Obituaries

Jun 28, 2009

Daniel Lee Speller, 62 of Frederick passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2009 at Northampton Manor. Born July 11, 1946 in Washington, DC he was the son of the late Morris Jacob Speller and Lettie Belle Stepanchuk. He loved to fish, riding motorcycles and staying in touch with his family. He was also an avid Orioles fan. He is...

Jun 27, 2009

Mrs. Lucia Lucy Spinelli Scott, 78, of Frederick, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009, surrounded by family at her daughter's home in New Market. She was the wife of the late William Edward Scott, SWFC U.S. Army of Wheeling, W.Va. Born on June 16, 1931, in Tams, W.Va., she was the third child of the late Pasqua (Carelli) and...

Jun 27, 2009

Mr. Eugene M. Lawson, Sr., age 90 of Hagerstown, MD and formerly of Frederick, MD passed away suddenly after a short illness on Saturday June 27, at the Washington County Hospital. Mr. Lawson was born on October 2, 1918 in Big Stone Gap, VA coincidentally on his mother's birthday. Mr. Lawson was the son of the late William and...

Jun 27, 2009

Amy Elizabeth Franklin, 46, of Frederick passed away in the company of her loving family at her home on Saturday, June 27th, 2009. Born on August 18, 1962 in boston, MA, she was the daughter of Marguerite Wood Isman of Frederick, and I. Andrew Stein of Plymouth, MA. Amy was a 1979 graduate of Robert E. Perry High School...

Jun 26, 2009

Mr. Donald Edward Fink, 74 of Mt. Airy, Maryland passed away Sunday, June 21, 2009 at Washington Hospital Center. He was the husband of Ellen C. Fink. They were married for 54 years. Born June 20, 1935 he was the son of the late Carl and Myrtle Fink. Donald served in the US Army. He was a head pressman...

Jun 26, 2009

Mrs. Shirley W. Weakley, 66, of Thurmont, passed away after a long struggle with cancer. She was the wife of Donald L. Weakley, her husband of more than 47 years. Born Nov. 4, 1942, in Stanley, Va., she was the daughter of the late Carlton Lee and Beatrice Nauman Wilt. Mrs. Weakley retired from the Montgomery County schools as...

Jun 26, 2009

David E. Allen, 81, of Boonsboro, died suddenly on Friday, June 26, 2009 at the Washington County Hospital.

Born on June 17th, 1928 in Bakerton, WV, he was the son of the late William E. Allen and Mary (Roop) Allen Kidwiler.

David served in the US Army from 1952 through 1954, stationed in Germany.

Jun 22, 2009

Mrs. Margaret Dolores Harding Keeney passed away June 22, 2009 at the University of Maryland Hospital. She was the wife of Richard Bing Keeney. They had been married for 51 + years. Dolores was born in Frederick County on November 11, 1937. She was the daughter of the late James and Margaret Harding. Mrs. Keeney was of Episcopal Faith....

Jun 19, 2009

Mrs. Anna May Smith, 80, of Mt. Airy died on Friday June 19, at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Mt. Airy. She was the wife of Dick Smith. Born on November 11, 1928 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late James Arthur and Rose Koenig Osborn. Anna May was known to many by her beautiful smile, she was...

Jun 19, 2009

Mr. Seymour William Bill Ruff, Jr, 80 of Frederick, formerly of Carroll County, died at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center, after a lengthy illness. He leaves behind his wife of twenty-five years, Thea Uhlig-Ruff. Bill was born on July 11, 1928 at the Women's Hospital in Baltimore, MD, the third of three children born to Seymour William Ruff, Sr...

Jun 18, 2009

Mrs. Ethelene H Eaton, 81 of Lewistown, entered eternal rest on Thursday, June 18th at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Henry Eaton whom she married on October 18, 1947. Born in Hansonville, MD on March 6, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Viola C. (Ramsburg) and Paul E. Harper. Ethelene began her working...

Jun 18, 2009

Mrs. Victoria Gruodis, 101, of Mt. Airy died on Thursday June 18, 2009 at her home. She was the wife of the late Joseph Gruodis. Born on July 1, 1908 in Russia she was the daughter of the late Mykolas Kazickas and Katarina Sereicikas. Surviving are three sons Romualdas Gruodis and wife A. Ruth of Mt. Airy, Algirdas Gruodis...

Jun 18, 2009

Mr. Paul E. Rippeon Sr., 84, of Middletown died on Thursday June 18, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Annie Martin Rippeon. Born on January 24, 1925 in Frederick he was the son of the late Roy E. And Rennie Kolb Rippeon. His life ended peacefully with his daughters by his side, he suffered...

Jun 17, 2009

Mrs. Ethel R. Wimberly, 58, of Frederick died on Wednesday June 17, at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Rockville. She was the wife of the late Roger Dale Wimberly who died on July 19, 2004. Born on March 18, 1951 in Virginia she was the daughter of Leona K. Necessary of Mt. Airy and the late Jasper James Davidson. In...

Jun 16, 2009

Mrs. Dorothy L. ( Young ) Snoots, 93, of Thurmont, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at her home. She was the wife of Aubrey Snoots who preceded her in death in March of 2009. Born on May 27th, 1916, she was a daughter of the late; Raymond and Nora ( Fogle ) Young. Mrs. Snoots was a long...

Jun 16, 2009

Mr. Joe Benjamin Kelley, 86, of Middletown, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at Vindabona Nursing Home. He was 86 years old. He was predeceased by his wife, Aileen Michael Kelley in August 2006, one brother, Hewes Davis Kelley (Pat) and his wife Miriam, and one nephew, Jay Patrick Kelley. Born November 24, 1922 in Brunswick, he was the...

Jun 15, 2009

Mr. Thomas Tommy Francis Maher, 85 of Monrovia, died Monday, June 15, 2009 at Northampton Manor. He was the husband of the late Mary Repass Maher. Born February 10, 1924 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Thomas Francis and Matilda Leach Maher. Mr. Maher was a member of Wesley Chapel U. M. Church, a charter...

Jun 14, 2009

Mrs. Barbara Brown Manos, 83, died on June 14th, 2009. Born in Arlington, MA, she was the wife of the late Nicholas Manos. She graduated in statistics from George Washington University. She volunteered tirelessly with NAMI ( National Alliance on Mental Illness ), participated in NIH's Women's Health Initiative, was a life long blood donor and was active in...

Jun 13, 2009

Barbara Ann (McAfee) Wolfe, 62, of Springfield, West Virginia, died peacefully at her home on Saturday, June 13, while surrounded by her family.

Born on July 15, 1946, she was the daugher of the late Thomas Ellsworth and Annabelle Haupt McAfee.

Barbara attended the Harmony Church of the Brethren and most recently the Calvary Temple...

Jun 13, 2009

Dorothy Schwemler Gilkey, 90, died on Saturday, June 13 at the Fahrney - Keedy Home and Village in Boonsboro.

Born on November 29, 1918 in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Lillian Wilk Schwemler.

Dorothy graduated from High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and attended Kent State University.  She...