Obituaries

Oct 23, 2008

Sydney Nicole Starkey, 7, of Thurmont died on Thursday October 23, 2008 at the Dove House Hopice, Westminister. Born in Frederick on March 9, 2001 she was the daughter of Paul Garrison and Rebecca Trout Starkey. Sydney was a student at the Rock Creek School, Frederick. Surviving in addition to her parents are paternal great grandmother Audrey Young of...

Oct 23, 2008

Mrs. Ruth B. Slocomb, 85, long time resident of Frederick, died on Thursday, October 23, at University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore. Born on January 10, 1923, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late George Walter and Edith May Zeone Blome. Growing up in the Hamilton neighborhood, Ruth was a 1940 graduate of Eastern High School and of...

Oct 22, 2008

Daniel Elmer Netz Sr., age 69, of Hagerstown, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, at Washington County Hospital. Born Jan. 29, 1939 in Boonsboro, MD, he was a son of the late Carmie Luther Netz Jr. and Viola Mae Morrison Netz. He had worked as a painter for G.M. Gehr in Hagerstown and self-employed. He was of the Pentecostal faith. He...

Oct 21, 2008

William Augustus "Bill" Valentine, age 79, of Keedysville, MD, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. Born Aug. 13, 1929 in Keedysville, he was the son of the late Calvin Foster and Martha Ellen Easterday Valentine. He was formerly employed at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV, retiring in 1989. He was a veteran of...

Oct 20, 2008

Ms. Magdalene Zella Fuller, 87, of Frederick, died October 20, 2008 at Northampton Manor Nursing Home. Born November 2, 1920 in Barling, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Van and Zella Fuller. Ms. Fuller was a member of the First Baptist Church of Frederick. She was a former Associate Dean of Nursing at Indiana University School of...

Oct 19, 2008

Mr. Joseph O. Brashears, 94 of Frederick, Maryland died Sunday, October 19, 2008 at his home. He was the husband of Vivian Stottlemeyer Brashears, his wife of 34 years. Born December 30, 1913 in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late Alice and John Brashears. He was a member of Oak Hill Church of God. Mr. Brashears...

Oct 19, 2008

Mr. Ralph Joseph Kidwell, Jr., 63 of Ijamsville, died Sunday, October 19, 2008 at the Regional Veterans Hospital in Martinsburg, WV. Born in Olney, MD on January 28, 1945 he was the son of the late Ralph Joseph Kidwell, Sr. He served in the US Army during the Viet Nam War era. Ralph was an accomplished self employed brick...

Oct 19, 2008

Mrs. Rebecca ( Fifer )Williams,{Becky} , 61, ended a long struggle with Pancreatic Cancer on Sunday, October 19, 2008. She was in hospice care during her last weeks and went to eternal sleep at home with her family at her side. Surely she is now back in the presence of our Lord in Heaven. She is survived by her...

Oct 18, 2008

Harold Perry Green, age 95, of 10116 Sharpsburg Pike, Hagerstown, and formerly of East Oak Ridge Drive near Funkstown, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, at Somerford House Assisted Living near Hagerstown. Born Oct. 30, 1912 in Beaver Creek, MD, he was a son of the late Perry Columbus and Cora Harrison Green. Harold was a graduate of Boonsboro High School...

Oct 18, 2008

Mrs. Bonnie Louise Edwards, 65 of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, died Saturday October 18, 2008. She was the wife of Lawrence Edwards, Sr. Born August 19, 1943 in Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of Helen Cade Smith of Richmond, VA and the late William Thomas Smith. Bonnie enjoyed walking, gardening and spending time with her family. She was...

Oct 17, 2008

Mrs. Alice K. Thompson, 84, formerly of Frederick passed away Friday, October 17, 2008 at her home in Edinburg, VA. She was the wife of the late Joseph Morgan Thompson. Born on January 24, 1924 in Kemptown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ivy Davis) and Charles Nehouse. Alice was a dietician for many years at the...

Oct 16, 2008

Mr. Robert Edwin Coop, 48, of Frederick died on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at his residence . He was husband of Tina Jean Dinnis Coop, his wife of 19 years. Born on January 18, 1960, in the Sudan he was the son of Donald Charles and Ruby Mae Sullivan Coop of Hanover, PA. He was a former letter carrier...

Oct 16, 2008

Mrs. Willie Ruth Lacy, 76, of Falling Waters, W VA, passed away gracefully Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Gary Elwood Lacy. Born July 8, 1932 in Saltsville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harry Lee and Susie Burgess Doane. Mrs. Lacy was currently a caregiver at...

Oct 16, 2008

Esther A. Phelps Barthlow, 87 of Frederick passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Citizens Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Born March 13, 1921 in Frederick she was the daughter of the late Clara G. and John L. Pittinger. Twice married she was the wife of the late Charles A. Phelps and the late Millard E. Barthlow. Esther...

Oct 15, 2008

Margaret V. Stull (Maggie), 83 of Walkersville, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Charles C.T. Stull, Jr. Born May 20, 1925 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Margaret Yinger. Maggie was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church, Frederick. She was a...

Oct 14, 2008

Robert R. Furman, a builder and developer in the Washington, DC area for over 50 years, died on October 14th at the age of 93 in Adamstown, MD. Born and raised in Trenton, NJ, he graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Civil Engineering. As a commissioned reserve officer he served in WWII with the Army Corps of...

Oct 14, 2008

Mrs. Charlotte M. Froman, 95 of Silver Spring, MD, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at St. Catherines Nursing Center, Emmittsburg, MD She was the wife of the late William E. Froman,Sr. Survived by a daughter June Bowker, a son William Froman, 3 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.

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Oct 14, 2008

Mrs. Katie Gorelick, 91, of Frederick, affectionately known by friends and family as Grandma Katie, passed away Monday, Oct. 14, 2008, at her home. She was the wife of Philip Gorelick, who preceded her in death. Born Dec. 2, 1916, in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was orphaned shortly after birth and grew up in a local Brooklyn orphanage. At the...

Oct 13, 2008

Mrs. Hazel R.(Wheeler)Salter, 95, of Myersville, passed away on October 13th, 2008 at the Citizens Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Arnold H. Salter. Born on September 22,1912 in Colesville, MD she was the daughter of the late Elsie and Harry Wheeler. Mrs. Salter was employed as the manager of Montgomery Deli for many years before...

Oct 13, 2008

Mrs. Eileen E. Giampapa - Polesky, 84, of Frederick, died on Monday,October 13, 2008 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband Elvin E. Polesky. Born on April 30, 1924 in Frederick, she was a daughter of the late Irving and Blanche ( Main ) Lortz. Mrs. Giampapa-Polesky was a member of the Victory Christian Center, Frederick....