Obituaries

James Jay Adams, 67,

James Jay Adams, 67,

James Jay Adams, 67, of Lusby, MD and formerly of Philadelphia, PA passed away on April 17, 2023 at Calvert Health Medical Center. Born February 26, 1956 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late James Raymond Adams and Doris Audrey (Eisele) Adams. Jay graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1974...
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John Duane Kennedy, 75,

John Duane Kennedy, 75,

John Duane Kennedy, 75, a longtime resident of Annapolis passed away April 17, 2023. He was born April 3, 1948 in Atlanta, GA to John and Dorothy (Greenwood) Kennedy. John grew up in Wheaton and graduated from Wheaton High School in 1966. He moved to Annapolis is 1972 and lived there for 30 years....
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Kenneth Charles Widhalm, 77,

Kenneth Charles Widhalm, 77,

Kenneth Charles Widhalm, 77, of Solomons, MD and formerly of CO, passed away on April 15, 2023 at his residence. Born March 1, 1946 in Monte Vista, CO, he was the son of the late John Michael Widhalm and Iris June (Daniel) Widhalm. Kenneth served in the U.S. Navy from August 29, 1969 until his...
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Betty Eakin Stith, 97,

Betty Eakin Stith, 97,

Betty Eakin Stith, 97, passed away April 14, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born January 15, 1926, in Iola, Kansas to Walter Lowell and Edith May (Robinson) Eakin. Betty was raised in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1943. After graduation, she moved to Washington, D.C. and worked at the...
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Richard Albert Cox

Richard Albert Cox

Richard Albert Cox, surrounded by family, departed from this life on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Richard, “Rick”, was born into a Calvert County farm family with roots going back eight generations. He loved helping on the farm and was devoted to his family. He worked long hours alongside his family as they tended crops,...
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Genevieve Moore Harper

Genevieve Moore Harper

Genevieve Moore Harper passed on April 13, 2023, eleven days after her 94th birthday. She is remembered by her five adult children and their families as a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and by everyone she ever met as a woman who made any room more interesting and more fun for her being in it....
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James “Jim” Emory Tettimer, 66,

James “Jim” Emory Tettimer, 66,

James “Jim” Emory Tettimer, 66, of Port Republic, MD passed peacefully surrounded by family on April 10, 2023.  James was born on September 30, 1956, to William and Doris Tettimer in Prince Frederick, MD. Living in Calvert County his whole life, one of Jim’s most treasured memories of his childhood was growing up with...
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Robert Michael “Bob” Davis

Robert Michael “Bob” Davis

Bob Davis’ love of life didn’t come to an end with his death. He passed away on April 9, 2023, at the age of 79 after a courageous health battle and is survived by loved ones and friends who will continue to honor his legacy by living their lives to the fullest. A Purple...
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Terry Lee Robertson

Terry Lee Robertson

Terry Lee Robertson was born March 1, 1961, in Buffalo, Minnesota. He grew up on dairy farms in central Minnesota. He was the oldest and the only boy of Bill and Pat Robertson’s 4 children. As a lad and young adult Terry milked cows, drove tractors, and worked as a mechanic at local shops. ...
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Madelynn Taylor Wallace

Madelynn Taylor Wallace

Madelynn Taylor Wallace passed away unexpectedly on April 16, 2023, at the age of 10. Born to John Wallace and Wendy Hurlburt on April 25, 2012, Madelynn was always happy as a baby. When she was 4, she immediately became obsessed with electronics. Some of Madelynn’s favorite activities were being on her iPhone or...
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Reverend George Albert Wilkinson, Jr, J.D., 89,

Reverend George Albert Wilkinson, Jr, J.D., 89,

Reverend George Albert Wilkinson, Jr, J.D., 89, of Avenue, MD passed away on April 16, 2023 at home. He was born on September 9, 1933, in Washington, D.C. to the late George Albert Wilkinson, Sr. and Lillian (Hayden) Wilkinson in Washington, D.C. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Mary Anne Reilly, for...
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Christine Marie Abresch, 56,

Christine Marie Abresch, 56,

Christine Marie Abresch, 56, of Charlotte Hall, MD, passed away on April 7, 2023 in Washington, DC. Chris was born on January 12, 1967 in Washington, DC, to Thomas Edward Booth and Judith Ann Karczewski. She graduated from high school and attended college. After graduation from college, she became an X-Ray Technician, having worked...
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Florence “Flo” Kolwey Jett, 78,

Florence “Flo” Kolwey Jett, 78,

Florence “Flo” Kolwey Jett, 78, formerly of Owings, MD, passed away on April 6, 2023 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on May 14, 1944, in Preston, Cuba, her parents were the late Herman G. Kolwey and Florence Gapp Kolwey.  In 1947, the family returned to the United States.  She studied nursing and earned her Master’s...
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Robert Milroy Schwier, 78,

