Obituaries

Mar 6, 2012

Mrs. Edith Catherine (Kimmell) Budesheim, 94, of Boonsboro, MD (formerly of Walkersville, MD), passed away  Tuesday, March 6, at her home.  She was the wife of the late Bernard Leroy Budesheim. Born November 8, 1917 in Frederick, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late George William and Lillian Waltz Kimmell. Mrs. Budesheim loved traveling, flower and vegetable gardening. She is survived...

Mar 4, 2012

Mrs. Eleanore Sue Moran, 77, of Frederick, MD passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born August 20, 1934 in Clarksburg WV, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Edgell and Loma Alice (Riffle) Montgomery. Mrs. Moran was a product demonstrator for Sam's Club for 15 years before retiring. Sue grew up in West Virginia...

Mar 3, 2012

Mrs. Paula Kay Stine, 62, of Frederick, Maryland, died Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital.  She was the wife of Wayne L. Stine, Sr. Born October 30, 1949 in Frederick, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Richard C. and Catherine B. King Kline. Paula was raised by her grandmother Pearl King. She graduated in 1967 from...

Mar 2, 2012

Mr. Herbert A. Divel, Sr., 70 of Hanover, PA (formerly of Unionville, MD) passed away at Hanover Hall on Friday, March 2, 2012.  He was the husband of Carol Toms Divel, his wife of 26 years. Born September 15, 1941 in Hancock, MD., he was the son of the late Marshall and Elsie Stephens Divel. Mr. Divel   retired from Richard B....

Mar 2, 2012

Lottie Shannon Heeger, 91, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, March 2, 2012 at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro.

Born on August 29, 1920, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Nathan Rheul and Daisy (Grantham) Wolfe. Her husband, Edwin Louis Heeger, preceded her in death.

Along...

Mar 1, 2012

Miss Virginia Ann “Ginny” Stephens, 46, of Monrovia, died on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born July 26, 1965, she was the daughter of Irving E. Stephens of Monrovia and Rosanne M. Stephens of Frederick. Ginny graduated from Linganore High School in 1983.  She also attended Catonsville Community College and University of Maryland Baltimore...

Mar 1, 2012

Mr. John William Bonan, 41, of Brunswick, MD, passed away suddenly on Thursday, March 1, 2012. Born May 27, 1970 in Washington, DC he was the son of the late John and Linda Bonan. He attended Walkersville HS and The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. He is survived by his sons, John J. Bonan and JPaul Bonan, brothers Michael and Stephen;...

Feb 29, 2012

Ethel Irene Jamison, 86, a lifelong resident of Antietam Furnace, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at the Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown.

Born on March 19, 1925, in Antietam Furnace, she was the daughter of the late Harry D. and Bertha M. (Burgan) Jamison.

She was a member of Burnside First Church...

Feb 29, 2012

Reginald Franklin Norris, 83, of Loxahatchee, Florida and formerly of Rohrersville, Maryland, passed away on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at his home in Florida.

Born on October 4, 1928 in Rohrersville, he was the son of the late Harry H. and Leila A. (Mullendore) Norris.

Reginald was a 1947 graduate of Boonsboro High School.

Feb 28, 2012

Miss Kimberly “Kim” D. Blom, 41, of  Frederick, Maryland, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born October 31, 1970 in Washington, D. C., she was the daughter of Richard D. Blom of Frederick and Stephanie D. Troxel of Gaithersburg. Kim loved being involved in many youth sports with her children. In addition to her parents,...

Feb 27, 2012

Mr. Gary F. Barber, 72, of Ijamsville, MD passed away Monday, February 27, 2012 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Judith Barber of Ijamsville, MD. Born on June 30, 1939 in London Ontario, Canada he was the son of the late Lymon Ford and Margaret Murphy Barber. Mr. Barber received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from...

Feb 27, 2012

Mr. Daniel “Danny” J. Estrada, 68 of Severna Park, MD passed away on Monday, February 27, 2012 at Somerford in Frederick, MD. Born February 10, 1944 he was the son of the late John and Anna Estrada. Danny was a member of Village Baptist Church in Bowie, MD. He was the owner of ProTech Home Improvements and worked as a...

Feb 26, 2012

Mrs. Ruth Elaine Hurley, 69, of Frederick, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Northampton Manor Center, Frederick. She was the wife of Alfred E. "Zeke" Hurley, her husband of 51 years. Born on May 29, 1942, in Carroll County, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Margaret Scheller Brown.  Mrs Hurley was a supervisor at the CVS...

Feb 26, 2012

Mr. Robert Murray,47, of Brunswick, MD passed away Sunday, February 26, 2012 at his home.  He was the husband of Kim Murray for twenty years. Born May 13, 1964 he was the son of Judith Keeney Upchurch of Brunswick, MD and the late  Robert Elliott Murray. Mr. Murray was a graduate of Middletown High School.  He proudly served in the U.S. Army from...

Feb 26, 2012

Mr. James D.  Bailey Jr., 26 of  New Market, MD passed away Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born July 10, 1985 in Silver Spring, MD, he was the son of James D. Bailey of New Market, and the late Brenda J. Bailey. Mr. Bailey was employed at Weis Market in the H.R. department. He loved all his friends and...

Feb 25, 2012

Mildred D. (Smith) Taylor, 98, of Keedysville, Maryland passed from this life on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village in Boonsboro, Maryland.

Born on January 20, 1914 in Hagerstown, Maryland she was the daughter of the late George E. and Lela Myrtle (Doub) Smith. Her husband of 62 years, Ralph B. Taylor, Jr., preceded...

Feb 24, 2012

Medza A. (Jones) Smith, 88, a resident of Somerford Assisted Living in Hagerstown, Maryland and formerly of Rohrersville, Maryland, passed away peacefully from this life on Friday, February 24, 2012. Born on April 14, 1923 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Matilda (Kersher) Jones.  Medza was preceded in death by her husband,...

Feb 24, 2012

Mrs. Floral E. Donaldson, 90, of Middletown died on February 24, 2012 at Montview Nursing Home, Luray Virginia. She was the wife of the late George H. Donaldson. Born on December 5, 1921 in Butler, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late George and Sue Caldwell Noble. Surviving are her sons, George H. Jr, Dennis N., Gene S. and...

Feb 23, 2012

Ms. Hanna G. Bragg, 21, of Union Bridge, died on Thursday February 23, 2012 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born on September 21, 1990 in Silver Spring, MD she was the daughter of John S. Sr., and Patricia M. Arillo Bragg of Maryland. Hanna, known as "The Beast of the East" graduated from Linganore High School in 2008,...

Feb 23, 2012

Mr. Peter Stanley Edwards, 8 years old of New Market, Maryland passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Peter passed away after a courageous battle from Batten’s Disease. Born August 30, 2003 in Washington, DC he was the son of Mark and Anna Edwards of New Market. He was a second grader...