All Obituaries

At just 64 years young, Jody Culmone has left our world and a massive void in our hearts. Born in New Jersey to the late Jockey Joe and Rosemarie “Cookie” Culmone,  Jody moved to Maryland and built a beautiful home and family. She graduated from The University of Maryland and was a devoted AOPi sorority sister. Jody is survived by her incredibly grateful children, Anthony Harvey (his girlfriend Raisa Magro) and Margaret Prus; her adoring grandson Cyrus; her loving...

Betty Grasso passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. She was born on June 21, 1932, the daughter of John Anthony Grasso and Florence Heinemann Grasso.  She worked for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers for 25 years until retiring in 1987.  Betty is survived by her sister Amelia Shannon, granddaughters Lorie Ann and Tanya Ashley, great grandchildren Aeon, Julius, Meadow and Madison.  She was preceded in death by her son Alan,...

Ceasar Alfred Charles Burke "CJ" was born on September 21, 1999, in Laurel, MD to Eve Mary Israel and Caesar Alfred Burke. He enjoyed moving and meeting new people throughout various cities in Maryland. Ceasar completed his education at Wilde Lake High School. CJ was very well known throughout the entire city of Baltimore.   Ceasar was a very loving and caring person. He was always known for extending his heart and knowledge to others. Ceasar was an extraordinary dancer who...

Cathy Harvey passed away peacefully with her family by her side on December 2, 2022 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.  Cathy was born on July 31, 1960 to Edward and Irene Izumi in Washington, DC.  Cathy and her family made their home in Maryland City.  Upon graduation from Meade High School in 1978, Cathy went to work for Montgomery Ward in Laurel, Maryland.  It was there that Cathy met her love and future husband, Calvin Harvey, the City’s current Fleet...

Robert Laird (Laddie) Thompson of Laurel, Maryland passed away on November 29, 2022. He died peacefully in his home with his loving wife of almost 65 years, Sonia Thompson, by his bedside. Laddie was born on February 16, 1937, in Raleigh, North Carolina to Mary Lewis Nivison and Marshall Alexander Thompson. As a child he moved with his parents and three older siblings, Anne, Tommy, and Mary Lou, to College Park, Maryland. In 1955, he graduated from Northwestern High School in Hyattsville,...

  The following obituary was lovingly submitted by the family of Evelyn Potter Evelyn Alma Potter, age 86, passed away in Laurel, Maryland on Tuesday, November 29th, 2022.  Born September 27th, 1936 in New York City, Daughter of Violet Fuchs and William Rankin. She spent her early years in New York City, moving to Arlington, Virginia for her teen years before settling in Laurel, Maryland. She raised three children and worked at Loyola Bank of Laurel. Evelyn was a...

Allen William Brinkman February 15, 1945 – November 29, 2022   Allen (Al) William Brinkman, 77, Born in Scotia, New York and a resident of Laurel, Maryland passed away peacefully on November 29th at Gilchrist in Columbia, Maryland. He is predeceased by his parents, Agatha Bielecki and Allen Edward Brinkman, his sister Martha Ann DiSieno, and Brother-in-Law Joseph (Joe) DiSieno. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Carroll Brinkman, children Trisha Anne Cortez and...

Charlotte Lavelle, age 81 passed away on November 26, after a long battle with Parkinsons Disease at her home surrounded by family members. Charlotte was born in Hagerstown, Maryland to Clarence and Lillian Babington and grew up in a humble farmhouse in rural western Maryland. She was shy and soft-spoken with a positive and pleasant personality. Charlotte devoted her life to supporting her husband, Mike and her sons, Rodney and Troy and granddaughter Jessica. She was employed by both the...

Services at Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, 15000 Good Hope Road, Silver Spring, MD 20925 on Monday, November 28 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Graveside Service to follow at Lake View Memorial Park, 2724 Liberty Road, Sykesville, MD at 3:00 PM