Obituaries

John Rippeon Sr.

Jan 21, 2011

Mr. John William Rippeon Sr., 84 of Frederick, passed into the loving arms of Christ on January 21, 2011, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Frederick. He was the husband of the late Mary Louise Esworthy Rippeon who predeceased him on June 9, 2007. Born in Frederick County on December 31, 1926, he was the son of the late John Zachariah and...

Julia Satterfield

Jan 21, 2011

Mrs. Julia Starr Satterfield, 94 of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Friday, January 21, 2011 at Golden Living Center.

Born January 6, 1917 in Farmington, W. Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John and Juliana Danchak (Csillag) Starr. She was the wife of the late Sterling H. Satterfield.

Mrs. Satterfield was a member of...

Frances Robinson

Jan 20, 2011

Mrs. Frances Mary Boland Robinson, 75, of Thurmont, MD and a summer resident of Boothbay Harbor, ME, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at the Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, NY. She was the loving wife of James Patrick Mahoney Robinson celebrating their 54 th anniversary on January 19 th , 2011.

Born in Manhattan, NY...

Roy Shank

Jan 19, 2011

Mr. Roy "Sonny" Shank, 79 of Frederick, MD., passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Ethel M. "Dolly" Shank.

Born November 2, 1931 in Woodsboro, MD., he was the son of Walter K. and Evelyn M. Collins Shank.

Mr. Shank was a member of...

Charles Gibson, Sr.

Jan 18, 2011

Mr. Charles F. “Hoot” Gibson Sr., 90, of Mt.Airy died on Tuesday January 18, 2011 at FrederickMemorialHospital. He was the husband of Marjorie K. Gibson.

Born on December 7, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Francis and Mary E. Gibson. He served during WWII in the U. S. Navy. He was a founding...

John Keepers

Jan 17, 2011

Mr. John Louis Keepers 67, of Frederick ,Maryland passed away on Monday, January 17 th , 2011 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Mary Troxell Keepers. They were married for 43 years.Born January 5, 1944 in Gettysburg, PA he was the son of the late Louis Anthony Keepers and Rita Sanders Keepers. He was a member...

Virginia Horman

Jan 16, 2011

Virginia Thomas Horman (Granny), a lifelong resident of Frederick County for over 101, years passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Tranquillity at Fredericktowne Assisted Living in Frederick. She was the wife of the late Russell Z. Horman, a former county commissioner of Frederick County. Born April 7, 1909 in Adamstown, MD she was the daughter of the late...

Jean Kirk

Jan 16, 2011

Ms. Jean E. Kirk, 92, of Brooklyn, New York, died on Sunday January 16, 2011, at Somerford House, Frederick after a brief illness. Born on May 22, 1918 in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Robert D. and Sara Kirk of Brooklyn. She was also preceded in death by her brothers and sisters; Rhoda, Richard, Robert and...

Donald Kendle

Jan 15, 2011

Donald Edward Kendle, 86, of Boonsboro, Maryland passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2011.

Born on June 23, 1924 in Maugansville, Maryland, he was the son of the late Martha (Stine) Kendle.

Donald was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II.

He was a member of the...

Henry Dougherty

Jan 14, 2011

Mr. Henry P. “Hank” Dougherty, 74, of Walkersville, died on Friday January 14, 2011 at the Kline Hospice House, Mt. Airy. Born on August 14, 1936 in Brooklyn, N.Y. he was the son of the late Louis J. and Christine A. Gibson Dougherty. He belonged to the Life Underwriters Council, Long Term Care and the New England Life Leaders Club....

Eleanor Rickard

Jan 13, 2011

Mrs. Eleanor L. Rickard, 76 of Thurmont, MD., died Thursday, January 13, 2011 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Glenn O. Rickard.

Born October 26, 1934 in Washington, D. C., she was the daughter of John and Louise E. Robertson Griffith.

Mrs. Rickard was a member of the Thurmont United Methodist...

Juanita Netz

Jan 13, 2011

Juanita Lucille Netz 87, of Hagerstown, Maryland passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Hagerstown.

Born on June 6, 1923 in Keedysville, Maryland, she was preceded in death by her mother, Fannie Cecelia Thomas; her husband, William Elwood Netz; her six children, Wanda Lou, Arbutus, Leon, Darvin, Gardenia and Jerry,...

Esther Cusato

Jan 13, 2011

Mrs. Esther G. Prinkey Cusato, 89 of Frederick, MD., died Thursday, January 13, 2011 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her first husband John William Prinkey, Sr.

Born November 5, 1921 in Bridgeway, PA, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Mary Moore Gasbarre.

Mrs. Cusato served her...

Joan Boyer

Jan 12, 2011

Mrs. Joan Crawford Boyer, 80 of Frederick, Maryland passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011 in the presence of her family. She was the devoted wife of Gary H. Boyer for 59 ½ years.

Born February 20, 1930 in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. (Pete)and Mattabelle Staley Crawford.

Mrs. Boyer...

Robert Rhoades

Jan 12, 2011

Robert Lyle Rhoades of Ijamsville passed away Wednesday January 12 th at Washington Adventist Hospital. He was born October 18 th , 1945 in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Minnie and Arthur Rhoades.

In the late 1960’s, Bob proudly served his country in the Washington D.C. National Guard for two years.

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John Richenaker

Jan 11, 2011

Mr. John Frederick Richenaker

Mr. John Frederick Richenaker, 88, of Frederick, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Darleen Richenaker, his wife of 55 years.

Born April 13, 1922 in Hackensack, New Jersey, he was the son of the late George and Dorothy Wood Richenaker.

Mr....

Cathleen Foster-Smith

Jan 10, 2011

Cathleen J. Foster-Smith, 54, of Rohrersville, Maryland, died on Monday, January 10, 2011 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on October 21, 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Mary Claire (Collins) Ball.

Cathleen worked in management for Superfresh for ten years. She was last...

Jill Lingo

Jan 10, 2011

Mrs. Jill Palmer Lingo, 56, of Keymar, died on Monday January 10, 2011, at FrederickMemorialHospital. She was the wife of Jamey S. Lingo.

Born on September 14, 1954 in Columbus, GA., she was the daughter of Blanche Freeman Palmer of Americus, GA., and the late Tenneth Eugene Palmer. Surviving in addition to her husband and mother are children:...

Martha Matjasko, MD

Jan 10, 2011

Martha Jane Matjasko, M.D., of Baltimore and Frederick, MD, age 68, passed away on January 10, 2011, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Wife of Shao Huang Chiu, MD, retired Frederick orthopedic surgeon, and mother of David Chiu, MD, of Winston Salem, NC, Dr. Matjasko became a national and international leader in the field of anesthesiology at...

Johnny Steelman

Jan 9, 2011

Mr. Johnny "Eddie" Edward Steelman, 57, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2011 at his home.. He was the husband of Susan Steelman for 35 years.

Born on May 28, 1953 in Bluefield, Virginia he was the son of the late Edward Woodrow and Hattie L. Steelman.

Eddie retired from the U.S. Postal Service after...