Monthly Archives: June 2022

Mary Ann Bean, 74,

Mary Ann Bean, 74,

Mary Ann Bean, 74, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away at her home on June 6, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Mary Ann was born August 27, 1947, in Leonardtown, MD to the late Hammett and Mary Catherine Stone (Hill). Mary Ann was the first of six children and grew up on Little Snow...
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Mary Alice Anderson, 94,

Mary Alice Anderson, 94,

Mary Alice Anderson, 94, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on June 1, 2022, in Leonardtown, MD. Born on October 13, 1927, in Hughesville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Eva McDella Hill Huntington and the late John Marshall Huntington. Mary was the loving wife of the late Thomas “Lewis” Anderson, whom she...
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Patricia Louise Cluff, 81,

Patricia Louise Cluff, 81,

Patricia Louise Cluff, 81, of Great Mills, MD, passed away on May 26, 2022 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on February 3, 1941 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy L. Zell and the late George T. Zell. Patricia is survived by her children James Kilinski of SC, Theresa Troiano of...
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Louise Edith (Farrell) Payne, 98,

Louise Edith (Farrell) Payne, 98,

Louise Edith (Farrell) Payne, 98, of Compton, MD, passed away on May 22, 2022, in Leonardtown, MD. Born on March 1, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Edith Mabel (Bussler) Farrell and the late William Joseph Farrell, Sr. Louise was the loving wife of the late Joseph J. Payne, Jr., whom she...
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Harold Stephen Brukardt, 68,

Harold Stephen Brukardt, 68,

Harold Stephen Brukardt, 68, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 4, 2021, at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, MD. He was born on November 17, 1952, to the late Harold Arthur Brukardt and Marie May (Gayon), in Miami, FL. He moved to Maryland at age thirteen (13), where he would meet the love of...
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Edward Ronald Obniski, 80,

Edward Ronald Obniski, 80,

Edward Ronald Obniski, 80, of California, MD passed away on June 5, 2022 at his home with his loving family at his side. He was born on July 4, 1941 in Shamokin, PA to the late Edward Walter Obniski and Helen Shingara Obniski. Ron is a 1959 graduate of Shamokin High School. The day...
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Joseph Howard Pickeral, 71,

Joseph Howard Pickeral, 71,

Joseph Howard Pickeral, 71, of Tall Timbers, MD, peacefully passed away on June 2, 2022. Joseph was born on July 1, 1950, to the late Edward and Mary Pickeral in the bustling city of La Plata, MD. Joseph graduated from Pomonkey High School with the Class of 1968. After graduation, he worked as a...
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Clyde Joseph Copsey

Clyde Joseph Copsey

Clyde Joseph Copsey passed away peacefully at home in White Plains, MD on May 26, 2022, he was 88 years old. Clyde was born on October 13, 1933, in Horse Landing, MD to the late Solomon Copsey and Carrie Mae Tippett. After losing his father at age 8, his mother remarried Elmer Buckler, he...
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Charles Henry Countiss, 63

Charles Henry Countiss, 63

Charles Henry Countiss, 63 of California, MD passed away on June 3rd, 2022 at the Hospice House of St. Mary’s. He was born on November 27, 1958 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Henry Frederick Countiss and Margaret Theresa (Holt) Countiss of Charlotte Hall, MD. Charles was a graduate of Chopticon High School in...
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Cynthia Jean Donaldson

Cynthia Jean Donaldson

On June 4, 2022, Cynthia Jean Donaldson died in the arms of her loving family, at her home in Avenue MD, after an extended battle with Lymphoma.  She was 74 years old. Cindy is survived by her husband Bob; their daughters, Jennifer (Steve) of Takoma Park, MD; and Jessica of Arlington, VA. and 3 grandchildren, Olivia, William, and Angel. Cindy was born on January 9, 1948 to...
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Florence Ann Michalski, 89

Florence Ann Michalski, 89

Florence Ann Michalski, 89 of Arnold, MD (formerly of Leonardtown, MD) passed away on May 23, 2022. She was born on December 5, 1932 in Eastern Baltimore County, Dundalk, MD to the late Richard B. Lelonek and Elizabeth A. Glogowski. Flo was born and raised in Dundalk, MD.  She married Michael Michalski, the love of...
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Leonard Elwood Kessler, 88

Leonard Elwood Kessler, 88

Leonard Elwood Kessler, 88 of Lexington Park, MD peacefully went to be with his Lord on May 20, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born May 16, 1934 in Lavelle, PA, he was the son of the late Elwood Wellington Kessler and Margaret Ida Lesher Kessler. He is survived by his children...
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Joanne Beth Cousins,

