Obituaries

Feb 10, 2011

Funeral services for Carol Jean Steele will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 10 AM in the Etchison Memorial Chapel of the funeral home. Interment will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Feb 8, 2011

Evangelie Diamantidis Nomicos passed into the loving arms of our Lord on February 8, 2011 at the age of 85. Her journey in life began on July 15, 1925 in Cairo, Egypt as the youngest of six of a tight-knit traditional Greek family who were all raised by the late Demetrious and Zoe Diamantidis.

Upon high...

Feb 7, 2011

Julian Upton Harris, age 84, of Okeechobee, Florida, passed away Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, at his home surrounded by family.

During WW II he proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy and was the owner of J.U. Harris Co., Inc., in Frederick, Maryland, until 1982.

He was an avid fisherman and hunter throughout...

Feb 5, 2011

Richard David Jenkins Sr., 87, of Adamstown, died Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary Rosalita Young Jenkins.

He was born on June 28, 1923 in Frederick. He was the son of the late Joseph and Lydia Pearl Jenkins.

Mr. Jenkins worked as a signal...

Feb 2, 2011

Mr. Dorsey Waters Baumgardner, 80, of Frederick, and more recent a resident of Country Meadows, died on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at North Hampton Manor Health Care Center, after a courageous 15 year battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was the loving husband of Dolores Dee Burkholder Baumgardner. Born in Frederick on September 15, 1930, he was a son...

Jan 26, 2011

Mr. William Joseph Herbig, 79, of Frederick, died on January 26 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of 55 years to Maddelena Herbig. Born on May 22, 1931, he was the son of the late William Amile Herbig and Henrietta Kline.

Mr. Herbig entered the Marine Corps in 1952 and was honorably discharged in...

Jan 25, 2011

Mr. William "Whip" Franklin Wilson, Sr., age 65, of Hagerstown, MD, died on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at The Golden Living Center in Frederick, after a short illness. He was the husband for 47 years of Mrs. Barbara Ellen (Ketterman) Wilson. Born on April 16, 1945 in Bartholows, MD, he was the son of the late Ira T....

Jan 23, 2011

Mrs. Mary Margaret Wachter, 77, of Thurmont, died Sunday, January 23, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Paul William Wachter. They were married for 59 years.

Born April 25, 1933 in McKaig, she was the daughter of the late E. Milo Hooper, Sr., and Ruth Main Hooper.

Mrs. Wachter...

Jan 22, 2011

Dorothy Bradburn Thomas, 101, died Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Golden Living Center in Frederick, Maryland. Born on September 14, 1909 in Summit Mills, Pennsylvania. Daughter of the late Austin and Hannah Miller of Summit Mills, PA.

She is survived by her only daughter Alysann Bradburn Staup and son in-law Thomas P. Staup of Frederick, MD...

Jan 22, 2011

Austin L. Keyser Obituary

Austin L. Keyser, 81, of Frederick died Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Betty I. Keyser.

Born on June 27, 1929, in Frederick, Maryland. He was the son of the late Lewis and Viola (Summers) Keyser.

He was the...

Jan 19, 2011

Mr. Phillip Kritsings, 81, of Frederick, died on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Petura R. "Pat" Stemple Kritsings. He was born in Frederick on April 14, 1929 and was a son of the late Steve and Tasia Pappas Kritsings. Mr. Kritsings was a graduate of Frederick...

Jan 18, 2011

C. Elizabeth (Betty) McCaffrey, 91, of Frederick, Md. died on Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at Frederick Memorial Hospital, after suffering a stroke at her home.

Born in Frederick on November 18, 1919 she was the eldest of three daughters of the late Bernard Elmer and Mary Elizabeth Engle McCaffrey.

Betty attended St. John's Literary...

Jan 18, 2011

Mrs. Merlyn Decima Goodwin, age 90, of 4538 Urbana Pike, Frederick, died on January 18, 2011 at 10:10 AM. She was the wife of Charles Peter Goodwin, whom she married in England in 1950, and who died on August 17, 1994 in Frederick. Born in India on January 5, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Philip...

Jan 18, 2011

Mr. Thomas Ridgely Flook, 89, of Frederick, MD., died on Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center. He had been a longtime resident of the Montuvue Home. Born near Brunswick on March 4, 1921, the son of the late John Ridgely and Anna B. (Thomas) Flook. He is survived by one sister, Hilda Flook Seachrist,...

Jan 17, 2011

Mr. John Clifton "Budge" White, 51, of Mt. Airy, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Jenny Mae White. They were married 29 years.

Born October 10, 1959 in York, Pa., he was the son of Nancy Hale White Frazier of Brunswick and the late John Forrest White.

Jan 17, 2011

Virginia Ann Millonig (Ginger), nee Layng, passed away on Monday January 17, 2011. Ginger was born in Rockford, IL on May 23, 1934 to Earl and Camilla Layng. Ginger started her education at Trinity College and Marquette University obtaining her Bachelors of Science in Nursing. She continued her education, receiving a Masters Degree in Nursing from the University...

Jan 16, 2011

Mr. Ronald A. "Ron" Mele, age 45 of Mt. Airy, MD, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2011. He was the loving husband for 19 years of K. Heidi (Elmore) Mele. Born on February 28, 1965 in Silver Spring, MD, he was the son of James and Carolyn Mele of Sarasota, FL.

Mr. Mele was a...

Jan 15, 2011

Jane Louise Fagan Obituary

Mrs. Jane Louise Fagan, 92, formerly of Monocacy Village in Frederick, died Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Somerford Assisted Living. She was the loving wife of the late Lewis F. Fagan Jr. for 67 years.

She was born on March 3, 1918 in Waynesboro, PA, she was the daughter of...

Jan 14, 2011

Mr. John A. Stevenson, 70, of Ocean City, NJ and Merrills Inlet, SC, died Friday, January 14th, 2011 at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania where he was surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Marcia Stevenson, his wife of 52 years.

Born July 23, 1940, in McKeesport, PA, he was the son of...

Jan 14, 2011

Wendy Brown Craft of Frederick, MD passed away peacefully at home on January 14, 2011 at the age of 50 after a nearly five year long battle with Triple Negative Breast Cancer.

She was born April 18, 1960 in Toronto, Ohio and is a 1978 graduate of Toronto High School and a member of Brook Hill...