Robert Milroy Schwier, 78,

Robert Milroy Schwier, 78, of Hughesville, MD, passed away on April 14, 2023 in Hughesville, MD. Born in Leonardtown, MD on July 13, 1944, he was the only child of the late Leroy Schwier and Mildred Bailey Schwier.  After high school graduation, he attended St. Mary’s College of Maryland where he graduated and then...
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Frances Hall Jones, 72,

Frances Hall Jones, 72,

Frances Hall Jones, 72, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away peacefully on April 18, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Frances was born along with her brother Frank, on January 27, 1951, to William Anthony (Sam) Hall and Cleo Audrice Goines in LaPlata, MD. After graduating from Frederick Douglass High School, Frances had three children:...
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Thomas Leon Tucker, Sr., 78,

Thomas Leon Tucker, Sr., 78,

Thomas Leon Tucker, Sr., 78, of Faulkner, MD, peacefully passed away after a lengthy illness on April 17, 2023, surrounded by family. On August 3, 1944, Thomas was born to Elbert and Amy (Dean) Tucker on the family farm in Bristol, MD. He married Mary Alice Baker of Baltimore, on August 6, 1966, and...
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Belinda “Boo Boo” Marie Crehan, 51,

Belinda “Boo Boo” Marie Crehan, 51,

Belinda “Boo Boo” Marie Crehan, 51, of Charlotte Hall, MD, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2023 from glioblastoma brain cancer. On September 25, 1971, Belinda was born to the late Donald Swann and Wanda Everett in Washington, DC. Belinda worked as a records technician at the Charles County Sheriff’s Office for 17 years....
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Douglas Allan Grantell, 81,

Douglas Allan Grantell, 81,

Douglas Allan Grantell, 81, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on April 11, 2023, in Leonardtown, MD. He was born on March 26, 1942, in Washington, DC to the late Harry Grantell and the late Elizabeth Hendricks Grantell. Doug graduated from Suitland High School followed by a lifelong career as a Sheet Metal Worker from which he retired in...
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William Page Ogden

William Page Ogden

William Page Ogden of Western Shores Estates, Port Republic, Maryland passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home on 04.02.2023 Page was born on December 2, 1938 to the late William and Gladys (Hance) Ogden. He was born, raised and lived in Calvert County all his life, except for the...
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Margaret Lucille Young

Margaret Lucille Young

Margaret Young, formerly of Prince Frederick, MD passed away peacefully at the Hermitage in Solomons, MD on April 2, 2023. She was born on June 13, 1927 to G. Oliver and Lucy Bowen of Port Republic, MD. Margaret was a 1944 graduate of Calvert High School. Upon graduation, she went to live and work...
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Dean Thomas Walker, 44,

Dean Thomas Walker, 44,

Dean Thomas Walker, 44, passed away April 2,2023. He was born January 23, 1979 in Washington,DC to Glenn Allen and Deborah Rose (Cleaver) Walker. Dean grew up in Calvert County and graduated from Northern High School. He was a cancer survivor as a small child and had a love of sports. As an adult,...
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Roy Blair Hokrein, 66,

Roy Blair Hokrein, 66,

Roy Blair Hokrein, 66, of Lusby, MD passed away on April 2, 2023 in Baltimore, MD. Born August 21, 1956 in Coatesville, PA, he was the son of the late Roy Vance Hokrein and Betty (Quick) Hokrein. Roy graduated from North Pocono High School, Scranton, PA in 1975. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in...
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Janet W. Walker, 78,

Janet W. Walker, 78,

Janet W. Walker, 78, of Prince Frederick, Maryland, passed away on March 31, 2023 after a brief illness.  She was the daughter of the late John Wright, Jr. and Marjorie A. Williams.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 25 years, Hinton C. Walker; and a sister, Lynne Starkweather.  She is survived...
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Ernest “Ernie” Younger, 76,

Ernest “Ernie” Younger, 76,

Ernest “Ernie” Younger, 76, passed away on March 30, 2023.  Born August 24, 1946 in Prince Frederick, Maryland, Ernie was the fourth child born to Richard Zachariah Younger, Sr. and Mildred Ellen Joy Younger. Ernie grew up in Solomons and Dowell before moving across the creek to his parent’s final home in Olivet.  Ernie...
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Rosemarie Robinson, 74,

Rosemarie Robinson, 74,

Rosemarie Robinson, 74, of Dunkirk passed away March 30, 2023. She was born September 22, 1948 in Annapolis to Walter C. and Leanna (Estep) Jenkins. Rosemarie graduated from Calvert High School and married James Leroy Robinson, Sr. on April 15, 1968. They lived in Lothian before settling in Dunkirk, where they raised their family....
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