Obituaries

Mar 31, 2023

 

Maureen Gass Smith, aka Mo, aka Reenie, passed away on March 31, 2023, comfortably at her new residence Somerford Assisting Living House in Frederick, Maryland after a battle with Parkinson’s Disease. 

 

 

This fun, passionate, crazy, loving, affectionate, unselfish, hard-working, patriotic woman will be sorely missed. Maureen had a talent for entertaining people with all her funny stories....

Mar 31, 2023

 

Mr. Gery “Jay Bird” Craig Jordan, 65, of Frederick, Maryland, died on Friday March 31, 2023 in his home.  Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on November 10, 1957, he was the son of the late Dorothy and Nelson Marsh.  

Gery graduated from Thomas Johnson High School in 1974, in Frederick, Maryland.  He immediately joined the United States Navy...

Mar 30, 2023

Paula Lee Walsh passed away on March 30, 2023 at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick, Maryland. 

Paula was born on March 24, 1952 in Cumberland, Maryland, the daughter of the late Thomas F. and Hazel L. (Lechliter) Walsh, Fogle.

She was a graduate of Allegany High School in Cumberland and attended Allegany Community College of Maryland.

Paula later moved to...

Mar 30, 2023

Sylvester Edward "Ed" Pickens, 84, passed away at Frederick Heath Hospital on Thursday, March 30, 2023.  He was the beloved husband of 64 years to Judy Pickens.  Born in Wheeling, WV, on November 2, 1938, he was the son of Willard and Alice Pickens.

Known as "Ed" to his friends and family, he was a 1957 graduate of Wheeling High...

Mar 30, 2023

Richard Smith (Rick), Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at McDaniel College, passed away on March 30th after a brief illness. Rick taught first at Western Maryland and then McDaniel College for 44 years, retiring in 2015.  He loved teaching above all else and taught courses that ranged from Organic Chemistry to History of Science to Trees on the Hill.  He won...

Mar 29, 2023

 

Frances Sue Murphy, 81, of Mount Airy, MD died peacefully on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at her home in Mount Airy.  Born June 11, 1941, in Renick West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Wayne and Gladys Tayler. She was the devoted wife of Wendell Lee Murphy, to whom she was happily married for 63 years. 

Frances...

Mar 29, 2023

Faye R. Greenawalt, age 82, of Middletown, MD, passed away at home on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 under the care of Frederick Hospice. Faye was born on July 31, 1940 in Middletown to the late Clarence and Miriam (Huffer) Rice. She is survived by her husband, Richard L. Greenawalt, of 62 years; her daughters, Teresa L. Rhodes, Tanya R. Miller...

Mar 27, 2023

 

Anna "Annie" Mary Nicodemus, 88, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, March 27, 2023 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.  She was the beloved wife of the late Donald "Nick" Lee Nicodemus.  

Born on April 5, 1934, in Sharpsburg, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Roy Richard Rowe and Sarah Ellen (Stoner)...

Mar 27, 2023

 

Terri Lee Smith, 57, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, March 27, 2023 at Doey's House in Hagerstown, MD.  She was the beloved wife of Dwight Smith for 31 years. 

Born on April 8, 1965, in Hagerstown, MD she was the daughter of the late Howard Lee Tracey and Olive Geraldine (Bothwell) Nusbaum. 

Terri graduated from...

Mar 27, 2023

Betty Jean Roach, 92, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, March 27, 2023 at Bridging Life Hospice in Westminster, MD. She was the wife of the late William Robert Roach who died in 2020.

Born on December 6, 1930, in Cincinnati, OH, she was the daughter of the late Louis A. and Beatrice Turner Fiel. Betty graduated...

Mar 26, 2023

Cheryl Jeanne Gettys Kershner, age 78, of Knoxville MD, passed away at home under the care of Frederick Hospice on March 26, 2023. Cheryl was born in Hartford City, Indiana on April 4, 1944 to James and Edna Gettys. She is survived by her husband Dr John W Kershner of 54 years, her brother Donald (Cyndie) Gettys, daughter Heidi (Rob)...

Mar 25, 2023

 

Anna "Ruth" Jones, 87,of Frederick, MD, passed from this life on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick, MD.

Born on May 24, 1935, in Carroll County, MD she was the daughter of the late George Bedford Davis and Dora Della (Epperson) Davis.

She was the loving wife of the late James Fitzue Jones of 65...

Mar 25, 2023

Vernon Jacob "Butchie" Smith, IV, 48, of Frederick, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at his home.  Born on August 15, 1974, in Cheverly, he was the son of Sarah Smith and the late Vernon Jacob Smith, III.

Butchie is survived by his mother, Sarah Smith, as well as his children: Tyler Price and Adriana Smith; a grand-daughter, Moon...

Mar 23, 2023

 

Ralph Franklin Howell, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2023 at the age of 83 years. Ralph was born Jan. 3, 1940 to the late Mary Killian. He spent most of his life in Maryland but later moved to a small town near Ocala, Florida.

Ralph's love of horses was evident in everything he did. He...

Mar 23, 2023

 

Kathryn (Kathy) Lynn Crawford of Myersville, Maryland passed away unexpectedly at her home on March 23, 2023. She leaves behind her husband of almost 40 years, Craig, and daughters, Lauren (Josh) Williamson and Leslie (Donny) Deibler. Kathy adored her two granddaughters, Leigh (Deibler) and Corinne (Williamson), and was eagerly awaiting the arrival of her grandson Reid (Deibler) expected in...

Mar 23, 2023

James Albert Lewis, 77, of Knoxville Maryland, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at his home.

He was born August 14, 1945, in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Known as Jim or Jimmy, he was a veteran of the Marine Corp and volunteered to serve as a door gunner in the Vietnam War. He later served in Operation Desert...

Mar 23, 2023

Thomas Irving McCabe lived with chronic heart disease and passed from this world to the next on Thursday, March 27, 2023. He was born in Ocean City, Maryland, on April 20, 1948 to Irving John and Gennette McCabe. As a child in Berlin, Maryland, he often stayed at the farm of his grandparents Wash and Myrtle McCabe. It was there...

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Mar 22, 2023

 

Mahlon "MJ" Joseph Simmons III, 30, of Union Bridge, Maryland, suddenly passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. MJ was born on April 1, 1992, in Gaithersburg, MD.  He was the son of Kimberly Sue (Mooney) Simmons and the late Mahlon Joseph Simmons II.  MJ took an early interest in basketball playing for LRC where he was coached by his father,...