Obituaries
And tributes
Daniel A. Russo
Feb. 20, 2026
Daniel A. Russo, 63, of Long Island, New York passed away on February 20, 2026, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with kidney cancer. Daniel was born on March 8, 1962 to Bennie and Marie Russo in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from high school in 1980 he then...
Luis Alberto Cárdenas
Feb. 16, 2026
Luis Alberto Cárdenas, age 62, passed away at his home in Zephyrhills, Florida on February 16, 2026. Born on December 18, 1963, in Lima, Peru, he was the son of Victor Cárdenas and Genoveva Contreras Cárdenas. Luis lived in Frederick, Maryland for 23 years and worked as a mechanical engineer. He...
Charles William Netch
Feb. 14, 2026
Charles William Netch, age one hundred two, passed away on February 14, 2026, at Homewood Living in Frederick, Maryland, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 23, 1923, in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Charles A. Netch and the late Evelyn E. Keisel. He was preceded in death by...
Jennie Mary Summerscale Dorsey
Jan. 28, 2026
Jennie Mary Summerscale Dorsey went to be with The Lord on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at the age of 89, surrounded by her family. She was born in Washington, DC on October 4, 1936 to Leila Sasser Summerscale of Cairo, Georgia & Arthur Summerscale of Durham, England. She grew up in Arlington,...
Bruce Thomas Joy
Jan. 26, 2026
Bruce Thomas Joy, 73, of Frederick, MD, died after a long battle with cancer on January 26, 2026. He was born in Frederick, MD in 1952 to Jack Wilson Joy and Lillian Thomas Joy. Bruce attended Governor Thomas Johnson High School, Class of 1970. He received an AA degree from Frederick Community...
Lester C. Thompson
Feb. 21, 2026
Lester Charles Thompson, age 70, of Frederick, MD, passed away after a long illness at Frederick Health Hospital on February 21, 2026. He was born on April 4, 1955, in the "Windy City," Chicago, Illinois. Lester was the son of the late Martha Thompson and Charles Dixon. He leaves to mourn his...
Linda Marie Holton
Feb. 17, 2026
Linda Marie Holton passed away on February 17, 2026, in Frederick, Maryland. She was born on September 5, 1953, in Washington, D.C to Elroy and Isabel Horton. She lived a life filled with curiosity, devotion, and adventure. One of her greatest joys was traveling across the country in an RV with...
Delbert M. Rhoderick Sr.
Feb. 13, 2026
Delbert (Bub) M Rhoderick Sr of Martinsburg, West Virginia passed away Friday, February 13. Born February 20, 1936 in Mount Airy Maryland he was the son of the late Charles Vernon and Mary Elizabeth Fox Rhoderick. He is survived by his wife of 70 years Emma G King Rhoderick; sons, Charles E...
Karen Herman
Feb. 10, 2026
Karen Herman passed away peacefully on February 10, 2026, following a long illness, surrounded by the love of her family. Her passing came just months after a joyful family celebration marking the marriage of her granddaughter, Kristina—a moment of happiness that will forever remain close to our...
Margaret Pegi Caplan
Feb. 08, 2026
Margaret Mary "Pegi" Caplan of Olney Maryland passed away unexpectedly at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington on February 8, 2026. Born in Baltimore City, she was the daughter of the late Harry Raab Sr. and the late Eleanor (Skopp) Raab and the Wife of the late Michael Caplan. Pegi was a loving...
Beverly Curry Winther
Feb. 07, 2026
Beverly (Curry) Winther, beloved daughter, sister, mother, aunt, grandmother, and great grandmother, 88, of Frederick MD, passed away, on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Spring Arbor Living in Frederick, MD. Born on January 11, 1938, in Teaneck, NJ, she was the daughter of Harold Curry and Kathleen...
Curtis Bradley Howser
Feb. 02, 2026
Curtis Bradley Howser, 76, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on February 2, 2026. He was born on November 10th, 1949, in Leesburg, Virginia, to the late Kenneth Gordon Howser Sr. and Inez Loretta Rutter. Curtis was a devoted husband, father, and grand daddy, and was married to Mary Luby for 42...