Obituaries

Mar 10, 2011

Mr. Franklin Earl Danner, 91, of Walkersville, Maryland passed away, Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of Katherine Blumenau e r Danner, his wife of 47 years.

Born October 13, 1919 in Thurmont, MD., he was the son of the late Howard E. and Effie Ellen Sturdevent Danner.

Mar 6, 2011

On Sunday, March 6, 2011, Mary N. Hicks of Jefferson, MD. Beloved wife of the late John D. Hicks. She is survived by children  John D. Hicks, Jr. and Dewey Dale Hicks and wife Judy, Gail Loughhead and Donna Keister; brother Sandige Neal and the late John and Bryson Neal ; sisters Helen Johnson and Lillian Wayne; 5 grandchildren Michelle, Melanie, Robert, Joel and Jessica and 3...

Mar 5, 2011

Mr. Daniel “Dan” Benjamin Hoffman, Sr., 81 of Mt. Airy, MD., passed away, after a long illness, on  Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Montgomery General Hospital. He was the husband of Dorothy “Bernice” Allen Hoffman.

Born May 21, 1929 in Brentwood, MD., he was the son of the late John  and Ruth Johnson Hoffman.

Mar 5, 2011

Mr. Paul H. Clemson, Jr., of Frederick, died on Saturday, March 5 th , 2011 at the Reeders Memorial Home. He was the husband of Patricia A. ( Carder ) Clemson.

Born on March 31 st , 1934 in Frederick, he was a son of the late Paul H. Clemson, Sr. And Margaret (Baker ) Clemson.

Mar 5, 2011

Mr. Alan L. Gordon, 59, of Mt. Airy , died on Saturday March 5, 2011 at Washington Hospital Center , DC . He was the husband of Karen L. Gordon.

Born on September 8, 1951 in Washington D. C. , he was the son of Samuel and Selma Gimble Gordon of Silver Spring .

Mar 3, 2011

Theodore Michael Luck (TJ) of Frederick , 31, died Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital . He was the loving husband of Courtney Luck.

T.J. was born at Frederick Memorial Hospital on March 25, 1979 . Mr. Luck graduated from Frederick High and the University...

Mar 3, 2011

Dennis Lee Cooper Mr. Dennis Lee Cooper, 94 of Knoxville, Maryland left this world on March 3, 2011 to go home to be with the Lord while at the Kline Hospice House. He was born at home in Knoxville on November 19, 1916, and was the son of the late Lester Irvin and Della Pearl Cooper. He was a loving and...

Mar 3, 2011

Virginia Mary "Vergie" Keesecker, 63, of Sharpsburg, Maryland, died on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at the Western Maryland Hospital Center in Hagerstown. Born on April 6, 1947, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Harry William and Margaret (Preves) Keesecker. Vergie attended the Boonsboro Family Worship Center and was known for her love of animals. She is...

Mar 2, 2011

Anna Louise (Thompson) Sullivan, 98, formerly of Knoxville, Maryland, passed from this life to the next on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at the Homewood Retirement Center. Born on April 2, 1912, she was the daughter of the late John William and Martha Elizabeth (Holder) Thompson. Her husband, James F. Sullivan, preceded her in death in 1996. Mrs. Sullivan was a...

Mar 2, 2011

Mrs. Betty Lou Rohrback, 86 of Brunswick passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Franklin Eugene Rohrback. They were married for 58 years. Born February 3, 1925 in Martinsburg, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Alice Cunningham. She was a charter member of the...

Feb 28, 2011

Mr. Gilbert Filmore Meekins died Monday, February 28, 2011 at the Glade Valley Nursing Home after a long battle with dementia. The family would first like to thank the staff at Glade Valley for their attention to his comfort, and well being over the years. Gil is a Navy veteran having served in the Pacific on the USS Hancock in...

Feb 28, 2011

Betty S. Shane, 82, of Mt. Airy, died on Saturday February 26, 2011, at Howard County Hospital, Columbia. Born on November 12, 1928 in Roanoke, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Beulah Witt Schaffer. Betty spent many years as a hard working mother; she owned her own business and worked for the large corporation now known...

Feb 27, 2011

Jane Elizabeth (Clopper) Houser, 89, formerly of St. Paul Street in Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the Coffman Nursing Home in Hagerstown. Born on March 1, 1921, in Boonsboro, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth Elizabeth (Itnyre) Clopper.  Her husband, Vernon H. Houser, preceded her in death on March 17,...

Feb 27, 2011

Carroll Joseph Flook, 81, of Myersville, Maryland, died on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born on May 27, 1929 in Myersville, he as the son of the late Ezra D. and Rosa (Hoffman) Flook, Sr. Carroll was the owner and operator of Flook Drywall Contractors since 1959. He was a lifelong member...

Feb 26, 2011

Charles Clayton Stup, 90, of Frederick, MD died on February 26, 2011. He was the loving husband of Pauline Compher Stup for 68 years. He was born July 9, 1920 in Charlesville, MD. He was the son of the late Raymond R. Stup and Carrie Martz Stup. He spent his entire life farming and raising beef cattle. He was also...

Feb 24, 2011

Ms Lynn Marie Reese, 50 a longtime resident of Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born June 24, 1960 in Berea, Ohio she was the daughter of Rosalie Smith Reese of Frederick. In addition to her mother she is survived by her siblings, Leslie Reese of Frederick, Laurie Moore...

Feb 22, 2011

Mr. John P. Fischer, 82 of Thurmont, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Geraldine D. Fischer who preceded him in death, after 49 years of marriage. Born November 23, 1928 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John I and Mary Ann Schneider Fischer. Mr. Fisher retired...

Feb 21, 2011

Glendora Virginia (Cunningham) Palmer, 94, a resident of Somerford Place in Hagerstown, Maryland, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2011 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born on March 3, 1916 in Mapleville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late William Albert Evers and Gertrude Anna Florence (Gantz) Cunningham.  Her husband of sixty two years, Claude Franklin Palmer...

Feb 21, 2011

Mrs. Berkley Ralei g h, a longtime resident of Annapolis, MD currently of Frederick, MD born in 1938 , passed away on Monday, February 21, 2011at the Kline Hospice House after surviving a long batt l e with ovarian cancer. She was the wife of James E. Summerville of Frederick. She  is also survived by her sister , Janet Niewoehner...

Feb 21, 2011

Mrs. Patricia A. Beachley, 71 most recently of Tranquillity of Fredericktowne and a lifetime resident of Jefferson, Maryland passed away on Monday, February 21 st , 2011 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Emmett Beachley. Born May 31, 1939 in Jefferson, MD she was the daughter of the late Richard Hawker, Sr. and Pauline...