OBITUARIES

Jun 21, 2023

Eugene M. Zehner of Lanham Maryland passed away June 21, 2023 at the age of 96.

He was born on April 27 1927 in Gerolzhofen, Germany to Maria (Frederich) and Martin Zehner. He immigrated to the United States in 1928 with his family and spent the majority of his younger years on the family farm established in 1936 in Davidsonville,...

Jun 20, 2023

June 20, 2023, Justin William-Paul Lawson suddenly passed away of respiratory failure.

Justin and his identical twin, Jamal, we're born on September 27, 1991 in Shady Grove, MD to the parents of the late Elvin Sr and Lawana Lawson. Justin was Montessori early childhood educated. Later, he attended Yorktown Elementary, Tasker Middle School, Florida Air Academy (Melbourne, FL), and Bowie...

Jun 20, 2023

Please click here to view Live Streaming of the Funeral Service for Ms. Ayotunde Amode on Friday July 21, 2023 at 12pm https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/8096031323

Jun 19, 2023

Tamara “Tammy” Washington died unexpectedly at home on June 19, 2023, in Temple Hills, MD at the age of 38.

Tamara was born on April 10th, 1985, in Washington, DC to Tracy Washington and Eric Porter. She graduated from Crossland High School in 2003. She married Gregory Johnson, her teenage sweetheart in 2004. Tamara worked various jobs where she developed...

Jun 18, 2023

Please click here to view Live Streaming for the Funeral Service for Rebecca Swartz on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 3pm https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/69885755   Rebecca Carol Swartz passed away from ovarian cancer on June 18. She was 75.   Becky was preceded in death by her parents, Helen May Harris and Kenneth James Chiavetta, and her sister, Roberta McNamara and her...

Jun 17, 2023

On Saturday, June 17th, 2023, Isiah Williams, affectionately known as Sam, entered eternal rest peacefully at home with his loving family after a prolonged illness. Sam was born on December 19, 1946, in Newberry, South Carolina to the late Isaiah and Rebecca Williams. He was educated in the public schools in Newberry County and was a member of the Elisha...

Jun 17, 2023

 

Russell (“Russ”) M. Thumann

Beloved son, father and brother passed away on June 17, 2023 due to small cell lung cancer at the age of 61.  Russ was born on January 29, 1962 in Washington, DC to Don and Darla Thumann.  After graduation from Bowie High School he joined the United States Navy where he earned a culinary arts...

Jun 16, 2023

Jun 15, 2023

Please click here to view live streaming of the Funeral Service for Mr. Golla on Thursday, June 22 2023 at 12pm https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/2412616647

 

Dr. Thejappa Golla, 72, -- a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, colleague, and friend -- passed away after a valiant 3-year battle with cancer on June 15th, 2023. 

Thejappa was born on July 1, 1951, to Sanjeevappa and Kamakshamma...

Jun 15, 2023

Jun 14, 2023

Janice Ray McConkey Bridgers passed away on June 14, 2023, at age 82.  She was born October 3, 1940, in Washington DC, to Raymond McConkey and Edna Brown.  Janice was a 1958 graduate of Suitland High School.  She married George (Carl) Carlton Bridgers November 9, 1963.  Carl preceded her in death in 2018. Janice and Carl owned and operated The...

Jun 13, 2023

Mearle Elaine Jensen passed away after 90 vibrant years, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in her Bowie, MD home, with her family by her side. Beloved wife of the late Albert J. Jensen, loving mother of Evelyn Thrift, of Bowie, MD and Susan Goodnite, of Millersville, MD. Proceeded in death by parents Arthur and Mary Ehlenberger.

Mearle was born and...

Jun 12, 2023

Jun 11, 2023

Christian Marlon Segovia

“Chele”

 

On Sunday, June 11, 2023 Christian “Chele” Segovia, an adored soul, passed away at the young age of 24.

 

Chele was born on July 17, 1998 in Silver Spring, MD to Christian Marlon Segovia & Marianella Yovanna Segovia.

 

Chele grew up in a loving and proudly Peruvian-Salvadoran household that was always surrounded by...

Jun 11, 2023

Jun 10, 2023

Please click here to view the live stream of the funeral service.  The live stream of the funeral service for Mr. John Frick will begin at 11:00am on Saturday, June 17th.

Dr. John Henry Frick

John Henry Frick, 80, -- husband, father, grandfather, friend, colleague -- passed away at home surrounded by his family on June 10, 2023. He fought...

Jun 9, 2023

Jun 9, 2023

GLORIA LOUISE DAVITT

was born in Scranton, PA the daughter of the late Louis and Frances (Arasimowicz) D’Amico.  She attended Technical High School in Scranton, PA.

She married the late William (Bill) Henry Davitt in 1957 and they moved to the Washington, DC area for her husband’s Navy career. They were married for over 60 years and blessed with four...

Jun 8, 2023

Please click here to view the live stream of the funeral service.  The live stream of the funeral service for Ms. Louise M. Johnson will begin at 3:00pm on Sunday, July 2, 2023.

Louise Maehler Johnson was born February 19, 1928 in Washington, DC. Her parents were Ernest and Nancy Poland Maehler, and she had one older brother, Charles. She...

Jun 7, 2023

William Clark Thornton, Sr. was the first child born of five children to the late Joseph Benjamin Thornton and Ruby Clark Thornton on November 28, 1930 in Washington DC. William grew up in Park Side and later in Northeast, DC on Todd Place. He matriculated through the Washington, DC Public School System and graduated at the age of 16 from...