Obituaries

Stephen Paul Hopko
Nov 30, 2009
Mr. Stephen Paul Hopko, of Frederick, passed away Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, at his home. He was the husband of Alexandra Tyron-Hopko. Born Jan. 18, 1927, in St. John's, Michigan, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Kandle Hopko. Mr. Hopko grew up in the St. Johns area and was the advertising manager and publisher of...
Catherine {Kay} Nowstrup
Nov 30, 2009
Catherine Kay Nowstrup died suddenly Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. Catherine was born into a large, hardworking and fun-loving family on April 24, 1929, on their New England, N.D., farm. Born to John and Emma Gall, Catherine was the 10th of 12 children. Kay met the love of her life, Eldon, in Williston, N.D., in 1948, and they were married...
Shaleen {Shay} Murphy-Putman
Nov 30, 2009
Mrs. Shaleen "Shay" Murphy-Putman, 54, of Mt. Airy died on November 30, 2009 at her mothers home in Catonsville. She was the wife of the late Darrell E. Putman. Born on July 11, 1955 in Olney, Maryland she was the daughter of Mary Romnosky Murphy Pilot of Catonsville and the late Wallace W. Murphy. Shay owned and operated her...

Edgar Frank Czarra, Jr.
Nov 30, 2009
Edgar Frank Czarra, Jr., 81, of Adamstown, Maryland and Potomac, Maryland, departed this life peacefully on Monday, November 30, 2009 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD. He was surrounded by his loving family. Born on October 4, 1928 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Edgar F. and Mary Agnes (Copeland) Czarra. Mr. Czarra graduated...
Joseph R. Pere
Nov 30, 2009
Mr. Joseph R. Pere, 75,of Frederick died on Monday November 30, 2009 at Northampton Manor Nursing Home, Frederick. He was the wife of Peggy L. Pere. Born on January 8, 1934 in Monticello N.Y. he was the son of the late Joseph and Edith Ernhout Pere. Joseph loved sports and was and avid New York Giants and New York...
Robert "Scotty" Scott Miner
Nov 28, 2009
Robert "Scotty" Scott Miner, 72, of Mapleville Road in Boonsboro, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Green Ridge State Park, Cumberland, MD. Born on July 17, 1937, in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late George S. and Ruth I. (Ebersole) Miner. Scotty spent his career in military service...

Justin Johnson
Nov 28, 2009
Justin Leon "Juck" Johnson, 89, of Harpers Ferry Road, Sharpsburg, died on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at the Washington County Hospital. Born on June 3, 1920 in Dargan, MD, he was a son of the late Daniel Edward and Viola Belle (Zimmerman) Johnson. His wife, Dorothy Virginia (Martin) Johnson preceded him in death on September 23, 2006. Jack worked...
Charles Wilson Putman
Nov 28, 2009
Charles Wilson Putman, of Thurmont, passed into eternal peace on November 28, 2009. He was born November 18, 1912, the son of the late Raymond C. And Bertha Zimmerman Putman. Mr. Putman was the loving husband of Anna Ruth Firor Putman. Mr. Putman was the beloved father of Marilee Putman McKissick and husband Edward, Thurmont and Barbara Ellen Poole...

Robert "Bob" A. Bolton
Nov 27, 2009
Robert "Bob" A. Bolton, 71, of Chestnut Grove Road in Keedysville, Maryland, died on Friday, November 27, 2009 at the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, Maryland. Born on December 24, 1937, he was the son of the late Arthur and Mary (Silva) Bolton. Mr. Bolton had been a Washington County resident for the last 2 years, having relocated from...

