Obituaries

Oct 25, 2020

Mary Margaret (Marge) Showalter, 81, formerly of Laurel, MD passed away, Oct. 25, 2020 at Encore at Turf Valley in Ellicott City.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Jerry.  Marge is survived by her brothers, William and Henry Griffin; three children; Stacy Smith (Kevin), Scott Showalter (Susan Crouch) and Cindy Marshall (Brian); and three...

Oct 25, 2020

Our beloved brother Kenneth (Ken) R. Rhoad, of Baltimore, MD, passed away at his home on October 25, 2020 after a long illness.  He was 54.

Ken was born on April 26, 1966 at the US Military Hospital on Clark Air Base in the Philippines to John D. Rhoad, Sr. (USAF) and Jeanette Sanders Rhoad.

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Oct 21, 2020

Dawn Carol Frizzell, age 72, went to be with the Lord while at home in Laurel, Maryland on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.  Hallelujah!

Born December 15, 1947 in Washington DC, daughter of Leonard R. Smith and Leocadia “Lee” S. Wozniak, Dawn lived in Washington DC, Wheaton (Wheaton H.S. class of 1965), Rockville, Gaithersburg, Boyds, Damascus, New Market...

Oct 20, 2020

John Basil Martin III, passed away on Tuesday October 20, 2020 in Hagerstown, MD.

He was born April 10, 1943, in Keyser, West Virginia to John Basil Martin II and Louise Clark Martin.

John graduated from High Point High School in 1962. He later was drafted by the United States Army in 1966 and deployed...

Oct 18, 2020

Anthony Robert Fulco, age 40, passed away at his home in West Virginia on the 18th day of October 2020.

Born on June 17, 1980, in Louisiana, Anthony dedicated his life to the care of thoroughbred horses. An avid sports fan, Anthony enjoyed football, baseball, and horse racing.

Beloved son of Charles Fulco and Robin...

Oct 17, 2020

Virginia Hatfield (age 85) passed away on October 17, 2020 from Alzheimer's. She was a resident of Laurel most of her life. She recently resided at Harmony Hall, Columbia, MD. She was born November 9, 1934 to Harry Solomon and Lenora Bromwell, in Baltimore, MD

She was predeceased by her loving husband of 57 years H. Tim...

Oct 17, 2020

Pearl L Foster, 97 passed away in Cheverly, MD on October 17, 2020.

Born July 6, 1923 in Berwyn, MD, Daughter of Lawrence Jenkins and Alice Kirby. Pearl lived and worked in Laurel, MD most of her life, residing in Oakcrest since the 1970s. Pearl was a lifelong seamstress, working at Snyder’s cleaners for many years and...

Oct 16, 2020

Sara Jean (Luber) Binder was born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 11, 1936 to Elizabeth and Louis Luber.  She left this earth on Friday, October 16, 2020.

Sara Jean lived in Laurel, Maryland the majority of her life.  She graduated from Laurel High School in 1954 and from Strayer College in 1956.  She was a member of...

Oct 15, 2020

Barbara Jean Waring, 88, left us on October 15, 2020 with her family by her side in Laurel, Maryland.

Barbara was born January 30, 1932 in Birmingham, Alabama.  She eventually moved to Jamaica, Queens, New York and then to Charleston, South Carolina.  Her marriages produced six children.  Her sons Vernon and Gregory proceeded her in death.  She...

Oct 15, 2020

David Curtis Amigh, 57, peacefully passed away on October 15, 2020 in the company of his wife Florance & brother Scott after a courageous battle with cancer.

David was born on April 6, 1963 to Robert Amigh & Emilie Amigh. David was an extremely talented and successful Contractor. His family meant the world to him and he...

Oct 12, 2020

Judith Lee Haxton died unexpectedly on October 12, 2020 at her home in Laurel, Maryland.   Born in 1942 in Bettendorf, Iowa, she was the eldest of three daughters of Robert and Virginia Morton, both of whom predeceased her. Throughout her life she demonstrated her commitment to family, faith and exceptional service to others.

Judy attended the University...

Oct 7, 2020

Pamela B doCarmo, 78, of Severna Park, MD went to be with the Lord and loved ones on October 7, 2020.

Pam obtained degrees from Central Michigan University, Indiana University, and at the age of 50 graduated from the University of Maryland with a Ph.D in Education.  She was an associate professor of EMS technology at Northern...

Oct 6, 2020

Ruth C. Johnson, (age 89), passed away peacefully on October 6, 2020 from Alzheimer’s.  She was a resident of Laurel, MD.

She was born July 23, 1931 to the parents of George Burnham Emerson and Ruth Edna Cram Emerson.  The family are descendants of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Ruth was a member of the First Baptist...

Oct 5, 2020

Dorothea (Dorothy) May (Shifflett) Chrismer, (age 68) of Laurel, MD passed away peacefully at her home on October 5, 2020 in the care of her family.

She was born April 17, 1952 to Carol Dean Shifflett and Elizabeth May (Gussio) Shifflett in Washington, DC at Doctors Hospital.   She was raised in Greenbelt, MD and moved to Laurel...

Oct 4, 2020

Linda Frances (Long/Palmerton) Wampler, 71, formerly of Greenbelt, passed away on October 4th, 2020 at her home in Laurel, Maryland.

Preceded in death by husband James Wampler, father Veola D. Long, mother Tula Long, and niece Kelly S. Nickolson.

Survived by sister Gwendolyn Nickolson, brothers Charles D. Long Sr., William H. Long, and Larry L....

Oct 3, 2020

Gloria Simpson was the second of three children born to Edgar and Nellie Simpson on 06 July 1927 in Philadelphia, PA. She was devoted to her older brother Edgar and younger sister Geraldine throughout their lives. She married Robert (Bob) Evans of Williamstown, PA on 07 February 1948 and enjoyed 67 years of marriage until his passing in 2015....

Oct 3, 2020

Dawn Marie Puma, 86, passed away in Laurel, MD on October 3, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Bart J. Puma. She was born in 1934 in Boston MA. After graduating from high school, she attended Chamberlayne Junior College.

She lived in Morristown, NJ and has lived for over 50 years in Laurel.  Dawn...

Oct 3, 2020

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Oct 1, 2020

Beverly Smitson, 59 of Laurel passed away October 1, 2020.  She was born in 1960 to Lawrence and Ernestine in Silver Spring, MD.  She retired from Glenn Associates.  Beverly enjoyed playing on the computer and watching TV.

She is survived by her husband Samuel Smitson, Daughter Laura Davis, , Brother Lloyd (Matt) Edwards, and Sister Linda Edwards,...

Sep 30, 2020

Frank B. Carman, Jr. of Hyattsville, MD passed away at his home on September 30, 2020.

He was born in 1946 to Frank B. Carman, Sr. and Hazel C. Carman, in Washington, D.C.

The family moved to Hyattsville, MD in 1951, when Frank took over the care and maintenance of the house and yard after...