Obituaries

May 26, 2015

Brian David Evans, 47, of Hagerstown, MD, died March 26, 2015 at his home.

Born March 10, 1968 in Toledo, OH, he was the son of Joan Parcells Evans.

Brian was a 1986 graduate of Spencerville High School in Ohio.  He graduated from Defiance College in Ohio, majoring in History and Museology.  He was employed...

May 26, 2015

Wilma Zoe (Gant) Braddock, 93, of Shepherdstown, West Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at Williamsport Assisted Living under the loving care of her family and staff.

Born November, 24, 1921, in Greely, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Sallie Gant.

She spent her childhood in Salem, Missouri, and...

May 26, 2015

Donald "Donny" Lee Minnick, Jr. 47, of Brunswick, MD passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Selena "Nikki" Minnick.

Born September 23, 1967 in Frederick, MD he was the son of Donald Lee Minnick Sr. and Virginia Ann Howard Minnick of Brunswick, Maryland.

Donny was a 1985 graduate of Brunswick...

May 26, 2015

On Tuesday, May 26, R. Holmes Baker passed away at the age of 90 at the Homewood Retirement Community at Crumland Farms in Frederick, Maryland.

Holmes was born on May 18, 1925 to W. Snader Baker and Helen (Dudderar) Baker on the family farm near Unionville, Maryland in Frederick County.  He was the husband of Emajane (Hahn)...

May 26, 2015

Mrs. Doris Rebecca Whipp Danner, 83, of Thurmont, MD, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at St. Joseph’s Ministries, in Emmitsburg. She was the wife of James Danner, her husband, of 60 years.

Born January 6, 1932, in Shookstown, she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Helen Whipp.

Doris worked at Hillside Turkey Farms...

May 24, 2015

Ray George Spencer, 93, died peacefully on Sunday, May 24, 2015, at his home in Frederick, Maryland. He will be greatly missed by his daughter, Cynthia Blanchard, and her husband Raymond, also of Frederick, MD; by his son, Ray Charles Spencer, wife Jo Anne and beloved grandson Ryan, all of Santa Maria, California; and by his daughter, Lauren Spencer,...

May 24, 2015

Mrs. Charlotte Elizabeth Bowins Smallwood, peacefully entered eternal rest on May 24, 2015 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.  She was the eighth child of the late Ralph L. (Jack) and Rachel C. Weedon Bowins, born in Frederick, Maryland on May 16, 1943, a lifelong well respected & loved resident Frederick, MD.

She graduated from Lincoln High...

May 24, 2015

Mrs. Laurie Ann Bianco, 55 , of Monrovia, MD passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at her home. She was the beloved wife of Mark Bianco, and she is the beloved mother of Chip, Jessi and Sarah.

Born on February 2, 1960 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late George Ramsey and his...

May 24, 2015

Olivia Frances (Cowell) Sleeth, 89, of Hagerstown, MD passed from this life on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Ravenwood Nursing Center. Born in Funkstown, MD in Washington County, Maryland on July 16, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Frank H. Cowell Sr. and Frances E. (Hooker) Cowell, and sister of the late Frank Cowell Jr.

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May 23, 2015

Mr. Earnest Lee "Ernie" Barber, 60, of Frederick died peacefully Saturday, May 23, 2015 at his home with Theresa Williams, his significant other for 33 years, by his side.

Born November 5, 1954 in Warrenton, VA, he was the son of Sally Barber Byrd of Warrenton and the late Lucian Lee Byrd.

Ernie was a...

May 23, 2015

Mrs. Geraldine "Gerry" Young Catlin, 91, of Frederick, formerly of Derwood, died peacefully Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Homewood at Crumland Farms. She was the loving wife of the late James E. Catlin for 60 years until his death in 2007.

Born August 17, 1923 in Smithville, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Charles and...

May 23, 2015

Our brother, Martin Wivell, of Emmitsburg, went home to be with his heavenly family on May 23, 2015, prior to his 60th birthday.  He suffered from physical illnesses due to farm accidents from 20 years ago.  He was the 3rd oldest son of the late Joseph D. and Catherine T. “Murph” (Shorb) Wivell.  He was also predeceased by his...

May 22, 2015

Lillian Giebelhaus Buzard passed away peacefully at her home in Monrovia, MD on Friday, May 22, 2015 just months short of her 100th birthday. "Lil", as she was known to her friends was born to John Henry and Florence Giebelhaus in New York City on August 9, 1915. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Long...

May 22, 2015

Mrs. Victoria Bedros Najarian, 88 of Frederick, MD., passed away Friday May 22, 2015 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

She was the wife of the late Bedros O. Najarian.

She was Born February 17, 1927 in Palestine.

She is survived by two children Sarkis Najarian of Wash., D.C. and Aroussiak...

May 21, 2015

Edna Virginia (Martz) Waltz, 90, of Smithsburg, Maryland passed from this life on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Meritus Medical Center.

Born in Washington County, Maryland on August 17, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Alvey Verdeen Martz and May Virginia (Gaver) Martz. Her husband, Daniel R. Waltz, preceded her in death in 2004.

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...