Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park, Inc.

Mrs. Betty Jane Conaway of Frederick, and formerly of Jessup, entered peacefully into eternal rest with her family by her side on Tuesday, August 16th under the loving care of the angels of the Frederick Health Hospice of Frederick County. She was the loving wife of the late Whitney Glenn Conaway, her husband of over 36 years. She was born on January 16, 1932, in Mt. Airy, MD. She was the daughter of the late Aubrey and Rhoda Stull Fritz. Betty worked for over 35 years as a seamstress until she retired. She enjoyed watching her favorite "shows" on HGTV and Food Network, making her weekly excursions to WalMart with her sisters, tending to her yard and flowers, and playing card games...

Dr. John Patrick Rogers, 95, died at his home in Columbia, MD, on September 14, 2019. John was born to Robert Lewis Rogers and Marion Elizabeth Higgins Rogers in Boston, MA, on March 20, 1924. He graduated from Beverly High School, Beverly, MA, in 1942. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Botany from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, in 1950, and a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, in 1962. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945 as an anti-aircraft gunner in the 486th AAA Battalion, Battery A, attached to the 3rd Armored Division. He was awarded the Bronze Star. He married Sarah Ann Joyner on December 30, 1959 at...