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Jean M. Hefferon, 93, of Highland, MD passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018. Born to the late Agnes (Burke) and Ambrose Callahan of Avoca, Pennsylvania on October 7, 1924. She is survived by her daughter, Lizanne H. Davis of Highland, MD and Sean P. Hefferon of Highland, MD; and two grandkids, Conor and...
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Elizabeth Anne Ashley, 85, of Upper Marlboro, MD passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. Born to the late Irene (Murphy) and Daniel Walter in Washington, D.C. She spent her formative years there, graduating from St. Cecelia’s Academy before moving to Maryland to raise her family. She is survived by her three loving children...
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William Frederick Owens, age 90 of Clinton, MD, formerly of Leonardtown, MD joined our Heavenly Lord on 24 January 2018 at his residence after a nine-year battle with dementia. William Frederick “Fred” was born to the late William Freeman and Anna Elizabeth (Thompson) Owens on 22 May 1927 in Leonardtown, St. Mary’s County, MD....
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Madelyn Griffith Irish waved goodbye peacefully at home in La Plata, MD, with her loving husband by her side on January 23, 2018. She was 87 years old. Madelyn was born June 17, 1930, in Baltimore, MD. She is survived by her husband, Ernest Leopold Irish, daughter, Sarah Marshall Griffith Kurtz (Thomas E.) and...
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Ernest “Ernie” Lee Sigmon, Sr., 84, of Waldorf, MD, passed on January 23, 2018. He was born in Hiawatha, West Virginia, a small coal mining town, on May 21, 1933 to Edward and Annie (Cook) Sigmon. He moved to Washington, DC in 1950 with his cousin to work at the Coca-Cola Company washing bottles....
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Dianna May Barrick, 60, of La Plata, Maryland, died on January 24, 2018 at her home. Born on August 10, 1957 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Roberta Weiser. Dianna worked as a Receptionist with McKesson Pharmaceuticals and was an avid golfer and member of the Hawthorne Country Club. She...
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Howard Leo Nolan, 88, of Waldorf, MD passed away on January 26, 2018 surrounded by his family. He is survived by his children Donna and Bruce Paugh, Mary and Dale Cooter, Lynn and Pat Gwinn, Mike Nolan and Lorraine Breault-Nolan, his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 from 10:30AM...
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Thomas Augustus Simpson, Jr., age 79 of Waldorf, Maryland, died January 27, 2018 at his residence with Hospice. Thomas was a long-time self-employed carpenter for 30 years. In his early years, he served with the Army National Guard. He was a big Baltimore Orioles fan and he enjoyed playing pool. In the mid 1970’s,...
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Dolores Ford Cooper., born October 24, 1950 in Fredericksburg, VA to the late Bernard Ford and the late Frances Busking Ford. She has one sister, Delma Ford Luskey who passed in July 2000. Dolores was raised and lived in Colonial Beach, VA and graduated from Colonia Beach High School in 1969. She married to...
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Jay Robert Jordan, 68, of Harwood, MD passed peacefully on January 27, 2018 at Mandarin Hospice of the Chesapeake in Harwood, MD, surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 15, 1949 in Farmington, MD to the late Russell Harwood and Sarah Margaret Newhall. He was self-employed as a roofer for over 30...
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Elizabeth Sue (Plummer) Sparks, or “Bette Sue” as she was better known by her loved ones, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 24th at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family. Born in 1942 and having grown up in Upper Marlboro, MD, Bette Sue considered her life to have...
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Frances Madalin Ventre died on January 25, 2018 with her daughters Lynn Ventre and Sandy Ventre Richards and family friend Ginny Meyer at her bedside at Hospice House in Callaway, Maryland. She was a member of what Tom Brokaw called “The Greatest Generation” and her values were that of personal responsibility, humbleness, commitment to...
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Amy Jeanette “Jean” Clements, 81, of St. Inigoes, MD, formerly of Ridge, MD passed away on January 26, 2018 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on October 20, 1936 in Ridge, MD she was the daughter of the late Jeanette Allen Greenwell and Ernest Matthew Forrest. Jean was the loving wife of the late Robert E....
