UPDATE: Kyle Shurtleff, 25, of Leonardtown, accepted a plea bargain in July and pleaded guilty to first degree assault, in exchange for five other charges being dropped. On Monday, October 30, 2017, Judge Michael Stamm sentenced Shurtleff to 20 years in prison, with all but 15 years suspended. Shurtleff will also be on five years of...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a collision in Upper Marlboro that resulted in the death of 73-year-old Isiah Pugh of the 900 block of Forest Drive in Oxon Hill. On October 24, 2017, at about 1:10 pm, patrol officers were called to the 15900 block of Marlboro...
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Wednesday’s Pet for 11-1-17 is BERNIE Featured Pet: Bernie Rescue Group: Beagle Rescue of Southern Maryland Breed: Treeing Walker Coonhound Sex: Female Size: Medium Vetted: Spayed and Up-to-date with routine shots Adoption Fee: $300.00 Donation Bernie is 7 years old, but does not seem a day over 2. She is full of love and...
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As part of their ongoing efforts to reduce unsafe driving along Indian Head Highway, the Prince George’s County Police Department have partnered with the Maryland State Police to provide enhanced traffic enforcement. This initiative started in early September, 2017. In just 6 weeks, their combined efforts resulted in more than 3,100 traffic citations, along with...
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Schweder, James “Jimmy” Palmer, a 40 year resident of Waldorf, found peace after a lengthy illness. Jimmy was born in Milwaukee, WI, enlisted in the U.S. Airforce, and worked after his 4 year enlistment , worked as an electrician on Bolling Airforce base. Jimmy was the recipient of various honors and received a flag...
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Jose Mata Santiago, Jr. “Joe” 88, of Brandywine, MD, passed away on October 26, 2017. Jose was born January 26, 1929 in Manila, Philippines. He was a Philippine Air Force Veteran. He joined the US Navy in 1953 and retired in 1974 as a Chief Hospital Corpsman. Jose served on the USS William C....
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Catherine Margie (Jett) Windsor’s journey started in the Shenandoah Mountains of Detrick Virginia, where she was born the daughter of Omar and Amanda Jett. Along with 9 brothers and sisters, at the age of 8 years old her family moved to Croom, Maryland where they would raise their family, until the death of her...
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Mildred Doris Snead (Lawson) passed in the early morning on Sunday October 29, 2017. Millie was born May 26, 1927 in NE Washington, DC to Charles & Laura Lawson and sister to Joseph Lawson. At the age of 2, her father passed following a short illness; she was raised by her mother and grandmother....
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C. Franklin Revelle, 87, of Friendship passed away October 30, 2017 at his home, surrounded by family. He was born February 1, 1930 in Fairhaven to Benjamin Franklin and Irene (Crosby) Revell. Franklin was raised in Friendship and attended Tracey’s Elementary and graduated from Southern High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force...
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Louise C. Rymer, 91, of Plum Point, MD, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2017. She was born on May 12, 1926 at Plum Point, MD and was the daughter of the late Oscar and Evelyn Carpenter. Louise earned her Bachelor of Science Undergraduate degree from University of Maryland and her Master of Education...
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Robert Irving “Bob” Hall, Jr., 77, of Dowell and formerly of Huntingtown, passed away October 28, 2017 at Washington Hospital Center. He was born October 31, 1939 in Portland, ME to Robert Irving, Sr. and Marjorie (White) Hall. Bob grew up all over the United States and graduated from Deering High School in Portland,...
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Shirley Marlene McGinniss, 62 of Lusby, MD formerly of Prince Frederick, MD passed away on October 27, 2017 at Calvert Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 19, 1955 in Washington, DC to the late Mary Adaline van der Zwet and Elmer Herbert Sasscer. Shirley was a loving mother and was referred to as...
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Richard A. Daniels, Jr., 75 of Waldorf, Maryland, died October 30, 2017. Richard was a contract administrator for 42 years with PEPCO and a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Waldorf. He loved music and had piano lessons for seven years. He was able to play anything and held little concerts at his...
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Boyce Lee Duer, 76, long-time resident of Waldorf, MD, died on October 29, 2017 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. Born on August 24, 1941 in Woodbury, NJ, he was the son of the late Edna Isgate Duer and Jessie Duer. Mr. Duer served in the U. S. Air Force and was...
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Josephine Theresa Taylor, age 82, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, died on October 27, 2017 at the Mandarin House in Harwood, MD. She is the daughter of the late Kathleen Morgan Burch and John Ecton Burch and wife of the late Richard Lawrence Taylor. Friends received on Thursday, November 2, 2017 from 9AM until time...
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Hugh A. Waters, Jr., 85 of Bryans Road, Maryland, died October 26, 2017 in La Plata. Hugh was a sales representative for 45 plus years, mainly with food service companies. He was a member of St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Indian Head, Maryland. He loved taking care of his home...
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William Joseph Clark Sr., 61 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at Hospice House of St. Mary’s. He was born December 9, 1955 in Amityville, NY to the late William Henry Clark and Laura Velez Clark William was a 24 year resident of St. Mary’s County. William dedicated many years...
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Mary Lillian Thompson passed away on October 27, 2017 at her home in Hollywood, MD at the age of 83. Mary was born in Great Mills, MD on May 26, 1934 to the late Sarah Massey Adams and George Parren Adams. Having developed polio at the age of three, Mary was hospitalized in Baltimore,...
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William Thomas Brown, “Billy Jack”, 64, of Benedict, MD, passed away on October 28, 2017. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 28, 1953, the son of Thomas Daniel Brown and Lily May Wood Brown. William retired from Pepco and enjoyed coin collecting, watching the Washington Redskins and loved his children and grandchildren....
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Matthew Thomas Farasy passed away tragically and unexpectedly at the young age of 37 on October 28, 2017. He impacted so many in his far-too-few years; bringing a smile to the face of all who knew him with his infectious optimism and tender heart. Matt was a loving husband and father, faithful brother and...
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Earl “Stewart” Otta, 66, of Hollywood, MD passed away at his home on Saturday, October 28, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was born February 21, 1951 in Salt Lake City, UT to Mary Stewart Otta and the late Wilfred E. Otta. Stewart served in the U. S. Navy, retiring in 1990 after being...
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Mary Catherine Nelson, 93 formerly of Avenue, MD passed away on October 26, 2017 in Leonardtown, MD. Born January 28, 1924, she was the daughter of the late James Golden Thompson and Ruth Madge Woodall Thompson. In addition to her parents Catherine was preceded in death by her husband James Phillip “Skeets” Nelson, whom...
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Thomas (Tommy) Lee Graves, 70 of Gilbert, AZ formerly from Leonardtown, MD passed away on October 26, 2017 in Gilbert, AZ. Born on September 10, 1947 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Violet Lucy Norris Graves, and Richard Harold Graves. Tommy is survived by his wife Darlene Patricia Hammett Graves,...
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Vertosel Von Ruffin peacefully departed this earthly life on October 22, 2017. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, November 4, 2017 from 11:00 am until time of service at 12:00 noon at Calvary Gospel Church, 11150 Berry Road, Waldorf, MD. He will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery at a later...
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