Obituaries

Ann Lee Jackson

Dec 27, 2013

Ann Lee Jackson, 100, a resident of Laurel, MD for 56 years passed away on December 27, 2013 at Laurel Regional Hospital. She was born on September 18, 1913 to the late Stephen V. and Anna Lee in Speedwell, NJ. She was a member of St. Mary of the Mills Catholic Church and was a lifelong democrat. In addition...

Eustace R. Harper

Dec 26, 2013

Eustace R. Harper, 82, a resident of Laurel for the past 17 years passed away on December 26, 2013 at Patuxent River Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on November 11, 1931 to the late Stanley and Cleo Harper in St. Michael, Barbados where he spent most of his life. He attended Poly Tech Institute and worked for...

Mary Elizabeth Sherman

Dec 21, 2013

Mary, or "Liz" as she was known to friends and family, died at age 88 surrounded by family on December 21st in Edmond, Oklahoma, where she lived the two previous years with Michael and Cathleen Sherman and their children. Born February 2, 1925 in Woodstock, Virginia, to Bessie Sherman, Liz was raised in a loving family by her mother...

Stephen Garfield Smith

Dec 19, 2013

On December 19, 2013, Stephen Garfield Smith, born to the late Netty Canning and F. Elwell Smith and raised in Patterson, N.J. He graduated from Patterson High School Class of 1948. He was an Aerial Photographer for the U.S. Navy from 1948-1952 and worked for Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory as a technical illustrator from 1952 until his...

Sun Sook Kim

Dec 15, 2013

Sun was born on July 8, 1915 and passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2013.

Sun was a resident of Laurel, Maryland.

Funeral Service

December 17, 2013 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Donaldson Funeral Home Chapel 313 Talbott Avenue Laurel, MD Interment

December 17, 2013 11:30 AM

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Evelyn Lillie Michael

Dec 15, 2013

Evelyn Lillie Michael, age 69, of Beltsville, MD, died Sunday, December 15, 2013, at Heartlands Health Care in Adelphi, MD.

Evelyn was born in Rockville, Maryland on May 9, 1944 to the late Dock Riley and the late Katie (nee Jordon) Riley. Soon after birth Evelyn moved to Burtonsville, Maryland where she resided until 1962 when she...

Douglas L. Francisco

Dec 15, 2013

Died on December 15, 2013 at Sunrise of Columbia Assisted Living Residence with family at his side. Beloved husband of 49 years to Betsy Phelps Francisco, he is also survived by three sons: Paul (Monica), Carl (Beth), and Jeffrey, three grandchildren: Emily, Julia, and Kyle, as well as a brother, David.

Doug's career in Washington included service...

Edward Charles Haffner

Dec 14, 2013

Edward Charles Haffner, 72, a resident of Laurel for 30 years passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at his residence. He was born on March 23, 1941 in Philadelphia, PA to the late William and Esther Haffner. He graduated from Olney High School in Philadelphia and Loyola University in Baltimore. He was a member of the Freestate Happy...

Gerald Albert Mauri

Dec 14, 2013

Gerald Albert Mauri, a resident of West Laurel, Maryland died peacefully at Stella Maris Inpatient Hospice on Saturday, December 14th, 2013 following a courageous battle against cancer. Jerry, as his friends and family knew him, was born January 10, 1942 in Buffalo, NY. He is survived by his wife D. Elaine Mauri, daughter Guilia Elisa Murray of North Carolina...

Steve Robert Dolce

Dec 13, 2013

Steve Robert Dolce Sr., of Laurel, MD died Friday December 13, 2013 after a long battle with cancer. He was born May 25th 1951 to Matthew and Beulalys Dolce in Laredo, TX. His family moved to Laurel in 1967 and he graduated from Laurel High in 1969. Steve enlisted in the Army the same year, specializing in communications and...

Katherine Ann Belknap

Dec 13, 2013

Katherine Ann Belknap, 56, a resident of Silver Spring for 24 years passed away on Friday, December 13, 2013 at Holy Cross Hospital. She was born on October 10, 1957 to John and Anneliese Belknap in Michigan. She received her Master's Degree from Eastern Michigan University. She enjoyed poetry, reading, baseball, football, crafts, and trips to Disney. Katherine worked...

William Earl Bryant

Dec 12, 2013

William Earl Bryant, Sr., age 79, of Laurel, MD, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 12, 2013, at his residence.

Mr. Bryant was born in North Carolina on December 18, 1933 to the late William Henry Bryant and the late Mary Boyette Bryant.

After graduating high school, Mr. Bryant entered the U.S. Army and served...

Waldo B. King

Dec 10, 2013

Waldo B. King, 94, passed away on December 10, 2013, at Montgomery County General Hospital. He was born on May 28, 1919, to the late Gladys H. Suttle in Harper, West Virginia. He was a decorated Veteran having served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Battle of the Bulge, European theater. Waldo was a longtime...

Marshall Lloyd Ginter

Dec 9, 2013

On Monday, December 9, 2013, Marshall Lloyd Ginter, beloved husband to Dorothy Spencer Ginter for 56 years, passed away at his home in Laurel. Mr. Ginter earned a PhD from Vanderbilt University and Post Docs from the University of Chicago as well as receiving an Honorary Doctorate from California State University, Chico. Teaching at the University of Maryland, College...

Margaret L. O'Rourke

Dec 8, 2013

Margaret L. O'Rourke "Peggy", 86, passed away on December 8, 2013 at Howard County General Hospital. She was born on December 14, 1926 to the late Harry and Polly Poland in Mount Savage, Maryland. She was a Laurel resident for over 50 years. She was a graduate from Allegany High School and West Virginia University. She was a member...

Douglas P. Connell

Dec 3, 2013

Douglas Palmerlea Connell, , age 96, of Seaford, DE, died Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at his residence in Seaford, DE.

Mr. Connell was born and raised in Burtonsville, MD and moved to the Guilford area of Howard County at the age of 7. He attended Laurel High School from the years of 1930-1934. Doug started his own...

Patricia Ann Peacock

Dec 2, 2013

Patricia Ann (nee Merchant), 80, of Upper Marlboro, MD passed away on December 2, 2013 at her son's residence in Laurel. She was born on November 24, 1933 in Washington, D.C. to the late Olin and Defiance (Fitzgerald) Merchant. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Elbert Fae Peacock; brother Olin, Jr. and...

Mary S. Morgan

Dec 2, 2013

Mary S. Morgan (Mary Joe), age 84, died Monday, December 2, 2013, at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. Mary Joe was a longtime resident of Laurel, MD, most recently living at the Riderwood Community in Silver Spring, MD.

Mary Joe spent her entire career with the National Security Agency Signals Intelligence Directorate and its predecessor...

Everett Delano Burner

Dec 1, 2013

Everett Delano Burner, Sr., age 80, of Jessup, MD, died Sunday, December 1, 2013, at Laurel Regional Hospital in Laurel, MD. Mr. Burner was employed as a Agricultural Technician (Farmer) by the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and later by Maple Lawn Farms in Fulton, MD.

He was the son of the late William Burner and the late...

Thomas Howard Eargle

Nov 26, 2013

Thomas Howard Eargle, 29, of Silver Spring, MD passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2013. He was born on April 6, 1984 in Baltimore, MD to Curtis H. Eargle and Beverly Rexon Dziduch. He graduated from Perry Hall High School in 2002 where he was the captain of his football team. He served in the U.S. Army Infantry Division...