Obituaries

John Shaw

Oct 6, 2013

John Shaw, 86, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at Gilchrist Hospice of Howard County. He was born on November 6, 1926 in Mansfield, Missouri to the late John and Nora Shaw. He came to Laurel, MD as a young teen in 1940. He held memberships at First Baptist Church of Savage and Hope Baptist Church where he...

Elmer Paul Luber

Oct 6, 2013

Elmer Luber, a resident of Ellicott City, passed away on Sunday, October 6,2013 at the Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, MD at the age of 93. Elmer was born on July 27, 1920 in Savage, MD and was the son of the late Vivian Luber and Rita Beall. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lee Luber, his...

Vincent Depaul Barrett

Oct 5, 2013

Vincent dePaul Barrett, 64, of Laurel, MD passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Laurel Regional Hospital. He was born on October 25, 1948 to Juanita (Asher) and the late Vincent DePaul Barrett, Sr. He graduated from St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C. and studied at American University and University of Maryland. He was a former...

John J. "Jack" Keating

Oct 3, 2013

John J. "Jack" Keating, Jr., 87 of Laurel, Maryland died on Thursday, October 3, 2013, at his residence in Laurel, Maryland.

Jack was born November 12, 1925, in Oklahoma; he was the son of John Keating, Sr. (Deceased) and Elisabeth Jonval Keating (deceased).

Jack was raised in New York City and attended Fordham University. Jack's...

Paul A. Villone

Sep 30, 2013

On September 30, 2013 , Paul Alfred Villone, a retired long time employee of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, beloved companion of Sandy Brown; devoted father of Theresa Villone Hackett, Patricia Ann Villone, JoAnna Lynne Villone Hicks and the late Cynthia Lynn Villone. Also survived by his 3 sisters Zoe, Nikki and Marsha, 8 grandchildren and many other...

Diane Cecelia Heiss

Sep 27, 2013

Diane Cecelia Heiss, on September 27, 2013, of Laurel, MD. Born in Brooklyn, NY, to Franklin and Mary Middleton, On July 17, 1937. She moved to Laurel in 1970, becoming active in the Laurel Moose Lodge and retired from the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Diane is the loving mother of Mary C. Schroth, Mark L. Richardson, John M. Heiss,...

Mary Margaret Welsch Tracey

Sep 26, 2013

On September 26, 2013, Mary Margaret Welsch Tracey, an insurance agent with Georgetown Insurance Company of Silver Spring; beloved wife of Wendell Tracey, devoted mother of Edward "E.J." Tracey, loving daughter of the late Edward Donald Welsch and Mary (nee King) Welsch and dear sister of the late John King and Edward Welsch. Also survived by her best friends,...

David E. Thompson

Sep 24, 2013

David E. Thompson, 49, a 19 year resident of Monrovia, MD passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at the Casey House in Rockville. He was born September 28, 1963 in Takoma Park and grew up in Kensington, MD. He graduated from Albert Einstein High School in 1981. He enjoyed Harley Davidson motorcycles, cars, watching Nascar and football. His...

Richard Grace

Sep 22, 2013

Richard Lee Grace, Jr., 71, a Laurel, Md., resident for 70 years, passed away on September 22, 2013 at Howard County General Hospital. He was born on October 16, 1941 in Washington, D.C. to the late Richard Lee Grace, Sr. and Margaret Grace. He graduated from Laurel High School in 1959 and the University of the District of Columbia...

Lester Young

Sep 13, 2013

Lester Young Sr. went to be with the Lord after a courageous battle with cancer on September 13, 2013, in Laurel, Md. He was born on August 13, 1938 in Lowmansville, Ky. to Elbert and Oakie Young. He is survived by his loving wife, Joyce Lee Ballenger-Young; his sister Janet Young-Tucker; and his five children, Tammie, Lester Jr., Mitchell,...

John F. Mccabe

Sep 13, 2013

John Francis McCabe, age 82, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2013 at the Cherry Lane Nursing Center in Laurel, MD. John resided in Laurel for over 54 years. John was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of 20 John entered into the U.S. Army and served in Korea. While in the military John was...

Dwight Stephen Scovitch

Sep 13, 2013

On September 13, 2013, Dwight Stephen Scovitch "Ike" , husband to Deborah Scovitch, loving father of Richard Scovitch, beloved son Madeline Scovitch and the late Henry Paul Scovitch, dear brother of Paul Scovitch and his wife Charlene, Cheryl McCardle and her husband Van and the late Kay Stoner and Michael Scovitch.

Dwight was an avid fisherman and...

Doris Mae Ostmann

Sep 11, 2013

Doris Mae Ostmann, 70, from Jessup, Maryland, passed away September 11, 2013 at Select Specialty Hospital in North Carolina. Born August 20, 1943 in Miami, West Virginia, Doris was a devoted mother and grandmother who loved to serve and care for others. In addition to raising her family, she volunteered in the community and her church; and often opened...

Ed Ronemus

Sep 8, 2013

Edward Ross Ronemus , 71, of Laurel, MD passed away on September 8, 2013 at Washington Adventist Hospital. He has been a Laurel resident since 1980. He was born on July 16, 1942 in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Northwestern High School in 1960. He played golf at the Bowie Golf and Country Club and enjoyed his classic car...

Emmi Lia Klatte

Sep 7, 2013

Emmi Lia (nAC.e Billmann) Klatte was born in Zirndorf, Germany on November 8, 1929. She passed away peacefully on September 7th, 2013 in Columbia, MD at the age of 83.

She was greatly loved and will be deeply missed. Emmi valued time with her family and had a way with children. She always had room on her...

William John O'Brien

Sep 7, 2013

William John O'Brien, 79, passed away at his residence in Laurel.

All services private.

Fred Smitherman

Sep 7, 2013

On Saturday, September 7, 2013, Fred Smitherman, Jr. passed away in Bedford, PA. Born in Maryland, to Fred and Mary Smitherman, he went on to join the family business, Laurel Paper and Metals. He is survived by his children; Joni, Shayna, Jessica, Heather, Fred, III ,Christopher, Nicholas and Steven; sister Betty and brother George. He is also survived by...

Penelope Gillespie Waring

Sep 6, 2013

Penelope (Penny) Waring was born in Malmesbury, England on Sept. 28, 1921. She passed away on September 6, 2013 from complications due to heart failure. She was living at Vantage House in Columbia, MD. Penny grew up on Long Island. In her 20's she worked in New York City as an assistant buyer for Best and Co. She was...

Barbara Ann Danna

Sep 5, 2013

DANNA, Barbara of Floral City Florida passed away September 5, 2013 at the age of 70. She was preceded in death by her husband Phillip Danna. She is survived by her daughter and "favorite" son-in-law, Julie and Greg Blucher and grandchildren, Kyle, Keith and Anna Kirsten of Scaggsville, MD. She is also survived by her partner, Gerald Brickle of...

Barbara Ann Leyba

Sep 3, 2013

Barbara Ann Leyba, 79, of Laurel, MD passed away peacefully at home after a courageous battle of brain cancer. She was born January 15, 1934 to the late Spencer and Pearl Evans in Pennsylvania. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank Leyba. She is survived by her twin boys Glenn and his wife Kim and Todd and...