Obituaries

Dec 13, 2009

Mrs. Helen P. Timmins, 91, formerly of Fairfield, Pa., died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, at Arbor Acres in Winston, N.C. She was the wife of the late Albert R. Timmins, her husband of 59 years. Born May 11, 1918, in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Nellie Pifer. Helen loved people and loved to...

Dec 11, 2009

Robert "Bob" A. Styers, Sr., 51, of Shaffer Road in Sharpsburg, Maryland, died peacefully at his home on Friday, December 11, 2009.

Born on June 2, 1958, in Riverdale, Maryland, he is the son of Doris L. (Leishear) Styers of Sykesville, Maryland and the late Ralph L. Styers, Sr.

Bob attended the Scaggsville Elementary, Clarksville...

Dec 11, 2009

Lillian Frances (Hennage) Strouse, 97, of Mapleville Road, Boonsboro, Maryland, died peacefully on Friday, December 11, 2009 at the Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village in Boonsboro. Born on March 12, 1912 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Minnie B. (Collins) Hennage. Mrs. Strouse was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Addision Strouse....

Dec 11, 2009

Mrs. Rachel Jean Trail, 78 of Walkersville, MD., died Friday, December 11, 2009 at her home. She was the wife of Franklin A. Trail, Sr., her husband of 58 years. Born July 18, 1931 in Myersville, MD., she was the daughter of the late Ezra Michael and Rosa G. Hoffman Flook. Mrs. Trail was a member of the Frederick...

Dec 11, 2009

Mr. David Anthony Divead Weedon, 52 of Laurel, MD departed this life on December 11, 2009. Born May 29, 1957, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Weedon, Sr., and Clara Weedon and godson of George Hackey, Sr. and Doris Hackey of Clarksburg, MD. He was the husband of Margaret Colden of Fayetteville, GA. Mr....

Dec 10, 2009

Mrs. Mary Frances Wetzel Diehl, 71 of Waynesboro, PA, went home to be with our Lord on Thursday, December 10, 2009 after a short illness. She was the wife of Harry David Diehl, her husband of 54 years. Born January 23, 1938 in Emmitsburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles Russell and Elizabeth Hattie Eyler Wetzel. Mrs....

Dec 10, 2009

Mr. Martin Philip Coblentz, 77, of Frederick died peacefully on Thursday December 10, 2009 at Northampton Manor Nursing Home, Frederick. He was the husband of Doris Jean Hoffman Coblentz , his wife of 51 years. Born on May 10, 1932 in Middletown he was the son of the late Walter Boyer and Mary Beachley Coblentz. He was raised on...

Dec 10, 2009

Mr. Robert Joseph Kaas, 80, of Emmitsburg, MD., died Thursday, December 10, 2009 at his home. He was the husband of the late Betty Topper Kaas his wife of 54 years. Born October 11, 1929 in Rocky Ridge, he was the son of the late Martin, Jr. And Bernadette Orndorff Kaas. Bob was engaged in farming all of his...

Dec 8, 2009

Mr. Robert Robbie Keith Snurr Sr., 57, of Thurmont, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born March 15, 1952, in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of Janet Eyler Snurr of Thurmont and the late Charles L. Snurr. Mr. Snurr was employed at Giant Food as a frozen food clerk. He was a member of the...

Dec 8, 2009

Mr. Ralph L. Baltzell, 87 of Thurmont, MD., died Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary Ferguson Baltzell. Born August 19, 1922 in Maryland, he was the son of the late Charles and Edith Adams Baltzell. Mr. Baltzell retired after 35+ years working for the Maryland State Roads Commission....

Dec 8, 2009

Granville T. Easterday, Jr., 78, of Mt. Lena, Maryland died on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at his home, following a long illness. Born on December 9, 1930 in Washington County , Maryland, he was the son of the late Granville T. and Ruth N. (Toms) Easterday. Mr. Easterday was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean...

Dec 7, 2009

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Moberly, 89 of Walkersville died Monday. December 7, 2009 at the Glade Valley Nursing Home in Walkersville. She was the wife of the late Thomas Paul Moberly who died April 28, 1959. Born May 10, 1920 in Frederick County she was the daughter of the late Irving Victor and Anna Mary Holter Bell. She graduated from...

Dec 6, 2009

Mrs. Evelyn L. Green, 76 of Thurmont, MD., died Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Glade Valley Nursing Home. She was the wife of Clifford Green, her husband of 60 years. Born March 22, 1933 in Mountaindale, MD., she was the daughter of the late Louis Spencer and Anna Elizabeth Fultz Rice. Mrs. Green was a member of the...

Dec 5, 2009

Mr. Francis Joseph Frank Duranko, Jr., 50, of Frederick, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2009, at his residence. He was the husband of Charis Jill Harper Duranko, his wife of 25 years. Born on May 10, 1959, in Uniontown, PA, he was the son of Francis J. Duranko of Uniontown, PA and the late Marjorie Lucille Williams Duranko....

Dec 5, 2009

Mark Edward Collins, 50, of Keedysville, MD, succumbed to cancer surrounded by his family at his home.

Born on July 27, 1959, he was the son of Naureen P. Murphy Collins and the late Edward W. Collins of Mechanicsville, Maryland. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by his niece, Amy Collins and his...

Dec 4, 2009

Mrs. Vina Mae (Halbert) Ricker, 92, of Frederick, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. She was the wife of the late Warren G. Ricker, who died in 2002. Born in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 1, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Leroy A. and Mary Latham Halbert. Surviving are three children, Mary Lou (Ricker) Mall and her...

Dec 4, 2009

Mr. William Bill Staley, 81 passed away peacefully at his home in Mountaindale surrounded by his family on Friday, December 4. He was the husband of the late Blanche Edna Smith Staley who died August 14, 1997. Born July 2, 1928 in Frederick, he was the son of Harry C. and Laura B. Staley of Bloomfield. After graduating from...

Dec 3, 2009

Mr. Michael Joseph Tyeryar, 50, of Falling Waters, WV passed away suddenly on Thursday, December 3, 2009, in Martinsburg, WV, from injuries sustained from a tragic motorcycle accident. Born on April 27 1959, in Frederick, he was the son of the late Edward Arold Gus and Louise Jane Tootie Shafer Tyeryar. For the past 19 years he was a...

Dec 2, 2009

Mrs. Betty L. Brown, 68 of Thurmont, MD., passed away after a courageous battle with cancer, Wednesday, December 2, 2009. She was the wife of John W. E. Brown. Mrs. Brown was born March 3, 1941 in Lantz, MD., the daughter of the late James Arthur and Catherine E. Wetzel McKissick. Mrs. Brown was co-owner of Brown's Jewelry and...

Dec 1, 2009

Mrs. Brenda Jane Windon , 70 of Frederick died at her home near Urbana on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 after a long illness. Born April 1, 1939 in the West Virginia hills near St. George, in a house built by her dad. She was the first child of Woodrow (Bill) and Ruth Spessert. She met the love of her...