OBITUARIES

Shirley M. Martin

Shirley M. Martin

May 19, 2012

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Laverne Weeks

Laverne Weeks

May 18, 2012

Laverne Weeks On Friday, May 18, 2012, a resident of Collington Episcopal Life Care. Beloved wife of the late Thomas Weeks; devoted mother of Carol Weeks, Judy Gorsuch and her husband Barry, and James Weeks and his wife Ina Obernesser; dear sister of Fred Peake and the late Isabel Harris; loving grandmother of Elizabeth King and her husband Jerry and...

Stanley Ahenkora Osei

Stanley Ahenkora Osei

May 18, 2012

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Janice M. Slifer

Janice M. Slifer

May 16, 2012

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James H. Selke

James H. Selke

May 15, 2012

James H. Selke died on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at home in Bowie. Beloved husband of Sandra D. Selke; Loving father of Karen West and her husband Richard of Annapolis, James R. Selke of Cheverly, Michelle Diaz and her husband Frank of Bowie, and the late Michael R. Selke; dear brother of Clarence and David Selke; grandfather of 7 grandchildren...

John Jerome Connolly

John Jerome Connolly

May 13, 2012

John Jerome Connolly "Jerry", of Bowie, died on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at Mandrin House of the Hospice of the Chesapeake in Harwood following a short illness. Jerry attended Cretin High School, St. Thomas University and the University of Minnesota and obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. He was on the forefront of the computer age becoming a...

Patricia Sue Roger

Patricia Sue Roger

May 8, 2012

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Pethrel M. Thompson

Pethrel M. Thompson

May 3, 2012

Mom, the Center of Our Universe Pethrel May Thompson was born in Victoria Town, Manchester, Jamaica West Indies on September 17, 1922. She was the only child of Cordell Lyle Henry and John Dove. She lived much of her childhood with her grandmother, Emeline Christian Lyle. When she grew up she married Solomon A. Thompson on December 26, 1945 in...

Wallace S. Brammell, Jr.

Wallace S. Brammell, Jr.

May 3, 2012

Wallace Scott Brammell, Jr. passed from this life on May 3, 2012 at the age of 93. He died peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones. He leaves his wife of 66 years, Pauline Ratliff Brammell, to the care of a large and loving family. These include children Linda (& Robert) Goldman, and Susan (& Daniel) Clark; grandchildren Laura...

Helen V. Bury

Helen V. Bury

May 1, 2012

Helen V. Bury On Tuesday, May 1, 2012, of Upper Marlboro, MD. Loving aunt of Stephen A. Savoy, Jr. and Stephanie Savoy; dear sister of Pauline, Stanley, Gene, Dorothy, and Robert; sister-in-law of Stephen A. Savoy, Sr.; best friend of Marie Savoy. Family will receive friends at the family-owned BEALL FUNERAL HOME, 6512 NW Crain Hwy. (Rte. 3 South), Bowie,...

Melvin L. Hackman

Melvin L. Hackman

Apr 29, 2012

Melvin L. Hackman was born in 1927 in Portsmouth, Virginia, the only child of Lee Roy and Hattie Hackman. He joined the US Marine Corps. at 18 years of age and served his country in the South Pacific during WWII. For over 50 years, Mel was a member and Past Master of the Washington-Lafayette Masonic Lodge #176, a 32nd degree...

Dawn Michelle Seminuk

Dawn Michelle Seminuk

Apr 28, 2012

Dawn Michelle Seminuk, 39 On Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Spa Creek Center in Annapolis, MD, where she had been a resident since 2006, after sustaining a brain injury from an automobile accident. Formerly resided in Odenton, and was born and raised in Bowie, MD. She was a graduate of Bowie High School, received her AA in nursing from PGCC...

Elza M. Baird

Elza M. Baird

Apr 25, 2012

Elza Mildred Fladung Baird 6/29/1927 - 4/25/12 Beloved wife of the late Richard W. Baird. Sister of Ida F. Mullikin; mother of Gloria Baird Ringer (Bill), Michael Baird (Pamela), Timothy Baird (Marianne), Christopher Baird (Kelly), and Eileen Baird Nicholson (Keith); grandmother of Celeste Baird, Steven Baird, Jennifer Baird Miller, Richard A. Baird, Brittany Baird, Jonathan Baird, Kyle Nicholson, Cody Nicholson,...

Mutoba Kankonde

Mutoba Kankonde

Apr 21, 2012

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Janet Duke Beury

Janet Duke Beury

Apr 20, 2012

Janet "Jan" Beury, nee Janet Woods Duke, 70, a long-time resident of Crofton, Maryland passed away suddenly on April 20, 2012. She was born February 23, 1942 in Cumberland, Maryland, and was the daughter of the late Edgar Thrush Duke and Yvette (Sterne) Duke. She married Ronald "Ron" Beury of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, on October 29, 1966 at St. Mary's Catholic...

Margaret M. Hyland

Margaret M. Hyland

Apr 19, 2012

Margaret M. Hyland, recently of Bowie, Maryland and beloved mother of Paul Hyland, Peg Hyland, Tom Hyland, Cathy (Hyland) Dorothy and Chuck Hyland, Jr. passed away on April 19, 2012. She was 94 years old and a 50 year resident of 14 Court in Greenbelt, Maryland. She was married to the former Charles F. Hyland, Sr. In addition to her...

Elwood Lyle Harmel

Elwood Lyle Harmel

Apr 17, 2012

Elwood L. Harmel, 79, life long resident of Mitchellville, MD, passed away on April 17, 2012. He was born on October 24, 1932 to Alexander and Cecelia Harmel. Elwood served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1951-1954. He was an independent truck driver for 35 years, then became an entrepreneur in the pallet and golf car business. He is survived...

Albert J. Lechert, Jr.

Albert J. Lechert, Jr.

Apr 16, 2012

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Dennis F. Blankenbeckler

Dennis F. Blankenbeckler

Apr 16, 2012

Dennis Blankenbeckler May 17, 1946 - April 16, 2012 Dennis Blankenbeckler, 65, was born on May 17, 1946 in Smyth County, Virginia. He died on April 16, 2012. He is predeceased by his father, Glen Franklin Blankenbeckler. He is survived by his mother, Carola Blankenbeckler, at Dogwood Village in Orange, Virginia; his wife, Beverley Blankenbeckler, of Earlysville, Virginia; his daughter,...

Anne Marie Clements

Anne Marie Clements

Apr 15, 2012

Anne Marie Clements 41, a 16 year resident of Herald Harbor in Crownsville died April 15th at the Washington Hospital Center in DC from complications of rheumatoid arthritis and heart disease. Born on September 27, 1970 in St. Louis Park, MN to Andrew and Marguerite Borgman of Crofton, MD. Anne attended elementary school in Sioux Falls, SD and middle school...