OBITUARIES

Feb 14, 2019

Feb 13, 2019

Mechelle T.  Myers was born May 24, 1966, in Washington, DC, the daughter of Robert and the late Ann Siemon.  On Wednesday February 13, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer she received her wings to be with the Lord.

Mechelle was educated in the Prince George’s County Public School system, where she graduated from Parkdale High School in 1984. ...

Feb 13, 2019

Patricia Ann Gilligan Perry of New Berlin, NY and Dunedin, FL died on February 13, 2019.  She was born on May 25, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Philomena De Bates Gilligan who predeceased her.  She was predeceased by John F. Perry, her husband of 52 years, as well as her brothers James B....

Feb 13, 2019

William Pruitt, of Upper Marlboro, MD,  was the Founder/ Executive Director for the McCoy Center Family and Youth Services Inc. In this capacity, he acquired the organization’s 501c3, recruited and trained board members, secured governmental contracts and managed the overall operation of the organization. Mr. Pruitt possessed a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from the State University of New...

Feb 12, 2019

Ludmila Pachepsky passed away peacefully on February 12th 2019 at 5:45 am. She was surrounded by the love and support of her family and close friends in her transition. Ludmila was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer of unknown origin just three months earlier.

Ludmila was passionate, generous, and joyful. She loved to bite into ripe pears and feel the juice...

Feb 12, 2019

Charles R Brown II was born October 28, 1918 to Charles R Brown I and Grace Brown. He had an older sister Lucille and a younger sister Marjorie.

He was born in 1918 in the capital city, the pentacle of freedom, at the end of WWI and during the worst flu pandemic in recent history. He lived through the Great...

Feb 12, 2019

Dorothy (Dottie) E. Minton, age 84, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 in Annapolis, MD. She was born February 11, 1935 in Knoxville, TN to Reverend Red Cecil Owens and Cora Lee (Shelton) Owens. Dottie grew up near her beloved Smokey Mountains and sang in her father’s Church as well as the Knoxville Christian...

Feb 10, 2019

James F. Babcock (Age 74)

On February 10, 2019 of Bowie, Maryland. He is survived by his wife Neva Apsey Babcock, son Nathan Babcock and wife Deborah Babcock, son Lieutenant Colonel Brian Babcock-Lumish, PhD, and wife Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish, son Benjamin Babcock and wife Rebecca Babcock, sisters Janis Sampson (Lynn) and Diane Comden (Jon), five grandchildren, Toby Babcock, Anna Babcock,...

Feb 10, 2019

Thomas Simpson Jr. was born on July 12, 1948 in New York, NY. He was born to both Thomas Simpson Sr., whose roots were in Portsmouth, VA and Ahoskie, NC and Christine Blissett, who was from Birmingham, Alabama. Growing up in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York, he enjoyed hanging out with friends in the neighborhood and going to...

Feb 8, 2019

On Friday, February 8, 2019, Harry Dean Reif of Crofton, MD, died at home after a long battle with lupus. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Dorian Reif, his sons Dr. Bob Reif (wife Dr. Angel Arafiles-Reif) and Dr. Randy Reif (wife Dr. April Reif) as well as two grandchildren, Autumn Reif (2 years old) and Franky...

Feb 7, 2019

  Mary L. Willbrand of Bowie, MD. went to be with her Lord unexpectedly early Thursday morning February 7, 2019. She is survived and missed by her son Mike Willbrand of Ridgely, MD and daughter Shelli Smith (Ken) of Milton, West Virginia, as well as grandsons Jonathan, Eli, and Timothy Smith. She will be remembered with love for her deeply...

Feb 6, 2019

Feb 6, 2019

Feb 4, 2019

Clarence Glynn Jr. AKA Skip, 51 years old, completed his journey in life in the comfort of his home in Upper Marlboro Maryland surrounded by his loving family on Monday February 4, 2019.  Skip was born in Kingsville, Texas, July 27, 1967, the son of Clarence Glynn, United States Navy Ret, and Sandra (McCarthy) Tavares. He eventually settled and grew...

Feb 4, 2019

Leonard Rosenberg, 79, passed away February 4, 2019. He was a resident of Bowie, MD for over 56 years. Len was a graduate of Temple University's School of Pharmacy practicing at Drug Fair in Crofton, Safeway of Bowie and most proudly, to have retired from Walter Reed Army Medical Center.  He was a former member of the Cheverly Rotary Club...

Feb 2, 2019

Louis Wexler King, affectionately known as “Papa Willie” and “Grandfather Willie”, was born to Albertina and Samuel King on August 9, 1910 in St. Andrew’s Parish on the Island of Barbados.  On October 11, 1917, Papa Willie along with his mother and four brothers arrived in the Republic of Panama to begin a new life. 

In 1931, he was employed...

Feb 2, 2019

Feb 2, 2019

On February 2, 2019, Stephen R. “Ron” Mihaly (83) passed away peacefully following a long term illness.

Steve is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Donna (Jungling) Mihaly, and their five children: Richard and Cheryl (Raineri) Mihaly, Ronald and Patty (Ferry) Mihaly, Pat and Jesse Hodges, Mike and Joanne (Hewitt) Mihaly, and Sean Mihaly and Julie Herford.  The...

Jan 31, 2019

Jan 30, 2019