Pearl Armiger Miller, 87, of Huntingtown, MD passed away June 26, 2017 at Calvert Memorial Hospital. She was born May 31, 1930 in Washington, DC to Lorin and Marigold (Umberger) Armiger. Pearl married Elmer Donn Miller in Washington in January 1950. They resided in Prince Georges County until moving to Huntingtown in 1974. She...
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Ursula Louise Hoffman of La Plata, Maryland, died on June 27, 2017 at her home. She was 81 years old. She is survived by her beloved husband Marshall Glenn Hoffman; sister-in-law Louise Wells; nephews John and Matt King; seven great nieces and nephews. Visitation on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 from 4 PM until time...
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Mary Gaetz, 98, of Mount Carmel, PA passed away peacefully Sunday, June 25, 2017 surrounded by family and friends in White Plains, Maryland. She was preceded in death by Howard W. Gaetz, husband of Mount Carmel, PA, parents Onuphrey and Teckla Hutnick of Mount Carmel, PA, brothers Joseph, Michael, Andrew, Stephen, and Paul Hutnick...
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Charles Robert Hudson III, age 83 of Newburg, Maryland, died June 25, 2017 at his residence. Charles was a carpenter with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 132. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in La Plata, Maryland and a life-time member of the NRA. In his...
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John Joseph (Johnny) Scheungrab, 68, of Waldorf, Maryland passed away on June 25, 2017 at 5:00PM at Georgetown University after a massive stroke. He was born March 16, 1949 at Physicians Memorial Hospital (University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center) to John Scheungrab and Carrie Scheungrab. Johnny loved spending his time with his family,...
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Elizabeth Alice “Lizzy” Coyle, 69 of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, died June 24, 2017. Lizzy was a Science Information Officer for 25 years with E.P.A. She was a member of Cheltenham Methodist Church who loved gardening and flowers, beaches and sunsets, music and dancing, horses, and most of all her family. She was the daughter...
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Susan Ann Bowles-Foster, age 59 of Hudson, Florida (formerly of Hughesville, Maryland), died June 24, 2017 in Indian Head, Maryland. Susan loved her dog “Sassy” and her family, especially her grand kids, Jonathan, Brandon, Angela, Alyssa, and Jacob. She was the daughter of John A. Bowles and Mary Elliott Bowles. In addition to her...
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James Thomas “Jimmy” Giles, age 86 of Waldorf, Maryland, died June 24, 2017 at Restore Health in White Plains, Maryland. Jimmy was a Plumbing Foreman with Taylor Electric in Waldorf, Maryland and was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, also in Waldorf, Maryland. He was also a member of the American Legion in...
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Mary Ellen “Mame” Gregory, 85, of La Plata, Maryland, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2017 at Sagepoint Senior Living. She was born April 12, 1932, in Sayville, New York. Mame was the daughter of Joseph Anthony Masin and Eileen Vunck Masin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...
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Rosita Lorraine “Zita” Howell, age 69 of Waldorf, Maryland, died June 23, 2017 at her residence with Hospice. Zita was an Executive Assistant for 30 years with Associated Builders and Contractors and was a member/church volunteer of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Pomfret, Maryland. In her early career, she worked for the F.B.I. She...
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Mark Christian Lund, age 59 of Waldorf, Maryland, died June 21, 2017 at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland. Mark was a Foreman in the Electric Department at the Pentagon in Washington, DC for 15 years and attended the Charlotte Hall Military Academy. He lived most of his...
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Phillip Alexander Vargas, age 38, of Nanjemoy, MD, died on June 21, 2017 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, VA. Phillip was a Tow Truck Drive with various tow truck companies for 8 years. He was a member of the Nanjemoy Baptist Church. Phillip loved working on Ford Mustangs. He also enjoyed playing drums...
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Elizabeth Ann “Liz” Yerdon, 77, of California, MD passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2017 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. Born on October 3, 1939, she is the daughter on the late Joseph Quade and Elsie Griffith. On February 23, 1963, Liz married her beloved husband, Jerry Yerdon in Waldorf, MD....
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Dixie Marilyn Horton-Betters, 80, of Great Mills, MD passed away June 25, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 7, 1936 in Arkansas to the late Howard Franklin May and Dixie June Beyland. Marilyn attended the University of Chattanooga and is a graduate of the University of...
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Edith Louise Lambert, 93, of Mechanicsville, Maryland, died on June 23, 2017 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Leonardtown, MD. Born on November 16, 1923 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Leroy Higgs and the late Rose Grace Higgs. Edith’s prior profession in life before retirement was a bookkeeper at Suburban...
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Joseph Paul Menehan, 88, of Jellico, Tennessee passed away June 22, 2017 at his home. He was born on January 7, 1929 in San Francisco, California to the late Joseph Ignatius Menehan and Mildred Helen O’Connor Menehan. Paul is survived by his son, David Patrick Menehan (Valentina) of Woodbridge, VA., and his daughter, Kathleen...
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Lucy Mae Hanson, 87, of Valley Lee, MD passed away on June 24, 2017 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on May 17, 1930 in Valley Lee, MD she was the daughter of the late William Jennings and Myrtle Hewitt Russell. Lucy was the loving wife of the late Norris Orville Hanson, whom she married on...
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George Edward Spalding 81, of Hollywood, MD, died June 22nd, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. George was born on December 29th, 1935 to Elizabeth Claire Thompson Spalding and Francis Xavier Spalding. He was the loving husband of Barbara Hayden Spalding and stepfather to Bill Hayden and Linda Blackwell. He also had...
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On Sunday, June 25, 2017, Sophia Wright, peacefully entered into eternal rest. Family and friends will unite on Monday, July 3, from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. at Largo Community Baptist Church, 1701 Enterprise Road Bowie, MD 20721. Internment will immediately follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Clinton, MD.
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On Monday, June 26, 2017 Leonte Jerell Cox departed this earthly life in Washington, DC. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, July 1, 2017 from 10:00am until time of service 11:00am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD 20601. Interment will follow at Heritage Memorial Cemetery, Waldorf, MD.
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With the July 4th holiday quickly approaching, the Maryland State Police and other police agencies across Maryland will be out in force removing impaired drivers from the highways. For the fourth straight year, the State Police Impaired DRiving Effort (SPIDRE) team will continue its goal to make Maryland’s roads safer during the July 4th...
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Thomas M. Douglass (Tommy), 50, of Johnstown, went to be with the Lord on June 27, 2017 at Memorial Medical Center. Tommy was born on September 21, 1966, in Washington DC, son of Gerald Thomas (Tom) and Barbara Douglass. He was preceded in death by his Father Tom. He is survived by his mother...
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The Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department will host its 9th Annual Independence Day Celebration on July 1, 2017. Residents can expect traffic delays, heavy pedestrian, and motor vehicle traffic, as well as multiple lane closures in the area. The delays are expected from approximately 4 p.m. until 11 p.m. The following road and lane closures...
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Governor Larry Hogan today delivered the keynote address at the 2017 Maryland Municipal League (MML) summer conference in Ocean City, Md. In his remarks, the governor highlighted the administration’s efforts to spur economic development and job creation, improve infrastructure, and tackle the state’s evolving heroin and opioid crisis. In addition, the governor announced two new Executive...
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Following weeks of scientific review and discussion among key stakeholders, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is making modest but important changes to the commercial harvesting of Chesapeake Bay female hard crabs later this season. Harvesting will close Nov. 20, and bushel levels for the month of November will be reduced compared to the...
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