Obituaries

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...

Feb 28, 2019

Jamil Osman of Laurel, Maryland passed away on February 28, 2019.

He was born on October 14,1934 to James Upshaw and Willie Lee Phillips (née Ector).

Born in Newnan, Georgia, he was a long-time resident of East Harlem, NY prior to moving to Maryland.

He retired from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Jamil ...

Feb 25, 2019

A Time to Die

Romans 14:7,8  For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

2 Corinthians 5:8   To be absent from the...

Feb 20, 2019

Jonathan Michael Huber, age 26, passed away on February 20, 2019.

Jonathan was born on November 10, 1992 and was raised in Laurel, MD.  He attended Laurel Elementary School and Laurel High School.  Jonathan worked installing flooring and at Walmart.  Jonathan enjoyed electronics and playing video games.

Jonathan is survived by his grandmothers; Barbara Smith...

Feb 19, 2019

Maysie Clarke, 101, born in Kingston, Jamaica, passed away February 19, 2019.  She was born in 1917 to Edwin Rogers Clarke and Vera Belle Clarke in Kingston, Jamaica.  Maysie was a member of St. Mary of the Mills Church in Laurel, MD.  She retired from the New York Public Library.  She enjoyed watercolor painting, cooking, entertaining, reading romance novels,...

Feb 19, 2019

Joan Elizabeth Wines was born on September 25, 1940 to Robert and Virgie Sherman. She married Maynard Wines on August 31, 1957. From that union came three wonderful children and 5 grandchildren. Joan came to know the Lord in 1975 and was an active member at First Baptist Church of Savage until she became ill. Joan enjoyed working outside...

Feb 18, 2019

Joan McGowan Keating, 89, of Laurel, MD passed away on February 18, 2019.

She was born in 1929 to Peter J. McGowan and Irene Carson McGowan, in New York City, NY.

Joan was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church.

She worked as a teacher at Laurel, Bowie, Potomac, and Oxon Hill High...