Obituaries
Joan Shirley Johansen
Dec 15, 2022
Joan Shirley Johansen, 89, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick, MD. She was the beloved wife of the late William R. Johansen. Born on May 11, 1933, in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Bessie (Rowland) Shirley.She attended schools in Unionville and Farmington...
Rosetta Ruprecht
Dec 13, 2022
Rosetta Ruprecht, a loving mother and friend of many, passed away on December 13, 2022, at the age of 97 at Somerford Assisted Living in Frederick, MD. She was looking forward to her 98th birthday on January 14. Rosetta’s parents immigrated from Sicily to the United States around 1920 and settled in Washington, DC. She was the second child in...
Kathy Diane Deskins
Dec 13, 2022
Kathy Diane Deskins, 62, of Adamstown, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Frederick Health Hospital. She was the devoted wife of Scott Deskins for 31 years. They were married on September 21, 1991. Born on October 1, 1960, in Olney, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edward Elmore Lewis and Katherine Louise (Holston) Lewis.
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Mary Louise Alberti
Dec 12, 2022
Mary Louise Alberti, of Frederick, MD, previously of Silver Spring and Olney, died on December 12th at Spring Arbor of Frederick. The daughter of William and Elizabeth (Wilson) Roberts, Mary was born on March 1, 1923, in Elizabethton, TN, and kept her soft Southern accent and manner throughout her life. During World War II she relocated to Washington, DC...
Theresa A. Johnson
Dec 12, 2022
Theresa A. (Winiarski) Johnson, 65, of Frederick, MD, formerly Delaware County, PA, peacefully passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022 surrounded by her family.
Theresa is survived by her husband, Charlie; daughters, JoAnne Damico and spouse, Len, Jennifer Johnson, Jacqulyn Rose and spouse, Chris; and grandchildren, Alexander and Maximilian Damico.
Theresa was born to Joseph and Ann Winiarski in...
Raymond Ellsworth Pettingall, Jr.
Dec 12, 2022
Raymond Ellsworth Pettingall, Jr., 102, of Middletown, passed from this life on Monday, December 12, 2022 at Frederick Health Hospital. Twice married, he was predeceased by his wives, Frances Virginia Pettingall and Josephine Derr.
Born on June 22, 1920, in Frederick, he was the son of the late Raymond Ellsworth Pettingall, Sr. and Nannie B. (Wisner) Pettingall.
He was a...
Mary Jablonski
Dec 10, 2022
Mary Ilene Jablonski, 82, of Vienna, Virginia, passed from this life on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Frederick Health & Rehab in Frederick, MD.
Born on November 16, 1940, in Sunbury, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank Stephen Jablonski and Lillian Marie (Boyer) Jablonski.
Mary graduated from Susquehanna University where she received her bachelor’s degree. As...
Peggy LaRue Freeze
Dec 10, 2022
Peggy LaRue Freeze, 95, of Rockville, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, December 10, 2022.
Born on May 29, 1927, in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Bachtel Plummer and Pearle Hilda (Price) Plummer.
She was employed by the National Geographic Society from 1969 to 1992, where she retired.
She was a member of...
M. Eloise Welsh
Dec 10, 2022
M. Eloise Welsh, 90, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Country Meadows in Frederick, MD. Born on November 26, 1932, in Montgomery County, VA (near Blacksburg), she was the daughter of the late Chymer Peter and Effie Mae (East) Reed and the beloved wife Elbert Welsh, Jr, who predeceased her in 1998. They...
Emma Louise (Summers) Harner
Dec 10, 2022
Emma Louise (Summers) Harner, 86, of Frederick, Maryland passed away on December 10, 2022. She is now at rest with the Lord and reunited with her husband, the love of her life, Nickey (Nick) Gean Harner.
Emma was born in New Market, MD on December 13, 1935. She married Nick, on July 10, 1953. Nick was in the Air...
Barbara Underwood
Dec 9, 2022
Barbara Marie Underwood, 79, of Frederick, MD passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of the late Dewey Leon Underwood.
She was born on April 26, 1943 in Frederick, MD to the late Henry and Pauline Thompson. She was a graduate of Annapolis Senior High School Class of 1961. She received...
Addie McCoy Childs
Dec 9, 2022
Addie McCoy Childs, 86, of Country Meadows of Frederick, passed away on December 9, 2022 at Frederick Health Hospital. Addie, daughter of Goldie (Jackson) and John Omer McCoy, was born on November 14, 1936 in Williamsburg, WV. She married John Hurst Childs on June 13, 1959. They were married 44 years until John passed away in December 2003. Addie graduated from...
Victoria Lynn Anderson
Dec 8, 2022
Victoria Lynn Anderson, 75, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD.
Born on November 24, 1947, in Frederick, MD, Lynn (as she was known) was the youngest of seven children-an honor she shared with her fraternal twin sister, Linda Virts.
At Frederick High School, Lynn...
Mary E. Fleming
Dec 8, 2022
Mary E.Fleming, 98, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Dove Hospice House in Westminster, MD
Born on June 26, 1924, in Frederick County, MD. She was the daughter of the late William Welsh and Elsie (Lowman) Welsh. As a child she lived in Poplar Springs, MD. As a teenager her family...
Brian Borawski
Dec 7, 2022
Brian Henry Borawski, 53, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick, MD.
Born on March 27, 1969, in Prince George’s County, Maryland. He was the son of Henry John Borawski and Mary Frances (Flynn) Borawski.
Brian was a graduate of Middletown High School, Class of 1987. He proudly...
Abigail Grace McCauley
Dec 7, 2022
Abigail Grace McCauley
Joshua and Christina McCauley regret to announce the sudden passing of their beloved daughter, Abigail Grace McCauley, 17, who died on Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Abigail was born on April 18th, 2005 in Hagerstown. She attended Rockland Woods Elementary School, Boonsboro Middle School, and Boonsboro High School before attending...
Thomas Anthony Leahy
Dec 7, 2022
Thomas Leahy, a loving husband, incredible dad and in our opinion, a generally great person,passed away in his home on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. While it was unexpected and far toosoon, his 70 years of life has left us with a lot to celebrate.
Tom was the baby of his family, he grew up idolizing and terrorizing his three older...
William A. Willhide
Dec 6, 2022
William A. Willhide , 96, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Country Meadows in Frederick, MD. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary V. Smith.
Born on August 26, 1926, in Thurmont, MD, he was the son of the late Morris and Ethel A. (Foreman) Willhide.
William proudly served his...
Blake Timothy Hipkins
Dec 6, 2022
Blake Timothy Hipkins, 19, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away suddenly from this life on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.
Born on April 24, 2003, in Maryland , he was the son of Jason Ryan Hipkins and Janee Dawn (Moser) Hipkins.
His family and friends adored his infectious smile and dimples.
While helping around the house he loved making people laugh...
Lee Elwood Adkins
Dec 5, 2022
Lee Elwood Adkins, 89, passed from this life on Monday, December 5, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital.
Born on June 5, 1933 in Middletown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Harry Edgar and Mary Elizabeth (Routzahn) Adkins.
He went to the Middletown High School. Lee worked in the parts department of General Motors in Martinsburg, West Virginia,...
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