Obituaries

Dahlia Irene Vogler

Nov 6, 2024

Dahlia Irene Vogler, 67, of Odenton, Maryland went to claim her heavenly reward in Bethesda, Maryland on November 6th, 2024. Dahlia was born in Mexico D.F. to Azucena Carranza and Efrain Cardenas. At the age of 18 she moved to the United States.

Dahlia fell in love with and married her husband, Kim in June 1981. From...

Marjorie Evelyn (Dunn) Gustafson

Nov 6, 2024

Marjorie Evelyn Gustafson (nee Dunn) on November 6, 2024.  Marjorie was the beloved wife of the late Carl Gustafson, devoted mother of Bob, Gary and Wayne Gustafson.  She is also survived by many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents Frederick and Julia Dunn and her sisters Lillian and Ann. Marjorie loved to garden and grow...

Ralph Xavier Nardone

Nov 4, 2024

Ralph Xavier Nardone

Record of Birth Name: Angelo Raffaele Nardone. Nick Name: Rip

Born and raised in his beloved Westerly, RI, Ralph was a first-generation Italian American. With his parents, Rocco (a stone mason) and Adelina (who managed the home and an enormous garden), Ralph grew up in an Italian neighborhood with his six sisters...

Mark David Leser

Nov 4, 2024

Mark D. Leser, 62, died November 4, 2024 at Washington Adventist Hospital.  A Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and a Prayer Service beginning at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at

Donaldson Funeral Home, P.A.

313 Talbott Ave (Rt 198 W)

Laurel, MD 20707

301-725-1690...

Susan Diane Dooley

Nov 4, 2024

Susan Diane Dooley, warmly referred to as “Sue”, passed away on November 4th, 2024. She was 71 years old.

Sue was born on December 12th, 1952, to William and Bernadette Ridenour. She spent her early years in the Maryland area, where she later entered the Army. Her collegiate studies took her to Kansas State University, where she...

Gideon Grey Haralson

Nov 3, 2024

Our beloved Gideon Grey Haralson left us on November 3, 2024 at the tender age of 35. He brought immeasurable joy and light into our lives with his kind and gentle heart and his radiant and neverending smile.

Gideon will be forever remembered and sadly missed by his family: mother - Rhonda, grandmother - Barbara Gallagher, grandfather...

Carrie Frances Flanagan

Nov 2, 2024

Carrie F. Flanagan, of Laurel, Maryland passed away on Saturday, November 2nd. She was 66 years old. Born on October 22nd, 1958 to Ruth and Harold Vettel, Carrie was a lifelong Maryland resident who graduated from University of Maryland in 1981. Her career took her into the medical field, where she worked diligently in the billing and coding department...

Doris Ann Rebish

Nov 1, 2024

Doris Ann Rebish, 89, passed away at her home in Bowie, Maryland, on Friday, November 1, 2024.  She was a resident of Lothian for many years and relocated to Bowie to live with her niece, Debbie Herbert.

Doris was born February 19, 1935, in West Virginia to John and Thelma Bowers. She was married to the love...

James M. Athey

Oct 28, 2024

The Funeral Service for Mr. Athey will be live-streamed; to access please click HERE.

James M. Athey, affectionately known as “Spike”, passed away on October 28th, 2024. He was 85 years old.

Born on June 21st, 1939, to James and Betty Athey, Spike was a Laurel native who graduated from Laurel High School in 1957...

Amber Marie Cook

Oct 25, 2024

Amber Marie Cook, born on August 3, 1981, in Olney, Maryland, passed away unexpectedly on October 25, 2024. She leaves behind a legacy of love, creativity, and passion that will be cherished by all who knew her.

Amber was a devoted mother to her beloved son, James, age 6, who was the light of her life. She...

Kathleen D. Miller

Oct 23, 2024

Kathleen Dawn Miller, 56 of Laurel, MD unexpectedly passed away October 23rd, 2024

She was born in 1968 to Ronald and Patricia Lehocky in Chicago, IL

Kathi was a Master Floral Designer, working with flowers most of her life. She loved flowers, loved creating beauty and sharing it with the world.

She enjoyed...

Florence A. Hartmeyer

Oct 21, 2024

Florence Alice Hartmeyer passed peacefully at home on October 21, 2024 at the age of 96.  Always known as Alice, she was a lifetime resident of Laurel, Maryland.

Alice was born on June 20, 1928, on the family farm as the only child of her parents, the late Frank Allen and Rosalie Mitchell Allen.  Her father worked...

James "Jim" Patton

Oct 20, 2024

James Luttrell Patton, known as Jim, passed away on October 20, 2024. He was born June 30, 1941, to parents Elmer and Mary Robson Patton.

Jim attended schools in his hometown of Charleston, West Virginia. He received his Bachelor’s from Hampton Sydney College in Virginia and received his Master’s from and did his doctoral work at the...

Helen "Terri" Teresa Quattrone

Oct 16, 2024

Helen Teresa Quattrone, known to all as Terri, passed away on October 16, 2024 at the age of 74.

She was born on May 4, 1950, in Washington DC to the late Samuel Smith and Veronica Smith (Shea). Terri moved to Laurel as a teenager, briefly moved to Germany for work and then returned to Laurel where...

Dorothy M. Baum

Oct 14, 2024

Dorothy Mae Baum peacefully entered eternal rest on Monday, October 14, 2024. Born on April 24, 1940 to the late Eddie Gilchrist and Annie Mae Brown, she was affectionately called Doti or Dot. After accepting Christ, she insisted to be called by her full name, which means "Gift of God." Dorothy was united in holy matrimony to her late...

Donald Spencer Mckay

Oct 10, 2024

Donald Spencer McKay, Jr. passed away on October 10, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 02 1949 to parents, Donald Spencer McKay Sr. and Anne McKay in Baltimore City, Maryland and grew up in Riviera Beach, Maryland. He attended St. Charles Seminary for a short time. Don graduated from University of Baltimore in 1976...

Michael T. Bleything

Oct 6, 2024

Michael “Mike” Thomas Christopher Bleything, 79, passed away Sunday, October 6th, 2024, surrounded in love by his wife, daughters & granddaughter.

Mike was born the second youngest of five to Harold and Laura Bleything in Portland, OR on November 10th, 1944.  He graduated from David Douglas High School in1962 and joined the Air Force shortly thereafter serving...

Ann Walters Kennedy

Oct 2, 2024

Ann Walters Kennedy, aged 85, passed away on October 2, 2024, in Laurel, MD. She was born July 30, 1939 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She made her home for over 50 years in Montgomery County, Maryland. Ann dedicated many years to Citibank before retiring as a respected banker. She was a proud alumna of Women's College, now the University...

Loussouba H Toufdy

Sep 29, 2024

The family invites close friends and family to visit Donaldson Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, October 17th for a public visitation from 10:30am to 11:30am.

A Funeral Service will then start at 11:30; with a graveside service immediately following at Maryland National Cemetery.

Bonnie Mae (Burton) Kaiser

Sep 27, 2024

Bonnie Mae Kaiser passed away on September 27, 2024 after an illness. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles I. Burton and Catherine M. Giddings and her brother Charles T. Burton. Mrs. Kaiser is survived by her children Michael Brent Kaiser and his wife Grace Lynn Kaiser and daughter Julie Mae Roberts, grandchildren Rebekah Williamson, Zoe Roberts,...