Obituaries

Sep 13, 2016

Mrs. Alice I. Kennedy, 92, of Frederick, died Tuesday, September 13, 2016. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Kennedy, who she married on October 30, 1942.

Born on March 14, 1924, in Frederick County, she was the daughter of the late George and Isabelle (Rutherford) Wilson. Through her childhood, Mrs. Kennedy resided with the...

Sep 12, 2016

Charles Vernon McDonald, Sr., 90, of Silver Springs, FL, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2016. He was born March 29, 1926 in Barnsville, MD. He was the son of the late Vernon Ranson McDonald and Myrtle Davis McDonald. He was preceded in death by his sister Violet May.He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served his country...

Sep 8, 2016

Mrs. Mary Helen Cliser, 71, of Frederick, died on Thursday, September 8, 2016 of cancer. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert Lee Cliser, who preceded her in death in 1998.

She was born on September 18, 1944, in Wheeling, WV. She was the daughter of the late Herman J. and Mary Marie (Clark) Storch....

Sep 8, 2016

Mrs. Mary Lauretta Diller Cutsail, 90, of Woodsboro, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016, at St. Joseph's Ministries of St. Catherine's Nursing Center, Emmitsburg. She was the loving wife of the late Charles E. Cutsail. They were married on September 26, 1948. Born on March 13, 1926, in Olney, she was the daughter of the late Charles Emory and...

Sep 7, 2016

Steven “Steve” Clayton Danner, 58, of Frederick, passed away on the morning of September 7, 2016. Steve passed away at Frederick Memorial Hospital as a result of complications from diabetes.

Steve Danner was born in Frederick, Maryland on July 29, 1958. He was the second son of William and...

Sep 6, 2016

Louis E. “Coach” Eichelberger, of Frederick, passed away on September 6, 2016 at the age of 91. Born on March 30, 1925, he was the son of the late Louis E. and Susie M. (Hammond) Eichelberger. Louis was a graduate of Frederick High School class of 1942. He was of the Lutheran Faith. Louis served...

Sep 6, 2016

Mrs. Rosemarie Martin Dews, 89, of Frederick, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. She was the wife of the late Jule Neville Dews, who died on July 8, 2003. Born in Newark, New Jersey, on January 7, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. and Rose O'Hay Martin. Her family moved to Frederick in 1935. She...

Sep 4, 2016

Otis E. “Otie” Haines, 92, of Tuscarora, Maryland, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2016 at his home. Otie was a well-known dairy and beef farmer in the Tuscarora and Adamstown area.

Born on February 7, 1924, in Lewisdale, Maryland, he was the son of the late Walter and...

Sep 4, 2016

Thomas “Tommy” Elwood Parsley, 72 of Myersville, MD passed away on September 4, 2016 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Tommy was born in Takoma Park, MD to Clarence E and Sarah E Parsley on July 10, 1944. He was a 1963 graduate from Damascus High School. He retired from Verizon in 2008 after 44 years and served in...

Sep 1, 2016

Bernice Waldron Summers Bernie Summers of Jefferson, MD, died Thursday, September 1, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was predeceased by her husband William E. Summers in 1979. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Harvey C. and Ruth T. Waldron, and raised in Lovettsville, VA. Bernie devoted her life to caring for her family. She was...

Sep 1, 2016

Kay Key Wood, 78, of Annandale, Virginia passed away on September 1, 2016

Born in Washington, D.C. on November 22, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Henry H. Key and the late Irene M. Key.

Kay was a graduate of The...

Aug 28, 2016

Mr. Harry E. Routzahn, Jr., age 82 of Frederick, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, August 28, 2016 .  He was the husband of the late Margaret "Sue" (Fisher) Routzahn for 42 years.   Born on July 12, 1934 in Frederick, he was the oldest of five children born to the late Harry & Dorothy Routzahn.  Mr. Routzahn was...

Aug 27, 2016

Mr. James William "Jim" Crawford, of Frederick passed into the arms of his blessed Savior, Saturday, August 27, 2016, after a long illness.

Preceded in death by his parents, Leslie P. and Marian G. Crawford, brothers, Terrance Crawford and Robert Crawford, grandchild, Paige and first wife, Sue Crawford.

Jim was a devoted husband to Marilyn...

Aug 27, 2016

Mr.  William J. "Bill" Czartoryski, 68, of Frederick, MD, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016, at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. He was the husband of Mary A. Monroe Czartoryski. Born in Erie, PA on April 1, 1948, he was a son of the late Anthony and Bernice Ptasinski Czartoryski. Bill proudly served his country...

Aug 25, 2016

“The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” – Einstein.

Laszlo Szabo, known to us as “Apu” (Dad in Hungarian), passed away on August 25th.

Born on January 15, 1954 in Budapest, Hungary, he was the son of Laszlo and Ibolya (Nagy) Szabo.

Mr. Szabo is...

Aug 23, 2016

Ivor Elof Burlin Rosencrantz, known as “Pete” to his many friends, and a lifelong resident of Hopehill near Urbana, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016. He was born on June 13, 1932, the son of Sarah Moselle Bayard and Paul Burlin Rosencrantz, Sr. He has been married to Shirley Estelle Wallick since 1960. A long-time self-employed businessman, he founded and operated...

Aug 23, 2016

Mrs. Jo Ann (Despeaux) Grooms, 60, of Frederick died Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at her residence.  She was the wife of William C. "Bill" Grooms for 32 years.

Born April 20, 1956, in Frederick, she was the daughter of Edward and Joan (Merchant) Despeaux of Thurmont. She was a...

Aug 23, 2016

Ethel Elizabeth Hildebrand, 87, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. She was the loving wife of 46 years to the late Raymond E. Hildebrand Jr.

Born on February 17, 1929, in Woodboro, Maryland, she was the...

Aug 22, 2016

Deanne T. Price, formerly of Rockwell Terrace in Frederick, died peacefully on August 22, 2016 at Edenton Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late Frederick K. Price.

A descendent of Utah Pioneers, Deanne was born April 6, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah and was the daughter...

Aug 22, 2016

Tempe Jean Toms Gearinger of Frederick, entered eternal rest on August 22, 2016 at Frederick Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born April 11, 1935 in Hagerstown, MD, she was one of eight children born to Ira and Thelma Toms.  Tempe was the wife of Robert “Bob” Gearinger, to whom she was married 60 years.  Surviving in addition to her...