Obituaries

Kathryn S. Moore

Kathryn S. Moore

Sep 11, 2008

Born Kathryn Marie Speaker daughter of George Eugene and Edna Hayden Speaker on October 29, 1916 in Washington, DC, the oldest of five children. She grew up a proud fifth generation Washingtonian, working various jobs, leading up to a position with the Office of the Commandant of the Washington Navy Yard during World War II.. In 1945, she moved...

Theodore Russell

Theodore Russell

Sep 10, 2008

Mr. Theodore Russell, 68, of Frederick went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at his residence . He was husband of Debra C. Walker Russell, his wife of 28 years. Born on July 9, 1940, in the Bronx, New York he was the son of Benjamin R. Russell of Tampa, FL and the late Naomi...

D. Elaine Whipp

D. Elaine Whipp

Sep 10, 2008

Dorothy Elaine Whipp, age 73, of Boonsboro, left this earth to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at Washington County Hospital. Born Nov. 18, 1934 in Brownsville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Henry and Virginia Rebecca Iselin Crowl. Elaine was preceded in death by two husbands, William Troy McKnight and Merle Franklin Whipp...

Minnie Lee Houck

Minnie Lee Houck

Sep 9, 2008

Ms. Minnie Lee Houck, 81, formerly of Germantown, died on Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 in Scottsburg, Indiana. Born on March 13, 1927 in Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Alpha (Johnson ) Adkins. She is survived by 8 children; Geri Houck and husband Charles, Veda Hemingway and husband Gary, Joe Mathis and wife Roxie, Albert...

Hazel P. Shriner

Hazel P. Shriner

Sep 8, 2008

Mrs. Hazel P. Shriner, 93, formerly of Thurmont, died on Monday, September 8th, 2008 at Scotland Memorial Hospital, Laurinburg, NC. She was the wife of the late Edgar Joseph Shriner, Sr. Hazel moved to Maxton NC with her daughter Patricia in 2001. Born on Sepbember 3, 1915 in Thurmont, she was the daughter of the late Harry C. and...

William {Jack} Mason Merriman

William {Jack} Mason Merriman

Sep 6, 2008

Mr. William Jack Mason Merriman of Jefferson, died Saturday, September 6, 2008. He was the husband of Jennifer Pearl Merriman. Mr. Merriman worked for the Montgomery County Government for 35 years, retiring in 2002, as fleet manager. Jack enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and especially his grand puppy Sophie. In addition to his wife he is...

Lydia E. Anzalone

Lydia E. Anzalone

Sep 6, 2008

Mrs. Lydia E. Anzalone, 77, of Frederick, MD., died Saturday, September 6, at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Rudolph D. Rudy Anzalone, Sr. Born October 20, 1930 in Teaneck, NJ she was the daughter of the late Evo Carlo and Alfrida Itro Antonini. Mrs. Anzalone was a member of the Order of the...

Cyrus Kepler

Cyrus Kepler

Sep 6, 2008

Cyrus Roscoe Kepler, age 91, of 8507 Mapleville Road, Boonsboro, and formerly of Maple Avenue, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at Fahrney-Keedy Home near Boonsboro. Born Sept. 18, 1916 in Boonsboro, he was a son of the late John Hamilton and Sadie E. Schildtknecht Kepler. Cyrus had been employed for 47 years with R.D. McKee's Hardware Store in Hagerstown. He...

Billie L. Blakesley

Billie L. Blakesley

Sep 2, 2008

Mrs. Billie L. Blakesley, 83 of Frederick, MD, died Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Ralph W. Blakesley, her husband of 63 years. Born July 3, 1925 in Anaheim, CA she was the daughter of the late Robert G. and Dollie Fitzsimmons Goodwin. Mrs. Blakesley was a member of the Brook...

John Paul Langley

John Paul Langley

Sep 2, 2008

Mr. John Paul Langley, 79, of Frederick, MD went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at Lorien Healthcare Center, Mt. Airy, MD following a seven year illness of Lou Gehrig's disease. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years Hilda Marston Langley. Born on April 18, 1929 in Rocky Mount, NC...

