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Glenn Ellyson Gardiner, 71

Glenn Ellyson Gardiner, 71

Glenn Ellyson Gardiner, 71, of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2021. Born in April 1950 in the District of Columbia, Glenn was the youngest child of Gwyn Ellyson Gardiner and Margaret Redding Gardiner. After spending part of his youth in Norway, Glenn attended High Point High School in Maryland,...
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Joseph Robert “Bobby” Vallandingham, 36

Joseph Robert “Bobby” Vallandingham, 36

Joseph Robert “Bobby” Vallandingham, 36, of Leonardtown, MD, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Georgetown University Hospital. Born on January 25, 1985 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of Sara Teresa “Tere” (Downs) and the late Joseph Wilbur Vallandingham, Jr. Bobby graduated from Chopticon High School in 2003. During high school,...
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Patrick Warren “Pat” Langley, 65

Patrick Warren “Pat” Langley, 65

Patrick Warren “Pat” Langley, 65, of Faulkner, MD passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at his home. He was born on January 6, 1956, in Washington, DC. Pat was a dedicated father, brother, uncle and friend. He was blessed to be able to spend time with his family on a regular basis....
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Frederick “Fred” William Beigel, 72

Frederick “Fred” William Beigel, 72

Frederick “Fred” William Beigel, 72, of Charlotte Hall, MD passed away July 25, 2021 in the comfort of his home. He was born April 6, 1949 in Washington D.C. to Robert and Betty Beigel. He was one (1) of five (5) children. Fred graduated with his diploma from Wheaton High School in 1967 and...
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Thomas Edward Goldsborough, 77

Thomas Edward Goldsborough, 77

Thomas Edward Goldsborough, 77, of Mechanicsville, MD departed this life on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at his daughter’s residence in Mechanicsville, MD. He was born on November 4, 1943 in Hollywood, MD to the late Charles Delmas Goldsborough and Ann Loretta (Hayden) Goldsborough. Thomas met and fell in love with Rose Marie Goldsborough in...
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Thomas Stephen Gross, 73

Thomas Stephen Gross, 73

Thomas Stephen Gross, 73, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021, at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He was born on July 6, 1948, in Dayton, KY to the late Isaac William Gross, Jr. and Maxine Spivey. He was brought up in Hamilton, Ohio and was known as Steve to his family...
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Joseph Robert “Bobby” Vallandingham, 36

Joseph Robert “Bobby” Vallandingham, 36

Joseph Robert “Bobby” Vallandingham, 36, of Leonardtown, MD, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Georgetown University Hospital. Born on January 25, 1985 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of Sara Teresa “Tere” (Downs) and the late Joseph Wilbur Vallandingham, Jr. Bobby graduated from Chopticon High School in 2003. During high school,...
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Richard Dennis Costello

Richard Dennis Costello

Richard “Rich” Costello passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA. Rich was born on April 1, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY. He was the son of the late Elizabeth Schmitt Costello and John Dennis Costello. Rich was preceded in death by his loving wife of over...
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James “Jimmy” Curtis Clift, 81

James “Jimmy” Curtis Clift, 81

James “Jimmy” Curtis Clift, 81 of Lewes, Delaware, formerly of Bowie, MD, passed away on July 20, 2021 in Midlothian, VA. Born April 1, 1940 in Washington, DC, Jimmy was the son of the late Barbara and Harold “Pop” Clift. He was the loving husband of the late Cookie Clift, whom he married on...
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Margaret Anne “Peggy” Smolarsky, 63

Margaret Anne “Peggy” Smolarsky, 63

Margaret Anne “Peggy” Smolarsky, 63, passed away with her family by her side on July 20, 2021. Born in Cheverly, MD, she was the daughter of Laurence A. Walsh and the late Doris Strain Walsh. She retired from serving the St. Mary’s County, Maryland community as a deputy sheriff. After retiring, Peggy enjoyed spending...
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Deborah “Debbie” Annette Gatton, 56

Deborah “Debbie” Annette Gatton, 56

Deborah “Debbie” Annette Gatton, 56, of Lexington Park, MD, formerly of Hollywood, MD, passed away on July 19, 2021 at her home. Debbie was born on June 2, 1965 in Baltimore City, MD and was the loving daughter of the late Ruth Evelyn Gatton and William Raymond Gatton. Debbie is survived by her siblings...
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Mary Ann “Walker” Gibson, 92

Mary Ann “Walker” Gibson, 92

Mary Ann “Walker” Gibson, 92, of La Plata, MD, formerly of Bryans Road and Abell, MD, passed away on July 15, 2021 in La Plata, MD. Born on May 16, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Ethel V. Crismond and James Paul Walker. Mary Ann was the loving wife of the late...
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Colten Lawrence King, 22

