Obituaries

Feb 13, 2023

This obituary was lovingly submitted by the family of Kenneth Louis Poole.

Kenneth L. Poole was born on February 23, 1928 in Alexandria, Va. and died on February 13, 2023 in Sandy Spring, Md. just 10 days short of his 95th birthday.  His parents were Louis and Iola (Finnell) Poole.  He often joked he was born in...

Feb 12, 2023

Rocio Edmondson, 87, of Las Cruces NM, passed away on February 12, in Laurel MD.

Funeral services will be held February 24 at 10:30 AM at ST. MARY OF THE MILLS 114 St. Mary's Place, Laurel, MD 20707

Rocio was born in Mexico City on May 8th 1935.

Rocio is survived by 2...

Feb 12, 2023

William Edgar Watts II, devoted husband, brother, father and grandfather passed away on February 12, 2023.  He was born in Laurel, MD on Prince George Street at Laurel Hospital on April 7, 1951 to Edgar and Gerry Watts and sister Sharon.

Bill retired from the Prince George’s County Police Department in 1992 after 23 years of service. ...

Feb 11, 2023

Willie James Shaw was born on April 4,1934 in Lake City, Florida. The last child born out of eleven children, and the last surviving offspring, from the union of John Wesley Shaw and Nora Ellen Hall.  He attended Pinellas County High School and helped initiate the first co-ed Home and Economics class in his school due to his varied...

Feb 2, 2023

Gary Dennis Ballard, 79 years old, of Laurel, MD, formerly of Annapolis and Hyattsville, MD died Thursday, February 2, 2023 peacefully at his home surrounded by his family.  The cause of death was Myelodysplastic Syndrome.

He was born October 7, 1943 in Washington, D.C., son of the late Lester and Helen Ballard.  He was a 1961 graduate...

Feb 1, 2023

Doris Ann Chism (age 86) of Laurel, Maryland, passed away on February 1, 2023.    She is survived by daughter Lisa Marie Wolfe (Patrick), granddaughters Laura R. Baugher and Kayla M. Tippett, sister Pat Rudd, and four great grandchildren.  She is predeceased by husband James B. Chism, sister Elaine Defur, daughter Elaine Marie Pilecki and granddaughter Sarah Marie Tippett.  Doris...

Jan 26, 2023

Rodrigue Lafontant was born to Nelio Lafontant and Allourdes Abellard in Anse a Veau, Haiti on January 2nd, 1935.  He was the oldest of four children. Rodrigue grew up and attended school in Haiti. Early on, he demonstrated a preference for creating and designing things with his hands. Following graduation from technical and trade school he was employed as...

Jan 21, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Kyson Massiah Zeledon. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jan 20, 2023

H. V. “Joe” Tarbox, aged 89, of Laurel, MD passed away on January 20, 2023. He was a son of the late Theodore F. and A. Laura Tarbox. Joe was the beloved husband of 63 years to the late Anne M. Tarbox; devoted father to Pam Bertrand and husband Bill, Bobbie Tarbox, and the late Ron Tarbox; cherished grandfather...

Jan 20, 2023

Alvin Parchment aka "Polish" was born on November 29, 1941, in Westmoreland, Jamaica. He is the third child of Julie Barnaby and Ezekiel Chambers. Alvin lost his mother at the early age of six years old and his father at the age of twelve. He was raised by his grandmother along with his five siblings.

At a...

Jan 16, 2023

Elizabeth (Libby) Roberta Waite, age 76, passed away in Bethesda, Maryland on January 16, 2023 after a two-year battle with colon cancer.

Libby was born on May 22, 1946 in Cornwall, New York; daughter of Robert G.I. Waite and Lovena (Campbell) Waite.  Libby is survived by sisters Katherine Newman and Barbara Riffle.  Libby was preceded in death...

Jan 15, 2023

Donald Peter Kutzera Jr, known by everyone as Pete, passed away at his home on January 15, 2023.  He was 53 years old.  He was the son of Donald Peter Kutzera Sr and Marian Virginia Kutzera.  Pete was a lifelong resident of Laurel and was trained as a meat cutter and worked at Weis Grocery Store.  Over the years,...

Jan 14, 2023

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Jan 14, 2023

The following obituary was written and submitted by the family of Cathy Desmond

Catherine “Cathy” Ann Desmond, 62, of Laurel, Maryland, passed away peacefully January 14, 2023, at the Gilchrist Hospice Center in Columbia, Maryland surrounded by family and friends.

Cathy was predeceased by her parents, John and Betty, and her grandmother, Bessie. She is...

Jan 13, 2023

Olga Mary Theresa Bennie, 84, of Laurel, sadly left us on Friday, January 13th, 2023.

She was born in Simpson, PA on December 8th, 1938 to Mario Anthony Bennie and Stella Alexandria Washeleski Bennie.

Olga is survived by her brothers Ralph and Richard Bennie, daughter Carol Ann Segovia, grandchildren Sam and his wife Jaime, Raychyl,...

Jan 10, 2023

This obituary was lovingly submitted by the family of Bruce Nelson

Bruce Raymond Nelson, 73, died Tuesday, January 10, 2023, in Laurel, MD. Born in St. Cloud, MN on September 27, 1949, he was the son of the late Raymond and Beatrice (Ellis) Nelson of St. Cloud, and brother William Ellis Nelson, who pre-deceased him in 2019....

Jan 9, 2023

Shirley Inez Pfister (nee Metcalf) 90, of Ellicott City, formally from Laurel Maryland passed away on January 9,2023 after a brief illness. Shirley grew up in Baltimore, Maryland where she graduated from Western High School. She met the love of her life, Paul F. Pfister, when she was only thirteen years old. On January 27,1951, they were married and...

Jan 7, 2023

Clara Marie Smallets passed away on January 7, 2023 at Saint Joseph’s Nursing Home in Catonsville, Maryland where she had resided for the past four years.

She was born August 24, 1923 in the coal mining town of Shamokin, Pennsylvania to Slovak immigrants Joseph John Shecora and Margaret Anna Mertzgo.

Clara graduated from Shamokin High...

Jan 6, 2023

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Jan 6, 2023

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