Obituaries

Nov 18, 2011

Mr. Chester Calvin Staley Sr., 82, of Frederick, Maryland died on Friday, November 18, 2011 at his home.

Born October 24, 1929 in Catonsville, MD, he was the son of the late Chester Stover and Leona Catherine (Staley) Snyder. He attended Catonsville High School and The Signal School in Monmouth, NJ. He worked for East Coast...

Nov 17, 2011

Mr. Ralph Eugene Fry, 92, of Frederick, died Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center.He was the husband of the late Ruth Virginia Doll, who died on January 30, 2005.

He was born on May 29, 1919, in Adamstown, MD. He was the son of the late Lawrence C. and Mary(Graham) Fry.

Nov 16, 2011

Harold Glenn Pope, "Butchie", 60, of Knoxville, died on Wednesday, November 16 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born on May 28, 1951, in Tunnelton, West Virginia, he was the son of E. Ruth Nichols and the late Wade H. Pope.

Mr. Pope worked for around 40 years at Penn Line Service, most recently as a supervisor. He...

Nov 15, 2011

Mr. Craig Lee Whyte, age 39, of Frederick, passed away on November 15, 2011 in Frederick. He is the husband of Kristin Jeanne Whyte.

Friends will be recieved on Sunday, November 20, 2011 from 2 to 4 PM at the Keeney & Basford Funeral Home, 106 E. Church St., Frederick where services will begin at 4...

Nov 15, 2011

Mr. George Irving Masser, Sr., 77, of Smithsburg, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on May 11, 1934 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Oscar V. and Beulah V. (Blank) Masser Martin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shelba J. (Griffith) Masser....

Nov 15, 2011

Mrs. Anna Mildred Bennett, age 91 went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late John W. Bennett who passed away on January 18, 2007. Born on August 8, 1920 in Little Washington, VA, she was the daughter of the late Millard...

Nov 14, 2011

Mr. Ralph Edward Franklin May, 75, of Myersville, Maryland died on Monday, November 14, 2011 at his home. He was survived by his longtime friend and companion Harry Hobbs.

Born June 7, 1936 in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late Wilbur F. and Lulu G. (Bidle) May. He was a graduate of Frederick...

Nov 12, 2011

Mr. William Edward Cobb, 87, of Jefferson, Maryland died on Saturday, November 12, 2011. He was the husband of Mrs. Simone A. Cobb with whom he celebrated his 47th anniversary on August 15, 2011.

The first son of Merle and Erva (Smith) Cobb, he was born on April 2, 1924 in Chicago, IL. He later moved...

Nov 12, 2011

Kathyleen Virginia White Pulkkinen went home to be with her Lord and Savior on November 12, 2011 after a short stay at the Kline Hospice House in Frederick County, Maryland.

She was born October 10, 1922 at the family home on the River Road in Livermore, the daughter of Amos Turney and Elsie Richmond White. She...

Nov 8, 2011

Cameron David Weinberg, 20, of Mt. Airy, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. Born in Frederick on December 17, 1990, he was the son of Samuel D. and Mona Kaufman Weinberg, of Mt. Airy. Cameron was a graduate of Linganore High School Class of 2008 and had attended Frederick Community College. He worked...

Nov 8, 2011

Mr. Henry C. Kolpin of Lake Worth, Florida, died on November 8, 2011.

He was born January 18, 1926, in Mount Vernon, New York.

He retired in 1986 from Exxon, Corp.

A quiet, unassuming gentleman, he served in the Air Force in the Pacific Theater during WW II.

He leaves...

Nov 6, 2011

Mr. Robert John Brady Sr., 77, passed away November 6, 2011 in Woodsboro, MD, in his home surrounded by his family and friends. He was the husband of the late Gloria Mae Frye-Brady.

He was born on December 1, 1933, in Bucks County, PA. He was the son of the belated Frank Brady and Lillian Miller-Brady....

Nov 5, 2011

Mrs. Betty Lucille (Smith) French, age 84 of Brunswick, passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Earl French who passed away on August 5, 1972. Born on April 12, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Harry and Ruth (Souders) Smith.

She was the...

Nov 4, 2011

Mr. Claude Hendrix Droneburg, Sr., 92, of Frederick, died on Friday, November 4, 2011 at his residence. He was the husband of 53 years to Olivia (Federline) Droneburg. Born on February 8, 1919 in Frederick County, he was the son of the late Clyde Thomas Droneburg and Catherine Rebecca (Bell) Droneburg.

Mr. Droneburg farmed dairy cows...

Nov 2, 2011

Mrs. Barbara A. Wenner, age 61, of Hagerstown, died early Wednesday morning, November 2, 2011 at her home. She was the wife for 36 years of the late William J. "Butch" Wenner, Jr. who passed away on January 14, 2007. Born on January 23, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Voine Bolinger and the foster daughter...

Nov 1, 2011

Mrs. Bessie Jane Hemp, age 86 of Frederick passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center, Frederick. She was the wife of the late Arlington Edwin Hemp who passed away on August 10, 1957. Born on October 2, 1925 in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lester Clinton and Nellie...

Oct 31, 2011

Mrs. Kaaren Louise "Kay" Saylor, 69 , of Frederick, died on Monday, October 31, 2011, at the Northampton Manor Health Care Center. She was the wife of Richard L. Saylor. Born in Frederick, on July 30, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Clarence John, Jr., and Louise Hedges Kiffer Shull. Kay retired in 2006 from Wells...

Oct 29, 2011

Ms. Fonda Beth Finley Brannan, 45, of Monrovia, died Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Born July 25, 1966 in Newellton, Louisiana, she was the daughter of Tuna Alikadiogullari Finley Azevedo of Florida and the late Medgar Finley.

In addition to her mother, she is survived by two sisters, Brett D. Finley...

Oct 26, 2011

Mrs. Goldie May Davis, 90, of Frederick and formerly of Doubs, died on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at the Kline Hospice House. She was the wife of the late Hume Richard Davis, who died in 1998. Born in Jefferson on April 27, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Joseph E. and Lydia Irene Pearl Jenkins. Mrs....

Oct 24, 2011

Mrs. Anna Lee Mary Bauer, 82, of Frederick, died Monday, October 24, 2011. She was the wife of the late Joseph H. Bauer.

She was born on June 18, 1929, in Kankakee, IL and was the daughter of the late Rene and Leonille (Nourie) Kempen.

Mrs. Bauer is survived by sons, Robert L. Sonnenberg...