Obituaries

Oct 13, 2014

Mrs. Barbara A. Smith, 80, of Frederick, MD passed away Monday, October 13, 2014 at Tranquility Assisted Living, under the care of Carroll County Hospice.  She was the wife of the late Thomas Smith and her first husband Nicholas G. Vaciliou. Born on March 27, 1934 in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late Harry I., Sr. and Frances...

Oct 12, 2014

Mr. Robert L. Stream, 84, of Thurmont, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at his home. He was the loving husband of Beatrice Woods Stream. They were married for 61 years. Born September 18, 1930 in Dickerson, he was the son of the late Paul and Sarah Taylor Stream. He retired from NIH in 1988...

Oct 12, 2014

Mrs. L. Virginia (Ponton) Smith, 87, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, October 12, 2014 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland, surrounded by her loving family.

Born on November 28, 1926, in Nestle, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Harry Edward and Susie Americus (Barrett) Ponton.  She was preceded in...

Oct 12, 2014

Mr. James L. McVicker, 80, of Hurlock and Thurmont, died Sunday, October 12, 2014 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was the loving husband of Linda McVicker. Born October 24, 1933 in Fairmont, WV., he was the son of the late Bernard and Naomi Carpenter McVicker. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Diana McVicker Covey. He was a...

Oct 11, 2014

Mr. John O. Poole, 90, of Frederick, MD passed away Saturday, October 11, 2014, under the care of Hospice of Frederick Co., at his home.  He was the husband of the late Virginia Frances Poole. Born April 26, 1924 in Urbana, MD he was the son of the late Charles Edward and Emma Gertrude Young Poole. John was one of twelve...

Oct 10, 2014

Mrs. Delores P. Detrick, 90, of Walkersville, died peacefully on Friday, October 10, 2014 at Glade Valley Nursing and Rehab Center. She was the loving wife of the late Clyde L. Detrick, who predeceased her on November 6, 1976. Born December 8, 1923 in Melbourne, Iowa, she was the only child to the late Carl and Mary O'Brecht Krupp. She...

Oct 10, 2014

John H. Nelson, 66, formerly of Keedysville, Maryland and Hagerstown, Maryland, and most recently a resident of Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on Friday afternoon, October 10, 2014, at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Born on January 26, 1948, in Keedysville, Maryland, he was the son of the late Walter and Helen (Eavey) Nelson....

Oct 10, 2014

John "Jack" S. Palmer, 92, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, October 10, 2014, at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. Born on August 2, 1922, in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Honorable Robert H. and Sophronia (Sanford) Palmer. Jack graduated from Armstrong High School in Washington D.C. Upon graduation, he...

Oct 9, 2014

Colleen E. Sedgwick, 43, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at the Kline Hospice House, Mount Airy, Maryland. She was the wife of Jason M. Sedgwick. Born on March 4, 1971 in Olean, New York, she was the daughter of James Coss and Judith McLarney Coss of Olean, New York. Colleen was active in the...

Oct 9, 2014

Mrs. Rhoda L. Stull, 90, longtime Lewistown resident, died peacefully Thursday, October 9, 2014 at her home with her family by her side. She was the loving wife of the late Floyd Howard Stull, who predeceased her on February 17, 2014. Born August 3, 1924 near Libertytown, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Walter and Annie Elizabeth Cookerly...

Oct 9, 2014

Mrs. Brenda Y. Eaton, 67, of Hagerstown, formerly of Frederick, died Thursday, October 9, 2014 following a lengthy illness. She was the loving wife of Morris F. Eaton, Sr. for 51 years. Born August 12, 1947 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late James Franklin Fox and Yvonne Young Gilbert. Brenda enjoyed gardening, crafts and spending time with...

Oct 9, 2014

Michael “Mike” Leroy Taylor, 44 of Frederick passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2014. He was the husband and best friend of Sheryl Taylor. Born December 31, 1969 in Frederick he was the son of Roy and Barbara Taylor. Mike was a loving and caring husband and father. He adored his children as they also adored him. He will be...

Oct 9, 2014

Mr. William (Bill) Marvin Stevens, Jr., 91, went home to be with the Lord on October 9, 2014. He was born on September 6, 1923 in Washington, D.C. to Ruth and William Stevens. He spent his childhood in D.C. and Virginia. At age 19, he joined the Navy to serve in World War II. While stationed in Portland, Oregon, he...

Oct 8, 2014

Mr. Francis Eugene “Bruce”  Reeley, 95, of Frederick, MD passed away, Wednesday, October 8,  2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of Margaret Hobbs Reeley. Born October 4, 1919 in Savage, MD, he was the son of the late Clarence T. and Rose Curry Reeley. Bruce served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a Gunnersmate. Before his retirement,...

Oct 7, 2014

Mr. George Musa Janini, Jr., 38 of Burke, Virginia, passed away Tuesday October 7, 2014 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of George and Maria Elena Morales Janini of Clarksburg, Maryland. He is survived by his sister Christina Janini and brother, Ramsey Janini. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am, Saturday, October...

Oct 7, 2014

Douglas K. Sheiss, 67, of Frederick, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at Frederick Memorial Hospital after an extended illness with his family at his side. Born August 6, 1947, in Ringgold, Maryland, Doug was the son of the late Woodrow Jennings and Margaret Kretsinger Sheiss.   He was a graduate of Smithsburg High School, class of 1965, and the Hagerstown...

Oct 5, 2014

Sherri Lynn Spotloe, 50 went home to be with the Lord on October 5, 2014. She was the wife of the late John R. Markwood, Sr. She was born in Bethesda, MD on November 9, 1963 and she was the daughter of Patricia Goodwin Smith and the late Philip N. Spotloe, Sr. Sherri was a firefighter for Montgomery County, a...

Oct 5, 2014

Mr. Otto Herman Seraphin, 91, of Frederick died Sunday, October 5, 2014. He was the loving husband of Caroline Hirsch Seraphin. Born in Germany in 1922, Otto grew up in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1943-45. In 1947 he married Caroline, and they moved to Maryland in 1951 where Otto began a career...

Oct 5, 2014

Eleanor Frances Tolbard, age 75, of Frederick, died Sunday, October 5, 2014. She was born April 10, 1939, in Bowden, West Virginia.  She was the daughter of the late JW Calain and Beulah Dove Calain. She was the wife of the late William (Bill) Tolbard. She graduated from Elkins High School and moved to Frederick in the 1950s.  She enjoyed working for...

Oct 5, 2014

Mrs. Mary E. Bunch, 90 of Frederick, MD passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Edenton Retirement Center. She was the wife of the late George S. Bunch.

Born February 10, 1924 in Massachusetts she was the daughter of the late John Love and Helen (Norwood) Love.