Mark Wayne Cooper
Sep 8, 2026
Mr. Mark W. Cooper, 64, of Frederick passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. He was the loving husband of Karen Cooper for 43 years. Born January 9, 1962 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Paul and Ruth (Cavell) Cooper. In addition to his wife, Mark is survived by his daughter; Katrina Cooper, granddaughters; Anastasia Strauss and...
Warren Clifford Long
Sep 6, 2026
Mr. Warren Clifford Long, 89, formerly of Frederick, Maryland, passed away at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia on September 6, 2026. He was the husband of the late Winona "Winnie" (Nee Forrest) Long for 62 years. Born on February 16, 1937 in Washington, D.C. Warren was a long-time member of Gideons International and the Frederick Church of the...
Tracy Ann McGuirk
Sep 5, 2026
Tracy arrived on October 8, 1960 at Overlook Hospital, Summit New Jersey. She was the firstborn child of Terry N., and Francis A. McGuirk, Jr. The family made its home in nearby Chatham, New Jersey and Tracy completed her formative education in the Chatham Boro School system, graduating in June of 1978. Tracy’s hobby of art and sewing led her...
Kieffer W. Crummitt Sr.
Sep 5, 2026
Kieffer Warren Crummitt, Sr., age 75, died on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at his home in Middletown, MD. He was the son Stanley A. and Hattie Ethelyne Brandenburg Crummitt. Kieffer graduated from Middletown High School in 1970. After graduation, he went into the US Army Reserves and was a member of 558th Signal Company at Flair Reserve Center. He retired...
Mary Ferruzza Speiden
Sep 4, 2026
Mary Ferruzza Speiden, age 73, passed away in Frederick, Maryland on September 4, 2026.
Born January 4, 1953 in Washington, D.C., daughter of James Ferruzza and Annie Rusk Ferruzza. She grew up in New Carrollton and later moved to Anne Arundel County before settling in Frederick. Mary worked in Human Resources for the US Department of Agriculture, APHIS before retiring in...
Paul Hayward Biddinger Jr.
Sep 4, 2026
Paul “Buddy” Hayward Biddinger, Jr., 80, of Frederick, MD, passed away September 4, 2026. Born in Frederick on June 16, 1946, to the late Paul H. and Margaret Pearl (Hartsock) Biddinger, Sr. He was the beloved husband to the late Bobbie Biddinger.
Buddy joined the United States Navy and served for 4 years as a machinist. After the Navy, he would...
Randy Horman
Sep 3, 2026
Louis Randolph Horman, age 83, passed away at home on September 3, 2026. Randy was born on March 21, 1943, in Damascus Maryland, son of George and Helen Horman (Scott).
He lived in Frederick and worked For Shenandoah Plastics Corporation and the Department of Energy until retiring in 2010. He was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant and was awarded the...
Kathleen Theresa Marrone
Sep 2, 2026
Kathleen Theresa Marrone, née McCanner, died peacefully in her sleep on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 2, at the age of 106, in the retirement community of Buckingham’s Choice, Adamstown, MD. Born in Frederick on June 16, 1920, she was the daughter of Franklin and Margaret (Houff) McCanner and spent all her life as a resident either in Frederick or...
Edith Ann Loveland
Sep 2, 2026
Edith Ann Loveland, 83, of New Market passed away at home on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Born December 11, 1942, in Orrville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Creed Odward Parsons and Mabel Miller Parsons. She was a member of the Doylestown High School Class of 1960.
After graduation, Edith was employed by the Rubbermaid Corporation in Wooster, Ohio....
Dennis Popevis
Sep 1, 2026
Joseph Dennis Popevis, age 89, passed away September 1, 2026 in Monrovia, Maryland. Dennis was born October 13, 1936 in Sioux City, Iowa, son the of the late Joseph and Beulah (Casper) Popevis. He grew up in Iowa and later made his home in Maryland. He attended Heelan High, Iowa State University, and graduated from Utah State University with degrees...
John Leroy Schmidt, Sr.
