Obituaries
Kenneth "Kenny" Ricketts
Mar 16, 2015
Mr. Kenneth "Kenny" Lee Ricketts, 53 of Thurmont, MD passed away Monday, March 16, 2015 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born September 11, 1961 in Frederick, MD he was the son of Waldo, Sr. and Willa Yeary Ricketts of Waynesboro, PA. Kenny was the owner and operator of Groff Signs. He loved working with his hands and making frames for signs. He also...
Marion Hearn
Mar 16, 2015
Marion Shirley MacLean Hearn, age 91, of Walkersville, MD, died peacefully, Monday, March 16, 2015, while holding her son’s hand. Born October 2, 1923 in Long Beach, CA, she was the daughter of the late William Joseph and Hildred Evadna Peterson MacLean. Marion was a 1941 graduate of Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York and the Pratt Institute...
Mary Lehmann
Mar 14, 2015
Mary Frances (Fran) Lehmann, age 82, beloved wife of 62 years of the late Edward Arthur Lehmann, passed away on March 14, 2015. Fran was born Nov. 17, 1932 in Laurel, MD to the late James Ellsworth Fairall and Doris Beall Fairall. Fran spent most of her professional career in banking with Frederick County National Bank and remained a constant presence...
Irene Johnson
Mar 14, 2015
Mrs. Irene S. Johnson, 92, of Thurmont died Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Gettysburg Hospital. Born March 3, 1923 in Johnson City, TN, she was the daughter of the late Posey and Lillie (Gray) Stewart. Mrs. Johnson retired in 1989 as a bank teller with BB&T Bank in Falls Church, VA. She enjoyed tending to her flower gardens and being...
Judith Barber
Mar 13, 2015
Mrs. Judith Ann Barber, 73, of Ijamsville, Maryland, passed away suddenly, Friday, March 13, 2015 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Gary Barber. Born December 7, 1941 in Birmingham, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Darwyn and Lucille Lindmeyer Marucco. Mrs. Barber was employed many years as a health care consultant. She loved and enjoyed...
Edgar Larson
Mar 13, 2015
Edgar W. “Bud” Larson, age 89, died following a brief illness on Friday, March 13, 2015. Bud was the husband of Mildred “Millie” for almost 64 years. She predeceased him in 2013. Bud was born on February 3, 1926 in Argusville, North Dakota to the late Charles and Esther Vinje Larson. Bud grew up on a farm, the youngest of six...
Doris Sprague
Mar 13, 2015
Mrs. Doris R. Sprague, 79, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015 at her home. She was the wife of Ralph Sprague. Born March 16, 1935 in Winfield, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Maurice Theodore and Virginia Mary Devall Poole. Mrs. Sprague attended the Morningstar Family Church. She loved spending time with her family, gardening...
Charles King
Mar 12, 2015
Mr. Charles William King, 83, of Frederick, Maryland, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of Janet Boyer King his wife of 55 years. Born June 29, 1931 he was the son of the late Charles Joseph and Rebecca Jane Smith King. Charles was a graduate of Frederick High School class of 1948 followed by...
Betty Stegner
Mar 11, 2015
Betty Jean C. Stegner, age 87, of Frederick, MD passed away on March 11, 2015 with family members at her side. Betty was born in Burna, Kentucky in 1927 to Franklin and Lucy Curry. Her childhood was spent in Detroit, Michigan. Betty attended Northern High School in Detroit achieving high academic honors. Upon graduation, she worked for the Detroit Board of...
Richard Poffenberger
Mar 11, 2015
Mr. Richard L. Poffenberger, 89, of Frederick, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Somerford Assisted Living. He was the loving husband of the late Ruth Bernice (Arnold) Poffenberger, who predeceased him in April of 2010. They were married for 56 years. Born July 9, 1925 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Albert N. and Nellie R. (Longnecker)...
Barbara Day
Mar 11, 2015
Barbara Lynn “Barb” Day, 68, of Mt. Airy, MD, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the home of her daughter in Greencastle, PA. Born November 28, 1946 in Ridgeville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charlotte Evelyn Layman and Jesse Henry “Doc” Clark. For nearly 20 years, Barb was a loving and compassionate registered nurse for Frederick Internal...
Willson Wiseman
Mar 11, 2015
Willson “Skip” Wiseman, of Thurmont, Maryland passed away March 11, 2015. He was the husband of Rebecca Fortune Wiseman. Born October 13, 1950 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Willson “Sonny” Wiseman and Betty Jo Battersby. Mr. Wiseman was a retired small business owner and enjoyed traveling with his wife, fishing and antique cars and trucks. He...
Harmohinder Bakshi
Mar 11, 2015
Of Gaithersburg, MD passed away unexpectedly on March 11, 2015. Singh was born in New Delhi, India on November 23, to the late Raj Kaur & Jagjit Singh and immigrated to Maryland in 1975. Singh lived the American dream. He started as a bus boy when he first arrived and worked his way up to become a successful business owner...
Joel Garies
Mar 11, 2015
Joel Peter Garies, 69, of New Market, Maryland passed away March 11, 2015 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Diane Garies. Born June 12, 1945 in Romulus, New York, he was the son of the late John D. and Jane Garies. Orphaned at age eleven, he was raised by his grandparents the late Mr. and Mrs. Otto...
Robert Hook
Mar 10, 2015
Mr. Robert "Bobby" William Hook of Jefferson died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Born March 25, 1934 in Glen Echo Heights, MD, he was the son of the late Irving Hook and Elizabeth Louise Hook. He was the father of Tina H. Newton, Trina H. Vogel, Regina Hook, Renita H. Abbott and Norina H. Davis; and beloved grandfather of seven....
George Pesto
Mar 10, 2015
George J. Pesto 83, of Mount Airy, MD. passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at his residence. He was born on March 23, 1931 to the late Mike and Anna (Viegl) Pesto at Birmingham, AL. George worked as a Quality Control Engineer for Westinghouse Electric for 35 years. Mr. Pesto was a graduate of Auburn University and an Air Force veteran...
Raymond Wigington
Mar 10, 2015
Mr. Raymond "Bunky" Thomas Wigington, Jr. 78 of Brunswick, Maryland passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the Western Maryland Hospital Center. He was the husband of Elsie Louise (DeHaven) Wigington for 53 years. Born September 25, 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland he was the son of the late Raymond and Sarah Wigington. Bunky was a life-long resident of Brunswick,...
Kyle Herzog
Mar 9, 2015
Mr. Kyle Landon Herzog, 36, of Brunswick, MD passed away Monday, March 9, 2015. Born March 14, 1978 in Baltimore, MD to the late Colleen Ford Tibbetts and raised by father David Tibbetts of Brunswick. Kyle was an avid Baltimore Orioles fan. He also loved music, camping, reading, watching movies and more than anything spending time with his family. Kyle loved taking...
Mary Lawyer
Mar 9, 2015
Mrs. Mary Ellen Fraley Lawyer, lifelong Thurmont resident, died Monday, March 9, 2015 at Frederick Memorial Hospital, just one day prior to her 97th birthday. She was the wife of the late Strafford Hunter Lawyer, who predeceased her on August 6, 1992. Born March 10, 1918 in Catoctin Furnace, she was the daughter of Plummer and Martha Black Fraley. Mary...
Arnold Sherman
Mar 9, 2015
Mr. Arnold B. Sherman, 78, of Clarksburg, MD passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Zella Sherman for 50 years. Born September 20, 1936 in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Walter Sherman. In addition to his wife he is survived by his loving son David Sherman...
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