On Sunday, March 3, 2019, at approximately 3:54 a.m., firefighters from Waldorf and surrounding departments responded to 12074 Beaumaris Court in Waldorf, for the reported vehicle fire threatening a structure. Crews arrived on scene to find a 2013 Ford F-150 Raptor pick-up truck fully engulfed in flames with small exposures to the residence. The...
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A Deputy State Fire Marshal has charged an Inmate for damaging a sprinkler head at the Calvert County Detention Center. On March 4, 2019, at approximately 2:00 pm the Office of the State Fire Marshal was contacted to respond to the Calvert County Detention Center for an inmate who damaged a sprinkler head inside...
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UPDATE 3/5/2019 @ 6:00 p.m.: Additional testing and evaluation of the suspected measles case currently under investigation by the St. Mary’s County Health Department has found that the individual in question does not have measles. The Maryland Department of Health initially reported the case as positive to the St. Mary’s County Health Department. Due...
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Believing in your shipmates and co-workers was the theme of a town hall conducted by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson here March 4. “We’re most effective if a small team is firing on all cylinders,” he said. “Building trust and confidence leads to warfighting effectiveness. Let’s be the most effective partner to...
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On Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at approximately 12:30 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2100 block of Fairchild Court in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found the victim on a bike path located off of Freemantle Court. Walter Eugene Thomas, 18, of Waldorf,...
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On Sunday, March 3, 2019, at approximately 7:15 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Amber Leaf Place in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a 23-year-old male with gunshot wounds to the upper body. He was transported to a hospital where...
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Kathleen Joan Roy,”Jo”, 52 of Lexington Park, MD formerly from Callicoon, NY, passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family on February 28, 2019. She was born on May 12, 1966 in Omaha, NE to Noreen Leona Moseke Mudge and Gerald Lewis Mudge of Callicoon, NY. Jo was the loving wife of...
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Mark Steven Ratliff, 62, of Great Mills, MD passed away Thursday, February 28 2019, at his residence. He was born on July 19, 1956 in Morocco, Africa to the late Rudy Ratliff and Dorothy Twilley. Mark was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. He grew up on St. George’s Island, attending Great Mills...
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Dorothy “Dot” Lee Beall Bennett, 86 of Waldorf, MD passed away on February 28, 2019 at her home. Dot was born on March 5, 1932 in Washington, DC to the late Richard Colbert Beall Sr. and the late Olive Mae Alsop. She grew up in Bradbury Heights, DC and lived 28 years in Marlow...
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On Thursday, February 28, 2019, Betty Brinson-Shields peacefully transitioned to her heavenly home. Family and friends will unite on Thursday, March 7, 2019 from 1:00 pm until time of her life celebration 2:00 pm at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD.
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Peacefully on Wednesday February 27, 2019 Catherine A. Parks went home to be with the lord in Washington, DC. Family and friends will gather on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at 11:00 a.m. at First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 602 N Street, Washington, DC 20001. Interment will...
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Eleonore Papadakis, 78, of Brandywine, Maryland, suddenly passed away at home on Friday, February 28, 2019. Born on August 23, 1940 in Wetzlar, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Erna Mosteller and Ernie Mosteller. Eleonore worked for many years for NASA as a Dock Station Specialist. She enjoyed fishing, humming birds, and...
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Albert Voss was born November 6, 1956 in Cheverly, Maryland at Prince George’s General Hospital. He was one of four children born to the late Ellen Elizabeth Swimley Voss and Fred Henry Voss. In addition to his family, Albert was surrounded by a host of friends and staff before departing this life at home...
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Thomas Howard Garner, 70, of Waldorf, MD died on February 25, 2019 at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born on December 11, 1948 in Washington, DC to the later Howard Enoch and Martha Theresa Garner. Tommy was a HVAC technician for EMCOR Service. He was a member of IUOE...
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William “Bill” Lyle Simpson 74 of Waldorf, MD died on February 26, 2019 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Bill was born on July 24, 1944 in Hamburg, Iowa to the late Charles Simpson and Gladys Prall Simpson. He is also predeceased by his brother Wayne Simpson. He is survived by his...
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Theodore “Ted” D. Freed of Upper Marlboro, MD, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at the age of 67. He was born in Uniontown, PA, on May 3, 1951 to Grace and Chester Freed. Ted was a veteran of the U. S. Army. After many years of service, he retired in 2013...
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Edward Lathan Hill, loving husband, father, brother, and “Pap-Pap” passed into eternal rest March 1 2019, at the age of 81, at home surrounded by his loved ones. Edward was born on January 7th, 1938 in Newburg, MD to the late Samuel Aubury and Edith Pearl (Jenkins) Hill. He was predeceased by his brothers...
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Helen T. Williams of Owings, MD, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Solomons Nursing Center, at the age of 94. Born and raised in Hague, VA, she moved to Washington, DC, to join the war effort at the Washington Navy Yard. It was on New Jersey Avenue, in the shadows of the...
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James Ray Edelen, 80, of La Plata, Maryland, passed away on February 20, 2019. Jim was born in Richie, Maryland in 1938, the son of Julia and the late Joseph Ray Edelen. He served in the U. S. Navy from 1962 until he was Honorably Discharged in 1967. Jim worked 30 years before retiring...
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Charlene Marie Ives, 69, of St. Leonard, MD passed away on February 26, 2019 in Prince Frederick, MD. Charlene was born in Danbury, CT to Charles and Gladys Gillotti in 1950. Charlene was a veteran of the United States Navy and Naval Reserve, and she continued her service to the country as a government...
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Luther Alexander “Babe” Moore, 91, of Upper Marlboro passed away February 21, 2019. He was born June 15, 1927 in Upper Marlboro to Alexander Mareen and Nellie Deale (King) Moore. Babe was raised in Upper Marlboro and attended Marlboro Elementary and High Schools. He was drafted into the United States Army August 22, 1945...
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Joan Winifred Persetic, 86, of Chesapeake Beach passed away February 27, 2019 at Solomons Nursing Center. She was born August 9, 1932 in Key West, FL to Edward John and Mary Agnes (Dicks) Williams. Joan graduated from Calvert High School in 1950. She married Raymond John Persetic February 23, 1957 and they lived in...
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William Robert “Bobby” Franklin, 71, a lifelong resident of Deale, passed away February 17, 2019 at his residence. He was born August 15, 1947 in Annapolis to Tilghman and Beatrice Irene (Manifold) Franklin. Bobby was raised in Deale and graduated from Southern High School in Lothian in 1965. He joined the United States Air...
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UPDATE: The Maryland State Police are continuing to investigate a fatal multi-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday, March 3, 2019. On Sunday, March 3, 2019, at approximately 6:10 p.m., troopers from the Leonardtown Barrack responded to northbound Maryland Route 4 at Kingston Creek Road in California, regarding a serious motor vehicle crash. The initial investigation...
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On Friday, February 22, 2019, Deputy Forbes of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to Shannon Court, in Mechanicsville, for the report of an assault. Upon his arrival, he made contact with Michelle Bettine Bowie, 61, of Mechanicsville, who was inside of her residence. She advised while walking her dog she was in...
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