Obituaries

Oct 21, 2017

Gay Hanback, 87, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, October 21, 2017 surrounded by her family at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD

Born on September 25, 1930, in Morrisville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Simon L. Halterman and Maphia  (Snider) Halterman.

Gay absolutely loved taking care of her...

Oct 21, 2017

Luis Femenia Sr., 56, Hagerstown, MD, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2017 peacefully in his sleep. Luis was born June 21, 1961, in Havana, Cuba. In September of 1970 Luis and his family moved to the United States. He grew up in Silver Spring Maryland. He worked for Maryland State Highway Administration for 18 years, Mr Tire for a...

Oct 20, 2017

Edith "Edie" Caroline Cross, 75, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, October 20, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD

Born on January 24, 1942, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Preston Butler and Mary Catherine (Gilroy) Butler.

Edie graduated from Bladensburg High School in 1961....

Oct 20, 2017

Dolores VanFossen Hall, 87, passed from this life on Friday, October 20, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD. Dolores had returned to her childhood home of Frederick after residing in Greenville, SC for 37 years.

Born on May 21, 1930 in Frederick, she was the daughter of Eldred Winfield VanFossen and Elizabeth (Remley) VanFossen.

Oct 19, 2017

Douglas "Dougie" Hamilton, Sr., 54, of Rocky Ridge passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on October 19, 2017, after a courageous battle with ALS. He was the loving husband of Sharon Phelps Hamilton, his wife of 30 years. Together they have two sons, Dougie Jr. and Kevin.

Born on August 18, 1963 in...

Oct 19, 2017

Loleta Mae Cunningham Potter, 87, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born on August 14, 1930, in Downsville, Maryland, she was the daughter of late Robert E. and Rosie R. Cunningham. She and her husband, J. Sherman Potter, were married nearly 51 years.

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Oct 19, 2017

Sharon Lea Ford "Sherrie" Hammond, 59, of Frederick, Maryland, went home to the Lord on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 3:30 a.m. in Frederick.

Born on June 3, 1958, in Arlington, TX, she was the daughter of the late Bill Ford and Dessie Mae (Bassett) Ford.

Sherrie will be lovingly remembered by her husband of...

Oct 19, 2017

Jack William Droneburg, 89, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD

Born on October 13, 1928, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late Roger Truman Droneburg and Eva Irene (Winpigler) Droneburg.

Jack graduated Frederick High School in 1947 and served...

Oct 18, 2017

Mr. George Richard "Dick" Koontz, 81, of Jefferson, MD, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Patricia Ann (Jarvis) Koontz for 59 years.

Born January 26, 1936 in Jefferson, MD, he was the son of the late Ralph Outerbridge and Amanda Marie (Taylor) Koontz.

He was...

Oct 18, 2017

Mr. James W. Welch, 67, of Frederick, MD passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Karen Hahn-Welch.

Born January 1, 1950 he was the son of the late James O. and Isabella J. (Neri) Welch.

James loved his cats. He enjoyed attending car shows and...

Oct 17, 2017

Hilda L. Ausherman, 97, of Adamstown, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life surrounded by her family on Tuesday, October 17 at Buckingham’s Choice assisted living.

The daughter of the late John E. and Mary Maude Delauter Mercer, Hilda was born on September 25, 1920 and was a life-long resident of Frederick County. She was married for 61...

Oct 17, 2017

Mr. Arthur K. Droe, 58, of Frederick, died Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at home with his family by his side.

Born March 20, 1959 in Pleeboe, Liberia, he was the son of the late Tweh and Maila (Weh) Droe.

Arthur worked as the Controller at World Resources Institute for 23 years. He was an accounting...

Oct 16, 2017

Mr. Maynard Cameron "Chuck" Rice, 89, of Frederick, MD passed away Monday, October 16, 2017. He was the husband of the late Charlotte Marie Minnick Rice.

Born January 17, 1928 in Frederick, MD he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Summers Rice.

Chuck was a member of Araby United Methodist Church. He...

Oct 14, 2017

Pamela Sue Dall, 55, of Knoxville, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. She was the wife of Darrell Dall, his wife of 29 years.

Born on July 1, 1962, in New Jersey, she was the daughter of Sherwood and Anne Parsell Shughart.

She was...

Oct 14, 2017

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Oct 14, 2017

Mark L. Batterden , 63, of Littlestown, PA, formerly Baltimore and Forest Hill, MD passed from this life on Saturday, October 14, 2017, of vascular dementia. He was the husband of Roxanne L. Aubol Batterden, his wife of 38 years.

Born on September 3, 1954, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late James and...

Oct 14, 2017

Nicholas Leo Roche, 36, of Frederick passed from this life on Saturday, October 14, 2017.

Born on October 13, 1981, in Silver Spring, MD, he was the son of the late Michael C. Roche and Beth A. (Christy) Roche of Port Charlotte, Florida.

In addition to his mother, Beth A. Roche, he is survived by...

Oct 13, 2017

Alberta Stymiest Reed was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She died on October 13, 2017 at Homewood Nursing Home in Frederick, Maryland. She was the daughter of the late James Albert Stymiest and Alice Virginia Whitlock Stymiest, both of Hagerstown, Maryland.

She leaves to mourn her only child, Robin Reed Correia (Robert) and her granddaughter, Alexandra Correia of...

Oct 13, 2017

Diane Geary Linton, 68, of Frederick, Maryland, answered God's call on Friday, October 13, 2017 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.

Born on May 12, 1949, in Centerport, NY, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Joseph P. Geary and Audrey Donaldson Baker.

She earned a Bachelor's Degree from Towson State University...

Oct 13, 2017

Mr. Leory L. Reinitz, 85, of Frederick, MD passed away Friday, October 13, 2017 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Janelle Reinitz.

Born August 9, 1932 in Balaton, MN he was the son of the late Albert Herman and Viola Margaret (Thompson) Reinitz.

Leroy proudly served his country...