Obituaries

Dec 19, 2017

Doris Kolb, 88, of Frederick, passed from this life on December 19, 2017 at Kline Hospice House in Mount Airy.  She was the wife of the late A. Roland Kolb.  Born on December 3, 1929, in Port Deposit, she was the daughter of Frederick Nelson Bowers and Florence Marie (Carmack) Bowers.

Enter Education History Information  Doris was...

Dec 19, 2017

Mary Agatha (McCloskey) Brockway passed away peacefully on December 19th 2017. She was 103 years old and the oldest of 6 children born to Edward & Anna McCloskey

Mary was a legendary member of Saint Katharine Drexel Catholic Church in Frederick MD. Legendary, not only due to her age, but because as a young girl she personally...

Dec 17, 2017

Jerry "Jay" Harris Jr., 52, of Middletown, died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, December 17, 2017.  He was the husband of Kimberly Harris.  Born on March 1, 1965, in Frederick, he was the son of Jerry Calvin Harris and Janie (Tregoning) Harris-Crone.

Jay was devoted to his wife and daughters as well to his plumbing business...

Dec 17, 2017

Mary Lee Stotelmyer, 70, of Hagerstown, Maryland, died peacefully Sunday, December 17, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family following a year long battle with pancreatic cancer. Mary's desire to not give up helped her overcome many obstacles associated with the illness, but in the end it proved to be more than she was able to control.

Dec 17, 2017

Mrs. Betty S. Stauffer, 99, of Knoxville, died Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Ralph W. Stauffer, Jr., who predeceased her in March of 1974.

Born September 30, 1918 in Gary, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Glenn and Bessie (Scott) Swisher.

Betty was...

Dec 16, 2017

Jason Glenwood "Bug" Windsor, 34, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away suddenly on Saturday, December 16, 2017.

Born on February 27, 1983, in Frederick, he was the son of Tammy Y. Schwartzbeck Biddinger of Thurmont and Benny Windsor of Jefferson.

He enjoyed the outdoors and fishing with his daughter, and loved spending time with his family...

Dec 16, 2017

Thomas Lee "Tom" Wiles, 70, of Germantown died Saturday, December 16, 2017. He leaves behind his loving wife of over 20 years, Ann E. Wiles.

Born April 29, 1947 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Lee McCleary Wiles and Madeline (Measures) Wiles.

Tom was a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, as...

Dec 16, 2017

Mrs. Betty Cramer Eyler, 88, of Frederick formerly of Walkersville, died on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the Russell Eugene Eyler who died in 1988.

Born on September 23, 1929 in Frederick County, she was the daughter of the late Emory Kemp Cramer and Grace Ramsburg Cramer.

Betty...

Dec 15, 2017

Dr. Payasada “Paul” Kotrappa, a native of Frederick for the past 25 years, passed away of natural causes on Friday, December 15, 2017.  He was a world-renowned physicist and the founder/president of Rad Elec, a Frederick based technology company that makes electret Radon detectors. Prior to immigrating to the US in 1986, he was a senior scientist with the...

Dec 15, 2017

Walter Michael Smith, 59, of Rohrersville, MD passed away on Friday, December 15, 2017 at his home after a long battle with cancer.

Born on July 19, 1958 in Washington, DC, Walter proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps after high school. Following his military service, he worked 7 years as a police officer for...

Dec 15, 2017

Maridell Leonard Mason (75) of Frederick, MD, passed away peacefully on December 15th, after a long illness.  She was the widow of the late Karle Albert Mason, U.S. Army (Retired).  They were high school sweethearts at Windham High School in Willimantic, CT, married in 1962 and were married for 52 years.  Maridell was born in Bellows Falls, VT and...

Dec 15, 2017

Mr. Scott Lyon, 57, of Frederick died Friday, December 15, 2017 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was the loving husband of Jennifer Lyon, whom he married in 2011.

Born March 14, 1960 in Cheverly, MD, he was the son of Mildred and Edwin Lyon III of Myersville.

Scott was General manager of Terrace Lanes in...

Dec 14, 2017

Jack Edward Fox Jr., 54, of Monrovia died Thursday, December 14, 2017 at his residence from an undiagnosed heart condition. He shared 31 years of marriage with his loving wife, Shelby L. Fox.

Born October 22, 1963 in Harlan, KY, he was the son of Mary E. (Harris) Shearer of Pasadena, MD.

Most...

Dec 14, 2017

Andy Watts, 37, passed away suddenly on Thursday, December 14, 2017. Andy spent most of his life in Vernon, NJ, and moved with his family to Frederick, MD, in 2014. Andy enjoyed playing softball and discovered his flair for the culinary. He was a chef whose work received praise in magazines, even though he modestly called himself just a cook....

Dec 14, 2017

Pearl H. Blank, 95, departed this life on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 to enter heaven. She was a strong lover of God and family.

Pearl owned and operated Children's World Daycare. She was an avid reader and enjoyed attending church.

Pearl was the daughter of the late Rev. Henry and AnnaBelle Barton. In addition to...

Dec 13, 2017

Bradley Steven Hayes, 33, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD.

Born on July 1, 1984, in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of mother, Debora, and husband, David Reckley and father, Douglas Hayes.

Bradley loved life, the outdoors, enjoyed fishing,...

Dec 13, 2017

Mr. Steven Mark "Steve" Korb, 59, of Frederick, MD died Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was the loving husband to Carolyn Korb for 34 years.

Born August 10, 1958 in Vincennes, Indiana, he was the son of the late John and Betty (Sievers) Korb.

Steve worked for many years in the...

Dec 11, 2017

Margarete Burdo, 90, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017.

She was born in Sindelfingen, Germany to Friedrich and Luise Heinrich.

Margarete was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Benito Burdo.  They lived in Staten Island, New York for many years before coming to Frederick.

She is survived by...

Dec 10, 2017

Harvey G. Metcalfe, of Frederick, MD, died peacefully in his sleep at age 88 on Sunday, December 10, 2017.  He was the beloved husband of Mary K. Metcalfe, who preceded him in death after more than 50 years of marriage in 2002, and of Marilyn C. Metcalfe, who preceded him in death after nearly 15 years of marriage in...

Dec 10, 2017

SSGT Dewey Leon Underwood, USA, Retired, 75 of Frederick, MD passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Barbara M. Underwood, his wife of 54 years.

Born on December 31, 1941 in Jasper, AL, the foster son of the late Robert Putman and the late Helen Lunn.