Obituaries

Aug 25, 2010

Mrs. Elva Parks Runkle, 94, of Frederick, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at Somerford House, Frederick. She was the wife of the late Bruce H. Runkle, who passed away Oct. 23, 1967. Born Oct. 28, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Ira J. and Mary Hall Parks. Mrs. Runkle was a lifelong member of the...

Aug 23, 2010

Mrs. Elizabeth A. "Betty" Skiff, 72, of Frederick, MD., died on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 at her home after a long battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late James Alan Skiff, who passed away in 1995. They had been married in 1978. She was born in Palmyra, New York on August 28, 1937, the only...

Aug 22, 2010

Mr. Herman Bielfeld Brust Jr., 82, of Middletown, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Jeannette Rudy Brust. Born in Frederick on June 25, 1928, he was a son of the late Herman B. Sr., and Myrtle Tritapoe Brust.

He was a graduate of Frederick High School Class of...

Aug 19, 2010

Mrs. Donna Jean Butler Cowan, 58, of Frederick, passed away on Thursday, August 19, 2010, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. She was the wife of the late Ronnie G. Cowan Sr. Born on July 11, 1952, in Frederick, Maryland. She was the daughter of Donald R. Butler Sr. and late Dolly Mae Zimmerman,and step-daughter to Mrs. Betty...

Aug 18, 2010

Dorothy Belle Volz Umbenhower, 85 of Frederick, died Wednesday, August 18, 2010 of unexpected complications at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Lewis Umbenhower, who died on May 31, 1975.

Born August 3, 1925 in Gahanna, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late George Raymond and Mary Ruth Volz.

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Aug 17, 2010

Mrs. Mildred Frances Wetzel, 83, of Frederick, died August 17, 2010, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Franklin T. Wetzel.

Born October 26, 1926 in Lucketts, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Philip Shurl Heater and Welby Viola Fry Heater.

Mrs. Wetzel is survived by her six...

Aug 16, 2010

Mrs. Doris Fay Tregoning Cromwell Taylor, 77, of Frederick, passed with family members by her side, after a long courageous battle with breast cancer Monday, Aug. 16, 2010, at her daughter's home in Keymar. Twice married, she was the wife of the late Kenneth Curtis Cromwell and Earl S. Taylor. Born April 12, 1933, in Frederick, she was...

Aug 15, 2010

Captain Richard D. Gless, USN (Ret.) passed away peacefully Sunday, August 15, 2010 at his home in Frederick, MD. Surviving are his wife Jeanne and two sons and their wives, Richard, Jr. and Janet of Oakland, CA, Michael and Desiree, of Highlands Ranch, CO, and three grandchildren, Monique Renee, Derek Michael, and James August Gless. One Brother, George...

Aug 15, 2010

Mr. Frederick "Fred" Weller, 71, of Myrtle Beach, SC, died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, at Medical University of South Carolina. He was the husband of Mary Kathryn Woerner Weller for 52 years.

Born in Frederick County on July 8, 1939, he was the son of the late Franklin Thomas Weller and Eva Virginia Keller Weller.

Aug 15, 2010

Mrs. Mary Ellen Miss, 73, of Frederick, died on Sunday, August 15, 2010 at the Northampton Manor Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Robert M. Miss, who died on September 18, 2007. Born in Jenner, Pennsylvania on February 24, 1937, she was a daughter of the late John, Sr., and Lottie Bear Gaumer. Mrs....

Aug 14, 2010

Mr. Theodore "Ted" Joseph Mucha, 90, of Frederick, died Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010, at Golden Living Center. He was the husband of Catherine E. Dexter Mucha. They were married for 64 years. Born June 3, 1920, in Detroit, Mich., he was the son of the late Thomas and Agnes Roeback Mucha.

Mr. Mucha was a veteran...

Aug 10, 2010

Mrs. Rosemary Elaine Wheelock, 78, of Sunset Beach, NC., passed away at 12:10 AM, Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 peacefully at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center , Frederick, Maryland. She was the widow of Herbert Carroll Wheelock. Rosemary was born in Washington, DC on December 1, 1931, the daughter of the late Charles E. and Grace (Inglebressen) Wood. She...

Aug 10, 2010

Mr. Jack Thomas Linton, 82, of Frederick, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, while surrounded by family at the Northampton Manor Nursing Center. He was the husband of Betty Mae Thomas Linton, his wife of 62 years. Born in Frederick on September 20, 1927, he was the son of the late Russell...

Aug 10, 2010

Ms. Wendy Elizabeth Campbell, 44 years of age died on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at Lorien Nursing Home in Mt. Airy, MD. She was born July 9, 1966 in Denver, CO, she was the daughter of William and Marjorie Graff Campbell of Frederick, MD. Wendy obtained an associates degree in business from Montgomery College and graduated from Shepherd...

Aug 8, 2010

Mr. John (Jack) Piontek passed away on August 8, 2010 at his home in Ijamsville, MD, surrounded by his loving family members. He was the beloved husband of Olivia; devoted father of Andrew and his wife Kate, Matthew and his fiance' Cristen Tucker, and Thomas. Also survived by his loving sister, Barbara Carpenter, and many loving family members...

Aug 7, 2010

Mrs. Fern Virginia Hood Smith, 96, of Keymar, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, at Carroll Hospice Dove House, Westminster. She was the wife of John Smith. They were married nearly 59 years. Born July 9, 1914, in New Windsor, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Eugene and Jeanette Ida Selby Hood. Mrs. Smith was an Army...

Aug 6, 2010

Mr. Charles Levi "Chuck" Warner, 89, of Frederick, died Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of Margie Frye Warner for 57 years. Born May 21, 1921, in New Windsor, he was a son of the late Charles Clifton and Blanche E. Stitely Warner. He was a veteran of World War II,...

Aug 5, 2010

Elsie S. Winebrener, 102, passed away Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, in Frederick. She was the wife of the late Byron Winebrener, who passed away in 1957. Born June 26, 1908, in Washington, she was the daughter of the late Leo H. and Caroline (Steiner) Sommerfield. She graduated from Towson College in 1927. She pursued further studies at Hood...

Aug 5, 2010

Mrs. Louise Kelly Pearson, 85, of Myersville, died Thursday, August 5 2010 at her home. She was the wife of the late Joseph B. Pearson, Sr., who predeceased her in 2001.

Born Feb. 21, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Roland and Clara Howard Kelly.

Louise was born in Sanford, NC and...

Aug 4, 2010

Mr. Edward Paul Lombard Jr., 71, of Frederick, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Sandra Carlson Lombard. Born in Washington on May 28, 1939, he was a son of Edward Paul Lombard Sr. of Gaithersburg and the late Ruth Cleary Lombard. Ed...