Bengt Borje Barnas, age 81 of La Plata, Maryland, died peacefully at home on March 14, 2018 surrounded by family. Bengt was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving from 1954-1957 with a construction battalion. He went on to become a master carpenter and then made a career as a general contractor...
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William David “Dave” Grogg, 62, of Leonardtown, MD died March 14, 2018 at his residence. For 20+ years, Dave owned and operated his own landscaping company, “All About Nature”. He was a member of the Southern Knights Rod and Custom Car Club, he favored Mopar cars, especially his 1968 Charger. He enjoyed fishing and...
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Matthew James Cwalina, 40, of Prince Frederick, Maryland passed away on March 14, 2018 in Prince Frederick, Maryland. He was born on June 24, 1977 in Pottstown, PA to James Anthony and Karen Ann (Strzelecki) Cwalina. Matthew graduated with a BS Degree in Education from Alvernia College and a Master’s Degree in Education Leadership...
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Mary Beth “Beth” Kennett, 93, of Dowell, MD passed away on March 14, 2018 at her residence. Born June 29, 1924 in Dayton, OH, she was the daughter of the late William Seekamp and Minne A. (Glanders) Seekamp. Beth moved to Calvert County from LaPlata, MD in January 2015. She was an accountant for...
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Elliot Donald Kocen, 82, of Solomons, MD, passed away suddenly on March 12, 2018 in Sunderland, MD. Born August 18, 1935 in Richmond, VA, he was the son of the late Louis Kocen and Mina Janet (Scher) Kocen. Elliot married his late wife, Joan McGill Kocen on February 13, 1979 in Alexandria, VA. He...
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Joan McGill Kocen, 69, of Solomons, MD, passed away suddenly on March 12, 2018 in Sunderland, MD. Born March 13, 1948 in Concord, NC, she was the daughter of the late Neil McGill and Anne (Lovett) McGill. Joan graduated from Grimsley High School in 1966 and from East Carolina University in 1970. Joan married...
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Margie Kay Pruitt, 74 of Indian Head, Maryland, died March 10, 2018. Margie was the owner/operator of Margie Kay’s Garden Center in Waldorf, Maryland for 25 plus years. She attended First Baptist Church of La Plata. She enjoyed crocheting, running her Garden Center and taking care of her flowers, and being with family (especially...
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It is with great sadness that the family of Carol Jean Boshers, 71 years old, of Waldorf, Maryland passed away at 6:50PM on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. Carol will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 51 years, Philip Boshers, Jr., her daughter, Brenda Finn, sister Barbara Wright, grand-daughter...
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M. Gisela Victoria “Meema” Rowe, 93, returned to her heavenly home on March 9, 2018. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported her during her life and ultimately gave her peace. Gisela was born in Tulua, Colombia, South America. She was the youngest of seven children. She is predeceased...
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Perry Gray Bowen, Jr., age 90, retired judge of the Circuit Court in Calvert County, died on March 9, 2018, at Spotsylvania Medical Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Judge Bowen was born at home on Warren Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, on November 27, 1927, to Melba Hutchins Bowen and Perry G. Bowen, Sr., and moved...
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Dorothy Ann Blackwell, lovingly known as Dottie and Sadie, was born on January 11, 1942 in Chaptico, Maryland to the late, Agnes “Honey” Belton-Queen and Harry Wilson Thomas. God in loving and tender compassion called her home on March 11, 2018 on the “Blackwell Ranch” on St. George’s Island. In 1972, Dorothy married the...
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Geraldine Elizabeth Brown, 85 of Temple Hills, MD (formerly of Bushwood, MD), born on January 22, 1933 in Bushwood City, MD to the late Phillip and Catherine Tyer, departed this life on March 14, 2018. Geraldine was raised and educated in St. Mary’s County public school system, graduating from Banneker High School in June...
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Peacefully on March 15, 2018, Oliver went home to be with the Lord. He is survived by his devoted wife of 48 years, Elena Butler; 4 loving children, Tracy Miles, Leah Hertel, Brandon(Shari) and Eric (Michell) Butler; three sisters, Lowlita Butler, Nadine Shaw and Tawana Evans; 9 grandchildren, Jordan, Kaiah, Tyeson, Mason, Lantz, Leila,...
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Raymond Louis Holt, Sr., 80 of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Family and friends will unite on Friday, March 23, 2018 for visitation at 9:00 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 28297 Old Village Rd, Mechanicsville, MD 20659. Interment to follow at...
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Chinita Jones departed this earthly life on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Family and friends will unite on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 from 10:00 am until Mass of Christian burial 11:00 am at St Luke’s Catholic Church, 4925 East Capitol St SE, Washington, DC. Interment will be on Monday, March 26, 2018 at 10:15 am...
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Thomas “Tucker” Franklin Fowler, Sr., 81, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on March 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. Born on January 20, 1937, he was the son of the late Cecelia Trice Fowler and Holmes Love Fowler. Tucker was the loving husband of Catherine Fowler, whom he married in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Mechanicsville,...
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Katherine “Kathy” Elsie Rathbone, 80, of Leonardtown, MD, formerly of Reston VA passed away on March 9, 2018 at her residence. Born on August 2, 1937 in Washington, DC she was the daughter of the late Elsie Dempsey and Thomas Dempsey. Kathy was the loving wife of her first husband Lawrence Edward O’Rourke who...
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As St. Patrick’s Day approaches on March 17, Maryland State Police are urging those who plan to celebrate with alcohol to be safe and smart and avoid impaired and distracted driving. With an increase in impaired drivers expected throughout the state this weekend, state police will be conducting saturation patrols at each of the...
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On March 9, 2018, a jury found Ernest Stickell, a 59-year-old resident of Mechanicsville, Maryland, guilty of Unlawful Wounding-Felony and recommended a 4-year prison sentence for his shooting of motorist Dejonte Holt on the Eisenhower Connector last summer. The defendant was indicted for shooting Ms. Holt and for attempting to shoot her passenger, Ricardo...
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash involving a single vehicle in Clinton. The victim is 55-year-old Brenda Pryor of Regina Court in Clinton. On March 12, 2018, at approximately 6:20 am, patrol officers were called to the 11700 block of Piscataway Road for the report of a collision involving...
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Ronald Edward Thornburg of Dunkirk, MD, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018, at the age of 76. He was born in Washington, DC on September 2, 1941, to Irma (Gaither) and Marvin Thornburg. He graduated from Suitland High School in 1959 and attended Prince George’s Community College, where he was on its first basketball...
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UPDATE: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office have LOCATED the missing person, Jeffrey Matthew Jordan, 37 of St. Mary’s City 3/15/2018: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has asked the public’s assistance in locating a missing person. Jeffrey Matthew Jordan, 37 of St. Mary’s City. If seen contact the Sheriff’s Office at 301-475-8008
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On Saturday, March 10, 2018 at approximately 6:15 p.m., the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack broadcasted a look out for a hit and run single vehicle collision involving a black Chevrolet Silverado that occurred in the area of Route 5 and Old Leonardtown Road, in Hughesville. Corporal W. Jefferson was on patrol in the...
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On Friday, March 9, 2018, at approximately 12:24 p.m., Trooper First Class J. Oleksak from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack was conducting stationary speed enforcement on northbound Maryland Route 210 at Downs Drive, in Bryans Road. TFC Oleksak observed a red Ford F-150 which appeared to be traveling above the posted 50mph...
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