Obituaries

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...

Mar 1, 2017

Glenna J. Lawson, age 84, of Laurel, MD passed away on March 1, 2017 at The Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

Glenna was born on April 23, 1932 in Mullins, West Virginia to the late Ray V. Haga and the late Naomi F. (nee Oyler) Haga.  Glenna moved with her husband and children to Laurel,...

Feb 27, 2017

Larry Eugene Wheeler passed away on Monday, February 27, 2017, at the age of 69.

He went peacefully after enduring a 9-year fight against metastatic prostate cancer,

in his room at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Columbia, MD.  In the two months he spent

at Gilchrist, he earned a glowing reputation and was deeply...

Feb 25, 2017

Raymond S. “Buck” Kuhns Jr. 66, of Laurel passed away Friday, February 24, 2017.

He was born in 1950 to Raymond S. and Elinor (Keech) Kuhns in Cumberland, Md.

Buck was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the United States Army as a Green Beret.

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Feb 24, 2017

Grace Lyons Dove

On February 24, 2017 in Laurel, Md. Beloved wife of 58 years to Elbert ”Al” M. Dove Jr.; Devoted mother of Deborah Heaver and her companion Bill Fiester, Billy Dove and his wife Anita, Tony Dove and his wife Lorie; Loving grandmother of Chris, Billy, Erin, Crystal, Katie, Riley and great grandmother of Kara...

Feb 21, 2017

John L. Davis 63 years old of Laurel Maryland loss his battle with cancer on February 21, 2017. He was the beloved husband of 45 years to Sue Davis (nee Borras); devoted father of Stacie Davis Palmer and her husband Greg, Brandon Davis and his wife Grace, Melissa Davis and her husband John; devoted grandfather of Calyn, Samantha, Riley,...

Feb 16, 2017

Rosemary Byrne passed away peacefully on February 16, 2017, from pneumonia after a brief illness. She was 88 years old. Rosemary was born on October 31, 1928 in Sharon, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Thomas and Rose Buckley Byrne, of Sharon PA, Youngstown, Ohio, and later, Washington, D.C. Raised in Youngstown, Ohio, she was the fifth of six...

Feb 15, 2017

Joyce Leona Lilly passed away at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, MD.  Joyce was born on January 19, 1942 to the late Charles W. Bertling and Catherine (nee Poe) Berlting.  Joyce was raised and lived her entire life in Scaggsville.

Joyce was primarily a homemaker, but did hold several bookkeeping jobs including several gas stations, The...