholson.
Tony was an ‘83 graduate of Lingaore High School. Tony worked as a truck driver for Noland Company for nearly 23 years. Throughout his life Tony enjoyed spending time...
Mary Elizabeth Ambrose
Mar 12, 2024
Mary Elizabeth Ambrose, 81, of Frederick, Maryland, peacefully passed from this life on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Born February 26, 1943, she was the oldest child of the late Richard Harry and Lillian Utterback Arnold. She grew up on the family dairy farm along Sundays Lane and worked beside her father and siblings in all aspects of the farm operation....
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