Obituaries

Sep 3, 2013

Mrs. Florence V. ( Kitty ) Cook, 87, of Woodsboro, MD passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at the Glade Valley Center.

Born on September 15, 1925 near Myersville, Maryland. She was the daughter of the late Orville and Annabelle Shriner Baker.

Mrs.Cook was born and raised a country...

Sep 2, 2013

Mr. Michael Joseph Pine, 63, of Mt. Airy died unexpectedly Monday, September 2, 2013 at his home. He was predeceased by his wife, Catherine, on March 26, 2007.

Born May 15, 1950 in Ogden, Utah, he was the son of Joseph Pine of Montgomery, Alabama, and the late Marion McArthur Pine.

Michael was a Principal...

Sep 2, 2013

Carroll W. Robinson, 84, of Mt. Airy, died on September 2, 2013.

He was the husband of Florence N. Robinson, his wife of 63 years.

Born July 29, 1929 in Clintonville, West Virginia. He was the son of the late Elsie R. Hedrick and Guy A. Robinson.

Carroll was a veteran of the...

Sep 1, 2013

John “Jack” Talcott passed into eternal life September 1, 2013 in Frederick, Maryland. Born in Washington, D.C. on November 9, 1935, Jack grew up in Bladensburg, MD, attending parochial school at St. Jerome’s.  After graduating from the University of Maryland at College Park, Jack was employed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, then moved to Maryland to work at COMSAT,...

Aug 31, 2013

Mr. Pete C. Reynard, 78, of Knoxville, died Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of Pat L. Reynard. They were married 59 years. Born October 13, 1934 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Russell and Zoe Reynard. Pete was a graduate of the University of Maryland with a double...

Aug 30, 2013

Ms. Leslee L. Hammett, 64, of Frederick, died Friday, August 30, 2013 at Vindobona Nursing Home. Born February 24, 1949 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William L. Hammett and Gloria J. Yeatman Borkowski. Leslee enjoyed sewing, crafting and genealogy research on her family tree. She is survived by her daughter, Colleen M. Tibbs of Frederick; her...

Aug 29, 2013

Mrs. Kathleen Virginia Harrison Bolyard McDonald, 77, of Woodsboro, MD., passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 at her home.  She was the wife of the late Jesse T. McDonald, Jr.

Born October 30, 1935 in Knoxville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Garland and Ida Virginia Cooper Harrison.

Kathleen spending time with her...

Aug 29, 2013

Mr. Carl C. Truitt, 53, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away suddenly Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  He was the husband of Delores  Truitt. Born October 21, 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Charlotte Owens Truitt of Philadelphia, PA and the late Alexander Moody. Carl graduated from John Hopkins University, magna cum laude, and was in the...

Aug 28, 2013

Mrs. Cordie Lee Barnard, 79, of Mount Airy, MD passed peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 28, 2013. Born March 30, 1934 in Simpsonville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Pearl I. Mathis and Mack H. Seal, Sr. Her husband of 37 years, J.C. Barnard, passed on December 16, 1992....

Aug 28, 2013

Mrs. Margaretta K. Working, 66, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at the York Hospital. She was the wife of John J. Working, her husband of 43+ years.

Born October 22, 1946 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Rhoda Burkholder Keefer.

Mrs. Working was a member...

Aug 27, 2013

Mr. Lawrence (Larry) McBride Watson, 95, of Frederick, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 27, 2013.  He was the loving husband of the late Doris Stirling Watson, whom he married October 6, 1940, at the Throggs Neck Presbyterian Church, Throggs Neck, NY. Born on March 14, 1918 in Philadelphia, PA he...

Aug 27, 2013

Mr. Gabriel Charles Lamastra, Jr., 64, of Ijamsville, Maryland, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Northampton Manor.  He was the husband of Theresa Layne Lamastra.

Born March 19, 1949 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Ruth Pettitt Lamastra of Bethany Beach, DE, and the late Gabriel C. Lamastra, Sr.

Mr. Lamastra retired...

Aug 26, 2013

Walter "Wally" John Knight, 66, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away on August. 26, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Residing in Frederick for the past 10 years, he spent most of his adult life in the Waldorf area.  He was born on September 27, 1946 to Dillard J. and Alice Marie Knight in St. Louis, Missouri. Wally was...

Aug 26, 2013

Harry Mathaney Fox of Bristol, Tennessee, died on Monday, August 26, 2013, at the Mt. Airy, Maryland, home of his sisters Ruth A. Fox and Clare Fox Archer, who had been caring for him in the last months of a long illness.  He was born November 10, 1951, in Baltimore to William Ernest Fox, a Lutheran pastor, and Ruth...

Aug 26, 2013

Mr. William “Bill” Blair McDermid , 85, of Frederick , MD passed away peacefully at Frederick Memorial Hospital on Monday, August 26, 2013. Born April 1, 1928, in New York City, he was the son of the late Mary Scully and Walter MacDermid . He is survived by...

Aug 26, 2013

Mr. Frank Emil Sofinowski, 75, of Walkersville, died Monday, August 26, 2013 from injuries sustained in a vehicular accident. He was the loving husband of Barbara Ann Sofinowski. They celebrated their 50th anniversary this past January.

Born July 6, 1938 in Dundalk, he was the son of Ruth Eva Sofinowski of Westminster and the late...

Aug 25, 2013

Mr. William "Billy" Roy Barber, 52, of Frederick joined his beloved mother and father on Sunday, August 25, 2013 at College View Center from complications of diabetes.

Born October 19, 1960 in Montgomery County, he was a the son of the late Donald and Betty Barber.

Billy was a selfless , caring, non-judgmental man. He...

Aug 24, 2013

Mr. Glenn Elwood Crone of Frederick died Saturday, August 24,2013. He was the husband of Clara Delauter Crone, his wife of 64 years. Born August 21, 1927 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Cecil Earl Crone and Martha Main Crone. He was previously employed at Fort Detrick for over 30 years and with Safeway Stores, Inc....

Aug 24, 2013

Mr. Elvin R. Wolfe, Jr. “Peewee”, 63 of Frederick, Maryland passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at John’s Hopkins. He was the husband of the late Barbara Ann Wolfe who passed away in 2009.

Born on July 19, 1950 in Frederick, MD he was the son of the late Elvin R. Wolfe, Sr. and Lorraine Lewis...

Aug 23, 2013

Mrs. Alice L. Schmidt, 90, of Frederick, MD passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Friday, August 23, 2013 at her home. She was the beloved wife of the late Walter J. Schmidt.

Born on September 10, 1922 in Maine she was the daughter of the late Howard and Ethel Valentine Leighton....