Obituaries

Mar 24, 2017

Mrs. Justine Ann Lehner passed away on March 24, 2017, in Laurel, MD. She was born in Wayne, New Jersey, Justine Ann Rutherford on October 19, 1969.

Justine’s life revolved around nursing and caring for people. She became a candy striper at a long term care facility in New Jersey at the age of 16. After high...

Mar 23, 2017

William Eugene Burton Sr, 88, passed away Thursday,  March 23rd, 2017 very peacefully in his sleep after a brief illness.

He was predeceased by his eldest daughter, Linda.  He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Naomi,  four sons, William jr,  Douglas,  Russell, and Robert and a daughter Donna Simms, three sisters, Eleanor Acklin,  Delores...

Mar 20, 2017

CHANDLER SEYMOUR ROBBINS        7/17/18    to   3/20/17

On the first day of Spring, March 20, 2017, Chandler S. Robbins left his earthly shell to migrate to the high country of Heaven.  Migration makes sense, because Chandler's passion and 60 plus years of vocation involved the study of migratory non-game birds.

At the close of...

Mar 17, 2017

Ralph Lowell Mlaska, age 90, of Laurel, MD passed away on March 17, 2017 at Laurel Regional Hospital.  Mr. Mlaska was born in Omaha, Nebraska on November 6, 1926 to the late Louis J. Mlaska and the late Rose Mlaska (nee Namestek).

After graduating high school Ralph spent two years in the Navy, where he was trained...

Mar 14, 2017

Mar 12, 2017

Walter David Minnick, Jr.  (“Wally”), a longtime resident of Laurel, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017.  He was 91.  He was born on February 1, 1926 in Washington, D.C. to the late Walter David Minnick, Sr. and Martha Edith (Salyards) Minnick.  He graduated from McKinley Tech High School and attended the University of Virginia.  He was a member...

Mar 11, 2017

Mr. William “Bill” Schroeder, a long-time resident of Gambrills, MD, passed away on March 11, 2017. Bill was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on November 13, 1946, to the late Russell and Margaret Schroeder. He was employed by the United States Government and earned numerous awards for his dedicated service as well as his service in the United States Army....

Mar 11, 2017

William Patrick Utley, 28, passed away very suddenly, Saturday March 11th 2017 at Howard County General Hospital. Liam came into this world July 5th, 1988. He attended high school at Reservoir High School and went on to a very successful career as a server at several restaurants in the Columbia area. He loved working with people, had an amazing...

Mar 9, 2017

Jane Carolyn Fleming Elliott, 82 of Laurel Maryland, passed away Thursday, March 09, 2017.

She was born in 1934 to Harold Talmadge Fleming and Jane Carolyn (Prewitt) Fleming in Savage MD.

Jane was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Laurel, a lifetime member of the Laurel Volunteer Rescue...

Mar 9, 2017

Ralph G. Loen passed away on March 9, 2017 in Columbia, MD. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, and grew up in the Philadelphia area.  Ralph served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict as an electronics technician aboard a destroyer escort. After graduating from Gettysburg College he continued his education at the University of Maryland earning a...

Mar 9, 2017

Fayez Ishaq "Freddie" Ayoub, 78 of Burtonsville passed away Thursday March 9, 2017.

He was born to Ishaq and Zereefeh (Saah) in Ramallah Palistine.

Fayez was a veteran of the Vietnam war serving in the United States Army

He is survived by his son Thayer, daughter in law Nancy,...

Mar 9, 2017

Scott Wayne Vaszil, age 55, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2017, in his Fulton, MD home after a lengthy battle with ALS.

Born on August 1, 1961 in Washington, DC., Scott is survived by his wife, Lora, his four children; Nicholas (21), Scott (12), Tyler (10) and Justin (8).  Scott is also survived by...

Mar 8, 2017

Having entered this world on July 24, 1914, Stella Samantha (Simmons) Mollohan departed this life for the realm of Heaven on Wednesday, March 8th, 2017.  She was 102.

Stella was the daughter of Millie and John Simmons.  Her siblings, now deceased, included: Nora, Steve, Dessie, Ezra and Flossie.  Stella was the mother of...

Mar 7, 2017

Elaine P. Cooper, 88 of Laurel, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2017 at her home.

She was born in 1929 to Harry and Ruth (Munson) Poppe in Bronx, New York.

Elaine was a member of the Community United Methodist Church in Maryland City. She was a librarian at the Goddard Space ...

Mar 6, 2017

Ted, formerly of Laurel, Md, passed away on March 6, 2017. Born on July 3, 1931 in Washington, DC,  Ted spent his childhood swimming and playing sports for the Washington Boys Club.  He graduated from Eastern High School, Class of 1949, where he played basketball and baseball. He briefly attended college before enlisting in the Air Force....

Mar 4, 2017

Deborah Tabb Jackson was born on September 16, 1958 in Williamsburg VA to George and Rebecca Tabb Sr. Deborah attended Williamsburg/James City County Public Schools.  She married Alfred Jackson and out of that union they had three daughters: Danita, Savannah and Crystal. Thereafter came five grandchildren: Jasmine, Janae, Jakobi, Cameron and Jaelyn.

On Saturday, March 4, 2017...

Mar 4, 2017

Margie Ann Carson, age 80, passed away on Saturday March 4, 2017 at the Cherry Lane Nursing Center in Laurel, MD.

Margie was born on April 7, 1936 in Appalachia, VA to the late Charley Collins and the late Ettie (nee Williams) Collins.  She was raised in Appalachia and lived there until moving with her husband, Edward...

Mar 2, 2017

Colin Riley Gould, passed away at his home in West Laurel after a brief illness on March 2, 2017.  He was 28.  He was born July 3, 1988 in Miami, Florida.  He graduated from Laurel High School in 2006.  Colin loved skateboarding, disc golf, the Simpsons, Green Bay Packer’s football and his dog Rocko.

He...

Mar 1, 2017

James William Snyder passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  He was 70.  Jim was born to James and Ada Snyder on June 28th, 1946 in Blairsville, Pennsylvania.  He was raised in Laurel, MD and graduated from Laurel High School in 1964.  He and his cousin Fred joined the US Army on the same...

Mar 1, 2017

Ernest Edward Kraatz, surrounded by his wife and children, went home to be with his Lord Jesus Christ on March 1, 2017 at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.  He was 87.

Ernest was born on October 15, 1929 in Akron, Ohio to Walter and Julia (Jaster) Kraatz.  He grew up in Akron...