Frances S. Burdette
Jan 8, 2017
Mrs. Frances Burdette, 95, of Shookstown, died Sunday, January 8, 2017, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Dorsey M. Burdette, who preceded her in death in 1998.Born May 21, 1921, in Shookstown, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Emily (Hildebrand) Schultz. Frances was a school lunch manager with FCPS for many years. She...
Rowena Hildebrand
Jan 7, 2017
Mrs. Rowena Pfeifer Hildebrand, age 90 of Buckeystown, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at her son’s residence in New Market. She was the wife of the late George Edward Hildebrand who passed away on May 28, 2005. Born on September 24, 1926 in Buckeystown, MD, she was the daughter of the late George...
George Woodrow Astlin Jr.
Jan 6, 2017
George W. Astlin, Jr. (“Woodie”), 77, passed away on January 6, 2017 due to complications from a traumatic injury.
Woodie, a.k.a. “PapPap” was born on July 9, 1939, son of George W. Astlin, Sr.
and Myrtle Lee Nicholson, and Stepson of Mrs. Reba...
Patricia Ann Lake
Jan 6, 2017
Patricia Ann (Carroll) Lake, 82, of Waynesboro, PA and formerly Brunswick, MD, passed away on January 6, 2017 at her home. She was the wife of the late Eugene Junior “Jiggs” Lake, whom passed away in 1995.
Born on March 15, 1934 in Brunswick, MD, she was the daughter...
Salvatore Q. Orlando
Jan 1, 2017
Mr. Salvatore Q. Orlando, age 92 of Frederick, passed away on January 1, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 61 years Carol Orlando. Born on October 3, 1924 in Elmhurst, New York he was the son of the late John & Susan Orlando.Mr. Orlando served in Europe during WWII. He worked for an architectural firm in New York...
Chester Robert Stevens
Dec 30, 2016
Mr. Chester Robert "Bob" Stevens, 81, of Frederick, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016, at the Hershey Medical Center. He was the husband of Helen V. Shreve Stevens, his loving wife of 58 years. Born in New Market on September 21, 1935, he was a son of the late Chester G. and Florence Young Stevens. He proudly served his...
Donna Jean Mayhew Ledford
Dec 29, 2016
Ms. Donna Jean Mayhew Ledford, 60, of Frederick, passed away on Thursday December 29, 2016, at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born in Olney on January 9, 1956, she was a daughter of the late William Francis and Mattie Lee Ward Mayhew. Donna worked as a parts delivery driver for the Frederick Motor Company. Surviving are her children, Michelle Roberts, Darren...
Taylor John Smith
Dec 28, 2016
Mr. Taylor John Smith, 23, of Adamstown, Maryland, passed away on December 28, 2016 at his home. Born on October 28, 1993 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, he is the son of Molly C. Smith of Adamstown
(Jonathan Schetrompf) and David Smith Jr. of Florida (Janice Smith). Taylor is survived by...
Cathy Jones
Dec 27, 2016
Cathy Ann Jones, Frederick Maryland, December 27, 2016.
Born February 6, 1953, Cathy passed away quietly in her sleep at her home in Fredrick after a long illness. Cathy lived at her MedSource Community Services, Inc. home for over 28 years, where she was cared for by an amazing...
Merry Anne Markland
Dec 27, 2016
Merry Anne Markland (nee Elwell) 54, passed away at Glade Valley Center in Walkersville, Maryland on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. She was a resident of Green Hill Manor, Adamstown, Maryland.
Born January 20, 1962 in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Wanda M. Elwell and the late Herbert James Elwell Jr.
She was a...
Randall Douglas Astarb
Dec 27, 2016
Randall (Randy) Douglas Astarb, 55, of Frederick, passed away peacefully on December 27th 2016 after a brief illness. He was born May 12th, 1961, in Takoma Park MD., son of Linda Plummer and the late Richard Astarb. Randy was an engineer for 19 years with the US Park Service receiving many awards for his outstanding restoration projects on the C&O...
Joseph Eugene Hawker
Dec 25, 2016
Mr. Joseph Eugene Hawker, 80, of Frederick, died Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Edith Hawker.
Born May 16, 1936, in Frederick, he was son of the late Richard W. and Pauline (Tribby) Hawker Sr.
He is survived by his daughter, Donna Sturtz and husband Stephen,...
Fayette Rinehart
Dec 23, 2016
Fayette Rinehart, 89, of Frederick, Maryland died on Friday, December 23, 2016. She was the wife of Wilbert E. Rinehart. Born July 9, 1927 in Yellow Springs, Maryland, she was the beloved daughter of the late Virginia and Earl H. Ramsburg.
Fayette is survived by three children, daughter, Gale...
Mildred Norris Brashears
Dec 20, 2016
Mrs. Mildred Norris Brashears, 95, of Adamstown, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at her home. She was the wife of the late Donald I. Brashears. Born on September 23, 1921, in Edmonston, she was a daughter of the late Charles Joseph and Helen Beall Norris. She was the last of 11 siblings.
She was a...
Dorsey Newman Lawson
Dec 19, 2016
Dorsey N. Lawson, 84, of Leesburg, VA, died on Tuesday, December 19, 2016 at the Heritage Hall Healthcare Center in Leesburg. He had been a resident there since April 2013. He was the son of the late E. Dorsey and Nellie Irene Watkins Lawson. He was born November 26, 1932 near Urbana, MD Dorsey was a member of the class...
Rita Ladd Mohn
Dec 19, 2016
Rita Ladd Mohn, age 72, of Thurmont, MD passed away Monday, December 19th, 2016. She was born on September 22, 1944 in the Netherlands. She was widow to husband, Eric Mohn, and a loving mother to three sons and two daughters: Samuel Vernon Ladd II (pre-deceased); Brian Ladd; Evan Ladd; Melissa Ladd Guenther and Shoshanna Ladd Shapiro. Rita was a...
Constance Virginia Delphey
Dec 18, 2016
Miss Constance Virginia Delphey, 95, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016, at her home. Born in Frederick, On October 1, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Chester F. Delphey. Constance was a graduate of Hood College in Frederick. She was a prominent business woman and owner of the Delphey's Store in Hagerstown....
Noelle Marie Sanders
Dec 17, 2016
Noelle Marie Sanders, beloved daughter of Sara Ashley and Jeffrey Mark Sanders, born May 20, 2016, became an angel in Heaven on December 17, 2016 and is now resting peacefully in God's loving arms.
Whenever Noelle smiled her eyes sparkled like diamonds. In that moment time seemed to stand still and you wanted it to last forever....
Louis Nichols Cole
Dec 17, 2016
Mr. Louis Nichols "Pete" Cole III, 83, of Walkersville, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016, at the Kline Hospice House. He was the loving husband of Irene Sheckles Cole. Born in Frederick, on June 17, 1933, he was a son of the late Louis Nichols, Jr., and Edith Marie Wolfe Cole. Mr. Cole proudly served his country during the...
Patricia Ann Poole
Dec 17, 2016
Patricia Ann Poole (nee Thompson), 85, died Dec. 17, 2016, at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born in Frederick to Greta and Roger Thompson, she graduated from Frederick High School and then worked for C&P Telephone Company until the mid-1960s.Pat was an accomplished homemaker, so talented in the kitchen that her large family and circle of friends looked...
