Obituaries

Charles "Jim" Nunemaker

Dec 30, 2012

Mr. Charles “Jim” William Nunemaker, 74, of Thurmont, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was the loving husband of Beverly Fischer Nunemaker. Born December 16, 1938 in Thurmont, he was the son of the late John Robert and Mary Sweeney Nunemaker. A 1957 graduate of Thurmont High School, Jim was a lifetime...

Jessie Tolbert

Dec 30, 2012

Jessie Lee Tolbert, 26, of Inwood, West Virginia, passed from this life on Sunday, December 30, 2012.

Jessie was born on February 3, 1986 in West Palm Beach, Florida.  He was a 2004 graduate of Magruder High School in Rockville, Maryland.  He entered the United States Army in August of 2005 and served until 2008.

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Terrie Kelley

Dec 29, 2012

Mrs. Terrie L. “Joy” Kelley, 53, of Mt. Airy died on Saturday December 29, 2012 at her home. Born December 22, 1959 in California she raised by her grandparents, the late Edward L. and Lenore C. Buckler. She was the daughter of the late James Louis Buckler. She served in the U. S. Air Force as a Sgt. during Vietnam....

John (Jack) Swan

Dec 29, 2012

Mr. John (Jack) E. Swan, 93, of Frederick, MD passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Homewood at Crumland Farms.  He was the husband of the late Louise Smith. Born August 3, 1919 in Huntington, WV he was the son of the late E.Q. and Esther Swan. Mr. Swan proudly served his country in the United States Army-Air Corp. as a...

Thelma Haugh

Dec 29, 2012

Mrs. Thelma Corinne Ward Haugh, 88, of Frederick, MD passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  She was the wife of Raymond Haugh for 69 years. Born December 25, 1924 in Clearspring, MD she was the daughter of the late William and M.Corinne Harsh Ward. Mrs. Haugh was a member of Faith United Church of Christ, Frederick.  She enjoyed...

Lynwood Clark

Dec 29, 2012

Mr. Lynwood Calvin Clark 87, of Frederick, went to be with the Lord on December 29, 2012. He was born in Winchester, VA. on April 21, 1925 to the late Harry R. and Grace V. Clark. He was a U. S. Army Veteran and served during WWII in France and Germany. He was a Bronze Star recipient during the war...

Michael Burroughs

Dec 28, 2012

Mr. Michael Dean Burroughs also known as Timmy Kessell Burroughs ,55 , of Johnsville, MD passed away Friday, December 28, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  He was the husband of Julienne Burroughs for 16 years. Born November 19, 1957 in Frederick, MD he was the son of the late Ernest and Elma Cleo Whetzel Kessell. Mr. Burroughs was an avid animal...

Ruth Smith

Dec 28, 2012

Mrs. Ruth K. Smith, 78, of Mt. Airy died on Friday December 28, 2012 at her home. She was the wife of the late Mack Harlan Smith who died on July 16, 2012. Born on January 15, 1934 in Minden, WV she was daughter of the late John E. and Birdie Hylton Nester. Mother of Mark A. Smith of Germantown...

Earle Follin

Dec 28, 2012

Mr. Earle Lynn Follin, 84 of Brunswick passed away on Friday, December 28, 2012. Born May 1, 1928 in Purcellville, VA, he was the son of the late Theodore D. Follin, Sr. and Stella Moreland Follin. Lynn was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Lincoln, VA, Class of 1947. He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute for (Dairy Herd Improvement Asso. (DHIA)...

Austin Younkins

Dec 28, 2012

Austin Arnold Younkins, 85, of Frederick, MD, passed away December 28, 2012 at Kline Hospice House with his family surrounding him. Born in Middletown, MD on October 2, 1927, he was the son of the late John Austin and Dorothy Arnold Younkins.  He grew up in Middletown and Frederick, graduating from Frederick High School in 1944.  He was a dairy farmer for...

James "Jim" Shupe, Sr.

Dec 27, 2012

James "Jim" D. Shupe, Sr., 81, of Boonsboro, Maryland and formerly of Fort Washington, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born on January 26, 1931 in Beckley, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Roddi C. and Hazel P. (Flanagan) Shupe.  His wife, Margaret (Smith) Shupe preceded...

Annalee Marshall

Dec 27, 2012

Annalee Sanford Marshall, 20, of Adamstown, Md., died on December 27 from injuries sustained in a car accident on Christmas Day. A junior at Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, she was majoring in pre-veterinarian studies with a minor in psychology.   She interned at the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine in 2009 and at the...

Shelley Dunham

Dec 27, 2012

Mrs. Shelley Toperzer Dunham, 60, of Frederick, MD passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Michael Dunham for 34 years. Born March 1, 1952 in Melrose, MA she was the daughter of Frank Michael and Shirley MacMillan Toperzer of Silver Spring, MD. Shelley worked as an accountant and tax preparer along side...

Estella Virginia O'Brien

Dec 26, 2012

Mrs. Estella Virginia (Bauer) O’Brien, 89 of Frederick, MD passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 26th, 2012 at the home of her daughter. She was born on September 9, 1923 in Wheeling, WV and moved to Washington, DC as a young girl. She was married to the love her life, Raymond Anthony O’Brien for 49 years until his passing in...

M. June Haynes

Dec 25, 2012

Marietta June (Clopper) Haynes, 87, of Rohrersville, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, surrounded by her family. Born on June 24, 1925 in Boonsboro, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. and Ruth E. (Itnyre) Clopper. She was a 1943 graduate of Boonsboro High...

Penny (Dail) Cline

Dec 25, 2012

Penny R. (Dail) Cline, 69, of Boonsboro, Maryland and formerly of Rockville, Maryland, passed away on Christmas morning, Tuesday, December 25, 2012, surrounded by her loving family, at her home.

Born on July 20, 1943 in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Virginia (Hanger) Dail. Penny attended Richard-Montgomery High School in Rockville. Penny...

John Stepp, III

Dec 25, 2012

Mr. John Wellington Stepp, III, 47, of Walkersville died peacefully on December 25, 2012 at home surrounded by his loving family. He valiantly fought a 4- 1/2 year battle with brain cancer. He was the husband of 21 years to Sangita Stepp. Born March 3, 1965 in Washington, DC, he was the son of Peter Anatole and Gloria J. Stepp...

Mary Rice

Dec 25, 2012

Mrs. Mary Jean Rice, 83, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at St. Catherine Nursing Center in Emmitsburg.  She was the wife of the late Nelson Silas Rice. Born April 27, 1929 in Johnsville, MD., she was the daughter of the late Schley Taylor Toms and Mary Fogle Toms-Ramsburg and her step-father Henry Ramsburg. She enjoyed spending time...

Kenneth Shorb

Dec 24, 2012

Mr. Kenneth P. Shorb, 78, of Thurmont, died on Monday December 24, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Betty J. Shorb. Born on February 3, 1934 in Hanover, PA., he was the son of the late Perry H. and Edith Sickles Shorb. As a child Kenneth was a member of First Baptist Church of Frederick.  He was...

Patricia Healy

Dec 24, 2012

Mrs. Patricia Claire Healy, 67, of Frederick, died December 24, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Dennis Leo Healy, IV. They were married for 31 years. Born March 18, 1945 in Union City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John and Ortilda Schilling Gallagher. At one time, Mrs. Healy was head volunteer coordinator at...