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Mr. Doris Kiser
Doris E. Kiser, 81, of Lewisburg, Pa., died Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 3, 2008, at the Evangelical Community Hospital after being suddenly stricken at her home Sunday night.
Doris was born in Thurmont on Dec. 9, 1926, as a daughter of the late Albert Merhle and Edith Elizabeth (Tressler) Ecker. She married
Charles Jack Kiser, Feb. 2, 1946, and her death breaks a marital union of 62 years.
In her early days she worked for the Taneytown Rubber factory making ponchos for the troops; then Thurmont Clair Frock Co.; and later for her mother-in-law, Margaret Seipler, at the Koffee Kup in Frederick. After moving to Lewisburg in 1961, she worked at the JPM Company until her retirement in 1976.
Doris was a loving and caring person, who never hesitated to give to others — though she would go without. She dearly loved her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Doris was a baseball fan, and loved the old Baltimore Colts football team. Doris will be remembered for her warmth and spirit; for her love of life and for her gift in recognizing the special qualities in everyone she met.
She loved watching God's birds and the squirrels that Jack fed, she traveled abroad, but especially enjoyed yearly trips to the beach with nieces, nephews, and grandchildren. She enjoyed a weekly trip to play the punch boards and a yearly trip to Kent Island, to play the slots.
Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Deone Pawling DeLizio of Lewisburg; a grandson Jason Pawling; and great-granddaughter, Sidney of Elizabethtown; granddaughter, Jennifer and husband Paul McConachy; great-granddaughter, Maddison and great-grandson, Kiser of Brisbane Australia.
Also surviving are nieces, Beverly and Barry Mapp of Harrington, Del., Linda and Ed Skewes of Manassas, Va., Audrey and John Stush of Frederick, and Debbie Ecker of Thurmont; nephews, David and Sue Rayfield of Ocean City, Ronald and Rosie Brown of Selbyville, Del., Andy and Sylvia Coe of Orlando, Fla., Gregory and Peggy Ecker of Myrtle Beach, S.C. and Larry and Donna Ecker of Thurmont; sister, Audrie Coe of Silver Spring; and sisters-in-law, Grace Ecker and Janie Ecker of Thurmont.
She was preceded in death by brothers, Merhle "Doc" Ecker and Albert "Abe" Ecker; sisters, Winifred "Wini" Ecker and husband Hiram Brown and Shirley Ecker Baker and husband Donald "Bake" Baker; nephews, Bradley Baker, Steven Ecker and Douglas Ecker; and niece, Barbara Oxenham; and brother-in-law, Andrew Coe.
A memorial service will be held at noon Saturday, Dec. 13, at Stauffer Funeral Home, 103 E. Main St., Thurmont. Rev. Jan Daffern will officiate. Inurnment will be in the Blue Ridge cemetery.
The family will provide flowers and asks that donations in Doris' memory be made to the donor's local S.P.C.A.
Arrangements are by John H. Shaw III Funeral Home, Market and Eighth streets, Lewisburg.
Mr. Curtis Frey
Curtis Robert Frey, 45, of Germantown, died suddenly Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, at his home. He was born May 9, 1963 in Sherman, Texas.
Frey worked for General Electric in Dallas, Texas and as a marketing representative with Phillip Morris U.S.A. in Maryland. He graduated from Seneca Valley High School, Class of 1981 in Germantown and earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from University of Maryland.
In his spare time, he enjoyed playing the banjo, fishing with brother and nephews, collecting stamps and coins.
Frey is survived by his mother, Linda Frey; father, Peter Frey; brother and sister-in-law, Ricci and Debbie Frey and their three children Anthony, Shane and Zachery; sister and brother-in-law, Elizabeth and Ramsey McNulty; grandmother, Charlotte Giles of Texas; aunts, Natalie Carr of Texas, Alice Giles of North Carolina; uncle, Charles Giles and wife Belinda Giles of Texas; cousin, Karin Jetzorreck and children Meghan and Thomas Wintler; cousin, Chris Jetzorreck and wife Annemarie of New York and children Josh and Lauren Jetzorreck.
A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, at Providence M.P. Church United Methodist, Kemptown Church Road, Kemptown.
Memorial contributions may be made to NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness, P.O. Box 759155, Baltimore, MD 21275-9155.
Mrs. Sherry Wages
Mrs. Sherry Ann Wages, 59, of Frederick, died at home peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 5, 2008.
She was born Sept. 29, 1949 in Frederick and was the wife of John L. Wages. They were married
35 wonderful years.
Sherry loved to learn and expand her personal growth and was within four months from receiving her master's degree in English, nothing was going to stop her from pursuing this dream. There wasn't a book that Sherry didn't like.
Surviving in addition to her husband are three sons, Robert Klipp of Frederick, Ronnie Wages and fianc?e Lauren Hart of Brunswick, and Brian Wages of Frederick; and two stepsons, Jeffrey Wages and family and Ritchie Kline and family.
