All Obituaries

Ruth Brenda Green Duryee, 81, of Laurel, Maryland passed away April 12, 2021.   She was born in 1939 to Lloyd B. Green and Ruth G. Green in Takoma Park, Maryland.   Brenda retired from Old Country Buffett in Laurel, Maryland.  She enjoyed gardening, playing cards, dancing, going to yard sales and had a love for trains and cats.   She is survived by her son, Billy Duryee, Daughter-in-law, Julia Duryee and 3 beautiful grandchildren.   She was preceded in death...

Theresa Marie Higdon, 59, beloved wife and mother, passed away April 11th, 2021 on the Feast of Divine Mercy. She was born on April 15th, 1961 to Jack Finn and Aileen Rouleau in Bainbridge, Maryland.   She is survived by her loving and devoted husband Chester Higdon, her children Marisa, Robert, Tony, Madalynn, Jaclyn and Renée; her 16 grandchildren and her brothers Mike, Tom, Tim and Jim. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, as well as her brother...

  Sheila I. Anderson, born, raised, and a lifelong resident of Laurel, went to be with the Lord on April 9, 2021.  Sheila was born on November 11, 1961, to the late Norman C. and Phyllis W. Iglehart, also lifelong residents of Laurel.  Sheila's father was a national square dance caller, and many times she went to sleep listening to her father practice his calling in the basement.  She had no real choice but to learn how to square dance, however she came to enjoy it...

Eugene J. Corrado Sr. Of Berwyn Heights, Maryland was called to heaven by our Lord Jesus Christ on April 09, 2021. Gene was the 5th of 6 children born to Joseph and Anna Corrado. They were both first generation immigrants from Naples, Italy. As most of us know things were tough back then with all the lingering effect of the Great Depression. He learned early in life, that life was not easy. He saw and understood that to get ahead an make a life for himself he was going to have to work...

Elizabeth Joan Kuchta Petza (Betty) of Laurel, MD, passed away quietly at her home on April 9, 2021, after a three -year -long struggle to recover from multiple strokes.  Betty is survived by her loving husband of almost 50 years, Donald Petza; they were married on April 17, 1971.  She is also survived by her sister, Denise Kuchta Lovelady, and brother-in-law, David Lovelady.   Betty was born in Baltimore, the daughter of the late Albert A. Kuchta and Elizabeth (nee...

Ronald J. Bills, Sr. passed away on April 6, 2021 after an illness. He retired from Giant Food after 48 years of service.  Mr. Bills  is survived by his wife, Brenda M. Bills, son Ronald J. Bills, Jr., grandchildren; Britney Bills-Rhodes, Matthew Rhodes, Nicole Bills and great-grandchildren; Raylen and Sophia Brown. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 14 at the Donaldson Funeral Home, P.A., 313 Talbott Avenue from 6 to 8 PM where a prayer service will begin at...

Thomas J. Sands (Jack), was born January 17, 1936 in Madison, North Carolina.  He passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021 at the age 85.  Jack moved to Baltimore, Maryland and worked at a shoe company.  He then worked for a paint company, mixing colors of paint for customers.  He also worked as a construction worker and was known for doing a great job; it was a job that he loved.  He met Violet Ellinger (Vi) at Woody’s in September 1979 and they were together...

It is with deep sorrow that we announce that Frances Eva Richardson, age 50, of West Laurel passed away April 4, 2021. Frances was born in 1970 to Ronald Doig and Sandra Doig (Tait) in Montreal, Canada. Frances earned degrees at McGill University and the University of Toronto before moving to the U.S. She worked most recently as a children’s librarian for the Prince George's County Memorial Library System at the Hyattsville branch. She enjoyed walking among flowers, socializing...

Barbara H. Frankland was called home to her Lord in the early morning of Saturday, April 3, 2021.   Born in Erwin, Tennessee on April 20, 1938, to Olga and William Helton, she was the youngest of nine children, Ernest, Roy, William, Irene, Kenneth, Louise, Juanita, and Zora.  After graduating from Unicoi County High School in 1956, Barbara moved to Washington, D.C. to work at the FBI. She was united in marriage to Harry J. Frankland on March 25, 1960 in Washington, D.C. He...

Mary “Polly” Palchefsky, age 93, passed peacefully on April 1, 2021, in Catonsville, MD. Polly was born Mary Louise Elder in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Ebensburg-Cambria High School in 1946, and went on to complete her Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages at Grove City College. After graduating college, Polly was hired by NSA and trained to be a Russian Linguist. It was there that she met her beloved Mike. Polly and Mike fell in love and married in 1956....