Obituaries

Jul 7, 2023

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Mary Angela Roberts (Peters), age 82 of Ellicott City, MD, died peacefully on July 7, 2022 after an extended illness. Mary was born on December 18,1940 in Bluefield, WV and grew up in Charleston, WV. After graduating from Charleston Catholic High School in 1958, she attended Saint...

Jul 5, 2023

Marie (Mary) Rose Messina Martucci departed this life peacefully on July 5, 2023 at her home in Laurel, Maryland, surrounded by her family. Mary was born on November 23, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, to Salvatore and Josephine Messina. Mary grew up with her brothers, Joseph Messina (deceased) and Salvatore "Chuck" Messina. Growing up, Mary dreamed of becoming a...

Jun 30, 2023

Conrad William Brown, Sr., passed away June 30, 2023, at the age of 73.  He was born June 26, 1950 in Harlem Hospital New York to the parents of Helen Johnson Brown and William Brown.  He was one of six siblings.

Conrad grew up in the Bronx, Patterson Project’s where he attended PS 31 Elementary School, Clark...

Jun 30, 2023

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Sharron Angley Walker, 60, passed away in Kissimmee, FL on Friday, June 30th, 2023.

Born 02/08/1963, in Washington, DC, Daughter of Alfred Barnes and Ella Washington. She lived in Maryland, Georgia, and Florida throughout her life, and worked in property management and telecommunications as she...

Jun 28, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Michael Scott Hiett. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jun 27, 2023

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

Jun 27, 2023

Merelyn L. Santos, of Jessup, Maryland Passed away on June 27th, 2023 at the age of 77. Born on November 13th, 1945 in Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina to J.W. Floyd and Evelyn Suber, Merelyn was a 1964 graduate of Bell Street High School. She went on to work for Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International in...

Jun 26, 2023

John Joseph Starzec, Jr. was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He passed away peacefully on June 26th at the age of 83.

John was born on May 2, 1940 in Larksville, Pennsylvania. An Army veteran and longtime resident of West Laurel, MD, John was married to his wife Maryanne for more than 60 years. They...

Jun 25, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Timothy Irwin Brooks. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jun 23, 2023

George Albert Bassford II, 80, of Laurel, MD, passed away on June 23rd, 2023.

George, aka Buddy, was born on September 11th, 1942, to Hazel Hagner and John Lee Roy Bassford in Washington, D.C. Buddy attended Glendale High School and graduated in 1961. Buddy would go on to work for the D.C. Children’s Center as an electrician...

Jun 18, 2023

Russell Thomas Meehan, 63, of Kittrell, North Carolina passed away suddenly at his Lake house residence in Littleton, North Carolina, On Sunday June 18th, 2023. Born March 28th, 1960 in Cheverly, Maryland. Russell was a graduate of Laurel High School in 1978, Russell served in the United States Army from April 1983 to February 1987. Russell was known as...

Jun 14, 2023

Gregory Paul Wood, 68, of Greenbelt, Maryland, passed away of natural causes on June 14th, 2023.

Gregory “The Dancing Bear” Wood was born on March 24, 1955, to Margaret Wood (nee Wade) and Milton Griffith Wood, Jr in Cheverly, Maryland. Gregory spent his youth in the Hollywood and College Park, Maryland areas and he graduated from High...

Jun 11, 2023

Cynthia (Jean) Rice Chase, 82, of Laurel, Maryland, passed away peacefully at her home on June 11, 2023, after a long illness. Her devoted and loving husband and daughters were at her side.

Cynthia was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, to Mary Faber White and Kenneth William Rice on August 22, 1940, the oldest of two daughters. From...

Jun 11, 2023

Gladys Marie Cornell, age 93 of Laurel, Maryland died peacefully on June 11, 2023 surrounded by family.  She was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Lancaster D. Cornell.  As well as her parents, Robert and Emma Curtin and siblings, Robert Curtin Jr, George F. Curtin, James Curtin, Dorothea Curtin Burke, and Mary Curtin Faust. She is survived by...

Jun 11, 2023

BARBARA JEAN COOK (GRIFFIN) of Jessup, MD entered fully into the presence of the Lord on 11 June 2023.  She was the beloved wife of Robert Lee Cook for 45 years who proceeded her in death; daughter of the late Dorene Griffin.  Loving mother of Dawn and Loveta Cook; sister to Susan (Howard) Vernon and Tommy (Margaret) Griffin.  Barbara...

Jun 4, 2023

Victor Edgardo Chavez Gil, devoted son, brother, husband, and father, passed away unexpectedly on June 4th.  Born June 26, 1966, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Victor legally emigrated to the United States in 1980 with his family. He lived on Long Island before moving to Maryland.

Vic lived life to the fullest with a positive attitude and...

Jun 3, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for William Frederick Zigler. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jun 1, 2023

Tabatha Kay Williams-Shuler, 53, of Silver Spring, Maryland passed away on June 1st, 2023. Tabatha was born on January 18th, 1970, in Takoma Park, Maryland, to Harry Alexander Williams, Sr. and Nancy Lee Clark. She was a graduate of Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Maryland.

Tabatha was a manager at the Capital Center for over 20...

May 28, 2023

Constance Wilhemina Swinton, departed this earth on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, at the age of 92.  She celebrated this most recent birthday just two days prior on May 26th.  For the past three plus years, she was a resident of the active senior-living community of the Wilshire Estates located...

May 25, 2023

Bruce Randolph Harris, 64, of Laurel, Maryland, passed away suddenly on May 25, 2023 at the home he shared with his wife of forty years. He was born on July 17, 1958, to Marshall Earl Harris and Marion Houchens Harris, in Washington, D.C.

Bruce was a prominent member of the West Laurel Community, serving on the Rec...