OBITUARIES

Oct 21, 2023

Paula Diesel Farina, 70, of Annapolis, MD, mother, daughter, sister, teacher, and friend, unexpectedly went home to God on October 21st, 2023, surrounded by her family. Paula was hospitalized for a previously undiagnosed heart condition and was beset by a host of hospital-related complications from which she was expected to heal. For nearly three months, she fought a spirited battle...

Oct 21, 2023

Oct 21, 2023

Oct 21, 2023

          Aubrey Roane Walker, Jr of Mitchellville, Maryland passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023 surrounded by his family after a long and courageous battle with colon cancer. Aubrey is survived by his parents Aubrey (Doc) Walker and Mina S. Walker of Mitchellville, Maryland, his wife of 33 years Jill Richardson Walker, his two sons Houston...

Oct 21, 2023

Kay Whelan of Crofton, MD passed away on October 21, 2023, in Annapolis, Md. surrounded by her family.       

Kay was born Helen Kay Davis in Frederick, Maryland, on March 21, 1942. She was predeceased by her parents, H. Stanley Davis Jr. and Maryellen Fogler Davis, her brother, H. Stanley Davis III, and her son-in-law Fred Opoku.    She graduated from St....

Oct 19, 2023

Oct 19, 2023

 

Nancy Eileen Sikora

 

Nancy Eileen Sikora, who would have been 58 on November 17, 2023, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2023, in the comfort of her own home with her brother, daughter, and son by her side. She was in her second fight with breast cancer after 15 years but this time it came back as stage...

Oct 18, 2023

Michael (Mike) Shoemaker, 70, of Frankford, Delaware, passed away on October 18, 2023.  He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Jeanne Shoemaker, his brother, Dennis (Denny) Shoemaker,  6 nieces, 3 nephews and many cousins. Mike was preceded in death by his father, Walter E Shoemaker, and his mother, Betty J Shoemaker. During his 39 year career, Mike worked...

Oct 17, 2023

Oct 17, 2023

It is with great sadness to inform you that Brett Michael Williams, 42, of Bowie, Maryland passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 17th. He was a loving father, husband, brother and son and will be greatly missed.  Brett was an elevator mechanic for the Local 10 elevator union. He loved to watch football and hang out in the backyard with his friends and family and was a talented artist. He...

Oct 17, 2023

Devoted husband, avid sailor, and former Army Old Guardsman, Patrick Lee Drenning, died on October 17, 2023 in Crofton, Maryland, after a lengthy battle with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA).  He was 87 years old.

Born on October 6, 1936 in Ohio to Carl and Charlotte Drenning, Pat graduated from Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia and studied at Virginia Polytechnic...

Oct 16, 2023

Oct 16, 2023

Oct 14, 2023

 

September 20, 1978- October, 14, 2023       John S Spies, 45 of Edgewater Maryland passed away Saturday October 14, 2023 John was loved and cherished by many including his Mother Mary Everson, his Father Joel Spies Sr (Ruth Spies), his Sister Stephanie Spies, His Brother Joel Spies Jr. (Carrie Spies), Niece and Nephews: Krista Arnold, Devin McLain,...

Oct 13, 2023

Oct 13, 2023

Oct 13, 2023

 

Ed Neese: A Life of Learning and Loving

What words can capture the essence of a life? Ed Neese was many things: a husband, a father, a grandfather, a brother, and above all, an educator. He was born on September 7, 1939, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and he lived with a passion for sharing his knowledge and wisdom with...

Oct 12, 2023

Francis George Pelkey, Jr., a proud Army veteran, passed away surrounded by his family on his 76th birthday, October 12, 2023. Francis George Pelkey, Junior, who preferred to be called Frank, was born on October 12, 1947 in Black River, NY as the youngest son of Francis and Sarah Pelkey. This past year, he fought a courageous battle with cirrhosis...

Oct 12, 2023

Barbara Ann Herr Tucker Murphy, age 66, of Lothian, Maryland, passed away peacefully at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Maryland on Thursday October 12, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer.

Barbara (Barby) was born on October 21st, 1956 in Silver Springs, Maryland to the late Gertrude Augusta Herr (Trudy) and the late Harry Ivan Herr. Barby was the...

Oct 11, 2023

Monica Jo Moore Robeson    March 1, 1966 to October 11, 2023   MoMica of Nicholas and Brett Robeson    Sister of Jodi Moore (Stuart)    Daughter of Joseph “Buddy” Moore and Glenda Brownlee Moore   She is survived by her sons, her sister, her puppy Koda and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.     Special thanks to those...