Cynthia Anne Galloway
Mar 12, 2026
Cynthia Anne Galloway passed away on March 12, 2026 in Maryland. Cindy is the beloved wife for 44 ½ years of Keith Andrew Galloway. Cindy was born on December 29, 1956 to the late Mary Ellen Cunningham Smathers and the late Walter Allison Smathers in Belmont County, Ohio in a third-generation coal miners’ family. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in...
Donald Eugene Duvall Jr.
Mar 12, 2026
Mr. Donald "Donnie" Duvall, Jr. 55, of Frederick passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Born May 3, 1970 in Frederick, he the son of the late Donald Duvall Sr. and Betty Duvall Goodsell. He is survived by his sister, Tracie Duvall (Michael Ott), numerous aunts, uncles, niece, nephew and cousins. He will be missed by his special cousin, Terrie...
C. David Fletcher
Mar 10, 2026
Mr. C. David Fletcher, 86, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born September 29, 1939 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Charles William and Blanche Virginia (Gordon) Fletcher. David was a 1961 graduate of Brunswick High School. In his younger years, he worked at...
Barbara LaGarde Luchsinger
Mar 6, 2026
In loving memory of Barbara LaGarde Luchsinger. Barbara was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 27, 1941, to the late Ben Lamberton LaGarde and Barbara (née Truby) LaGarde. After WWII, her family moved to a farm in Urbana when she was young, where she grew up and developed a lifelong connection to the land. She later returned to the same...
John Elvin Nicholson Jr.
Mar 2, 2026
John E. Nicholson, Jr. of Frederick, MD died March 2, 2026 at the age of 94. He was born at the foot of Sugar Loaf Mountain in Comus, MD on June 24, 1931, the only child of John E. Nicholson, Sr and Gretchen Gertrude Wood Nicholson. John was known as Johnny Boy to his friends and family. He graduated from...
Jerry Eugene Harley
Feb 28, 2026
Jerry Eugene Harley, 89, of Yellow Springs, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2026. He was the son of the late Norman and Lola Pearl Harley. He was married to Gayle Yvonne Flair Harley until her death in 2002. He was preceded in death by his sister Eva June Harley Smith on February 2, 2026. After becoming a certified licensed well...
Sheila Dianne St. Clair
Feb 27, 2026
With broken hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Sheila Dianne St. Clair, who left this world on February 27, 2026, surrounded by her four children. Born August 29, 1952 in Washington D.C., daughter of Frank and Mary Jancar. She was preceded in death by her parents, and two siblings, Renee and Frank Jr. Sheila grew up in...
Mario Joseph Polce
Feb 24, 2026
Mr. M. Joseph “Joe” Polce, 81, of Walkersville passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. He was the loving husband of Wilma Polce for 60 years. Born March 19, 1944 in Morgantown, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Pietro and Elsie Polce. Joe worked for 31 years for Frederick County Public Schools. After he retired he served...
Carolyn Griffis Smith
Feb 24, 2026
Carolyn Griffis Smith died on February 24th, 2026 at the age of 90. Born in Augusta, Georgia on February 7, 1936, she was the daughter of Herbert Jackson Griffis and Margaret Platt Griffis and the loving wife of George I. Smith, Jr. M.D., who preceded her in death on January 24th, 2026. She received a B.A. degree from Mary Baldwin...
Francis Edward Ganz
Feb 21, 2026
Beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, Frank Ganz, recently of Frederick, Maryland, long-time resident of West Hempstead, New York, passed away on the morning of February 21, 2026. Frank is survived by his three sons, James (Ellen), John (Melissa), and Thomas, three grandchildren: April Battle (Daniel), Kathryn, and Matthew; and two great-grandchildren: Nolan and Charlotte Battle. He was predeceased by his wife,...