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Leon Francis Daye, 74 of Lexington Park, MD, passed away on January 25, 2018. Family and friends will unite on Friday, February 2, 2018 for visitation at 11 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 12 noon at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 22375 Three Notch Rd, Lexington Park, MD 20653. Interment to follow...
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Michael Aloysius Mason, 42 of Leonardtown, MD, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 27, 2018. Arrangements are pending. Monetary donations to help with funeral expenses may be made directly to Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, via. cash, credit card, cashier’s check or money order. No personal checks accepted.
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Lenora Jean Warriner, 82 of Brandywine, MD died at her home on January 22, 2018. Born in Wellsboro, PA the daughter of Dorothy and Thorton Boyden. Lenora was a RN nurse for 48 years. She is survived by her son, Delbert Warriner, daughters, Barbara Ridenour, Roxanna Harvey and Linda Garner; her brother Andrew Boyden; 12...
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Clarence E. Goldsmith, Sr., 72, of Newburg, MD passed away on January 18, 2018 at Bridge Point Hospital National Harbor. Born on August 30, 1945 in LaPlata, MD to the late George Alton Goldsmith and the late Mary Lucretia Goldsmith, Clarence is also preceded in death by his brothers, George Junior Goldsmith and Frances...
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On Monday January 22, 2018, Catherine Anne Lee, age 67 of Owings, died of complications due to lung cancer at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Cathy was born in Washington, DC on March 22, 1950. She was 1 of 9 children born to Charles and Katherine Rock. Her family lived in Falls Church, VA and...
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Betty Jane (McLaughlin) Norfolk (Sissy), 81, from Upper Marlboro, MD passed Saturday, January 20, 2018 surrounded by her loved ones. Survived by husband Ernest E. Norfolk (Gene); children Gene Norfolk (Susan) and Sharon Norfolk Beall (Dan); her beloved grandchildren Ryan Norfolk, Sarah Norfolk, Brandon Beall, Reed Norfolk and Daniel Beall; brother James McLaughlin (Ellen)...
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Charlotte MaryAnn Hesse (Schmidt), 91, of Temple Hills, MD passed away on Sun. Jan. 14, 2018. Ms. Hesse was born on September 13, 1926 in Leopolis, WI to her parents Edmund and Rosetta Schmidt. The youngest of seven children, she later moved to and attended high school in Shawano, WI. In 1945 Ms. Hesse...
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Charles Raymond Bowling, 65, of Allens Fresh, Maryland, passed on January 22, 2018. Born on April 4, 1952 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Winifred Garner Bowling and Walter Wade Bowling Jr. Chuck was raised and worked on the family farm at Allens Fresh for many years. He ended his...
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Peter Baxter Traggorth Sr., 69, of La Plata, Maryland, died on January 22, 2018 at the Hospice House of Charles County in Waldorf. Born on December 18, 1948 in Englewood, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Vera Elizabeth Baxter and Willard George Traggorth. Mr. Traggorth served in the U. S. Navy...
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Jana Lynn Howard, 50, of Columbia, MD passed away January 22, 2018. She was born April 14, 1967 in Prince Frederick, MD to Charles T. and Margaret Jane (Carroll) Howard. Jana was raised in Huntingtown, MD and attended Calvert High School. She was employed with CitiRoof Corporation and Potomac Disposal. Jana enjoyed gardening and...
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Edward Matthew Zirnhelt, 89, of Churchton, MD passed away on January 20, 2018, at the home of his son in Lothian, MD after a brief illness. He was born January 22, 1928, at the family farmhouse in Lisbon, ND to Edmund and Pearl Zirnhelt. He worked on the family farm and other farm’s before...
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Henry Richard “Dick” Griffith, 87, of Lothian, MD passed away January 19, 2018 at his residence. Dick was born in Lothian November 27, 1930. He was raised in Lothian and was a lifelong Tobacco farmer. Dick enjoyed rabbit hunting, horse pulls and attending local baseball and softball games. He was an avid New York...
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