Obituaries

Oct 28, 2011

Mr. John Robert Popenfus, 79, of Frederick, MD, died Friday, October 28, 2011. He was the husband of Karen Tolvstad Popenfus.

Born July 15, 1932 in Tomah, Wisconsin, he was the son of the late John and Mae Loscher Popenfus.

Mr. Popenfus was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church....

Oct 28, 2011

Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Killian Lach, 95, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2011 at Lorien in Mt. Airy .

Born July 9, 1916 in Brimfield , MA , she was the daughter of the late Thomas Eugene and Bridget Gertrude Murray Killian.

After graduating from Hitchcock Academy , Brimfield , MA in...

Oct 27, 2011

Mrs. Susan Ann Chalker Gabovitz, 58 of Middletown, MD, passed to the hands of our Lord suddenly and unexpectedly on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at home with her husband by her side. She was married to Richard A. Gabovitz for 10 wonderful years.

Born on June 9, 1953 in York, PA, she was the daughter of the...

Oct 27, 2011

Blanche Marie (Jones) Ridenour, 80, of Crystal Falls Drive in Boonsboro, passed from this life on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at her home. Born on May 1, 1931, in Chestnut Grove, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late John L. and Lillian (Metz) Jones.  Her husband, Earl C. Ridenour, Sr. preceded her in death in 2004. Blanche had...

Oct 25, 2011

Mr. Joseph P. Petisi 89, of Mount Airy, passed away on Tuesday,October 25, 2011 at the Lorein in Mt. Airy. Born August 22, 1922 in Rochester, NY he was the son of the late Vincent and Frances Petisi. He served in the US Navy. He retired as a chemist from Celanese Chemical Corporation in New York. He was a...

Oct 25, 2011

Mrs. Mary Madeline Miller, 88, of Frederick, MD passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 and Mr. Nathan M. Miller, Sr., 93, of Frederick, MD passed away on Monday, October 31, 2011, both at Frederick Memorial Hospital. They were married for 70 years.

Mrs. Miller was born September 10,...

Oct 25, 2011

Edna M. Miller, 91, formerly of Monrovia, Maryland, Phoenix, Arizona, and Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro. She was the wife of the late Robert E. "Buster" Miller.  They were married in 1948. She was born in Loudon County, Virginia on December 26, 1919 to Estelle and Rodney Costello.  She...

Oct 24, 2011

Mrs. Barbara Campbell, 67, of Frederick, passed away peacefully at Frederick Memorial Hospital on Monday, October 24, 2011, with her children by her side. She was the wife of the late Harry Douglas Campbell. Born on March 16, 1944, in Union Bridge, Maryland, she was the daughter of Gladys Marie Wilt and the late Charles Franklin Wilt. Mrs. Campbell...

Oct 24, 2011

Ms. Marie Connor Harps 89, of Frederick, MD passed away on Monday, October 24, 2011 at Citizens Nursing Home. Born on March 11, 1922 in Johnstown, PA she was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Estella Connor. She graduated from Johnstown Central High Class of 1940. She served in the US Navy Waves during WWII and she retired...

Oct 24, 2011

Mr. Scott Edward Dyson, 37, of Frederick, MD., passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 24, 2011, at his residence. Scott was born July 17, 1974, at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. He was the son of Ray (Steve) and Patricia (Trish) Dyson of Mount Airy, Maryland, and brother to Richard (Rick) of Jessup, Maryland. Scott...

Oct 23, 2011

GORDON B. FISHER

SMSGT, U.S.A.F. (RET)

Gordon B. Fisher, 80, of Frederick, MD, died on Sunday October 23, 2011. He was the only son of the late Frank and Charlotte Fisher, and is...

Oct 22, 2011

Mrs. Mary Jean D’Amato, 55, of Ijamsville, died on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at her residence. She was the wife of Tony D’Amato, her husband of 30 years.

Born on December 8, 1955, in Cheverly, MD, she was the daughter of the late William and Ruth Wonning Hoerst. She was a systems analyst for the...

Oct 21, 2011

Ms. Joan Hines, 59, of Frederick, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday October 21, 2011. Born on August 22, 1952 in New York, she was the daughter of the late Zedekiah and Mattie Vincent Hines. She was a homemaker and spent a lot of time preaching to people about Jehovah. She enjoyed attending the Frederick Senior Center...

Oct 20, 2011

Harry Ridgney Leasure, 92, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at his home. Born on February 15, 1919, in Cumberland, Maryland, he was the son of the late Harry and Virginia Belle (Whorton) Leasure. Mr. Leasure was veteran of the World War II, having served in the United States Navy. He was a...

Oct 20, 2011

Sharon Ann Younkins, 60, of Boonsboro, Maryland, went to be with her loving Lord on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at her home. Born on April 23, 1951, in Hagerstown, she is the daughter of Della M. (Deener) Younkins of Boonsboro and the late John G. Younkins. Sharon was a 1969 graduate of Boonsboro High School and she went on...

Oct 20, 2011

Mrs. Ruth D. Herring, 93, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 at her home. She was the wife of the late Albert Herring. Born August 20, 1918 in Chisholm, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Stanislaus and Jenny Ouelette Doiron. Mrs. Herring was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and the Catholic...

Oct 20, 2011

Grace Lorraine (Baker) Nunamaker, 81, formerly of Benevola, Maryland, passed from this life to the next on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at Julia Manor Health Care Center in Hagerstown. Born on December 6, 1929, in Benevola, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Richard and Ethel Grace (Reeder) Baker.  Her husband, Paul L. Nunamaker, preceded her in death...

Oct 19, 2011

Mr. Kenneth Marlowe Coulter, 86 of Knoxville, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Roberta (Bertie), his wife of 64 years. Born March 14, 1925 in Yarrowsburg, Maryland he was the son of the late Edward and Blanche Coulter. Kenneth retired from Washington Terminal after 36 years of service...

Oct 18, 2011

James Hubert Reeder, 82, formerly of Boonsboro, Maryland passed from this life on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at his home in Hagerstown. Born on August 23, 1929, in Boonsboro, he was the son of the late Amos E. and Margie A. (Baker) Reeder.  His wife, Clara (Conner) Reeder, preceded him in death on March 15, 2002. Mr. Reeder was...

Oct 18, 2011

Mr. Chester John Trzcinski, 88, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011.  He was the husband of the late Jean Dozzo Trzcinski. Born September 18, 1923 in Glendale, PA, he was the son of the late Jan and Victoria Borowski Trzcinski. Chester  retired as an estimator, for Ryan Homes after 40 years of service and was a Ryan Homes Hall...