Obituaries

Oct 18, 2011

Mr. Hangzhou Guo, age 61, of Frederick passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick. He was the loving husband for 32 years of Yiyan Liu. Born on November 23, 1949 in Hangzhou, China he was the son of the late Bin Han Guo and Mei Zhuang.

Mr. Guo was the caring...

Oct 16, 2011

Mrs. Jean M. Kunkle, age 86 of Frederick, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2011 at the Golden Living Center - Frederick. She was the wife of the late Robert H. Kunkle who passed away in 1992. Born on October 2, 1925 in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late Clark A. and Beatrice V. (Stotelmyer)...

Oct 15, 2011

Ms. Peggy Lou Liller, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday, October 15, 2011. She was the former wife of the late Roger D. Liller.

She was born on January 17, 1938, in Gaithersburg, MD and was the daughter of the late James W. Sloan and Mary E. (Gregg) Cooper.

Peggy was a graduate of...

Oct 15, 2011

Ms. Betty "Moe" Anderson, 46, of Frederick, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 15, 2011, at her home after a six year battle with breast cancer.

Born on January 4, 1965, in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Roland and Barbara (Stone) Anderson Sr.

She was a graduate of Linganore High School Class...

Oct 14, 2011

Mr. William A. "Bill" Boone, III, 54, of Middletown died Friday, October 14, 2011.

Born May 5, 1957 in Frederick, he was the son of the late William A. Boone, Jr. and the late June Myers Boone.

Bill worked for SAIC Ft. Detrick at the time of his death. Previously, he owned and operated...

Oct 13, 2011

Mrs. Sharyn Regina Biser "Grammy" Beckley, 68, of Thurmont and Frederick, died on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at her home in Fredrick. She was the wife of the late Robert Lee Beckley, Sr., who died September 29, 2002.

Born in Bethesda on May 2, 1943, Sharyn was a daughter of the late Reginald A. and Alma...

Oct 10, 2011

Mr. Mark W. Spencer, 54, of Frederick, died on Monday, October 10, 2011, at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, in Baltimore. He was the husband of Catherine Thomas "Cathy" Spencer. Born on September 6, 1957, in Mason City, Iowa, he was a son of Richard W. and Marilyn Robinson Spencer, of Ellenton, Fla. Mark had worked...

Oct 10, 2011

Mrs. Thelma Lorraine (Keyser) Hartsock, 91, of Yellow Springs, died Monday, October 10, 2011, at Citizens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Wilbur W. Hartsock. They were married for 63 years.

She was born on November 23, 1919, in Yellow Springs and was the daughter of the late Raymond and Lenora...

Oct 9, 2011

Mildred Louise Speak Malott, 88, of Frederick, died on Sunday, October 9, 2011, at St. Catherine's Nursing Center, in Emmitsburg. She was the wife of the late John Edward Malott,who died July 13, 1996. Born in Frederick on November 14,1922, she was a daughter of the late Oscar Franklin and Rosa Catherine Rutherford Speak. She had worked at...

Oct 8, 2011

Mrs. Sheila Marie Coughlin Desmond, 65, Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Grammy and Friend, died on October 8, 2011 at Georgetown University Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of William J. Desmond of Frederick. Born on May 28, 1946 in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late John and Lillian Coughlin.

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Oct 7, 2011

If one could choose a flower that would best represent who Helen Irene West was and what she meant to those who loved her, that flower would be the pink gladiolus. The gladiolus, whose name is derived from the Latin gladius, meaning sword, is known to survive and thrive in the harshest of conditions, and symbolizes strength, faithfulness,...

Oct 5, 2011

Mr. Nelson Case Marsh, 86, of Frederick, died on October 5, 2011 at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Dorothy C. Marsh. Born in Waukegan, Illinois on November 16, 1924, he was the son of the late Everette Earl and Edna Case Marsh.

Nelson graduated from the University of Illinois with...

Oct 5, 2011

Ms. Shirley Ann "Duke" Keeney Eiker, 60 of Jefferson, died Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at her home.

Born February 12, 1951 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Charles Robert and Margaret Elizabeth Cole Keeney.

Ms. Eiker worked as a custodian at Ft. Detrick for 11 years. She was a member of...

Oct 2, 2011

Mrs. Betty L. D. Morgan, age 78, of Frederick, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Charles "Shorty" Morgan who passed away on February 18, 1993. Born on February 16, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Preston and Elsie Mossburg. She was also lovingly raised...

Oct 1, 2011

Dr. Bernard James Krask, 88, of Frederick died on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at his home. He was the husband of Doris Krask.

Born in Chicago on April 3, 1923, he was the son of the late Barney and Jeanette Monkowska Krask.

Dr. Krask was awarded a Ph. D. in microbial biochemistry from the...

Oct 1, 2011

Miss Ruby Virginia Roderick, 97, of Frederick, died on Saturday, October 1, 2011, at the Northampton Manor Health Care Center. Born in Urbana on June 13, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Harry McComas and Eula Irene Norwood Roderick. Ruby attended school in Urbana and was a graduate of Frederick High School Class of 1933. After...

Sep 30, 2011

Anna Margaret (Diffendal) Chase died on Friday, September 30, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a short illness, two days before her 88th birthday. Known all her life as "Peggy," she was the devoted wife of Dr. Henry Vincent Chase who was at her side. They had been married for 66 years. A life-long Frederick resident, Peggy was...

Sep 30, 2011

Florence "Flo" Alice Wowak Vandermause, 90, passed away on the night of September 30, 2011, at Frederick Memorial Hospital following a heart attack. A long-time resident of Takoma Park, Maryland, where she raised four children, Flo moved to Frederick with her husband in 1995. Born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, Flo came to Washington, D.C. after her high school graduation...

Sep 27, 2011

Mrs. Joanna Adlington Urner Smith, of Frederick, died on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at her home. She was the loving wife of Col. Gerald Humphrey Smith, (Brasilian Air Force Ret.) Born in Baltimore on February 22, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Walker and Irma Adlington Bradshaw Urner. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker for most...

Sep 26, 2011

Mr. Raymond Hickman Houck, 94, died Monday, September 26 at his home in Jefferson.

Born on February 17, 1917 in Ijamsville, MD and raised in Doubs, MD. He was the son of Murray E. and Nina Hickman Houck.

Raymond was a graduate of the Frederick High School, class of 1935. As a young man,...