Obituaries

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...

Oct 23, 2011

Jitter Nicklas, 84, of Buckeystown, MD, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 23, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, R. Rogers Nicklas. Born October 15, 1927 in Frederick County, she was the daughter of Charlie and Lorraine (Barnes) May.

Jitter was a 1944 graduate of Frederick...

Oct 22, 2011

Mrs. Eleanor Goldsborough Hull, 91, a resident of Saint Catherine's Nursing Center for almost 6 years, went to the Lord on Saturday, October 22, 2011. Born on November 3, 1919 in Centreville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Beverly Lux and Eleanor Morris Goldsborough.

She graduated from Greensboro High School in in 1936 and...

Oct 22, 2011

Mr. William L. (Bill) Dorsey of Cascade, formerly of Frederick, died on Saturday, October 22, 2011 in his home. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Frances (Anderson) Dorsey.

Born July 20, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Nathan A. Dorsey and Willena L. (Holloway) Dorsey.

He...

Oct 18, 2011

Mr. Thomas Martin Scheetz, 57, of Frederick, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. A lifelong resident of Frederick County, he was born on August 7, 1954 in Frederick, the son of the late Ethel Irene (Fisher) Scheetz.

Mr. Scheetz was the beloved father of William "Peewee" Scheetz...

Oct 18, 2011

Mr. Gerald Lamar Smith, 76, of Hagerstown, died Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at his residence. He was the husband of Geraldine Sue Orrison Smith for over 53 years.

Gerald was born on April 9, 1935, in Brunswick, MD and he was the son of the late Kenneth E. and Stella C. Smith.

Gerald graduated...

Oct 18, 2011

Mr. Hangzhou Guo, age 61, of Frederick passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick. He was the loving husband for 32 years of Yiyan Liu. Born on November 23, 1949 in Hangzhou, China he was the son of the late Bin Han Guo and Mei Zhuang.

Mr. Guo was the caring...

Oct 16, 2011

Mrs. Jean M. Kunkle, age 86 of Frederick, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2011 at the Golden Living Center - Frederick. She was the wife of the late Robert H. Kunkle who passed away in 1992. Born on October 2, 1925 in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late Clark A. and Beatrice V. (Stotelmyer)...

Oct 15, 2011

Ms. Peggy Lou Liller, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday, October 15, 2011. She was the former wife of the late Roger D. Liller.

She was born on January 17, 1938, in Gaithersburg, MD and was the daughter of the late James W. Sloan and Mary E. (Gregg) Cooper.

Peggy was a graduate of...

Oct 15, 2011

Ms. Betty "Moe" Anderson, 46, of Frederick, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 15, 2011, at her home after a six year battle with breast cancer.

Born on January 4, 1965, in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Roland and Barbara (Stone) Anderson Sr.

She was a graduate of Linganore High School Class...

Oct 14, 2011

Mr. William A. "Bill" Boone, III, 54, of Middletown died Friday, October 14, 2011.

Born May 5, 1957 in Frederick, he was the son of the late William A. Boone, Jr. and the late June Myers Boone.

Bill worked for SAIC Ft. Detrick at the time of his death. Previously, he owned and operated...

Oct 13, 2011

Mrs. Sharyn Regina Biser "Grammy" Beckley, 68, of Thurmont and Frederick, died on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at her home in Fredrick. She was the wife of the late Robert Lee Beckley, Sr., who died September 29, 2002.

Born in Bethesda on May 2, 1943, Sharyn was a daughter of the late Reginald A. and Alma...

Oct 10, 2011

Mr. Mark W. Spencer, 54, of Frederick, died on Monday, October 10, 2011, at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, in Baltimore. He was the husband of Catherine Thomas "Cathy" Spencer. Born on September 6, 1957, in Mason City, Iowa, he was a son of Richard W. and Marilyn Robinson Spencer, of Ellenton, Fla. Mark had worked...

Oct 10, 2011

Mrs. Thelma Lorraine (Keyser) Hartsock, 91, of Yellow Springs, died Monday, October 10, 2011, at Citizens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Wilbur W. Hartsock. They were married for 63 years.

She was born on November 23, 1919, in Yellow Springs and was the daughter of the late Raymond and Lenora...

Oct 9, 2011

Mildred Louise Speak Malott, 88, of Frederick, died on Sunday, October 9, 2011, at St. Catherine's Nursing Center, in Emmitsburg. She was the wife of the late John Edward Malott,who died July 13, 1996. Born in Frederick on November 14,1922, she was a daughter of the late Oscar Franklin and Rosa Catherine Rutherford Speak. She had worked at...

Oct 8, 2011

Mrs. Sheila Marie Coughlin Desmond, 65, Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Grammy and Friend, died on October 8, 2011 at Georgetown University Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of William J. Desmond of Frederick. Born on May 28, 1946 in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late John and Lillian Coughlin.

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Oct 7, 2011

If one could choose a flower that would best represent who Helen Irene West was and what she meant to those who loved her, that flower would be the pink gladiolus. The gladiolus, whose name is derived from the Latin gladius, meaning sword, is known to survive and thrive in the harshest of conditions, and symbolizes strength, faithfulness,...

Oct 5, 2011

Mr. Nelson Case Marsh, 86, of Frederick, died on October 5, 2011 at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Dorothy C. Marsh. Born in Waukegan, Illinois on November 16, 1924, he was the son of the late Everette Earl and Edna Case Marsh.

Nelson graduated from the University of Illinois with...

Oct 5, 2011

Ms. Shirley Ann "Duke" Keeney Eiker, 60 of Jefferson, died Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at her home.

Born February 12, 1951 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Charles Robert and Margaret Elizabeth Cole Keeney.

Ms. Eiker worked as a custodian at Ft. Detrick for 11 years. She was a member of...