Obituaries

Col. {Ret} James D. Schultz

Col. {Ret} James D. Schultz

May 22, 2008

Col. (Ret.) James D. Schultz, of Monrovia, MD., died unexpectedly Thursday, May 22, 2008. He was born on Dec. 11, 1925 in Buffalo, NY and graduated from Buffalo Technical High School. He earned the Bronze Star as an infantryman in WWII serving with the 387th Infantry, 97th Division in the European Theater. While serving as part of the occupation...

James W. {Jim} Johnson, Sr.

James W. {Jim} Johnson, Sr.

May 21, 2008

Mr. James W. Jim Johnson, Sr, 86, of Thurmont, died on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Frederick Memorial Hospital . He is survived by his wife of 62 years Ruth H. ( Rice ) Johnson. Born on August 5, 1921 in Montgomery County, MD he was the son of the late Oscar P. Johnson and Edna M. ( Eikner...

Barbara Ann {Bobbie} Gilbert

Barbara Ann {Bobbie} Gilbert

May 20, 2008

Barbara Ann Gilbert Bobbie 77 of Woodsboro, Maryland passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. She was the wife of the late Alton Bunce Gilbert. Born March 21, 1931 in Frederick, Maryland she was the daughter of the late Louis and Lurline Gardner. Bobbie was a bus driver for the Scott Key Center for over 20 years. She enjoyed...

Norman David Wiles

Norman David Wiles

May 18, 2008

Mr. Norman David Wiles, 83 of Frederick died on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at the Golden Living Center in Frederick. He was the husband of the late Lillian Wiles, his wife of 65 years. Born September 19, 1924 in Mountaindale, he was the son of the late Vernon C. Wiles and Bertie Mae Fox Wiles. Mr. Wiles retired from...

William Lewis Kantoski

William Lewis Kantoski

May 18, 2008

Mr. William Lewis Kantoski, 60, of Monrovia died on Sunday, May 18, 2008, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Alicia Olene Finley. Born on September 1, 1947 in Osceola Mills, PA; he was the son of Rita Lewis Kantoski and the late John Kantoski of Hollidaysburg, PA. Bill was an engineer with Jackson and Tull, working...

Francis Stevenson "Pete" Davison

Francis Stevenson "Pete" Davison

May 16, 2008

Francis Stevenson "Pete" Davison, 78, of North East, Md., died Friday, May 16, 2008 at Laurelwood Care Center in Elkton, Md. Born February 26, 1930 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Edward Wesley and Edith Agnes McNeave Davison. He was employed by the National Poster as a lithographer. He was an avid amateur radio operator as...

Mary Rebecca Kite Wade

Mary Rebecca Kite Wade

May 14, 2008

Mrs. Mary Rebecca Kite Wade, 87, of Frederick, passed into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of WWII veteran, Calvin C. Wade, her husband of 61 years. Born on March 5, 1921, in Lexington Virginia, she grew up in Staunton, and was the daughter of the late Noah Rice Kite...

Ronald Ray Magnus

Ronald Ray Magnus

May 13, 2008

Mr. Ronald Ray Magnus, 52, of Frederick died on Tuesday May 13, at University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore. He was the Fiance of Sharon Kay Murphy of Frederick. Born on October 12, 1955 in Billings, Montana he was the son of Margaret J. Ropp Magnus of Frederick and the late Raymond Leo Magnus. Ronald was a 1973 graduate of...

Rita K. Ward

Rita K. Ward

May 12, 2008

Mrs. Rita K. Ward, 76, of Frederick, loving wife of 51 years and mother of 6, died on Monday, May 12, at her residence, with her daughter and youngest son at her side. Rita was born to the late Levi Joseph and Mary Gray Kelly on May 2, 1932, in the small town of Spangler, Pennsylvania. An adventurous spirit,...

Ina Lee {Frosty} Stroupe

Ina Lee {Frosty} Stroupe

May 11, 2008

Ina Lee Stroupe, known to many as 'Frosty' of Knoxville, Maryland died Sunday, May 11, 2008 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born January 19, 1942 in Knott County, Kentucky she was the daughter of the late Homer and Stella Bolen. She was the wife of the late Billy Gene Stroupe, her husband of 46 years. Ina retired from Frederick...

