Obituaries

Mar 13, 2022

Mary Holford Delaney, 81, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, March 13, 2022 in Frederick, MD.  She was the beloved wife of William "Bill" Delaney for 61years.

Born in February 1941 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late James Leo and Velma (Coppers) Holford.

She graduated from Blair High School...

Mar 12, 2022

Mr. Robert "Bob" McMillen, 73, of Frederick, died on March 12, 2022 at his home.  He was the husband of Louise McMillen for nearly 33 years.  He was the son of Clarence and Arlene (Bowser) McMillen. Bob served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1967 to 1970, including a tour of Vietnam as a radio engineer, having received several...

Mar 12, 2022

Ana Kedhi was born June 10, 1939 in Permet, southeast Albania. The oldest daughter of llia and Thomaidha Angjeli. Ana and her younger sister Donika were born into an area of Albania that was the birthplace of the beginning of the Greco-Italian war known as “Oxi War” of 1940. To survive, her family fled to the mountainous area of this...

Mar 12, 2022

On Saturday March 12, 2022, Daniel Mark Kern, 59, of Boonsboro became an eternal angel when he passed away unexpectedly. He was the loving husband of Teresa A. Kern for 40 years. Born May 19, 1962 in Milwaukee, WI, he was the son of Donna (Nenn) Kern of Hagerstown, and the late, Richard Kern. He worked as a superintendent...

Mar 11, 2022

Beatrice Virginia Stitely Bentz, 95, of Thurmont, MD went to her eternal home in heaven on Friday, March 11, 2022, at Gettysburg Hospital in Gettysburg, PA. She was the wife of the late Charles William Bentz who passed away August 26, 2012.

Born December 14, 1926, in her family home in Catoctin Furnace, she was the daughter...

Mar 10, 2022

Robert Earl Schwaab of Mt. Airy passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at his home. He was born in Baltimore on May 28, 1928 to Flora, and William Schwaab, one of five boys. He was a 1948 graduate of Southern High School. He married his wife Elizabeth (Betty) Barron, in 1951 and was drafted into the US Army...

Mar 10, 2022

Pauline Elizabeth Compher Stup 98, of Frederick, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Country Meadows in Frederick. She was the wife of the late Charles Clayton Stup. At the time of Charles's death, they had been married for over 68 years.

Pauline was born on October 26, 1923 at Bethel in Frederick County, Maryland. She...

Mar 8, 2022

Joseph Freolia Brown III, 72, of Burkittsville, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at the Kline Hospice House in Mount Airy, MD.

Born on March 26, 1949, in Maryland, he was the son of the late Joseph F.  Brown Jr. and Anna Lee (Stark) Brown.

Mr. Brown was an avid golfer with a...

Mar 8, 2022

Bertie Lou James, 80, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.

She was the wife of the late Roy Edward James, her husband of 57 years.

Born on May 7, 1941, in Hamblen County, TN, she was the daughter of the late John Rosco Purkey and Hassie Livesay....

Mar 8, 2022

John Bernard Watt, of Mount Airy, Md.-longtime backbone of the Carroll County Fair, the 4-H Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program, and the Maryland Special Olympic Equestrian Team-died on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Born in 1932 to Eileen (Phillips) Watt and Bernard Joseph Watt of Washington, D.C., he learned the value of hard work early. As an only child, he helped...

Mar 8, 2022

Robert (Bobby) Mason Fleming Il went to be with the Lord on March 8, 2022. He was born on November 1, 1952, in Lovettsville, Virginia. Bobby is the son of Virginia Fleming, the late Robert Mason Fleming of Lovettsville, Virginia and the late Charles Hurley.

Bobby is survived by his wife Dianne Overton Fleming of 37 years;...

Mar 8, 2022

Joseph David Wolfinger, 89, of Middletown, Maryland, passed away from a heart attack on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at his beloved home.

He was born in Washington, DC to the late Stuart W. Wolfinger and Dora Venzsky Wolfinger. Joe graduated from George Washington University with a degree in engineering.  Joe is a veteran of the Korean War...

Mar 8, 2022

Donald Lee Hewitt, 74, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick, MD.

Born on January 31, 1948, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late Willis N. Hewitt and Rosemary (Woolever) Hewitt.

He was a graduate of Walkersville High School class of...

Mar 7, 2022

Richard A. Gabovitz, 77, of Middletown, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, March 7, 2022 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Susan A. Gabovitz who died in 2011. "Gabby" was born on June 15, 1944, in Palmerton, PA, and was the son of the late Stephen and Helen Gabovitz. After graduating for Palmerton High School...

Mar 6, 2022

The family of James Warren Rhodes, 96, of Frederick, MD, are saddened to announce his passing on March 6th at Autumn Lake-Glade Valley Nursing Center. Born in Scranton, PA on January 8, 1926, he was the son of the late Clark and Beatrice Hughes Rhodes; and husband to the late Irene Crouse Rhodes. Jim was a WWII veteran having...

Mar 5, 2022

Debra Morris Palank, age 68, of Germantown, Maryland departed peacefully while surrounded by her husband and four children on March 5, 2022, after a relentless battle with amytrophic lateral sclerosis.

Debbie was born on February 5, 1954, to Frank and Phyllis Morris in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Archbishop John Carroll High School in 1972, Debbie...

Mar 5, 2022

Sean David O’Neill, age 55, of Thurmont, MD, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022 following a battle with COVID-19.

Sean was born in Frankfurt, Germany to Richard and Marianne O’Neill on February 12, 1967. He grew up alongside his five siblings. After finishing his schooling in Baltimore City Public Schools, he enlisted in the Army. He...

Mar 5, 2022

Carmen Whitmore Martin, 89, passed away on March 5, 2022, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of nearly 50 years to Elmer Martin. Born on April 21, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Otis and Carmen E. Whitmore. Carmen went to work in the 1950's and worked her way up to an office manager at...

Mar 5, 2022

Mary Sue Burley August 18, 1938 - March 5, 2022, age 83, passed away at Fahrney Keedy Memorial Home Memory Care unit on March 5. She was born on August 18, 1938, in Calhoun County, WV to Wilma Dale Weaver McMillin and Joseph William McMillin. Mary Sue is preceded in death by her parents, and by her husband of...

Mar 5, 2022

Mrs. Almeda Riggs Geisler of Frederick, MD, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at the age of 90. Born on August 23, 1931 in Kemptown, MD, she was the daughter of Lester and Evelyn Riggs. During her lifetime, Almeda was a devoted and loving wife and mother, who spent many years as a homemaker while the family managed...