Obituaries

Dr. Thurman Mott, Jr.

Jul 15, 2013

Dr. Thurman Mott, Jr., M.D. Dr. Thurman Mott, Jr., 85, passed away on July 15, 2013 at his home near Ijamsville, MD.   He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Lorraine Droneburg Mott, whom he married on February 12, 1948. Born on November 15, 1927 in Middlebury, Indiana, he was the son of the late Thurman and...

Brantley Begosh

Jul 15, 2013

Brantley Matthew Begosh was born on Monday, July 15, 2013 at 8:31 p.m. to parents Deborah and Allan Begosh at Shady Grove Hospital in Rockville, Maryland.  He weighed 3 pounds, 14 ounces and was 15 and ¾ inches long. Brantley’s family was blessed to have spent 2 hours with him, before he passed peacefully in their arms and went to his...

Dorothy Higinbotham

Jul 15, 2013

Mrs. Dorothy Gable Higinbotham, 98, of Frederick, MD., died Monday, July 15, 2013 at Homewood at Crumland Farms. Wife of the late Frank Weadon Higinbotham, and daughter of the late Raymond S. and Mary Baugher Gable, Dorothy was born on March 22, 1915 in New Oxford, Pennsylvania. Dorothy was a member of the Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ. She...

Richard "Rick" Breeze

Jul 14, 2013

Mr. Richard "Rick" L. Breeze, 49, of Myersville passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at his home.  He was the husband of Carol S. Breeze for 24 years. Born on June 25, 1964 in Washington, D.C.  he was the son of Kathleen Peles Breeze of Middetown and the late Benjamin L. Breeze., Jr. Rick was a 1986 graduate of Towson State University,...

Barbara Sellers Hill

Jul 14, 2013

Mrs. Barbara Yvonne Sellers Hill, 78, of Frederick died Sunday, July 14, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Twice married, she was predeceased by her first husband, William Sellers, Sr. Born June 26, 1935 in Altoona, PA., she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Mary Elizabeth Zeak. Upon the death of her mother at an early age, Barbara was...

Franklin White, Jr.

Jul 13, 2013

Reverend Franklin E. White Jr., was born in Frederick, Maryland, on March 21st in the year 1936, to Franklin White Sr. and Marie White.  He was the brother of Robert, Patsy, Stephanie, Robin, and Bonnie, all of whom he loved immensely.  At a young age, his Grandmother Perkins began to teach him about Jesus Christ and the Love of God.  He was baptized...

Joseph "Joe" Rohr

Jul 12, 2013

Joseph "Joe" Robert Rohr, 90, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.

Born on April 30, 1923, in Boonsboro, he was the son of the late Charles Gary and Viola Belle (McFarland) Rohr. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Grace (Bowers) Rohr, whom...

Catherine(Susie) Borum

Jul 11, 2013

Ms. Catherine (Susie) Marie Borum, 73, of Frederick, MD, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2013 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD. Born on April 30, 1940 in Frederick, MD and was the daughter of the late Darby and Bessie Luvenia (Bowens) Brown. Susie worked many years at Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville, MD.  She graduated from Lincoln High...

Terence Hopkinson, Sr.

Jul 10, 2013

Terence John Hopkinson, Sr., 68, of Chestnut Grove Road in Sharpsburg, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on February 20, 1945, in London, England, he was the son of the late Daniel and Florence Elizabeth Hopkinson.

Terry was the Head of Security...

Marjorie Hedges

Jul 9, 2013

Mrs. Marjorie Poole Hedges, 88, of Frederick, died on July 9, 2013, at Northampton Manor Health Care Center. Born on March 28, 1925, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, she was the daughter of the late Francis S. and Ethel Clift Poole. During World War II, Marjorie met the late G. Christie Hedges, a U.S. Army soldier who was stationed in England....

Pamela Perkins

Jul 9, 2013

Pamela Jean (Porter) Perkins, 60, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro.

Born on June 28, 1953, in West Virginia, she is the daughter of James A. Porter, Jr. of Boonsboro, and the late Janice Dolores (Grubb) Porter.

Pam was a 1971 graduate from...

Oliver Whipp

Jul 9, 2013

Oliver H. Whipp, 89, of Sandy Spring, MD, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. He was the husband of over ten years to Patricia Camille Whipp. Born on October 5, 1923, he was the son of the late Charles and Edna Cutsail Whipp. He was predeceased by his wife of 58 years, Margie Mae Whipp, in 2002. Oliver was...

Blanche Kracher

Jul 9, 2013

BLANCHE ROSEMOND KRACHER Mrs.Blanche Rose Kracher, 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at Homewood at Crumland Farms in Frederick. She was the wife of the late Henry Kracher who died May 3, 1992. Born on September 16, 1917, in Grenora, North Dakota, she was the daughter of the late Mathias Joseph and Elizabeth Barbara (Aiger) Rassier. Blanche...

Audrey Smith

Jul 9, 2013

Audrey Marie (Burger) Smith, 82, of Hagerstown, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at her home while surrounded by her family. Born on February 13, 1931, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Merle Burger and Devonna (Weddle) McElroy. Audrey was a member of Mt. Zion Lutheran Church in Rohrersville, Maryland. She had worked...

William Cramer, Jr

Jul 9, 2013

Mr. William F. Cramer, Jr., 81, of Walkersville Maryland died on July 9th, 2013 at Broadmore Senior Living in Hagerstown, MD. Born March 3rd, 1932 in Frederick County, MD. He was the son of the late William F. Cramer, Sr and Catherine G. Cramer. He graduated from Walkersville High School, Walkersville, MD in 1951. He continued to reside in Walkersville...

Emilia Aguilar

Jul 8, 2013

Ms. Emilia Teresa Aguilar, 85, of Frederick died Monday, July 8, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born November 20, 1927 in Trujillo, Peru, she was the daughter of the late Cesar Aguilar and Maria Escorza. In younger years, Emilia was a manager for a shoe store. She loved collecting dolls, and she enjoyed sewing and knitting. She had a jovial...

Midge McBride

Jul 7, 2013

Midge C. Boteler McBride 72, of Woodbine, passed away on July 7, 2013 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. She was the wife of John B. McBride. Born April 19, 1941 in Washington D. C. she was the daughter of the late Jack E.Brown and Jean M. Griffith and her husband James E. "Pop Pop". Midge was a Legal Assistant...

Betty Miller

Jul 7, 2013

Betty Lou Miller, 88, of Frederick, MD passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013. Born January 11, 1925 in Brunswick, MD. She was the daughter of the late Charles Arvin and Viola (Phillips) Arvin. She was a 1942 graduate of Brunswick High School. She was employed by Applied Communications Company and Leggett’s and was a homemaker. Betty was an avid Orioles...

John Robertson

Jul 5, 2013

John William Robertson (known as “Robby” to his friends)  passed away on July 5, 2013 at the age of 87.  Born in Hunker, Pennsylvania on February 21, 1926 to Bertha Naomi Sheraw and Arthur Milligan Robertson.  He spent the first part of his adult life “seeing the world” through a career in the Navy.  After his marriage to his beloved wife, Mary Louise Lunney...

James Reeder

Jul 4, 2013

James (Jimmy) Reeder, 58 died at approximately 2:55 AM, Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore Maryland.  He was born July 19, 1954 in Bethesda, Maryland, to the late James C. Reeder and Laura Francis (Reeder) Hooper.  He resided in Jefferson with his wife of 16 years, Darlene A. Reeder. Also surviving in addition to his mother and...