Obituaries
Local obituaries for Laurel and surrounding areas.
Jong Sim
Mar 5, 2020
Jong Bae Sim has come to peace on March 5th, 2020. He was born in 1955 to Dae Woo Sim and Sang Im Ha in Busan, South Korea. He was one of the most hard working people, therefore worked in a number of businesses and finally retired from running a liquor store. He enjoyed playing golf, hiking, playing Baduk,...
Jeff Keil
Mar 5, 2020
Jeffery Keil, 49, of Ocala, FL, passed away unexpectedly at his home on March 5, 2020. He is survived by his wife Valerie, daughter Lynda, step-son Kyle, father, step-mother, and sister. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lynda Ann Keil.
“Jeff”, as he was affectionately known, was born in 1970 in North Carolina. Jeff was...
John Joseph Kinloch
Mar 3, 2020
IN LIGHT OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES CONCERNING THE COVID 19 VIRUS
THE FAMILY OF JOHN KINLOCH HAVE MADE THE CONSCIENTIOUS DECISION TO CANCEL OR POSTPONE
ALL PUBLIC VISITATIONS AND FUNERAL SERVICES
John Joseph Kinloch, age 82, of Laurel, Maryland passed away peacefully on March 3,...
Darlene Marie (Magnolia) Rush
Mar 1, 2020
Darlene Marie Rush was born in Baltimore Maryland, on June 27, 1949. She was adopted at age 3 by loving parents, the late Frank and Viola Nickinin Magnolia. She was called home on March 1, 2020.
Darlene was devoted to her family and friends. She loved to talk and meet new people everywhere she went. Her children...
Kathleen T. Mcdonald
Mar 1, 2020
Kathleen T. McDonald, “Kathy”, was born in Takoma Park, MD, on November 23, 1952, to Leo William McDonald and Joan Patricia McDonald. She passed away on March 1, 2020, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was surrounded by her loving family.
Kathy, was selflessly devoted to her family and friends, always placing the needs of...
Addison "Tim" Lankester
Mar 1, 2020
Addison “Tim” Lankester of Clarendon, Jamaica, and most recently of Laurel, Maryland, USA, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2020.
Tim was born on December 13, 1942, in London, England. He moved to Jamaica with his parents, Geoff and Kathleen, when he was 3 years old. He spent his formative school years in Jamaica at deCarteret Prep...
Frances Jean (Gigliotti) Griffin
Feb 28, 2020
Frances Jean Griffin, 82, of Laurel Maryland, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020. She was born in 1937 to Frank and Nicolina Gigliotti in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Griffin is survived by her devoted husband of 57 years, Donald; her loving son, Mark and his wife Jill; her sister, Theresa; also, two grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren, as...
Shirley Marie (Toleman) Disney
Feb 28, 2020
Shirley Marie Toleman Disney, was born on April 29, 1923, passed away at her home in Adamstown, Maryland on February 28, 2020.
She was born in Baltimore, MD to Ira Joseph Toleman and Blanche Tolley. She grew up in Ocran (White Stone), VA, on the Chesapeake Bay, with three sisters and a brother, where her father was...
Lillian Mae (Blaszkiewicz) Knight "Nannie"
Feb 24, 2020
Lillian Mae Knight, 85, passed away at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD on Monday, February 24, 2020.
Ms. Knight was born in 1934 in Queens, NY, from where she relocated and settled in Silver Spring, MD for over 50 years. During that time, she met and married her husband, Eugene Knight, with whom she raised...
Dwight Marshall Snyder
Feb 20, 2020
Dwight Marshall Snyder, loving husband of the late Lois S. Snyder, passed away on February 20, 2020. Dwight was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, to Dwight and May Snyder. Dwight had been married to his high school sweetheart, Lois, for 65 years. Mr. Snyder was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and retired, after 45 years, from his...
Paige Adolphus See, Jr.
Feb 19, 2020
Paige A. See, Jr. 85 of Laurel, MD passed away February 19th 2020. He was born in 1934 to Paige A. See, Sr. & Emma M. See (Hutter) in Pennsylvania.
He is a veteran of the U.S. Army and Maryland National Guard. After the military, Paige retired from Clark, Finefrock & Sackett as a licensed Land Surveyor....
Ruth May Crotts
Feb 18, 2020
Ruth May Crotts, age 92, passed away in Debary, FL on Tuesday, February 18, 2020.
Born December 19, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio, Daughter of John Ross Mitchell and Ethel May Moore Mitchell. For approximately 60 years she lived in the Burtonsville/Laurel Maryland area. She spent the last 5 years of her life visiting with her daughter in...
Shirley Mae Venable
Feb 17, 2020
Shirley Venable, 70, of Laurel passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020.
She was born in 1950 to Clifton and Myrtle Norris in Washington, DC.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Bruce Venable, sister Margaret Hylton, brother Clifton Norris, children Tracy Chandler (Tony), Seth Doyle (Laura), David Venable (Ashley), daughter in law Doris Doyle...
John "Jack" E. Tyler, Jr.
Feb 14, 2020
John “Jack” Edward Tyler, Jr, 55, passed away peacefully at his residence in Millsboro, DE. Jack was born in Washington, DC on July 4, 1964. He was a thoughtful, loving man and a generous man to his children; John Edward Tyler, III (Jackson) and Shyanne Tyler; his partner, Teresa Zeitler of Millsboro, DE; parents John and Faye (Gaines) Tyler...
John W. Simons
Feb 13, 2020
John W. Simons passed away peacefully at his home in Westminster, Maryland on Thursday, February 13, 2020. John was the son of Margaret and Homer Simons. Born on February 3, 1935. John attended Saint Mildreds High School and married Mary Lenore Ahlquist on March 29, 1958. John served in the U.S. Navy in the early 1950’s that included two...
Cheryl Ann Bodden
Feb 13, 2020
Cheryl Ann Bodden, daughter of Robert and Dorothy McKeen, was born on December 16, 1958 in Washington D.C. Cheryl, a true angel on earth, enjoyed a full and wonderful life, selflessly loving and giving to family, friends and anyone in need. She lived a life dedicated to Jesus Christ, spreading his message and good will to everyone who touched...
Joel Jolly Duvall
Feb 11, 2020
Joel Jolly Duvall, age 74, passed away in Inwood, West Virginia on Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Born April 23, 1945 in Riverdale, Maryland, Son of Carleton and Marjorie (Jolly) Duvall. He lived in Millersville, and worked Independent Distributing for Little Debbie Snack Cakes until retiring in 2005. Joel was a member of the Ravens Roost 18.
...Judith K. Kuntz
Feb 11, 2020
Judith Kay Kuntz, 1941 - 2020
Judi was born at home in Angola, Indiana on a warm 13th of July 1941, a Sunday. She is the second of four daughters born to Henry Edgar “Eddie” Kling and Olive Bernyce (Shadoan) Kling. She met John when her School in Scott Center, Indiana merged with Fremont Consolidated schools in...
William Aumen Van Daniker, Jr.
Feb 10, 2020
William Aumen Van Daniker, known as Bill or just “B,” was born on September 18, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland to Parmella and William A. Van Daniker, Sr. As a child, the family moved to Laurel, Md, where he remained for the rest of his life. Bill loved many things in life, especially books, politics and music; passions that he...