Anthony J. {Tony} Yedinak

Anthony J. {Tony} Yedinak

Aug 31, 2008

Anthony J. Yedinak, Tony, 72, of Monrovia passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2008, at Washington County Hospital after a long and courageous battle against diabetes and heart disease. He was surrounded by his wife of 42 years Georgette Yedinak, daughter, Debbie Ridgely and son, Anthony M. Yedinak. Born on February 9, 1936, in Swoyersville, PA, he was the...

Walter D. Folger, Jr.

Walter D. Folger, Jr.

Aug 31, 2008

Walter D. Folger, Jr. 68, of Frederick, Maryland passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2008 at the Gettysburg Lutheran Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born December 9, 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland he was the son of the late Walter and Genevieve Folger. He was a graduate of Milford Mill High School. In 1964 he received his undergraduate degree and in...

Faith Shreve

Faith Shreve

Aug 30, 2008

Faith Elaine Shreve, 56, of Martinsburg, WV, and formerly of Boonsboro, died Saturday, August 30, 2008 at City Hospital in Martinsburg. Born December 19, 1951 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edgar Miller, Jr. and Genevieve Margaret Hughes Miller of Mapleville, Md. She was a graduate of Boonsboro High School. She was employed by Cannas Enterprises,...

Charles K. Norwood II

Charles K. Norwood II

Aug 27, 2008

Mr. Charles K. Norwood II, 83, of Mt. Airy died on August 27, 2008 at home with his loving family by his side. He is survived by his wife of 49 years Shirley Ann Norwood. Born on August 5, 1925 in Frederick he was the son of the late Charles Kemp and Hattie Rimbey Norwood. He was a member...

Ronald T. Rockwell

Ronald T. Rockwell

Aug 27, 2008

Ronald T. Rockwell, 74 of Frederick went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 27, 2008. He passed away at Golden Living in Frederick. He was the husband of Eunice C. Bown Rockwell. They were married for 28 years. Born August 15, 1934 in Frederick he was the son of the late Thomas A. Rockwell and...

Bernard Anthony {Tony} Kelly, Sr.

Bernard Anthony {Tony} Kelly, Sr.

Aug 27, 2008

Mr. Bernard Tony' Kelly, Sr. 60 of Thurmont, Maryland passed away on August 27, 2008 at home with his loving family by his side. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Diane Miller Kelly. Born December 25, 1947 in Gettysburg, Pa .he was the son of the late Bernard Norbert and Margaret Shields Kelly. Tony was employed...

Avance Smith, Jr.

Avance Smith, Jr.

Aug 27, 2008

Avance Smith, Jr. 77 of Frederick passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. Avance Smith, Jr was born June 20, 1931 to Olivia and Avance Smith, Sr. Avance was known to all his friends as Smitty. As a young man, Smitty entered the military when he enlisted with the Army in 1950. He had...

Alfredo Borrero

Alfredo Borrero

Aug 26, 2008

Mr. Alfredo Borrero, 75, of Frederick, died on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at the College View Nursing Center. He is survived by his former wife Luz Borrero. Born on September 10, 1932 in Puerto Rico he was the son of the late Thomas and Petra Borrero. Mr. Borrero was a member of St. Timothy's Catholic Church and also attended...

Ethel Mae Hoffman

Ethel Mae Hoffman

Aug 25, 2008

Mr. Ethel Mae Hoffman, 94, of Thurmont died peacefully at her home on Monday, August 25, 2008. She was the wife of the late Earl Si Hoffman. Born in Thurmont on December 31, 1913, she was the second of twelve children to Glenna (Weller) and Edgar R. Lewis. A 1930 graduate of Thurmont High School, Ethel worked for over...

Eileen Wachter

Eileen Wachter

Aug 25, 2008

Ms. Eileen Wachter, 44, of Du Bois, PA, formerly of Walkersville died on Monday, August 25, at Christ the King Manor Nursing Home in Du Bois. Born on February 28, 1964, in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of Arthur Pilatsky and wife Pat of Du Bbois, PA and the late Sybil Creper Pilatsky. She was a software specialist...