The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is urging motorists to plan ahead and make smart travel decisions this Fourth of July weekend. MDOT SHA is suspending all non-emergency lane closures beginning Friday afternoon, June 30 until 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 5. “Steady gas prices and a climbing economy means Marylanders...
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The Calvert County Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, will conduct a full-cycle test of the alert and notification sirens throughout Calvert, St. Mary’s and Dorchester counties Monday, July 3, 2017, at noon. The full-cycle test includes a three-minute activation of all sirens within the 10-mile area around Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power...
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James Joseph Kennedy, 75, of Chesapeake Beach, MD passed on Tuesday June 27, 2017 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Born in Providence, RI he was a son of the late Eugene and Winifred (Hudson) Kennedy. He was the beloved husband of Mary T. (Mazzullo) Kennedy. He was retired from the United States Navy where...
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Albert P. Simms, Jr., age 57, of Upper Marlboro, MD, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2017 at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. He was born on September 13, 1959, in Washington, DC, to Doris (Watts) and Albert P. Simms, Sr. In 1977, Albert graduated from Frederick Douglas High School in Upper Marlboro, MD....
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Dolores Catherine (Shifflette) Gibbs, 81, of Huntingtown, MD, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2017, at her home after a brief illness. She was born in Washington, D.C. on March 1, 1936, to Agnes (Dolan) and Carl Early Shifflette, Sr. She grew up in SE Washington, DC and moved to the Oxon Hill/Fort Washington...
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Vicki M. Mumaw of St. Leonard, MD, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2017, at home at the age of 51. She was born on February 12, 1966, in Cheverly, MD to Nancy (Martin) and John R. Mumaw. Vicki was employed as a Customer Service Representative for Comcast. She love to read magazines, listening...
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Max Eugene Clayton, 67, of Clinton, MD, passed away on Friday June 23, 2017. He was born on July 7, 1949 to Doris (Call) and Harold Clayton in Streator, IL. Max joined the United States Air Force after he graduated high school in 1969. While serving in Kunsan, South Korea, in 1976, he met...
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Ernest John Arhar of Dunkirk, MD, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2017, at the age of 89. He was born in Davis, WV, on September 7, 1927, to Frances (Mivec) and Andy Arhar. Ernest was the beloved husband of Marion (Minor) Arhar and the loving father of Mark and his wife Mary Ann,...
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Samuel Pinkney, Jr., of Brandywine, MD passed away on June 22, 2017. Samuel was born on December 6, 1940 in Mississippi to the late Samuel Pinkney and Sarah Lee Nichols. Samuel was of the Christian Faith who retired from Financing in the Banking Industry in 2002. Samuel is preceded in death also by his...
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Spearman “Pete” Roach, 94, of Issue, MD passed away on June 23, 2017 at Genesis Health Care in LaPlata, MD. Born in Washington, DC on January 24, 1923 to the late Francis DeSales Roach, Sr. and the late Jane Lancaster Roach, Pete is also preceded in death by his brothers, Edward L. Roach and...
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Barbara Jean Tayman, 71, of Waldorf, MD passed away on June 24, 2017 at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in LaPlata, MD. Born on February 23, 1946 in Kissimmee, FL to the late Frank Folker and the late Jeanette Folker, Barbara is also preceded in death by her husband, Francis Tayman;...
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Patricia Jane Youmans, 74, of Mechanicsville, MD, formerly of Charles County, MD, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 24, 2017 surrounded by loved ones. Patricia was most proud of the work she did as a Foreign Service Secretary for the United States Department of State. She loved her country and the work that she...
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Daniel Ray Tomer, 56, of Huntingtown, MD passed away suddenly on June 24, 2017. He was born on March 28, 1961, in Morgantown, WV, to David Ray and Bernice Vonnette (Sponaugle) Tomer. He graduated from West Virginia University with a BA Degree in 1985. Daniel married Leila Tabanera in Morgantown, WV, July 30, 1988,...
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Pearl Armiger Miller, 87, of Huntingtown, MD passed away June 26, 2017 at Calvert Memorial Hospital. She was born May 31, 1930 in Washington, DC to Lorin and Marigold (Umberger) Armiger. Pearl married Elmer Donn Miller in Washington in January 1950. They resided in Prince Georges County until moving to Huntingtown in 1974. She...
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Ursula Louise Hoffman of La Plata, Maryland, died on June 27, 2017 at her home. She was 81 years old. She is survived by her beloved husband Marshall Glenn Hoffman; sister-in-law Louise Wells; nephews John and Matt King; seven great nieces and nephews. Visitation on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 from 4 PM until time...
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Mary Gaetz, 98, of Mount Carmel, PA passed away peacefully Sunday, June 25, 2017 surrounded by family and friends in White Plains, Maryland. She was preceded in death by Howard W. Gaetz, husband of Mount Carmel, PA, parents Onuphrey and Teckla Hutnick of Mount Carmel, PA, brothers Joseph, Michael, Andrew, Stephen, and Paul Hutnick...
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Charles Robert Hudson III, age 83 of Newburg, Maryland, died June 25, 2017 at his residence. Charles was a carpenter with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 132. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in La Plata, Maryland and a life-time member of the NRA. In his...
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John Joseph (Johnny) Scheungrab, 68, of Waldorf, Maryland passed away on June 25, 2017 at 5:00PM at Georgetown University after a massive stroke. He was born March 16, 1949 at Physicians Memorial Hospital (University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center) to John Scheungrab and Carrie Scheungrab. Johnny loved spending his time with his family,...
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Elizabeth Alice “Lizzy” Coyle, 69 of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, died June 24, 2017. Lizzy was a Science Information Officer for 25 years with E.P.A. She was a member of Cheltenham Methodist Church who loved gardening and flowers, beaches and sunsets, music and dancing, horses, and most of all her family. She was the daughter...
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Susan Ann Bowles-Foster, age 59 of Hudson, Florida (formerly of Hughesville, Maryland), died June 24, 2017 in Indian Head, Maryland. Susan loved her dog “Sassy” and her family, especially her grand kids, Jonathan, Brandon, Angela, Alyssa, and Jacob. She was the daughter of John A. Bowles and Mary Elliott Bowles. In addition to her...
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James Thomas “Jimmy” Giles, age 86 of Waldorf, Maryland, died June 24, 2017 at Restore Health in White Plains, Maryland. Jimmy was a Plumbing Foreman with Taylor Electric in Waldorf, Maryland and was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, also in Waldorf, Maryland. He was also a member of the American Legion in...
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Mary Ellen “Mame” Gregory, 85, of La Plata, Maryland, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2017 at Sagepoint Senior Living. She was born April 12, 1932, in Sayville, New York. Mame was the daughter of Joseph Anthony Masin and Eileen Vunck Masin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...
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Rosita Lorraine “Zita” Howell, age 69 of Waldorf, Maryland, died June 23, 2017 at her residence with Hospice. Zita was an Executive Assistant for 30 years with Associated Builders and Contractors and was a member/church volunteer of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Pomfret, Maryland. In her early career, she worked for the F.B.I. She...
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Mark Christian Lund, age 59 of Waldorf, Maryland, died June 21, 2017 at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland. Mark was a Foreman in the Electric Department at the Pentagon in Washington, DC for 15 years and attended the Charlotte Hall Military Academy. He lived most of his...
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Phillip Alexander Vargas, age 38, of Nanjemoy, MD, died on June 21, 2017 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, VA. Phillip was a Tow Truck Drive with various tow truck companies for 8 years. He was a member of the Nanjemoy Baptist Church. Phillip loved working on Ford Mustangs. He also enjoyed playing drums...
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