Obituaries

Mar 16, 2013

Mrs. Betty V. Smith, 86, longtime resident of Ijamsville, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late C. Gordon Smith, who predeceased her in 2003. Born February 21, 1927 in Adamstown, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo and Ollie Mae Thomas. Mrs. Smith was a graduate of the Frederick Hospital...

Mar 16, 2013

Mrs. Shirley Ann (Cramer) Stull, 81, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away  Saturday, March 16, 2013 at her home after a two year bout with cancer.  She enjoyed 56 years of marriage to Robert L. Stull. Born January 8, 1932 in Frederick, Maryland , she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ellis Mercer Cramer. Shirley was a 1950 graduate of Walkersville...

Mar 15, 2013

Margaret Ellen (Golibart) Iverson died Friday, March 15, 2013 at age of 85 from complications of a stroke at her home at Homewood at Crumland Farms, Frederick, MD. She was born March 28, 1927 in Washington, DC. She and her family moved to Lancaster PA in 1935 and then in 1940 the family resettled in Frederick, MD. Her parents were...

Mar 15, 2013

Mrs. Shirley Kerchner Hutzell, 78, of Ijamsville, passed away peacefully on Friday March 15, 2013 at her home with loving family by her side.  Married September 3, 1955, she was the wife of Leslie U. Hutzell for 57 years. Born October 6, 1934 in Walkersville, MD, Shirley was the daughter of the late Robert Kerchner and Katherine Kefauver Kerchner Eicholtz.  She was...

Mar 15, 2013

Mr. Peter J. Wesp, 62, of Walkersville, Md passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013. He was the son of the late Joseph and Florence Wesp. Peter is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Nancy. He is also survived by his two sons, Peter M. Wesp and companion, Natalie Yutzy and Matthew T. Wesp, and one daughter, Andrea...

Mar 15, 2013

Mar 13, 2013

Beverly Jean Shipley, age 67, of Damascus, MD, passed away on March 25, 2013, at Frederick Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Maurice Linwood Shipley.

Born on August 13, 1945, in Frederick she was the daughter of the late Raymond and...

Mar 13, 2013

James Simpson Kimmel, 69, of Montgomery Village, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Reeder's Memorial Home in Boonsboro, Maryland.

Born on December 22, 1943, in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Earl Simpson and Margaret Theresa (Nau) Kimmel.

He was employed as a Mechanical Engineer for over...

Mar 13, 2013

MAJ Andrew Thomas Jones (US Army, ret.), 48, of Frederick, MD, died on March, 13, 2013 at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Bethesda, after an incredible 13 year battle with a rare cancer, Leiomyosarcoma.  He was born on February 2, 1965 in Beeville, Texas, the son of Cynthia Jones-Polins of Baltimore, and Thomas Jones of Pickerington, OH. Andrew...

Mar 12, 2013

Josef Foch (Chris) Bikle, 94 of Old National Pike in Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at the Village at Robinwood in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on the fourth day of September, 1918 at the family home in the Greensburg area of Smithsburg, Maryland, he was the son of the late Christian Immanuel and Anna...

Mar 12, 2013

Mr. Walter J. Fleming, 93, of Monrovia, MD died Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in Mount Airy, MD. Born January 23, 1920, he was the son of the late Estella E. Shoemaker and Harry B. Fleming, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Betty Jane Fleming; 3 sons, Thomas Fleming and companion Bonnie Blair, Joseph Fleming and wife...

Mar 12, 2013

Milton Selby “Chip” Collins passed away at his Community Living home on Tuesday March 12, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer.  He had been under the care of Hospice of Frederick County and was surrounded by family and staff who loved and cared for him over the past several years. Chip came to Community Living in 1977 after growing up...

Mar 11, 2013

Michael Lucas, 58, of Mount Airy, MD died suddenly on March 11, 2013 at home. Mike was born August 12, 1954 to William and Margaret (Carroll) Lucas. He grew up in Riverdale, MD and attended DeMatha Catholic High School, where he played football and baseball. Michael and his family have lived in Mount Airy, MD for the past 20 years....

Mar 11, 2013

Mrs. Marie Antoinette Longosky,73, of Knoxville, MD passed away Monday, March 11, 2013 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of Edward Longosky, Sr. for 52 years. Born on February 1, 1940 in Liege, Belgium, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Marie VanLede duWelz. Mrs. Longosky went to school in Lora del Rio Spain.  She loved taking care...

Mar 11, 2013

Mrs. Bun Y. Cho, of Thurmont, MD., passed away, Monday March 11, 2013 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Tongy Cho. Mrs. Cho is survived by her daughter Joni Lindsey. The family will receive friends at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 104 E. Main Street, Thurmont, MD, on Thursday March 14, from 7 - 9:00 pm,...

Mar 11, 2013

Mr. Timothy Samuel “Timmy” Riley, 60 of Mt. Airy died on Monday, March 11, 2013 at Johns Hopkins Hospital with his wife and best friend Barbara, by his side. Born on May 3, 1952 in Washington D. C., he was the son of the late Jeremiah T. Riley and Beatrice F. Prata Riley Tramontin . He was the stepson of...

Mar 10, 2013

Mr. James (Jim) Walter Powell, Jr., 86, of Frederick, Maryland and Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He was the loving husband of seven years to June Land Powell. Born March 25, 1926 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Walter James Powell and Matilda Viola Marshall Powell Blickenstaff. He lived...

Mar 10, 2013

Mrs. Erickson died Sunday at the age of 92. She was born on March 18, 1920 in Houtzdale, PA. She was the daughter of the late Louis P. J. and Elizabeth Coder Kohl. Mrs. Erickson was a graduate of Houtzdale H.S. and Thompson’s Business College in York, PA. Mrs. Erickson has been a 5 yr. resident of Summerford Place. She...

Mar 9, 2013

Richard Mark Coullahan Richard “Rich” Mark Coullahan, 46, of Walkersville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born on July 20, 1966, in Mobile, AL, Rich is survived by his mother, Lucile Coullahan, of Gallatin, TN, formerly of Walkersville; his father Richard Coullahan and step-mother Joan Coullahan, both of Ashburn, VA. He also leaves behind...

Mar 8, 2013

Virginia Walker Turner, age 86, died March 8, 2013 at the retirement community of Buckingham's Choice in Buckeystown after a long illness.  She was born in Beaaverton, Snyder County, PA in 1926 of parents Alvin C. Walker and Hallie M. Walker.  She graduated from Beaver Vocational High School and earned her Bachelor's degree in music from Susquehanna University and her Master's degree...