Obituaries

Apr 18, 2010

Mr. James S. McCarter, 78, of Hedgesville, WV, died on Sunday April 18 2010 at City Hospital, Martinsburg, WV. He was the husband of Bobbie Jean (Coster)McCarter. Born on October 3, 1931 in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Fred Thomas and Addie Lenora Hemrick McCarter. His hobbies included wood working, gardening, golf and fishing. He...

Apr 17, 2010

Mr. Kenneth Eugene Bowers, Sr., 65, of Jefferson, died on Saturday, April 17th, 2010 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore. He is survived by his wife of 42 years Dianne(Kinna) Bowers. Born on July 17th, 1944 in Frederick he was the son of the late Glenn F. Bowers, Jr. And Helen L. ( Smith ) Bowers. Mr. Bowers...

Apr 17, 2010

Mrs. Sharon J. Wastler, 54 of Frederick, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 17th at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Yarnell P. Wastler. Born in Potomac, MD on November 16, 1955, she was the daughter of Frances (Latham) Lynch of Walkersville and the late William Hartley Lynch. Sharon graduated from Walkersville High...

Apr 17, 2010

Mrs. Leona ( Lee) Crout, 76, of Mt. Airy died on Saturday April 17, 2010 at her home. She was the wife of her best friend and husband the late John W. Crout who died April 7, 2000. Born in Baltimore on November 11, 1933 she was the daughter of the late George W. and Ella M. Baker of...

Apr 16, 2010

Donald R. "Monk" "Slim" Guessford, 72, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed peacefully while surrounded by his family on Friday, April 16, 2010 at his home.

Born on September 13, 1937, in Washington County, he was the son of the late Jesse E. and Bessie N. (Charlton) Guessford.

Donald retired in 2001 from CSX Transportation.  He had worked...

Apr 16, 2010

Mr. John J. Pretko, 82, of Walkersville, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2010 at Glade Valley Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of Jean J. Pretko, his wife of 60 years. Born September 1, 1927 in Askem, PA he was the son of the late John and Helen (Borkowski) Pretko. A U.S. Navy veteran of WW II, Mr....

Apr 15, 2010

Marion M. (Jones) Castle, 80, of Boonsboro, died on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at the Washington County Hospital.

Born on February 24, 1930, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late James W. and Genevieve V. (Bussard) Jones.

Her husband, Lewis O. Castle, preceded her in death in 1995.

Marion was a...

Apr 15, 2010

Tony Gene Price, 69, of Solomon's, MD died April 15 at Carroll Hospice's Dove House in Westminster, MD. Tony was the Charter Boat Captain of the Fishing Boat Hugger for the past 25 years in Solomon's Island, MD. Before moving to Southern, MD in 1988 he worked for Intergraph Control Data and The United States Coast Guard (Ret.). Surviving...

Apr 13, 2010

William Bill Howard Spahr, 85 of Rocky Ridge, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 13th at his home. He was the husband of 63 years to Leila M. Pheil Spahr. Born on January 12, 1925 in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Leona Katherine (Schrader) and William Frederick Spahr. Bill served in the United States Navy during...

Apr 12, 2010

Sara K. (Yates) Evans, 88, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed peacefully on Monday, April 12, 2010 at Charlotte's Home in Boonsboro.

Born on June 2, 1921 in Rockingham, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Sul P. and Pauline (Robbins) Yates.

She was preceded in death by her two husbands, William R. Pumphrey, Sr....

Apr 12, 2010

Mrs. Sharon L. Sidler, 63, of Mt. Airy died on Monday April 12, 2010 at Homewood at Plum Creek, Hanover, PA. She was the wife of the late John C. Sidler who died in 1999. Born on December 28, 1946 in Mt. Airy, she was the daughter of the late Norvel L. and Sara E. Bowman Norwood. She was...

Apr 11, 2010

William W. Rimmer, of Brunswick, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 after a long battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Lynn Anne Rimmer, and loving father of Conan Rimmer and Suzanne Foster, and loving brother of Cheryl Bergendahl.

Visitation: See above information

Services: A memorial service will be held...

Apr 11, 2010

George H. Lloyd, Jr., passed away peacefully in home on April 11, 2010 surrounded by his family. George was born October 13, 1941 in Greenfield, MA, the son of Winifred A. Martin and George H. Lloyd, Sr. George retired from Operating Engineers Union Local 77. He was a member of Toms Creek United Methodist Church, Emmitsburg, MD He had...

Apr 9, 2010

Mr. Eugene E. Poole, 73, of Adamstown died on Friday, April 9, 2010 at Northampton Manor Center, Frederick. He was the Husband of Lucy B. Poole of Adamstown. Born on April 30, 1936, in Washington, DC he was the son of the late Edward and Elizabeth Martin Poole. He was a licensed Real estate Broker, Appraiser, and Insurance Agent,...

Apr 8, 2010

Mr. Valentino S. Agostine, 79, of Frederick, died on Thursday, April 8, 2010, at his residence. He was the partner of the late Laurens Larry Aumen who died in 2006. Born on November 1, 1930, in Coupon, PA, he was the son of the late Vincent D. and Emma Ann Zandy Agostini. He was a supervisor with a scholastic...

Apr 8, 2010

Donald Eugene Davis, 75, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown.

Born on October 13, 1934 in Mapleville, Maryland, he was the son of the late William M. Davis and Evelyn May (Cunningham) Davis.

Donald was a 1952 graduate of Boonsboro High School.

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Apr 8, 2010

Mrs. Zella "Peggy" Anderson, 91 of Middletown, MD went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 8th, 2010. She was the wife of the late Charles Katsaros and the late Fred Anderson. Born October 1, 1918 in West Virginia she was the daughter of the late James and Georgianna Mathias. She retired after 23 years as a...

Apr 8, 2010

Mrs. Mary Platt, 84, of Frederick, died on Thursday, April 8, 2010, at Somerford Assisted Living in Frederick. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Platt who died in 2004. Born on May 26, 1925, in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Fidelio and Ines Perera Santos. Mrs. Platt worked as an associate buyer...

Apr 7, 2010

Raymond Thomas Powell of Thurmont, died on April 7, 2010 at Frederick Memorial Hospital from kidney disease. Born January 30, 1924 he was the son of the late Luther Kuhlman and Leona (Stull) Powell. Mr. Powell was an active, lifetime member of Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and served as their treasurer for 33 years. He worked for the former...

Apr 6, 2010

Mrs. Anna Catherine Stup, 85 of Walkersville, died suddenly on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 in the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late C. Edgar Stup. Born in Jefferson, MD on May 24, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Sigler) and William Cochran Lakin. Anna, along with her husband, operated a dairy farm...