Genevieve Elizabeth Boggs
Nov 27, 2009
Mrs. Genevieve Elizabeth Boggs went to live with our Lord on November 27, 2009, after struggling from a severe stroke May 9, 2009. She was a patient at Pleasant View Nursing home in Mt. Airy, MD Prior to her stroke she loved independently at Spring Ridge Senior Apts in Frederick. She was the wife of the late Charles J....
Charles "CJ" Ellis Hutchinson, II
Nov 27, 2009
Charles "C.J." Ellis Hutchinson, II, 20, succumbed to injuries sustained in an early Thanksgiving day car accident in Morongo Valley, California. He passed away on Friday, November 27, 2009 at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, CA. C.J. was born December 16, 1988 in Hagerstown, Maryland to mother, Tessa Yvonne Boone-Reed, of Charles Town WV and his father,...
James "Doc" W. Long
Nov 26, 2009
James "Doc" W. Long, 78, of Knoxville, Maryland, died on Thursday, November 26, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Born on September 14, 1931, in Middletown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Leslie H. and Nellie (Routzahn) Long. Mr. Long was a veteran of the the U.S. Army serving during the Korean War....
Richard {Richie} Lee Bartholomew
Nov 23, 2009
Richard Richie Lee Bartholomew, 43 of Point of Rocks, MD, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2009 at his home following a courageous battle with leukemia (ALL). He was the loving husband of Lori Ann Bartholomew. They were married for 22 years. Born October 25, 1966 he was the son of Jack and Carla Bartholomew of Pennsylvania. Richie was...
Sherry E. Mills
Nov 21, 2009
Mrs. Sherry E. Mills, 49, of Keymar, died on Saturday November 21, at Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown. She was the wife of Eddie L. Mills. Born on April 9, 1960 she was the daughter of the late Willard L. Fitzwater who died on August 28, 1970 and Joyce Burdette Davis who died on December 20, 2007. Mrs. Mills was...

Charles "Chuck" W. Clevenger
Nov 21, 2009
Charles "Chuck" W. Clevenger, 27, of Boonsboro, Maryland, died as the result of an automobile accident on Saturday, November 21, 2009. Born on December 22, 1981 in Hagerstown, he is survived by his mother, Debra L. her husband Daryl Long; and his father Steven W. Clevenger, all of Hagerstown. Chuck had been a student at Smithsburg High School and...
Harold Hendrix Martz, Jr.
Nov 20, 2009
Harold Hendrix Martz, Jr., 53, of Frederick, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2009 at Frederick Memorial Hospital with his family by his side after a year long battle against colon cancer. Harold was born on December 1, 1955 in Frederick, Maryland. Harold was a devoted family man and loyal friend. He was a kind, gentle soul and an...
Sarah J. Knox
Nov 20, 2009
Sarah J. Knox, 82, of Clarksburg, died on Friday November 20, 2009 at Montgomery Village Health Care Center, Montgomery Village. Born on July 19, 1927 in Middletown, She was the daughter of the late Keefer and Lottie Routzan Adkins. She loved her animals and spending time with her family. Surviving are two daughters Sally Hoffman of Clarksburg and Terry...

Paul Leroy Nunamaker
Nov 20, 2009
Paul L. Nunamaker, 83, of Benevola, Maryland, died on Friday, November 20, 2009 at the Julia Manor Health Care Center in Hagerstown. Born on July 4, 1926 in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Karl Pry and Alda (Kelly) Nunamaker. Mr. Nunamaker was a Veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific for the United...
Debabrata {Deba} Patnaik
Nov 19, 2009
Debabrata (Deba) Patnaik, of Olney, Maryland passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2009. Deba was born in Cuttack, Orissa to Gopal Chandra Patnaik and Annapurna Devi on May 5, 1957. He went to college at Samant Chandra Shekhar College and then completed his Masters in Physics at Utkal University (BBSR campus). Deba attended the Masters program in Computer Applications...
Bob A. Holmes, Sr.
Nov 18, 2009
Bob A. Holmes, Sr., 63, of Keedysville, Maryland, died suddenly on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at the Washington County Hospital, in Hagerstown, Maryland. Born on August 14, 1946 in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Cleveland G. and Lillian V. (Toms) Holmes. Bob retired in 2008 after 10 years of service with Staples Distribution Center in...