OBITUARIES

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

Jan 29, 2019

On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, Mary Frances Whalen, 67, of Bowie, Maryland passed away peacefully with her family by her side.

Mary was born in Washington, D.C. on January 31, 1951 to Vernon Edward and Dorothy Elizabeth (Webster) Reed. She grew up in Seabrook, Maryland and graduated from DuVal Senior High School. There she was known for her gregariousness, infectious...

Jan 29, 2019

Marie E. “Betty” Sickels Penland passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 29, 2019 at the age of 91.

Born in Baltimore, and raised in Bethesda, MD Betty was the youngest of six children of the late Carl and Marie Plitt.   After graduating from Bethesda Chevy Chase High School, she attended art schools and was active in the USO...

Jan 28, 2019

Bruce was born in Detroit, MI to William and Elenora Snyder on April11, 1935.  He had one sister Donna Williams. They all preceded him in death.  He married his high school sweetheart Janice on Sept 11th 1954.  Everyone said that the marriage would not last.  They fooled everyone, they celebrated 64 years together.   Bruce and Janice were blessed with three...

Jan 28, 2019

Dennis Martin Fuller, 67, of Bowie passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 at Crofton Care and Rehabilitation Center.  Dennis was born on December 22, 1951 in Louisville, KY, to the late Encil Ray and Goldie Mae (Wilson) Fuller.  He graduated from Woodward School for Boys in 1970 and attended Oglethorpe University.  He married Corinne Lee Caruso on August 24, 1974...

Jan 27, 2019

David Howard Wolfe, 85, passed away January 27, 2019.  He was a resident of Bowie MD for over 50 years.

David was born in Danville, PA. to the late Howard and Hester Wolfe (Martz).  The family moved to Hyattsville MD in 1937.  David was a graduate of Northwestern HS and the University of Maryland.  Mr. Wolfe worked as a Juvenile...