Deaths in Maryland area claim several residents
A string of obituary notices from Frederick and Damascus areas reports deaths of Pomona B. King 72 of Damascus and Rose C. Mattie 80 of Frederick, with details on survivors including children, grandchildren, and churches attended. Additional notices list Albert W. Peach 62 of New Market Berline B Kuhn 57 of Thurmont Elizabeth A Hemp 82 of Braddock Heights Ethel May Jackson 90 of Takoma Park and Etta D Lease Michael with service details. Burial plans and funeral homes listed for each, reflecting local religious affiliations and family ties.
Widow Grace Fritz Rites Held in Bolivar and Mount Olivet
Grace Clara Fritz 72 of Bolivar W Va died Sunday at Charles Town General Hospital after a long illness She was born in Leetown and survived by three sons Eben M Fritz James Franklin Fritz Albert Randolf Fritz four daughters Kathryn L Myers Mary Mildred Felegii Margaret P Reeder and Anna V Carey along with 30 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery and Edge Hill Cemetery Charles Town burial by Euckles Funeral Chapel services 2 p m tomorrow Rev Harold R MccClay Jr officiating. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery for Dora 8 S Riddlemoser widow of William F E Riddlemoser died Sunday in Detroit Mich born in Frederick age 85 survived by brother Arthur M Stone and sisters Bessie Beard Nellie Curfman and several nieces and nephews Funeral services at 1201 N Market St with Rev Joseph H Clem and interment Mt Olivet Cemetery Robert E Dailey and Son funeral directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona B. King
Thurston B
Damascus
Potomac Valley
Rockville
Browningsville
Lincoln
Ellen King Burdette
Clarksburg
Cus
Kenneth T
Robert H
Lansdale Burdette
E. Vincent Burdette
Washington
Olin L. Molesworth
Clarksburg Methodist Church
Rose C. Mattie
Sylvester Mattie
Mercer Place
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Italy
Anthony S. and
Vincenzo Marento Miarino
Mattie
Dominic L. Mattie Usn
Washington, D.C
Zena T. Mattie Usn
Severina M. Tuttle
Anthony V. Mattie
Mary M. Chaffee
Buffalo
New York
Robert S. Mattie
Baltimore
Sylvester Mattie Jr
St. John’s Catholic Church
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Etchison Funeral Home
East Church St
Funeral
Alfred E. Smith
St. John’s Catholic Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son
St. John's Church
Ethel M. Jackson
Ethel May Jackson
Clarence Walford Jackson
Montevue Infirmary
Washington, Davis County
Indiana
George and
Gennie Carnahan Barber
Jackson
Hilda L. Benton
Takoma Park
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness
Etchi Church St
Church Street
Maynard Lawson
H. Ray Mackley
Mount Olivet Cemetery
M. R. Etchison
Etta D. Lease Michael
Roy C. Michael
Park Ave
Frederick County
Amos and Mary Houck Lease
Russell L. Michael
E. Marie Michael
Charles W. Crum
Anne C. Michael
Hyattsville
Michael
Grace United Church of Christ
Faithful Circle
Order of Eastern Star
Middletown
Friends
Joseph H. Clem
Mt. Olivet
Grace United Church
Jesse E. Smith
Woodsboro
Montevue
Charles E
Mary Catherine Bittinger Smith
Hospital Corps
U.S. Army
Annie V. Rippeon
Libertytown
Barton Funeral Home
Walkersville
Eugene A. Gardner
Grace Lutheran Church
Rocky Hill
Rocky Hill Cemetery
Henry T. Wade
Florence Glover Wade
Henry Thomas Waste
Boston
Mass
John Lorine
Maria Fogg Glover
Wade
John A. Glover
Arlington
Elizabeth G., Shafer
Grace C. Fritz
Grace Clara Fritz
Charles Town General Hospital
Bolivar
W.va
Leetown
William E
Freda Me
Donald Good
Eben M. Fritz
Harpers Ferry
James Franklin Fritz
Albert Randolf Fritz
Linthicum Heights
Kathryn L. Myers
Pleasantville
Mary Mildred Felegi
Akron
Ohio
Margaret P. Reeder
Anna V. Carey
Mechanicsburg
Joseph T. Fritz
Bolivar Methodist Church
Euckles
Harold R. MccClay Jr
Edge Hill Cemetery
Charles Town
D. Riddlemoser
Dora
S. Riddlemoser
William FE. Riddlemoser
Detroit
Mich
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Howard I
Mary Knill Stone
Arthur M. Stone
Near
Bessie Beard
Nellie Curfman
N. Market St
Grace Reformed United Church of Christ
Robert E. Dailey and Son
Edmund Gass Dies At 60 Historian and Centennial Official
