All Obituaries

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Alvin Parchment aka "Polish" was born on November 29, 1941, in Westmoreland, Jamaica. He is the third child of Julie Barnaby and Ezekiel Chambers. Alvin lost his mother at the early age of six years old and his father at the age of twelve. He was raised by his grandmother along with his five siblings. At a tender age he lost his grandmother and therefore, he relocated to Kingston, Jamaica to begin a life of his own. Trying to survive without parents at a very young age was...

Donald Peter Kutzera Jr, known by everyone as Pete, passed away at his home on January 15, 2023.  He was 53 years old.  He was the son of Donald Peter Kutzera Sr and Marian Virginia Kutzera.  Pete was a lifelong resident of Laurel and was trained as a meat cutter and worked at Weis Grocery Store.  Over the years, he worked in different departments at Weis until he stopped in January, 2021, due to his health.  Pete was a devout Catholic and a member of St....

The following obituary was written and submitted by the family of Cathy Desmond Catherine “Cathy” Ann Desmond, 62, of Laurel, Maryland, passed away peacefully January 14, 2023, at the Gilchrist Hospice Center in Columbia, Maryland surrounded by family and friends. Cathy was predeceased by her parents, John and Betty, and her grandmother, Bessie. She is survived by her two brothers, Tom and Greg, her husband, Carey, and her son, Carey (Jr.). Cathy was born in California on...

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Olga Mary Theresa Bennie, 84, of Laurel, sadly left us on Friday, January 13th, 2023. She was born in Simpson, PA on December 8th, 1938 to Mario Anthony Bennie and Stella Alexandria Washeleski Bennie. Olga is survived by her brothers Ralph and Richard Bennie, daughter Carol Ann Segovia, grandchildren Sam and his wife Jaime, Raychyl, and Lexxi Segovia; great-grandchildren Kane and Khloe Segovia, Kayla and Dawson Ford; and great-great-grandchildren Brantley, Ryker, and Everley Ford, Minnie...

This obituary was lovingly written and submitted by the family of Wilma Ann Branchflower. Wilma Ann Branchflower, 86, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 12th, 2023, in Washington D.C. Born in Cincinnati Ohio. she was the daughter of the late William and Mildred Reising, and sister of Mickey and Mark Reising, both of whom predeceased her.  Wilma was dedicated to her family throughout her life. It was a responsibility that she took very seriously and found great joy in doing. She...

This obituary was lovingly submitted by the family of Bruce Nelson   Bruce Raymond Nelson, 73, died Tuesday, January 10, 2023, in Laurel, MD. Born in St. Cloud, MN on September 27, 1949, he was the son of the late Raymond and Beatrice (Ellis) Nelson of St. Cloud, and brother William Ellis Nelson, who pre-deceased him in 2019. Bruce is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Melissa (Cunningham) Nelson, children Andrea Bachinski and Joshua Locke, daughters-in-law Megan Bachinski and...

Shirley Inez Pfister (nee Metcalf) 90, of Ellicott City, formally from Laurel Maryland passed away on January 9,2023 after a brief illness. Shirley grew up in Baltimore, Maryland where she graduated from Western High School. She met the love of her life, Paul F. Pfister, when she was only thirteen years old. On January 27,1951, they were married and began a family a year later. Paul and Shirley moved to Laurel in 1956 so that Paul could manage the family business, Pfister’s Mobile Home...