Obituaries

Apr 9, 2024

An obituary is not available at this time for Soon Ja Lee. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Apr 8, 2024

Leila Genet Shawel, age 17, passed away in Laurel, Maryland on Monday, April 8, 2024.

Leila was born on a beautiful summer day on August 23, 2006, in Seattle, WA to her loving parents, mother Bethel Necho Asres and father Getnet Estifanos Shawel.

In May 2008, she moved with her parents to Silver Spring, MD. ...

Apr 8, 2024

Gordon Thomas Whitehead (Tommy), 90 of Laurel passed away and went home to be with the Lord on Aril 8, 2024.

He was born on October 30, 1933 in Savage Maryland to the late William Lee Whitehead and late Dollie Marie (Gray) Whitehead, Luber.

He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles to a minor league...

Apr 5, 2024

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Nancy Maria (Fiori) Stevens, 93, of Laurel MD, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 5, 2024.

Born on October 15, 1930 in Medway Massachusetts to Eva (Currier) and Vincent Fiori (both deceased).  She was the wife of John Stevens for 39 years until he passed in 1995....

Apr 4, 2024

Anton Dillon Allahrakha was born on August 10, 2001 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan at the Karachi Adventist Hospital. He was the eldest of four children born to Amir and Carolyn Allahrakha. Anton thrived on figuring things out himself. He was a hands-on guy who loved tackling projects – from landscaping his yard to meticulously detailing his cars. He even...

Apr 4, 2024

The services for Margaret McLaughlin will be live-streamed; you may view by clicking HERE.

Margaret Anne Crane McLaughlin, known as Peggy, was born March 22nd 1942 in Jersey City New Jersey. She passed away on April 4th, 2024 in Crofton, MD. She was the daughter of Edward and Margaret Crane. Peggy is survived by her husband of...

Apr 3, 2024

Martina Alvarado de Zapata, 81, of Silver Spring, MD, passed away on April 3rd, 2024. Born on September 16th, 1942 in San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic to Irene Alvarado and Alida Aquino, Martina spent her youth in San Francsico de Macoris where she studied clothing design and worked as a Alta Costura teacher, and was a member of...

Mar 14, 2024

Frederick Daniel Veihmeyer

Frederick D. Veihmeyer, age 98, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2024. Fred was born to Edna (Zimmerman) and Jesse George Veihmeyer in the Benning neighborhood of Washington DC. As a boy, he moved with his family to the Kenilworth neighborhood where he lived until entering the service. As a young man, he was...

Mar 9, 2024

An obituary for Nelson Zamora is not available at this time. We invite you to share your thoughts on the tribute wall.

Mar 6, 2024

Life Sketch of Karl Eide

October 23, 1923 – March 6, 2024

Karl Eide was born October 23, 1923 on a small farm overlooking a fjord in Kvammen, Norway, near Ostereidet, 30 miles north of Bergen, Norway. He was the fourth child of seven born to Nils and Andrina (Kvammen) Eide. It is interesting to...

Mar 5, 2024

Mary Grace (LaRue) Villeneuve of Odenton, MD., 62, passed peacefully after a lengthy battle with cancer on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in the Hospice Unit at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. She was the youngest of four children, born in Buffalo, NY. to the late Daniel M. and Marie V. (Kostur) LaRue on February 21,1962, moving to...

Mar 3, 2024

On Sunday, March 3, 2024, Paul Lawrence Jackson, Jr., exchanged his life here on earth for an eternal one. He transitioned, in the early morning, peacefully at home in District Heights, Maryland.

Paul was born on March 23, 1954, in Washington, DC to the late Paul “Stonewall” Lawrence Jackson, Sr. and Margaret Lennetha Winston (née Alston).

Mar 3, 2024

Andrew Noll Davis, 24, of Columbia, MD passed away on March 3, 2024.

Andrew was born on July 21, 1999 in Laurel, MD.  He was a 2017 graduate of Hammond High School and a 2022 graduate of the Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors of Maryland, where he earned his Journeymen License.  He was employed by Clark Service...

Feb 24, 2024

William "Billy" Whitehead Jr., 83, of Manchester,  MD., passed away Saturday February 24, 2024, surrounded by his family.

Billy was born in Laurel, MD on April 14, 1940 by the late William G. And Gladys M (Poe) Whitehead.

Billy is survived by his wife of 66 years, J. Delores (Rice) Whitehead;  and four children: Jane...

Feb 24, 2024

Dean Emerson Louden, 58, passed away on February 24, 2024.

Dean was born on June 20, 1965, in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, to Helene Heron Louden and Harold Patrick Louden (deceased). He was the second of three children.

At 12 years old, Dean and his sister, Andrea and brother Andrew moved to Rosedale, New York...

Feb 23, 2024

Jean Allen, age 91, of Laurel, MD, passed away after a brief illness Friday, February 23, 2024 in Columbia, MD.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 2, 2024, 12:00 pm at the Donaldson Funeral Home, 313 Talbott Ave, Laurel, MD, with interment to follow at the Ivy Hill Cemetery, 1201 Sandy Spring, Laurel, MD.  In lieu...

Feb 20, 2024

Summit was born on March 20, 1927, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died on February 20, 2024, in Silver Spring, Maryland.

He grew up in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, and was the 3rd eldest child out of 4 siblings. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clarence Willett Lippincott and Margaret Banyard Lippincott, and siblings Benjamin Banyard...

Feb 19, 2024

Joy Carol Gunter, age 84, of Laurel, Maryland passed away February 19, 2024 at Howard County Hospital surrounded by family. She was born December 30, 1939 to Marshall Dewey Collins and Jessie Maude Grove in Bedford, Pennsylvania.

She was a daycare provider and homemaker.

She is survived by two daughters: Victoria Ranshaw of Laurel, Maryland...

Feb 17, 2024

An obituary is not available at this time for Bernadine A. Mason. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Feb 16, 2024

Deirdre Keating Vogel, 69, of Millsboro, DE passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 16, 2024 after a long battle with cancer.

She was born in 1955 to John Joseph Keating, Jr. and Joan McGowan Keating in Washington, D.C. as the oldest of six. Deirdre attended Oxon Hill High School before studying nursing at the University...