Obituaries
Local obituaries for Laurel and surrounding areas.
Stephanie Jean Mccormick
Oct 15, 2016
Stephanie Jean (Cosentino) McCormick, 73, of Lewes, Delaware after a long courageous battle went to rest in eternal peace on October 15, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. Stephanie was born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 6, 1943 to Joseph E. Cosentino and Mary R. (Hudak). She grew up in Baltimore City then moved to Ferndale. She also resided in Laurel,...
Lt. Col. Sterling M. Lewis, Jr. (U.S. Army, Ret.)
Oct 14, 2016
Sterling Lewis passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016 at his residence in Laurel, MD. Sterling was born on August 3, 1938 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Sterling M. Lewis and the late Louise Aston Lewis. He attained the merit of Eagle Scout as a youth. Growing up in Western Pennsylvania he became a life long Pittsburgh Steelers...
Anthony Joseph Marconi "Bud"
Oct 14, 2016
Anthony “Bud” Joseph Marconi of Laurel, MD passed away on October 14, 2016 in Columbia, MD. He was 85. He was born on November 4, 1930 to the late Joseph and Othelia Marconi in Altoona, PA. He graduated from Altoona High School in 1948 and was a Merchant Marine from 1948-1951. He worked as a lithographer at Haynes Lithograph...
Norma M. Mcculloh
Oct 14, 2016
Norma M. McCulloh (nee Helfenbein), a longtime resident of Laurel, passed away on October 14, 2016 at the Morningside House in Laurel. She was 94. She was born July 26, 1922 to the late Christian and Ellen Helfenbein in Baltimore, MD. An accomplished artist, she worked as a homemaker for many years, raising her family. In her free time...
Frank A. Mills, Sr.
Oct 9, 2016
Frank A. Mills, Sr. entered the heavenly kingdom of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, October 9, 2016, with his wife and children at his bedside. Frank died from complications of a surgical procedure to address diverticulitis.
Frank was born in Bucksport, Maine, January 31, 1939, the son of Frank A. and Elizabeth M. Mills....
John S. Rampersaud
Oct 4, 2016
John Sebastian Rampersaud rose to ascension as the sun went down on the evening of October 4th, 2016 at the Washington Hospital Center where he fought and ended a gallant battle against heart disease. A battle that lasted three years. He was 35 years old
John was born September 20th, 1981 in Palmyra Village, Guyana, South America. ...
James Russell Curran, Sr.
Oct 3, 2016
Curran, Sr., James Russell passed away on Monday, October 3, 2016 at is residence in Laurel, MD. Mr. Curran was born on November 2, 1941 to the late Paul H. Curran, Sr. and the late Alda A. Fedline Curran.
James was was has lived his entire life in the Baltimore/Washington area; growing up in Fairland area of...
Newton W. Davis, Jr.
Oct 3, 2016
On Monday, October 3, 2016 Newton William Davis, Jr. passed away at his residence in Jessup, MD. Mr. Davis was born on September 28, 1951 in Washington, DC to the late Newton William Davis, Sr. and Dolores (nee Burroughs) Breeden. Mr. Davis has lived in the Jessup area for the past 28 years, moving from the Laurel...
Prospero A. Flores
Oct 2, 2016
Prospero A. Flores, a resident of Laurel, MD passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C. He was 81. He was born on September 30, 1935 to the late Jose and Rosalina Flores in the Philippines. He graduated Medical School from the University of Philippines College of Medicine , moved to the United States...
Barbara M. Houck
Sep 29, 2016
On Thursday, September 29, 2016, of Silver Spring, MD died peacefully in her sleep at Casey House. Beloved wife of the late Chad Houck; mother of Leigh Zarbough, Chad (Paula) Houck, Rory (Janice) Houck; grandmother of Brian, Kevin, Colin, Brittany, Griffin, Mitch, Shannon and Erica; great grandmother of Dylan, Elliot and Oliver; aunt to many MacDougall and Houck nephews...
Ellis Cleveland Hall, Jr.
Sep 29, 2016
Ellis Cleveland Hall, Jr., a longtime resident of Laurel, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Howard County General Hospital surrounded by his family. He was 94. He was born on March 11, 1922 to the late Ellis, Sr. and Minnie Hall in Orange, VA. He was an avid duck pin bowler, enjoyed riding Harley Davidson motorcycles, fishing,...
Leo L. Emery
Sep 28, 2016
Leo Lloyd Emery, age 86, of Laurel, MD, passed away on September 28, 2016. He is survived by Joyce Emery, his wife of 64 years. He is survived by children Lynnda, Randall (Cathy), Marshall (Cindy), Derek (Gayre), and Matthew (Julie). He is also survived by eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one grandchild...
Kathryn S. Nichols
Sep 25, 2016
Kathryn “Kitty” Nichols, formerly of Laurel, passed away at her residence in Florida on Sunday, September 25, 2016 from COPD and Congestive Heart Failure. She was 88. She was born February 29, 1928 to the late William and Margaret Stevens. She graduated from Laurel High School in 1945. She worked for C&P Telephone Company in Baltimore and...
Edward Koshnick
Sep 25, 2016
Edward Walter Koshnick was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania on November 17, 1929, the first child of Walter William Koshnick and Anna Cecilia Alexis. He was baptized in St. Mary’s Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church in Kingston and attended GAR High School in Wilkes-Barre, graduating first in his class in 1947. Upon graduation, Edward enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving as...
Raymond Carl Abshire
Sep 19, 2016
Raymond Carl Abshire, 76, a long time resident of Laurel. Ray passed away on Sept. 19. Ray was born July 24, 1940 in Martinsburg WV, to the late Louise Leishear & Carl Abshire. He was a former member of the Laurel Police Department. Ray was the loving husband of Jane Abshire, who survives him. Ray leaves behind his sister...
Howard Daniel Wesley, Jr.
Sep 17, 2016
Howard Daniel Wesley, Jr, 86, of Brave, PA died Saturday, September 17, 2016 at his residence.
He was born January 2, 1930 in Washington, DC, a son of the late Howard Daniel Wesley and Mary Agnes Wood Wesley.
Mr. Wesley was a retired Master Scheduler for the United States Army. He was also a veteran...
James I. Cope Sr.
Sep 15, 2016
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