Earl Mercer, Jr.
May 25, 2012
Mr. Earl "Sonny" Mercer, Jr., 82 of Frederick, died on Friday, May 25, 2012, at his home. He was the loving husband of 52 years to Mary Ellen McCardell Mercer. Born in Frederick, on April 7, 1930 he was a son of the late Earl W. H. and Dorothy Toms Mercer. Mr. Mercer was a graduate of Frederick High School...
Frank Joseph Mikisits
May 22, 2012
Mr. Frank J. Mikisits, 60, died May 22, 2012 in Washington, D.C. Born in Bethlehem, Pa., he was the son of the late Frank and Helen Mikisits. He graduated from Liberty High School in 1970, Lehigh University with a B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering, and a Masters Degree in Systems from the University of Pennsylvania. He is survived by his...
Lauren Adams Colby, Jr.
May 22, 2012
Mr. Lauren Adams Colby, Jr., 81, of Frederick, died on May 22, 2012 at his home. Mr. Colby was the beloved husband of Kristine S. Colby and the son of the late Lauren Adams Colby, Sr. and Sarah Decker Colby Davis. Lauren grew up in Owego, NY, graduated from Harpur College of the State University of New York (later the...
Anna Mary Roderick
May 20, 2012
Anna Mary Kefauver Roderick, aged 97, died on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Homewood at Crumland Farms in Frederick. She was the wife of Rev. Raymond L. Roderick who predeceased her in 2008, after 70 years of marriage. Anna Mary was born in Middletown on November 14, 1914 to Lucretia Michael Kefauver and Dr. Noah E. Kefauver, both of Middletown....
Louise Morrison Boyer
May 18, 2012
Mrs. Louise Morrison Boyer, 92, of Jefferson, died on Friday, May 18, 2012 at Glade Valley Nursing Home and Rehab Center, Walkersville. She was the wife of the late Richard Austin Boyer. Born on January 31, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Morrison and Anna Stottlemyer of Boonsboro. Mrs. Boyer was a devoted and loving wife, mother,...
Sampach Prak
May 18, 2012
Mr. Sampach "Sam" Prak, age 42 of Frederick, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 18, 2012. Mr. Prak was born on January 10, 1970 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He moved to the United States in 1980. He was a member of the Frederick Church of the Brethren where he attended and enjoyed singing along with the church's...
Elva May Yeager
May 17, 2012
Mrs. Elva May Early Yeager, 89, of Baltimore, died on Thursday, May 17, 2012, at the Overlea Health and Rehabilitation Center, in Baltimore. Born in Johnsville on September 3, 1922, she was a daughter of the late John and Esther Wetzel Early. Surviving are her children, one son, Joseph Bonner, two daughters, Theresa Singer and Brenda Young and husband Cecil,...
Clyde Archie Thomas
May 16, 2012
Mr. Clyde "Archie" Thomas, age 92, of Adamstown died on May 16, 2012 at Edenton Retirement Community, Frederick. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Mary Page Thomas. After 50 years of marriage, she passed away on November 2, 2002. Mr. Thomas was born in Adamstown, on November 18, 1919. He was the eldest son of Kate Crum...
Edna Mae Poole
May 14, 2012
Mrs. Edna Mae Poole, 94, of Monrovia, passed away Monday, May 14, 2012 at the Kline Hospice House where she resided for the past six months. She was the wife of the late Charles Hubert Poole Sr. Born October 27, 1917 in Mount Airy; she was the daughter of the late Basil David and Charlotte Elizabeth (Gore) Cashour. She farmed...
Philip Nelson Smith
May 12, 2012
Philip Nelson Smith, 40, of Monrovia, died on May 12, 2012 at Washington Hospital Center. He was the husband of Kristin Lin (Skarda) Smith. Born on April 3, 1972, he was the son of Charles R. Smith, Jr. and Sharon L. (Crone) Smith. Philip loved the outdoors and enjoyed riding ATV's, dirtbikes and motorcycles. He was a Redskins fan and...
Nancy E. Rykhus
May 11, 2012
Mrs. Nancy E. Rykhus, 83, of Frederick, died Friday, May 11, 2012, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Joseph Meisner, Jr. and Douglas J. Rykhus. Born and raised in Pleasantville, New York, Nancy was the daughter of the late Charles and A. Bertha (Cobb) Ewels. Nancy attended Katherine Gibbs Business School....
William A. Simmons
May 11, 2012
William Americus Simmons, known to all as "Bill", died on May 11, 2012, age 81, of lung cancer. He was born to Richard Fessler Simmons and Elsie Cronise Simmons and was the youngest of four children. Bill was a ninth generation Fredericktonian. His ancester John Schellman came to Frederick in 1745 and built a house on East Patrick Street. This...
Madeline Elizabeth Boone
May 10, 2012
Madeline "Gram" Elizabeth (Harshman) Boone, 101, of Braddock Heights, died May 10th, 2012. She was the wife of the late Charles James Boone and a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Born October 8th, 1910 in Myersville MD, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Leatherman Harshman and Nellie Johnson Harshman of Middletown. She was preceded in death...
Sara Ann Eyler
May 10, 2012
Mrs. Sara Ann Eyler, 79, of Frederick, died on Thursday, May 10, 2012, at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Roger C. Eyler, who died on June 30, 1992. She was born in Forrest Hill, Maryland, on July 20, 1932, and she was a daughter of the late William Edgar and Sadie Ann Smith...
Joseph Paul Kozloski
May 5, 2012
Joseph Paul "Joey" Kozloski, 29, of Frederick, died on May 5, 2012. Born on April 28, 1983 in Frederick, he was the son of Robert Paul Kozloski and Nancy J. Kozloski. Joey was a good-natured person with a very big heart. He was very quick witted and would lighten the mood wherever he went. He liked sports, especially basketball and...
John Michael Rosenwald
May 5, 2012
Mr. John Michael Rosenwald, age 57 of Frederick, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the City Hospital in Martinsburg, WV. He was the husband for 36 years of Frances (Guest) Rosenwald. Born on July 9, 1954, he was the son of the late Albert "Jack" Rosenwald and Julia (Arnold) Rosenwald, of Chestertown, MD. Mr. Rosenwald was a 1972...
Lauren Elizabeth O'Connell
May 5, 2012
The precious life of Lauren Elizabeth O'Connell, 23, of Frederick, was taken Saturday, May 5, 2012 unexpectedly at University of Maryland Shock Trauma Unit in Baltimore. She was born on June 9, 1988 in Olney, and was the daughter of Daniel and Leslie O'Connell and sister of Sean O'Connell. Lauren had lived in Frederick County since the age of 3....
Margarete Mcclain Kemp
May 3, 2012
Mrs. Margarete McClain Kemp, 91, of Frederick, died on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph Lee Kemp. Born on June 19, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Edward M. McClain and Agnes Fink. Mrs. Kemp was a member of the Bush Creek Church of the Brethren. She was...
Jean A. Zimmerman
May 1, 2012
Mrs. Jean Alice Tuck Zimmerman, 96, of New Market, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the Glade Valley Center where she had resided for the past three years. She was the wife of the late Paul A. Zimmerman, Sr., who predeceased her on August 3, 1992. Jean was born August 5, 1915 to the late Wilbur and Bessie Tuck...
Jo Mccorkle
May 1, 2012
Verna Jo Griffin McCorkle, or Jo to everyone who knew her age 91 of Frederick, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. The youngest of 13 children born to N. L. and Molly Jane Griffin in Pontotoc, Mississippi. Jo took to music at a young age. She had a gift of being able to listen to a tune once and...