Colten Lawrence King, 22

Colten Lawrence King, 22, a lifelong resident of North Beach passed away July 7, 2021. He was born December 12, 1998 in Prince Frederick to Gabrielle and Randy King. Colten grew up in North Beach and attended Windy Hill Elementary, Windy Hill Middle, and graduated from Northern High School in 2017. Colten loved sports...
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Eugene Francis Langley, Jr. “Gene” 91

Eugene Francis Langley, Jr. “Gene” 91

Eugene Francis Langley, Jr. “Gene” 91, formerly of Martinsburg, West Virginia passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on July 10, 2021 at Hospice of St. Mary’s in Callaway, Maryland. He was born on December 22, 1929 in Capitol Heights, Maryland to Eugene Langley, Sr. and Florence Langley. After he completed his education, in...
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John Duke Stackpole

John Duke Stackpole

Dr. John Duke Stackpole, a retired meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service and a professional parliamentarian, died on January 12, 2020, at his home in Solomons, Maryland at the age of 84. The cause was pancreatic cancer. John Stackpole was born in Boston, Massachusetts and attended Milton Academy...
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Laurie Eveleth Stackpole

Laurie Eveleth Stackpole

Laurie Eveleth Stackpole, who served as the Chief Librarian at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for more than 15 years, retiring in 2002, passed away at the age of 87 on July 8, 2021, at home in Solomons, Maryland. The cause of death was respiratory failure. Born Laurie Jean Eveleth, Laurie Stackpole grew up...
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Thomas Allen Meiser, 77

Thomas Allen Meiser, 77

Thomas Allen Meiser, 77, of Lexington Park, Maryland, passed away on July 15, 2021, at his home with his loving family at his side. He was born on October 12, 1943, in San Francisco, California, to the late Thomas Wilson Meiser and Florence Shepp Meiser. Tom grew up in York, Pennsylvania, where he graduated...
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Ronald Eugene Hall, 88

Ronald Eugene Hall, 88 of Waldorf, Maryland passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021. He was born September 25, 2021 in Washington D.C. to Elmer Hall and Katherine Hall (Becraft). United State Navy Veteran that served in the Korean War. He is survived by these 3 sons, Keith, Michael, Timothy Hall. Services will be held at...
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Emma Byrum Weaver 101

Emma Byrum Weaver 101

Emma Byrum Weaver 101, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on July 17, 2021. She was born, raised and lived in the Tenleytown community of Washington, D.C. After retirement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Services where she served as an administrative assistant and later as executive secretary to the administrator of...
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Rollin David Henry III, 31

Rollin David Henry III, 31

Rollin David Henry III, 31, of Riviera Beach, FL (formerly of Mechanicsville, MD) passed away suddenly on June 24, 2021 in Riviera Beach, FL. He was born on February 16, 1990 in Prince Frederick, MD to Veronica (Ronnie) Plewacki Henry of Mechanicsville, MD and the late Rollin David Henry Jr. David graduated from Mother...
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Barbara Henderson Cullison, 74

Barbara Henderson Cullison, 74

Barbara Henderson Cullison, 74, of Valley Lee, MD passed away on July 13, 2021 at her home. She was born on March 27, 1947 to the late James M. Henderson and Myrtle Thelma Leizear Henderson. As a young girl she would summer vacation in St. Mary’s County on the Potomac River. Her father and...
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Rebecca June McHale Schramm, 93

Rebecca June McHale Schramm, 93

On July 15, 2021, Rebecca June McHale Schramm, 93, passed away peacefully. Rebecca was born in Houston, Texas in 1928. Daughter of Charles and Nancy (May) McHale. Rebecca had one sibling, Mary V. (Ginger), who is also deceased. Rebecca attended high school at St Agnes Academy in Houston, Texas and after graduation, worked as...
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Deborah “Debbie” Gardiner Friedrich, 67

Deborah “Debbie” Gardiner Friedrich, 67

Deborah “Debbie” Gardiner Friedrich, 67, of La Plata, MD passed away on July 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. She was born on May 9, 1954 in Baltimore, MD and was the daughter of the late Louise “Weedie” Parlett Gardiner and Adrian Posey “Jimmy” Gardiner, Jr. Debbie was the loving wife of Ronald Friedrich whom...
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James Marshall Banagan, 90

James Marshall Banagan, 90

James Marshall Banagan, 90, died on July 13, 2021. Known to many by his nickname, Jimmy, he was born in Palmer, Maryland on April 9, 1931. He was the son of the late George Marshall Banagan and Hilda Morris Banagan. He attended Holy Angels School and was a 1948 graduate of St. Mary’s Academy....
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Dorothy “Dot” Elizabeth Reichard,79

Dorothy “Dot” Elizabeth Reichard,79

Dorothy “Dot” Elizabeth Reichard,79, of Leonardtown, MD, passed away on July 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. She was born on August 4, 1941 in Avenue, MD and was the daughter of the late Ann Louise Russell Thompson and Thomas Bertrand Thompson. Dot is survived by her daughter Rebecca Quade (Jimmy) of Clements, MD, two...
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