George William Hoffman, Jr.
Aug 27, 2013
George William Hoffman, Jr. age 92 of Frederick, MD, died Tuesday, August 27, 2013. Born on December 25, 1920 in Frederick County, he was the first of eight children born to the late George William Hoffman, Sr. and Ethel Warnetta Thomas Hoffman. George was the husband of Velma Lucille Hoffman whom he married in 1942. Surviving in addition to his...
Carol A. Manley
Aug 26, 2013
Mrs. Carol A. Manley, 74, of Frederick, died on Monday, August 26, 2013, at her home. She was the loving wife of John L. "Skip" Manley, they were married in August of 1965. Born in Chicago, Ill., on December 2, 1938, and raised in Dubois, PA, she was a daughter of the late Willard Anderson and the late Marion Garvey...
Bernard Thomas O'Bryan
Aug 23, 2013
Bernard Thomas "Bernie" O'Bryan. 85, of Frederick, died on Friday, August 23, 2013, at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Velma June Babington O'Bryan, who died in 1995. Born in Frederick, on June 5, 1928, he was a son of the late Samuel and Bernice Umberger O'Bryan. Bernie for many years had worked at Ideal...
Judith Gail Boswell
Aug 20, 2013
Mrs. Judith Gail Boswell, age 63 of Frederick, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2013 at Copper Ridge Nursing Home, Sykesville. Born on April 17, 1950 in Wise County, VA she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Joyce Bostic. Mrs. Boswell was a very energetic person. She was a wonderful mother and sister who had many friends, who...
Elliott A. Soule
Aug 19, 2013
Elliott Ashley "Slim" Soule, 90, of Frederick, died on August 19, 2013 at his residence. He was the husband of Bernice Minnick Soule, whom he married November 28, 1987. Born on October 19, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Soule was the son of the late Samuel Elliott Soule and Minnie Louise Duerman Soule. He was the last surviving member...
Robert Bolt Day, Ii
Aug 18, 2013
Mr. Robert Bolt Day, II age 92 of Frederick, died on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Marie E. D. Day who passed away in 1970 and Lenor L. Day who passed away in 2005. Born on May 5, 1921, in Pendleton, South Carolina the son of the late Robert E....
Charles Franklin Gue Sr.
Aug 17, 2013
Mr. Charles "Spark" Gue, 80, of Frederick, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2013, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Phyllis Gue for 59 years. Born on January 30, 1933, he was the son of the late Jasper and Leary Speak Gue. He was a longtime employee at both Stup's Garage and Damascus Chevrolet as an auto...
Mary Creager Summers
Aug 17, 2013
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Creager Summers, 93, of Jefferson, died on Saturday, August 17, 2013, at her son's home in Knoxville. She was the wife of the late Harry Warren Summers. Born in Frederick on October 1, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Nora Spurrier Creager. Mrs. Summers had worked as the office manager for HC Summers...
Hazel Ashton Howard
Aug 16, 2013
Hazel (Cooper) Ashton Howard, 96, died at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a short ill-ness on August 16,, 2013. Born to Richard L. and Amy Thomas Cooper, in Chicopee, Massachusetts, on May 9, 1917, she lived in Southbridge, Massachusetts, where she graduated from Mary E. Wells High School in 1935. She also lived in Frederick, Maryland, and Sturbridge, Massachusetts, spending winters...
Robert David Crouch
Aug 16, 2013
Dr. Robert David Crouch, Sr., 88, well known Frederick urologist, died on Friday, August 16, 2013. He was the husband of Deborah Droneburg Crouch. Born on February 9, 1925, in Elko, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Horace J., Sr., and Inez Breazeale Crouch. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean...
Martin J. Smith
Aug 14, 2013
Martin Jerome Smith Martin Jerome Smith, aged 84, formerly of Silver Spring, MD, passed away peacefully on August 14, 2013 at his home in Middletown, MD, surrounded by family and friends. Beloved husband for more than 60 years of the late Nellie Bloxom Smith; devoted and patient father of Lisa Suzanne Smith and Denise Julienne Kominski; loving father-in-law of Timothy...
Betty C. Liszka
Aug 13, 2013
Betty C. Liszka, 75, of Rockville, passed away on Tuesday, August 13. Born on November 3, 1937 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late James F. Carr and Claire Harney Carr. Betty dedicated her life to her family, whom she cherished, and to making a difference for the youth in her community. She worked for Montgomery County...
Kristi Lee Queen
Aug 11, 2013
Kristi Lee Queen, 22 of Waynesboro, PA was taken from us on August 11, 2013. She was the devoted mother to her son Marley Anthony Ditch. Born February 13, 1991 in Gettysburg, PA, she was the beautiful, free spirited, fun loving daughter of Kristy Darlene Queen and Brian Scott Lebow. In addition to her son Marley and her parents, she...
Lancelot De La Cruz
Aug 6, 2013
Mr. Lancelot Daniel de la Cruz, 42, of Boonsboro, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 6, 2013, after a fierce 8 year battle with colon cancer. He was the husband of Brenda Jean (Wilt) de la Cruz for 6 years. Born on February 11, 1971, in Washington D.C., he was the son of Jesus de la Cruz and...
Laraine Keller
Aug 6, 2013
Laraine Jackson Keller, 68 of Frederick, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the beloved wife of 49 years to James Keller. Born January 19, 1945 in Washington D.C. she was the daughter of the late Elmer W. and Orean H. Jackson. She was part of the first graduate class of Linganore High School...
Richard Hickman Frye
Aug 5, 2013
Mr. Richard Hickman Frye, devoted husband, wonderful father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 5, 2013. He was born on October 18, 1918 in Loudon County, VA. He was the son of Robert George Frye and Alice Gladys Hickman Frye. He was the youngest of six siblings. He married Perla Virginia Beall on April 13, 1940 and then...
Martin Robert Ritchie, Jr.
Aug 5, 2013
M. Robert Ritchie, Jr., 100, of Frederick, died on Monday, August 5 at Homewood at Crumland Farms. He was the husband of Harriette Benchoff Ritchie. Born on April 27, 1913 in downtown Frederick, he was the son of the late Martin R. Ritchie and Clara A. (Wantz) Ritchie. A Navy veteran, Ritchie came from humble beginnings. His mother and father...
Elizabeth Rebecca Smith
Aug 1, 2013
Miss Elizabeth R. Smith, 85, of Frederick, died Thursday, August 1, 2013, at Warm Heart Assisted Living, Frederick. Born on July 13, 1928, in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Erma (Thomas) Smith. Miss Smith attended the Visitation Academy and graduated from Frederick High School. She was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and a...
Tracie Lynn Bendorf
Jul 31, 2013
Tracie Lynn (Bussard) Bendorf, 42, of Adamstown, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at R. Adams Crowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. She was the wife of almost 21 years to Dennis Paul Bendorf. Born on July 22, 1971 in Greensburg, PA, she was the daughter of Elsie G. Bish Bussard and the late Clarence J. Bussard. She...
Helen Lorraine Keefer
Jul 27, 2013
Mrs. Helen Lorraine Kuhn Keefer, 91, of Monocacy Village, Frederick, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 27 at the Northampton Manor Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Richard "Dick" Whitter Keefer, who passed away September 1, 2011. Born September 23, 1921, at Garfield, MD, she was a daughter of the late Edgar M. and Myrtle Kendall...
