OBITUARIES

Feb 18, 2021

Feb 18, 2021

Victor Joseph Salek, 76, of Bowie, Maryland, passed away at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center on February 18, 2021.

He was born on August 3, 1944, in Masontown, Pennsylvania, son of Victor Andrew and Mary (Toth).

His parents and son, Michael (Christie), preceded him in death.

A loving husband, devoted father, and doting grandfather, Vic was a...

Feb 17, 2021

Toot, Chris

Linden, Michigan, 60, passed away peacefully February, 17, 2021. Preceded in death by father Charles Toot. Survived by mother, Jane Toot, sister Martha Spencer of Maryland and nephews Zach and Lucas. As a graduate of University of Michigan and DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Chris was known for his research and writing skills as well as...

Feb 16, 2021

Feb 15, 2021

Feb 14, 2021

Salone Theodore Clary, Sr. (Clary), born to the late Salone Clary and Inez Harris Clary on February 8, 1939, in Portsmouth, Virginia. At the early age of 6, Clary took piano lessons that would forever change and set the destiny of his life. He was a composer, classically trained pianist, organist, teacher, and musical genius.

In 1963, he received his...

Feb 14, 2021

On Sunday, February 14, 2021, we lost our cherished mother Ouida Moore.  She was our family’s matriarch and unifying force.  It is appropriate that she left us on Valentine’s Day as her entire adult life was dedicated to her love of family.  Mom demonstrated the importance of family and shared her love easily and willingly.  She takes a piece of...

Feb 14, 2021

Emeline Wanda MezzackSeptember 12, 1928 – February 14, 2021

Emeline “Emmy” Wanda Mezzack (nee Bak) of Millersville, MD, died February 14, 2021. Lovingmother of Robert (Marjorie), Janet (Nicholas), Sharon, and Linda (Robert). Preceded in death bydevoted husband Henry and daughter Kathleen. Beloved “Baci” of 10 grandchildren and 15 greatgrandchildren. Emmy was born in Great Barrington, MA, the youngest of 8...

Feb 12, 2021

Joseph Edward Hake Koles, 94, of District Heights, MD, passed away February 12, 2021, at Adventist Hospital in White Oak, MD, of a heart attack. He was born May 1, 1926, in Newark, NJ, to Joseph Peter Koles (formerly Koleszar) and Marie Elizabeth (Hake) Koles.

Joseph graduated from Barringer High School, Newark, NJ, Class of 1943. He served with the...

Feb 12, 2021

Please click here to view the Live Stream of the Funeral Service. The Live Stream of the Funeral Service for Mr. Marcq Bravo will begin at 2:00pm EST on Sunday, February 28th, 2021.

Marcq Theodore S Bravo, 37, passed away at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at 6:47pm on February 12, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer. He...

Feb 11, 2021

Hyde, Ronald (Ron), Lothian, Md

Ron, passed away on February 11, 2021. Ron was a member of the IBEW Local 70 for 33 years. He loved the outdoors, he especially loved to go fishing. Ron loved life and everything it had to offer, you always saw him with a smile and he always left you with a joke. But the...

Feb 11, 2021

Elizabeth Julia Dively “GRAMBO”

December 22, 1926 – February 11, 2021

“GRAMBO / BETTE” DIVELY passed away peacefully with her daughter and son Sharon & Rob and grandson Bobby by her bedside at 2:00 pm at Sibley Memorial Hospital (Washington, DC) on Thursday, February 11, 2021.

Bette was born in Lilly, Pennsylvania and at 94, was the last survivor of...

Feb 10, 2021

Please click here to view the Live Stream of the Funeral Service. The Live Stream of the Funeral Service for Ms. Mary M. Stetina will begin at 1:00pm on Wednesday, February 17th.

Mary Stetina, wife of Francis Stetina , mother to  Francis Jr., Christopher and James , and grandmother to Rachael, died surrounded by loved ones, on February 10, 2021. ...

Feb 10, 2021

Feb 10, 2021

Feb 10, 2021

Kathy Rodgers, 65, died at her home in Bowie just before dawn on Feb. 10, as her three children prayed at her bedside.

 

They’d learned to pray from her, by watching her lift up thanksgiving and requests to God over many decades, through heartache and physical pain. She showed them how to walk by faith, read the Bible, and...

Feb 9, 2021

Feb 9, 2021

Feb 8, 2021

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Meeting ID: 369 656 0304

Passcode: 3696560304

Please find the program for this Celebration of Life in the "Photo Albumn" section.

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Former Bowie resident, Dr. Stephen P. Cafferty Freed, 65, died peacefully Monday morning February 8th, 2021, at the St. Mary’s Hospice Center of Palm Beach County, Florida, following a brief illness. 

Steve is survived by...

Feb 7, 2021

Mary Ann Orsini (nee Smith), age 79, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 7, 2021 after a battle with Alzheimer’s. 

Mary was born on July 26, 1941 in Upper Marlboro, MD to James and Margaret (Tayman) Smith. She graduated from Frederick Sasscer High School in 1959. Mary Ann dedicated her professional career to Prince George’s County Fire Department. She served...