Category: Obituaries

Ann R. Pyne, age 89, of Walkersville, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Buckingham’s Choice in Adamstown. She was the wife of The Rev. Frederick W. Pyne who died on March 17, 2016. They were married 64 years. Born June 8, 1929, in Grand Rapids, MI, she was the adopted daughter of Jack Albert and Irlby Jo Rammes. Mrs. Payne graduated from Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio and received a Master’s Degree from Western Maryland College, Westminster, Maryland. Married in Michigan, The Rev. and Mrs. Pyne…

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Mr. Charles Anthony (“Tony”) Karl, 79, of Walkersville passed away on Friday, October 19, 2018 with his loving wife, Domenica and their son, Marco, by his side. Born in Holidaysburg, PA, July 6, 1939, Tony was the son of Robert J. Karl and Marjorie Rickle Karl. He graduated from Altoona High School with the class of 1957, and moved to Washington, DC with his family in 1959. On October 29, 1961, he married Domenica, his wife of 57 years, at the Holy Rosary Church in Washington, DC. The couple resided…

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Ernest Paul Naundorf, age 71, of Walkersville, passed away Monday, September 3, 2018, following a lengthy illness. Born November 24, 1946 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Paul Hans and Julia Faye Hill Naundorf. He was the husband of Phyllis Toms Naundorf and they would have celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on Sept. 5. Mr. Naundorf was a 1964 graduate of Walkersville High School. Following graduation, he served in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam until 1970 as a Petty Officer 2nd Class, serving on the USS Hoel. He…

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Debra Ann Warner, “Debbie”, 66, of Walkersville, passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. Born June 14, 1952 to the late Bernard Thomas and Velma June (nee Babington) O’Bryan. She was the beloved wife to Claude Warner. Debbie loved going to Myrtle Beach and White’s Ferry as well as watching her son and nephews play softball. She was a good baker and well known for her delicious red velvet cake. She will be most remembered for her kind heart. She treated everyone like family and enjoyed raising all the children…

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Chauncey Meredith Crum, age 96, formerly of Woodsboro, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center of Frederick. Born July 30, 1922 in Walkersville, he was the son of the late Hanson E. and Katie Dinterman Crum. He was married to Betty Stottlemyer Crum for 64 years prior to her death in 2006. Mr. Crum farmed with his father for many years in the Walkersville and New Midway areas. In 1958 he and Betty opened the Towne Restaurant in Woodsboro which they operated for 30 years until…

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