Obituaries

Melvin Miller

May 14, 2013

Mr. Melvin Clarence Miller, 77 of Brunswick, Maryland passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Josephine "Josey" Miller. Born October 5, 1935 in Chesterfield, MD he was the son of the late Mahlon R. Miller and Mary L. Smith. Melvin worked in is earlier years on a farm in Baltimore...

William Bollinger, Jr.

May 13, 2013

Mr. William R. Bollinger, Jr., 69, of Frederick, died Monday May 13, 2013 at Glade Valley Nursing and Rehab Center. He was the husband of Connie Young Bollinger. Born in Gettysburg, he was the son of Carrie M. Bollinger of Keymar and the late William R. Bollinger, Sr. He was owner and operator of Bollinger's Painting Business for 39 years....

Dr. Ching Ching Chiu

May 13, 2013

Dr. Ching Ching (Monica) Chiu, 72, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, May 13, 2013.  A lifelong non-smoker, she fought a courageous battle with non-small cell lung cancer.   She was the wife of Dr. Tony M. Chiu, Chemistry Professor Emeritus at Frederick Community College.  They were married for 39 years, and would have celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary...

Charles Mertz

May 12, 2013

Mr. Charles Mertz,87, of Frederick, MD passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  He was the husband of Carol Mertz for 47 years. Born on September 11, 1925 in Baltimore, MD. Mr. Mertz proudly served his country in the United States Navy on the USS Gustafson as a destroyer escort, protecting the East Coast from German Submarines during...

Arthur Andrews, Jr.

May 12, 2013

Arthur Wesley Andrews, Jr. Wes Andrews, a retired microbiologist who had been active in Frederick, Maryland HIV/AIDS issues, died of Alzheimer’s disease on Sunday May 12, 2013 at Golden Living Center of Frederick, Maryland. He was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma on June 24, 1929. He was raised in New York City and was graduated from the Junior College of Connecticut...

John Poston

May 11, 2013

Mr. John Calton Poston, 71, of Thurmont MD passed away on Saturday, May 11 at his home. John was born November 24, 1941 in Kanawha County WV and was the son of Noah C. and Mary Rachel Griffith Poston.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas Alexander Poston. He is survived by his wife...

Nicholas "Nick" Frobouck

May 10, 2013

Nicholas "Nick" S. Frobouck, 62, of Sharpsburg, Maryland, and formerly of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2013.

Born on November 10, 1950 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Anne Stevenson of Bath, North Carolina and the late Nicholas Frobouck. He was a 1968 graduate of South Allegheny High School in Glassport, Pennsylvania. Upon...

Michael Russell

May 10, 2013

Michael Daniel Russell, 2 1/2 months old, from Frederick, MD, died May 10, 2013 at Shady Grove Hospital in Rockville, MD Born on February 24, 2013 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD to his parents Daniel A. Russell and Rebeccah H. Stilwell and his sisters: Destiny Russell(10/26/03), Marissa Fuson(05/12/06), and Mariah Russell(01/28/12). Michael was the one and only...

David Vaughn, Sr.

May 10, 2013

Mr. David Allen Vaughn, Sr., 52, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at his home.  He was the husband of Lori A. Ridenour Vaughn.  They were married May 13, 1989. Born May 23, 1960, he was the son of  Lloyd  “Ike” K. Vaughn of Emmitsburg and the late Barbara Peters Vaughn. David was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. He...

Milton Goldin

May 9, 2013

Milton "Milt" Goldin passed away late Thursday, May 9, 2013 in the company of a dear friend.  Milt was predeceased by his parents, brother Abe, and sister-in-law Shirley.  Milt is survived by his wife Ida May, children Sharon and Danny, step children Frank, Pete, and Tammy, many grand- and great-grand children, and more friends than can reasonably be counted. Milt loved sports...

John Zimmerman, Sr.

May 8, 2013

Mr. John “Trego” Zimmerman, Sr., 83 of Walkersville, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Shirley Duvall Zimmerman.  They were married for 53 years. Born August 29, 1929 in Frederick, Maryland he was the son of the late Clayborne M. and Annie McKinney Zimmerman. Trego was a 1946 graduate of...

PHYLLIS COVAHEY

May 8, 2013

Mrs. Phyllis Lorraine Covahey, 83, of Frederick, MD., died   Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 10, 1929, at home, near Jefferson, MD, to the late Harry “Pete” Himes and Sara Madeline Himes.  Phyllis was married for 60 years to the late John Francis Covahey.  She attended the one room schoolhouse in Feageville and graduated from...

Harvey Morgan

May 7, 2013

Mr. Harvey A. Morgan, 76, of Frederick, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Golden Living Center. He was the husband of Joyce M. "Joy" Morgan. Born September 24, 1936 in Frederick, he was the son of the late William and Ethel Hargett Morgan. Mr. Morgan worked in the parts department at Don Phillips Jeep Eagle for 26 years. Additionally, he...

Joyce Levy

May 7, 2013

Mrs. Joyce K. Levy, 86, of Knoxville, MD., passed away  Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at her home.  She was the wife of the late Sydney D. Levy, Jr. Born April 19, 1927 in New Orleans, LA, she was the daughter of Joseph and Margaret Ruth Kruebbe. Mrs. Levy was an active member of St. Mary’s and St. Francis Catholic Church and also...

Gerald Castle

May 7, 2013

Gerald James Castle, 88, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at his home while surrounded by his family.

Born on December 13, 1924, in Keedysville, Maryland, he was the son of the late Russell J. and Mamie Pearl (Smith) Castle.  His wife, Goldie Lee (Chapman) Castle, preceded him in death in...

George Yourick

May 6, 2013

Mr. George Andrew Yourick, Jr., 84, Frederick, died suddenly Monday, May 6.  He was the loving husband of Lynne Kraft Yourick. Born in Walsenburg, Colorado, on November 21, 1928, he was the son of the late George Andrew Yourick and the late Rosalie Marie George Yourick Haddan. A devoted father, he is survived by four children—Jeffrey John Yourick and wife Debra,...

Ray Smith

May 4, 2013

Mr. Ray Clifford Smith, 95, of Walkersville, MD passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, May 4, 2013 with his two daughters by his side.  He was the husband of LaRue B. Myers Smith, his beloved wife of 58 years, who preceded him in death in January 2010. Born June 17, 1917 in Walkersville, he was the son of the late John...

Herbert Harris

May 3, 2013

Mr. Herbert Lance Harris, 71, of Ijamsville, MD passed away Friday, May 3, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  He was the husband of Antoinette Harris. Born on October 3, 1941 in Washington, D. C. he was the son of the late Benjamin and Grace Harris and also Quincy and Elsie Shrier. Herb was the owner and operator of H. L. Harris...

Margie Day

May 3, 2013

On May 3, 2013, Margie H. Day of Catonsville, MD, cherished wife of Edward E. Day for 72 years, beloved mother of Diane Read and Gregory Day, loving grandmother of Nicholas, Rachel and Jack Day. Mrs. Day enjoyed a successful career in residential real estate, serving the Baltimore area market for over 40 years.  Friends of the family are invited to...

Geraldine Watson

May 2, 2013

Mrs. Geraldine Ann "Gerry" Watson, 81 of Brookville since 1961, died on Thursday May 2, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Paul Edward Watson for 60 years. Born on November 30, 1931 in Pickens, WV she was the daughter of the late James William and Dora Ramey Jeffries. She was the last of 11 children on her side of...