Obituaries

May 23, 2014

Irene Brown Kallaway, 91, of Frederick passed away at Sunrise of Frederick on Friday, May 23, 2014. Irene was born July 19, 1922 in Dorsey, Maryland. She and her late husband, Harry, owned and operated Kallaway's Cleaners in Frederick. She was the daughter of the late Herman and Anna Brown who owned and operated Brown's on East Patrick Street in...

May 23, 2014

Eula (Huffer) Swain, 89, a resident of Homewood Retirement Center in Williamsport, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, May 23, 2014, surrounded by her loving family.

Born on December 17, 1924, in Boonsboro, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Alfred C. and Otilia (Pearce) Huffer, Sr.

Eula graduated from Boonsboro High School...

May 21, 2014

Mrs. Betty L. (Long) French, 86, of Williamsport, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, May 21, 2014, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

Born on November 30, 1927 in Boonsboro, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Mary E. (Holmes) Long.  She was preceded in death by her two husbands,...

May 21, 2014

Mrs. Elizabeth “Liz” Anne Tarver, 50, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Kline Hospice House.  She was the wife of  Carlton M. Tarver, Sr., his wife of 25+ years. Born April 22, 1964 in San Francisco, CA., she was the daughter of Jerrie Hubbuch (husband Edward) of IA and Brad Johnson (wife Ruthann) of IL. Mrs. Tarver was...

May 21, 2014

Patricia June Bolton (“Don’t call me Patsy!”) of Frederick MD, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 in Frederick, MD after a long illness. She worked at many restaurants over the years but spent the longest time at Hershey’s in Gaithersburg. She is survived by her children; John Hennessey, Jr. of Damascus, MD, Michele Kantruss of Mt. Airy, MD, Karin...

May 19, 2014

Mr. James I. Spalding, 75, of Thurmont passed away peacefully Monday, May 19, 2014 at his home. He was the loving husband of Ellen L. Sutton Spalding for 23 years. Born January 23, 1939 in Thurmont, he was the son of the late Charles "Hamp" Spalding and Helen M. Gourley Spalding. James served in the United States Air Force before...

May 19, 2014

Mrs. Lillian L. Fellows, 91, of Mt. Airy, MD passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home.  She was the wife of the late William T. Fellows. Born on February 8, 1923 in Winchester, VA she was the daughter of the late Willis and Ada B. Triplett Anderson. Lillian was a member of the Order of the...

May 18, 2014

Mr. Kenneth Monroe Boone, 86 of Mt. Airy died on Sunday May 18, 2014 at his home. He was the loving husband of Dorothy Mae Boone for 48 years. Born on December 17, 1927 in Frederick County he was the son of the late Sterling Monroe and Mary Frances Stitely Boone. He was a 1944 Graduate of Mt. Airy High...

May 18, 2014

Mrs. Donna Sue Stull, 59 of Mt. Airy died on Sunday May 18, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Richard L. “Rick” Stull. Born on November 20, 1954 in Olney she was the daughter of the late Edwin W. Downs. and Beulah F. (Standoff) Downs . Donna was a devoted wife, mother, sister and grandmother and...

May 17, 2014

Dorothy Mae Zimmerman, 95, of Walkersville, MD passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born on January 21, 1919 in MD she was the daughter of the late Earl N. and Edith R. Main Zimmerman. Dorothy was a member of the Frederick Church of the Brethren.  Dorothy worked for 17 years at the Walkersville Sewing Factory and...

May 16, 2014

Helen Thomas Seymour, 93, previously of Frederick passed away May 16, 2014, at Glade Valley Center, Walkersville, MD.  Born December 20, 1920, near Charleston, WV, she was the oldest daughter of the late Marvin “Pete” and Ollie Mae (Stover) Thomas.  She was predeceased by her husband Donald Seymour, Sr., in 1987 whom she married on July 22, 1944. Helen grew up in...

May 16, 2014

Mrs. Pearl Drucilla Green Dewees,80 , of Thurmont, MD passed away Friday, May 16, 2014 at the Gettysburg Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Ray (Pete) L. Dewees, they were married for 49 years. Born on January 23, 1934 in Thurmont, MD she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Olive Green. Pearl worked at the Thurmont Shoe...

May 15, 2014

Mr. Lee C. Eyler, Sr., 88, of Thurmont, MD, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, May 15, 2014.  He was the loving husband of Josephine (Jo) Smith Eyler, his wife of 63+ years. Born March 18, 1926 in Thurmont,  he was the son of the late Allen C. and Dora E. Miller Eyler. Mr. Eyler was a member of Weller United...

May 14, 2014

Maria Cynthia, 40, of Frederick, MD passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the loving wife of Kothandaraman Vijayaraghavan and mother of 2 lovely girls Aahana and Sahana. Born October 13, 1973 in Nagercoil, Tamilnadu, India, she was the daughter of Arockiam Eusobius and Metilda Fernandez. Maria was a wonderful wife and loving mother and...

May 14, 2014

Mr. Merle Edward Crouse, Sr. , 85, of Thurmont, MD passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of the late Elsie E. Crouse who predeceased him on June 30, 2013. Born on February 26,1929 in Thurmont, MD he was the son of the late Lester and Louise Gigeous Crouse. Merle worked at Moore Business...

May 13, 2014

Surrounded by her loving family, the angels came and embraced Donna S. Rice as they carried her Home. She departed from us early Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Donna was born July 5, 1957 in Front Royal, VA. She was the daughter of Mae H. Collum and the late John W. Wine, Sr. She is survived by her loving husband of...

May 12, 2014

LaRue B. Wolfe, 94, a resident of Emeritus Assisted Living in Hagerstown, Maryland, and formerly of Myersville, Maryland, passed away on Monday evening, May 12, 2014, surrounded by her loving family.

Born on July 23, 1919, in Myersville, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Annie (Marker) Rowe.  She was preceded in death by her...

May 11, 2014

Mr. Meade Millard “Pop” Willis, 86 of Frederick died on May 11, 2014 at College View Center where he has resided with his wife Mary since last summer. His son Billy, his wife Mary Buhar McCracken Willis and dog Mr. Bailey were at his side. Born on January 16, 1928 in Abingdon Virginia he was the son of the late...

May 11, 2014

Sally Jane (Murphy) Ramsburg passed away on May 11, 2014.  She was 86 years old.  She was born January 15,1928 in Frederick County and was the last of her immediate family.  She was the daughter of the late Annie Gertrude and Frank Murphy, Sr.  She was the wife of the late Kermit Ramsburg, who passed away in 1987. Sally is survived by her daughters,...

May 10, 2014

Margaret Elizabeth Dougherty, 92 of 400 Chapel Court Walkersville died, Saturday May 10, 2014 at her home. She was the wife of Charles H. Dougherty who preceded her in death February 25, 2000 after 58 years of marriage. Born November 30, 1921 in Keymar, MD she was the youngest daughter of Charles M. and Annie Speak Stitely. She was a...