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Joseph Allen Horan, 55

Joseph Allen Horan, 55

Joseph Allen Horan, 55, of Cobb Island, MD passed away June 8, 2018 at George Washington University Hospital. He was born April 11, 1963 in Cheverly, MD to Joseph Lytton and Zelma Kay (Stager) Horan. Allen was raised in Lanham and Gaithersburg and was a 1981 graduate of Seneca Valley High School. Allen was...
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Elmer Richard Channell, Sr., 99

Elmer Richard Channell, Sr., 99

Elmer Richard Channell, Sr. died peacefully at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home in Charlotte Hall, MD on Friday, June 8, 2018. He was 99. He was born June 6, 1919 in Valley Head, WV to Jeremiah Oliver and Lucy Anzina (Snyder) Channell. Elmer was raised on a farm in Valley Head and attended public schools....
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Patricia Dee Tagert, 67

Patricia Dee Tagert, 67

Patricia Dee Tagert, 67, of Waldorf, passed away at home on June 7, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Born on June 22, 1950, in Nuremberg, Germany, Patti was the daughter of the late George E. Bland and Hazel Brock Bland. She graduated from Indiana University. Patti worked as an I.T. Specialist for the...
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Frank James Safewright, Jr., 84

Frank James Safewright, Jr., 84

Frank James Safewright, Jr., age 84 of Waldorf, Maryland, died June 10, 2018. Frank was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served during Korea and was a Plumbing Foreman for Krick Plumbing and Heating for 40 plus years. He was a member of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Waldorf. His work...
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Claudia Dell Dennis, 79

Claudia Dell Dennis, 79, of Waldorf, Maryland, died on June 9, 2018 at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. Born on October 12, 1938 in San Diego, California, Mrs. Dennis was the daughter of the late Edna and Claude Unger. She was a homemaker and mom who loved spending time with her children and...
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Dustin “Deebo” Alan Rudorf, 29

Dustin “Deebo” Alan Rudorf, 29

Dustin “Deebo” Alan Rudorf, 29 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on June 6, 2018 at his residence in Mechanicsville, MD. Dustin was born on March 24, 1989 to Rudy and Debbie Rudorf in Clinton, MD. Dustin enjoyed bowling, fishing, football, baseball, NASCAR, hockey and roller hockey. His favorite pastime however was to be with...
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William Clarence “Repete” Mattingly, Sr.

William Clarence “Repete” Mattingly, Sr.

William Clarence “Repete” Mattingly, Sr., of Hollywood, MD passed away June 7, 2018, at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD surrounded by his loving family. He was born at home in Hollywood, MD on February 27, 1932 to the late Albert Lee Mattingly and Mary Beatrice Wallace. Repete was a lifelong resident of...
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Walter Wise, “Walt”, 89

Walter Wise, “Walt”, 89

Walter Wise, “Walt”, 89, of Leonardtown, MD passed away on June 10, 2018 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on September 20, 1928 in Leonardtown, MD he was the son of the late Bertha Susan Mattingly Wise and William Paul Wise. Walter was the loving husband of the late Joan Patricia Russell Wise who preceded him...
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Brenda Lee Nash, 76

Brenda Lee Nash, 76

Brenda Lee Nash, 76, of Callaway, MD died June 6, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. Born January 9, 1942 in Great Mills, MD she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Aloysius and Mary Ruth Stone Woodburn. She was married to the late Harry Rexford Nash on July 2, 1960 in...
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Rudy Joseph Firmani, 89

Rudy Joseph Firmani, 89

Rudy Joseph Firmani, 89, of Edgewater passed away June 6, 2018. He was born August 23, 1928 in Italy to Silvio and Elizabeth Firmani. Rudy came to the United States with his family in 1936 and lived in Washington, D.C. He was employed as an ornamental iron worker and co-owner of Northeast Iron Works...
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Billy T. “Paleobum” Palmer, 67

Billy T. “Paleobum” Palmer, 67

Billy T. “Paleobum” Palmer, 67, of Huntingtown, MD passed away May 6, 2018 at his residence after a long battle with cancer. He was born June 7, 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Harold and Bessie Palmer. Billy joined the Navy in 1970 as a Submariner and retired after 20 years. He was a Sonarman,...
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Cecil Junior Pasini, 90

Cecil Junior Pasini, 90

Cecil Junior Pasini, age 90 of La Plata, Maryland, died June 5, 2018 at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland. Cecil joined the Navy in 1944 and then transferred to the Air Force where he served all over the world, retiring after 24 years (in 1969) as a...
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Sarah Jean Bowling, 37

