Obituaries

Denis Reen

Mar 24, 2013

Mr. Denis Edward Reen, 64, of Adamstown, died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Kathleen Reen. Born October 26, 1948 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Jeremiah J. and Ann T. Shalvey Reen. Denis served in the Vietnam War with "Lima" CO , 3rd BN...

Abram Goldsworthy

Mar 24, 2013

Mr. Abram Craig Goldsworthy, 62, of Point of Rocks, MD, went home to be with Jesus Palm Sunday, March 24, 2013, at his home. Craig was surrounded by his loving family when his LORD and Good Shepherd opened the “narrow gate” and said, “Welcome home, good and faithful servant.” He was born June 20, 1950, in Keyser, WV, to the...

Louise Edwards

Mar 24, 2013

Mrs. Louise C. Edwards, 91, of Frederick, died peacefully Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Edenton Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late Joseph Jackson Edwards. Born November 3, 1921 in Danville, VA., she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Dora Belle Dickerson Cash. In younger years, Mrs. Edwards worked as a clerk for the Social Security...

Naomi Naylor

Mar 24, 2013

Naomi F. Naylor  95, of Frederick, passed away on  March 24, 2013 at the College View Nursing Home, Frederick. She was the wife of the late Roger E. Naylor. Born on January 18, 1918 in Frederick she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Elizabeth Diggs Brown. Surviving are her daughters Frances Mitchell and Loretta Long of Frederick. Granddaughter Karen Naylor...

Mary Shaughnessy

Mar 24, 2013

Hours before her death Sunday evening, Mary Shaughnessy’s friend and helper picked a fistful of bright yellow daffodils from the flower bed and brought it in to brighten her kitchen. It added a springtime feeling to the family home Mary had run since the mid-1970s, as a hub for eight children and 15 grandchildren. Since her youth, Mary had a...

Harry Diehl

Mar 23, 2013

Mr. Harry David Diehl, 79, of Fairfield, PA went to be with his wife "Mary" and our Lord on March 23, 2013.  He was the husband of Mary Frances Wetzel Diehl, who passed on December 10, 2009. Born on March 8, 1934 in Carroll County, he was the son of the late George Henry and Mary Belle Yingling Diehl. Harry worked...

Norman Geary

Mar 23, 2013

Mr. Norman T. Geary, 44, of Jefferson passed away, surrounded by his family, on Saturday March 23, 2013 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center, Frederick. Born on January 29, 1969 in Frederick, MD, he was the son of Thomas Geary and the late Nancy Hood Geary. He was an avid drag racing enthusiast and a former crew chief of the...

Marie Derflinger

Mar 22, 2013

Mrs. Marie Ethel Derflinger, 93 of Brunswick, died Friday March 22 , 2013 at North Hampton Manor Nursing Home, Frederick. She was the wife of the late John Edgar Derflinger who preceded her in death in 1975. They were married for 35 years. Born on April 1, 1919, in Erie County, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Frank...

Rosie Forney

Mar 22, 2013

Mrs. Rosie Ellen Forney, 76, of Thurmont, MD, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013, at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD, surrounded by her family. Born November 18, 1936, in Graceham, MD, she was the daughter of the late John and Evelyn Ogle. She was the beloved wife of Carroll Forney, Sr. for 57 years. Rosie graduated from Thurmont High School. She...

Loren Bearce

Mar 22, 2013

LOREN S. BEARCE (Age 86) Passed away on March 22, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family.  He is survived by his loving wife, Ruth, and children:  Jennifer Bearce, Jeannine Bearce, Jenniece Guevara (Victor), and Jennelle Cyr (James), as well as thirteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and a host of other relatives.  Visitation will be held at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621...

Arthur Bruce

Mar 22, 2013

Mr. Arthur C. Bruce, 88, of Huntingtown, MD passed away Friday, March 22, 2013 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital.  He was the husband of the late Sadie Bruce. Born on October 17, 1924 in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Edward and Nellie Bruce. Mr. Bruce proudly served his country in the United States Navy during World War...

Mary Fulmer

Mar 20, 2013

Mary Gladys(Blank) Fulmer, of Frederick, MD, died on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital at the age of 80. She was the loving wife of George W. Fulmer, Sr for 63 years.

Born on December 24, 1932 in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late Grayson and Marguerite Hildebrand Blank.

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Samuel Griffith

Mar 20, 2013

Samuel L. Griffith, 89, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.

Born on November 17, 1923, in Keedysville, he was the son of the late Frisby Fillmore and Sarah Catherine (Lewis) Griffith.

Mr. Griffith was a veteran of the United States Army having served...

Thomas Greene

Mar 20, 2013

Mr. Thomas William Greene, 87, of Frederick, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born October 20, 1925 in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Thomas William and Laura Cain Greene. Mr. Greene worked as a mail clerk for the National Conference of Bishops. He enjoyed reading and was an avid sports fan of...

James Claxton

Mar 20, 2013

On Wednesday, March 20, 2013, Jim Claxton went home to be with his Savior. After a long battle with cancer, he quietly passed away at his residence in Ellicott City, MD. Jim was 62 years old.

Jim was born in Iowa and moved to Maryland in 1989. It was here that he met and married the love...

Anne Barry

Mar 19, 2013

Anne L. Barry, 92, of Bethesda died on Tuesday March 19, 2013 at the Wilson Health Care Center, Gaithersburg. She was the wife of the late William P. Barry. Born on March 22, 1920 in Washington D. C., she was the daughter of the late Paul H. and Mae Dowling Harris. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with...

Mary Griffith

Mar 18, 2013

Mary Virginia Griffith, 75, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, March 18, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on June 20, 1937, in Keedysville, she was the daughter of the late Frisby and Sarah (Lewis) Griffith. Her fiancé of 37 years, Charles Gatrell, preceded her in death. Mary attended Boonsboro Schools. She...

Bernard Long

Mar 18, 2013

Bernard L. Long, born July 20, 1931, passed away Monday, March 18 at Frederick Memorial Hospital after suffering with lung cancer.  He was born in Westminster, MD to the late Harvey and Helen Phelps Long.  Mr. Long attended schools in Westminster and then entered the Army in 1951 during the Korean conflict. He was stationed in Germany as an MP and was...

Shelley McLane

Mar 16, 2013

Ms. Shelley J. McLane, 38 of Brunswick, Maryland joined her brother Charlie in heaven on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Born August 10, 1974 in Frederick, Maryland she was the daughter of Dave McLane and wife Diane of Brunswick and Pamela Keeling and husband Pat of Knoxville. She was full of life and loved by many. She loved her family, frolicking...

Shirley Miller

Mar 16, 2013

Mrs. Shirley A. Miller, 75, lifelong Frederick County resident, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born July 31, 1937 in Walkersville, she was the daughter of the late John and Ada Nusbaum Barnes. Mrs. Miller was raised on the family farm located just north of Walkersville. She loved horses and enjoyed horseback riding in her younger years....