Obituaries

Jan 9, 2014

Mrs. Laura E. Shelley, 68, of Lewistown died on Thursday January 9 2014 at Gettysburg Hospital.  She was the wife of Jerry E. Shelley for 50 years. They were married on October 4, 1963. Born on June 8, 1945 in Washington D. C. she was the daughter of the late Kenneth P. and Viola L. White Dalzell of Mt Ranier, Maryland....

Jan 8, 2014

Claudia M. Fegler, 50, of Mount Airy, MD passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at the Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC. Born April 26, 1963 in New Jersey, she is preceded in death by her father, Claude M. Surdi and sister, Lynn Rossi . She is survived by her mother, Joan A. Terwilleger, brother, Russell Surdi, husband David Fegler,...

Jan 8, 2014

Mr. George W. Anderson, Sr. of Frederick, MD passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  He was the devoted husband of 62 years to Irma Zimmerman Anderson.  Born August 7, 1928 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, he was the son of the late William H. Anderson and Mary E. Birk Anderson. George served in the National Guard.  He worked for the...

Jan 7, 2014

Betty Joanne (Mason) Violet , 71, of Rohrersville, Maryland, passed from this life on January 7, 2014 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland. She was preceded in death by her husband Carl Eugene Violet who passed on February 16, 1991.

Born on July 20, 1942, in Rohrersville, she was the daughter of the late Harry and...

Jan 7, 2014

Mr. Karle A. Mason, 72 , of Frederick, MD passed away, Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at his home.  He was the husband of his high school sweetheart Maridell Leonard Mason, they were married for 51 years. Born on April 9, 1941 in Springfield, MA, he was the son of the late Stanley Percy and Alice Rose Senecal Mason. Master Sergeant Mason...

Jan 4, 2014

Mr.  William F. Davis, Jr., 83 of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Life Care Hospital, Mechanicsburg, PA.  He was the husband of the late Bettie King Davis. Born August 19, 1930 in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late William F.,Sr. and Grace Davis. Mr. Davis retired, as a State Trooper, 2nd Lt.,from the Maryland...

Jan 1, 2014

Ms. Wanda Jean Palmer, 60 of Frederick entered eternal rest Tuesday, January 1, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  Wanda was the daughter of John S. Palmer and the late Margaret E. Palmer. She attended Gov. Thomas Johnson High School. Wanda was employed with the Red Horse until she was unable to work due to illness. She loved life, and enjoyed spending...

Jan 1, 2014

Mrs. Elia F. Leonard of Walkersville, passed away on January 1, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Walter E. Leonard. She was born in Lee, Mass on December 2, 1922 to the late Carlo and Nina Fresia, She was a member of St. Timothy Catholic Church Walkersville. She is...

Jan 1, 2014

Mr. Robert L. Peomroy, 75, of Rocky Ridge, Maryland, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at his home. He was the husband of the late Mary Louise Parrish Peomroy.  They were married 50 years. Born May 9, 1938 in Frederick County, Maryland, he was the son of Charles and Helen Welty Peomroy. Mr. Peomroy was a member of Mt. Tabor United...

Jan 1, 2014

Doris Almira (Grumbine) Cordell, 87, formerly of Country Club Road in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Quincy Village in Waynesboro where she had been a resident since December 2008.

Born on March 19, 1926, in Yarrowsburg, Maryland, she was daughter of the late Jesse West and Lavina Mae (Spencer) Grumbine....

Dec 31, 2013

Helen Lorraine (Coulter) Horning, 90, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at the Meritus Medical Center.

Born on February 25, 1923, in Yarrowsburg, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Edward M. and Blanche M. (Kidwell) Coulter.  Her husband, Richard G. Horning, preceded her in death in 1990.

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Dec 31, 2013

David Preston Phillips, 65, of Myersville, Maryland, passed from this life to the next on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 3, 1948, in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Warren and Erma (Moss) Phillips.

David was a veteran of the United States Army, serving from 1968...

Dec 29, 2013

Mrs. Shirley A. Clark, 78, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2013 at her home in Myersville, MD, after a lengthy battle with mesothelioma, an incurable form of lung cancer. She was born March 26, 1935 in Lonaconing, MD., the daughter of the late Andrew and Hilda Stafford Burt. Mrs. Clark was raised in Lonaconing and attended Central High School.   She...

Dec 28, 2013

Mrs. Edna Florine Diggs, 86, of Frederick went Home to be with her LORD on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Leonard Samuel Diggs, Sr. Edna was born on August 31, 1927 in Frederick, Md. She was the daughter of the late Walter Spencer and Cora Lee Bowie. Edna was a...

Dec 26, 2013

On Thursday, December 26,2013, Rhonda Randolph Attaya, of Frederick, Maryland, originally of Boston, Massachusetts, was welcomed into the Glorious Kingdom of Heaven following a long and courageous battle against breast cancer.  She is survived by her beloved husband, Michael Smith; her daughters Erica Randolph Shern and husband Andrew; Elizabeth Randolph Oliveria and husband Nelson; and son, Evan John Randolph Attaya. She...

Dec 26, 2013

Mr. William “Ed” Myers, 75, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away suddenly Thursday, December 26, 2013 at Holy Cross Hospital.  He was the husband of Victoria Gifford Myers, his best friend and wife of 22 years. Born August 19, 1938 in Rockville, he was the son of John C. and Ruby D. Hash Myers. Mr. Myers was a member of Frederick Christian...

Dec 24, 2013

Mr. John Hoover, 81 , of Woodsboro, MD passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at Country Meadows Retirement Community.   He was the husband of Ruth Hoover. Born on May 5, 1932 in Falling Waters, WV he was the son of the late Cecil Lorying and Mamie F. Knighten Hoover. Mr. Hoover proudly served his country in the U.S. Army.  John worked...

Dec 24, 2013

Dec 23, 2013

Roberta Janet Carney Officer, 88, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2013, the birthday of her recently deceased husband. Born on October 24, 1925 in Algona, Iowa, she was the eldest of Edward R. and Mildred Brothers Carney’s four children. During World War II, when she was a junior at college in Iowa, she married her husband of sixty-eight years,...

Dec 23, 2013

Sterling E. Bollinger, 86, of Thurmont, died Monday, December 23, 2013 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital.  He was the loving husband of Linda Nash Bollinger to whom he was married for 63 years. Born November 17, 1927, in Emmitsburg, he was the son of the late Elmer and Eva Stitley Bollinger of Thurmont.  After graduating from high school, Sterling entered the Armed...