Edmund C. Gass veteran historian and executive director assistant of the U S Civil War Centennial Commission died at his Washington home at age 60. He directed reports for Congress and coordinated the American Revolution Bicentennial was active in 1960s observances and national park commemorations. He taught at several universities and helped organize national celebration events. He was born in Tennessee and studied at Carson New man University UT and UNC. He leaves two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund C. Gass
U. S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
National Commission
Gass
Monocacy
J. Millard Tawes
Charles McC. Mathias, Jr
John Marshall
United States
Tennessee
Carson-Newman College
University of Tennessee
University of North Carolina
Illinois
North Carolina
University of Maryland
National Park Service
Briton Sets Sail on Solo Transatlantic Voyage
Briton Mike Coles left Las Palmas in a 5.5 meter fiberglass single sail boat named La Paca aiming for Barbados in a solo voyage. Coles, a former crew member of the British liner Athlone Castle, began his voyage Monday from the Canary Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Mike Coles
Barbados
Coles
Athlone Castle
la Paca
Podgorny to Meet Pope Paul in Vatican Audience
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI will receive Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny in an unprecedented audience on January 29. No Soviet head of state has been hosted by the papacy since the 1917 Bolshevik revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Vatican
Paul VI
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Soviet Union
Funeral notices for several Jefferson Frederick area mourners
Funeral services were held for Joseph W. Darner 24 West 12th St who died Thursday at a local home with Rev. Bronson Staley officiating. Burial followed in Reformed Cemetery Jefferson with multiple grand and great grandsons as casket bearers. Other services included Carl M. Egolf of Westminster drowned in Vietnam and honored with full military rites at Westminster Cemetery. C E Henson Frederick High vice principal’s funeral drew large crowds with service at Asbury Methodist Church and Brontien International Service pallbearers. Edgar H. Long funeral services were at Creager Funeral Home with burial at Mount Tabor Cemetery Rocky Ridge. Elmer J. Pittinger Thurmont services at Creager with Bearers. Mrs Alice Kline Ridgely widow of Joseph Ridgely had funeral at East Church Street home with interment at Mt Olivet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Darner
West 12Th St
Robert E. Dailey
Reformed
Jefferson
Robert E. Dailey and Son
Carl M. Egolf
Army
Westminster
Viet’ Nam
Waltz Funeral
Winfield
John P. Buchheister
Westminster Methodist Church
Westminster Cemetery
Fort Detrick
Charles E. Henson
C. E. Henson
Frederick High School
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Asbury Methodist Church
Harry J. McDonald
Edward McGowan
Union Memorial Methodist Church
Baltimore
Frank Williams
Metropolitan Methodist Church
Frederick
Frontiers International Service Club
David Shockley
Thomas Ambush
Edward Ambush
Gilmore Bently
Dr. W. E. G. Thompson
Edward Leakins
George Dredden
Funston Collins
Brontien International Service
Arbutus Memorial Park
Hicks Funeral Home
Edgar H. Long
Creager Funeral Home
Richard A. Ruof
William Markley
Charles Angel
Howard Danner
Russell Funk
S. E. Earnhardt
Nelson Owings
Russell Welty
Mount Tabor
Rocky Ridge
Elmer J. Fpittinger
Elmer J. Pittinger
Thurmont
William E. Ervin
Howard Damuth
Robert Ford
Beamore Poole
Clark Duncan
Charles V. Robinson
Albert Zentz
Alice K. Ridgely
Alice Kline Ridgely
Joseph Graham Ridgely
106
East Church
Roland C. Hobbs
Evangelical, Lutheran Church
Richard Basford
William Baker
Frank R. Smith Jr
Elwood T. Whitmore
Mt. Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
Inaugural Ball Sets $15 Admission for 4000
Baltimore AP The Governor's Inaugural Ball Committee fixed a $15 per person fee aiming at about $60,000 from the 4000 capacity Fifth Regiment Armory. Surplus funds would go to the Children’s Rehabilitation Institute in Reisters town at Gov Elect Spiro Agnew’s request. Invitations mailed to officials, leaders, contributors, and supporters. first come, first served due to limited capacity and a January 10 deadline. The Baltimore Symphony opens the event at 9 p.m., followed by the Les and Larry Elgart orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Fifth Regiment
Children’s Rehabilitation Institute
Reisterstown
Spiro T. Agnew
Clarke Langvall
