Obituaries

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...

Helen Sophia Boswell

Nov 22, 2013

On Friday, November 22, 2013, Helen Sophia (Gernoittis) Boswell, beloved wife of the late John W. Boswell, Sr. passed away at her home. She is the loving mother of Regina C. Scott, John W. Boswell, Jr., Joseph E. Boswell and James H. Boswell. Mrs. Boswell is also survived by her sister Pauline Shephard, 12 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. In...

Ralph J. Gaddi

Nov 17, 2013

Ralph Joseph Gaddi, 89, of Laurel, Md., peacefully passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013.

He was born on July 24, 1924 in Washington, D.C. and always lived in the metropolitan area except during his Army military service in the Pacific Theater during WWII. He worked 25 years for the Army Map Service, Topographic Printing unit. During that...

Mary Ella Racine Hawkins

Nov 15, 2013

Racine was born in Montgomery County, Maryland, and resided there all the years of her life. She graduated from Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, and worked as a bookkeeper at the Kresge's five and dime store in Silver Spring until her marriage to Leland Hawkins. The marriage ended after the birth of their third child and Racine...

Ethel Mae Fullum

Nov 14, 2013

Ethel Mae Fullum, devoted wife for 59 years of the late Malcolm V. Fullum, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2013. Mrs. Fullum was born in Washington, PA to the late Rev. Nelson and Ora Gray on December 13, 1931. She is the loving mother of Dr. Terrence Fullum and the late Pamela Lee Stovall; sister of Inell Gray...

Frances Regina Mcneil

Nov 14, 2013

Frances Regina McNeil, 96, a Laurel resident for 40 years passed away at her home on Thursday, November 14, 2013. She was born on May 4, 1917 in Washington, D.C. to the late Louis and Emma Labille. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed traveling and playing slot machines. In addition to her...

Doris Marie Chaney

Nov 14, 2013

Doris Marie (Slater) Chaney, age 85, of Savage, widow of Curtis Lee Chaney, passed away on 14 November 2013.

She was born in Savage on Jan. 29, 1928, to Morris Carroll Slater and Virgie Marie (Baldwin) Slater. She graduated from Elkridge High School, worked briefly as a telephone operator at Ft. Meade during WWII, and at the...

Mertice "Bunny" Bailey

Nov 13, 2013

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Visitation

November 20, 2013 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Donaldson Funeral Home Chapel 313 Talbott Avenue Laurel, MD Funeral Service

November 20, 2013 12:00 PM

Donaldson Funeral Home Chapel 313 Talbott Avenue Laurel, MD Interment

Wednesday November 20 2013

Emmanuel United...

Robert Owen Duncan

Nov 13, 2013

Robert Owen Duncan, Jr. was born on June 8th, 1941 in Baltimore, MD. He passed away peacefully at home with his wife by his side on November 13th, 2013. Bob was the son of Robert Owen Duncan, Sr. and Cecelia Duncan. He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Paulette B. Duncan, and their two sons Robert...

P.G. "Pete" Melbourne Melbourne

Nov 13, 2013

P. G. "Pete" Melbourne, III was born on June 1, 1929 in Laurel, Maryland. He passed away peacefully with his family surrounding him on November 13, 2013 in Ocean City Maryland. He was 84 years old. He was the son of Percival G. Melbourne Jr. and Bernice Grady Melbourne. He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years,...