Obituaries

Mar 31, 2021

Mabel D. Anderson (nee Doyle) passed peacefully Monday, March 31, 2021 at Casey House Hospice. She was 96 years old. Mabel and her twin sister, Myra, were born on the family farm in Marietta, Ohio to the late John and Clara (nee Peppel) Doyle. She lived in Marietta until moving to Washington, DC to serve as a civilian in...

Mar 30, 2021

In Memory Martin E. Beach

Martin Edward Beach, born September 16, 1939, the son of Howard C. Beach and Mary Ann (Mertsoc) Beach, of Caton, N.Y., passed away after a 2-year illness on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.

Relocating from upstate New York to the D.C. area, he began his career as an electro-mechanical designer which...

Mar 24, 2021

Dominga Aquino, a much beloved 75-year-old, a resident of Clarksville Maryland, passed and went to heaven on 24 March 2021 after a battle with cancer.

She was born in Cavite, Philippines.  Dominga made her way to the United States in 1968, and became a proud citizen in 1975.

A devout Catholic, she spent almost every...

Mar 23, 2021

On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, Maximino Tuazon passed away peacefully at the age of 76 years old. Max was born on June 8, 1944 in Mabalacat, Pampanga to Graciano and Candida Tuazon. He is survived by his wife, Zenaida Tuazon; their three children Claudette Calma (Noel Calma), Ryan Tuazon (Michelle Tuazon) and Beverly Lopez (Alvin Lopez); his six grandchildren...

Mar 22, 2021

God called home his faithful servant, Mark Hoke, on March 22, 2021.

Mark was born May 1, 1964 to Henry Hoke and Dolly Ligon in Laurel, MD where he grew up, met his sweetheart, Sue, and continued on to raise his family.

Mark was a stone mason by profession and worked for Dimensional Marble and...

Mar 19, 2021

James Franklin Eichelberger,  age 81, passed peacefully at his home in West Friendship,  Maryland  on March 19th, 2021.

Jim was born on February 4th, 1940, in Washington, D. C. to Linwood Dean Eichelberger and Agnes Sarah (McKnight) Eichelberger. He was a sweet surprise who rounded out the family with 2 girls and 2 boys. He grew up...

Mar 15, 2021

John Thomas Bell passed away in his home in Howard County, Monday morning March 15, 2021. John was born in Mathias, West Virginia on January 5, 1952. When John was a baby his family moved to the Dayton area in Howard County Maryland. John married his wife, Susan, in October of 1974 and over the next 44 years they...

Mar 14, 2021

Charlotte (Ginny) Anne Pappas, 81 of Hyattsville, MD passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Charlotte was born on May 20, 1939 in Philadelphia, PA to the late John and Charlotte (Klink) Bailey. Charlotte grew up in Norfolk, VA and later moved to Silver Spring, MD. Charlotte attended Sacred Heart Catholic High School and later graduated from Immaculata Junior...

Mar 13, 2021

It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of our precious Maeve.  Maeve Katherine Sturtevant passed away on March 13, 2021, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, after fighting chronic heart failure for all of her 21 years.  Maeve was born on August 2, 1999, in Columbia, Maryland and lived in western Howard County her entire life....

Mar 9, 2021

Charles J. Zamiska, 88, formerly of Las Vegas, passed away on March 9, 2021. Charles was born in Ellsworth, PA on July 29, 1932. Charles was a veteran of the Korean War. He worked for Bechtel Power Corporation and then worked as a school bus driver for Montgomery County Public Schools.

Charles favorite past times were attending...

Mar 9, 2021

Tim Fuentes passed away at his home in Columbia, Maryland on March 9, 2021.  Tim was born in Charleston, South Carolina on November 25, 1965; however he was raised in and around Crowley, Louisiana, which is where he called home.

Tim’s pride and joy were his family.  He was married to his wife, Barbara, for 35 years. ...

Mar 9, 2021

Sharon Eileen Johnson-Agueda was born in Springfield, Oregon.  Sharon grew up in Portland, Oregon where she attended Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington and obtained a degree in political science.  She then attended Tufts University, where she obtained a Masters Degree at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Medford, Mass.

Her interest in diplomacy attracted...

Mar 8, 2021

On March 8, 2021 Marie C Kelly (Cannaday), 83, beloved wife of Charles R. Morris and who was preceded in death by her former husband Donald P. Kelly, Sr.  passed away peacefully in her home in Ellicott City, MD. Devoted mother to Donald Philip (Phil) Kelly, Jr. and Anita M. Byer (Kelly).  Dear grandmother to Danielle Kelly Vacheresse, and...

Mar 6, 2021

On March 6, 2021, Geraldine “Gerrie” G. Gibeau, 75 of Laurel, Maryland, passed away unexpectedly in the comfort of her home.  She was born December 29, 1945 to Joseph Jr. and Edithe Green in Bethesda, Maryland.  Gerrie married Joseph E. Gibeau on April 26, 1969 in Bethesda.  She retired from the Howard County Board of Education after 27 years...

Feb 27, 2021

Sharon Lee Wilkerson, age 62, passed away peacefully in her home on February 27, 2021 after a two and a half year battle with cancer.  She was born on September 30, 1958 to the late James and Doris Combs of Ellicott City.  She was a 1976 graduate of Mt. Hebron High School.  She married Ron Lilley in 1977 and...

Feb 23, 2021

Janet Marie Furman, 82, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at her daughter's home.   She was born March 28, 1938, in Highland Md., to the late Grace and Roland Disney.

Janet was married for 47 years to her beloved husband the late Matthew Furman.

After graduating from Washington College with a Bachelors degree, she was...

Feb 11, 2021

Marcia Nanciella Davis, “Chickie”, age 86, of Silver Spring, Maryland, died Thursday February 11, 2021.

She was born April 13, 1934, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Dale Thomas Purtle and Anna Marie Kudla. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald Allen Riggin, and the late Leonard Nettleton Davis, both having served in...

Feb 8, 2021

Joan Olivia Silbermann, a longtime resident of Laurel, passed away on Monday February 8, 2021 at the age of 76. She was born on June 27, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Olivia (nee Spielmann) and Joseph Nash. She was the widow of Richard Alexander Silbermann who passed away in 2017 after 47 wonderful years of marriage. She...

Feb 8, 2021

Surrounded by her husband and children, Joan Aileen Bailey, 81, of Silver Spring, MD passed away peacefully the morning of February 8th, 2021 at Medstar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney, MD, after a brief battle with lung cancer.

Joan was born to Perry and Althea “Sue” Duston on November 20th, 1939. The oldest of three children, sister...

Feb 6, 2021

Surrounded by her husband and children, Patricia “Pat” Ellen DiCarlo (née Isennock), 78, of Laurel, MD passed away peacefully the morning of February 6th, 2021 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson, MD. Diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2000, while awaiting the birth of her first granddaughter, she began a 20-year brave and determined fight against this horrible...