Obituaries

Local obituaries for Laurel and surrounding areas.

Barbara Richardson

Barbara Richardson

Mar 26, 2012

Barbara passed away on Monday, March 26, 2012.

Barbara was a resident of Laurel, Maryland.

Janene Kay Oettel

Janene Kay Oettel

Mar 24, 2012

Janene Kay Oettel, 51, died on March 24, 2012 at her residence in Laurel. She was born on July 3, 1960 to the late Frank and Betty Oettel in Michigan. She graduated in 1978 from Eisenhower High School in Sterling Heights, Michigan. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from James Madison College at Michigan State and a Master's...

Rose Ochipinti

Rose Ochipinti

Mar 23, 2012

Rose Marie Ochipinti, age 87, died peacefully at home, with family by her side, March 23, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Even through the hardest times of the disease, she never lost the essence of who she truly was. She is survived by her beloved husband of 54 years, Samuel J. Ochipinti, the one person she...

Kyong Tae Kwon

Kyong Tae Kwon

Mar 19, 2012

Kyong Tae Kwon, 89, a resident of Columbia, MD passed away on March 19, 2012 at Gilchrist Hospice Center of Howard County.

Visitation

March 21, 2012 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

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

March 22, 2012 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

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Justin David Churchwell

Justin David Churchwell

Mar 18, 2012

Justin David Churchwell, beloved son of Kathy and Don, loving brother to Tyler and Steve, devoted nephew, best friend to all. A visitation will be held on Friday, March 23 from 2-4 and 6-8 at Donaldson Funeral Home, P.A., 313 Talbott Ave, Laurel, MD. Services will be held on Saturday, March 24 at 11 am at Countryside Fellowship Church,...

Arthur Alphanso White

Arthur Alphanso White

Mar 15, 2012

Arthur Alphanso White, age 60, of Laurel, Maryland died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at his residence. Born January 18, 1952 in Jamaica he was the son of the late Yola (Kerr) and Stanley White. He is survived by his wife Verna C. White; children Shenika Falloon and Brian White; one sister, two brothers, and many nieces and nephew. Mr....

Christopher Andrew Joseph

Christopher Andrew Joseph

Mar 12, 2012

All services will be private.

Thomas Isaac Sexton

Thomas Isaac Sexton

Mar 11, 2012

Thomas (Tom) Isaac Sexton, of Great Cacapon, WV, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2012. Tom was loved by all who knew him and will be greatly missed.

Tom is survived by his children, Jerry Sexton of Hedgesville, WV, Christie Sexton Zion Sexton of Pasadena, MD, Edward Harris of Sparrows Point, MD, Mary Ann Harris Smith of...

Christian W. Smith

Christian W. Smith

Mar 9, 2012

Christian Wiley Smith, 28, of Laurel died March 9, 2012. He was born April 9, 1983 in Silver Spring, MD to Thomas Edward and Anne Smith. He graduated from Pallotti High School in 2001. He worked for J.T. Bowles Electrical Company as an electrician for the last 4 years. He had just completed electrician school. In addition to his...

Susan Mary Devine

Susan Mary Devine

Mar 9, 2012

Susan Mary Devine, 51 of Laurel, Maryland died on Friday, March 9, 2012, at Laurel Regional Hospital in Laurel, Maryland.

Born Friday, August 12, 1960 in Staten Island, New York, she was the daughter of the late Richard Trombetta and the late Dorothy (nee Van Name) Trombetta.

She was a graduate of Madison Central High...

Elizabeth Anne "Bobo" Mccloud

Elizabeth Anne "Bobo" Mccloud

Mar 8, 2012

Elizabeth Ann "BoBo" McCloud, 69 of Laurel, Maryland died on Thursday, March 8, 2012, at her residence in Laurel, MD.

She was born Saturday, February 20, 1943.to the late Marvin and Adie (nee Chase) Wilson.

Mrs. McCloud graduated from Coudersport High School in 1960. After High School she went to the Humboldt Institute in Minneapolis,...

James Jay Semmel

James Jay Semmel

Mar 7, 2012

James Jay Semmel, 70, of Clarksville, MD since 1978 died suddenly on March 7, 2012 at his residence. He was born on April 29, 1941 to the late Ruby H. Herrington in New York. He attended Hemlock High School in New York. He served in the U.S. Army for 4 years. He worked for A.E. Davies Distributor for about...

William Harrison Wall

William Harrison Wall

Mar 6, 2012

William Harrison Wall infant son of Treven P. and Alison M. Wall died on March 6, 2012 at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He is also survived by his brothers Peter and Ian Wall.

Graveside Service

March 10, 2012 11:00 AM

Columbia Memorial Park 12005 Clarksville Pike Clarksville, MD

Norman Foster Bates

Norman Foster Bates

Mar 4, 2012

Norman Foster Bates, age 78, of Hanover, MD, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Baltimore-washington Medical Center. Mr. Bates was born on October 22, 1933 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Mr. Bates moved to Maryland as a young man and was empolyed on the assembly line for General Motors. After leaving General Motors Mr. Bates worked as a teacher for...

Doris Hedley

Doris Hedley

Mar 1, 2012

On Thursday March 1, 2012, Doris Hedley passed away peacefully at the Madarin Hospice House in Harwood, MD. Mrs. Hedley is survived by her daughters Irene Gamboa and Mary Jo Hoffman and her son Frank Hedley. She is also survived by her 8 grandchildren and her 11 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Hedley was predeceased by her parents John and Mendie Surrency...

George Odus Klies

George Odus Klies

Feb 28, 2012

George O. Klies, Jr., 80 of Clarksville, MD passed away February 28, 2012

George was born on his parent's farm in Chandlersville, OH. Graduated from Ohio University (Athens) and served in the Army during the Korean War. After the Army he became an employee of the National Security Agency headquarters in Ft. Meade, MD. He retired as...

Lester Allen Tayman

Lester Allen Tayman

Feb 25, 2012

Lester A. Tayman, 85, of Fulton, MD died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community in Quarryville, Pennsylvania. He was born October 10, 1926 in Nottingham, Prince George's County, Maryland to the late William M. and Mary Jane Bryant Tayman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 47 years...

Viola Inez Whipps

Viola Inez Whipps

Feb 25, 2012

Viola Inez Whipps, age 88, of Sykesville, MD, died Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Hillside House in Clarksville, MD. Mrs. Whipps was born on May 1, 1923 to the late William and Ellen (nee Bowman) Semones. Mrs. Whipps moved to Barbersville, MD (now Maryland City) and then to West Laurel where she spent the majority of her life. She...

Hazel Irene Michel

Hazel Irene Michel

Feb 23, 2012

Hazel Akers Michel died February 23, 2012 at the Brooke grove Nursing Home in Sandy Spring, Maryland. She was 93 years old.

Mrs. Michel was born on March 27, 1918 and lived in Savage and Columbia, Maryland for most of her life.

Mrs. Michel was trained as a printer and worked for many years at...

Dore Kamali

Dore Kamali

Feb 22, 2012

Services will be private