Obituaries

Dec 18, 2014

Frederick loses a local. Clark E. Phebus Jr. (62) of Frederick, MD passed away on Thursday Dec 18, 2014, following a yearlong fight with pancreatic cancer. Clark was born on September 23, 1952 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the eldest of four children of Clark and Wilma (Mantz) Phebus. Clark was an 8th generation resident of Frederick, MD and...

Dec 18, 2014

Ross Joseph Stellabotte, 74, of Williamsport, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on September 12, 1940, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Ross and Mary (Ragetti) Stellabotte.

Ross was a 1958 graduate from Altoona High School, in Altoona,...

Dec 16, 2014

Mrs. Jadwiga Zofia Wojciechowski, 91, of Ijamsville, Maryland, and formerly of Bethesda, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday morning, December 16, 2014, at her home.  Her husband, Longine Jan Wojciechowski, preceded her in death on September 18, 2013. Devoted mother of Eva Gegner and husband, Michael, of Mt. Airy, Maryland and Longina Akhtar and husband, Saeed of Ijamsville, Maryland.  Grandmother of Omar Akhtar...

Dec 16, 2014

Mrs. Linda Sue Beene, 68, of Germantown and more recently of Frederick, died Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Kenneth Beene, Sr., who predeceased on April 24, 2014. Born January 15, 1946 in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Betty Moulden. Linda was a bus driver...

Dec 16, 2014

Pauline Virginia Koontz Rosensteel, 94, died Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at Heartfields Assisted Living of Frederick where she resided for nearly eight years.  She was born March 22, 1920 near Union Mills, MD to Jottie and Oliver Koontz.  Pauline was twice married, first to Robert C.  Stonesifer.  She is the mother of 2 daughers Donna C. Hargett of Frederick, MD and Connie M. Tribodeaux...

Dec 15, 2014

Mr. Fred Conley Easterling, Jr., 68, of Frederick, MD passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Karen Easterling. Born June 14, 1946 in Norton, VA he was the son of the late Fred Conley, Sr. and Elizabeth Owens Easterling. Mr. Easterling proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during...

Dec 14, 2014

Mr. Lloyd E. Ramey, 67 of Frederick, Maryland passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 14th, 2014. Born on February 12th, 1947 in Ashland, Kentucky, he is the beloved son of the late Lloyd Elden Ramey and Alma Marjorie Bowling of Ashland, Kentucky. Lloyd was a 1965 graduate of Paul G. Blazer High School and later went on to join the...

Dec 13, 2014

Col. Charles Hayden, retired Army, 85 , of Ijamsville, MD passed away Friday, December 12, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Elsie Hayden for almost 64 years. Born January 30, 1929 in Washington, D.C. he was the son of the late Charles William and Lillian Hudson Hayden. Mr. Hayden proudly served his country in the U.S....

Dec 13, 2014

Mr. Raymond (Shadow) L Hewitt, 84 of Mountaindale passed away peacefully on December 13, 2014 at his home with his family by his side.                                                                                                                                      Born in Mountaindale on January 10, 1930 He was the son of the late Raymond W. and Leona Brice Hewitt. He was the loving husband of Mary Dolores Craver Hewitt, his wife of 61 years. Shadow retired...

Dec 13, 2014

Mrs. Teressa Gail Blickenstaff-Kitts,57, of Shepherdstown, WV passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of John Kitts. Born April 16, 1957 in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of Mary Wolfe Kennedy of Clearville, PA and the late Robert Blickenstaff. Teressa earned her Bachelor's degree from Shepherd University  in secondary education and also earned her...

Dec 13, 2014

Mr. Hope Henry Miller, Jr., 94, born December 5, 1920, passed away at home December 13, 2014 Hope was born and raised in North Carolina He served his Country in the United States Army, a career that spanned WWII, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War.  He was  an amateur radio operator, who cherished his camaraderie with his friends in the Old...

Dec 12, 2014

Marie Spindle Hughes Rippeon “God took her in his loving arms;  he knew she needed rest.  His garden must be beautiful for he only takes the best” Mrs. Marie S. Rippeon, 84, of Frederick, Maryland, went to be with her Lord and other loved ones preceded by her on  Friday, December 12, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  She was the loving wife of the...

Dec 11, 2014

Joseph Myron Webb, 98, of Williamsport, Maryland, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Homewood Retirement Village at Williamsport.

Born on July 16, 1916 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Ernest Elisha and Inez (Stone) Webb. His wife, Frances O. Webb, preceded him in death on September 3, 1988.

He...

Dec 11, 2014

The Honorable Mary Ann Stepler passed away on December 11, 2014 at the Washington Hospital Center. Mary Ann, the daughter of Robert Edward Duey and Phyllis Lucille Hess Duey was born on November 7, 1942 in York, Pennsylvania. She was predeceased by her husband, Howard Russell Stepler, Jr., whom she married on August 8, 1963. Mary Ann is survived by...

Dec 11, 2014

Owen Douglas Frye, 78, of Knoxville, Maryland, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2014, at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia. Born on November 18, 1936, in Lovettsville, Virginia, he was the son of the late Owen L. and Violet M. (Sisk) Frye.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane Frye on August 17, 2014. Owen was a member  of...

Dec 11, 2014

Carolyn Dewey Anderson, 89, quietly passed away, December 11, 2014, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.  In her last week she was surrounded by her children and grandsons.  Born May 10, 1925, in Granby, Connecticut, the daughter of Anna Brooks Dewey and Leroy Gaines Dewey, Sr.  She was raised in the bucolic farming community of West Granby, a...

Dec 10, 2014

Mr. William Joseph "Billy" Burras, 72, longtime Frederick resident, died unexpectedly Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at his sister's home in Thurmont. Born May 23, 1942 in Mt. Airy, he was the son of the late William and Florence Burras, and loving brother to Joann Burras McGlenn. Billy was an avid sports fan and enjoyed bowling, playing football in his younger...

Dec 10, 2014

Walter Amos Smith of Frederick Maryland passed too soon on December 10, 2014 at the age of 64. Growing up in Baltimore and graduating from Patterson High School in 1968, Walter went on to Graduate with his BA from University of Maryland in 1972 and then pursued a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Baltimore in 1988.Throughout the...

Dec 10, 2014

Janine (Hagner) Thomas, 55, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born on October 31, 1959, in Montgomery County, Maryland, she is the daughter of Josia (Hodge) Hagner and the late Walter Hagner. Janine attended the old Robert E. Perry High School in Rockville, Maryland. After graduation, she continued her education and received...

Dec 10, 2014

Mr. Charles F. "Chuck" Hanlin, 68, of Mt. Airy passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at his residence. He was the husband of Judy Elaine Farrell Hanlin. Born on May 5, 1946 in Mt. Storm, WV, he was the son of the late John and Mae Kitzmiller Hanlin. Chuck was a 1965 graduate of Richard Montgomery High School in...