Obituaries
Local obituaries for Laurel and surrounding areas.
Jeannine "Woody" Collins
Aug 2, 2024
Jeannine (Woody) Collins died on August 2, 2024.
She is survived by children, Kevin, Paul, Patrick, and Suzanne; daughter’s-in-law, Miriam (Mimi), Deanna, Robin and grandchildren, Savannah, Grace-Lynn, Shane, Quinn, Reese, and sister Landy Sykes. She is preceded in death by her parents Howard (Poppop) and Joanna (Big Gammy) Gadwa, brother John (Will) Gadwa, sister Lenore (Bootsy) Lerch,...
Wanda Lee Haag
Jul 29, 2024
Wanda Lee Haag, of Silver Spring, Maryland passed away on July 29, 2024. She was 98 years old. She was born on June 27, 1926 to Rollie J. Hall and Anna Hall (Clay) and raised in a small mining town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
Wanda graduated as high school valedictorian, then moved to Washington DC during...
Maureen M. Brogan
Jul 29, 2024
Maureen Brogan, age 59, of Concord, MA, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2024. She was a loving and devoted wife, sister and aunt. Her kind, generous and caring nature will be missed by all of her family and friends.
Maureen is survived by her loving family: brother William Brogan of Adelphi, MD; sister Catherine Lyons of...
Anna T Myles
Jul 28, 2024
Anna Treasa Myles, age 98, passed away peacefully at her home in Ocean City, Maryland, on July 28, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on April 19, 1926, in Newark, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Anthony Capacchione and Carmela Galiatto.
Anna had a captivating vibrant energy and unwavering love for her family....
Betty I. Brown
Jul 27, 2024
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On July 27th, 2024, Betty Ivadine Brown, 89, passed away in Laurel, MD, with loving family by her side. She was born in Martinsburg, WV on January 10, 1935 to the late Wallace and Ivadine (nee Edwards) Reynolds, and grew up there. She was preceded in death by her...
Andrea Maria O'Neill
Jul 22, 2024
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Andrea Maria O’Neill, age 89, passed away on July 22, 2024, in Fulton, MD.
Born April 18, 1935, in Havana, Cuba. Daughter of Obdulia and Donald Ward. She lived in Laurel, MD for most of her life. Her first profession was as a...
Deborah Lynn Bailey
Jul 20, 2024
Deborah Lynn (Gales) Bailey, affectionately referred to as Mimi and G-ma, passed away peacefully on July 20th, 2024 surrounded by her loved ones. Deb is survived by her loving husband of 35 years, Michael, her two adult children, Misty and Stephanie, along with her five grandchildren, her most treasured gifts: Tyler (28), Gabby (16), Reid (14), Brodie (11), and...
James A. Wilson
Jul 20, 2024
James A. Wilson passed away on July 20, 2024. James was the beloved husband of Mary Celeste Wilson ( nee Lepore); devoted father of Elizabeth Ann Wilson, Lisa Marie Wilson and her husband Hump Plotts; loving grandfather of Kenneth ( Elizabeth), James and Sarah Plotts.
Interment at Arlington National Cemetery at a future date.
Rosemarie Celentano
Jul 16, 2024
Rosemarie Celentano passed away at the age of 74 at her home in Laurel, Maryland on July 16, 2024, from her 2nd battle with cancer. She was originally from Marysville, PA. She was also a graduate of Susquenita High School in Duncannon, PA. She met and fell in love with her husband, Jerry Celentano, and they married in June...
Joseph Kendall Kelly
Jul 15, 2024
Joseph Kendall Kelly, age 63, passed away in his home in Laurel, Maryland, on July 15, 2024.
Joe was born on September 14, 1960, in Bermuda, to John and Patricia (Sullivan) Kelly. He was the oldest of seven children—ten years older than the youngest. He was best friend to John, rule follower to Karen, big brother to...
Sylvia M. (Lancner) Johnston
Jul 11, 2024
Sylvia M. Johnston (Sibbie), 88 of Laurel, MD passed away July 11th, 2024 at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. surrounded by her loving family.
Sylvia was born on March 12, 1936 in Blakely, PA to Francis and Sylvia Lancner. She attended Liberty High School where she graduated and continued on to graduate from Penn State University...
Mavreen "Deeny" K. Veihmeyer
Jul 9, 2024
Born Mavreen Margaret Kelly to Anna Lily Gay Mack and William Bernard Kelly III in Dallas, PA, she was the youngest of four children, a child of the Great Depression and of World War II. These formative events of her youth shaped her outlook for the remainder of life. She never failed to appreciate the little things and to...
Daniel "Dpd Iii" Dorney
Jul 8, 2024
Daniel Paul Dorney (DPD III), age 64, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, July 8, 2024 surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on February 22, 1960 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late James and Janice Dorney. He is survived by his loving wife Judy Walsh. Beloved brother of James (Barbara) of West Mifflin, PA,...
Katharina (Ascherl) Joswick
Jul 6, 2024
Katharina Joswick (née Ascherl), aged 93, passed away unexpectedly and jarringly on July 6, 2024, in Silver Spring, MD, following hospitalization for complications of sepsis. Born in a Bavarian village in 1931 (to parents who ultimately had a family of five girls and seven boys) on the outskirts of Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany, she emigrated to the United...
Joanne Carol Wilson
Jul 5, 2024
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Joanne Carol Wilson of Laurel, MD, 83.
Born in Washington, DC March 24, 1941, Joanne grew up in Capitol Heights, MD
Joanne was preceded in death by her parents, Francis W. Wilkinson and Eileen P. Lloyd Wilkinson...
Darrell W. Mcindoe
Jul 5, 2024
Dr. Darrell Windfred McIndoe, 93, of Fulton, Maryland passed away on July 5, 2024.
He was born in 1930 to Clarence Wilbert McIndoe, and Dorothy Morrow McIndoe in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania.
Dr. McIndoe graduated from Allegheny College in 1952, joined the United States Air Force in 1955, and earned his medical degree from Temple University in...
Clara Virginia Allen
Jul 4, 2024
Clara Virginia Allen, 83, of Laurel, Maryland, passed away on July 4, 2024. Clara was born on April 16, 1941, to Maurice and Mary Gearhart. She graduated from Anchorage High School in Anchorage, Alaska in 1959, and obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1963. Clara dedicated 38 years of her professional life to the federal...
Regina R (Baker) Ford
Jul 3, 2024
Regina Rhea Ford (Baker) 1948 – 2024
It is with deep sorrow that we announce that Regina Rhea “Dee” Ford (76), beloved wife and mother, passed away on July 3, 2024. Born to Melvin and Martha Baker, January 7, 1948, in Washington, D.C.
It was in 1968 that Dee’s heart found its counterpart in Wayne...
Victor Jean Paul-Blanc
Jul 2, 2024
Dr. Victor Paul-Blanc passed away on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024 surrounded by warmth and family. He leaves a legacy as a devoted family man, brother, friend, and caring dentist to his patients.
Victor always left the impression of calmness and gentleness. Always quick with a smile and a wicked sense of humor. Always wanting the best for...