Obituaries

Franklin Spielman

Franklin Spielman

Apr 3, 2016

Franklin Roosevelt Spielman, 83, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born in Funkstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Harry H. and Helen K. (Rosenberg) Spielman.

Franklin was a 1951 graduate from Hagerstown High School and he was a veteran...

Boyd Funk

Boyd Funk

Apr 2, 2016

BOYD HUME FUNK

Our wonderful husband, father and grandfather entered the kingdom of heaven at the age of 77 while surrounded by his family.

Boyd was married to the love of his life, Jean (Cline) Funk for 57 years.  He was delighted to have 3 children, 4 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.  ...

Jean Wynes

Jean Wynes

Apr 2, 2016

Jean A. Wynes, 88, of Mt. Airy, MD passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of the late Jack Wynes.

The family will receive friends at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick on Monday, April 18, 2016 from 12-1PM where a funeral service will begin at 1PM.

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Daniel Stanton

Daniel Stanton

Apr 1, 2016

Daniel Joseph Stanton, 57, of Jefferson, MD passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at his home. He was the husband of Beth M. Stanton.

Born December 20, 1958 in Evergreen Park, IL he was the son of Gerald B. and Juanita C. Foster Stanton of Panama City Beach, FL.

Daniel attended Catholic University and University...

Shirley Harrison

Shirley Harrison

Apr 1, 2016

Mrs. Shirley Elizabeth Harrison, 79, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at Glade Valley Nursing & Rehab Center. She was the wife of the late Ronald Harrison and her late 1st husband Paul Smith.

Born July 26, 1936 in Yellow Springs, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Garnet Linton.

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Crystal Brown

Crystal Brown

Apr 1, 2016

A great and generous spirit passed away April 1st, 2016 in the spritely form of Crystal Brown.

Crystal was born December 2, 1939. Her childhood was spent in the Bay Area of California, where she earned her BA at the University of California at Berkley, and MFA at San Francisco State University. After graduating she worked 3...

Ruth Cline

Ruth Cline

Apr 1, 2016

Ruth B. Cline, 71, of Frederick, died Friday, April 1, 2016 at her home. She was the loving wife of the late Ronald D. Cline.

Born September 26, 1944 in Frederick, she was the daughter of Glenn A. Brubaker and the late Bertie P. Bussard Brubaker.

Ruth was a 1962 graduate of Frederick High School....

Dorris Johnsen

Dorris Johnsen

Mar 31, 2016

Mrs. Dorris C. Johnsen, 91, of Mt. Airy, MD and formally of Westminster, MD passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Lorien Life Center, Mt. Airy. She was the beloved wife of the late Oscar Louis Johnsen.

Born September 2, 1924 in Newark, NJ she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Loretta Miller Racine.

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Carmen Vélez

Carmen Vélez

Mar 31, 2016

Carmen Emilia Vélez Montes (Carmín) of Frederick, Maryland, died March 31, 2016, in Frederick, Maryland. She was born May 8, 1925 in Ciales, Puerto Rico to Jorge Vélez Oliver and Ernestina Montes Morales. She is survived by her children Carmiña and José, Harry and Ana, and Sonia; her grandchildren, Sebastián, Alejandra, Álvaro and María Cristina; her great-grandson Lorenzo Elías;...

Clara Butler

Clara Butler

Mar 30, 2016

Clara Regina "Sophie" Butler, 90, of Frederick, MD, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016, peacefully at her home. Born August 20, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Rachel Butler. She was preceded in death by brothers, Earlston Butler and John Butler; sisters, Helen Smith and Margaret Butler Tucker; brothers-in-law, John H. Smith, Jr and George Tucker; sisters-in-law...

Harry Walters

Harry Walters

Mar 30, 2016

Harry Luther Bernard Walters of Frederick, died on March 30, 2016 at Homewood at Crumland Farm. He was the husband of Miriam Louise Engelbrecht Walters. They were married for 43 years.

Mr. Walters, born in Frederick Maryland in 1921, was the son of George Edward and Catherine Tobery Walters. He is survived by his devoted wife, several...

JAY CALLAHAN, SR.

JAY CALLAHAN, SR.

Mar 30, 2016

Mr. Jay Lee Callahan, Jr., 50, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away suddenly Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at his home.

Born June 3, 1965 in Bethesda, Maryland, he was the son of Rema Rippon and husband Bob of Germantown, MD and the late Jay Lee Callahan, Sr.

Jay was an avid Ravens and NASCAR fan.

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Taylor Martin

Taylor Martin

Mar 29, 2016

Taylor Allen Martin, 25 of Woodsboro passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016.  Taylor was born June 8, 1990 to Jill Renee Martin and Roger Allen Martin.

Taylor is survived by parents Jill Martin, Roger Martin and Jackie Shaw, sister Jocelyn Martin, brother Chase Martin, Tyler Shaw, Hayden Shaw,  grandparents Ella Reeve Shaffer & Lewis...

Catherine "Libby" Burgan

Catherine "Libby" Burgan

Mar 29, 2016

Catherine Elizabeth Burgan, 97, most recently of Williamsport, Maryland, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 with family by her side.

Born March 22, 1919, "Libby" as she was affectionately known, was the daughter of Orville and Edna Mae Keadle.

She married her husband Theodore E. Burgan, a U.S. Army Air Force veteran,...

Bernice Snyder

Bernice Snyder

Mar 28, 2016

Bernice K. Snyder, 95, of Walkersville, MD, died Monday, March 28, 2016. She was born November 25, 1920, in Boyds, MD to the late Ambrose and Myrtle Kingsbury. She was the wife of the late William H. Snyder, Sr.

She graduated from Gaithersburg High School in 1938 and worked a few years at the United States Department...

Cecily Wilkinson

Cecily Wilkinson

Mar 28, 2016

Cecily Maitland Wilkinson passed peacefully early on the morning of March 28, 2016 in Frederick, Md.  She was born on May 20th, 1922 in Detroit and came to the Washington area during World War II after graduating from Ohio Wesleyan. She pitched in during the war, working on the "wench bench" at the Applied Physics Lab in Silver...

Isiah "Ike" Whitby

Isiah "Ike" Whitby

Mar 28, 2016

Isiah, “Ike” Matthew Whitby of Frederick, MD passed away on March 28, 2016.

He was born September 5, 1985 to Randolph E. Whitby and Anne M. (Crosland) Whitby at Shady Grove Hosp. in Gaithersburg MD.

Isiah graduated from Frederick H.S. and entered the U.S. Airforce in Sept. 2007. He was deployed to Iraq and received...

Richard McNally

Richard McNally

Mar 28, 2016

Richard Marshall McNally, 92, of Sharpsburg, Maryland passed from this life on Monday, March 28, 2016 at the Village at Robinwood in Hagerstown. He had been a resident of Maryland since 1952.

Born on March 26, 1924 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Major Charles and Anne McNally.

Richard graduated from...

William McIntosh

William McIntosh

Mar 28, 2016

William “Coach Mac” McIn Between the Dash (1949-2016)

There were two things Coach Mac was most passionate about … football and family.  He graduated from Phillipsburg Catholic H.S. before attending Millersville University, graduating with a B.A. in History.  He married his high school sweetheart (Peggy Mangan) and started a family.  As a young college graduate, he became...

William Bolyard

William Bolyard

Mar 27, 2016

Mr. William Warren Bolyard, 90, of Frederick died peacefully Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Margery "Margie" Lucille Bolyard, who predeceased him on November 7, 1997.

Born August 6, 1925 in Erwin, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Harriet Ellen (Jones) and Carroll Perry Bolyard....