It is with great sadness that the Gunson family announces the passing of Danielle Valerie Gunson on the morning of Thursday, September 27th, 2018. Danielle was born on February 19th, 2000 in Annapolis, Maryland. She grew up in the Crofton-Davidsonville area and attended South River High School. She enjoyed cheerleading, reading books (her favorites...
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David “Joseph” Johnson, 24, of Ridge, MD passed away on October 1, 2018 in Lexington Park, MD. Born on August 30, 1994 in Prince Frederick, MD is was the loving son of Lisa Janie Underwood and Charles Edward Johnson, Jr. of Ridge, MD. Joseph graduated from Leonardtown High School and was employed as a...
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George Broughton Spence, Jr., 81, passed away on September 15th, 2018. The cause of death was leukemia, which had only been diagnosed three weeks before. George, known as GB to his siblings, was born in 1937 on a farm in Lillington, North Carolina. He was the sixth of nine children born to Broughton Spence...
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Laura Jessie Heidelmark, 93, of Mechanicsville, MD (formerly of Rensselaer, NY) passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center of Leonardtown, MD. She was born on March 3, 1925, in Odgensburg, NY to the late Alfred Jacob Laraby and Agnes Bell Riddle Laraby. Laura is a graduate of Fort Covington...
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John Andrew “Jack” Bowes, 68, of Tall Timbers, MD died on September 27, 2018. He was born on September 21, 1950 in Washington, D.C., to Joseph Ford Bowes and Helen Audrey Cranston Bowes. Jack was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County and a graduate of Little Flower School (1964) and St. Mary’s Ryken...
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On Monday, October 1, 2018, Catherine Hanna Grant (Kitty, Kitten), mother, daughter, and sister, passed away at the age of 83. She will be forever and lovingly remembered by her family and friends. One of her many qualities was that she loved her family and friends fiercely and unconditionally. She was preceded in death...
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Jean Beverly Nertney, of Leonardtown, Maryland, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2018 at the age of 92. She was born on March 20, 1926 in Wilmington, Delaware, to James Stoddard and Irene Stoddard. She was their only child. Jean raised her daughter, Linda, in Wilmington, Delaware and then moved to Hallandale, Florida upon...
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Mary Agnes Weasenforth, 86, of Ridge, MD passed away on October 3, 2018 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on September 22, 1932 in Point Lookout, MD. Mary was the loving wife of the late Lawrence O. Weasenforth, Sr. who preceded her in death on May 19, 2009 and who he married on July 23, 1949...
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Peacefully on Monday, October 1, 2018 Walter Luck, Jr. went home to be with the lord. Family and friends will gather for memorial service on October 10, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. until time of service at 12 noon at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD 20601. Interment will be private
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Oliver Nophlin departed this earthly life on Monday, September 24, 2018. Family and friends will unite for visitation on Friday, October 5, 2018 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at the Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Friends may share Memorial Tributes with the family on Saturday, October 6, 2018 from...
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Peacefully on Thursday, September 27, 2018 Rebecca Morgan departed this earthly life in Callaway, MD. Family and friends will gather on Saturday, October 6, 2018, from 12 noon until time of Mass of Christian Burial at 1:00 p.m. at St. Georges Catholic Church, 19199 St. George’s Church Road, Valley Lee, MD 20692. Interment will...
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Joseph William Vestraci, Jr. “Joe”, 74, of Leonardtown, MD passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, in Charlotte Hall, MD. Joe was born in Washington D.C., on February 22, 1944 to the late Joseph and Elouise Vestraci. He grew up in South East Washington D.C. and Oxon Hill, MD....
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Charles “Chuck” Edward Thompson, 53 of Hughesville, MD passed away at his residence in Hughesville, MD. Charles was born on September 29, 1964 in La Plata, MD. He was the son of the late James Henry Thompson, Jr. and Betty Lea Hartman. Chuck loved working on cars, going to the beach, camping, doing almost...
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Ruth Regina Fitzpatrick “Dolly” (Age 91) passed away at her home of 61 years in Waldorf, MD on September 27, 2018. She was born October 25, 1926 in Washington, DC, to the late Joseph Walter and Regina Lillian Smith. Upon graduation from Notre Dame Academy, she married her husband of 55 years, the late...
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Sue Magee Purcell, 81, was born in Washington, DC on April 18, 1937 to Robert Aler Magee and Mary Elizabeth Jones Magee. She moved with her family to Locust Grove Farm in Drayden when she was in high school. She graduated from Great Mills High School, where she met her husband of 60 years,...
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Troy David Mehl, 44, of Valley Lee, MD passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. He was born on November 29, 1973 in Midland, MI to Rickey Alan Mehl of Wolverine, MI and Peggy Grace Bohnhoff Nosek of Great Mills, MD. Troy is a 1993 graduate of Great Mills High School. He enlisted...
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Robert “Bob” Fulton Sealey, 92, of Fort Myers FL, passed away 9/21/2018. Bob was born March 22, 1926 in Sebring, FL to the late James Edward and Lossie (Wynn) Sealey. Bob, a World War II Navy veteran joined the military in 1942 and later stationed in Solomons, MD where he met and married his...
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Mary Susan Hollingsworth, 60, passed away on September 25, 2018 in Takoma Park, MD. Mary was born in 1958 to John and Helen Hollingsworth in Washington, DC. She was predeceased by both of her parents and her sister Nancy Kelly. She is survived by her daughter Amanda N. Ratcliffe of Lusby, MD. Mary is...
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James Cecil Barber, 82 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away at his residence in Mechanicsville, MD on September 26, 2018. James was born to the late Ninion Pinkney Barber, Jr. and Gladys Jane Anderson on March 26, 1936 in Leonardtown, MD. James worked as an electrician for Amtrak. Prior to that, James was a tractor...
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Margaret Richardson Wernecke, 85, of Leonardtown, MD, passed away peacefully with her family beside her on September 21, 2018. She is survived by her son Ray and his wife, Helen; son David and his wife, Amy; grandchildren Kate, John, Sam, and Jake; and great grandson, Ace. Family was number one for Marge. Born on...
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Margaret Mary Herbert, 88, of Hughesville, MD passed away at University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center, in LaPlata, MD, on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Margaret was born on November 17, 1929, to the late Charles Henry McPherson and Emily Ruth Summers McPherson, in Aquasco, MD. In addition to her parents, Margaret was predeceased...
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Alicia Anne Suarez Barosio, 34, of Great Mills, MD died peacefully on September 20, 2018 at Hospice House of St. Mary’s in Callaway, MD surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 10, 1984 in Millington, TN to Royce A. Suarez and Connie J. Harvey. Alicia was a devoted loving mother. She...
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Patricia Kronk Buckley, 76, of Leonardtown, MD passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 22, 1942 in Waynesburg, PA to the late Kenneth K. Kronk and Pauline Block Kronk. On June 3, 1961, she married James Merle Walters (divorced) of Rices Landing, PA. Together they...
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