Obituaries

Mar 28, 2007

William L. Herron, 85 of Frederick, Maryland passed away at the Northampton Manor Nursing Home on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 after a long illness. He was married to Naomi Schildwachter Herron for 62 3/4 years. Bill was born February 8, 1922 in Housatonic, Massachusetts, the son of the late William C. and Mary Varney Herron and grew up in...

Mar 26, 2007

Lydia K. Armstrong, 49 of Silver Spring, MD died on Monday, March 26, 2007 at Georgetown University Hospital after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born on January 3, 1958 in New Haven, CT, she was the beloved daughter of Dorinne Armstrong of Frederick and the late Richard A. Armstrong, Sr. Lydia was a graduate of Lawrence University in...

Mar 26, 2007

On Monday, March 26, 2007, Mrs. Alleta Irlene Welsch of Mt. Airy, MD passed away. She was the beloved wife of the late George L. Welsch; mother of Ken Welsch and wife Carol of Marietta, GA and Sue Ann Welsch of Mt. Airy; grandmother of Lindsay Riggin, Timothy Welsch and Andrew Welsch.

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Mar 26, 2007

On Monday, March 26, 2007, of Mt. Airy, MD; beloved 31 year wife of Michael Pine; mother of Elizabeth Pine and husband Eric Pellak of Columbia and Joseph Pine of Mt. Airy; daughter-in-law of Joseph C. Pine of Montgomery AL, sister-in-law of David Pine and family, Leslie Jackson and family, John Pine and family, Connie Pine and Douglas Pine...

Mar 26, 2007

Mr. Daniel Ercolani, 56, of Rockville died on Monday March 26, at his home. Born on September 7, 1950 in Washington D. C. he was the son of the late Fred and Louise Ercolani. Surviving are one brother Alfred Ercolani Jr. and his wife Judy of Sandy Spring and one sister Gloria Crites and her husband Rick of Mt....

Mar 23, 2007

Mr. Charles P. La Marca, 92 of Brunswick, MD, died Friday, March 23, 2007 at his home. He was the husband of the late Josephine Leonardo La Marca. Born September 30, 1914 in Glen Cove, NY, he was the son of the late Cosmo and Maria La Marca. Mr. La Marca was a member of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic...

Mar 23, 2007

Richard Clay Bowers, 87 of Frederick, Maryland passed away on Friday, March 23, 2007 at his home. He was the husband of Elaine Koogle Bowers. Born November 5, 1919 in Point of Rocks, MD he was the son of the late Elmer Eugene Bowers, Lillie May Hickman Bowers and a step mother, Catherine Reed Bowers. Mr. Bowers was a...

Mar 22, 2007

Mrs. Jean Marie Mader, 57, of Mt Airy, passed away in the loving arms of her husband at her home on Thursday, March 22, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of David Mader, her husband of 38 years. Born on August 2, 1949 in St. John's, New Foundland, she was the daughter of the...

Mar 22, 2007

Mr. William T Gower, 81, of Frederick, MD, died Thursday, March 22, 2007 at Washington Hospital Center. He was the late husband of Frances Hodge Gower. Born January 28, 1926, in Philadelphia PA he was the son of the late Joseph J. and Edna Hall Gower. In 1943, he enlisted in the US Navy, completing his boot training at...

Mar 21, 2007

Herbert G. Tyeryar, Herb, Pap, 78, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, March 21, 2007. He was the husband of the late Beverly Helen Wachter Tyeryar who passed away in 1971. Born, December 6, 1928 in Frederick, MD he was the son of the late Frederick G. and Elsie N. Tyeryar. He was a member of Faith...

Mar 18, 2007

Lee M. Sargent, 80, of Frederick, MD passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2007 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Shirley Sargent. Born January 2, 1927 in Concord, New Hampshire, he was the son of the late Phillip and Hilda Sargent. Mr. Sargent was a member of the Monocacy Valley Church in Ijamsville, MD Lee...

Mar 18, 2007

Mrs. Lenora Jackie A. Twenty, 93 of Frederick, MD, died March 18, 2007 at Homewood of Williamsport. She was the wife of the late Alton C. Twenty. Born March 26, 1913 in McKaig, MD., she was the daughter of the late Adolphus and Lilly Crum Fox. Mrs. Twenty was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church and the Odd...

Mar 17, 2007

Mr. Richard William Weant, Sr, 78, of Thurmont, died Saturday, March 17, 2007 at the University of Maryland Hospital after a short illness. He was the husband of 56 years to Alberta L. Smith Weant. Born on August 8, 1928 in Fairfield, PA., he was the son of Clara L. Weant of Thurmont and the late Scott H. Weant....

Mar 17, 2007

Mrs. Minnie Frances Bradley, 87, of Mt. Airy, died on Saturday, March 17, 2007, at the Wilson Health Care Center, Gaithersburg. She was the wife of the late James Murph Bradley who died in 1972. Born on December 19, 1919, in Newburn, TN she was the daughter of the late James M. and Sara Hall Bell Butler. She was...

Mar 16, 2007

Ms. Heather Benedict Mason, 46, died early Friday morning at her home in Thurmont, after a 10 month fight with cancer. Born on May 2, 1960 in Bethesda, she was the daughter of Jacqueline Mason and the late Paul Mason. Heather resided in Maryland all her life and was employed for 20 years as a special education teacher in...

Mar 15, 2007

Ernest F. Tresselt, 79, lifelong resident of Thurmont, died Thursday, March 15, 2007 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born on May 7, 1927, he was the son of the late Frederick and Helen Caroline Hayford Tresselt. He is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, Mary Jane Adams Tresselt; a daughter, Drusilla Tresselt; son-in-law, Raymond Klinger; a son, John...

Mar 15, 2007

Mrs. Minnie Clara Morrison, 53, of Frederick, died on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of James B. Morrison, her husband of 21 years. Born on November 6, 1953, in Cincinnati, OH, she was the daughter of the late L.C. and Glena Wright Nolan. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed flower gardening, was...

Mar 14, 2007

Mrs. Minnie Blanche Sweeney, 92 of Thurmont, died Wednesday evening at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Gettysburg, PA. She was the wife of the late Elmer Floyd Sweeney. Born in Thurmont on December 21, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Omma (Brice) Welch. Minnie retired from the Cambridge Rubber Company in 1977. A loving mother,...

Mar 14, 2007

Esther Tome died March 14, 2007. She was born in Crawford County, PA in 1916, one of four children of Albert and Nancy Elizabeth Porter Martin. She received her baccalaureate from Tarkio College, Tarkio, MO and her Ph.D. in bacteriology from Pennsylvania State University where she worked on the large-scale production of penicillin for the War Production Board. A...

Mar 13, 2007

Ms. Gladys M. { Eckenrode } Harris, 69, of Frederick, passed away on March 13, 2007 at her home. Born on December 2, 1937 she was a daughter of the late George and Emma Eckenrode. Ms. Harris was employed at Frederick Memorial Hospital for sixteen years. Previously she was employed at the Cambridge Rubber Company, and the Thurmont Shoe...