Obituaries

Jun 23, 2026

The family of Edward Anthony Maiolatesi is deeply saddened to announce his passing on June 23, 2026. He passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. Born on October 28, 1942, in Washington, D.C., Ed lived a full and remarkable life. He touched the hearts of everyone he met through his warm personality and witty sense of humor. 

An Air...

Jun 11, 2026

Gregory James Carpenter of Sykesville, Maryland, was called home to the Lord as the Sun rose on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the age of 64.

Born in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 1961, Greg was the son of the late James Marshall and Doris Mae (Spahr) Carpenter. He was preceded in death by his parents; his Aunt Janet and Uncle...

Jun 10, 2026

Nina Louise Dufield Young Bird, age 87, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2026 in Columbia, Maryland.

Born on April 10, 1939, in Willimantic, Connecticut, Nina was the daughter of Dana and Louise Young and the older sister of Candace Young. The daughter of an engineering professor, she demonstrated a love for learning from an early age. She attended The...

Jun 1, 2026

Mary Lou Poe, 83, died on June 1, 2026, following a brief illness. Mary was born in Dresden, Ohio, the daughter of Dudley and Betty Boyer. She lived her early years in Dresden and Pontiac, Michigan before moving to Laurel, Maryland at the age of 6. Mary graduated from Laurel High School in May 1961 and started working at Citizens...

May 30, 2026

Francesca K. Mamakos was born in Andros, Greece on April 9, 1935. Her sisters nicknamed her Koula because that name was common among girls in Greece at the time. After their mother died at an early age, they were raised by their Yiayia and extended family while their father worked as a sea merchant. In her early teens, she immigrated...

May 29, 2026

On May 29, 2026, Dorothy Bordenet, 89, of Clarksville, Maryland passed away. She was born in 1936 to Harvey and Viola Shue in Frederick Maryland. Dorothy was a member of Mount Zion Methodist Church. She enjoyed working for Howard County primary school from which she retired in 2007. She enjoyed her hobbies, which consisted of playing bridge and tennis.

Dorothy is...

May 27, 2026

James "Jim" Carlan, born May 11, 1939, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2026, at the age of 87, surrounded by the family he loved so deeply.

Jim never sought to be the center of attention, but his demeanor was such that people naturally gravitated toward him. He was a great listener who genuinely focused on understanding people before offering his...

May 26, 2026

On May 26, 2026, John D. Gilbert, 68, of Clarksville, Maryland, passed away. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1957 to Robert Hoff Gilbert and Betty Swope, John moved to Hagerstown, Maryland, and later lived in several Maryland communities before settling in Laurel.

John dedicated his life to caring for others through a distinguished healthcare career. Before becoming a Physician Assistant, he...

May 17, 2026

Lisa Jeanette Rose Byington, age 59 passed through the Veil of mortality on 17th May 2026 in Olney Maryland. Born 21st January 1967 to Joan Maureen (Rose) Witt in South Hampton, England. She moved to the US when her mum married Carlyle Owens Byington, who adopted her as his own. She lived on Ft. Meade for 8 years, then the...

May 14, 2026

On May 14th, 2026, Rachel Varghese, 90, of West Friendship passed away. She was born in 1935 to Geevarghese Abraham and Rachel Abraham Geevarghese in India.

Rachel Varghese was a member of the Salem Mar Thoma Church, Kayamkulam, Kerala.

She retired from the Ministry of Health, Kuwait. She enjoyed reading, baking and spending time with her grandchildren.

She is survived by her children,...

May 12, 2026

Mary Suzanne Miller (née Schelble), 84, of Clarksville, Maryland died peacefully on May 12, 2026 after a brief illness. She is survived by her three children Lisa Hernandez (Gilbert), Timothy Miller (Paula), and Heather Rubens (Brian), and her five grandchildren, Michael, Eric, and Joseph Hernandez and Evelyn and Henry Rubens, as well as her two great grandchildren, Eliza and Weston Hernandez. 

Mary...

Apr 28, 2026

Geraldine Alice Kavanagh, a Bethesda, Maryland resident for more than 60 years, died on April 28, 2026, at her home in Glenwood, Maryland of metastatic cancer. She was 76.

A graduate of the Connelly School of the Holy Child in Potomac, MD, she served as a teacher and English department chairperson and served for two terms on the school’s Board of...

Apr 26, 2026

Born 20 November 1946, Mary Lou Boris (age 79), of Clarksville, MD, passed away in her home on Sunday evening, 26 April 2026. She moved on to that undiscovered country, from whose bourn no traveler returns, surrounded by the loving voices of family and friends.

Mary Lou devoted more than 40 years of her life (from 1969 until her retirement in 2012)...

Apr 19, 2026

William Francis Cunningham was born May 15, 1927 on the kitchen table of his grandmother’s home, or so the story goes. He was the second son of Joseph Solomon and Catherine (Bennet) Cunningham. The multigeneration family lived together on Morse Street in the Trinidad neighborhood of our Nation’s Capital, until moving to Cheverly in 1950. William, or Bill, Billy or...

Apr 17, 2026

Robert William “Bill” Wilson, III, born March 28, 1943, in Baltimore, MD, passed away on April 17, 2026 from health complications. Bill was the son of Robert William Wilson, Jr. and Catharine Agnes (Woods) Wilson Kasemeyer. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Linda J. (Rollman) Wilson; his children, his daughters, Lauren E. Lacey and Bethany W. Manos,...

Apr 16, 2026

Kennith Allen Becraft born May 7, 1962, in Laurel, Maryland. Resided in Mt. Airy, Maryland. Kenny graduated from Sherwood High School in 1980; he was on the football and baseball teams. He joined the Marines and was an honor man of his platoon and platoon guide. He served in the Marines for 3 years.

Kenny worked for MD National Capital Park...

Apr 14, 2026