Langrall
Merriman Dies. James Fiter Named Acting Police Chief
Merriman who served Brunswick as a respected officer is remembered for restraint and preventive law enforcement. Patrolman James Fiter, 40, named acting chief until a permanent successor is chosen. Merriman played baseball in Maryland leagues, coached a Babe Ruth team, and held membership in several local organizations. He died with services planned at Feete Funeral Home and burial at St. Mark's Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriman
James Fiter
Fitez
Brunswick
Martinsburg
W.va
Marvn
Maryland Law Enforcement Officer’s Institution
The
Loyal Order of the Moose
Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance Inc
Robert O
Annie Simons Merriman
Kathleen Hawkins Merriman
Donald R. Merriman
William S. Merriman
David K. Merriman
Virginia Lee Merriman
Ethel Donovan
Alice Bell
Catherine Hayden
Wanda Nuss
Gladys Merriman
Mary Bendarz
Milwaukee
Wisc
Levin K. Merriman
James H. Merriman
Alfred S. Merriman
Savannah
Feete Funeral Home
Ralph Miller
St. Mark’s Cemetery
Petersville
New Year Opened On A Chilly Note
The New Year began Sunday with cold, cloudy weather and a forecast of continued chilly conditions. December brought 19.75 inches of snow, a snowy record, while December precipitation totaled 2.26 inches. Highs were mostly in the 30s, with lows in the 20s and teens on several days, including a 10 degree low on the fourth and 12 degrees on December 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
LBJ Returns To White House After Texas Ranch Visit
President Johnson returned to the White House after a 17 day stay at his Texas ranch. His first announced appointment was a luncheon with Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
White House
Texas
Sate
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. MecNamara
Nugents Return To Studies After Ski Break
Mr and Mrs Patrick J Nugent left Red River New Mexico to resume studies in Austin Texas where they attend the University of Texas President Johnsons daughter and son in law departed for Austin after a ski holiday in Red River New Mexico the couple will continue their university work
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River, N.M
Patrick J. Nugent
Johnson
Red River
N.M
Austin
Tex
University of Texan
Burglary Spree Hits Kemp Hall and Cramer Buildings
A thief entered four offices in Kemp Hall and Cramer buildings after climbing a rain spout and window. The Kemp Hall burglary was found at 9 p.m. Sunday. Cramer at 7 a.m. Monday. $160 recovered. Earlier, Paul Hammond Jr. was beaten and robbed of $12 after a minor accident in Frederick, three men involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insurance Company
Kemp Hall
Cramer
Paul Hammond Jr
Kline Boulevard
DeGrange
Phobus
Frederick
Hammond
Notable Frederick area hospital admissions and discharges
Among The Sick Mrs Nellie Roderick New Market entered the Frederick Memorial Hospital today for treatment. Miss Susan A Nusbaum ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman W Nusbaum RFD 7 Frederick is reported as improving in Washington County Hospital Hagerstown. Susan who was injured in a sledding accident Dec 28 has been moved from the intensive care unit in the hospital and is allowed visitors. Mrs Ruth E Zimmerman of Hamilton Avenue entered Frederick Memorial Hospital on Tuesday for observation and treatment. She is not allowed visitors. Mr Robert Ellis of East Second Street who was injured when a machine rolled on top of him recently has been released from Frederick Memorial Hospital but will be confined to his bed until February. Mr Herbert Strawsberg of South Market Street was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore Friday where he underwent emergency surgery. His condition is reported as satisfactory. Mrs Roby Shipley of near Kemptown has returned home after recently undergoing surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon W. Will
Sykesville
Freedom
MD. I
Frederick
Lottie Will
Pearl M. Will
Weldon W. Will Jr
Frederick Will
Eldersburg
Herbert Layton
Damascus
Gilbert Brown
Westminster
Liberty Road
Winfield
Lakeview Memorial Gardens
Walter Zabel
Wesley Freedom Methodist Church
Victor Brown
Wesley-Freedom Methodist Church
Nellie Roderick
New Market
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Susan A. Nusbaum
Norman W. Nusbaum
