Obituaries

Lucretia Naylor Israel

Jan 18, 2014

Obituary - Lucretia Naylor Israel

Lucretia Naylor Israel was born in Baltimore, Maryland on August 12, 1946 to Thomas Beale Israel and Virginia Lee Israel of Laurel, Maryland. With family nearby she passed away peacefully to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Larkin Chase Center, Bowie, Maryland at the age of 67. Two...

Alice Beachum

Jan 18, 2014

Alice passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014.

Alice was a resident of Maryland.

Funeral Service

Friday, January 24 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Donaldson Funeral Home, P.A. 313 Talbott Avenue Laurel, MD (301) 725-1690 Funeral Service

Saturday, January 25 12:00 PM

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Ella Elizabeth Leishear

Jan 17, 2014

Ella Elizabeth Leishear (Betty Merson Leishear)

On January 17, 2014. Born in Elk Ridge, MD to the late John O. and Mary Ann Merson. Beloved wife of the late Maynard B. Leishear. Devoted mother to Mary & Patrick Stroop, Nancy & Matthew Myers, Cathy & Brendan Hoffman and Wendy & James Vorce. Treasured grandmother of David &...

Peggy C. Henson

Jan 17, 2014

Peggy C. Henson, of Laurel, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014. She was born on February 20, 1933, in Tupper Lake, NY, to the late Camilla LaDue. Mrs. Henson was a crossing guard for Prince George's County before retiring to become a homemaker. She was a big Dallas Cowboys fan and loved to watch football on tv. She...

Charlotte Goodwin Krouse

Jan 15, 2014

Charlotte Goodwin Krouse, 82, loving mother and brilliant musician, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, MD. Charlotte was born on November 4, 1931 in Washington, D.C to George W. Goodwin, Jr. and Ethel Smith Goodwin. She attended University of Maryland, College Park and received a BA in English. Charlotte married Navy Lt....

Anthony Lee Allen

Jan 15, 2014

On January 15, 2014, Anthony Lee Allen, beloved son of Mary Reeley and Stanley E. Allen, Jr.; loving brother of Stanley Allen, III and his wife Melissa, dear uncle of Arik Allen, Alycia Allen, Macayla Allen, Jaxsen Allen and Gage Allen. Also survived by his grandparents, Margie and Stanley Allen, Sr. and many other relatives and friends.

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Rosetta Augusta Raduazo

Jan 14, 2014

Rosetta Augusta Raduazo, nee West, died peacefully on 14 January at Anne Arundel Medical Center. She was born on 8 October 1914 in Amherst, New Hampshire and is survived by 8 of her 9 children, 21 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Her husband of 58 years, Henry F. Raduazo, died in December 1997. They moved to Maryland in 1942...

Son S. Sorrentino

Jan 11, 2014

Mrs. Sorrentino was born on June 27, 1961 and passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014.

Mrs. Sorrentino was a resident of Virginia Beach, Virginia at the time of her passing.

All Services Will Be Private

Hazel P. Ritter-Pitzer

Jan 10, 2014

Hazel Polly Ritter-Pitzer, 90, a resident of Ellicott City passed away on January 10, 2014 at Gilchrist Hospice Center. She was born on April 12, 1923 to the late William and Lanta Dickman in West Virginia. She attended Huntington Central High School in Huntington, West Virginia. She enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1951 and served in the...

Faye Elizabeth Turner

Jan 7, 2014

Faye Elizabeth (Bailey) Turner, 76, beloved wife of the late Charles Edward Turner Sr. and a Laurel Maryland resident of 44 years, slipped the bonds of this earth to be with the Lord on January 7, 2014. She was born January 9, 1937 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Marion Betton (Bailey) Booker also a Laurel resident who...

