Obituaries

Oct 27, 2015

Tara Elizabeth Kanode Orrison, 34, of Frederick, MD, passed away, with her family surrounding her, Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Frederick Memorial Hospital following a long battle with lung cancer.  She was the wife of Keith M. Orrison.

Born February 6, 1981 in Frederick, she was the daughter of loving parents, Herbert R. and Bernice “Bonnie” L. Stup...

Oct 26, 2015

Walter R. Yourishin, 67, of Frederick, MD passed away Monday, October 26, 2015 at Homewood at Crumland Farms, Frederick.

Born March 14, 1948 in Hazelton, PA he was the son of the late George and Leona Yourishin.

Walter worked for 40 years with the United States Postal Service prior to his retirement. He was a...

Oct 26, 2015

Eudora Leonis Matthews, 82, of Thurmont, MD, passed away on October 26 at St. Catherine’s Nursing home in Emmitsburg, MD. She was surrounded by her loving family, holding the hand of Marshall her beloved husband of 66 years.

Leonis was born in LeGore, MD January 1, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Harry A. and...

Oct 25, 2015

Pamylla J. Powell 53, of New Midway passed at her home on Sunday, October 25, 2015 surrounded by her family after a long courageous fight with cancer.

Pam will be remembered for her infectious smile and outgoing personality. She loved horses, hunting, and spending time with her friends, family, horses and her dog Dazy.

She...

Oct 25, 2015

Mrs. Connie Lee K Hargett, 73, of Woodsboro, went home peacefully to be with the Lord, on Sunday, October 25, 2015, at Frederick Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Richard E. Hargett, Sr., her husband of 57 years

Born on February 27, 1942, in Burkittsville, she was the daughter of the...

Oct 25, 2015

Mrs. Julie Ann Magaha Mackley,64 , of Thurmont, MD died on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of James L. "Buzz" Mackley. They were married for 39 years.

Born October 14, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Douglas W. Magaha and Mary Joan Swope Magaha.

Nanny...

Oct 24, 2015

Mrs. Vera Jean May, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away, Saturday, October 24, 2015 in Thurmont, Maryland. She was the loving wife of Charles E. May, Sr.

Mrs. May was born in Oliver Springs, TN on November 11, 1945 to Joseph Glenn Ridings and Mildred Lorraine Ridings.

She leaves behind two sons and was step-mother to...

Oct 24, 2015

Mrs. Jeanne P. Delauter, 75, of Port St. John,  Florida went to be with Jesus, surrounded by her loving family  on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Thurmont, Maryland.  She was the wife of the late Paul Delauter.

Born September 5, 1940 in Newport News, Virginia, she was the daughter of Jacob Donald Plank...

Oct 23, 2015

Mrs. Sylvia J. Weant, 74, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at Dove House.  She was the wife of Earl Weant  her husband of   58 years.

Born January 2, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Palmer Eugene and Earlean Davis Glass.

Mrs. Weant was a member of Weller United...

Oct 23, 2015

Diana Dell Kidwell, 67, of Rohrersville, Maryland, passed away on October 23, 2015 at her home.

Born on April 15, 1948, she was the daughter of Douglas and Charlotte Watkins.

She is survived by her daughter, Shelly Kidwell of Rohrersville, MD; two sons, Ernest Kidwell of Cumberland, Maryland and Timothy Kidwell and his wife Stacy...

Oct 22, 2015

Wayne Smith Starkey, 68, formerly of Severn, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Maryland.

Born on April 3, 1947, in Alexandria, Virginia, he was the son of the late Cecil Starkey, Sr. and Beula (Chinalt) Starkey.

Wayne was a veteran of the United States...

Oct 22, 2015

Catherine Louise (Beachley) Stangle, 91, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on September 17, 1924, in Boonsboro, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Alvey and Bessie (Kephart) Beachley.  Her husband of 56 years, Howard K. "Tink" Stangle, preceded her in death...

Oct 21, 2015

Lothar Gregor Haid, 85, of Boonsboro, Maryland passed away on October 21, 2015 at the Fahrney Keedy Home and Village in Boonsboro. Born on September 1, 1930 in Breuchs, Germany, he was the son of Heinrich and Anna (Seifert) Haid.

He moved to America from Germany in 1956. Originally from Long Island, New York, Lothar moved to...

Oct 20, 2015

Albert Gillon Cormack, known to his friends as Bert, died at his home in Thurmont, MD on the evening of October 20th at the age of 95.

He was a devoted husband to his wife Dorothy, an adoring father to his daughter Gail and a very proud grandfather to his three grandsons, Taylor, Hunter and Austin and...

Oct 20, 2015

Mr. Hans Joerg Pfister, 85, of Adamstown, MD, died on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, in Washington, DC. He was the husband of the late Mary Louise Pearsall Pfister who died in 2001.

Born on June 3, 1930 in Passaic, NJ, he was the son of the late Arnold and Martha Kuhn Pfister. He was a...

Oct 20, 2015

Richard Austin "Dickie" Crummitt of Hagerstown, MD passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Dickie was born in Frederick, MD on December 22, 1959 to Marie B. Simmons Crummitt Hawkins and Albert S. Crummitt, Sr.. Dickie was a 1977 graduate of Brunswick High School and worked for over 30 years as a well drillerr for the...

Oct 20, 2015

Mr. Richard S. "Rick" Lancaster, 67, of Ijamsville, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015 following a two month battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully,  surrounded by his loving wife of nearly 42 years, Patti, and their children. Born March 4, 1948 in Brunswick, he was the grandson of the late Dena V. Lancaster, the son of the late Gladys...

Oct 19, 2015

Mrs. Carolyn (Elizabeth) Banner, 67, of Brunswick died at her home on Monday, October 19, 2015 with her family by her side. She was the loving wife of 47 years to Clement M. Banner.

Born July 9, 1948 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Lille Bell (Reese) and Eddie Buster Pearson, Sr.

Oct 19, 2015

Betty Jacqulene (Hahn) Root, 72, of Keedysville, Maryland passed away on October 19, 2015 at the Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Born on November 2, 1942 in Washington County Maryland, she was the daughter of Charles and Helen (Badger) Hahn. She is preceded in death by her husband of 54 Gerald Robert Root who passed in 1997.

Oct 18, 2015

Mrs. Joyce Shapiro-Mills, 52 of Frederick passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at the Kline Hospice House following a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Ronald “Ronnie” Mills.

Born October 5, 1963 in Silver Spring, Maryland she was the daughter of the late Robert and Margaret Schiper.

Joyce had a smile...