OBITUARIES

Mar 6, 2023

Gwendolyn M. King passed away in Washington, D.C. on March 6, 2023. She was born in Washington, D.C. on January 11, 1955 to Jane Johnson and James Johnson. She attended Spingarn High School and graduated in 1973.  She received a B.A. in Elementary and Special Education at The Catholic University of America in 1977 and pursued post graduate studies in...

Mar 6, 2023

Steve Lynn Swann was born on February 28, 1956 to Alma Saul Swann Apolonio and Roy Swann.  He passed away March 6, 2023 after a hard fought battle against cancer.  He is survived by his brother Bill Swann, sister Anne Snell, brother Frederick Apolonio, niece Brittany Snell and nephews Saul Snell and Travis Swann.  He is also survived by his...

Mar 6, 2023

Carmela Murli was born on April 28, 1935, in Fiumedinisi (Messina), Sicily. She passed away on March 6, 2023.

 

Carmela emigrated from Italy to the United States with her family on February 14, 1973, and made her home in Lanham, Maryland since then.

 

She enjoyed sewing, gardening and most of all cooking for her family and friends....

Mar 6, 2023

Mar 6, 2023

Waltraud “Betty” Garland, a Bowie resident since 1979, died Monday, March 6, 2023 at home surrounded by her family. She was born on May 7, 1945 in Seeheim, Germany. Betty married in 1962 and traveled to the US and to deployments including Panama and Germany with her husband. After raising her daughters she worked for many years at Bradlees, Burlington...

Mar 5, 2023

Mar 5, 2023

Please click here to view the Live Stream of the services of Mr. Walter Walls, Jr. Streaming will begin on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 3:00pm.

With great sorrow, we announce the passing of Walter W. Walls Jr. who entered into eternal life on March 5, 2023. He was a native New Yorker, but spent his formative years in Pottsville,...

Mar 5, 2023

Our beautiful and loving angel gained her wings on March 5, 2023.  Betty Barron was born in Alliance, Ohio, to Isaac Barron II and Clara Barron on September 14, 1944.  Betty was the second of seven children she had four sisters and two brothers.  Two of her sisters (Florence Tabb and Areta Clemons) and both of her parents preceded her...

Mar 5, 2023

Myrtle Mae (Haven) Weber (88) passed away on March 5, 2023 after enduring a lengthy illness with Diabetes, Parkinson’s disease along with Dementia. Myrtle was born September 24, 1934, to Andrew Havens and Agnes (Trail) Havens in Marion, VA.  Her friends, family, and grandchildren knew her as Mae, Mom, Grandmother, Nani, and Maw Maw.

 

Myrtle moved to Maryland with...

Mar 4, 2023

          Kathleen Anne Lyons was born on December 11, 1942, to Edwin and Anne Kolb in Chestnut Hill, PA. She died peacefully on March 4, 2023, surrounded by her children. Kathleen attended Cabrini College in 1960 and married John Peter Lyons in 1962.

          Kathleen has always been a natural caretaker. She...

Mar 4, 2023

Mary Lowry of Lanham, MD died peacefully on Saturday 3/4/23. She was the beloved wife of the late StanleyTucker, Sr. and Stafford D. Lowry, (Cookie.) Mother of Theresa Woodrum, Stanley Tucker, Debbie Tucker, Bridget Lowry and Angela McKeaver, son and laws William Woodrum and Gerald McKeaver. Sister of Catherine Fox and the late Christopher Whelehan, Jr. Also survived by 10...

Mar 3, 2023

Mar 3, 2023

We are saddened at the death of Mallory Zolyan Schmitt, loving wife of Rev. Charles (Charlie) Schmitt, daughter of Myrna and Barrie Zolyan (deceased). Mallory was recently diagnosed with stage four lung cancer and succumbed rapidly. She died March 3, 2023 at age 67.

 

Mallory grew up in Philadelphia and later moved to Cherry Hill, N.J. She earned a...

Mar 3, 2023

Marietta Mae “Mary” McElligott (née Graves), age 86, of Bowie, Maryland, passed away peacefully at home with her beloved husband by her side on Friday, March 3, 2023.   Mary was born on May 24, 1936, in Tinsley, Kentucky, to Mary LouVada “Vada” (DeBord) Graves and Lloyd Stanley Graves Sr. She was the eighth of nine children.   When she...

Mar 3, 2023

Andrew Eugene Luedtke, 40 , of Odenton, MD, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023 after complications from Esophageal Cancer.

Andrew was born on June 8 to Donald & Sharon Luedtke in Washington, DC. After Andrew graduated from Duvall High School in 2000, he went on to study obtain his license in the mechanical trade. Going on to obtain his...

Mar 1, 2023

Feb 27, 2023

Heaven received another angel when Jackson Payne Buckner gained his wings on February 27, 2023. Jackson was a remarkable young man who created an extraordinary life during his twelve sweet years on earth. A gentleman and renaissance youth of many talents, Jackson possessed intellectual, athletic, social, and emotional abilities that made him stand out.

Academically strong, Jackson was a permanent...

Feb 26, 2023

2 John 1 - And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there. 

We were blessed with our most beloved Cana, affectionately called Canaye, in the afternoon of July 16, 1997. Canaye was welcomed by his mom, Beza, his dad Sudan, and his new big sister Leila (Galeila). From the...

Feb 26, 2023

Please click here to view the Live Stream of the Funeral Service.  The Live Stream of the Funeral Service for Mr. Robert Torene will begin at 1:00pm on Friday, March 3, 2023.

 

Avid golfer and belly laugher Robert “Bob” Torene died at the age of 85 on Sunday, February 26, 2023, having achieved his hole-in-one and surrounded by family....

Feb 25, 2023

With great sadness, we announce the passing of our son, James Brady Whitman, 53, of Washington D.C., on Saturday, February 25, 2023.

James was born on December 3, 1969 at Cafritz Hospital, Washington, D.C., to Barry Bartlett Whitman and Barbara Sue Goforth Whitman. He was raised in Camp Springs, Maryland and graduated from Crossland High School. For most of his...