Obituaries

Mar 19, 2011

Helen Offutt obituary

Mrs. Helen Celeste Walter Offutt, 89, of Frederick, died on Saturday, March 19, 2011 surrounded by loved ones. She was the wife of the late Linwood T. Offutt Sr. They were married for 62 years.

She was born on October 14, 1921 and was the daughter of the late George C....

Mar 17, 2011

Mehrl L. Murphy, Sr., 83, of Frederick, died on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Margaret E. "Jimmie" Ford Murphy. Born in Frederick, on May 22, 1927, he was a son of the late John W. and Virgie Watkins Murphy. Mr. Murphy proudly served his country in the United States...

Mar 17, 2011

Leona Catherine Wiles Obituary

Mrs. Leona Catherine Wiles, 93, of Frederick, died Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Glade Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Charles Coleman Wiles.

She was born on April 7, 1917 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Pearl Kintz Linton....

Mar 14, 2011

Mrs. E. Kathleen Shook, 91, of Frederick, died on Monday, March 14, 2011 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of 38 years of Roscoe Howard Shook, who died on March 2, 1987. Born on October 19, 1919, at Point of Rocks, Mrs. Shook was a daughter of the late Clara Barrett Metzer, formerly of Brunswick...

Mar 13, 2011

Ms. Jean Alison Clark, 52, of Germantown, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 following a lengthy battle with cancer.

Born Sept. 19, 1958 in Virginia, she was the daughter of Margaret Armstrong Tluszcz of Edinburg, Virginia and the late James Essex Clark.

Ms. Clark worked as a payroll specialist, and was a member of Christ...

Mar 13, 2011

Mrs. Teresa Mezquita Gallo, age 91, formerly of Worman's Mill, Frederick, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2011, in Winter Garden, FL. She was the wife of the late Herman Armando Gallo, who passed away on February 24, 2008. Born in Spain on August 21, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Mezquita and Pilar Fuentes...

Mar 12, 2011

Mrs. Kathy Jean Wisner Kinnaman, 55, of Frederick, died on Saturday, March 12, 2011, at her home, surrounded by her family and friends. She was the wife of Kenneth A. Kinnaman. Born in Frederick, on November 8, 1955, she was a daughter of John E. Wisner, Sr., of Frederick, and Yvonne Gerrich Wisner May, of Keedysville. Kathy was...

Mar 12, 2011

Mr. George Charles DeLany, Jr., age 21 of Frederick passed away on or around Saturday, March 12, 2011 from accidental causes due to exposure to harsh winter conditions in the Loon Lake area of Wayland, New York. Born on November 4, 1989 in Washington DC., he was the devoted son of George and Susan DeLany and loving brother...

Mar 11, 2011

Mr. Anthony Nazario Dusza, 44, of Phoenixville, PA, died on March 11, 2011 at Phoenixville Hospital. Born on January 15, 1967 in New York City, he was the son of Nancy Dusza and the late Humberto Antonio (Tony) Nazario and the adoptive son of Robert Dusza.

Mr. Dusza went to Green Valley Elementary School, New Market...

Mar 10, 2011

Mr. David Bryan Thompson 45, of Walkersville, died on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at the Georgetown University Hospital. He was the husband of Christine Johnson Thompson. Born in Washington, DC, on March 29, 1965, he was a son of Bryan Thompson, of Silver Spring and Marion Weber Thompson, of Smithsburg. David was a craftsman working in the solid...

Mar 10, 2011

Mark B. Will, 50, died peacefully at home on Thursday, March 10, 2011. He was surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on July 13, 1960 in Indianapolis, Indiana and was the son of the late Ralph Will and JoAnne Seitz Will. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Yvonne. Surviving are his wife of...

Mar 9, 2011

Mr. Atlee Nelson Gouker, 100, of Frederick, died on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at his home. He was the husband of Diane Regula Gouker and the late Helen Linton Gouker. Born in Baltimore on November 14, 1910, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Laura Odie Hoover Gouker. Mr. Gouker was retired after 35 years as...

Mar 8, 2011

Ms. Nancy Lee Siebeneichen, 80, of Adamstown, died on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at Glade Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Walkersville. Born on June 24, 1930, in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, she was the eldest daughter of the late George Clark and Agnes A. Sjoholm Smeltzer. Nancy was a graduate of St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing in New York...

Mar 8, 2011

Mr. Joseph Timothy "Ted" O'Neill, age 79 of Frederick, MD died on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Husband of Lynn (Erickson) O'Neill. Ted was a loving husband for 52 years, a father of six and grandfather of ten to whom he dedicated his life. Ted was a tireless public servant whose heroic efforts in the infancy of the computer...

Mar 6, 2011

Chris E. Olson, 45, of Frederick, died Sunday, March 6, 2011, after an extended illness. Born August 17, 1965, in Frederick, he was the son of Barbara LeGore Olson and the late Roger E. Olson. He was the companion of Amy Morrow Funk for 13 years.

Chris attended Governor Thomas Johnson High School where he was...

Mar 6, 2011

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Fawley, 90, of Frederick, passed away on Sunday, March 6th, 2011 at her residence. She was the wife of Charles Robert "Bob" Fawley. Born in Frizzelburg, Maryland on March 27, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Howard Raymond and Nora (Hahn) Dickensheets. She was a longtime member of Calvary United Methodist Church;...

Mar 6, 2011

Mrs. Lavenia H. Marsh, 96, a retired Frederick County Home Economics teacher who touched the lives of so many of her students, died Sunday March 6, 2011 after a short illness. Lavenia passed away at the Golden Living Nursing Home in Frederick. Lavenia was born on December 27, 1914, the daughter of the late J. Russel and Grace...

Mar 5, 2011

Mr. David Delmar Myers, 46, passed away at his home in Middletown on Saturday, March 5, 2011.

Born in Frederick on June 28, 1964, he was the son of Larry D. and Shirley L. (Crum) Myers of Middletown.

He was a 1982 graduate of Middletown High School and Frederick County Vocational-Technical Center, specializing in...

Mar 4, 2011

Mr. Grayson Edward "Eddie" Rippeon, 83, of Frederick, died Friday, March 4, 2011 at his home. He was the husband of the late Charlotte Trail Main Rippeon who died on Sept. 5, 2005.

Born January 28, 1928 near Libertytown, he was the son of the late Arthur Thomas and Ivy Turner Rippeon.

He was...

Mar 4, 2011

Concetta Juanita (CJ) Sarjeant, 55, of Frederick, MD passed away after a short illness on March 4, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Hilda Sarjeant.

CJ had a personality that was larger than life. As a student at Washington, D.C.'s School Without Walls, CJ played tennis and developed a lifelong...