John Alphonse Waak, 83, of Chesapeake Beach, MD passed away on September 29, 2017. John was born on November 5, 1933 in Danville, PA, to Anthony and Mary Brennan Waak and was raised in Mahanoy City, PA. He graduated from Mahanoy City High School in 1952. He went on to Georgetown University where he...
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Franklin James Pope, of La Plata, Maryland, died on October 2, 2017 at the age of 84. He was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin and was raised in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania until the age of 19. He was then drafted into the U.S. Army where he proudly served his country from 1953-1955 as a Private 1st...
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Ralph Mitchell Luckett, age 91 of Waldorf, Maryland, died October 2, 2017 at the Charles County Hospice House in Waldorf, Maryland. Ralph was a retired Master Sgt. with the United States Army with 20 years of service and a retired Postal Clerk with the United States Postal Service with 20 plus years of service....
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The Rev. Kenneth S. Jones, a retired United Methodist pastor, former missionary to the Belgian Congo, a church journalist, district superintendent, and the Pastor Emeritus at Faith United Methodist Church, died peacefully on Friday, September 29, in the Wilson Health Care Center of Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He was 98 years old....
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Larry Joe Penn, age 72 of Waldorf, Maryland (formerly of Albuquerque, New Mexico), died September 29, 2017 at his Waldorf residence. Larry Joe was a retired Warrant Officer with the United States Navy and a former Navy SEAL (one of the first). He loved his golfing and the Blue Crabs baseball team. He was...
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Norman Edward “LuLu” Stone, age 63 of Cobb Island, Maryland, died September 29, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, Maryland. Norman was a newspaper carrier for 15 plus years with both The Washington Post and The Maryland Independent. He was of the Catholic faith who loved George Jones and Elvis Presley music and...
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Benjamin Joseph Moore, 29, of Leonardtown passed from this life on 29 September 2017 at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital surrounded by family and friends after a long illness. He was born on 21 August 1988 in State College, PA. He is the son of Timothy and Brenda Moore of Leonardtown and the brother of...
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Joseph “Joe” Clarence Gardner, Sr., 87, of St. Inigoes, MD passed away on September 26, 2017 in Charlotte Hall, MD. Born on March 15, 1930, he was the son of the late Julia Swirtz Gardner and Joseph Caswell Gardner. Joe was the loving husband of Dolores Wilma Gardner whom he married in Spokane, WA...
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Elmer Gordon Spalding, Sr., 86, of Avenue, MD passed away on October 1, 2017 at his home. Born on June 22, 1931 in River Springs, MD, he was the son of the late Mable Rita Bostwick Spalding and Leonard Calvert Spalding. Elmer was the loving husband of the late Marion Patricia “Patsy” Bailey Spalding...
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Robert (Bob) A. Augustine, 71, of Leonardtown, MD, passed away at Georgetown University Hospital on Thursday, September 28, 2017. He was the husband of Anneliese Nitsch Augustine, with whom he shared 8 years of marriage. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Harriet and John Matthew Augustine. Bob was an...
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Bernard Leo “John” Smith, Jr., 77, of Bushwood, MD passed away September 28, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. John was born February 29, 1940 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Bernard Leo Smith Sr. and Mary Estelle Hayden. On February 5, 1958 John joined the United States Navy and proudly...
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Wayne Bennett Griffith, 75, of Waldorf, MD passed away on September 26, 2017 at Georgetown Hospital in Washington, DC. Wayne was born on October 20, 1941 in Washington, DC to the late Lester Raymond Griffith and the late Vivian Pauline Bennett. Wayne enjoyed working in the yard, and building things (wood work). In addition...
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Dwayne Anthony Thompson, 55 of Loveville, MD, departed this life on Saturday, September 30, 2017 from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident in Waldorf, MD. Dwayne was the oldest of six children, born on August 20, 1962 to Lawrence and Jacqueline Thompson of Loveville, MD. He graduated from Chopticon High School in 1981. Dwayne...
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On Saturday, September 30, 2017, Ruby M. King, of Temple Hills, MD went home to be with the Lord. Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, October 10, from 10 am until Mass of Christian Burial 11 am at HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH located at 2210 Callaway Street in Hillcrest Heights, MD. Interment...
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On Sunday, September 29, 2017 Moses Hudson of Bowie, Maryland went home to be with the Lord. Friends may unite with the family on Monday, October 9, form 10 am until time of service 11 am at the BRISCOE-TONIC FUNERAL HOME located at 2294 Old Washington Road in Waldorf, MD 20601. Interment will follow...
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Leathia Elizabeth Phillips, 82 of Ridge, MD, entered into eternal rest on September 28, 2017. Family and friends will unite on Friday, October 6, 2017 for visitation at 9:00 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at St. Peter Claver Church, 16922 St Peter Claver Road, Ridge, MD 20680. Interment to follow...
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On September 25, 2017, Margaret Shirley “Peggy” Thomas, of Nanjemoy, MD passed away. Beloved wife of the recently departed Gottlieb Fred Thomas. Devoted Mother of Shirley Michele Boswell and Stephanie Michaela Lemke (Timothy). Loving grandmother of Shannon Michele Boswell (Luis) and Jonathan Gottlieb Lemke (Taylor); and grandsons-by-choice CJ Maddox and Tra Combs. Also survived...
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Sheila V. Fields, of Clinton, MD passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at the age of 75. Born in Washington, DC to Fannie (Lee) and Claude Harrison. Sheila grew up in the Washington, DC area, attending and graduating from Dunbar High School. She attended Howard University before meeting the love of her life,...
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Mary Ann A. Higgs, 80, of Waldorf, MD passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family Tuesday, September 26, 2017. She had a long career with the federal government eventually retiring from the Department of Agriculture. She truly enjoyed hosting family dinners and often joked that she used family as guinea pigs to...
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Marjorie Daniel Ledford, 71, of Crofton, MD, passed away Friday, September 22, 2017 surrounded by love. She was born in Washington, DC on February 28, 1946, to Powhatan (Jack) and Doris Daniel. She grew up in Fort Washington, MD and graduated from Oxon Hill High School in 1964. She began her early career as...
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Brian Keith Herbert, age 46 of Waldorf, Maryland, died September 27, 2017 at his home with Hospice. Brian was a Screen Printer with Corporate Sports, Inc. in Millersville, Maryland and a life-time resident of this area. He loved, especially the Dallas Cowboys, and he was always out and about with friends. He also enjoyed...
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James Carolan Bush, age 65, of Port Tobacco, Maryland, passed away peacefully with his family and friends at his bedside on September 26, 2017. Jim was born on January 16, 1952 to Carolan Arthur Bush and Betty Jean Foster Bush at Bolling Airforce Base in Washington DC. Jim attended schools in Delta, Colorado, graduating...
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Mary Ruth (Middleton) Simmons, born April 7, 1925 in Waldorf, Maryland, departed this life on September 24, 2017 at Harvest, Alabama. She was the youngest daughter of the late Henry Dyer and Bertha Evelyn (Cooke) Middleton. She attended St. Mary’s school, Bryantown, Waldorf Elementary and La Plata High School where she graduated as Valedictorian...
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