Obituaries

Angelia Vickers

May 19, 2013

Infant Angelia Elizabeth Vickers, 5-month-old daughter of James and Elizabeth Vickers of Middletown, became an angel on Sunday, May 19, 2013 following her illness since birth. She was born on December 28, 2012 at Children's National Medical Center with multiple congenital heart defects. She underwent six major surgeries during her short time. Angelia was truly loved and will be greatly...

Francis Bishop

May 19, 2013

Mr. Francis LeRoy Bishop, 81, of Frederick, MD formerly of Owings, MD went to be with the lord on Sunday May 19, 2013 at his home. He was the husband for 60 years of Anna Mae (Heath) Bishop. Born on December 29, 1931 in Bradford, PA he was the son of the late Everett Charles and Lottie Ruth Lushbaugh Bishop....

Frehiwot "Marra" Olsson

May 18, 2013

Frehiwot "Marra" Olsson, 2, died Saturday, May 18, 2013. She was the daughter of Sten and Amy Olsson of Frederick. She was born November 22, 2010 in Assela, Ethiopia. Frehiwot joined her family in January 2012 when they adopted her from Ethiopia. The story of her journey to the Olsson family has touched the lives of countless people. She was...

Randall Palmer

May 18, 2013

Randall Lee Palmer, 56, of Myersville, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Northampton Manor Health Care Center in Frederick.

Born on April 29, 1957, in Frederick, he is the son of Melvin Earl and Yonna Elizabeth (Rowe) Palmer.

Randy was a 1975 graduate from Middletown High School and had been...

Linda Gubala

May 17, 2013

Linda Diane Gubala, 66, of Frederick died Friday, May 17, 2013 at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. Born January 2, 1947 in Cheektowaga, NY, she was the daughter of the late Helge (Gene) Eugene and Virginia Iva Mikolin Nurmi.  After graduating from Cleveland Hill High School, she married Leon A. Gubala, Jr. and shortly after moved to Okinawa Japan where Leon was...

Winifred Gernand

May 16, 2013

Mrs. Winifred “Winnie” Rhodes Gernand, 89, formerly of 136 Emmitsburg Road Thurmont, died Thursday May 16, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Charles P.”Shorty” Gernand who died on May 27, 2001. Born July 7, 1923 in rural Connecticut she was the daughter of the late Charles G. and Mary Rhodes. Mrs. Gernand moved to Maryland as...

Joseph Lillis

May 16, 2013

Joseph Anthony Lillis, 62, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at his home while surrounded by his family. Born on August 16, 1950, in Jersey City, New Jersey, he is the son of Mary (Coaches) Lillis of Brick, New Jersey, and the late William P. Lillis. Joe was a 1968 graduate from St....

Leo Guyton

May 15, 2013

Mr. Leo R. Guyton,  98, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Somerford Assisted Living.  He was the husband of the late Beulah Hoffman Guyton, who died January 30, 1983. Born January 29, 1915 in Burkittsville, MD., he was the son of the late Russell and Lilly May Hightman Guyton. Leo was a graduate of Boys High School.  During WWII,...

Brian Burke

May 15, 2013

Mr. Brian Christopher Burke, 40, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Born March 27, 1973 in Baltimore, he was the son of Frank and Mary Ellen Burke of Frederick. Brian was an auto technician who had an extremely strong work ethic. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Donna; two daughters, Danielle and Mackenzie; a...

Mary Green

May 15, 2013

Mary Frances (Swope) Green, 89, formerly of Myersville, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Broadmore Assisted Living in Hagerstown.

Born on January 2, 1924, in Mt. Lena, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Roy Hubert and Edna (Hovis) Swope.  Her husband, Ralph M. Green, preceded her in death in 2004....

Marvin Bennof

May 14, 2013

Marvin J. Bennof, 72, of Woodbine, MD passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Kline Hospice in Mount Airy, MD. Born July 7, 1940 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Sylvia Gordon and Frank Krantz. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Anne O. Bennof; Brother-In-Law, Ernest O’Roark and wife Kathlene; Niece, Julie Spagnesi and...

Timothy McLane

May 14, 2013

Mr. Timothy Joseph McLane, 58, of Brunswick, MD passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at his home. Born on December 22, 1954 he was the son of Evelyn (Wenner) McLane of Brunswick and the late Charles D. McLane, Sr. Tim was a lifelong resident of Brunswick, Maryland. A 1972 graduate of Brunswick High, where he played football, basketball, and tennis....

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...