OBITUARIES

Oct 29, 2020

Oct 29, 2020

Please click here to view the Live Stream of the Funeral Service for Mr. Thomas J. Opilla. The Live Stream will begin at 12:00pm on Friday, December 12th, 2020.

Thomas passed away on October 30, 2020.  Born on April 23, 1947 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania. Thomas attended St. Peters Prep, Jersey City, NJ (1960-1962).  He graduated from Good Counsel High School,...

Oct 27, 2020

Oct 27, 2020

On October 27, 2020 Cathy Gallagher suddenly passed away peacefully at the age of 63. Beloved wife of her high school sweetheart, John J. Gallagher. Married for 40 years.

Cathy was born on September 23, 1957 to William A. Mecca Jr., and the late Maria D. Mecca (Rao). Cathy grew up in Bowie, MD with her family including her sister...

Oct 27, 2020

The Live Stream of the Funeral Service for Mr. Darrell Clayton will begin at 6:00pm on Friday, November 6th, 2020.

Darrell L Clayton “Dee” to his friends was born on June 11, 1973 in Colorado Springs to his loving parents Michael and Bortel Clayton.  He was a product of the Prince George’s County School System graduating from Suitland High School...

Oct 27, 2020

Irene Elizabeth Beers, a 58 year resident of Bowie, died in her sleep on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Larkin Chase Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. She was 95 years old. While the last four years of her life were at Larkin Chase, Irene was one of the first home owners in Bowie and purchased her first home located on...

Oct 26, 2020

Please click here to view the Live Stream of the Funeral Service - The Livestreaming of the Service will begin at 10:00am on Friday, October 30th, 2020

Cynthia Kay Frazier fell asleep in death on Monday, October 26, 2020, surrounded by her loving husband and three children. She was born on January 2, 1966, in Washington, DC to David and...

Oct 26, 2020

Betty Lou Stratton (Sutton) of Denton, MD, passed away at the age of 76 on Monday, October 26, 2020.  She is survived by her son William and his wife Joanne; her son John and his wife Justine; grandchildren Thomas James (TJ), Nicole (Nikki), Bethany, Bradley, Kelsey; and great-granddaughter Brooklynn.

 

Her biggest passions late in life were the Lord and...

Oct 25, 2020

Ret. Cmdr. Freddie D. Mitchell, Jr. of College Park, MD, passed away on October 25, 2020. His lovely wife, Levesta Phillips Mitchell, of 66 years and College Park, MD, joined him in heaven on November 7, 2020. They met while attending Morgan State University. Their long-enduring love afforded them to enjoy a wonderful and long career for Freddie in the...

Oct 25, 2020

Kenneth “K.C.” Carlisle Humphries of Bowie, MD, passed away on October 25, 2020, after a short battle with cancer.  He is preceded in death by his parents Kenneth and Phyllis Perico Humphries and his older brothers Jay and Jerry.  He is survived by his precious daughter Nicole.  In addition to his daughter Nicole, K.C. is survived by his brother and...

Oct 24, 2020

George was born on February 25th in 1948 to Constantine and Alexandra Maistros.  He was their youngest of three boys; Older brothers Harry and Christopher were overjoyed for the new baby brother.  Shortly after he was born the family relocated to their home to a new house on  Bel Air Road and Finally to Highlandtown, where George would spend his...

Oct 24, 2020

Thomas Swartz passed away unexpectedly during a routine Saturday morning bicycle ride with his local riding club. He died on Oct. 24 doing what he loved and was surrounded by friends. 

Tom was a respected leader in the transportation logistics industry, having worked more than 37 years at Overnite Transportation, now owned by UPS Freight. He was known as a...

Oct 23, 2020

Evangeline (Ann) Davis Sophocleus of Ellicott City, MD passed away on October 23, 2020 at the age of 83 after a long battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Sophoclis (Soph), of 62 years. She is survived by her daughter Diana and her husband Christos Motsiopoulos; her son John and his wife Theresa; grandchildren Alexander,...

Oct 23, 2020

Oct 23, 2020

All services will be private.

Oct 22, 2020

Gladys Elizabeth "Betty" Rottmann Schutte,

Betty was born February 5,1921 in Quincy, Illinois, the daughter of Herman G. and Edna Meyer Hehmeyer.  She married Roger L. Rottmann on April 27, 1941 in Hannibal, Missouri.  He preceded her death on May 27, 1982.  She married Harold Schutte on April 15, 1984.  He preceded her in death on May 6, 2017.

Betty...

Oct 21, 2020

Stephen Harvey Neff died suddenly at his home in Bowie on October 21, 2020, four days before his 57th birthday. Steve was the son of the Rev. H. Richard Neff and Gertrude Simmons Neff, and the father of Anthony Richard Neff.  The family is deeply saddened by this unexpected loss.

Steve was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and grew up in...

Oct 21, 2020

BOWIE, Md. – Caroline Mae (née Lucci) Knestout, 93, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, surrounded by her family.

She was born in Austin, Pa., July 5, 1927, the daughter of the late Mary and John (Carlo) Lucci. The family later moved to Paulsboro, N.J., where, as a young child, Mrs. Knestout would often cut out a nurse’s...

Oct 20, 2020

HERMINIA PADRE MAQUI

        (1930 – 2020)

 

Herminia Padre Maqui, age 89 and a resident of Bowie, MD, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones on Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 at Ann Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD.  Her much deserved rest comes after battling Parkinson’s Disease for quite some time. 

Herminia was born on December 24th, 1930...

Oct 20, 2020

On Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Kenneth Carl Dotson, loving father of three children passed away peacefully in his sleep in the comfort of his home at the age of 70.   Ken was born on December 27, 1949 in DC to Malcolm E. Dotson and Mildred R. (Hillman) Dotson. He graduated Northwestern High School class of 1967 then left for...