Carol A. Meehan

Jan 7, 2014

Carol A. Meehan, a lifelong Laurel resident passed away on January 7, 2014 at Doctor's Hospital. She was born in Laurel on April 7, 1935 to the late Russell Wassowski and Anna Rose Fairall. Mrs. Meehan was a homemaker and a loving mother to her children Cheryl Simmons, Cynthia Ammon, Rick Meehan, Russell Meehan, Robert Meehan and Stephen Meehan....

Joel Xavier Celestine

Jan 6, 2014

Joel Xavier Celestine, 18, of Laurel, MD passed away on January 6, 2014. He was born on February 20, 1995 in Brooklyn, NY to Kurt Joel and Monica Celestine. He was a recent graduate of Reservoir High School and was attending Howard Community College. He attended the Tabernacle Church in Laurel. Joel enjoyed making people laugh, he was extremely...

Gregory Lee Bergren

Jan 5, 2014

Gregory Lee Bergren, 67, passed away on January 5, 2014 at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia. He was born on September 11, 1946 to the late Gerald and Alberta Bergren in Ann Arbor, Michigan and was raised in Bay City, Michigan. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1966 where he operated Nuclear Powered Submarines and was honorably discharged...

Leslie Carol Reynolds

Jan 1, 2014

Leslie Reynolds, a lifelong Laurel resident, passed away on January 1, 2014. Ms. Reynolds was a welcoming and loving person who welcomed many people to the Old Country Buffet where she worked. She was born on May 19, 1959 to Mary Gross and the late Jackie Reynolds. In addition to her mother, she is also survived by her children...

Melvin F. Beach

Dec 30, 2013

Melvin F. Beach, 68, died peacefully in his home on December 30, 2013 with his daughters by his side. He was the devoted father of Kristen Beach and Amber Burke and her husband, Daniel. He was also a loving grandfather to Grace and Anna Burke. Melvin was a lifelong resident of Laurel and longtime employee of Percontee, Inc. (formerly...

Charlotte Marion Mills

Dec 30, 2013

Charlotte Marion (Giddings) Mills, 73, native resident of Laurel died December 30, 2013 at Lorien Nursing Home in Columbia, Maryland. She was born November 1, 1940 in Laurel, Maryland. Daughter of the late Norman and Ruth Giddings of Laurel, Maryland. Mrs. Mills was preceded in death by her husband Charles Louis Mills, Jr. She is survived by her two...

Nellie Dodson

Dec 30, 2013

Nellie Dodson, beloved wife of the late Lawrence Dodson, passed away at the Howard County General Hospital on December 30, 2013. She was born on December 23, 1935, in Kensington, Maryland, to the late Doc and Katie Riley. Mrs. Dodson was a resident of the Burtonsville and Laurel areas for 52 years, was a member of the Laurel Moose...

Lawana L. Wolcott

Dec 30, 2013

Lawana L. Wolcott, a resident of Laurel for 36 years, passed away at the Laurel Regional Hospital on Monday December 30, 2013. Ms. Wolcott was born in Richmond, VA, on March 28, 1938, to the late Earl and Mary Edwards. Ms. Wolcott is survived by her daughter Debra Ray Gibala; brother Earl M. Forrester; granddaughter Shannon Gibala; great-granddaughter Hailey...

Frances Ramona Astlin

Dec 27, 2013

Frances Astlin, age 82, of Edgewater, MD, died peacefully on December 27, 2013 with her family by her side at the Tate Hospice House in Linthicum, MD. Born to the late Frank and Maggie Strickler of Staunton, VA, Frances married and started her own family in Maryland. Frances worked for the C&P Telephone Company for more than half of...

Gerard H. Marcotte

Dec 27, 2013

Gerard H. (Jack) Marcotte, 71, died Friday, December 27, 2013, with his family by his side at his home in Hyattsville, Maryland. He was born on June 24, 1942, in Palco, Kansas, to Henry and Olive (Brin) Marcotte. He graduated from Codell High School in 1961 and from Kansas State University in 1965. He served in the United States...