Obituaries

Jan 6, 2010

Mr. Kenneth G. (Barney) Barnhouse, age 62, died on January 6, 2010 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mr. Barnhouse was the son of the late Lucille V. Garrott and Harry E. Barnhouse. He is pictured above with his wife and girlfriend of 37 years, Patricia Jane Barnhouse. He is survived by his wife Patricia and his daughter Sarah Barnhouse DiSandro....

Jan 5, 2010

Mrs. Hazel Wilson Davis, 96 passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. She was the wife of the late Albert S. Davis. Born October 23, 1913 she was the daughter of the late Richard E. Wilson and Daisy Hoffman Wilson. Hazel loved her family and enjoyed spending tome with them. She also enjoyed traveling, sewing, cooking and gardening. She...

Jan 4, 2010

Nancy Karyl (Johnson) Kaiser, 72, formerly of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2010 at her home in Moline, Illinois.

Born on November 11, 1937, in Davenport, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Chester W. and Lucille C. (Anderson) Johnson.

Her husband of forty years, Kay Robert Kaiser died in 1998....

Jan 3, 2010

Mr. William F. Little, 80 of Mt. Airy, MD., (formerly of Rockville) died Sunday, January 3, 2010 in Charleston, SC. He was the husband of the late Margaret M. Little. Born February 10, 1929 in Warwick, Rhode Island, he was the son of the late Thomas H and Augusta A. Kervick Little. Mr. Little was a member of St....

Jan 2, 2010

Earl Eugene (Gene) Corum, 88, former West Virginia University athlete, coach, professor and administrator passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 2, 2010, in Frederick, Maryland. Gene, forever a proud Mountaineer, was born May 29, 1921 in Huntington, WV. He was an all-state guard at Huntington High School before accepting a scholarship from Coach Bill Kern to play at WVU...

Jan 2, 2010

John Leon Ridenour, 61, passed away while surrounded by family on Saturday, January 2, 2010 at the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown.

Born on April 25, 1948 in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of Ruth (Leatherman) Ridenour of Boonsboro, Maryland and the late Glenn Ridenour.

Mr. Ridenour was a veteran of the U.S. Army...

Jan 1, 2010

Mr. John Joseph Kelly, 82, of Frederick passed peacefully at his home on Friday January 1, 2010. He was the husband of Anne Wallace Kelly with whom he enjoyed many happy years. They were married on July 15, 1961. Born on July 19, 1927 in Baltimore he was the only son of the late John J. and Myrtie M....

Dec 31, 2009

Mary Jane (Coblentz) Fravel, 70, of Kearneysville, West Virginia was called home on December 31, 2009 in Glennville, Georgia.

Born on June 24, 1939 in Yarrowsburg, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen (Nuse) Coblentz. She was the youngest of three children and was married to the late Robert Fravel in 1966.

Dec 31, 2009

Arthur Joseph Langlois, 92, of Buckingham's Choice in Adamstown, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, of complications related to Parkinson's disease. Born June 3, 1917, in Racine, Wis., he was the oldest son of Norbert and Mary (Young) Langlois. He attended parochial and public schools in Racine, graduating from Washington Park High School. Mr. Langlois served in the U.S. Navy...

Dec 31, 2009

Mr. Charles C. (Toddi) Grimes, 71, of Thurmont, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, at Green Acres Nursing Home, Gettysburg, Pa. Born Feb. 5, 1938, in Graceham, he was the son of the late Jack and Myrtle Domer Grimes. Mr. Grimes had been employed at Schultz Construction. He is survived by his brothers, John W. and Kenneth Grimes; and his...

Dec 30, 2009

Mrs. Alberta R. Smith, 78, of Mt. Airy, died on Wednesday December 30, 2009 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Roy Elden Smith who died in 2007. Born on August 14, 1931 in Falls, PA., She was the daughter of the late Albert Sickler and Frema Clark Sickler. Mrs. Smith enjoyed camping, needlepoint, search-a-word...

Dec 30, 2009

Mrs. Mary Denton Lambert, 78, of Frederick died on December 30, 2009 at her home. She was the wife of the late Charles O. Lambert. Born on August 22, 1931, in Grafton, WV., She was the daughter of the late Ernest B. and Haley Laulis Denton. She earned her teaching degree from West Virginia University and went on to...

Dec 30, 2009

Anita Louise McKinley, of Frederick, Maryland died on Wednesday December 30, 2009 at Washington Adventist Hospital with her family by her side. She also spent time with her family at her homes in Estero, Florida and Bedford, Pennsylvania. She lived in Frederick since 1984. Anita was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on January 5, 1954. She devoted her life to...

Dec 29, 2009

Michael A. Mack McClanahan, 45, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. He was the husband of Lauren McClanahan. Born April 24, 1964, he was the son of Eleanor McClanahan of Pennsylvania and the late Monroe McClanahan. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1982 to 1984. Michael was a member of the Frederick American Legion, FSK Post...

Dec 27, 2009

Brian J. Lynch, 58, of Thurmont, died on Sunday December 27, 2009 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Mary R. Lynch, and loving father of Colleen and Anna Lynch all of Thurmont. Born on June 6, 1951 in the Bronx, NY., he was the son of Beatrice Hewitt Lynch of Danvers, MA., and the late Edward...

Dec 27, 2009

Betty Jane (Smith) Swain, 83, of Hagerstown, died peacefully on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Ravenwood Lutheran Village in Hagerstown.

Born on September 21, 1926, in Downsville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Arthur M. and Ruth Elizabeth (Harbaugh) Smith.

Her husband of 64 years, Elwood "Bert" Swain, preceded her in death on...

Dec 26, 2009

Dr. William (Bill) P. Roberts, Sr., 78, of Braddock Heights, died on Saturday December 26, 2009 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. He was the husband of Janice E. Roberts. Born in Plymouth, PA., on September 22, 1931 he was the son of the late Ernest Arnold and Helen Mundy Roberts. Dr. Roberts opened his own practice in general dentistry...

Dec 26, 2009

Mr. John E. Mills, 61, of New Market, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Pam W. (Rowe) Mills. Born on June 2, 1947, in Washington, he was the son of Dorothy (Hickman) Mills and the late Benjamin Mills. Mr. Mills retried after 30-plus years of service in the banking and financial...

Dec 26, 2009

Melissa Ann Dudrow Smith, 53, of Walkersville, MD passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 26, 2009 after a year long battle with cancer. She was born June 7, 1956 in Frederick, MD. She was the daughter of Dorothy E. Dudrow and the late C. Lester Dudrow. As a young person she was very active in 4-H. She excelled in...

Dec 25, 2009

Mr. Norman Jerome Hannah, Jr., 92 of Mt. Airy, MD., died Friday, December 25, 2009 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary Oehler Hannah. Born September 13, 1917 in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late Norman Jerome, Sr. And Clarissa Williams Hannah. Mr. Hannah retired at a Rate Officer from...