Obituaries

Apr 13, 2011

Patricia M. (Summers) Boyer, 68, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at her home. Born on September 12, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Frank M. and Beatrice Eleanor (Schmidt) Summers. She was a member of the 1960 class of Boonsboro High School. Patricia was a lifetime member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church...

Apr 13, 2011

Mr. Jon W. Stevens, 62, of Kensington, formerly of Mt. Airy , died on Wednesday April 13, 2011 , at his home.

Born on August 5, 1948 in Arlington , Virginia , he was the son of William M. and Ardyce D. Hagen Stevens of Mt. Airy.

Apr 12, 2011

George Frederick "Fred" McGolerick, 85 , of Keedysville, Maryland, died on Tuesday April 12, 2011 at his home. Born on July 10, 1925, in Garretts Mills, Maryland, he was the son of the late Emory Carlton and Freida Mae (Mirely) McGolerick.  His wife, Evelyn Louise (Holmes) McGolerick preceded him in death on December 12, 2005. Fred was employed for 41 years...

Apr 12, 2011

Pauline Louise (Smith) Shank, 86, died on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Hagerstown. Born on November 25, 1924 in Foxville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Roy Braden and Rosa Irene (Lewis) Smith. Pauline worked for seventeen years at the Waynesboro Knitting Mill and previously had been employed with Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village...

Apr 12, 2011

Jacqueline J. "Jackie" Timmons, 74, formerly of Boonsboro, died on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Martinsburg City Hospital. Born on April 10, 1937 in Long Branch, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Anna (Gormley) Johnson.  Her husband, Orville Donald Timmons, preceded her in death in 1992. Jackie was a 1956 graduate of the Long...

Apr 12, 2011

Major Dale William Nusbaum, Ret. USAF, 51, of Lynn Haven, FL, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at his residence.

Born August 6, 1959 in Frederick, MD, he was the son of William H., Jr. and Mary E. Fogle Nusbaum of Mount Pleasant, MD.

Dale grew up in Mt. Pleasant,...

Apr 11, 2011

André Paré, of Ijamsville, Maryland, Born on June 15, 1942 in St. Martin, Québec, Canada, passed away on April 11, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his beloved wife of 42 years, Madeleine “Demers” Paré, devoted children Bob and Kyra Paré of Libertytown, MD, Tony and Paula Paré of Mercersburg, PA, Julie and Jeff Beasley of...

Apr 11, 2011

Frederick John Wark, 87, of Silver Spring, MD and formerly of Boonsboro and Huntington Station, NY, died Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Washington Home in Washington, D.C. Born June 1, 1923 in Huntington Station, New York, he was the son of the late Alexander and Rose (Von Fricken) Wark.  His wife, Lois Eleanor (Bave) Wark, preceded him in death...

Apr 11, 2011

Francis L. DeSirant, LtCol. USMCR (Retired), 57, died on Monday, April 11, 2011, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of Cynthia A. DeSirant for twenty-eight years.

Born on June 9, 1953 in Lorain, Ohio, he was the son of the...

Apr 10, 2011

John Wesley Deavers, 86, of N. Main St., Boonsboro, Maryland, died on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at Coffman Nursing Home in Hagerstown, Maryland. Born on May 9, 1924 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Maude (Rockwell) Deavers and Walter A. Deavers. He graduated from Hagerstown High School in 1942 and worked after graduation for the Western Maryland...

Apr 8, 2011

Mrs. Eileen F. Stull, 93, of Walkersville, went to be with the Lord Friday April 8, 2011, at her home. She was the wife Paul S. Stull Sr., her husband of 66 years who preceded her in death on September 13, 2003 .

Born on September 10, 1917 in Burkittsville , MD , she was...

Apr 8, 2011

Mr . James "William" Haines , Sr., 90, of Damascus, MD passed away peacefully on Friday, April 8, 2011 at his home in Damascus, MD. He was the beloved husband of Audrey Dixon Haines whom have shared almost 70 years of life. Born, Nov . 18 , 1920 in Lewisdale, MD, he was the son of the late Walter and...

Apr 7, 2011

Mrs. Elizabeth Mae Ramsburg Metz Staub, 89, of Frederick, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 7, 2011, at Kline Hospice House, Mt. Airy.

Born on February 25, 1922, in Braddock, she was the daughter of the late Norman Thomas and Nellie Mary Frances Wachter Ramsburg. She attended Lewistown School...

Apr 4, 2011

Catherine Riggles Toms, 77, of Walkersville, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away in her sleep on Monday, April 4, 2011 at home.  Mrs. Toms’ final days were spent laughing and smiling with her family and friends by her side.  She is the wife of Richard M. Toms; they were married for 59 years.

Apr 3, 2011

Mr. Alden L. “Al” Rogers, U. S. Navy, CDR, Ret.  87, of Mount Airy , died on Sunday, April 3, at home.  He was the husband of Mary A. Rogers, his wife of 48 years.

Born on November 5, 1923 , in Glendale , CA , he was the son of Merle and Aleta Rogers. ...

Apr 2, 2011

Mrs. Stella M. McCorkle, 89 of Frederick, Md., passed away April 2, 2011 at Somerford House on Saturday, April 2, 2011.  She was the wife of the late Robert F. McCorkle.

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Apr 2, 2011

Mr. James “Jim” Monroe Tressler, 82, of Union Bridge, MD., passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011  at Kline Hospice House.  He was the husband of the late Betty Jane Shipley Tressler.

Born December 23, 1928 in Buckeystown, MD., he was the son of the late Samuel Grover, Sr., and Rena Bell Wachter Tressler.

Apr 2, 2011

Ethel Virginia (Lum) Waters, 85, loving mother, grandmother, and devoted wife, died at her home at Burnside Drive in Falling Waters, West Virginia, with her family by her side on Saturday afternoon, April 2, 2011. Born on November 4, 1925 in Mt. Lena, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late William Oscar and Virginia Elizabeth (Hammersla) Lum. Ethel was...

Apr 1, 2011

Mr. William Wayne Kent, Sr., 61, of Frederick, died on Friday, April 1 st , 2011 at Kline Hospice House, Mt. Airy. He is survived by his wife Nina Renee Walton - Kent.

Born on August 18 th , 1949 in Halifax County, VA, he was the son of the late William Albert Kent and Marjorie...

Apr 1, 2011

Mr. James “Donald” Ganley, 80 of Ijamsville, MD., passed away Friday, April 1, 2011.  He was the husband of Arlene Sigler Ganley.

Born April 8, 1930 in  Boyds, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph Mackin and Nettie Swartzbach Ganley.

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