Obituaries

Feb 13, 2022

An obituary is not available at this time for Andrew J. Cook, Sr.. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Feb 10, 2022

Marjorie "Margie" L. Johns, 86, Mt. Airy, MD, died Feb 10, 2022 at home.  Born August 5, 1935 in Ebensburg, PA, daughter of William and Anna (McConeghey) Lipps.  Preceded in death by her parents, brothers and sisters, William, Clair; killed during World War II, Harold, Ruth, Dorothy, Kenny, Richard, Helen, James and infant twin son Matthew Johns.

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Feb 10, 2022

A Life Filled with Passion and Talent and Family and Friends

Carlos Alfonso Jarava – a long-time resident of Columbia in Howard County – died on February 10, 2022, at the age of 59, of complications from pancreatic cancer.

Carlos was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, South America, on December 2, 1962. He started his varied...

Feb 7, 2022

Dorothy (Dottie) F. Vaniel,born November 24, 1931 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to Elizabeth Honer and Anthony Fritsche.  She passed away on February 7, 2022.  She resided in Fulton Maryland.   She was a loving mother, sister and beloved by many friends.  She was preceded in death by her husband Richard M Vaniel.  She is survived by her Daughter Marcie Kapaldo and...

Feb 7, 2022

Susan Anne (Olsen) Cook

January 7, 1960 – February 7, 2022

Susan Anne Cook, 62, passed away on February 7, 2022 at Gilchrist Hospice in Columbia, MD after battling cancer. Known as Susi to family and friends, she was born January 7, 1960 in Heidelberg, Germany to George and Brunhilde (Stuckert) Olsen. The second of...

Feb 6, 2022

On Sunday, February 6, 2022, Dr. Chen-Fu Yu, aged 78 of Clarksville, Maryland passed away peacefully at home with his family at his side. He was born in 1943 to Mr. Shi-Min Yu and Mrs. Chen-Mei Lin in the town of Fugang, Taiwan. While he came from a small town, his dreams brought him to places throughout the US...

Feb 3, 2022

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Thomas Joseph Cotter, on February 3,2022, at age 83, in his home in Ellicott City, MD. He was born to Michael and Nora Cotter on March 25, 1938 in the Bronx, NY. After graduating from Iona College, he married his loving wife, Mary Bedell. Tom and Mary moved...

Feb 1, 2022

Gennaro Cibelli, 74, of Dayton, Maryland passed away on February 1, 2022.

He was born in 1947 to Ernesto Cibelli and Eugenia Calderone in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 35 years, Elaine, "the Mama".

He is survived by his three sons, Rev. Fr. Ernest W. Cibelli, Mr. Vincent...

Jan 29, 2022

Donald Leroy Warburton, 92, passed away on January 29, 2022. Born in Jamestown, NY, as a child, Mr. Warburton lived in Lexington, KY, where his father taught Physics, later moving to Redlands, CA, where he attended Redlands University. During the Korean war he served in the US Army with the Statistical Analysis Branch.

After service, in Aberdeen,...

Jan 27, 2022

On January 27, 2022 Gary Lynn Wolff passed away. He was born March 25, 1951 in Baltimore Maryland to Robert Wolff and Clara Kowalski Wolff. He retired from Verizon where he worked as an electrical technician. Gardening and home repair expressed his artistic talent. As lifelong learner with a curious mind he enjoyed reading and spending time with his...

Jan 26, 2022

First and foremost, Lois loved her family!

Having been blessed with four children, nine grandchildren, and two great-grand-girls, she loved nothing more than spending time surrounded by any and all of them, and she was always in the middle of the action! She showed her love by being truly present in their lives – graduations of all...

Jan 26, 2022

An obituary is not available at this time for Jeff Lai. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall. Funeral arrangements are pending, please check back later for more information.

Jan 24, 2022

Rochelle Falvello Weirich (Age 49)

The amazing mother, loving wife, devoted daughter and daughter-in-law, thoughtful sister, passed away on January 24, 2022.

Rochelle is survived by husband Matt, her soulmate of 22 years, their two children Grace Marie (18) and Tyler Anthony (18), whom she loved with all her heart and considered to be her...

Jan 23, 2022

Cristina Maria Farley, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, daughter and friend passed away on Sunday January 23, 2022.  She was 73 years old.

She was born to Franco Schiavo and Cecilia Marinucci in Sulmona, Italy on November 5, 1948.  She immigrated to the U.S. when she was six. She attended Elizabeth Seton High School and lived...

Jan 22, 2022

Carol Clarke Chaney, 75, of Columbia MD, passed away peacefully after a brief illness, surrounded by family on January 22, 2022.

She was born in 1946, the eldest daughter of A. Slater Clarke, Esq., and Jean Sexton Clarke of Bethesda, MD.

Carol retired from Montgomery County Public Schools where she worked for over 20 years...

Jan 22, 2022

Ella Grimes, 88 of Clarksville, MD passed away January 22, 2022

She was born in 1933 to Raymond M Kalb and Mary V Kalb.

Ella was a member of the St Louis Church

She retired from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Phyics Laboratory with 39 ½ years of service.

She enjoyed...

Jan 22, 2022

On January 22, 2022 at 12:20 p.m. JINGBI (JAMES) TAN passed away. He was the loving and beloved husband of Ya Meng, father of Aaron, Bruce and Carl, son of Ziwei Yue, and brother of Huiqiong Tan and Youfu Tan.

Born on June 9, 1972 in Hunan, China, he graduated from The First High School of Changsha...

Jan 20, 2022

Rosemarie Carter Bell, 89, passed away on January 20, 2022.

She was born in 1932 to Clarence Dalton Carter and Eva Marie Carter.

Rosemarie was a member of St. Louis Church in Clarksville, Maryland.

She worked for the American Trucking Association upon her graduation from high school and after having 5 daughters she...

Jan 17, 2022

On January 17, 2022, Donald French Swan, of Ellicott City, Maryland passed away after a 21 year battle with Parkinson’s Disease.  He was 74 years old.  Don was born on June 28, 1947 to Donald A. Swan and Dorothy F. Swan in Somers Point, New Jersey.  He grew up on the beaches of Ocean City, New Jersey where his...

Jan 15, 2022

On Saturday January 15th 2022, of Ashton MD, passed away at his family home. Matthew was born in Washington DC on Feb 13th 1987. Son of Jim and Cindy Meehan, he graduated from Sherwood High School with the class of 2005. In high school matt was a 4-year wrestler and also played football. After graduation Matt attended Salisbury State...