Obituaries

Jul 15, 2019

Stacey Ann Rinehart, 36 of Wolfsville, Maryland, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2019 from complications of pneumonia, surrounded by her family. Stacey was the loving daughter of Edith Hughes Rinehart and the late Robert T. Rinehart. Stacey loved animals, TV, shopping and anything adventurous. She thoroughly enjoyed her 30th birthday celebration of a hot air balloon ride. Stacey...

Jul 15, 2019

Hilda Poirier Sullivan, 91, of Frederick, Maryland, died peacefully surrounded by family on July 15, 2019. Hilda was born in Elizabethtown, North Carolina on January 29, 1928, the daughter of Clara McCall Priest and Lee G. Priest. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Jean R. Poirier, and her second husband, Timothy J....

Jul 15, 2019

Mr. Walter Abram "Bob" Poole, 91, of Frederick, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2019 at his home. He was the husband of the late Mary Ellen May Poole. Born in Dickerson on April 5, 1928, he was a son of the late Charles and Emma Young Poole. Bob was retired from the Frederick County Highway Department, where he worked...

Jul 14, 2019

Mrs. Janice Marie Wood, 87, of Frederick, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2019, at the Genesis Health Care  Ballenger Center. She was the wife of the late John McKinley Wood. Born in Ellerton on October 20, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Floyd V. and Loretta Blickenstaff Summers. She had worked for over 25 years at...

Jul 14, 2019

Patrice Loreen Kefauver, 53, of Frederick, Maryland passed away on Sunday, July 14 after a long hospitalization. Patrice was born in San Diego, California on March 26, 1966 to the late Virgil Kefauver and the late Virginia (Carmack) Kefauver. Patrice loved the California lifestyle, learning to swim in the family’s backyard pool when she was just a toddler. When Patrice...

Jul 13, 2019

Mr. Donald (Don) Hirsch Boyer, Jr., passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Kline Hospice House after a brave battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Don was born November 29, 1943 in Shenandoah, Virginia to the late Donald Hirsch Boyer, Sr and the late Pearl Juanita (Thompson) Boyer. He attended Frederick High School and was a graduate of the University...

Jul 12, 2019

Norma "Jeannie" Martin, 87, of Frederick, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2019, at her home in Taney Village Apartments, surrounded by her special friends. She was born on February 24, 1932 in Kersey, Pennsylvania, the 7th of 8 children born to Fred and Katie Dollinger. Norma "Jeannie" proudly served her country in the United States Air Force during the...

Jul 11, 2019

Mr. Ira Franklin Brandenburg, 86, of Clarksburg, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019, at his home. He was the husband of Peggy Rippeon Brandenburg for over 65 years. Born in Urbana on March 13, 1933, he was a son of the late Charles and Carrie Plunkard Brandenburg. Ira proudly served his country in the United States Army during...

Jul 10, 2019

Mr. Edmund John Subleski, 87, of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at his home. He was the husband of Marilyn Mauter Subleski. Born on June 16, 1932 in Toledo, Ohio, he was a son of the late Leo and Mary Michalski Szczublewski. Edmund was very proud of his 6 years of honorable service in the United...

Jul 7, 2019

Mr. William Thomas "Bill" Soper, 90, of Frederick, MD, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019, at his home. He is survived by his second wife, Janet L. Michael. His first wife of 48 years, Helen J. Soper, predeceased him in May 2003. Born October 29, 1928 in Nicholasville, KY, he was the son of the late Leighton Miller...

Jul 7, 2019

Joseph Patrick "Joey" Downs, 31, of Walkersville, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019, at his home. Born in Olney, MD on May 14, 1988, Joey was the son of John Patrick Downs and Kimberly Digges. Step son of Frank Manning. Joey graduated from Walkersville High School in 2006, he played football for Walkersville, a team which succeeded in...

Jul 6, 2019

Nancy Boyd Leidenfrost died on July 6, 2019 at Frederick, Maryland. Mrs. Leidenfrost was born March 18, 1933, in Jefferson County, West Virginia, daughter of Fannie C. and Holmes Ercel Boyd. She was educated in public schools in Jefferson County, and graduated from Shepherdstown High School in 1952. Mrs. Leidenfrost was a 1956 graduate of Shepherd College, with a...

Jul 6, 2019

James Jacobus Vanderveldt, 93, of Mt. Airy, MD passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019 after a brief illness with family by his side.  He was predeceased by his cherished wife of over 67 years, Margaret (Duncker) Vanderveldt.  Affectionately known as Opa, he enjoyed spending time with family, gardening and traveling.

Born June 13, 1926 in the Netherlands,...

Jul 6, 2019

Mrs. Nancy Lee Baker, 83, of Walkersville, passed away on Saturday July 6, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Born September 22nd, 1935 in New Market, she was a daughter of the late Roy L. and Gladys P. Delauter. Following her graduation from Frederick High School in 1953, Nancy spent many years caring for and supporting her family....

Jul 2, 2019

Mary Cecilia Linton Masser, 83, of Frederick and Middletown, MD, passed into the loving arms of our Lord and received her angelic wings surrounded by her loving family on the afternoon of July 2 nd , at her daughter’s home, with whom she resided the past 6 years.

Cecilia was predeceased by her husband of 59 years,...

Jun 30, 2019

Vernon Powell Shores, 92, of Jefferson, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2019, at his home with his daughter, Karen by his side. Born on December 19, 1926, in Taylorstown, VA, he was a son of the late Clyde and Lettie Hammond Shores. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. He retired after 31 years with Alpha...

Jun 30, 2019

Mrs. Margaret Virginia "Peggy" Bere, 92, of Frederick, died on June 30, 2019. She was the wife of the late Earl W. Bere, Sr.   Born on November 6, 1926, she was the daughter of the late George William and Carrie Summers Bruchey.   Mrs. Bere was a seamstress. She was a member of Braddock Lutheran Church. She enjoyed baking, playing Bingo,...

Jun 29, 2019

Charles Lacey Jackson, aged 94, passed away on Saturday June 29, 2019 at Glade Valley Rehabilitation Center in Walkersville. He was predeceased by his wife of 54 years, Ruby Nichols Jackson. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family and was predeceased by his parents C. Lewis Jackson and Cordelia Lewis Jackson, sisters Elsie Cogswell and Virginia Snyder....

Jun 28, 2019

Mrs. Sally Ann Baker, 76, of Frederick, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2019, at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Charles E. Baker. They were married on March 30, 1963. Born in Frederick on October 14, 1942 she was the daughter of the late Dewey S., Sr., and Evelyn L. Sier Crummitt. Sally was a...

Jun 24, 2019

Barbara Z. Shuster passed away peacefully on June 24, 2019 at Citizens Nursing Home in Frederick, MD. She was born in the Bronx, New York on July 28, 1932. She is preceded in death by her father, Morris Greenberg, mother, Celia (Feurstein) Greenberg and brother, Irwin (Hank) Greenberg. She is survived by her ex-husband Jerry Shuster. She leaves behind her...