Sep 1, 2026
John Leroy Schmidt Sr., 91, of Frederick passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at the Kline Hospice House in Mt. Airy, Maryland on September 1, 2026. Born on August 25, 1935, in Hagerstown, Maryland, He was the son of the late John H. Schmidt and Mary (Wingert) Schmidt.
John was a graduate of Frederick High school in 1955 where he...
Douglas J. Francis
Aug 28, 2026
Douglas J. Francis
February 15, 1952 – August 28, 2026
Douglas J. Francis, aged 74, passed away peacefully on August 28, 2026, in Frederick, Maryland.
Born in Newburgh, New York, Doug grew up in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Bishop Hannan High School in 1970. A lifelong learner with a passion for education, he earned his undergraduate degree from Mansfield State College (now...
Ronald Wayne Cole Sr
Aug 27, 2026
Mr. Ronald W. "Ronnie" Cole, Sr, 75, of Frederick, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at Doey's House, Hagerstown. Born October 10, 1950 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Harry Cole and Betty Ketterman Cole. Ronnie was a lifelong carpenter and enjoyed to work with his hands. He was an avid fisherman,...
Joan Frances Boyer
Aug 27, 2026
Joan Frances Boyer (nee Dugan) died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, August 27, 2026. Joan was born on November 21, 1938, in Baltimore City, MD. to the late Teresa A. Brannan and the late Dennis A. Dugan. She grew up on Mt. Holly Street in Baltimore, a parishioner of St. Bernadine Parish, attending grade school...
Carl Wilson Lenhart
Aug 26, 2026
Carl W. Lenhart was born in Frederick, MD. on June 23, 1947 to Edna May Waltz Lenhart and Harry C. Lenhart and passed peacefully on August 26, 2026. Carl graduated from Frederick High School in 1965 and joined the Marine Corps in 1966. He served three tours in Vietnam and remained in active duty until an injury at Martins Air...
Scott Tasker Wright
Aug 23, 2026
Scott Tasker Wright, passed from this life on August 23, 2026, in Frederick, Maryland, at the age of 65. Scott was born on May 24, 1961, in Portland, Maine, to Richard Lee Wright Jr. and Althine Tasker Wright. Scott is survived by his children, Scott Tasker Wright Jr. and his wife Jove, Nicholas Alan Palazzo and his wife Amy, Meagan...
Betsy
Aug 19, 2026
Lillian Elizabeth “Betsy” Collmus Fisher, 72, died peacefully on the evening of August19, 2026, at Kline Hospice House in Mount Airy, Maryland, surrounded by her family.
Betsy was born on September 15, 1953, to Dwight and Serene Quynn Collmus of Frederick, Maryland. A lifelong Frederick resident, she grew up in the city she would continue to call home throughout her life....
Loretta Virginia Pilson
Aug 18, 2026
On August 18, 2026, the Lord called Loretta Virginia (Hawkins) Pilson home to His Kingdom and her husband, Donald L. Pilson, Sr.
She was born in Leesburg, Virginia on June 9, 1939, to Arbie and Polly Hawkins.
She is survived by her sister Betty Brandenburg, her 3 children; Don Jr. (Sharron), Kathy and Laurie, 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
Her life was...
Patrick Donald Mullen
Aug 17, 2026
Patrick Donald Mullen, age 72, passed away in Frederick, Maryland, on August 17, 2026.
Pat was born on Good Friday, April 16, 1954, in Dayton, Ohio, to Thomas and Marianne (Bauer) Mullen. He graduated from the University of Dayton in 1976 and began a long and rewarding career in civil engineering, which took him and his family from Ohio to Long...
Mary Beth Gilley
Aug 16, 2026
Mary Beth Harbin Gilley, 66 of Frederick, MD. Left this world on Sunday, August 16, 2026 after a brief illness and stay in hospice.
Born in Baltimore, MD. On October 5, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Clara M. and Francis L. Harbin, both long-term residents of Hampstead, MD. Mary Beth attended the former North Carroll High School, class...
