Obituaries

Nov 17, 2011

Mrs. Debbie Ruth Kidwell, 83, of Ijamsville MD passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2011, at Glade Valley Nursing Home, Walkersville. She was the wife of the late Ralph Kidwell, Sr.

Born on February 28, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Albert Vernon and Debbie Ruth Harding. She cannot be described in just one word,...

Nov 15, 2011

Mrs. Hallie Brown Hummer, 93 of 11A Maple Avenue, Walkersville, MD died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, Nov. 15th, at her home. She was the wife of the late Raymond Miller Hummer Jr. Born April 29, 1918 in Frederick County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Sunville and Mollie Beard Brown. Mrs. Hummer was a member of...

Nov 15, 2011

David Eugene Denn, 42 of Hagerstown, MD, and formerly of Walkersville, MD passed away at Meritus Health in Hagerstown MD on November 15, 2011 with a long battle of cancer called Pleomorphic Rhabdomyosarcoma. Born January 14, 1969 in Walkersville, MD he was the son of Milton and Dolores Denn Sr. of Walkersville, MD. Dave worked many years in the machine...

Nov 15, 2011

Mr. Melvin Lee "Mel" Castle Mr. Melvin Lee "Mel" Castle, 60, of Frederick, Maryland passed away suddenly on Tuesday, November 15th at his home.  Mel was born on June 3rd, 1951 in Frederick, Maryland.  He was the son of the late Marshall M. Castle and Mary H. Castle of Frederick County, Maryland. Mr. Castle is survived by his brother, William...

Nov 13, 2011

Mrs. Shirley T. Alban, 76, passed away Sunday, Nov.13, 2011 .She was wife of the late Sonny Alban who died in 1995. Born May, 1935 in Brunswick, Md., she was a daughter of the late Walt and Mildred Thomas.  She was predeceased by her brother Joe Thomas and an infant sister. Mrs. Alban worked as a switch board operator for the...

Nov 13, 2011

Mr. Ronald A. Alvarado, 56, of Mt. Airy, died on Sunday November 13, 2011 at his home. He was the husband of Cindy L. Alvarado. Born on September 30, 1955 in San Francisco, CA, he was the son of the late Alfred Paul and Floy May Crump Alvarado. Ronald was an Operating Room Technician for Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in...

Nov 12, 2011

Mrs. C. Leigh Singleton, 70, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011 at her home. She was the wife of the late James Singleton.

Born October 15, 1941 in Washington, D. C., she was the daughter of the late William and Jane Donoghue Eastman.

Mrs. Singleton is survived...

Nov 12, 2011

Mr. Robert D. Osburn, Jr., 66, of Frederick, MD passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the Georgetown University Hospital.

Born June 7, 1945 he was the son of the late Robert Dudley and Doris Jones Osburn.

A graduate of the University of Maryland and the Law School at the University...

Nov 12, 2011

Mr. Robert W. Clayton, 54, of Frederick, MD passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2011, at his residence. He was the husband of Ellen M. Clayton, his wife of 27 years

Born on November 5, 1957, in Louisville, KY he was the son of James Richard Clayton, Sr. and the late Dolores Jean Krimm Garcia. Robert was...

Nov 12, 2011

Mr. Walter W. "Bill" King, 73, of Jefferson, Md., passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at his farm in Crystal Spring, PA. Born November 17, 1937 in Frederick, MD., he was the son of the late Clarence Albert, Sr. and Myrtle Marie Poole King. Mr. King served his country in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. It was...

Nov 10, 2011

Rachel (Palmer) Shafer, 89, of Middletown, Maryland, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, Maryland. Born on July 29, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Malcolm and Mary (Remsburg) Palmer.  Mrs. Shafer was preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, Albert V. Shafer, on September...

Nov 10, 2011

Lorraine E. (Olden) Taylor, 79, a resident of Williamsport Nursing Home in Williamsport, Maryland and formerly of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2011, surrounded by her family. Born on December 24, 1931, in Boonsboro, she was the daughter of the late Clarence W. and Pauline E. (Smith) Olden.  Her husband, Orville M. "Buddy" Taylor preceded her...

Nov 10, 2011

Goldie M. (Palmer) Authers, 94, a resident of Williamsport Nursing Home in Williamsport, Maryland, passed away peacefully from this life on Thursday, November 10, 2011. Born on December 15, 1916,  in Washington County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Maude (Gabe) Palmer.  Her husband, Charles W. Authers, Sr. preceded her in death in 1980. She...

Nov 9, 2011

Betty B. Bradford, 95, of Frederick , died on Wednesday November 9, 2011 at Glade Valley Center , Walkersville. She was the wife of the late Arthur W. Bradford.

Born in Uniontown , PA. , she was the daughter of the late Charles and Emma Cunningham Betts.

Surviving is...

Nov 8, 2011

Mrs. Alverta F. Carty, 87, of Frederick, MD., peacefully went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus, surrounded by her loving family, Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at her daughter’s home.

Born April 20, 1924 in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Marie Fogle Wilders.

Mrs. Carty...

Nov 7, 2011

Mrs. Edna Mae Hawkins Smith Wisner, 91, passed away Monday, November 7, 2011 at her home. She was the former wife of the late Clarence E. Smith, Sr.

Born August 17, 1920 in Boyds, MD she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Maude Jones...

Nov 6, 2011

Mrs. Ayline M. Tehansky, 83 passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Tranquillity of Fredericktowne.

She was the wife of the late Eugene Basil Tehansky.

Born February 26, 1928 in McAdoo , PA she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Blanch Smosna.

Ayline was a devoted...

Nov 4, 2011

Gail Linwood Reeder, 74, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 4, 2011 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born on July 31, 1937, in Locust Grove, Maryland, he was the son of the late Ralph W. and Mabel M. (Poffenberger) Reeder. Gail was a 1955 graduate of Boonsboro High School. He had been employed with Capital...

Nov 4, 2011

Mrs. Betty Ruth Mills, 82 of Martinsburg, WV, died on Friday, November 4, 2011 at City Hospital, Martinsburg, WV. She was the wife of the late George W. Mills.

Born on January 31, 1929 in Mt. Ranier, MD she was the daughter of the late William H. and Mary Eva Bladen. Betty was a homemaker. She was...

Nov 4, 2011

Mr. Ryan Joseph McCann, 20, of Mt. Airy , died on Friday November 4, 2011 .

Born on March 14, 1991 in Havre de Grace , MD , he was the son of David James and Karen Gradoni McCann.

Ryan was a biology major at...