Obituaries

Local obituaries for Laurel and surrounding areas.

Carl Adam Jaeger, Jr.

Carl Adam Jaeger, Jr.

Oct 26, 2022

Carl Adam Jaeger, Jr., 76 passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at St. Agnes Hospital.

Carl was born October 8, 1946 in Linden, New Jersey to the late Carl Adam Jaeger, Sr. and Margaret Ann Velebir Jaeger.

Carl was raised in Linden, New Jersy and attended Linden High School. Carl Entered into the U.S....

Pamela J. (Jordan)  Anderson

Pamela J. (Jordan) Anderson

Oct 26, 2022

Pamela Jordan Anderson, 71, of Laurel, Maryland died on October 26 in Columbia, Maryland. She passed peacefully with family by her side. Pamela was born on November 17, 1950 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Michael Anderson; parents, William Jordan and Retha Jordan; and her brother, Bruce Jordan.  Pamela was a...

Deborah Ann Brogan

Deborah Ann Brogan

Oct 25, 2022

Deborah Ann Brogan, age 64, of Adelphi, MD, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 after a long battle with Leukemia. She was in the presence of her loving husband and under the kind and compassionate care of Casey House Hospice.

Throughout the last 3 decades of her life, Deborah bravely faced the debilitating effects of Multiple...

Nancy Llewellyn Thiessen

Nancy Llewellyn Thiessen

Oct 23, 2022

Nancy Llewellyn (Norton) Thiessen, 88, passed away on October 23, 2022.

Nancy was born in Ocala, Florida on January 9, 1934 to Mary (Bryce) and Clyde Haley Norton. Her early childhood was spent in Ocala, at the home of her adored grandfather, Walter Bryce, and at Camp Roosevelt, where her mother was an instructor.  In 1943, she...

William "Skip" Lamont Bryant

William "Skip" Lamont Bryant

Oct 18, 2022

William “Skip” Lamont Bryant, of Laurel, Maryland Passed away on October 18th, 2022. Born on August 23rd, 1963, Skip was the son of William and Evelyn Bryant, the Loving husband of Darcy Machelle Bryant, and beloved father and stepfather to Ryan Miller, Lamont Bryant, and Raymond Strickland.

Skip graduated from DeMatha Catholic High School in 1981, and...

Brenda Worthy-Bennett

Brenda Worthy-Bennett

Oct 18, 2022

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Brenda Joy Worthy-Bennett, 71 years old, passed away in Lanham, MD on October 18, 2022.

Born September 25, 1951 in Asheville, NC, first daughter of Frances Brown Johnson and only daughter of Theodore Greer and Frances Simpson Greer.

She lived...

Stanley E. Staniak

Stanley E. Staniak

Oct 17, 2022

Stanley E. Staniak passed away on October 17 at the age of 87. He was a former Marine who had served  in the Korean War. Recently he had been a driver for the City of Laurel's senior van service. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Virginia, and his daughter, Virginia Ann Staniak of Berkeley Springs, West...

Verona Sparrow Meeder

Verona Sparrow Meeder

Oct 14, 2022

Verona Sparrow Meeder, age 91, passed away in her home in Columbia, Maryland on October 14, 2022.

Born April 30, 1931, in Deep Run, North Carolina, daughter of Amos Melba and Carrie Grady Sparrow; Verona lived in Deep Run in a tobacco farming family throughout her youth.

Verona loved learning and the social life of...

Elizabeth Joan (Loughlin) Winkert

Elizabeth Joan (Loughlin) Winkert

Oct 14, 2022

Elizabeth Joan (Loughlin) Winkert, age 89, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, October 14th 2022.

Born April 26th 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, daughter of William and Josephine (Paddle) Loughlin, she grew up in Bay Ridge, living several years with her beloved grandparents from Scotland, George and Elizabeth Paddle.  She...

Iyanuoluwa Daniel Onabajo

Iyanuoluwa Daniel Onabajo

Oct 13, 2022

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John Scanlon

John Scanlon

Oct 7, 2022

John Scanlon, of Berwyn Heights, Maryland died on October 7, 2022 at Kenwood Care Assisted Living, Laurel, MD. He was born in Washington, D.C. on May 25, 1929. John was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1949 and was sent to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas for basic training. He later conducted automotive training courses at...

James Earl Brown

James Earl Brown

Oct 6, 2022

The following obituary was lovingly submitted by the family of James E. Brown.

James “Jim” Brown, 74 passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, October 6, 2022.

Jim was born in Laurel, MD on September 19, 1948, to the late Bernard and Helen (Chesgreen) Brown. Jim lived in Laurel his entire life until moving...

Bernard Lloyd Troxell

Bernard Lloyd Troxell

Oct 4, 2022

The following obituary was lovingly submitted by the family of Bernard L. Troxell

Bernard Troxell of Laurel, passed away October 4, 2022 at his home, with his wife LaVerna by his side.  Born in 1933, he was the son of George Russell Troxell and Mabel Grace Troxell. He is survived by his wife and eight children, many...

Annette Christine Short

Annette Christine Short

Oct 2, 2022

The spirit that was Annette Christine Short quietly passed early Sunday morning on 2 October of complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. Despite her illness, Annette’s sweet spirit remained present and strong, and we all loved her dearly.

Annette is survived by her husband of 36 years, Terry “Strider” Short of Burtonsville, her older son Zachary Short and her...

James B. Chism

James B. Chism

Oct 1, 2022

James B. Chism (age 86) of Laurel, Maryland, passed away on October 1, 2022.  Jim is survived by his wife of 67 years, Doris Ann Chism.  He is also survived by daughter Lisa Marie Wolfe (Patrick), granddaughters Laura R. Baugher and Kayla M. Tippett, sister Beverly Heidorn, and four great grandchildren.  He is predeceased by daughter Elaine Marie Pilecki...

Darrell Louis Knox

Darrell Louis Knox

Oct 1, 2022

Darrell Louis Knox was born March 9, 1968, in Memphis, TN. He was born to Riley D. and Bertha Lee Knox (born Lewis). He attended Craigmont High School and joined the US Army in 1986. Darrell served 2 years active duty before serving another 9 years in the Army National Guard. Darrell attended The University of

Memphis...

Alice Gregori Miller

Alice Gregori Miller

Oct 1, 2022

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The family kindly requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to a charity of your choice.

Nancy Griffin Warren

Nancy Griffin Warren

Sep 30, 2022

Nancy Griffin Warren passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 30, 2022.  Nancy was born on March 19, 1944 in Leaksville, NC and grew up in Bertie County, NC, the daughter of Charles Bennett Griffin, Jr. and Gertrude McCollum Griffin.

Funeral services will be held at Grace Episcopal Church in Woodville, NC near her family...

Charles William Wentling, Ii

Charles William Wentling, Ii

Sep 28, 2022

Charles William Wentling II, 88, of Laurel, MD passed away at his home on September 28, 2022.  He was born on April 1, 1934, in Harrisburg, PA, to Charles and Catharine Wentling.

Charles attended Pennsylvania State University in York, PA and received an Associate degree in electrical engineering.  He served in the U.S. Navy and later worked...

Franck Patrick Ackah

Franck Patrick Ackah

Sep 27, 2022

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Franck Patrick Ackah, age 44, passed away in Washington, DC on September 27th, 2022.

Born April 13, 1978 in Abidjan, Cote - d’Ivoire, Son of Georges Ettingbo Ackah and Flore Christine Ekue Eliamon Ackah.  He lived in Laurel, MD and worked as...