Obituaries

Jul 12, 2021

Deloris E. Johnston passed away at home on July 12, 2021, she was born and raised in Laurel, MD. She is survived by her children, Kent Johnston, Brian Johnston and Kim Dreisen: grandchildren Justin Johnston and Jennifer Johnston, sisters, Ruth Day, Laura Pannebecker, Mary Ann Hauer and Helen Glazer. Mrs. Johnston was preceded in death by husband James E....

Jul 12, 2021

John David Laws, 92, of Laurel, Maryland passed away July 12, 2021. He was born in 1928 to Raymond and Margaret Laws in Penn Yan, New York. John was a veteran of the United States Air Force and Alumni of Michigan State University. He retired from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He was a Flight Projects Director, working on...

Jul 11, 2021

Helga Baber of Maryland City passed away at her home on July 11, 2021. She was born in 1930 to Fredrick and Maria Begoin.

Helga enjoyed bowling, knitting, slot machines, bingo and hand crafts. She is survived by children, Freddie Baber and Ramona Rynarzewski, grandchildren, Erika and Andrew Rynarzewski and sister Hannelora (Honey) Walker. She was preceded...

Jul 11, 2021

Leonard Gilbert Bookhultz Jr. 64 of Laurel MD, passed away peacefully on Sunday July 11 th 2021 after several months of illness. He was born on May 31 st , 1957, to Joyce and Leonard Bookhultz Sr. of Laurel. He was a proud member of Laurel Volunteer Fire Department for many years. He retired from Bookhultz Heating and Cooling...

Jul 6, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Gudian R. Leon Casazola. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jul 5, 2021

June 19, 1930 - July 5, 2021

Elaine Alma Worman (née Kinnunen) passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at the Johns Hopkins Hospital on the afternoon of July 5, 2021 at the age of 91. Elaine was born to Finnish immigrants Matt and Aliina (Mattson) Kinnunen on a small farm in Hurley, Wisconsin in 1930. After graduating...

Jul 3, 2021

The following obituary was lovingly submitted by the family of Alfred Lanning, Sr.

Alfred Lanning, age 84, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, at Compass Regional Hospice in Centreville, MD on the 3rd of July, 2021.

Born September 6th, 1936 to John & Mildred (McMahon) Lanning, he lived the majority of his life with...

Jul 3, 2021

Juan Vicente Cuellar, age 65, passed away in Laurel, Maryland on July 3, 2021.

Born October 23, 1955 in Havana, Cuba son of Vicente Cuellar and Silvia Cira Seche.  He lived in Philadelphia, PA and worked as a social worker for the Department of Human Services in Philadelphia until retiring in 2011. Upon retirement he and his...

Jul 3, 2021

Francis Xavier Sheehan Jr. passed away at his home in Laurel, Maryland, on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at the age of 68 following a long illness.

Frank was born in Oakland, California to Francis Xavier and Catherine Pauline (McCarthy) Sheehan on February 19, 1953, and grew up in Garden Grove, California. He earned a Bachelor of Arts...

Jul 2, 2021

Dorothy “Dottie” Westrom (née Wagner) passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 2, 2021.

Dottie was born in Baltimore, MD to Robert and Agnes (Lurz) Wagner. She lived in Columbia, Maryland and worked at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church until retiring in 2019. Dottie not only worked at the church for many years but she served...

Jun 28, 2021

The following obituary was submitted with love by the family of Sonia R. Lott.

Sonia Marie Rodriguez Lott was born on May 6th, 1947, in Middletown, Pennsylvania.  The oldest of two children, her younger brother Dennis Lee Rodriguez shared loving parents in mother, Dorothy Mae Baker Rodriguez and father, Charles Cesar Rodriguez.  The family spent their early ...

Jun 27, 2021

**This obituary was lovingly written and submitted by the family.**

Walter Edward Kosydar, age 85, peacefully passed away at his home in Laurel, MD on Sunday, June 27, 2021.

Born February 22, 1936 in Olyphant, PA, son of Edward Kosydar and Kathryn Kosydar, nee Victor.  He lived in Laurel, MD for over 55 years and...

Jun 26, 2021

Samuel J Smitson (Sammy) 74 of Laurel peacefully passed away June 26, 2021 at home.

He was born on Feburary 5, 1947 to Samuel Thomas Smitson and Sadie Elizabeth Sealock of Lusby, MD.

Samuel Smitson was a member of the APA Pool league for many years playing 8 and 9 ball.

He retired...

Jun 23, 2021

THE FOLLOWING OBITUARY FOR WINNIE MORGANS WAS LOVINGLY SUBMITTED BY HER FAMILY

February 10, 1925 – June 23, 2021

Winifred (Winnie) Morgans passed away at her home on Prince George Street in Laurel on June 23, 2021 at the age of 96.  Winnie was born in Mt. Savage, MD to William and Genevieve (Larkin) Hopkins. ...

Jun 21, 2021

**This obituary was lovingly written and submitted by the family**

Early morning of June 21, 2021, Sara Jane Walker succumbed to complications of dementia and went to be with her Lord and see again her beloved husband of more than 63 years, Leslie Lee Walker Sr. She is survived by the families of her three children, Leslie...

Jun 15, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for B. Theresa Barber. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jun 15, 2021

Linda Ann Howe passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, she was the beloved wife of the late William Ronald Howe; devoted mother of Ronald Howe (Leslie) and Dawn Eller; loving grandmother of Andrew, Benjamin, Elias and James Howe and Amber Bear, Luke and Gillian Eller.

A Memorial Service will be held at the Donaldson Funeral Home,...

Jun 13, 2021

November 26, 1924 - June 13, 2021

Reba Beatrice Tuttle (née Duncan) passed away peacefully in her Laurel home the morning of June 13, 2021 at the age of 96. Daughter of the late Daniel and Sarah (Lewis) Duncan, Reba was born in Horry County, South Carolina in 1924 and moved to Laurel at the age of...

Jun 9, 2021

Nancy Lillian Stamm, 85, of Laurel, Md peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior on June 9th 2021, surrounded by family. Daughter of the late Mofet Thorpe and Sadie (Sealock), Nancy was a woman of faith, a long time member of the Full Gospel Pentecostal Church of Maryland City who loved her God with all of...

Jun 8, 2021

Connie was a May flower born with the first rays of warmth on May 28th, 1963, leaving this world on June 8, 2021. Connie lived with a tenacious character, a courageous soul, an infectious laugh, an enduring strength and an uplifting spirit, surrendering only to a force of life that could not be overcome. She came into this world...