Time of Service: April 23, 2024 12:00 PM Service Location: Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church Joseph Martin Cocanougher, 70, of Lusby, Maryland, passed away peacefully at home on April 13, 2024. To those who had met and known him as Joe, his spirit and character were beyond the simple name. He was a...
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Margaret Elizabeth Levelle, 56, of North Beach, passed away April 13, 2024 at Washington Hospital Center. Born on June 2, 1967, in Mt. Ranier, MD, she was the daughter of Frank and Elizabeth (Costello) English. Margaret was raised in Mt. Ranier and graduated from Northwestern High School. She was a hard worker and held...
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Our beloved father, Gordon Walter Zollinhofer, “Zee” passed away peacefully in his home on April 5, 2024 at the age of 95. He is survived by his three children, Richard G. Zollinhofer (Linda), Noni Anne Evans, Lee Marie Steinberger, and step children Robert L. Patterson and Gloria J. Patterson. He is survived by his...
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Robert “Bob” Vernon Young, 76, of Leonardtown, MD, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at his home. The son of Lester (Buck) and Hazel Young and brother to Nancy Young Wood, he was born in Cheverly, MD and reared in Laurel, MD. Following high school graduation Bob enlisted in the U.S. Army and...
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John Alfonso “Jack” Candela, 89 of California, MD passed away on April 10, 2024 at George Washington Hospital, Washington, DC, with his loving family at his side. He was born on November 27, 1934 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Pompeo Benjamin Candela, M.D. and Gwendolen Cormack Candela. Jack moved to St. Mary’s County...
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Joyce Leona Ack (Brown), 81, passed away on April 10, 2024 at Hospice of the Chesapeake in Charles County, surrounded by her family and loved ones. Joyce was born October 3, 1942 in Morgantown, WV to William and Ruth Brown. As a young child, she moved with her parents and brother Donald “Brownie” to...
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Deanna “Dee” Marie Stone (nee Mercure) of Park Hall, MD passed away on April 11, 2024 at the age of 63 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Petersburg General Hospital in Petersburg, VA on September 13, 1960 to Leo Henry and Mary Dean Mercure. She was the loving wife...
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Malcolm Edward Talbott, 88, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on April 13, 2024. Malcolm was born on December 27, 1935, to Malcolm and Elizabeth Talbott. On August 31, 1956, Malcom joined the United States Air Force where he served until August 30, 1960, when he was Honorably discharged. He later began Talbott’s Roofing and...
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Mr. David Emmanuel “Buddy” King, age 71, passed away on his 71st birthday, April 10, 2024, with his twin sister holding his hand along with brothers Michael and Calvin by his side. He was so dearly loved and cared for by his mother, siblings, and daughter Kandace throughout his illness. He was frequently visited...
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Edith Marie Lawrence, 86, of Lexington Park, Maryland, passed away April 3, 2024 in Leonardtown, Maryland. She was born on November 4, 1937 in Maryland to the late William “Billy” Lawrence and Ada Mills. Edith loved to cook Sunday Dinner and opened her home to Family and Friends. She loved to spend time with...
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William Robert “Bobby” Cowger, 75 from Mechanicsville, MD, peacefully passed away on April 8, 2024. He was born on October 10, 1948, in Washington, DC, to Doye Robert Cowger and Pearl Marie Zody. He grew up in Southeast DC and attended Anacostia High School. After high school, he began working in the National Park...
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William F. Griffis of Hollywood, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 7th at home surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born on August 18, 1941 in Wellston, Ohio to George Dever Griffis and Gladys Brown Griffis. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, Bill proudly served in the United States Navy...
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Kathryn Marie “Katie” Williamson, 38 of Hollywood, MD passed away on April 3, 2024 at home. She was born on March 25, 1986 in Washington, DC to the late Bill Carter Williamson and Angie Marie Williamson of Hollywood, MD. Katie was a lifelong resident of Maryland living in Annapolis, Lusby, and Hollywood. She was...
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Our beloved father, John Richard Boyd, peacefully passed away on April 10, 2024, at his home in Valley Lee, Maryland surrounded by his loving family. He was 85. John lived a full life. After graduating from Hoke Smith High School in 1957, he married his high school sweetheart, Mary Lee Forsyth. He enlisted in...
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David Patrick Ross, 47, of Swan Point, MD, passed away on April 9, 2024, at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He was born on March 12, 1977, in Washington, D.C. to Thomas J. Ross Sr. and Linda Ruth Ross (Revo). After graduating from LaPlata High School, David attended Coastal Carolina University, where he pursued his...
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Donald LeRoy Ladd, 84, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2024. Born October 15, 1939, in Blair, Nebraska to Renard and Ethel Ladd. In 1957, he met his future wife Rita in Washington, DC. Donald and Rita were later married on October 22, 1958, and were blessed with three children, Donald...
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Harold (Hal) Borodin, 84, of Hughesville, MD, passed away on April 7, 2024 at home. Born on March 16, 1940, to the late Simon Shevinsky and the late Mollie Goldberg. After graduating from high school, Hal subsequently enlisted in the U.S. Army. Hal spent the better part of his life in sales, which was...
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James Eugene Thorne, 89 of Port Republic (formerly of Charlotte Hall), MD, passed away at home with his family by his side on April 6, 2024. He was born on March 23, 1935, in Meadows, MD to the late Richard Russell Thorne and the late Margaret (Randall) Thorne. James, fondly known as “Sid” to...
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Barbara Ann Chapman of Leonardtown, MD passed away on April 14, 2024, her 76th birthday, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 14, 1948, to the late John Matthew Cooper and the Late Margaret Anita Bayne Cooper. Barbara’s career as a hairdresser began in Newport News, VA and continued upon her...
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John Kenton (Ken) Green Sr, of Lexington Park, MD, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 7th, 2024 with his loving family nearby. Ken was born on March 8th, 1933, in Domestic, IN to the late John Leland Green and Mildred Lucille (Stookey) Green. Ken and his wife moved to Southern Maryland in...
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Joaquim “Jack” Henriques Matos of Waldorf, MD, passed away on April 11, 2024, at home. Joaquim was born on February 19, 1965 to Joaquim Gabriel Matos and Amelia Henriques Matos in Waterbury, Connecticut. He cherished endless fond memories of time spent with his many cousins growing up in Connecticut. As a young man, he...
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The Officers and Members of the LVFD regrets to announce the passing of our past member John A. Candela. Jack served the department for over seventeen years as an active member. During that time, he served as Treasurer for a number of years. He was a faithful member always working at the annual carnival...
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Chris Miller, a son, a brother, an uncle, a friend, and so many other things, has been taken from us too soon. Words cannot express what this loss means to us or how we are feeling here. Please keep the Miller family, Royce, Linda, Jason, and Ashley, along with the rest of us here...
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The Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of member Ray “Bomber” Nieves. Born in December of 1942. Ray was a pioneer in the fire service for all of Washington Metropolitan area. In fact, Ray was hired by Hyattsville, MD in 1964 as a firefighter, after serving in the Navy on...
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Valerie Lynn “Val” Douglas, 63 of Lusby, MD, and formerly of Clinton, MD, passed away suddenly on April 6, 2024 in Prince Frederick, MD. She was born on April 3, 1961 in Washington, DC to Carol Brown and the late David L. Smith. She was the loving wife to Dannie Douglas whom she married...
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