Obituaries
Dorothea Long
Apr 11, 2017
Dorothea Betty "Dot" Long, 88, formerly of Hagerstown, passed from this life on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. She and her late husband, Vaughn Long, later moved to the DC suburbs in Burtonsville, Maryland.
Born on October 3, 1928, in Funkstown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late John...

Margaret Griffith
Apr 11, 2017
Mrs. Margaret Virginia Witmer Griffith, 84, of Keedysville, died on April 11 at Meritus Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Samuel L. Griffith. Born on October 17, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Vick Deagenhart and Mary Ellen Rohrer Witmer.
Margaret is survived by children Samuel Griffith and his wife Brenda, David...
Kay Whichard
Apr 10, 2017
Kay Frances (Bolling) Whichard, 75, of Frederick, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life, surrounded by and in the hearts of friends, family, and loved ones, on Monday, April 10, 2017. Born on May 23, 1941, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Kay was the eldest daughter of the late Francis Andrew and Nell (Little) Bolling.
As a young woman,...
Marian Smith
Apr 9, 2017
Mrs. Marian C. Smith, 75, a lifelong resident of the Brunswick, MD community passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 at her home. She was the beloved wife of the late Lee B. Smith, Jr. for 46 years.
Born on January 7, 1942 at home in Brunswick she was the daughter of the late Newton...
Michael Keegan
Apr 9, 2017
Michael Edward Keegan, 42, of Brunswick, Maryland passed from this life on April 9, 2017. Born on March 31, 1975, in Elmhurst, Queens, New York, he was the son of Patrick Keegan and Marianita (Lopez) Echanique. Michael spent his childhood in Queens, New York and Ecuador and his teenage years in Hauppauge, New York. Michael was a graduate of...
Kyle Heaton
Apr 8, 2017
Kyle Michael Heaton, age 29, was called upon to the Lord’s Kingdom. This was unexpected for his family and loved ones. He lived his life to the fullest through his devout faith, through Christ and scripture, while sharing his passion with everyone he came into contact with. He will be remembered by his heart of gold and passion he...
Emma Ambrose
Apr 7, 2017
Emma Eudora Hendrickson Ambrose, 92, of Frederick died unexpectedly Friday, April 7, 2017 at Somerford House. She was the loving companion of Charlie Baugher.
Born January 7, 1925 in Keymar, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen Hendrickson.
She attended Frederick High School and worked at Price Electric, Fairchild Aircraft in Hagerstown,...
Timothy "Buck" Allen
Apr 7, 2017
Mr. Timothy “Buck” Jackson Allen, 53 of Frederick Md died suddenly Friday, April 7 at his home. Born May 14, 1963 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Dr. Thomas Jackson Allen, and mother Ruth Logwood Allen. Mr. Allen attended Frederick High School and attained his General Education Diploma. He was a life-long learner and completed his...
Jerry Stockman
Apr 7, 2017
Jerry Edward Stockman, 61, of Frederick, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. Born on October 6, 1955, he was the son of the late Franklin Eugene Stockman and Frances Elizabeth Boyer Stockman. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathy Stockman and a brother, Marshall Stockman. He is survived by...
Amanda Crawford
Apr 7, 2017
Amanda Nicole Crawford, 19, of Sharpsburg, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, April 7, 2017 at Meritus Health Care Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Born on December 29, 1997, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Towson, Maryland, she was the daughter of Kevin Paul Crawford and Djuna Lynn (Johnson) Crawford. Amanda grew up in Taneytown, Maryland and...
David Krug
Apr 7, 2017
David Arthur Krug, 51, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, April 7, 2017 at his home. Born on August 30, 1965, in Landsthul, West Germany the son of Raymond Krug and Sue (Turner) Krug. David graduated from Edgewood Regional Senior High and attended Towson University. David grew up as a military brat, living in Oklahoma, Japan...
Dorothy Tritapoe
Apr 6, 2017
Dorothy Mae "Dottie" Tritapoe , 87, of Knoxville, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Vindabona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Braddock Heights, Maryland. Her husband, Robert M. Tritapoe, passed away February 21, 1997.
Born September 19, 1929, in Hagerstown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late William R. and May Lillian...
Todd Sparkman
Apr 6, 2017
Todd Eric Sparkman, 34 of Franklin, West Virginia was taken too soon in a car accident on Thursday, April 6, 2017.
He was born on May 18, 1982 in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a graduate of Catoctin High School, Class of 2000.
He is survived by his mother, Lisa Reed and her husband, Wayne; father,...
Barbara Sweeney
Apr 5, 2017
Barbara Jean Emory Sweeney, born on January 31,1967 of Wilmington, Delaware, passed from this life after a brief illness on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at age 50 in Gerrardstown, West Virginia. She was supported by the Hospice of the Panhandle of West Virginia and with family and friends. She started her education at the John G. Leach School and...
Kenneth Parsley
Apr 5, 2017
Kenneth W. "Kenny" Parsley, 47, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
Born on November 29, 1969, in Poolesville, MD, he was the son of the late Michael E. Parsley and Macie (Coburn) Scott and stepfather, David Scott.
Kenny was truly a goodhearted soul and would...
Charles Ambrose
Apr 5, 2017
Mr. Charles Kemp Ambrose left his earthly home at St. Catherine’s Nursing Home where he had been cared for the last eight months and moved to a heavenly room the morning of Wednesday, April 5th. Known to many as Chuck, Bub, Bubby, Chuckles and Charley, to his grandchildren Grandad and Papaw. He was the first born to parents Charles...
Lillian McClement
Apr 5, 2017
Ms. Lillian J. McClement, 84, of Frederick, formerly of Leisure World, Silver Spring, died on April 5 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born on August 3, 1932 in Seward, PA, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Horvath Swatsworth and Orvis Swatsworth.
Lillian relocated to the Washington, DC metro area to pursue an occupation, which she found...
Marie Vaughan
Apr 4, 2017
Gloria Vaughan, 89, of Frederick, MD passed away on April 3, 2017. She was born in Scranton, PA on Dec. 24, 1927. She is survived by her husband John and children, Mary Arsenault, Elizabeth Meyer, Thomas Vaughan and Robert Vaughan as well as 12 grandchildren and one great granddaughter.
The family will receive friends at Stauffer's Funeral...
Harold Beard
Apr 4, 2017
Harold Gene Beard, 78, of Frederick passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD Born on August 12, 1938, in Oil Trough, AR he was the son of the late Simon Fred Beard and Maxine Nash Beard Secrease He worked 37 years with the US Coast and Geodetic Survey and was a long time...

Geraldine Shea
Apr 3, 2017
Geraldine Shea, 68, of New Market, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, March 31, 2017 in New Market.
Born on October 10, 1948, in Sparks, MD, she was the daughter of the late Raymond G. and Gladys (Tawney) Ensor.
She retired from Chesapeake Telephone Company/Verizon after 30 years of service.
Geri is...