Obituaries
Luther Watkins
May 20, 2010
Mr. Luther Watkins, 83, of Walkersville, MD., died Thursday, May 20, 2010 at his home of pulmonary fibrosis. He was the husband of Ruby Keith Watkins, his wife of 63 years.
Born March 16, 1927 in Clayton, Oklahoma, he was the son of the late Fate and Liddie Clement Watkins.
Mr. Watkins was a union...
Cpl. Kurt Shea USMC
May 20, 2010
Cpl. Kurt Steven Shea USMC, 21, of Frederick, died on Monday May 10, 2010 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Born on February 10, 1989, in Rockville he was the son of Steven R. and Linda DiTullio Shea. Surviving in addition to his parents is a sister, Oliva Shea of Frederick and his paternal grandmother Diane Shea of New York....Bonnie Vance
May 20, 2010
Bonnie L. (Deaner) Vance, 60, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at her home.
Born on January 2, 1950 in Brownsville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Charles N. and Dorothy V. (Shumaker) Deaner.
Her husband, Richard Lee Vance, preceded her in death in 2007.
Bonnie was...
James Williams
May 20, 2010
Mr. James Richard “Dick” Williams, 88 of Braddock Heights, MD died on Thursday, May 20 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Louise Francis Williams who died on November 1, 1981.
Born April 11, 1922 in Frederick, MD he was the son of the late Conrad H. and Alma V. Mercer Williams....

Maralynn Logan-Brown
May 19, 2010
Mrs. Maralynn A. Logan-Brown, 59 of Walkersville, MD, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Lawrence Brown, her husband of 21 years.
Born November 25, 1950 in Braddock, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Etta Mae Raines Logan.
Mrs. Logan-Brown was a member...

Alexander Zdanov
May 19, 2010
Alexander S. Zdanov, 58, of Frederick, died peacefully on Wednesday May 19, 2010. He was the loving husband of Elena Zdanova for 32 years.
Born April 27, 1952, in Murmansk, Russia, he was the son of Sergey Zdanov and the late Sophia Zdanova.
Dr. Zdanov graduated from the Moscow State University with a...
Richard Skadberg
May 19, 2010
Richard Warren Skadberg, 86, of Charles Town, WV, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at City Hospital in Martinsburg, WV. He was born in Duluth, MN to the late Peter O. and Inga Lund Skadberg. After graduation from Duluth Central High School, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served in W.W.II. His wife of 54 years, Marlene J. Skadberg,...
Mildred Foreman
May 16, 2010
Mrs. Mildred Elizabeth Foreman, 90 of Frederick, MD passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late John Robert Foreman, Jr.
Born October 7, 1919 in New London, MD she was the daughter of the late Charles...
Laura Saville
May 14, 2010
Laura Lynn (Canoles) Saville, 53, of Keedysville, Maryland passed away on Friday, May 14, 2010 at Washington County Hospital.
Born on August 5, 1956 in Winchester, Virginia, she was the daughter of Leona Loretta (Smith) Canoles of Keedysville, Maryland and the late Henry Baker Canoles.
Laura was a 1974 graduate of Boonsboro High School.
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Randolph Waesche
May 11, 2010
Mr. Randolph Waesche, 82, of Thurmont, died Tuesday, May 11 at his home. He was the husband of Eileen R . Waesche, his wife of 56 years and devoted final caregiver.
Born July 25, 1927 in Thurmont,...
John Murto
May 11, 2010
John Michael Murto, age 64, of Boonsboro, Maryland passed away early on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Born on March 14, 1946, in Washington DC, he was the son of the late Harry Chalmers Murto and Dorothea L. (O'Leary) Murto.
He was a veteran of the Vietnam War...
George Delbrook
May 10, 2010
Mr. George Clinton Delbrook, 89, of Walkersville, MD., died Monday, May 10, 2010 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital.
He was the husband of Stella M. Murray Delbrook his wife of 60+ years.
Born September 9, 1920 in Mt. Savage, MD, he was the son of the late Frank W. and Bertha Witt Delbrook.
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Grace Fox
May 9, 2010
Mrs. Grace E. Fox, 88, of Frederick died on Sunday May 9, 2010 at her home. She was the wife of the late Eldridge B. Fox who died on March 29, 1980 .
Born on September 17, 1921 in Frederick she was the son of the late William E, and Laura Decker Blank.
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John Cera
May 9, 2010
John C. Cera, age 100, a retired Army Colonel and long time Federal Government engineer, died on May 9th of 2010 at Buckingham’s Choice, Adamstown, MD Mr. Cera was born in Lorain, Ohio and graduated from Lorain High School. He also graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology (Now Carnegie Mellon University) in 1931 as an Electrical Engineer. He was employed until...
Patsy Keeney
May 7, 2010
Mrs. Patsy Irene Keeney, 71, of Thurmont, died on Friday, May 7, 2010, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Kenneth James Keeney who died in 2007.
Born on March 1, 1939 she was...
Charles Thompson III
May 7, 2010
Mr. Charles R. Thompson III, 46 of Hagerstown, Maryland passed away on Friday, May 7, 2010.
Born June 11, 1963 in Leeseburg , Virginia he was the son of Charles R. Thompson Jr. of Frederick and the late Gloria G. Pollard.
Jean (Allison) Generett
May 5, 2010
Mrs. Jean D. (Allison) Generett, 72, of Brunswick , died on Wednesday May 5, 2010 at University of Maryland Medical Center.
Born on December 29, 1937 in Frederick , she was the daughter of the late Clarence E. and Daisy Beard Lawson.
James H. (Jimmy) Whiten
May 5, 2010
Mr. James H. (Jimmy) Whiten, 81 of Frederick, Maryland died at home with this family on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. He was the husband of the late Georgia M. Bowins Whiten for 43 years. Born June 11, 1928 he was the eldest son of the belated James L.R. Whiten and Gussie M. Harris Whiten of Sunnyside, MD. He was...
Donald (Donnie) Toms, Sr.
May 5, 2010
Mr. Donald “Donnie” Clarke Toms, Sr., 71 of Frederick, Maryland, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at Georgetown University Hospital. He was the husband of his loving wife Gloria Michael Toms. Born November 6, 1938 in Montgomery County, Maryland, he was the son of Beatrice M. Clingan Toms of Frederick and the late Clarke Elvin Toms. Mr. Toms was a...
Pauline Thomas
May 3, 2010
Pauline Reese Thomas, 92, longtime resident of Boonsboro, died Monday, May 3, 2010 at the Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown.
Born on October 28, 1917, in Beaver Creek, MD, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary (Spessard) Reese.
Her husband, George H. Thomas, of 27 years, died in 1969.
Pauline was...