Obituaries

Sep 16, 2017

Mrs. JoAnn R. Francis, age 87 of Frederick passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring.  She was the loving wife of Robert Francis who she married on December 14, 1950.  Born on August 14, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Joseph and Margaret Maude Wheelbarger. Mrs. Francis was a graduate...

Sep 15, 2017

Horace Edward Ricketts, 98, of Frederick, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center.

Born on October 20, 1918 in Flint Hill, MD, he was the son of the late Harley Melvin Ricketts and Zoe Irene Stull. Horace was a member of the Flint...

Sep 13, 2017

Ms. Alice Dorothy Bodnar, 67, of Frederick, Maryland,  passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born on December 7, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York, she was a daughter of the late Charles I. and Alice Dorothy Magalinsky Hampson. Alice proudly served her country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. She worked for...

Sep 13, 2017

Mrs. Jacqueline Edith Klipp, age 65 of Middletown passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife for 40 years of Kenneth Wayne Klipp. Born on February 21, 1952 in New Jersey she was the daughter of the late Drayton Elmer and Mary Angelus (Krohn) Ledden who lived in Hagerstown. Mrs. Klipp worked at...

Sep 9, 2017

Mary Frances Virginia Stone Beard, age 85, of Homewood at Frederick, formerly of Thurmont, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017. Born on August 4, 1932 in Frederick to the late Albert Norwood and Madeline Elizabeth Stone (nee Flair). She was the beloved wife to the late Luther Beard, Sr.

Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother,...

Sep 9, 2017

Mr. Donald Wayne Linton, 69, of Frederick, on Saturday, September 9, 2017, entered eternal rest and set flight into the arms of God after a four year courageous fight against Melanoma cancer, at his home surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of 50 years to Janet Smith Linton. Born in Frederick County on August 22, 1948, he...

Sep 8, 2017

Mrs. Gertrude Lavinia (Harshman) McGolerick 92, of New Market, died Friday, September 8, 2017 at Northampton Manor. She was the wife of the late Jack McGolerick for 73 years.

Born February 23, 1925 in New Market, she was the daughter of the late Harry H. and Ella (Burrier) Harshman.

Lavinia was a graduate of Frederick...

Sep 6, 2017

Mrs. Nellie Kathleen (Kemp) Main, 96, of Frederick, died Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at Glade Valley Center Nursing Home, Walkersville. She was the wife of the late Lloyd Martin Main.

Born September 24, 1920 in Jefferson, she was the daughter of the late Millard J. and Virgie M. (Easterday) Kemp.

Kathleen was a loving, caring...

Sep 4, 2017

John Marc Swiss, 34, of Frederick, began his new life with the Lord on Monday, September 4, 2017, at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of Christina M. Swiss. Born in Winter Park, FL on July 21, 1983, he was the son of Joseph J. and Susan M. Sanders Swiss, of Frederick. John was a graduate of...

Sep 3, 2017

James (Jim) C. Cradock of Frederick, MD, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017 due to complications of a cardiac event. He was the loving husband of Joan Cradock for 49 years. Born on March 10, 1942 in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of the late Hubert and Charlotte Cradock. Jim graduated from the St. Louis University High...

Sep 3, 2017

Mr. Marc A. Cutsail, 65, of Frederick, passed away on September 3, 2017, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was born in Frederick on November 13, 1951. He was preceded in death by his parents, J. Alfred (Cutty) Cutsail and Helen C. Cutsail, of Frederick, and sister Nancy C. Graham of Kure Beach, NC. He was a graduated of Governor Thomas...

Sep 3, 2017

Harriet Regina “Jean” Whisner Haines, 90, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017. She was the wife of 62 years to the late Robert H. Haines.

Born on December 16, 1926 in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry Michael and Pearl Elizabeth (Hamilton) Whisner. Harriet was a graduate of Frederick...

Sep 3, 2017

Gerald Arthur Hurley, 76, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Northampton Manor. He was the husband of Christina Lucille (Despeaux) Hurley.

Born on March 30, 1941, he was the son of the late, Arthur Lee and Inez Faye (Haupt) Hurley. Gerald worked as a...

Sep 2, 2017

Olive Ruth Engle, 86, of Frederick, died on September 2, 2017 at Citizens Care in Frederick. Olive was born on October 9, 1930 and lived in her beloved Frederick all her life. She was the daughter of the late Robert Samuel Young and Grace Virginia Fogle Young. Olive graduated from Frederick High School in 1948 and immediately went to work...

Aug 31, 2017

Ellen Marguerite (Rust) Hope, 96, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of 65 years to the late Forrest Kuhlmann Hope.

Born on August 16, 1921, in Lovettsville, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Kemper Clay...

Aug 30, 2017

Betty Jane McClellan died on August 30, 2017 at Buckingham’s Choice, Adamstown, MD where she had resided since 2015.

Betty was born on January 11, 1927 in Frederick, MD to the late Robert Paul and Ella Mae Milyard Marendt.  She held fond memories of her attendance at Parkway Elementary and Frederick High School, from where she graduated...

Aug 28, 2017

Mr. Willard Leon "Billy" Brown Jr., of Martinsburg, WV, died Monday, August 28, 2017 at Berkeley Medical Center.  He was the husband of Maryann (Ferguson) Brown for 41 years.

Born August 31, 1952 in Jefferson, he was the son of Doris (Stull) Brown and the late Willard "Bill" Brown...

Aug 23, 2017

Luvinnia E. Kemp, 45, of Glen Burnie, MD, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at her home. Born October 10, 1971 in Frederick, MD to Stephen Fox (Kathy) and Bonnie Dixon (George). She was the beloved wife of Michael Kemp whom she was married to for 17 years.

Luvinnia graduated from Walkersville High School in 1991....

Aug 23, 2017

Mrs. Suzanne “Suzie” Klopp Gilbert Fox, 85 of Frederick, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Homewood at Crumland Farms in Frederick. She was wife of nearly 60 years, to the late Thomas Melvin Fox, Sr., who passed away in June 26, 2015.  Mrs. Fox was born on October 23, 1931 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She was the...

Aug 21, 2017

Mr. Jeffrey Eugene Weller of Monrovia, MD passed away peacefully on August 21, 2017 at the age of 55.

Born on February 7, 1962, he was the son of the late Franklin E. and Shirley A. Weller.

He is survived by his son and daughter who knew him as "Buckwheat", son Allen Weller and wife...