James "Jim" Muldoon
Feb 19, 2026
James (Jim) T. Muldoon III, 90, passed away at home on February 19, 2026, with his wife by his side. Jim was born on July 10, 1935, in Lowell, MA. He was the son of the late Irene (Hughes) Muldoon and James T. Muldoon, Jr. He joined the Army after graduation from Lowell High School in 1953. After basic training,...
Norie Shipley
Feb 18, 2026
Longtime Frederick resident Eleanor “Norie” Heston Shipley died on February 18, 2026, at the Record Street Home. She was 90. Born on April 11, 1935, she was the wife of her high school sweetheart the late Richard “Dick” Shipley, and the daughter of Herb and Molly Heston.
Norie and her family moved to Frederick from Philadelphia in 1949 when her dad...
Anne Elizabeth Inge
Feb 16, 2026
Anne Elizabeth (Franklin) Inge, 79 of Frederick, MD entered into eternal rest on February 16, 2026 after a long illness. She passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family. Anne was born to William Franklin and Elizabeth Franklin (Kronenwetter) in St. Marys, PA on August 18, 1946. She was raised in Bethesda, MD where she attended catholic schools and graduated...
Theodore John Arvanitis
Feb 15, 2026
Theodore John Arvanitis, lovingly known as Ted, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2026, in Knoxville, Maryland. He was 86 years old. Born on May 8, 1939, in Athens, Greece, Ted proudly served in the Greek Coast Guard before immigrating to the United States in 1959 in pursuit of opportunity and a better future. He began his American journey working...
Enid Icilda Wallace
Feb 14, 2026
Ever so gently and peacefully, Enid Wallace (Siley) passed into the presence of Jesus at her home in Frederick, Maryland, USA on the morning of February 14, 2026. Born in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, Jamaica to Claudius Marshall and Ellen Merrick, Enid was one of nine siblings namely: Lydia, Adelin, Gertel Adina, Cicline Maud, Melvina, George, James and Stafford, all...
Patricia LaRue "Patsy" Hall
Feb 14, 2026
Patricia LaRue Hall died peacefully at her home on February 14, 2026. Patsy was truly amazing, a woman whose love bloomed as beautifully as her garden and whose kitchen was always warm with full cookie jars and hearts even more full! Patsy adored her husband, cherished her cats, and found joy in the simple, sweet moments in life. Her faith...
Teena Louise Broadrup
Feb 13, 2026
Teena L. Broadrup, age 77, died at Somerford Memory Care Unit on February 13, 2026. She succumbed to dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease after six years.
Teena had a 35-year career in education with special emphasis in program administration and curriculum development, including parent/child education, family literacy and early childhood education.
Teena was born and raised in Frederick, Maryland. She graduated from...
Farideh Rahimy
Feb 13, 2026
Ms. Farideh Rahimy, 78, of Frederick, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 13, 2026. Born on May 5, 1947, in Tabriz, Iran, she was the beloved daughter of the late Eskandar Rahimy and Aghazade Fazli Ahmadian. Farideh is survived by her three children, Farid Shoai; Farnaz Shoai (Jeremy Jones); and Faraz Shoai; her grandson, Alexander Jones; her siblings, Zahedeh Rahimy,...
Barbara Elizabeth Joy
Feb 12, 2026
Mrs. Barbara Elizabeth Joy, 79, of Myersville, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2026. She was the loving wife of Michael Joy, for 44 years. Born April 18, 1946 in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late Glenn and Mary (Burkett) Wiles. In addition to her husband, Barbara is survived by her daughter, Stephanie Koutroumpis and husband Christopher,...
Jack Anders Yanike
Feb 10, 2026
Jack Anders Yanike, 76, of Walkersville, MD, died on February 10, 2026 at Sunflower Hill Assisted Living, Westminster, MD. Born in Omaha, Nebraska on December 21, 1949, he was the son of the late Ralph J. and Ramona (Backman) Yanike. Jack moved with his family to Frederick, MD in 1965, graduating high school in 1968 from newly opened Thomas Johnson...
