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Recent Obituaries in Frederick, Maryland
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Frederick, Maryland area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Dale Francis Carter
Dec 22, 2013
Mr. Dale Francis Carter, 89, of Thurmont, died on Sunday, December 22, 2013, at the Frederick Memorial hospital. He was the loving husband of Doris Clark Carter. Born in York, Pennsylvania on May 15, 1924, he was the son of the late William R. and Emma Marie Bievenour Carter. Dale proudly served his country in the United States Navy during...
Ruth Audrey Stout
Dec 22, 2013
Mrs. Ruth Audrey (Minnick) Stout, 96, of Frederick, died Sunday, December 22, 2013, at Northampton Manor. She was the wife of the late Samuel H. Stout III, who passed away in July 1970. Born December 2, 1917, in Nevada, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late J. and Lavinia (Farrow) Minnick. She is survived by sons, Samuel H. Stout...
Thomas Edward Joy
Dec 18, 2013
Mr. Thomas Edward Joy, 87, of Hampstead, NC and formerly of Libertytown, MD, died on Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice House, in Wilmington, NC. He was the loving husband of Fay Snyder Joy. Born in Libertytown on May 7, 1926, he was a son of the late John Thomas Joy and Katherine Gardner Summers Mr....
Isaac Jackson Fish, Jr.
Dec 17, 2013
Mr. Isaac Jackson "Jack" Fish, Jr., 84, of Frederick, died on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at the Kline Hospice House, in Mt. Airy. He was the loving husband of 52 years to the late Shirley Lee Keeney Fish, who died on July 25, 2010. Born in Gates, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Isaac Jackson, Sr.,...
Ruth Jane Rhodes
Dec 15, 2013
Mrs. Ruth Jane (Cole) O'Brien Rhodes, 95, formerly of Frederick, currently of Jacksonville, FL, died Sunday, December 15, 2013. She was the wife of the late Richard O'Brien and Charles Rhodes. Born on May 17, 1918, in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Isabel Cole. Ruth was blessed with two daughters, Shirley Ann Notnagle, who passed...
Jay D. Stine
Dec 13, 2013
Mr. Jay D. Stine, age 58 of Frederick, went home to be with the Lord on December 13, 2013. Born on December 9, 1955 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Betty Burke Shook and the Grandson of the late Helen and Russell Burke. Mr. Stine was a graduate of Linganore High School in the class of 1973....
Barbara Jean Smith Shugars
Dec 11, 2013
Barbara Jean Smith Shugars, "G-Ma", 70 of Frederick, died on December 11, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late John Shugars and the late Walt Smelser. Born on October 31, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Grable and Ruth Smith. Jean worked for many years in the restaurant industry in and around...
Sara Jane Covell
Dec 9, 2013
Mrs. Sara Jane Covell, 85, of Frederick, died on Friday, December 6, 2013, at the Kline Hospice House in Mt. Airy. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Covell, who died in 1998. Born in Frederick on March 10, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Katie Pauline Axline Newton. Mrs. Covell was a homemaker...
Amy Nanayo Hoshina-Myles
Dec 9, 2013
Ms. Amy Nanayo Hoshina-Myles, age 38 of Springfield, Virginia, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2013 at her residence. Born on February 11, 1975 in New Britian, Connecticut, she was the daughter of Mineo and Linda Hoshina. Amy grew up in South Windsor, Connecticut. She went to the American School for the Deaf and Windsor Public School in Connecticut. She...
Richard Max Troxell
Dec 9, 2013
Mr. Richard "Max" Troxell, 96, of Frederick, died Monday, December 9, 2013, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Dorothy "Tiny" Troxell. Born on October 11, 1917, in Frederick, he was the son of the late Allen J. and Grace R. Troxell. Max was a veteran of the US Army during WWII. He was a Management Analyst for...
Lewis Paul Wade
Dec 9, 2013
Mr. Lewis Paul Wade, age 72 of Frederick, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2013 at Northampton Manor, Frederick. Born on September 20, 1941 in Washington, Pennsylvania he was the son of Lewis Thomas Wade and the late Laura Ann Wade. Mr. wade had a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. With concentration on Management and Accounting. Paul was...
David Austin Fogle
Dec 9, 2013
Mr. David A. Fogle, 66, of Frederick, died on Monday, December 9, 2013 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Susan M. Dame Fogle, who died in 1999. They were married in 1970. Born September 21, 1947, in Frederick, he was a son of the late Austin M. "Sugar" Fogle and Martha Jane Culler Fogle. Dave was...
Ruth Louise Wett
Dec 8, 2013
Ms. Ruth Wett, 60, of Frederick, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013. Born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, she grew up across the nation as her family moved from place to place. She attended The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington where she received a degree in History. She received her Master's degree from the University of Washington in Seattle....
Elizabeth Vivian Merchant
Dec 6, 2013
Elizabeth Vivian Merchant, 85, of Frederick, Maryland and formerly of Vero Beach, Florida, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born July 4, 1928, in Tacoma Park, MD, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Vivian E. (Weaver) Merchant. Elizabeth enjoyed reading, playing cards and building puzzles. She is predeceased by her sister,...
George William Shores
Dec 6, 2013
George William Shores, 73 of Frederick County, Maryland, passed away on Friday, December 06, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Peggy Lynn (Snyder) Shores, whom he married in 1967 and predeceased him in 2005. Born January 6, 1940, he was the youngest of eight children to the late Carl David and...
Emily E. Mcginnis
Dec 5, 2013
Mrs. Emily E. McGinnis, 94, of Frederick, died on Thursday, December 5, 2013, at her home. She was the wife of the late Hugh R. McGinnis. Born in Greene County, Virginia on November 23, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Gruver Lloyd and Serena Ann Meadows. Mrs. McGinnis had worked as a presser at Sagners Clothing Factory. She...
Keith Robert Krause
Dec 5, 2013
Keith Robert Krause, Sr. Keith Robert Krause, Sr., 71, of Buckeystown, died on December 5, 2013, at home, after a three-year battle with brain cancer. He was the husband of Mary Sue Krause for 35 years. Born on June 12, 1942 in Milwaukee, WI, he was the son of the late Fred and Beth (Deubig) Krause. In 1960, Keith came...
James Edward Shepherd
Dec 5, 2013
Mr. James Edward Shepherd. 69, of Thurmont, died on Friday, December 6, 2013, at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on March 24, 1944, he was a son of the late John B. and Ruth Reagan Shepherd. He served his country in the United States Navy and worked as an automobile technician and also in the auto parts...
William Henry Yeager
Dec 3, 2013
William Henry Yeager, 81 of Martinsburg, WV and formerly of Frederick, MD passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg. He was the husband of the late Betty Jane Yeager. Born August 4, 1932 he was the son of the late George and Daisy Irene (Ellis) Yeager. William is survived by his two daughters, Betty...
Donald Joseph Wolf
Dec 1, 2013
Donald Joseph Wolf, Ph.D.., PE, 88, of Crestwood Village in Frederick, died on Sunday, December 1, 2013, at the Kline Hospice House after a lengthy illness. He was the loving husband of Betty Irene Stull Wolf. They were married on May 26, 1950. He was born in Waynesboro, PA, on February 28, 1925 and was a son of the late...
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