Obituaries

Jul 2, 2017

Donald J. Reitz, PhD died July 2, after a long illness.  He spent forty -six years educating teachers at Loyola University.  Doctor Reitz was educated at the former St Charles College, Catonsville, and St. Mary's Seminary and University, Roland Park, where he also taught.  He received his Masters degree in Philosophy from Catholic University, Washington, D.C. and was awarded...

Jul 2, 2017

Kathleen Adeline Miller, a longtime resident of the Laurel/Savage area, passed away on July 2, 2017 at her home in Laurel.  She was 94.  Kathleen was born on January 10, 1923 to the late Charles and Pearl Riley and lived in Savage, MD with her five siblings. She attended school in Savage and later went to work at Savage...

Jun 30, 2017

Gena Stansbury Pearson, 54, of Laurel passed away Friday, June 30, 2017, at Georgetown University Hospital.

Visitation will be Friday, July 14th from 5:30-8:30 p.m., at Donaldson Funeral Home in Laurel. Services will be held Saturday, July 15th at 1:00 p.m., at St. Mary of the Mills Church. Interment will follow in Ivy Hill Cemetery....

Jun 29, 2017

Jerry Glenn Keller, of Laurel, age 72,  passed away June 29th, 2017.

He was born October 8th, 1944 to Rev. Orville Glenn and Dorothy A. Keller in Huntington, WV.

He graduated from Huntington East High School and attended Marshall University. He proudly served his country in the US Army, was a...

Jun 27, 2017

John Borras, 47 of Laurel passed away June 27th 2017 at Howard County Hospital.

He was born in 1970 to Dennis Borras and Deborah Swann.

John was a wonderful father to two girls, Sarah and Faith Borras.

He was employed by Weis Supermarkets. He enjoyed sports, specifically North Carolina Tar Heels and North...

Jun 27, 2017

Suzanne Nittolo Johnson, 62, of Laurel, Maryland passed away June 27, 2017 at Gilchrist Hospice in Columbia, Maryland.

She was born in 1954 to the late George P. and Barbara Nittolo in Millville, New Jersey. Her early years were spent growing up in Millville with her loving parents. She has been a resident...

Jun 25, 2017

Gilbert Thomas Duck, a lifelong resident of Laurel, passed away on June 25, 2017 in Columbia, MD.  He was 85.  He was born on June 14, 1932 to the late Percival H. and Margaret Duck.  He was a member of First Baptist Church of Savage.  He enjoyed playing golf, spending time in Myrtle Beach, and spending time with his...

Jun 22, 2017

Steven G. Snow passed away peacefully in his home on June 22, 2017. Steve was the beloved son of Ward P. Snow Jr. (deceased) & Doris Washburn Snow (deceased). He is survived by his wife Diane and her brother Danny, his brother David & his wife Marsha, his three children: Jonathan & his wife Faith, Brennan & his wife...

Jun 20, 2017

George Washington Somerville passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Country Gardens Assisted Living in Highland, MD.  George was born in and raised in the High Ridge area of Laurel on February 27, 1930 to the late William Somerville and the late Laura Gidding.

George was employed at Contee Sand & Gravel for over 60 years. ...

Jun 20, 2017

Jane Lee Mullis, age 60, of Frederick County Maryland passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Kline Hospice House in Mount Airy, MD.

Jane was born on September 19, 1956 to the late John Henry Bright and the late Ruby Lee (nee Taylor) Bright.  She was raised in Laurel, MD and spent the first 45 years...

Jun 17, 2017

Virginia M. Cope passed away on June 17, 2017 she was the beloved wife of the late Thomas P. Cope; devoted mother of Patricia A. Lucas and her husband Peter; loving daughter of the late Roscoe and Marguerite Snoeberger; cherished sister of the late Paul W. Snoeberger; dear friend of the late Dolores Vanyo. She will be missed by...

Jun 16, 2017

“…Nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”

Matthew 26:39

LUCIUS ROSS JR was born to his late parents Lucius Ross Sr. and Rose Ella (Lee) Ross on

December 15, 1948 in Washington, D.C.

Lou was educated in the public school systems of Washington, D.C. and...

Jun 14, 2017

Walter Joseph Murphy passed away on June 14, 2017 he was born in Maryland to the late Lawrence and Margaret Murphy (nee Kahler); devoted brother of Lawrence T. Murphy Jr. and his wife Sandy, William E. Murphy and his wife Debbie, John C. Murphy and his wife Sally, Mary K. Norsworthy and her husband Joe. Dear Uncle of Colleen...

Jun 14, 2017

On June 14, 2017, after a long courageous battle with cancer, David Salinas, 48 of Laurel, MD., formerly of Houston, TX., Son of Joe R. Salinas of Gulf Shores, AL. and Amanda S. Escobedo of Houston, TX., Step-son of Sue Salinas. Brother of R.J. Salinas and uncle of Victor A. Salinas both of South Korea.

David dedicated...

Jun 11, 2017

Andrew Jackson Miller, 91, of Laurel died Sunday,  June 11, 2017.

He was born on July 27, 1925 to Lee D. and Jesse L. Miller.

Andrew was a World War II vet of the Army Air Corp. and was a ball turret gunner on a B-17, stationed in Great Britain. He was an avid gardener...

Jun 11, 2017

Bob “Uncle Bob” Ellinger, age 68, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017 at the Patuxent River Health & Rehabilitation Center in Laurel, MD.

Bob was born on July 31, 1948 to Margaret Ann (Hopkins) Ellinger and the James Lester Ellinger.  Bob lived his entire life in the Laurel area.  Bob retired from the University of Maryland...

Jun 8, 2017

Joyce Nagel Hartwig was called home to heaven on June 8, 2017 in Sun City Center, Florida with her daughter by her side.  She was 76 years old.

Joyce was born on August 17, 1940 in New York City to Paul and Almina Nagel, and grew up on Staten Island.  She graduated from Wagner College in 1962...

Jun 7, 2017

Angela Brodie, an English-born scientist whose seminal research into a compound that blocks estrogen production helped generate a new class of drugs to treat breast cancer and was credited with saving thousands of lives, died June 7 at her home in Fulton, Md. She was 82.

The University of Maryland School of Medicine, where she was a ...

Jun 2, 2017

Joan E. Kessler, age 73, of Laurel, MD, passed away at the Gilchrist Hospice Center of Howard County on June 2, 2017.  Mrs. Kessler was born on January 13, 1944 to the daughter of the late Carlton Bell and the late Elizabeth (nee Howes) Bell.

Joan was a lifelong resident of Laurel, MD and attended the original...

Jun 1, 2017

Charles A. “Bo” Floyd, 81, went to be with his Lord on June 1, 2017.   He died after a short battle with cancer leaving his high school sweetheart and beloved wife of more than 60 years, Virginia “Sue” Floyd.  They were residing in Laurel, Maryland.

Born in Baltimore on October 25, 1935 to Mildred G. Thornton and...