Obituaries

May 1, 2009

Mr. Harvey M. Pittenger, Jr, 81 of Walkersville, died Friday, May 1, 2009 at Northampton Manor. Harvey was born July 13, 1927 in Frederick County, MD, the son of the late Harvey, Sr. and Carrie Hahn Pittenger. He served his County in the U.S. Army from 1950 -1952. Mr. Pittenger lived and worked all his life in Frederick County...

Apr 30, 2009

Mr. Robert Evans, 93, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at Gilquest Hospice in Towson, MD. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Harrington Evans in 1995. Born on December 3, 1915 in Taylor, PA, he was the son of the late Elizabeth (Jones) and George Evans. Robert served his country during WW...

Apr 30, 2009

Ms. Barbara A. Brown, 57, of Frederick, died Thursday, April 30, 2009. Barbara is survived by her devoted companion, of ten years, Robert Jackson. Born July 15, 1951 in Frederick, she was the daughter of Doshie E. Brown and the late George D.Brown, Sr. She was employed at North Hampton Nursing Home, where she retired after 16 years of...

Apr 30, 2009

Mrs. Thelma P. Cunningham, 80, of Germantown died Thursday April 30, 2009 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. Born March 2, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Mary Manetta Merriman. Surviving is a daughter Deborah A. Kolb and granddaughter Nettie Kolb both of Germantown. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

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Apr 30, 2009

Mr. John William Knoblock, Jr., 51 of Mt. Airy passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer at the Carroll County Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife, Julie Marie Rebuck Knoblock on March 2, 2009. Born on April 19, 1958 in Bethesda, MD he was the son of Barbara Jean Walker...

Apr 29, 2009

Mr. Merritt Dwight Willis, 53 of Monrovia, MD., died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Karen Spriggs Willis. Born March 7, 1956 in Frederick County, Maryland, he was the son of the late Herbert and Genevieve Hammond Willis. Mr. Willis was employed, for more than 20 years, as a machine operator...

Apr 28, 2009

Brian Scott Baranowski, age 39, of Boonsboro, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009 in Allegany County. Born March 6, 1970 in Baltimore, Brian was the son of Edward Raymond Baranowski of Brooklyn Park, MD, and the late Janis Lea Jefferies Baranowski. He was a systems specialist with Siemens Government Services. Brian was a former member of the Air Force National Guard....

Apr 28, 2009

Mrs. Elisabeth Leskowitz, 80 of Middletown, MD, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at her son's home in Gaithersburg. Elisabeth joined her late husband Georg on the day of their 58th Wedding Anniversary. Born April 7, 1929 in Hungary she was the daughter of the late Michael and Maria Hauser Eszlinger. Mrs. Leskowitz was a member of Holy Family...

Apr 28, 2009

Mrs. Bonnie Louise Angelino, 64 of Frederick, Maryland passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of John F. Angelino. They where married for 40 years. Born October 18, 1944 in Fairmont, WV she was the daughter of the late James and Dorothy McGraw. She was a member of St. Timothy's...

Apr 28, 2009

Mrs. Doris Lee(Fogle)Horman, 74, of Frederick, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by loved ones by her side and the caring staff of Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center. She is survived by her loving husband of 51 years Norman Lee Horman. Born on September...

Apr 28, 2009

Mrs. Patricia L. Burns, 74, of Walkersville, died peacefully in her sleep and went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at her residence. Born on February 16, 1935, in Mason City, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Willard Alvin and Rosalyn Rosenberg Trudeau. She was an account clerk at Summit County...

Apr 28, 2009

Shirley Ann Monninger Lowery, age 69, of 15 Young Ave., Boonsboro, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Washington County Hospital. Born April 2, 1940 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Boyd Frederick and Dorothy Madeline Davis Monninger. Shirley had retired from teaching at Beginning's Day Care in Keedysville after 20 years. She was a member of New...

Apr 26, 2009

Mr. Harvey L. Moore, 89, of Frederick, died on Sunday, April 26th, 2009. He is survived by his wife of 58 years Charlotte Colleen ( Phillips ) Moore. Mr. Moore was a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockville. He was employed in building engineering for the Carnegie Institute of Washington DC retiring after many years of service....

Apr 24, 2009

Mr. Charles Lewis Chuck Dodson, III, 49, of Mt. Airy died on Friday, April 24, 2009, at the Washington Hospital Center. He was the husband of Michelle Marie Pacelli Dodson, his wife of 25 years. Born on August 16, 1959, in Cheverly, he was the son of Catherine Eleanor Bell Dodson of Berwyn Heights and the late Charles Lewis...

Apr 24, 2009

Mrs. Goldie Irene Smith, 61, of Union Bridge, died on Friday, April 24, at her residence. She was the wife of John F. Smith, Jr, her husband of 40 years. Born on November 4, 1947, in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Milburn William and Evelyn Goldie Poole Mock. She was a homemaker. Goldie enjoyed playing Scrabble,...

Apr 24, 2009

Mrs. Mary D. Mark, 79, of Frederick died on Friday April 24, 2009 at Kline Hospice House, Mt. Airy. She was the wife of the late Howard A. Mark who died on September 11, 1982. Born on December 13, 1929 in Baltimore she was the daughter of the late John and Theresa Zinner Sedlak. Mrs. Mark was a member...

Apr 23, 2009

Mrs. Anna Marie Brown, 63 of Frederick passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2009. She was the loving wife of George Brown. Born March 31, 1946 in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late William J. And Christina A. Onley. Anna was a member of the Pleasant View United Methodist Church. She was very active in her...

Apr 21, 2009

Patricia M. Salerno, 82, of Walkersville, died Tuesday, April 21 at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Salerno was born in Staten Island, New York and had lived in New Jersey and Hawaii before moving to Walkersville, 30 years ago. Mrs. Salerno is preceded in death by her parents John and Ruth Ford, brothers Richard Ford and...

Apr 21, 2009

Michele Lynn Burke, Pixie 49 of Little Antietam, Smithsburg, MD went to be the with the Lord April 21, 2009. She was the daughter of Samuel W. Breckenridge of Frederick and the late Ella Maebelle Breckenridge. She leaves behind a sister, Tamara and husband Greg Copeland of Frederick, Brothers, Samuel W. and wife Linda Breckenridge of Everett, PA and...

Apr 21, 2009

Mrs. Wanda C. Rife, 46 of Brunswick, MD passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at the Kline Hospice House. She was the wife of Raymond Rife III. Born May 3, 1962 in Frederick she was the daughter of Janice Linton of Knoxville and her husband the late Kenneth Linton and her step father, Richard Stocks of Brunswick. She...