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Susan
Ruth E. Zimmerman
Hamilton Avenue
Robert Ellis
East Second Street
Herbert Strawsberg
South Market Street
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Roby Shipley
Kemptown
Home on Emergency Leave Staff Sgt. White Visits Father
Staff Sgt. Raymond M. White of Rocky Ridge is on 15 day emergency leave to visit his father, James White. He will return to Tucson, Arizona, next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond M. White
James White
Rocky Ridge
Tuscon
Ariz
Howard F. Stup
Bethlehem
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bethleham
Local Classifieds Highlight Used Household Goods and Services
Frederick area notices list floor furnaces boilers water heaters plumbing fixtures and other reconditoned items from Weil Brothers plus a range of local services. Toastmasters dinner meeting at Hotel Frederick invites attendance with speaker contact Jack Daiger. Also ads for remodeling, sobriety support, septic and concrete work, orchard stock, dairy cattle, seafood, window shades linoleum and junk disposal all featuring local businesses and contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weil Brothers, Inc
Hamilton Avenue
Teens Return Home After 14-Hour Virginia Trip
Four Frederick County teenagers vanished for 14 hours after a drive to Virginia. Parents reported them missing at dawn and police searched since 4am before the youths, David Julien McDonald 17 Buckeystown, Tommy Martin 15 Frederick, Susie Keyser 15 Yellow Springs, and Susie Cromwell 15 Rocky Springs, walked in safe by Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Virginia
Maryland
Frederick City
David Ju-lien McDonald
Buckeystown
Tommy Martin
Frederick
Susie Keyser
Yellow Springs
Susie Cromwell
Rocky Springs
First Oak Ridge Baby of 1987 Born on New Year
Gary K. Bird of Oak Ridge is the grandfather of Lisa Ann Bird the first baby born in the city in 1987. Lisa arrived at 2 15 a.m. New Year’s Day with her proud parents and community noting the new year with a newborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Gary K. Bird
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Irman 3
C. Bird
Lisa Ann Bird
Also Mentioned on This Page
Albert W. Peach
Albert William Peach
Mldred Garrison
Church
Snowden Funeral Home
Berline
B. Kuhn
Berline Bowmen Kuhn
Washington County
Asa
Jennie Bowman Kuhn
Glenn, L. Martin Company
Balltimore
Bloomfield Christian Missionary Alliance
Howard Lodge of Masons
Elkridge
Mary Grace Bussard Kuhn
Eugene Kuhn
Gloria E. Lentz
Janice E. Kuhn
John Kuhn
Smithsburg
Herman Kuhn
Lester Kuhn
Rockford, Ill
Edward Kuhn
Sabillasville
Donald Kuhn
Quincy
Pauline Willard
Cascade
Sadie Pryor
Creager
John Fogal
Blue Ridge Cemetery
Elizabeth A. Hemp
East Patrick St
Vindabona
Braddock Heights
Peter S
Mary Catherine Arnold Hemp
Hemp
L. Bernadetta Arnold
Edytha A. Arnold
Burkittsville
Miss Hemp
A John's Catholic Church
Alfred E.O Smith
St. J. John’s Catholic Arch
St. John’s Church
Robert E. Pailey
Sam Funeral Directors
Edmund Gass
Podgorny
Paul
Baltimore Symphony
Les and
Larry Elgart
Cincinnatus
Hiner Miller
Quaquin Miller
Lbj
Luci
Pat Nugent
Roses Chicken & Steak House
Libertytown Vol. Fire Dept
Raleigh S. Boaze Jr
Janet
West ‘‘B
Brunswick, Md
Mildred Boaze
West Potomac St
Raleigh S. Boaze Sr
Patrick Street
Linden Hills
Sixth Street
Russell I. Morgan
H. & R. Block Co
America
Sun
Wachter & Hildret
West Patrick St. L
May Whitmore
PFC
Ronnie E
West Vietnam
John K. Hendrison
Clark E. Dayhoff
Living Bible
Emmet Fox
Beathrice Dodge
Frederick Toastmasters Club
Hotel Frederick
Jack Daiger
Bowers Lumber
Alcoholics Anonymous Box
Frederick, MD
Nelson Tucker
R. D. Hemp & Son Jefferson
Chaney Bros
Stayman’s & York Fitzgerald S& Orchards
Kelbaugh Road
Thurmort, Md
S&h
ESSO
Patrick
Bentz
Angell’s Vending Service, Inc
East Main Street
Woodsboro American Legion
Margaret's
Margaret
Strawsburg
Phillip H. Zimmerman
Bath
Russell Z. Horman
Frederick Lumber Co
St. Jefferson St
Parsons
205 North
Kodger’s
New York Strip
Rodger’s
Richard V. Clark
Attention Independent Hose Co
MOSER
Routzahn
Budget Center
South Market St
Frederick Junk Company
Chapel Alley
E. 4Th St
Dial MO
Johnny's Market
Yorks
Rome
Sat. & Son
Aim
Woodrow
Bill) Anderson
Ecker
Apples
Delicious and
Stayman
Yorks & Rome
Quynn's Orchard
Reel's Mill
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