Sarah Jean Bowling, 37

Sarah Jean Bowling, 37, of Harrisburg, PA, formerly of Charles County, MD, died on June 2, 2018. Born on June 22, 1980 in Clinton, Maryland, Sarah graduated from McDonough High School, Class of 1998 and attended College of Southern Maryland. She was employed as a kitchen designer. Sarah was preceded in death by her...
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Katherine Moran Boarman (nee Murphy)

Katherine Moran Boarman (nee Murphy)

Katherine Moran Boarman (nee Murphy), a resident of Charlotte Hall and a payroll coordinator at The Wills Group, passed away unexpectedly at her home on June 2, 2018 at the age of 65. Kathy was born in Newburg on June 27, 1952 to Roger Leonard and Myrtle Valerie Murphy. She graduated from La Plata...
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Heather Anne Dinges, 29

Heather Anne Dinges, 29

Heather Anne Dinges, age 29 of Bryantown, Maryland, died May 29, 2018. She was born April 18, 1989 in La Plata, Maryland to the late Jeffery N. Dinges and Sandra (Summers) Hungerford. Heather loved her family more than anything and always had a smile. She loved her “Pop” and Grandma very much – they...
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James Anthony “Flip” Rawls., 53

James Anthony “Flip” Rawls., 53

James Anthony “Flip” Rawls., 53 passed away on May 28, 2018. He was born on August 11, 1964 in Queens, New York to parents James Henry Rawls of Sandersville, Georgia and the late Vivian Jones Rawls of Queens, New York. James graduated from Far Rockaway High School in Queens, New York. After high school,...
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Carl Stanley Brow, Jr., 80

Carl Stanley Brow, Jr., 80, of Hollywood, MD passed away June 4, 2018, at Hospice House of St. Mary’s in Callaway, MD. He was born on June 14, 1937 in Wyandotte, MI to the late Carl S. Brow, Sr. and Maxine Brow. In 1955 Carl was drafted into the United States Coast Guard. In...
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Elliot Weisman, 89

Elliot Weisman, 89

Elliot Weisman, 89, of California, MD passed away on June 5, 2018 at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. Elliot was born on August 7, 1928 in Rockaway Beach, NY to the late Louis Weisman and Kitty Secol Weisman. Elliot was a graduate of Central High School in Bridgeport, CT in 1947. He proudly served in...
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Stacy Lynn Russell, 36

Stacy Lynn Russell, 36

Stacy Lynn Russell, 36, of Hedgesville, WV passed away on June 5, 2018. Born on October 17, 1981 in Clinton MD, she was the daughter of Geary Allen Bish, Sr. and Terry Marie Russell (William). Stacy graduated from La Plata High school in 2000 where she went on to further her education and became...
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Gloria Jean Bowers, 68

Gloria Jean Bowers, 68

Gloria Jean Bowers, 68, of Charlotte Hall, Maryland, passed away on June 5, 2018 in Charlotte Hall, MD. Gloria was born on October 6, 1949 to the late Alfred McCauley and the late Gladys Marie “Jimmie” (Fortman) McCauley. Gloria is survived by her daughter, Lisa Messenger (Dan); step-daughters, Lisa Martin (Eric) and Charlotte Ragsdale...
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Barbara Naomi Coffren, 88

Barbara Naomi Coffren, 88

Barbara Naomi Coffren, 88, of Avenue, MD passed away on June 1, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Born at home in Clinton, MD on September 7, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Barbara Virginia Goddard Thompson and Ralph Goddard who passed away when she was 3 years of age and was...
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Carol Ann Morgan, 75

Carol Ann Morgan, 75

Carol Ann Morgan, 75, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on June 5, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 13, 1943 she was the daughter of the late Mildred Louise Campbell Economides and Thomas John Economides. Carol was the loving wife of Joseph Ambrose Morgan whom she married on...
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James William Pollock

Peacefully on Saturday, June 2, 2018 James William Pollock departed this earthly life in Fort Washington, MD. Family and friends will unite on Thursday, June 14, 2018 from 12:00 p.m. until time of service at 1:00 p.m. at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD 20601. Interment will be private.
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Laverne Theresa Brown, 68

Laverne Theresa Brown, 68

Laverne Theresa Brown, 68 of Bowie, MD, entered into eternal rest on June 3, 2018. Family and friends will unite on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 for visitation at 10 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 12 noon at St. George’s Catholic Church, 19199 St. George’s Church Road, Valley Lee, MD 20692. Interment to...
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Edith Marie Butler, 64

Edith Marie Butler, 64

Edith Marie Butler, 64 of Callaway, MD, entered into eternal life on June 6, 2018. Arrangements are pending. The family would be most appreciative for monetary donations to help with funeral expenses. Donations may be made directly to Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home via credit card, money order, cash or certified check. No personal checks accepted
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