Sherry had nine wonderful grandchildren who blessed her life, Ryan Wages, Johnny Wages, Mason Wages, Brian Cannon, Brittany Meek, Christian Klipp, Keirston Klipp, Kyla Klipp, and Elijah Crider; six brothers, Vernon J. "Butch" Smith III, Sonny Schildt, Howard Schildt, Charlie Smith, Tom Smith and Jason Smith; and four sisters, Luann Lake, Elsie Schildt, Lisa Snoots and Serina Smith.
She will also be remembered by brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bob Wages and family, Becky Wages and family, Kathy Shiflett and family, George Wages and family, Audrey Hershey and family, Ben Rawlings and family; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sister-in-law, Barbara Rawlings.
In addition to family, she will be remembered by her very special friends and co-workers at FCC and Hood College.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at St. Johns Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, 118 E. Second St., Frederick.
Entombment will immediately follow the service at the Resthaven Mausoleum.
Mrs. Janet Stanton
Janet R. Stanton passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008.
She was born Dec. 30, 1926 in Washington, D.C., as the daughter of the late William Henry and Frances Gertrude Richards.
She was a 1945 graduate of Calvin Coolidge High School in D.C. She attended the University of Richmond and graduated from University of Maryland with a dual degree in economics and — psychology.
She was employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the 1950's as a research analyst and later was employed by the State of Maryland Department of Social Services.
Upon her retirement in 1985, she became a realtor with Chris Henderson Realty in Wildwood, N.J.
In her spare time, she collected Barbie dolls; was a former member of the Daughters of the American Revolution; worked many years as an election judge, mainly at Northwestern High School in Hyattstown; and a member of the board of directors of Wildwood Ocean Towers. She also was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Wildwood Crest, N.J.
She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Frank Phillipp Stanton Sr.; her eight children, Ellen Hendershot, Frank Stanton Jr., Carol Lewis, William Stanton, Ruth White, George Stanton II, Janet Manuel and Emile Haller. She is also survived by 17 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; as well as her sister, Betty Warner.
Family and friends are invited to call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Donaldson Funeral Home, P.A., 313 Talbott Avenue, Laurel, MD 20707. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 10755 Scaggsville Road, Laurel, MD 20723.
Interment will follow in Cedar Hill cemetery, Suitland.
Information about memorial donations may be found by visiting Diabetes.org.
Mr. Hans Blocklin
Hans G. Blocklin, a retired senior vice president of Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., of New Orleans, La., died of cardiac arrest on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at his daughter's home in Damascus. He had moved to New Market after a 50-year residence in Rockville and Potomac.
Mr. Blocklin grew up in Northern New Jersey. He was a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy and also attended Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
He served with the Navy in Australia and the South Pacific after graduation from the Merchant Marine Academy as an Ensign, USNA and later with the Navy in Washington, D.C. He received the Navy Distinguished Service award for his work as a member of the original Navy/Army team that developed the plans leading to the construction of the Distant Early Warning (Dew Line) bases across the U.S./Canadian Arctic in 1955-56. He later served in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics) prior to joining Lykes in 1958.
During a nearly 30-year career with Lykes Steamship, Mr. Blocklin headed operations of its Washington office in matters including legislation affecting his company and the industry, vessel acquisition, subsidy manuals and extensions, cargo preference laws together with ongoing problems involving the various government regulatory and promotional agencies, and Senate and House Committees having U.S. Merchant Marine oversight.
Mr. Blocklin was active in civic matters, youth sports programs, and served on the board of the Maryland Lyric Opera and the Beethoven Society. He was a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, the Business Government Relations Council, the Georgetown Club, the 116 Club, the Capitol Hill Club, and the Congressional Country Club.
His wife of nearly 60 years, Wilma M. Blocklin, preceded him in death Jan. 1, 2008.
He is survived by three sons, Peter L. Blocklin (Linda) of Falls Church, Va., Michael F. Blocklin (Laura) of Lehigh, Fla., Stephen W. Blocklin (June) of Larchmont, N.Y.; daughter, Dorothy A. Seder (Larry) of Damascus; and seven grandchildren.
Mrs. Janet Greenwald
Janet R. (nee Rosenstock) Greenwald died Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.
She was the beloved wife of Lee K. Greenwald. She is survived by her children, Bonnie Greenwald McCardell of Middlebury, Vt., Bruce Greenwald of Shaker Heights, Ohio and Lee Greenwald Jr. of Columbia; her twin sister, Susan Rosenstock Nolan of Frederick; and six grandchildren.
Calling hours will be held at her home from 3:30 to 5 and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Q2 at Broadmead and from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10.
A celebration of Janet's life will be held at a future date at the convenience of the family.
Contributions in Janet's name may be made to The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, 2600 South Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 or the Broadmead Scholarship Fund, 13801 York Road, Cockeysville, MD 21031.
Mr. Earl Zepp Jr.
Earl Louis "Butchy" Zepp Jr., of Frederick, left us and entered in to the arms of our savior Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008.
Our world was enriched on Sept. 7, 1948 when Earl was born in Cumberland, to the late Marguerite and Earl L. Zepp Sr.