Virginia "Ginny" Slifer

Virginia "Ginny" Slifer

May 11, 2008

Virginia "Ginny" Anna Louise (Reeder) Slifer, 85, of Boonsboro, died Sunday, May 11, 2008 at Washington County Hospital. Born March 26, 1923 near Mt. Carmel, she was the daughter of the late Amos E. and Margie Baker Reeder. She was a graduate of Boonsboro High School, class of 1941. She also graduated from the Washington County Hospital School of Nursing,...

David A. Englehart

David A. Englehart

May 9, 2008

Mr. David A. Englehart, 48, of Frederick died on Friday May 9, 2008 at his home. Born on July 25, 1959 in Parkersburg, WV he was the son of Samuel E. Englehart of Clearwater, FL and Janet T. Englehart of Silver Spring. He was a graduate of Magruder High School Rockville. David received his Bachelor of Arts in 1987...

Donald {Don} Eugene Stull

Donald {Don} Eugene Stull

May 6, 2008

The Lord has chosen this time for one of his beloved children to come home with Him. After fighting a courageous 5-year battle with cancer, Donald Don Eugene Stull, 64, of Frederick, Maryland passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Don was a devoted father and grandfather and his greatest...

George H. {Dick} Angleberger

George H. {Dick} Angleberger

May 5, 2008

Mr. George H. Dick Angleberger, 83, of Walkersville, well known farmer and dealer in livestock, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2008 peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Margaret M. (Stull) Angleberger. Born on July 19, 1924 in Braddock Heights, he was the son of the late William...

James P. McRorie

James P. McRorie

May 5, 2008

Mr. James P. McRorie, 77, of Urbana died on Monday, May 5, 2008, at Washington Hospital Center. He was husband of Romualda C. McRorie, his wife of 51 years. Born on May 26, 1930 in North Carolina he was the son of the late Clyde F. and Ellen Phillips McRorie. He was a senior design draftsman for COMSAT. James...

Warren E. Bentz

Warren E. Bentz

May 5, 2008

Mr. Warren E. Bentz, 74 of Walkersille, MD went home to be with Jesus Monday, May 5, 2008 at his home. He was the husband of Mary L. Smith Bentz his wife of 53 years. Born December 30, 1933 in Emmitsburg, MD, he was the son of the late James Brooke and Grace Virginia Wood Bentz. Mr. Bentz was...

Doris M. Geisbert

Doris M. Geisbert

May 4, 2008

Doris M. Geisbert, 70 of Urbana, Maryland passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of R. Hood Geisbert III. She was born January 19, 1938 in Walkersville. MD and was the daughter of the late Bernard W. and Helen Stup Warrenfeltz. She was a member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist...

Lawrence J. O'Hara, Sr.

Lawrence J. O'Hara, Sr.

May 3, 2008

Mr. Lawrence J. O'Hara, Sr., 75 of Point of Rocks, MD., died Saturday, May 3, 2008 at the Washington Hospital Center. He was the husband of Nora Lee Smith O'Hara. Born July 3, 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Mary O'Hara. Mr. O'Hara served his country in the U. S. Army, retiring after more...

Marjorie Getridge

Marjorie Getridge

May 3, 2008

Marjorie Virginia Grimm Getridge, age 86, of 16505 Virginia Ave., Williamsport, MD, died Saturday, May 3, 2008, at Homewood Retirement Center near Williamsport. Born March 28, 1922 in Boonsboro, she was a daughter of the late Harry V. and Mary Hutzell Grimm. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion A. Getridge Jr., in 1944. She was a homemaker....

Barbara Smith

Barbara Smith

May 2, 2008

Barbara Hartshorne Smith, age 69, of 6790 Ruhland Drive, Frederick, MD, died Friday, May 2, 2008, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born Nov. 25, 1938 in Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Edward Hartshorne and Mary Warner. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Wayland R. Smith, on Feb. 14, 2000. She had been employed with the...