Obituaries

Doris K. Barron

Feb 8, 2015

Doris K. Barron passed away on February 8, 2015 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law. She was 92 years of age. Born on September 11, 1922 to the late Charles and Myrtle Rapp Kemery in Carpenterville, New Jersey she graduated from Phillipsburg High School in New jersey and Easton Hospital School of Nursing in Easton,Pennsylvania....

Edwina T. Alston

Feb 7, 2015

Edwina T. Alston of Ellicott City passed away on February 7, 2015 at Howard County General Hospital.  She was 62 years old.  She was born in New York on September 29, 1952.  She was a member of Celebration Church of Columbia.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 29 years Greg Alston; loving daughter Kenitra Alston;...

Linda M. Zwack-Wieman

Feb 7, 2015

Linda M Zwack-Wieman died peacefully February 7, 2015.

Linda was born in 1957 in New York to Herbert and Joan (Ruppel) Zwack.  Her father is a retired electrical engineer and her mother is a renowned artist. They moved the family to Maryland in 1970.

Linda was actively involved in the Theatre department at...

Bernard Wayne Pierce

Feb 5, 2015

Bernard Wayne Pierce, age 58, passed away on February 5, 2015 at Laurel Regional Hospital in Laurel, MD.

Bernie was born on May 24, 1956 to the late James Wayne Pierce and the late Glenda Kearns Pierce.  Bernie was born and raised in Laurel and graduated from Laurel High School in 1974.  After graduating high school Bernie...

Lawrence Burkett, Sr.

Feb 1, 2015

On Sunday, February 1, 2015, Lawrence “Larry” Burkett, Sr. passed away at his home. Larry was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 16, 1961 and has lived in the Laurel area for the last 30 years. He served many years as a Scout Master and Cub Master for the Boy Scouts of America. Larry is survived by his wife...

Doris Marie Peltz

Jan 30, 2015

On January 30, 2015, Doris Marie Peltz, beloved wife for 55 years to Kenneth Peltz, passed away. Doris was born in Virginia, on July 29, 1928, to the late James A. Hudgins and the late Goldie Smith. In addition to her husband, Doris is survived by her sister Lela H. Poms. Services and interment will be private. Arrangements by...

Ronald E. Flowers

Jan 29, 2015

Ronald (Ron) Earl Flowers, 71, former National Security Agency (NSA) Executive, died peacefully of natural causes on 29 January 2015.

Ron was born on 23 December 1943 in Montgomery, AL where he was raised by loving parents Earl and Miriam Flowers. He graduated from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, MD in 1961. Ron began his career...

Harold James

Jan 28, 2015

Mr. Harold James, 68, of Laurel passed away in his home on Wednesday January 28, 2015.

Obituary will be posted soon.

Patrick Marshall Wrenn, Sr.

Jan 24, 2015

Patrick M. Wrenn Sr, 69, died unexpectedly on Saturday January 24, 2015 at his 2nd home in Hilton Head Island, SC of an apparent heart attack.

Mr. Wrenn (Pat) was born on August 21, 1945 to the late Marshall and Bobby C. Wrenn in Washington DC and raised in Baltimore where he graduated from Calvert Hall High...

William Wayne Brown

Jan 23, 2015

William Wayne Brown, “WW” passed away on January 23, 2015 at his home in Moorefield, West Virginia. He was 60. He was born on March 23, 1954 to William Francis and the late Hazel Marlene Brown in Ft. Meade, MD. He was born and raised in Laurel until moving to West Virginia about 5 years ago. He graduated from...

John Walter Zapalski, Jr.

Jan 22, 2015

John Walter Zapalski, Jr. passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Laurel Regional Hospital.  He was 68 years old.  He was born on February 4, 1946 in Washington, D.C. to the late John and Margaret Zapalski.  He graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1965 and enlisted in the U.S. Army.  He retired after 40 years from the...

Vaughn E. Nelson

Jan 21, 2015

Mary F. Nickerson-Dabolt

Jan 17, 2015

Mary F. Nickerson-Dabolt, beloved wife of Edward J. Dabolt, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015. Mary was born in Ireland, on May 11, 1938, to the Patrick and Nora O’Sullivan. She has lived in Laurel since 1974 and was the owner and operator of a residential and commercial cleaning service. In addition to her husband, Mary is survived...

Anna Eleanor King

Jan 16, 2015

Anna Eleanor King, beloved wife of John L. King for 50 years, passed away on January 16, 2015. Mrs. King was born in Boothwyn, PA, on August 5, 1940, to the late John and Ermina Davis. Eleanor was a homemaker and loving mother to Lisa (Ryan) King and John (Michelle) King. She is also survived by her sister Beatrice...

Bill Wenzel

Jan 16, 2015

William “Bill” Wenzel Jr., Age 68, of Laurel, Maryland, died on Friday, January 16, 2014. Born May 2, 1946 in Riverdale, Maryland, Bill considered himself a lifelong Laurel resident. Bill was a graduate of Laurel High School (1964) and Towson University (1991).  He was an avid bowler at both Laurel Fair Lanes and Columbia's Brunswick Lanes, enjoyed following local...

Lorenzo Leak, Sr.

Jan 16, 2015

Mr. Lorenzo Leak, Sr. passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at his home on Friday January 16, 2015. He was born in Wadesboro, North Carolina to Eugene and Patsy Leak in 1929. Later he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he met his wife Betty Stanford. Betty and Lorenzo were married in 1951 and were married for 53 years before...

Edward J. Devine

Jan 15, 2015

Edward Devine, 87, of Laurel, MD passed away peacefully on January 15, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Isabelle Devine, and is survived by his wife of 61 years, Jennie Devine; his daughters DeeDee Devine and Becky Devine-McCawley; his grandaughters Sarah and Kristin McCawley; his sisters Isabelle Austin and Margaret Freeman; his brother Jim...

Gale A. Belli

Jan 14, 2015

Gale A. Belli, a resident of Woodbine and former resident of Laurel, passed away at her home on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Gale was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, on December 13, 1941, to the late Walter and Anna Schindler. Gale was raised in Massachusetts before moving to Maryland. She was a loving mother and grandmother, was employed as an...

Edward W. Klein

Jan 14, 2015

Edward W. Klein passed away on January 14, 2015 at Mandrin House in Harwood, MD.  He was 60.  He was born on June 15, 1954 to the late Elmer and Alice Klein.  He grew up in Jessup and moved to Laurel a year ago when he became ill.  He graduated from Arundel Senior High in 1973 and retired after...

Robert Lee Bolton, Sr.

Jan 13, 2015

Robert Lee Bolton, Sr., 73, lifetime resident of Laurel, MD, passed away on January 13, 2015.  Bobby, as he was known, was a career firefighter until his retirement in 1986.  He was Laurel Volunteer Fire Department’s first paid firefighter. In his early years, he would run fire calls with his older brother Thomas.  Eventually, the two worked together for...