OBITUARIES

Ronald E. Miles, Sr.

Ronald E. Miles, Sr.

Jan 8, 2024

Mr. Ronald Edward Miles Sr., affectionately known as “Poozie” to many, was surrounded by his family when he passed away peacefully Monday evening, January 8, 2024 at Washington Hospital Center. He was born May 30, 1936, in Washington DC to Mrs. Maggie Woods Miles (deceased) and Mr. Louis E. Miles (Deceased). He grew up in the Wahington DC area and...

John Richard Kasalonis, Jr.

John Richard Kasalonis, Jr.

Jan 7, 2024

John R. Kasalonis, Jr. (Jack) passed in his sleep, after a brief illness, on the morning of January 7, 2024.  Born in Massachusetts on October 31, 1942, Jack grew up in Lee, New Hampshire, where he attended Oyster River High School in Durham.  Upon graduation in 1960, Jack enlisted in the US Navy and became a communications specialist stationed at...

Norma Eileen Sutherland

Norma Eileen Sutherland

Jan 7, 2024

Norma Eileen Clarke Sutherland was born to Cassel George Clarke and Irene Adina-Lee Clarke in Harry Watch, Manchester, Jamaica on Friday evening, September 10, 1938. Due to being born after sunset, her birth date was recorded as the next day, September 11, 1938. She was the youngest of three daughters. Her sisters, Florette Daphne and Pearl Vinette are deceased. Norma...

Toyin Oluwo

Toyin Oluwo

Jan 6, 2024

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Leah I. Velasquez

Leah I. Velasquez

Jan 6, 2024

Leah Isabelle Velasquez was born on February 1, 2010, to her parents, Blanca Velasquez and Virgilio Ventura. Tragically in 2022, Leah was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). After 17 months of a tremendously hard battle, Leah passed away recently in January 2024 at 13 years old. 

 

Leah can best be described as a force, a canvas...

Georgetta M. Campbell

Georgetta M. Campbell

Jan 5, 2024

Georgetta Harriett Merritt was born on February 7, 1929 in Clinton, NC to Sadie Herring Merritt and William Edward Merritt. She was the oldest of two daughters born to them; a sister, Rena Ercelle, was born two years later.

 

A lifelong learner, Georgetta was fond of saying that she started school when she was two weeks old, accompanying her mother...

Martha F. Lallis

Martha F. Lallis

Jan 5, 2024

Martha Ann Fitzgerald affectionally known as “Sister” to her family and as “Marty” to her friends, was born on Christmas Day in 1946 in Lynchburg, Virginia, to Dorothy and Berkley Fitzgerald.  Her formative years were spent in a close-knit community near Chatham and Gretna, Virginia, on her grandparents’ farm, which also housed a cherished family-owned grocery store serving the local...

Cecilia Ann Hatef

Cecilia Ann Hatef

Jan 5, 2024

On Friday, January 5, 2024, Cecilia Ann Hatef (Cissy), of Bowie Maryland, passed away peacefully at home with family and her loyal dog, Molly, by her side.  Affectionately known as “Mam-maw” to all, Cissy was born on April 8, 1934 in Washington DC and moved shortly thereafter to Amagansett, New York where she grew up with her sisters and brother. ...

Joyce Fife Richardson

Joyce Fife Richardson

Jan 4, 2024

A Celebration of Life

For

Joyce Fife Richardson

 

Sunrise                                                                                                                        Sunset

October 10, 1962                                                                                                      January 4, 2024

 

The Obituary

Joyce Fife Richardson, age 62 of Bowie Maryland went home to be with the Lord Thursday, January 4, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. Joyce was born on October 10, 1962 in Washington DC to Sue Hamlett Fife and the...

Carol Jean Dell'Amore

Carol Jean Dell'Amore

Jan 3, 2024

Dr. Carol Jean Dell’Amore, 78, died on Jan. 3, 2024, 26 years to the day of her mother’s passing. She was born October 26, 1945, in Baltimore, Maryland, the fourth child of Ruth and Hilby Burke Langrall. At an early age, Carol stood out as intelligent and mature, becoming the first in her family to graduate college. After completing a...