Obituaries

May 13, 2012

MR. ROBERT STEPHEN MARTIN 75, OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND DIED SUNDAY MAY 13, 2012 AFTER A LONG CHRONIC ILLNESS. ROBERT WAS BORN TO MARION J. AND JULIUS H. MARTIN IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON AUGUST 4, 1936.  HE WAS THE FIRST OF THREE SONS. ROBERT GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN BETHESDA, CHEVY CHASE IN THE EARLY 1950’S. LATER HE BECAME THE OWNER AND...

May 10, 2012

Mr. Vijay Chand, 77, of Gaithersburg, MD, died May 10, 2012.  Beloved husband of Asha, loving father of Ajay Berdia (Shashi), Abha Kochhar (Shamit), and Sunjay Berdia (Sonya).  Cherished grandfather of Jay, Raj, Rishi, Pooja, Anjali, Shawn, Jason, and Maya.  Services at 3pm Sunday,  May 13, at Stauffer Funeral Homes, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick MD  21702.

May 10, 2012

Mr. L. Kenneth “Ken” Reed, Jr., 61, of Springfield, Virginia, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 at his home.  He was the husband of  Elaine Marie Kitts Reed. Ken was born October 21, 1950 in Thurmont, MD, the son of Helen Pauline Fitze Reed of Florida and the late Leon Kenneth Reed, Sr. Mr. Reed graduated from Thurmont High School class of...

May 8, 2012

Mrs. Barbara Sibert Ashbury, 76, of Frederick, died May 8, 2012, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of M. Dunbar Ashbury, Jr. Born March 25, 1936, in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late L. Lewren and Anna Ruth Grove Sibert. Mrs. Ashbury graduated from Frederick High School in 1954, where she played in the percussion section...

May 8, 2012

Mr. Ralph B. Ramsburg, 85, a lifelong resident of Lewistown, MD went to be with the Lord on May 8, 2012.  He was the beloved husband of Betty Ramsburg for 64 years and the cherished father of Patricia Kerns Nelson and husband Keith of Waynesboro, PA and Roberta Garber Harner of Frederick, MD.  He is also survived by his grandchildren Terry Kerns...

May 8, 2012

Mr. Ralph E. Fornwald 87, of Thurmont, MD., passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at his home.  He was the husband of Helen Long Fornwald, his wife of 67 years. Born August 30, 1924 in Washington, D. C., he was the son of the late Charles and Hilda Carlson Fornwald. Mr. Fornwald was a member of Graceham Moravian Church, the AMVETS...

May 6, 2012

Thurman "Jake"Rudell Tyler 88, died peacefully on Sunday May  6, 2012  at his home in Mt. Airy  MD.He was the son of the late George W. and Olia M. Dorsey Tyler and the husband  of Minnie J.Tyler . He was formerly married to the late Florabelle Snowden Tyler.He attended  Frederick county schools and he was a member of  Warren United  Methodist Church, Parrsville, MD.  He is survived by...

May 5, 2012

J. Stanley Organ of Frederick died Saturday, May 5, at home. He was 89 years old. Stan was born on May 16, 1922, in Wilkinsburg, PA, to Agnes Alice Thomson and Burford Augustus Organ. In 1940 he graduated from Perry High School in Pittsburgh and moved to Sharon, PA, where he worked as a nameplate draftsman at the Westinghouse Electric...

May 5, 2012

Mr. George E. West, age 72, of Crestwood Village in Frederick Maryland, went home with our Lord on Saturday, May 5th 2012. He was the Husband of Barbara Lee Baker West. Born November 16, 1939 in Middle Point, Md., he was the son of the late George E. Suck and Caroline W. Kolb Suck. George was a graduate of Thurmont...

May 5, 2012

Mr. Edward Gilbert Plourde III passed away Saturday May 5th at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born August 22nd 1962, he was a carpenter, diver, musician, and friend to everyone.  He is survived by his parents, Edward and Carolyn Plourde, son Edward Tommy Plourde, brother and sisters Robert Plourde, Kim Gutjahr, and Lori Cunningham.  The family will receive friends at Stauffer's Funeral Home 8...

May 4, 2012

Melinda Kathryn Nickols  64, of Montgomery Village, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2012, at the Casey Hospice House Care Center in Derwood, MD. She was the wife of Gerald Garner. Born on October 7, 1947 in Los Angeles, CA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph I. and Camille Wilson Priest. Melinda was a property manager for Com Source....

May 1, 2012

Mrs. Hazel Anna Mary Speak Finneyfrock, 94, of Thurmont, MD passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at St. Cahterine's Nursing Home.  She was the beloved wife of the late Paul E. Finneyfrock, Sr. Born May 18, 1917 in Thurmont, MD she was the daughter of the late Clyde Norman Speak, Sr. and Nora Matilda Delaphine Shook Speak. Mrs. Finneyfrock...

Apr 30, 2012

Ruth V. (Leatherman) Ridenour, 87, a resident at Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village, passed from this life on Monday, April 30, 2012. Born on November 13, 1924, in Middletown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Harry U. and Vernie Catherine (Schroyer) Leatherman.  Her husband of 54 years, Glenn L. Ridenour, preceded her in death on June 14, 2002....

Apr 30, 2012

Robert Brian "Bob" Neal, of Middletown, Maryland, 67, died April 30, 2012, at Kline Hospice House, Mt. Airy, Maryland, after a courageous 5-year battle with colon cancer and its related side effects. Born October 6, 1944, in Baltimore City, Maryland, he was the only child of the late James Claude Neal and Violet Irene Murphy Neal. Bob graduated from Frederick...

Apr 29, 2012

Mrs. Mildred P. Diamond, of Middletown, MD, died at the age of 90 on Sunday, April 29 2012, at the Northampton Manor Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Louis Stanley Diamond. Born July 27, 1921, in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Faye Moss. Mildred traveled the world and hosted world famous...

Apr 28, 2012

Archbishop Lawrence J. Harms, D.D., 66, passed away peacefully at this home in Cottonwood, AZ on Saturday, April 28 th .

Born April 3, 1946, he was the son of the John F. Harms (deceased) and Florence E. Wamback-Wintjen of Hudson, NY.

He was the founder and Metropolitan Archbishop of the American...

Apr 27, 2012

Mr. James “Jimmy” Edgar Grimes, III, went to be with the Lord on Friday April 27, 2012.

Jimmy was born November 14, 1986 in Frederick, Maryland. He was the most loving, passionate, and wonderful son any parent could have. We were blessed to have him and will miss the gigantic hugs he gave, with his...

Apr 27, 2012

Mr. Austin “Les” Gaver, 86, of Mt. Airy, Maryland, died peacefully in his sleep at the Frederick Memorial Hospital early Friday morning, April 27, 2012, after a brief struggle with pneumonia. He was the husband of the late Edna Mae Mercer Gaver.

Mr. Gaver was born in Frederick on June 29, 1925. He grew up...

Apr 25, 2012

Richard S. Lofts died on April 25, 2012, after courageously battling the confines of Parkinson’s disease.  Born on May 19, 1925, in Detroit, Michigan, he graduated from Drury College in Missouri and from Wayne State in Michigan.  Prior to college, he proudly served in the Pacific during World War II aboard the USS San Francisco.  He met his future bride, Mary Lou Mozley,...

Apr 24, 2012

Mr. Hugh Clayton Clem, 88, of Mt. Airy, MD passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Copper Ridge Assisted Living.  He was the beloved husband of Lillian Clem for 20 years. Born January 6, 1924 in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Clem. Mr. Clem proudly served his country in the United States Army...