Obituaries

Joan Carol Bennett

Mar 8, 2023

Joan Carol Bennett, (73) of Laurel, MD, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 of cancer.

Joan was born on October 6, 1949 to Gloria Natalie Rinaldi and Marvin Thomas Bennett in Los Angeles, CA.  The family moved to Albuquerque, NM in 1956.  Joan graduated from Sandia High School in 1967 and went on to Ripon College,...

Anthony Leo Martucci, Jr.

Mar 7, 2023

This obituary was lovingly submitted by the family of Anthony Leo Martucci, Jr.

Anthony "Tony" Martucci, Jr. passed away unexpectedly on March 07, 2023 at the age of 31. Born to Anthony and Lynn Martucci on June 21, 1991, Tony graduated from Reservoir High school in 2010. After high school he started working at the Baltimore Washington...

Robert Ambler

Mar 5, 2023

Robert Ambler, 66, of Severn, Md. passed away on March 5th 2023 at his favorite place on earth, Pahoa, Hawaii. Robert had been on vacation with his good friend Jim Case when he became ill and was taken to the hospital, where he passed away with Jim at his side.

Robert graduated from Maryland University with a...

Richard Gittings Leapley

Mar 4, 2023

Richard Gittings Leapley, age 77 of Laurel, Maryland passed away on March 4, 2023. Born on April 21, 1945 to parents: Edgar and Dorothy [Billings] Leapley.

Richard was born in Asheville North Carolina he later moved to Chicago Illinois and then to Washington, DC. When Richard applied for his job at Montgomery County Fire Department, he called...

Amparo De Los Santos Ignacio

Mar 2, 2023

This obituary was lovingly written and submitted by the family of Amparo De Los Santos.

Amparo De Los Santos, 72, passed away in Howard County, Maryland on Thursday, March 2, 2023.

Born April 8, 1950 in San Francisco de Macoris, Domican Republic, Daughter of Juan and Emilia Morales Ignacio. She lived in Laurel, Maryland and...

Frank Eugene Nichols

Feb 28, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Frank Eugene Nichols. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Melvina Gaddy

Feb 27, 2023

Melvina Gaddy, age 89, passed away at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, Maryland on February 27, 2023.  She was a resident of Laurel, MD.

Born April 7, 1933 in New York City, New York, Daughter of Phillip Van Dusen and Linda James Van Dusen. She lived in New York (Manhattan, Bronx, and Queens counties); Richmond, Virginia...

John Carroll Welch

Feb 27, 2023

John Carroll Welch, 71, of Frederick, Maryland passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on February 27th, 2023.

Born October 11th, 1951 at Columbia Hospital in Washington, DC, John was the first born of the late John (Jack) Welch and Patricia Welch.

John grew up in Bethesda, Maryland. He graduated from Bethesda Chevy Chase...

John Charles Halweg

Feb 23, 2023

John Charles “Jack” Halweg, age 82, passed away in Silver Spring, Maryland on Thursday, February 23, 2023.

Born July 12, 1940, in Mandan, North Dakota, son of Alfred Martin and Helen June. He lived in Silver Spring, Maryland for over 60 years. He started his career with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone company, retiring after 36 years. During...

Elsie Lynn Jackson

Feb 20, 2023

Elsie Lynn Jackson (Fran, Sissy, Lisa) was truly one of a kind, and beloved by all who knew her. She lived an adventurous and blessed life and added something special to everyone whose life she touched. She was fearless, funny, spiritual, loyal and fierce.

She was born October 22, 1963 to Bessie and Randolph Jackson in Washington...

Denise L. Schaab

Feb 20, 2023

Denise Louis Noemie Schaab, nee Guyot, passed away on February 20th, 2023.  She was 95 years and 7 weeks shy of her 96th birthday, Denise was born in Chateaudun, France on April 11, 1927.  She was the 2nd eldest of 5 children, 3 brothers and 1 sister.  Most of her youth was spent in the Loire Valley area of...

Elizabeth Jean Morris

Feb 19, 2023

Elizabeth Jean Morris, also known by her loved ones as Phody, Pho, and Mommy, age 82, of Laurel, Maryland, passed away and went to be with the Lord on February 19, 2023.

Born June 2, 1940 in Laurel, Maryland, as daughter of Anna Brown and William Chaney. She lived her entire life in the Laurel, MD area...

Dorothy Dolan

Feb 19, 2023

Dorothy Dolan was born on February 9, 1934, in Baltimore, Maryland. She passed away after a brief, but fierce, battle with COVID-19.

Dorothy was a smart, compassionate, loving, generous, hard-working, resilient, opinionated, and independent woman who built and created a fulfilling life despite her modest beginnings. She was the child of a single mother during the Great...

Dane Thomas Benavidez

Feb 19, 2023

Dane Thomas Benavidez, age 32, passed away in Laurel, MD on February 19, 2023.

Born June 23, 1990 in Washington DC, Dane lived his life in Silver Spring, MD and Laurel, MD. Dane is the beloved son of Adolfo and Nancy Benavidez.  Dane worked as a Supervisor for Southwest Airlines.

In addition to his parents,...

Beulah Carr Lubis

Feb 19, 2023

Beulah May (Carr) Lubis, was born in July 1931, raised in Laurel, MD.  Daughter of Beulah and Nicholas (Hobbs) Carr, she was the middle child of 10 brothers and sisters.  Known to family and friends as “Bea” she was predeceased by her beloved husband William (Bill) in 2009.  Their children are Cathleen Lubis Kirk and her husband Bob, of...

Sofia Oksana Becerra

Feb 17, 2023

MEMORIAL SERVICE Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 6:00 PM

At Chapel at Donaldson Funeral Home, P.A.

Armando T. Punsalan

Feb 16, 2023

Armando T. Punsalan (Mandy) passed away in Laurel, MD on February 16, 2023.

Born November 16, 1938 in Mabalacat, Pampanga.  Son of Tomas and Angela Punsalan, the first of twelve children.  Mandy later moved to the DC Metro area in 1971, finally settling in Laurel, MD with his family.  Mandy worked in Washington, DC.  Mandy enjoyed life...

Edward Allen Burns

Feb 14, 2023

A recording of the  live-streamed service can be seen by clicking HERE .

Edward Allen Burns, age 61, died on February 14th, 2023 in Laurel, MD.

Ed (or Bubba to his family) was born in Sellers, South Carolina to Clyde and Ernestine (Ford) Burns. He lived there until leaving to attend Clemson University. He joined...

Jean Marie Lavin

Feb 14, 2023

This obituary was lovingly submitted by the family of Jean Marie Lavin.

Jean Marie (Dovell) Lavin, born June 2, 1937, passed away peacefully at home, early in the morning on February 14, 2023.  She and her late husband, James Robert Lavin, Jr., lived in Burtonsville, Maryland, where they raised their four daughters, Sheree (Tony) Norton, Catherine Lavin,...

Robert Terry Wilson

Feb 13, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Robert Terry Wilson. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.