Obituaries

Dec 3, 2016

Mrs. Karen Kutchak Harris, 71, of Frederick, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016, at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the loving wife of 51 years to Stephen R. "Steve" Harris, Sr. Born in Long Branch, New Jersey on February 9, 1945, she was the daughter of the late John and Edyth Pezold Kutchak. Karen was a homemaker for...

Dec 3, 2016

Mr. John Henry Smith, 90, of Keymar, died Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Fern Virginia (Hood) Smith.

Born July 3, 1926, in Libertytown, he was the son of the late John L. and Jessie (Kershaw) Smith.

John enjoyed his military career retiring after 20 years...

Nov 29, 2016

Mrs. Lena Mae Norris, 71, of Frederick, died on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Golden Living Center, Frederick. She was the wife of the late Franklin Wayne Norris, who died January 21, 2010.

Born September 15, 1945, in Frederick, she was a daughter of the late Charles E. and Mary E. Kaufman...

Nov 28, 2016

VV Mr. Robert Leon "Bob" Crummitt, 78, of Frederick, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2016, at the Northampton Manor Health Care Center. He was the husband of the late Barbara Jean Hardman Crummitt. Born in Bartonsville on April 15, 1938, he was a son of the late Dewey  S. "Dude" and Evelyn Sier Crummitt. Bob had worked for several...

Nov 26, 2016

‘Doc’ McClellan, a well-known citizen of Frederick County died November 26, 2016 at the age of 90. He was born March 22, 1926 in Frederick, MD, to the late Dr. J. Bernard McClellan and Edna Davis McClellan and attended grade school at Parkway Elementary in Frederick City. After graduation from Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, VA, he...

Nov 26, 2016

Mr. Charles Madison "Chuck" Johnson, 53, of Frederick, died on Saturday, November 26, 2016, in Frederick. He was the husband of Renee Baum Johnson. Born on June 26, 1963, in Buffalo, New York, he was a son of Jane Piccolo Johnson, of Lake Worth, FL and the late William Robert Johnson. Chuck worked as a foreman and crane operator for...

Nov 25, 2016

Norman Edward Brandenburg, age 77 of Urbana, died on Friday, November 25, 2016. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mary Margaret (Williams) Brandenburg. Born on November 16, 1939 in Urbana, he was the son of the late Charles T. and Carrie (Plunkard) Brandenburg. Mr. Brandenburg was a graduate of Frederick High School. He was a carpenter by...

Nov 23, 2016

Mrs. Joan K. Fletcher, age 80 of Frederick, left this earth to join her beloved husband in heaven on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at her residence.  She was the wife of the late Donald E. Fletcher, Sr. who passed away on March 13, 2016.  Born on October 12, 1936 in Tennessee she was the daughter of Hickman and Beulah Kite. ...

Nov 22, 2016

Mrs. Kathryn Long Fagan, age 95 of Frederick passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at her residence.  She was the wife of the late Ozzie Fagan who passed away in 2008.  Born on June 7, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Albert E. and Elsie Mae Long.

Mrs. Fagan was...

Nov 21, 2016

JoAnn S. (Joan) Cradock of Frederick, MD, passed away after a brief battle with cancer on Monday, November 21, 2016. She was the loving wife of James Cradock of 49 years. Born on December 11, 1943 in St. Louis, MO, she was a daughter of the late Monte and Marie Thomure. Joan and Jim raised their three daughters in Kensington,...

Nov 21, 2016

Mary Jeanne (Adamson) Carrera, died November 21, 2016, at age 78. She was born in Ft. Riley, Kansas, November 15, 1938, to the late David and Ethel Adamson. Following her parents' divorce, her mother married the late Leon Loeb, and the family moved to Urbana, Maryland, in 1947. Her parents became active socially and in civic affairs. Her mother...

Nov 19, 2016

Mary Louise Keegan, 90, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away peacefully the evening of November 19 at Glade Valley Nursing Center. She had been in declining health for several months. Ms. Keegan was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 17, 1926, daughter of Simon and Sadie Keegan. She graduated from James Madison...

Nov 17, 2016

Margaret C. Eichelberger, 78, of Brunswick, died on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at her home. She was the wife of the late Robert Paul Eichelberger, who died in 2008.

Born June 17, 1938 in Bartonsville on Tobery Road, she was the only daughter of the late Charles Irving Andrew Tobery and Margaret Lorraine...

Nov 16, 2016

Donald (Don) Easterday, 82 of Myersville, passed away on November 16 in Frederick, MD.  He married his high school sweetheart, Wanda K. Easterday, in 1959 and were married for 57 years. Don was born March 2, 1934 on the family homestead off of Easterday Road near Myersville, MD.  He was the son of the late Charles I. and Dorotha E....

Nov 13, 2016

Mrs. Elizabeth Louise "Betty Lou" Cassell, age 89 of Frederick passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Homewood at Crumland Farms. She was the wife for 54 years of the late Private First Class William D. Cassell who passed away in 2001. Born on December 23, 1926 in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Lewis J....

Nov 10, 2016

Dr. Richard Dale Costlow, 91, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2016. He was the husband of the late Cecilia Zips Costlow for 70 years.

He was born July 19, 1925, in Johnstown, PA, son of the late Frederick and Olive Long Costlow.

Dr. Costlow was a graduate of Johnstown High School...

Nov 10, 2016

Calvin "Buck" Craver, age 98 lifelong resident of Yellow Springs, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2016. He was the devoted husband of Betty J (Rothenhoefer) Craver. Born on July 13, 1918 in Yellow Springs, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Mary J. (Tyler) Craver. Buck was proud to say he was the first person from...

Nov 10, 2016

Mr. Howard Richard "Dick" Lochner, of Frederick, died Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Delores Franzina "Fran" (Grove) Lochner for 63 years.

Born August 6, 1930 in Mt. Pleasant, he was the son of the late Howard and Elva (Main) Lochner.

Dick graduated from Frederick High...

Nov 9, 2016

Mrs. Dorothy Ann Schaffer Geraci, 87, of Burtonsville, died Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at her residence.  She was the wife of Philip Charles Geraci, whom she married in 1950.

Born September 16, 1929 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Roy C.W. and Grace Zimmerman Schaffer.

In addition to her husband, Dorothy is...

Nov 7, 2016

Mr. Ronald Wayne Murphy, age 61 of Ijamsville passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 7, 2016 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband for 35 years of Sharon (Brandenburg) Murphy. Born on April 5, 1955 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Gene Francis and Lucille (Rhoderick) Murphy. Mr. Murphy devoted his entire life doing what he...