Grace Marie Shumaker, 80, of California, MD passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. She was born in Silver Spring, MD on February 6, 1941 to the late, Paul Francis Panholzer and Elizabeth Wilhelmina (Pullin) Panholzer. A woman with a warm heart and caring spirit,...
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Philip Harry Gaskill, 74, of Charlotte Hall, MD passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, MD. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 6, 1947 to the late, Philip N. Gaskill and Anne Taylor Gaskill. He is survived by his children, Gregory E. Gaskill (Sarah) of...
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Frances Regina Wise Dean, 94, of Ridge, MD passed away on September 19, 2021 at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Center in Lexington Park, MD. She was born on July 14, 1927 in Ridge, MD to the late George Clarence Wise and Annie Ruth Wilkinson Wise. Frances is a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. On...
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Michael Lane Taylor, 62, of Clinton Md went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 4, 2021. He was born on October 7, 1959 in Bluefield, West Virginia. He was born to the late Burl Xavier Taylor and Shirley {Rash} Taylor. Michael grew up in Forrestville, Md and later moved to Lexington...
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Emidio Joseph “Mead” Pasqualucci, 87, of Waldorf, MD, passed away on September 23, 2021. Mead was born on April 11, 1934 in Vestaburg, PA to the late Emilio and Lucia (Maccarone) Pasqualucci. Mead grew up in Brownsville, PA. He attended Brownsville High School and the University of Pittsburgh. He honed his bartending skills at...
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Lt. John David “Wick” Wickenhofer, USN (Ret.), 64, of Great Mills, MD passed away on September 21, 2021 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born in Clarksburg, WV to the late John Davis Wickenhofer and Dorothy Riley Stallman. The third of six children, he enjoyed sports, music, movies, gaming and family. He wrestled...
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Erin Nicole Bean, 3, of Hollywood, MD, passed away on September 25, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, MD. Born on April 12, 2018, she was the daughter of Cara Bean and Scott Bean of Hollywood, MD. Erin is survived by her sister Kayla Bean of Callaway, MD, her brothers Kevin Bean and Lindon...
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James E. Guy (Jimmy), “Bubba,” 93, of Hollywood, MD, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2021 at Medstar St. Mary’s in Leonardtown, MD. Born June 5, 1928 in Hollywood, MD, he was the son of the late James Elmer Guy and Mary Madge (Dean) Guy. Jimmy would go on to meet and wed the...
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Patricia Ann (Milburn) Godwin, 87, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away peacefully amongst family Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at her son’s residence in Great Mills, MD. She was born in Arlington, VA on September 1, 1934 to the late Alfred Baker Milburn Sr. and Doris Marie (Havens) Milburn. Patricia was preceded in death by her...
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Donald (Duck) Leroy Thompson of Avenue, Maryland passed away on September 24, 2021. He was born in St. Mary’s County, Maryland on February 1, 1941, to Marie Arvilla (Faunce) Thompson and James Leroy (Roy) Thompson. Though he loved travelling and exploring this great country, he was a proud resident of the 7th District in...
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Juanita Lorraine Modlin, 92, of Patuxent Beach, California, MD, passed away on September 23, 2021 in Solomons, MD. Born on January 11, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Philip Briscoe Thompson and Daisy Jones Thompson. Juanita was the loving wife of the late Ernie Lee Modlin, whom she married on March 7,...
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Panayiotis “Pete” Xenofondos, 97, of Lexington Park, MD, passed away at his home on September 23, 2021. Born on November 21, 1923 in Vathylakas, Cyprus, he was son of the late Eleni Yerolemi Michael and Xenophon Michael. Pete was the loving husband of Kyriacou “Karen” Xenofondos, whom he married on July 28, 1968 in...
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Charles Stanley Fletcher Jr, also known as “Silky Smooth”, age 61, passed away on September 17th, 2021 in Great Mills, MD. Charles was born on February 9th, 1960 in Washington D.C. to Charles Stanley Fletcher Sr and Ruby Dale Fletcher. After Charles graduated from HD Woodson in 1978, he went on to study at...
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The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) remind Marylanders that a new state law that prohibits intentional balloon releases is now in effect. The new Maryland law bans the releasing of balloons that, upon landing, create litter and threaten the health and safety of animals on the...
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UPDATE: 10/1/2021: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced Marc Christopher Brown, Jr., 28, to 75 years in prison for Home Invasion, First-Degree Burglary, Kidnapping, and related charges. On June 3, 2021, a Charles County jury convicted Marc...
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Calvert Library invites the community to the ribbon-cutting for the new Bookmobile on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 2:00 p.m., at Harriet Elizabeth Brown Community Center on Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick. RSVP’s are requested to [email protected] or by registering online at calvertlibrary.info by October 12, 2021. When Calvert Library was first created in...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is proud to join police agencies and faith organizations across the country for National Faith and Blue Weekend on Saturday, October 9, 2021, from 1:00 p.m., to 3:00 p.m. The Faith and Blue Neighborhood Festival will be held at the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office District 4 Station...
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Sheriff Mike Evans and a committee of Calvert County citizens have established a non-profit organization entitled the Sheriff’s Office Gold Star Foundation, Inc. The intent of this diverse panel of volunteers is to award scholarships to students enrolled in high schools throughout Calvert County who are interested in a law enforcement career. The foundation’s...
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On Thursday, September 30, 2021, at 1:43 p.m., firefighters responded to 10265 Wimbledon Place in Waldorf, for the reported structure on fire. Dispatchers reported they received multiple 911 callers reporting a townhouse was on fire and possibly involving multiple townhouses. Crews arrived on the scene to find an end of the row 2-story townhouse...
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On Thursday, September 30, 2021, at approximately 6:02 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the La Quinta Inn located at 22769 Three Notch Road in California, for the reported 1-month-old not breathing. Firefighters from the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department were responding back to Fire Station 9 from a medical call when...
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On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at approximately 9:12 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the Crafty Crab located at 1120 Smallwood Drive in Waldorf, for the reported stabbing. Police arrived on the scene and found the victim left the establishment and walking in the parking lot of the St. Charles Towne Plaza....
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On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at approximately 1:35 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the Bladensburg High School for the reported assault victim. Police have released the following information. A student was found suffering from injuries to his upper body by Student Resource Officers at approximately 1:30 p.m. The teenaged male victim...
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On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at approximately 7:45 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the Hooters located at 3600 Crain Highway in Waldorf, for the reported stabbing. Police arrived on the scene and cancelled fire and rescue personnel a short time later around 8:00 p.m., after no victim could be located....
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On September 29, 2021, at approximately 8:45 a.m., two (2) School Resource Officers (SROs) were walking the hallways of Annapolis High School (2700 Riva Road) when they observed a fight. As the officers quickly approached the fight, a teacher yelled that one party had a knife. The armed suspect was safely disarmed and taken...
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On Friday, September 24, 2021, at 10:35 p.m., police responded to the La Quinta Inn and Suites located at 22769 Three Notch Road in California, for the reported armed robbery and assault. Police arrived on the scene and made contact with the victim who stated he was kicked and punched by multiple unknown suspects...
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