Obituaries

Sep 8, 2016

James Edward Smith, age 71, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Williamsport Retirement Village in Williamsport, MD of complications related to Fragile X Associated Tremor Ataxia.

He was born February 25, 1945, in Hagerstown. At age five months he joined the Grimm family and was raised by Edna and Wilbur Grimm.

He...

Sep 8, 2016

Ralph Hume Virts, 91, of near Brunswick, Maryland, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the Ballenger Creek Center, Frederick, MD. He was the loving husband of Florence S. (Michael) Virts for 68 years.

Born on July 9, 1925 near Pt. of Rock on the family farm, he was the third son of late Emory L....

Sep 6, 2016

Raymond Leon Moser, 90, of Brunswick, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at home.  He was the loving husband of Betty (Cline) Moser for 67 years.

Born on June 27, 1926, he was the son of the late Floyd Theodore Moser and Amelia Margaret (Boyer) Moser.

Leon worked for many years as a...

Sep 4, 2016

Mr. Carroll Edward Crum "Footney", 73, of Walkersville, has gone to join his loving parents in Heaven, on Sunday, September 4, 2016, at Ballenger Creek Center, Frederick. He was the husband of Alice A. Crum, his wife of 45 years.

Born on May 5, 1943, he was the son of the late Arthur L. and Edna M....

Sep 4, 2016

Leonard Byrom Wood, 78, of Ijamsville, passed away Sunday, Sept. 4 at home with immediate family by his side. Born February 9,1938 in Somerset, Massachusetts to Amelia and Clifford Wood, Sr., he graduated from Bradford Durfee College of Technology in Fall River, MA and served four years in the U.S. Air Force. He and his wife raised...

Sep 4, 2016

Mr. Carleton Sewall "Carl" Herrick III, 69, of Frederick died Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Frederick Memorial Hospital, after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Pamela Herrick (née Hinchliffe) for 47 years. Born September 23, 1946 in Allentown, PA, he was the son of the late Ruth (Conrad) and Dr. Carleton Sewall Herrick, Jr, MD....

Sep 3, 2016

Mr. John M. Tome, 94, of Frederick died September 4, 2016. He was the husband of Esther Martin Tome, his wife of 54 years, whom died in 2007.

He was born in Aurora, IL in 1922, one of two children of John Supplee and Marguerite Moore Tome. He received two baccalaureates, one from Gettysburg College and a second from...

Sep 3, 2016

Virginia C. Dayhoff ,81, of Thurmont, MD passed away peacefully at home Saturday, September 3, 2016, with her daughter by her side. She was the wife of the late Eddie Dayhoff.

Born March 24, 1935 in Thurmont, MD she was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Ola E. Anders Miller.

Virginia was a...

Sep 3, 2016

Billy Roy Puckett, 73, of Frederick, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at Northampton Manor. Born Sept. 30, 1942, he was the son of the late Roy B. Puckett and Mildred B. Puckett.   He was preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy Puckett. Surviving is a daughter Kimberly Ebersole and husband James of Hayes, VA; sisters, Mary...

Sep 2, 2016

Marian E. Angleberger, 90, of Woodsboro, MD, passed away Friday, September 2, 2016 at her home.

Born April 15, 1926 near Libertytown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Grover M. and Ruby E. Nash. She was the last of her immediate family. In 1999, she was predeceased by her husband, C. Rudell Angleberger.

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Sep 2, 2016

Rita M. Hill, age 86, of Frederick, MD died Friday, September 2, 2016, at the Kline Hospice House in Mt. Airy, MD.

She was born on July 24, 1930, in Rockville, MD.  She was the daughter of the late Henry O. and Marguerite Dodson.

She is survived by two of her brothers, John R. Dodson...

Sep 1, 2016

Eric Wayne Fisher, 40, of Martinsburg, WV passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016.

Born April 25, 1976 in Frederick, MD, he was the son of Ronald W. Fisher (Mike) and Judith L. Moran Foss of Martinsburg, WV.

Eric graduated Frederick High School in 1994 and continued his education at West Virginia University. He was a...

Sep 1, 2016

Mrs. Foye A. Barnard, 93, a resident of Sunrise of Frederick, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2016, at her residence. She was the wife of George L. Barnard, her husband of 74 years.

Born on September 8, 1922, in Montezuma, GA she was the daughter of the late Judson and Nannie Murdoch Smith. Foye met her...

Aug 30, 2016

Mr. David K. Fluke, 81, of Walkersville, MD, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016, surrounded by his devoted family. He was the loving husband of Linda L. (Holmes) Fluke for 51 years.

Born December 4, 1934, in Langdondale, PA, he was the son of the late Carl W. and Dora (Stevens) Fluke. He attended Langdondale Grade School...

Aug 28, 2016

Mr. William Carroll "Bill" Cline, Sr., 70, of Frederick died Sunday, August 28, 2016 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of Connie E. Cline of 48 years.

Born March 11, 1946 in Covington, VA, he was the son of the late William Harrison and Clara E. Cline.

He retired as Chief Plumbing Inspector...

Aug 28, 2016

Mr. Robert E. Berry, 70, of Brunswick, MD passed away on August 28, 2016 at his home.

Born on April 19, 1946 in Frederick he was the son of the late Charles S. Berry, Sr. and Henrietta Anderson Berry.

Robert is a former veteran and served four years in the army. He also worked at...

Aug 28, 2016

Mamie Elizabeth (Waters) Ferrell , 97, originally of Pinetown, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2016, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on January 27, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Ulysses Reaves and Sallie Beth (Woolard) Waters.

She was a graduate of Bath High School in Bath, North...

Aug 27, 2016

Mr. Kenneth Nelson "Kenny" Purdham, 58, of Frederick, died Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Born November 5, 1957 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Donald C. and Jane Barnett (Nelson) Purdham.

Kenny was a clerk at Kmart in Frederick for many years prior to his retirement. Following that,...

Aug 27, 2016

Navy Veteran Roy (LeRoy) George Wende of Frederick MD, originally from Cliffside Park, NJ died suddenly August 26th. He is survived by his loving family, wife Ellen Carpenter, daughter Heather Michele-Wende Petrelli, and her husband Jonathan Petrelli, son Lance Michael Wende and his wife Flo Wende and grandchildren Kyle Garrett Wende and Ryan Michael Saylor. Roy was a deeply...

Aug 24, 2016

Mr. Calogero "Tony" Calcagno, 66, of Ijamsville, died August 24, 2016. He was the husband of Robin L. Appleton Calcagno.

Born January 11, 1950 in Italy, he was the son of Giuseppe and Margherita Calcagno.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his three children, Joseph, Kimberly and Steven; five grandchildren;...