Obituaries

Apr 2, 2019

It is with the deepest sorrow that I report the passing of my little sister Kathy (Kathleen Marie) McGinnis. No one could ask for a more amazing sister and she was also one of my very closest friends. Kathy died at her home in Laurel Maryland while fighting cancer. Everyone who was lucky enough to know Kathy recognized her...

Apr 2, 2019

Walter Lee Roberts, 82, of Laurel passed away April 2, 2019.  He was born in 1936 to Walter James and Dorothy Louise in Gauley Bridge, WV.  Lee was a member of St. Mary of the Mills Catholic Church and Sons of Italy.  He served four years in the U.S. Air Force and later retired from the U.S. Postal Service...

Mar 30, 2019

Robert Giddings, 78, of Laurel, MD. Passed away on Saturday March 30, 2019 at his home.

He was born in 1940 to Ernest and Elizabeth (Smith) Giddings in Laurel.

Robert was a Veteran of the Maryland National Guard and was sent to help in Baltimore during the riots of the 1960’s. He retired from his...

Mar 29, 2019

Carmela Ann “Claire” Monahan, 87, of Laurel passed away on Friday March 29, 2019.

She was born on July 16, 1931 to

Ernest and Etta (Lombardo) Manera in Providence Rhode Island.

Claire moved to Laurel in 1971 and worked at the Laurel Race Course for 25 years

She is survived by...

Mar 29, 2019

Kathleen Lee “Kathy” McCue, passed away on March 29th 2019 at the age of 69. She was born to the late Charles & Felicia “Lee” Rockhill on September 3rd 1949. She was born and raised in Long Branch, New Jersey and started her career working at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.  She moved to Laurel, Maryland in 1970, where she...

Mar 29, 2019

Lois S. Snyder, 84 of Annapolis, MD passed away on Friday March 29, 2019.

She was born in 1935 to Ray D. and Agnes M. (Campbell) Smith in Washington, DC

Lois was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church and was retired from Kronheim Distributors. She enjoyed traveling, reading, dancing and spending time with her...

Mar 25, 2019

Maria (Preston) Einolf, age 96, of Laurel, Maryland passed away on March 25, 2019 at her residence.

Born October 30, 1922 in Baltimore, Maryland to Marie (Grunder) Preston and John J. Preston, she attended St. Bernard’s School and the Institute of Notre Dame where she played basketball and edited the school yearbook. She married Henry C. Einolf...

Mar 20, 2019

John Robert Killmon, Sr. (Jack), 90, of Laurel, MD passed away after a full life on March 20, 2019.  He was born on January 9, 1929, to John Cooper Killmon and Josephine Elizabeth Croggon Killmon in Washington, DC.

Jack was a member of the Teamsters Union Local (formerly Graphic Communications Union) and the Laurel Moose Lodge.  Jack...

Mar 20, 2019

Pamela Marie Fairley, 63, of Burtonsville, MD, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.

She was born on June 21, 1955, to Joseph Dick Miller, Sr. and Ethel Jeannette Raley Miller at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC.

Pam, a longtime press operator who more recently sold real estate and made her own and friends’...

Mar 18, 2019

Antonio F. Landi, age 91, passed away on March 18, 2019.

Born March 24,1927 in Bronx, NY, son of Sabato and Rachela (Ruggerio) Landi.  Antonio lived in NY, NY; Bronx, NY and Washington, DC. and worked at MetLife Insurance Company in NY, NY. until retiring.

Anthony lived independently after his wife’s passing in 1999.  He...

Mar 18, 2019

Leona W. Dunklee

On March 18, 2019, Leona (Lee) W. Dunklee of Laurel MD, passed away at the age of 92. Leona was wife of the late M. Keith Dunklee.  She is survived by sons Scott, Craig, and Keith; daughter-in-law Margie; grandchildren Brandon, Kaitlyn and Katie. She was predeceased by her brothers Frank, Carl and Albert; sisters...

Mar 18, 2019

John Albert Schmitt, Sr., Age 80 of New Carrollton, MD passed away on March 18, 2019.  John was born in 1938 to Albert Schmitt and Kathryn Rappel in Ramsey, New Jersey.

John was a proud veteran of the Marine Corps and a retired police officer with the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department.

John enjoyed spending time...

Mar 16, 2019

Roberto (Bob) Luis Alvarado, 63, formerly of Laurel, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019. Born June 15, 1955, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, he was the son of Roman and Carmen Alvarado.

Roberto was a 1973 graduate of Potomac High School (MD).  He served in the US Air Force as a ground mechanic from 1975 to 1979. ...

Mar 12, 2019

An obituary will be posted upon completion.

Mar 10, 2019

Ethel Christina (Chris) Cole, 91 of Laurel passed away March 10, 2019.

She was born in Haddonfield, New Jersey to Thomas Brice Connell and Grace Smith Connell in1927.  She moved to Maryland at age 6 and graduated from Laurel High school in 1945.

Chris was a member of The Laurel Senior Friendship Club, where she...

Mar 9, 2019

Norma Jean Sichette Leech, 62, of Elkridge passed away Saturday March 9th 2019

She was born in 1957 to Morris Leo Frederick and Mary Elizabeth Frederick in Baltimore, MD.

She retired from waitressing.

She enjoyed tending to her garden and spending time with her babies, walking in the park and spending time with...

Mar 6, 2019

Mildred G. Baldwin, (SPECIAL) daughter of Rodner and Theresa (Lammers) Baldwin died March 6, 2019 on the farm where she was born October 25, 1944.

She was predeceased by her parents, her brothers Jerome, Francis, Philip, John, George, Paul and her sisters Martha Carr and Dolores Baldwin. She is survived by her brother Henry (Margaret) Baldwin, sisters...

Mar 3, 2019

Merete Feldbek Nielsen Sueoka, 83, resident of Glynn Taff Assisted Living Home, Catonsville, Maryland, died Sunday, March 3, 2019, following an acute illness. She was born November 1, 1935 in Canada and became a naturalized US citizen in1956.

Merete’s parents, Margrethe Sophia and Rev. Niels Harald Nielsen, and Merete’s brother, John Feldbek Nielsen, predeceased her. Merete is...

Mar 2, 2019

Joanne Louise Fairall, wife of the late Robert M. Fairall, died on Saturday March 2, 2019 in Middletown, DE.

She was born February 6, 1937 in Laurel, MD. She was the daughter of the late William C. Tharpe, Sr. and Virginia B. Tharpe.

Joanne was employed and retired from the DC and Federal Governments.

Feb 28, 2019

Louise Margaret Wheeler, 82 of Laurel, Md passed away February 28, 2019.

She was born on December 28,1936 to Richard  Coffman. and Doris Blankinship of Savage Maryland.

She is retired from Laurel Regional Hospital

She is survived by her sister Betty (Glen) Whitehead and children Eddie, Raymond, Deborah Silcox, Darrell (Bonnie) Billings, Kenny...