Obituaries

Sep 1, 2023

Family and friends can gather at the Linton at Ballenger Clubhouse, 6351 Alan Linton Blvd East, Frederick, MD 21703 on Friday September 8, 2023 from 7pm - 9pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Joseph on Carrollton Manor Catholic Church on Saturday September 9, 2023 at 10am. Interment to immediately follow at St. Joseph church...

Aug 30, 2023

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Mrs. Margaret (Maggi) Seeley Hartzell, at 97 years, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2023 at the Homewood Retirement Community.

Born October 11, 1925 in Washington D.C. she was the daughter of Douglas Alexander and Margaret Krieg...

Aug 29, 2023

Mary Emeline Burke, 90, long time resident of Annapolis, MD died August 29, 2023 at Spring Arbor Assisted Living, where she was a resident, after a long illness.

Mary was born July 15, 1933 in Meadowview, Virginia to the late James Dewey and Lula Mae Woodward.

After graduation from high school she worked at Raytheon...

Aug 28, 2023

Wilbur F. McBride, Jr., age 85, of Thurmont, MD passed peacefully at home with family and went to  be with Our Lord. Wilbur was born in Frederick, MD and is the son of the late Wilbur F. McBride, Sr. and Millicent E. Jones - McBride.

Wilbur is a graduate of Frederick High School, Class of 1956. After...

Aug 28, 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear wife, mother, grammy, and aunt, Marjorie Kathleen Murphy Pittinger. She yielded to her five-year fight with cancer on August 28, 2023.

Margie was born in Frederick on October 9, 1947 and attended East Frederick Elementary School and West Frederick Junior High School, before graduating...

Aug 22, 2023

I said a prayer for you today and I know God must have heard, I felt the answer in my heart .

It is with great love and respect that the families of Nelly H. Foo, say good bye to our mother, grandmother and great grandmother, who passed away peacefully on the morning of August 22, 2023....

Aug 22, 2023

It is with great sadness that the children of Randolph Lee Davis (who went by Randy but to his family and friends was "PAP") announce that he ended his journey with us and went to be with the Lord our Savior on August 22, 2023. His children were by his side. Born February 23, 1935, in Yellow Springs, MD,...

Aug 17, 2023

Eurath Ann Selckmann died suddenly on August 17, 2023 in Frederick, Maryland. She was the loving wife of the late August Selckmann, Sr. and devoted mother of Augie Selckmann, Jr. and family Jan, Tara, Owen, Ben and Erin; devoted mother of Beth Sulcer and her husband Buck, and children, Matthew, Nicholas and Buckie; devoted mother of Cathy Polino and husband...

Aug 13, 2023

John Williams Collins, 90, of Frederick, MD, passed on Sunday August 13, 2023. Born in Frederick on April 14, 1933 to the late Funston Vanyu and Clarabelle Ann (Nichols) Collins. John graduated from Morgan State University with a BS in Analytical Chemistry. He would go on to work for the Department of Agriculture. He would later work for the Bureau...

Aug 12, 2023

Catherine "Cathy" Pearl Mock, 75, passed away on August 12, 2023 in Frederick, Maryland, the city of her birth. She was the beloved wife of the late Lee Roy Mock, Sr. She is the loving mother of Lee Roy Mock, Jr. and Michael Mock (Nicole). Catherine was born on October 27, 1947 to Daniel and Ethel Dew in Frederick Maryland....

Aug 12, 2023

Nicholas Lee Jones (19) of Indialantic, FL, unexpectedly left this world on August 12, 2023.  Nicholas (Nick) was born in Silver Spring, MD on March 2, 2004, the son of Stephen and Cheryl (Aredes) Jones and brother of Lucas Sander Jones. Nick graduated from Melbourne Central Catholic High School in 2022 where he played baseball, and then went on...

Aug 11, 2023

Larry Willard, 85, of Urbana Maryland, passed away on Friday August 11, 2023, peaceful in Martinsburg, WV. He was born on April 4, 1938 and was the son of the late Roland Willard Sr. and Mary Louise Willard. He was the beloved husband to Janice Willard for 51 years.

Larry was a graduate of Frederick High School...

Aug 10, 2023

On August 10, 2023, Richard F. Ott of Gettysburg, PA, went to be with our Lord while being comforted by his loving wife Eleanor. Richard was born in Lander, MD and was the son of Cadwell and Virginia Ott.

Richard graduated from Frederick High School in 1957 and served in the US Army for 6 years including...

Aug 6, 2023

Peggy Lou Rippeon Brandenburg, 89, of Clarksburg, MD, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 6, 2023. Born on November 20, 1933 in Clarksburg, MD, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Clay and Ernestine May Ballenger Rippeon. She was the beloved wife of over 65 years to the late Ira F. Brandenburg.

Peggy graduated from Richard...

Aug 6, 2023

Richard Kelly Matlick, 93, passed away on August 6, 2023 at Meritus Medical Center. He was born on April 2, 1930 to Hobson Matlick and Mabel Kelly Matlick.

A native of Cumberland, MD, he resided in Frederick for many years. After graduating from Fort Hill High School in Cumberland in 1949, Richard earned a B.S. in Education...

Aug 6, 2023

Oral O. Miller 1933-2023 An eastern Kentucky native who will be remembered as an “authoritative presence,” according to his nephew, has died at age 90 in Washington, D.C. Oral Miller, who lost his sight in third grade in an unfortunate accident, never let his visual impairment hinder him. Originally from Sophie, Carter County, Miller moved to Ashland at a young...

Aug 4, 2023

On August 4, 2023 our lord and savior Jesus Christ opened his arms to welcome Mary Catherine Main to eternal life and reunited her with her loving husband of 69 years, Wm. Henry Main, Jr. (2016) and daughter Donna Lea Main (2009).

She was resident of Frederick, MD and most recently at Autumn Lake at Glade Valley,...

Aug 3, 2023

Mrs. Janice Gastley Wheeler, 82, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at her residence.  She was the loving wife of the late Billie Wheeler, Sr., who preceded her in death in 1971.

Born January 26, 1941 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late John and Phylis Gastley.

Janice is...

Jul 28, 2023

On July 28, 2023 Helen D. Gray passed peacefully, while surrounded by her family and went to be with our Lord. She was born in Frederick, MD on October 21, 1927 and was the daughter of Ralph McKenzie Gosnell and Lucy Virginia Haller Gosnell.

After the passing of her parents, Helen moved to Montgomery County, at the...

Jul 26, 2023

Stanley Edward Weightman, 81 years, was born on November 1, 1941, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He passed away on July 26, 2023, of natural causes. He was the son of the late Norman and Violet (Smith) Weightman. He attended Rosemont High School in Montreal and moved to Arizona with his parents where he attended Phoenix Community College. He graduated...