Joanne Beth Cousins,

Joanne Beth Cousins, loving wife and mother of three children, grandmother to seven grandchildren, passed away peacefully on May 4th, 2022, surrounded by family and loved ones at the age of 69. Joanne was born on March 14th, 1953 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Donald and Gladys Hoglund. After graduating from Lakeville High School, in...
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Freida Kay Dixon, 67

Freida Kay Dixon, 67

Freida Kay Dixon, 67 of Lexington Park, MD passed away on May 23, 2022 at her residence with her loving family at her side. She was born on September 26, 1954 in Leonardtown, MD to the late J.T. West and Geneva Presley Farrell of Avenue, MD. Freida was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s...
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Robert Raymond “Bobby” Russell, 7

Robert Raymond “Bobby” Russell, 7

Robert Raymond “Bobby” Russell, 73 of Hollywood, MD passed away on May 25, 2022 at Hospice House of St. Mary’s in Callaway, MD with his loving family at his side. He was born on September 9, 1948 in Leonardtown, MD to the late William Francis Russell and Mary Gertrude Tippett Russell. Bobby was a...
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Emilia Marie Santiago, 25,

Emilia Marie Santiago, 25,

This world was blessed with the birth of Emilia Marie Santiago on the date of October 19, 1996. Emilia returned to the most capable and loving arms of The Lord on the date of April 25, 2022, at the age of 25. With a razor sharp wit Em could converse with just about anybody...
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Harry Herman Wacke, 69,

Harry Herman Wacke, 69,

Harry Herman Wacke, 69, of Charlotte Hall, MD, passed away on May 16, 2022. Harry was born on December 20, 1952, to the late Lewis and Helen Wacke in Manhattan, NY. After graduating from Franklin K. Lane High School in 1970, he went on to study Police Science/Criminal Justice at the Community College of...
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Judith Ann Powers, 75,

Judith Ann Powers, 75,

Judith Ann Powers, 75, of Prince Frederick, MD, passed away on June 3, 2022. Judith was born on February 20, 1947, to the late John and Marjorie Stickley in Silver Spring, MD. After graduating from Wheaton High School, she went on to pursue a job as a florist working in a flower shop. Judith had...
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Linda Whitehead-Truss Deatrick, 75,

Linda Whitehead-Truss Deatrick, 75,

Linda Whitehead-Truss Deatrick, 75, Leonardtown, MD passed away suddenly on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital with her loving husband John Frederick Deatrick at her side. She was born on March 9, 1947, in Glasgow, United Kingdom to Muriel Nelson Whitehead and the late Vincent Whitehead.  She met her husband, John...
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Peggy Elaine (McCormick, Burton) Neidenbach,94

Peggy Elaine (McCormick, Burton) Neidenbach,94

Peggy Elaine (McCormick, Burton) Neidenbach,94, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Peggy was born on September 10, 1927 in Capitol Heights, MD. Her happiest memories were spending time in Edgewater, MD at her Aunt’s Beach Cottage. As a young person her passions were dancing, swimming and movies. In her middle years, playing...
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Noel Temple Wood, “Tim”

Noel Temple Wood, “Tim”

Noel Temple Wood affectionately known as Tim was born on September 24, 1932 in Wisconsin as the oldest son of Noel G. Wood and Elisabeth Temple. Noel “Tim” spent his entire childhood growing up on the road moving from the north, to the west, the east and south due to his father serving in...
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Binh An Ly (Alan), 54

Binh An Ly (Alan), 54

Binh An Ly (Alan), 54 of Lexington Park, MD, passed away on May 30, 2022 at home. He was born on April 18, 1968, in Viet Nam to the late Khoanh Quoc Luong and Ky An Ly. Binh worked hard as the owner of Elegant Nails and Millennium Nails both in California, MD. He...
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Eleanor Greta Numera

Eleanor Greta Numera

Eleanor Greta Numera of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on May 13, 2022, at the age of 85. Born on October 18, 1936, to George Nordmark and Greta Peterson in Glen Ridge, NJ, Eleanor was one of four children. Eleanor is survived by her children: Zina Trinidad of Charleston, SC; Cynthia Winoski of Charleston, SC;...
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Gertrude Ethel Hawkins, 82,

Gertrude Ethel Hawkins, 82,

Gertrude Ethel Hawkins, 82, of Prince Frederick, MD, formerly of Crofton, MD, peacefully passed away on May 16, 2022, at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick, MD. She was born on October 14, 1939, to the late Melvin and Gertrude Leizear. She worked for several years at the Hecht Company in Washington DC and...
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Frances Annette Elford, 85,

Frances Annette Elford, 85,

Frances Annette Elford, 85, of Mechanicsville, MD, peacefully passed away on May 31, 2022. Frances was born on August 12, 1936, to Frank and Nellie Downs in the bustling city of Suitland, MD. After graduating from Suitland High School, Frances worked as an Analyst at a Federal Government agency. In 1961, she met Clarence...
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