Obituaries

May 21, 2015

Chester William Jardine, age 85, departed this life on May 20, 2015 at the Kline Hospice House in Mt. Airy, Maryland.

Chester was born on June 4, 1929 in Malden, Massachusetts to Joseph Jardine and Mary Louise Fales. In addition to his parents, Chester was predeceased by his brother George Jardine and his sister Ginny Eckhart Williams....

May 21, 2015

Mr. James "J.T." Garner, 56, of Hagerstown, Maryland., passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 at the York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania.

Born June 9, 1958 in Bethesda, Maryland., he was the son of Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Garner of Emmitsburg, Maryland and the late William A. Garner, Sr.

J.T was employed as...

May 19, 2015

Charles Irving Butts, Sr., 64, of Hagerstown, Maryland, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.

Born in Frederick, Maryland on March 3, 1951, he was the son of the late Robert E Butts, Sr. and Edna A. (Frye) Butts.

He attended Boonsboro High School.

Charles was retired from...

May 19, 2015

Earl Edward “Sonny” Dunmeyer, age 79, passed away peacefully, with family by his side, on May 19, 2015, at his home in Mount Airy, Maryland.

Born February 17, 1936, in Rockingham, Pennsylvania, to the late Earl A. and Margaret M. (Chapman) Dunmeyer, he attended Springdale High School in Springdale, Pennsylvania and later received his Federal Communications Commission...

May 19, 2015

Mr. Robert Allen Jackson, 80, of Frederick, died Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Citizens Care & Rehab Center. He was the loving husband of the late Sheila Jackson, who predeceased him on August 2, 2007.

Born September 17, 1934 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Wade and Irene (Schaeffer) Jackson.

He...

May 19, 2015

Mr. Paul M. Warrenfeltz, 91 of Walkersville, MD. (formerly of Baltimore), passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Delpha "Rae" Lanier Warrenfeltz.

Born August 22, 1923 in Woodsboro, MD, he was the son of the late Foster and Gail Ramsburg Warrenfeltz.

Mr. Warrenfeltz was a...

May 18, 2015

Ruth M. (Deniker) Donald died on Monday, May 18, 2015 surrounded by family, after a brief hospitalization in Cumberland, MD.

Ruth was born on January 28, 1940, in Barton, MD, Allegany County. Her parents were John and Mary (Mowbray) Deniker. She graduated from Valley High School as valedictorian of her class in 1958.

She was...

May 17, 2015

Frances S. (Muraszko) Krowka, 96, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village in Boonsboro.

Born on May 30, 1918, in Northampton, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Slucarz) Muraszko.  Her husband, Stanley J. Krowka, preceded her in death on February 28, 2010....

May 17, 2015

Gloria Mae (Shafer) Myers, 78, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Ravenwood Lutheran Village in Hagerstown.

Born on March 17, 1937, in Funkstown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Chloe R. (Corwell) Shafer.

She was a 1955 graduate from Williamsport High School.

May 16, 2015

Mrs. Evelyn Marie Merchant, 88, of Brunswick, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Shock Trauma in Baltimore following an automobile accident on May 7, 2015.

Born January 17, 1927 in Lander, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd David and May Ida (Fawley) Hale. She was the wife of the late George M....

May 16, 2015

David Ashley Horak was called home to the Lord on May 16, 2015.  Born on July 8, 1948, in Wausau, WI, David was the oldest child of the late Elroy Ashley and Helen Selma Rose Johanna Huth Horak.  He loved life and was interested in everything to the extent of reading through the World Book Encyclopedia during grade school. In...

May 16, 2015

Mrs. Bonnie E. Welty, 83, of Knoxville, MD, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of James M. Welty her husband of 64 years.

Born on September 2, 1931 in Burkittsville, MD she was the daughter of the late Foster Fenton and Melissa Ausherman Fink and foster daughter of...

May 16, 2015

Edward John “Ed” Karl, Jr., 61, of Frederick, Maryland, died Saturday, May 16, 2015 at his home.

Born December 2, 1953 in Edwardsville, Illinois, he was the son of the late Rita Christine (Boehm) and Edward John Karl.

He was active with the Family Service Foundation in Frederick, MD.

Ed is survived by...

May 16, 2015

Mr. David McGrogan, 60, of Keedysville, MD passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2015 in Baltimore, MD surrounded by his family.

Dave grew up in Gaithersburg, MD. He later moved to Keedysville, and loved life up on the mountain. He is survived by his wife Debbie, his mother Shirley, his sister Cindy, his children Shannon (Xavier Twine,...

May 15, 2015

Gerald Everett Wheeler, 80, of Frederick, Maryland died Friday, May 15, 2015 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Born June 28, 1934 in Great Falls, Montana, he was the son of the late Marcella Lucille (Gartzka) and Willard Mark Wheeler.

Retiring after over 27 years as a hospital administrator, Lieutenant Colonel Wheeler...

May 15, 2015

Donna S. Boyer Bowie, age 59, entered heaven on May 15, 2015, with her children and husband at her side, and with her mother welcoming her. She had pancreatic cancer.

Donna was born on July 3, 1955 in Frederick County, Maryland. She is the daughter of her loving father, Maurice L. Boyer, and her dear, sweet mother,...

May 12, 2015

Ms. Lorie Lea Wood, 51, of Ijamsville, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 in Dundalk, Maryland. She was the fiancé of Sohan Alvis of Ijamsville.

Born on April 21, 1964 in Fall River, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Leonard B. and June A. Wood. She was a 1982 graduate of Ledyard High School in...

May 12, 2015

Morris "Trey" H. Knight, III, 40, of Sharpsburg, Maryland, passed from this life into his eternal home on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.

Born on June 22, 1974, in Hagerstown, Maryland, he is the son of Morris "Buck" H. Knight, Jr. of Sharpsburg and Jo Ellen (Keckler) Knight of Hagerstown, Maryland; and step-son of Karen Knight of Sharpsburg....

May 11, 2015

Martha Ecker, 60, passed away at home on Monday, May 11, 2015 after a long illness.  Martha lived in a group home operated by Community Living, Inc. and was supported by Hospice of Frederick County for the last months of her life.  She also attended the Retirement our Way (ROW) program at Community Living from the time she moved to Frederick...

May 11, 2015

Charles Kenneth “Kenny” Piper, 69, of Frederick, MD, entered eternal life, Monday, May 11, 2015.  He was the son of the late Briscoe & Dorothy Piper. Kenny is survived by his loving wife, Nancy Piper, of 48 years; his loving daughters, Theresa Wilcom-Bowen and husband, Roger, Missy Mobley and husband, Jayson, and Angel Liersemann and husband, Steve; his “fur” baby...