Obituaries
Local obituaries for Laurel and surrounding areas.
Neil Doran
Apr 11, 2022
Neil David Doran, 80, passed away in Columbia, MD on April 11, 2022.
Born 1941 in Hoboken, NJ, son of Ralph and Olga Doran, Neil lived in Jessup, MD and worked at Fort Meade both as a LT. Colonel in the US Army and as a civilian working for the Defense Information School.
Neil is...
Jenny (Young) Norton
Apr 10, 2022
Suzanne Jennifer Norton (née Young) entered eternal life on April 10, 2022 at home while surrounded by family following a prolonged battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was 67 years old.
Jenny is survived by her devoted husband Dave of 48 years and was the beloved mother of Mike (Annie), Matt (Mary), John (Jessie), David (Katie), Andy (Sarah),...
Karen "Katy" Elizabeth Trumbauer
Apr 9, 2022
Karen "Katy" Elizabeth Trumbauer, age 58, of Elkridge, MD passed away on April 9, 2022 at home with family. She is the daughter of Bonnie Brockson-Trumbauer and David Sidney Trumbauer. She graduated from Bowie High School and was self employed as a Dog Groomer.
Katy loved riding motorcycles, horse back riding, going to the beach, spending time...
Edith Hattie Bowden
Apr 9, 2022
Edith Hattie Bowden (also fondly known as Grandma, Mother B and GG) peacefully passed away at home with her daughters by her side on the morning of April 9, 2022.
Edith was born on April 24, 1939 to Ethel Bell Rowe and Johnnie Jamison.
From early on in childhood, Edith was adopted and raised by...
Donald Dewaine Morris, Ii
Apr 6, 2022
Donald DeWaine Morris, II, age 61, of Laurel, MD departed this world on April 6, 2022.
Donald was born October 21, 1960 in Cheverly Hospital. He was the son of the late Donald DeWaine Morris, Sr. and Avis Dale (nee Ott) Morris. Donald has 3 brothers: the late Jeffrey Morris, Rebecca Rhymer, Charles Walter Morris (Sherri), James...
Naomi L. Burton
Apr 5, 2022
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Naomi Lee Burton, 89, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022 peacefully in her sleep after a brief illness.
She was predeceased by her husband William "Bill" Burton of 65 years, her daughter Linda Williams and her daughter Donna Simms. She is survived by her 4 sons, William Jr, Lee, Russell...
Barbara Ann Moe
Apr 4, 2022
Barbara Ann (Burley) Moe was a caring wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She left the world following a brief illness on April 4, 2022 at the age of 91.
She was born in Washington, DC on December 15, 1930. She met her husband of 68 years, Robert (Bob) Moe just before he deployed to Korea. They wed...
Charles O. Barry
Apr 3, 2022
Charles Owen Barry "Charlie" passed away on April 3, 2022. He was born on November 8, 1933, in Rhode Island, to the late Charles E and Helen Carroll Barry.
He attended Providence College. Enlisted in the Army March 1954 - February 1956 and served in the Korean War . He remained in the US Army Reserves 1956...
Darlene (Spence) Taylor
Apr 2, 2022
Darlene Taylor (lovingly sometimes called Dar or Dean), age 59 passed away in Baltimore, Maryland on April 2nd, 2022.
Darlene was born January 30th, 1963, in Tampa, Florida, daughter to Daniel Spence and Frances Thorpe Harrell. She moved to Maryland at the age of 4; where she grew up in the Baltimore area. When she was older,...
Thomas E. Jarrell, Ii
Apr 2, 2022
Thomas E. Jarrell II, age 81, a faithful follower of Jesus Christ, went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 2, 2022.
Born on May 25, 1940, in Washington, D.C., the son of Karl Ennalls Jarrell and Mary Elizabeth Shoemaker Jarrell, he lived in Laurel, Maryland, and worked as a communications specialist for the Department...
Laura Staples Escobar
Mar 29, 2022
Laura Staples Escobar, 64, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Laura was born on May 12,1957 in Monterey, Mexico, to Laura Rodriguez Staples and Bradbury Clayton Staples Jr., the second of 5 children. Laura emigrated, with her family, to the United States in 1967.
Laura attended Takoma Academy in Takoma Park, Maryland, and graduated in 1977....
Felix Flores, M.D.
Mar 29, 2022
THE FOLLOWING OBITUARY WAS LOVINGLY SUBMITTED BY THE FAMILY OF FELIX FLORES, M.D.
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In lieu of flowers, the family requests donation to these organizations:
Doctors without Borders The Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine (Prostate Cancer Discovery Fund)
After a lifetime poured out in service,...
Joanne I. Sharbaugh
Mar 26, 2022
Joanne I. Sharbaugh passed away in Laurel, Maryland on March 26, 2022.
Born on June 24, 1929 in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Thomas and Helen Favoccia.
She graduated from Altoona Catholic High School in 1946. Joanne worked side by side with her husband to build not only a beautiful family but was a...
Joann Mary Raeder
Mar 25, 2022
JoAnn Mary (Cloeren) Raeder, 89, died March 25 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law Paula and Joseph Rodgers in Laurel, Maryland.
Born in 1933 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of Joseph J. Cloeren and Eleanora (Devlin) Cloeren. JoAnn was married for 47 years to John Paul Raeder, Sr., who died in 1999. She...
Kenneth E. Cole
Mar 24, 2022
Kenneth “Ken” Cole of Silver Spring, MD, entered eternal rest on March 24, 2022, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. By his side was his devoted wife, Elizabeth “Liz” Cole, of twenty-three years. Ken was blessed to have a wonderful family including Marilyn, daughter (Bob), Anthony, son (Manlika); six grandchildren including Shayna (Stuart), Ricky, Britny (Austin), Ryan, Lexi...
Bill Ferguson
Mar 23, 2022
William J Ferguson passed away peacefully March 23, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Philadelphia, PA on July 28, 1935, he was the son of Billy and Eula Ferguson. Bill graduated from St. Thomas More High School and St. Joseph’s College. He relocated to Maryland in 1957 to work for the National Security Agency. Shortly...
Yan Sheng Lin
Mar 20, 2022
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Nancy R. Vance
Mar 18, 2022
Nancy Baker Riddick Vance of Hyattsville and Laurel, MD, passed away on March 18, 2022. Born in Washington, DC in 1927, Nancy was the daughter of James Baker and Nannie Lee Owens Riddick. Nancy Vance was a dedicated, kind and loving wife and mother. She was an avid reader and had a passion for spending time with family and...
Steven Rice
Mar 14, 2022
Steven Rice, age 65, passed away in Columbia, Maryland on Monday, March 14th, 2022.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, son of Oliver Rice and Barbara Hundley. Steven spent his younger years in Fort Lauderdale, Florida before eventually relocating to Columbia, Maryland. In Maryland he worked in various positions in the defense industry for Advanced Programs, Inc., and most...
Theodore John Langstine
Mar 12, 2022
Theodore "Ted" Langstine passed away at 95 on March 12, 2022 at Arbor Terrace in Fulton, Maryland. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Dorothy, and his two daughters, Donna and Joyce, who have always been "his girls". His sons-in-law, David Kistler and Thomas Edwards both knew and loved him since they were teenagers. He also leaves...

