Obituaries

Jan 28, 2023

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Aurel Silviu Velculescu, age 83, passed away in Columbia, MD on Saturday, January 28, 2023.

Born March 16, 1939 in Bucharest, Romania, son of Aurel and Victoria (Constantinescu) Velculescu.  He studied Architecture at the University of Bucharest and emigrated with his family to the United...

Jan 28, 2023

On January 28, 2023, Ronald E. Hustead of Clarksville, MD, passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer.  He was born on March 21, 1937, to Ruth Margaret McCusker and Harold Raymond Hustead. He was a proud United States Navy veteran serving 1954 to 1958. After he got out of the Navy, he graduated from Penn State University...

Jan 28, 2023

On January 28th, 2023, Philip Duncan, 74, of West Friendship, MD passed away. He was born on March 17th, 1948, in Rogersville, Tennessee to Hubert Lee and Jean Patricia Duncan. Philip moved with his family to West Friendship when he was 2 years old.

He retired from Asplundh Tree Services after 37 years of employment. He enjoyed...

Jan 27, 2023

On January 27, 2023, Paul King, 82, of Washington, DC peacefully passed away. Paul was born in 1940 to Walter Kenneth King and Florence Mary King. He was a member of the military and retired from the US Army and Montgomery County Government later in his life. Paul enjoyed airplanes, ships, photography, traveling, running, and dancing. He is survived...

Jan 25, 2023

Gerald Clinton Rose, 87, of Highland, Maryland, died peacefully January 25, 2023.

Gerald was born on March 4, 1935 to a Fayette County, Indiana farm couple, Clyde and Amy (Barbour) Rose, the last of eight children.  Following the death of his father, the family moved to Connersville, where Gerald attended school and was active in sports and...

Jan 23, 2023

Dolores M. Bouland, formerly of Columbia, Maryland, died peacefully on January 23, 2023, at age 95. Born October 17, 1927, in West Salem, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Thomas C. and Sylvia J. Walker and grew up in Butler, Pennsylvania.

On July 23, 2022, she was predeceased by her loving husband of 70 years,...

Jan 22, 2023

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Betty Jane Poe, 77, passed away at Gilchrist Center of Howard County in Columbia, Maryland on January 22, 2023, with her children by her side.

Born February 18, 1945, in Prince William County, Virginia, she was the daughter of Christopher Columbus Wines and Elizabeth Katherine...

Jan 19, 2023

On January 19th, John (Jack) Francis Maloney Jr., 83, of Highland passed away peacefully at his home. Born October 18th, 1939, in Washington DC to John Francis and Eleanor Maloney.

He was a member of Mt Zion United Methodist Church in Highland, MD. In 1963 he started a successful HVAC business. He enjoyed building hot rods. His...

Jan 15, 2023

On January 15, Debra McNabb Meteyer, 64, of Woodbine, Maryland passed away peacefully in her sleep.

She was born in 1958 to loving parents, John Wallace McNabb and Loretta Catherine Leonard McNabb, in Trenton, NJ.

Debbie was a University of Maryland Terrapin who met her soulmate Marc Jean Meteyer in her Sophomore year. She owned...

Jan 9, 2023

With sadness and love, the family of Suzanne (Suzi) Lynn Williams announces her passing on January 9th, at her residence in Glen Burnie, MD.

Suzi was born in New London, Wisconsin, and she grew up in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, and in Silver Spring, Maryland. Suzi was a member of Severn United Methodist Church, she was active with...

Jan 8, 2023

Jean Kraus Williams, age 88, of Fulton, Maryland, passed away on January 8, 2023.

Jean was born on February 16, 1934 in New Port News, VA. Daughter, of the late James Edwin Kraus and Beatrice Willet Kraus. Jean was a high school graduate in Venton, VA and attended Ashbury College in Louisville, KY.

Jean was...

Jan 7, 2023

Paul Magnus Anderson, 2-year-old son of Nicholas and Stephanie Anderson, passed away in the arms of his parents on January 7, 2023, on the outdoor rooftop garden of Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA.

On September 21, 2020, Paul was born in Massachusetts with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a severe Congenital Heart Defect. Paul spent his 2...

Jan 6, 2023

Barbara Pauline (Resch) Prosswimmer, 89, of Columbia, MD, beloved wife of the late Paul E. Prosswimmer, Jr., passed away at Brightview Senior Living on Friday, January 6, 2023 in the presence of her loving children. Born in Bronx, NY, daughter of the late John and Elsie (Eisenbeck) Resch, she grew up in New Hyde Park, NY. After graduating from...

Jan 2, 2023

John Kent Leonnig, aged 90 years old of Ellicott City, Maryland passed away on January 2nd, 2023. Born in Takoma Park, Maryland the eldest child of Leo and Marian Leonnig, he grew up on a farm in Landover, Maryland. He attended Gonzaga College High School and graduated from DeMatha Catholic High School. A graduate of Mount Saint Mary’s College,...

Jan 1, 2023

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Stephen L. Philblad, age 60, of Laurel, MD, suffered a heart condition and passed away on January, 1, 2023.

Born May 27, 1962 in Knoxville, Illinois, son of James R. Philblad and Marcia K. (Randall) Philblad.  Stephen held many titles in his life, from automotive...

Dec 25, 2022

Schonda Kaye Jessie Morais, age 48, passed away on December 25th, 2022 in Fulton, Maryland. She was surrounded by family and will be forever loved.

She was born in Washington D.C. on July 11, 1974, to Mary J. and Henry J. and was raised in Columbia, Maryland.

Schonda graduated from Howard High School in ‘92...

Dec 24, 2022

Elmer William Travis passed away peacefully in the early morning of December 24, 2022.  He was born in Marion, Kentucky to Delmer and Alma Travis.  Elmer was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and uncle to his nieces and nephews.

He is survived by his wife, Ann, and is predeceased by daughter, Kimberly, brother, Porter, and sister, Rosemary...

Dec 21, 2022

On December 21, 2022 Eiko Fukushima passed away peacefully in her sleep just two months shy of her 92nd birthday.  Eiko was born in Hiroshima, Japan and an atomic bomb survivor.  In 1956 she emigrated to the United States and settled into the thriving Japanese-American community in West Los Angeles.  As a young mother, Eiko enjoyed sewing garments for...

Dec 19, 2022

Anna G. Frye passed away peacefully on December 19, 2022. She was 97 years old. Anna was born in Lovettsville, VA to Henry and Mary Axline. Anna was extremely proud of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She is survived by her three children: Ron Dixon (Sue Dixon), Kevin Frye, and Tony Frye (Patti Frye). She was predeceased by...

Dec 16, 2022

This Obituary was lovingly submitted by the family of John Tugwell.

On December 16, 2022, John Carl Tugwell, Jr., loving husband of Donna Tugwell, son of the late John Carl Tugwell, Sr., son of the late Sonya Smith, brother of the late James Tugwell, brother of the late Jeffery Tugwell, brother of Francis Tugwell, stepfather Wayne Smith,...