OBITUARIES

Dec 18, 2024

Please click here to view the services for Larson Jones on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 11:00am.

On December 18,2024 in Sarasota, Florida, Larson H Jones passed away from complications related to Alzheimer's disease.

Born in Washington, DC, May 24, 1938, he spent his childhood years living in Washington, DC. Atlanta, Georgia, and several areas throughout Maryland. He served 2 years in...

Dec 18, 2024

Dec 18, 2024

Fredrick Richard Wentland, of Odenton, Maryland, passed away on December 18, 2024, after a brief illness. Born on December 26, 1938, in Rossford, Ohio he was the son of the late Fred and Jane (Richards) Wentland.

Fred is survived by his beloved wife, Milagros Wentland; his children, Kathy Lyng of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Dan Wentland of Westminster, Maryland; six grandchildren; and...

Dec 17, 2024

It is with heavy hearts and profound love, that we announce the passing of Paul J. “P.J.” Trainor Jr., 51, of Dunkirk, Maryland, on December 17, 2024.

P.J. was a beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, friend, and a respected member of the law enforcement community, leaving behind a legacy of courage, professionalism, and unwavering commitment to public safety for 28...

Dec 17, 2024

Dec 16, 2024

Dec 15, 2024

Hiroko Vertuno

January 21, 1937 - December 15, 2024

Hiroko Vertuno, of Bowie, Maryland, died on December 15, 2024, at age 87. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan on January 21,1937, to Hisashi and Shuku Horikawa and named after the city of her birth. During World War II, the family moved to the countryside, returning to the city some years after the...

Dec 15, 2024

Dec 15, 2024

Ann Irene Rice Gough passed away peacefully on December 15, 2024, at the age of 91. Born in Salem, Massachusetts on December 10, 1933, the second of five children, Ann developed her lifelong values of family, faith, and hard work.

In 1954, Ann relocated to Washington, D.C. to begin a new chapter, accepting a position with the FBI. During her tenure,...

Dec 15, 2024

Please click here to view the services for Ms. Cerilia Pickering on Monday, December 30, 2024 at 11:30am

Dec 14, 2024

It is with profound sadness and a void in our hearts that we bid farewell and celebrate the life of Joyce “Faye” Anthony. Faye, was born in Chowan County, NC to the late Wiley and Alice Holley Nichols. She grew up in Merry Hill, NC and attended Bertie County Public Schools. She joined church at an early age and was...

Dec 14, 2024

Devoted wife, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt, Alice Lacey passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of December 14, 2024. She was 84 years young.

Alice was born in Washington, DC She attended Bladensburg High School and married James E. Lacey Sr on April 19, 1958 at Saint Bernard Catholic Church in Riverdale Maryland. She...

Dec 13, 2024

Betty K. Fedorko, age 95, of Bowie, MD, passed away peacefully at home on December 13, 2023. She was born on October 1929 in Falls Mill, VA.Betty is survived by her sons, Joel Fedorko and his wife, Sandra (Doppler) Fedorko, and James Fedorko.She was a loving grandmother to Joanne Fedorko and John Doppler, and a great-grandmother. Betty leaves behind grandchildren,...

Dec 12, 2024

Peggy Beth Cicolini, 82, of Bowie, MD, passed away peacefully at her home on December 12th, 2024. She was born in Greensburg, PA on February 1, 1942 and was the only child of Mary and Nevin Anderson. She and her mother later moved to New Kensington, PA where the highlight of her high school career was dancing with Ronald Reagan...

Dec 12, 2024

John "Jack" Alexander O’Brien

May 16, 1938 – December 12, 2024

Jack O’Brien, a proud Irish American, dedicated community member, loving family man, and military veteran, passed away on December 12, 2024, at his longtime home in Upper Marlboro, MD. He was 86 years old.

Born in Washington, DC, on May 16, 1938, to Thomas and Anne O’Brien, who immigrated from Ireland in...

Dec 11, 2024

Doris G. Whiting died on December 11, 2024 at her granddaughter’s home in Eldersburg, MD. She was born on October 31, 1926 to Otis and Neva Yowell in Haywood, Va., and grew up in that area. She worked for the U.S. State Department during World War II and for Doubleday Hill, Corning and Western Pest Control in Washington D.C. and...

Dec 10, 2024

Dec 10, 2024

Edwin Barrington Brooks was born to Ivy Monroe Poles and Walter McKinley Brooks on July 3, 1939, in Washington D.C. He passed away at his home in Upper Marlboro on December 10, 2024, at the age of 85.

Edwin graduated from Spingarn High School in Washington D.C. He briefly attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (formerly Maryland State College) before...

Dec 10, 2024

Jalynn A. Thomas

John Aquinas Thomas (dead name) 64, died December 10, 2024 at 2252hrs, peacefully at home in Bowie, Maryland, with family at her side, after suffering many years with cardiopulmonary disease. She is survived by her dear friend and companion of 37 years Karen Marie Kline Gonzalez, Karen's daughter Daelyn, Karen's grandson Naveen, her sisters Katherine Eamon (Kerri McDaniel),...

Dec 9, 2024

Please click here to view the services of Ms. June Nearon on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 10:00am

 June Freda King Nearon was born in New York City to Charles Roy and Ruby Ilene King on May 21, 1928. In 1930 Charles and Ruby sent their three young children to live with relatives in Barbados. In 1934 June and her two...