He is survived by his sister, Barbara McDaniel of Willard, Ohio.
Earl was family to the Washington County Human Development Council and resided in Frederick.
Earl's love and smile was infectious; he had brought nothing but joy to our hearts.
He was preceded in death by his good friend, Charlie Williams in 2005. He will be fondly remembered by his housemates, Sandy, Leonard, and Tommy; many, many friends; and caregivers, Carmen, Juanita, Rhonda, Frances, DaShana, Joseph, Michele, Jamie, Tammy, Leon, James, Maureen and Dolly.
A viewing will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Andrew K. Coffman Funeral Home, Hagerstown. Earl's funeral will follow at 11 a.m. Rev. Michael L. Albro will officiate.
Mr. Elmer Breeden Jr.
Elmer Ray Breeden Jr., 70, of Northport, Ala., and formerly of Thurmont, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at DCH Regional Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, Ala. He was the husband of Alice Glass Breeden for 47 years.
Born in Warrenton, Va., on May 8, 1938, he was the son of the late Elmer Ray Breeden Sr. and Ophelia Mae Breeden.
He served in the U.S. Army. He was employed with State Farm Insurance for more than 42 years, working in regional offices in Charlottesville, Va., and Frederick. He graduated from Frederick Community College and Wesley Theological Seminary and served as pastor of Flint Hill United Methodist Church in Adamstown.
He is also survived by three daughters, Jeanette Rose and husband, Paul, Sue Lawson and husband, Harold, and Cynthia Nevin and husband, Kris, all of Maryland; grandchildren, Christopher Rose, Benjamin Rose, Sara Lawson, Harlan Lawson, Kristin Nevin, Mikel Nevin and Noah Nevin; and great-granddaughter, Taylor Brooke Nevin.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Nelson, Earnest and David; grandson, Jonathon Rose; and son-in-law, Darin Lloyd.
A member of Brook Hill UMC in Yellow Springs and in recent years in Northport, he attended Christ Harbor UMC. He also was a life member of the Yellow Springs Lions Club, Yellow Springs.
He was a dedicated man of God, devoted husband, and a loving and caring dad and granddad. He will be missed, but we celebrate his homecoming with the Lord.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, at Brook Hill United Methodist Church. The service will be led by the Rev. Conrad Link, the Rev. George Clippinger and the Rev. Paul Rose. Burial will be private.
Honorary pallbearers are Rudy Toms, Mike Main, Willard Simpson, Dave Douglas, Tony O'Toole and Roger Wastler.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Brook Hill United Methodist Church, 8946 Indian Springs Road, Frederick, MD 21702 or Yellow Springs Lions Club, c/o Mike Main, 427 Center St., Frederick, MD 21701.
Mr. John Phillips
John Gregory Phillips, 50, of Walkersville and formerly of Garrett Park-Kensington, passed away Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
He was a son of the late Roy and Bette Phillips; loving father of Christian, Elizabeth, Kaitlyn and Timothy Phillips; loving brother of Thomas Phillips, Alma Gordon, Elizabeth Swayne and Jim Phillips and devoted grandfather of Christian Jr. He is also survived by six nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Pumphrey's Colonial Funeral Home, 300 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at Cedarbrook Community Church, 23700 Stringtown Road, Clarksburg, MD 20871.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.
Mrs. Janet Greenwald
Janet Rosenstock Greenwald, 77, died at home Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, from complications of cancer.
She was the beloved wife of Lee K. Greenwald, whom she married
June 8, 1952. She was the daughter of Benjamin Rosenstock and Edna Cahn Rosenstock of Frederick.
She is survived by her husband; her daughter, Bonnie Greenwald McCardell of Middlebury, Vt.; and her sons, Bruce Greenwald of Shaker Heights, Ohio, and Lee Greenwald Jr. of Columbia. She is also survived by her twin sister, Susan Rosenstock Nolan, of Frederick.
She took pleasure in her six grandchildren, John Malcolm McCardell of Columbia, S.C., James McCardell of Middlebury, Vt., Jeffrey Greenwald of Baton Rouge, La., Eric Greenwald of Shaker Heights, Ohio, and Erica and Jill Greenwald of Columbia.
Raised in Frederick, Janet attended Frederick schools, through 10th grade. She graduated from National Cathedral School, Class of 1949, in Washington. She attended Goucher College and Hood College.
She and Lee enjoyed entertaining and cooking for their many friends. They retired to Broadmead in 2005. She was active in many charities and private organizations serving on boards and energetically contributing to the community where she lived.
She was particularly active in the creation of the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, Ohio, where she shared her appreciation of nature with school children. Janet was an avid reader and delighted in lively conversation and exchanging ideas. She was a talented gardener and enjoyed the beauty of nature, farm animals and wildlife.
Calling hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at their home at Q2 at Broadmead. A celebration of Janet's life will be held at a future date at the convenience of the family.
Contributions may be made to the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, 2600 S. Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 or Broadmead Endowment Fund.
