Obituaries

Jun 28, 2012

Gerald Miss died June 28 in Mount Airy, Maryland, after an extended illness.  Jerry was born in Frederick, Maryland, September 30, 1950, the youngest son of Robert E. Miss, Sr., and Anna Pazdersky Miss.  He was a graduate St. John’s Parochial School and St. John’s Literary Institution at Prospect Hall.  He also attended the Art Institute of York in Pennsylvania.   As an award-winning...

Jun 27, 2012

Mr. Melvin Preston Moffett, 91 of Knoxville, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary Ellen Moffett who passed away in  1994. Born July 10, 1920 in Washington, DC he was the son of the late Henry and Rose Moffett. Melvin served in the US Army during World...

Jun 27, 2012

Shirley M. Sandage, 85, of Frederick, Maryland, died on June 27, 2012, at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  Memorial services are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, 2012, at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, in Frederick. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Shirley Marie Farrer was born in Mason City, Iowa on May 5, 1927.  In...

Jun 26, 2012

Ms. Pearline F. Miller, 87 of Williamsport, MD., passed away  Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Meritus Medical Center. Born August 21, 1924 in Hughes, North Carolina she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Maud Pritchett Miller. Pearline retired from the State of Maryland, at Western Maryland Hospital, after 36 years of service.  She loved spending time with her family, especially...

Jun 26, 2012

Mr. Milton Lee Burdette, Sr., 57, of Adamstown, MD, passed away  Tuesday, June 26, 2012 in Thurmont, MD. Born September 16, 1954 in Bethesda, Maryland, he was the son of Dena Childers Burdette of Charles Town, WV and the late Melvin Burdette Milton loved spending time with his family.   He was a lifetime farmer and long time truck driver. He is...

Jun 26, 2012

Mrs. Junne Martin, 86, of Adamstown, Maryland and formerly of Kalamazoo, Michigan, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Buckingham's Choice. She was the wife of David Martin. Born July 10, 1925 in Goshen, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Eric and Grace Hayden Erickson. Early in her career, she worked in the Orientation department of Western Michigan University...

Jun 26, 2012

Family and friends deeply mourn the passing of Dale Alan Driscoll, who died Tuesday, June 26, at Georgetown University Hospital after a courageous battle for his life that extended over the past seven months. Born January 29, 1969 at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Dale graduated from Walkersville High School’s Class of 1987. As with all he did, Dale brought passionate devotion...

Jun 24, 2012

Michael "Mike" A. Jones, 51, of Sharpsburg, Maryland, passed away suddenly from this life on Sunday, June 24, 2012 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.

Born on February 12, 1961, in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of Virginia Reeder and her husband, Leroy of Boonsboro, Maryland and the late Joseph Jones.

Mike attended...

Jun 24, 2012

Mrs. Hattie R. Loy, 82, of Brunswick, MD died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Sunrise Assisted Living.  She was the beloved wife of Malcolm Loy for 61 years. Born November 20, 1929 in Jefferson, MD she was the daughter of the late Oscar Clifford and Anna Mae Cordell Smith. Mrs. Loy was a farmer the majority of her life on her...

Jun 23, 2012

Mrs. Helen R. Dresch, 92, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at Edenton Retirement Community.   She was the wife of the late Francis G. Dresch.  They were married  in 1950 and together they celebrated  their forty-eighth anniversary in 1998. They resided in  Piscataway , N.J. Helen was affectionately known as Bunny.  She  enjoyed spending time with her family, going to the...

Jun 19, 2012

Olga Bokailo, 90, of Frederick, MD and most recently a  resident of Homewood at Crumland Farms for the past 15 years,  passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born June 26, 1921 in Chester, PA she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Iwancyk Bokailo. Olga worked for 40 years with Sears in Administration.  In her spare time...

Jun 19, 2012

Gloria F. (Rohrer) Hughes, 76, of Sharpsburg, Maryland,  passed away suddenly from this life on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born on March 2, 1936, in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late William and Alice (Garriott) Rohrer.  Her husband, Lawrence Spriggs, preceded her in death in December of 1961. She...

Jun 17, 2012

Mr. Sherwood J. McCormack, 94 of New Market, MD, formerly of Milltown, New Jersey, died on Sunday June 17, 2012. He was the husband of the late Irene E. McCormack who died in 2003. Born on October 22, 1917 he was the son of the late Peter and Daisy Crenning McCormack. Mr. McCormack was a U. S. Army veteran and...

Jun 17, 2012

Jarboe, Larry. On Sunday June 17, 2012, Larry Jarboe of Woodbine. Husband of Susan M. Jarboe. Father of Anthony L. III, Anne, William, Jillian, Russell and James Jarboe. Grandfather of  Cammy.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Poplar Springs, MD, 1125 St. Michael’s Road, Mt. Airy, at 10:30am on Friday June 22, 2012. Interment will...

Jun 17, 2012

Kathleen Virginia (Smith) Newcomer, 96, of Benevola, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at Somerford House Assisted Living in Hagerstown.

Born on June 12, 1916 in Mapleville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Harry Mumma Smith and Sadie Estelle Cline and step-daughter of J. William Stine.

Kathleen was...

Jun 16, 2012

Mr. Woodrow Edward "Skip" Marth, 66, of Monrovia, passed away on  June 16, 2012 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Kathleen Marth, to whom he was married for more than 40 years. Born on July 29, 1945, in Olney, MD, he was the son of the late Roy Edward and Anita Lee Clark Marth. Skip was a career...

Jun 16, 2012

Mr. Ronald W. Jarriel, 57, of Mt. Airy died on Saturday June 16, 2012 at Carroll County Hospital. He was the husband of Annette M. Jarriel. Born on June 25, 1954 in Charleston, SC., he was the son of Dorothy Hiott Jarriel of South Carolina and the late Remer J. Jarriel. Also surviving are his children, Kacie Jennifer Handley and...

Jun 15, 2012

Alma Pauline (Peter) Matheson, 97, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, June 15, 2012 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on February 25, 1915 in Slatington, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Oliver James and Laura Eva (Albright) Peter.  Her husband of 40 years, Harry Matheson, preceded her in...

Jun 15, 2012

Vera Irene Stowell. 90, of Frederick went home to be with her Lord on June 15th, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. Born on May 5, 1922 in Port Huron, Michigan, formerly a resident of P.G. County and a 34 year resident of Frederick County, she was the daughter of the late Roy &Dorothy Clarke. Vera was the wife of...

Jun 13, 2012

Mr. Calvin Eugene Weishaar, 86, of Frederick, MD passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born April 13, 1926, in Mt. Airy, MD, he was the son of the late John W. and Elsie L. (Runkles) Weishaar. Mr. Weishaar was a WWII Veteran, having proudly served in the U.S. Army.  After his service...