Obituaries

Victoria Laryea

Victoria Laryea

Oct 15, 2022

The sun rose on Victoria Laryea’s life on August 11, 1951 and set while she was peacefully asleep on October 15, 2022. She was born in Accra, Ghana, to parents, Mr. Abraham Laryea and Madam Nao­mi Odametey, both of blessed memory.

Her heart of gold was masked by her serious personality and if you didn’t know her well, you could...

Bonnie Lou Whipp

Bonnie Lou Whipp

Oct 14, 2022

 

January 13, 1961 – October 14, 2022

This is the story of Bonnie Lou Whipp (Knight). Bonnie was a wonderful woman that was loved, is missed, and will always be cherished. She was an amazing wife, mom, daughter, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.

Bonnie’s story starts on January 13, 1961, in Hagerstown, Maryland. She was the daughter of the...

Joseph Czarnecki Jr.

Joseph Czarnecki Jr.

Oct 14, 2022

Joseph Czarnecki Jr., 77, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, October 14, 2022 at Casey Hospice House in Derwood, MD. He was the husband of the late Ann Czarnecki who passed away in 2017.

Born on February 14, 1945, in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Joseph Czarnecki Sr. and Lillian (LaRue) Czarnecki.

Joe...

Samuel Fao

Samuel Fao

Oct 13, 2022

 

Samuel Fao, 72, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD.

Born on November 10, 1949 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Patsy Fao and Dorothy (Powell) Fao.

Born during the onset of computers and technology, Samuel was an avid enthusiast of technology, and embraced...

Sharon Marie Beamon

Sharon Marie Beamon

Oct 10, 2022

 

Sharon Marie Beamon, 64, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 10, 2022, at her home in Frederick, MD.

 

Sharon was born on March 11, 1958 in Baltimore, at the Hospital for Women of Maryland. She was the daughter of John Edward and Shirley Elizabeth Probst Epple.

 

Sharon’s childhood education was at Maryvale Preparatory...

Terry Speciale

Terry Speciale

Oct 9, 2022

Marie Theresa Speciale, of Frederick, Maryland passed away, October 9, 2022.“Terry” was born on April 2, 1940, in Brooklyn New York to Giovanni ("Papa John") Saccente and Angelina (Carlucci) Saccente. She was a proud alum of James Madison High School along with other notable graduates including Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bernie Sanders, and Chuck Schumer. At the mere mention of her...

Martha Jean "Jeannie" (Powell) Stouffer

Martha Jean "Jeannie" (Powell) Stouffer

Oct 8, 2022

Martha Jean “Jeannie” (Powell) Stouffer, 87, of Boonsboro, MD, peacefully went to be with our Lord on October 8, 2022 at Fahrney-Keedy Home in Boonsboro. 

Born on May 21, 1935, in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of Elmer James Powell and Margaret Doretha (Hatfield) Powell of Hagerstown, MD. 

Jeannie graduated from Hagerstown High School in 1953 where she was...

Joe Glenn Jones

Joe Glenn Jones

Oct 8, 2022

 

Glenn Jones, 89, of Middletown, MD, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022. He was born on September 13, 1933 in Greene County, TN to Robert & Madge Jones. He is survived by his loving wife, Nannie Jones who he was married to for 62 years. 

After high school, Glenn served in the US Army. He then started his...

Chizzlewitt Obediah Schooler

Chizzlewitt Obediah Schooler

Oct 7, 2022

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Born to Naomi and Lawford Schooler on October 13, 1952 in Kingston, Jamaica, Chizzlewitt Schooler was the second of five children. He passed away on October 7, 2022, just shy of his 70th birthday.

 

Chizzlewitt attended Balmagie Primary School. He took and passed the Common Entrance Exams and earned a scholarship to the...

Charles Edward Monroe

Charles Edward Monroe

Oct 7, 2022

 

Charles Edward Monroe, 79, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, October 7, 2022 at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick, MD.

Born on September 15, 1943, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late Thomas Tucker Monroe and Bessie Elizabeth (Diggs) Monroe. 

Charles was a graduate of Damascus High school.  He proudly served his country...

Shelley June McVicker

Shelley June McVicker

Oct 6, 2022

 

Shelley Jane McVicker

1953-2022

 

Shelley was committed to the things she believed in but had the intelligence, humor, and good nature to not aggravate people in the pursuit of those matters. Everyone that met Shelley liked her and many loved her. 

Some of Shelly’s passions were all animals, historic buildings, traveling around the world especially England and rock...

Col. Edwin Walter Solek

Col. Edwin Walter Solek

Oct 6, 2022

 

Colonel Edwin Walter Solek, age 102, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, October 6, 2022. 

He was born on May 13, 1920, to the late Rosalia Genevieve Hana’s Solek and Piotr Charles Solek.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine Rose Solek, and by his six siblings. 

Ed graduated from Rutgers University with...

Susan M Kelley

Susan M Kelley

Oct 5, 2022

Susan Kelley, 67, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. She was the loving wife of her departed husband, Keith Kelley, for forty-three years.

Born on September 19, 1955, in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Michael V. Eaton and Miriam (Rose) Eaton.Susan was a graduate of Gaithersburg High School. Following graduation,...

Billie "Whistle" Reece Moore

Billie "Whistle" Reece Moore

Oct 4, 2022

Billie Reece "Whistle" Moore, 74, of Union Bridge, Maryland, passed away suddenly after a stroke on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, Maryland. 

Born on March 22, 1948, in Jonesville, VA, he was the son of the late Lester Sumpter Moore and Effie Marie (Delph) Moore. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56...

Earle Lynwood Browning

Earle Lynwood Browning

Oct 4, 2022

Earle Lynwood Browning, age 98, passed away on Oct 4, 2022 at his home in Mount Airy, Maryland. He was the husband of the late Mary Helen Brandenburg Browning, his wife of 62 and one half years who passed away on February 3, 2010. They were married on August 30, 1947.

Born on February 28, 1924, near Kemptown and Browningsville,...

Doris Mae Lare

Doris Mae Lare

Oct 2, 2022

 

Doris Mae Miller Lare, age 89, died October 2, 2022, at Kline Hospice House in Mt. Airy, Maryland.   

Doris was born near New Market, Frederick Co., Maryland, on April 10, 1933, to the late Harry Dennis and Vada Mae Wilhide Miller.  She attended New Market Elementary School and was a member of the New Market 4-H Club.  She...

Sarah Louise Thomas

Sarah Louise Thomas

Oct 1, 2022

Sarah Louise Thomas, 66, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at her home.

Born on April 23, 1956, in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Charles Onley and Anna May Jackson.

She attended Frederick High School. Sarah worked as a cook for over 30 years with Frederick County/YMCA Head Start.

She loved...

"Bootsie" Orr

"Bootsie" Orr

Sep 30, 2022

Kathryn “Bootsie” Orr passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 30, 2022 in Frederick, MD at the age of 86. Bootsie is preceded in death by her parents Winifred and William Salmon, husband Forest with whom she was married to until his death in 1992 and sister Ruth Salmon. Bootsie, the nick name given to her by her...

Audrey Cooke

Audrey Cooke

Sep 30, 2022

 

Audrey W. Cooke, 80, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Friday, September 30, at her home.

 

Audrey was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 10, 1942.  She was the daughter of the late Georgia Herbert and Alexander Willis.  She graduated from Johnson Williams High School in 1959 and subsequently attended Hampton Institutes.  In 1961, she married Kenneth O. Cooke. ...