On Friday, July 5, 2024, at approximately 3:15 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel were dispatched to a medical emergency with one reportedly not breathing. Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department Engine 32 was responding with lights and sirens activated to the CPR in progress medical call, when they were involved in a serious motor vehicle...
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The Town of Chesapeake Beach will hold the annual fireworks display on July 7th at Dusk due to the unpredictability of the expected scattered storms tomorrow, July 6th. The Town’s priority is to continue to provide a safe display for our spectators and the crews responsible for launching the display. The Town of Chesapeake...
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Michael (Mike) David George, 60, of Palm Coast, FL passed away on July 1, 2024 in Palm Coast, FL. Born on June 6th, 1964 in Portsmouth, VA, he was the loving son of the late Jerry and Betty George. Mike is survived by his children; Michael David George, Jr. (Christina) of Great Mills, MD...
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Robert “Bob” Frederick Skillin, 73 of Dunkirk, MD, passed away at George Washington University Hospital surrounded by family on July 3, 2024. He was born on September 14, 1950, in Portsmouth, NH to Robert and Louise Skillin. Bob grew up in Woodbridge, VA and graduated from Garfield High School in 1967. In his early...
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Angela Wynne Norton, 70, of Fort Ashby, WV and formerly a long-time resident of Calvert County passed away July 1, 2024. She was born October 2, 1953 in Harrisonburg, VA to Jennings Marshall and Nita Grey (Reamer) Crider. Angela grew up in Adelphi and graduated from High Point High School in 1971. She married...
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Christopher Thomas Uelmen, 30, died suddenly on June 30, 2024. He was born on June 9, 1994 at St. Mary’s Hospital overlooking Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from West Potomac High School in Alexandria, VA and received an associate degree from NOVA Community College, studying music production and psychology. After high school...
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Anne Brady, 75, of Owings, passed away June 29, 2024 in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Anne was born in Prince Frederick on February 26, 1949 to the late Calvert and Virginia Norfolk. She was the youngest of three children and daddy’s little girl. Anne was a bookkeeper by trade, and she loved to cook, enjoyed...
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Michael “Mike” James Cocimano, 58, of Englewood, FL, formerly of Edgewater, MD, passed away on June 28, 2024, at Rebecca Fortney Care Center in Pasadena, MD. Born on September 27, 1965, in Washington, DC, Mike was the son of Joseph William Cocimano and Ruth Laverne (Patterson) Cocimano. Mike grew up in Camp Springs, MD,...
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Jeanette Seaton Decatur, 65, of Grasonville, MD passed away June 22, 2024. She was born February 4, 1959 in Riverdale to Wilford Stanley and Mary Sue (Abbott) Seaton. Jeanette was raised in Riverdale and graduated from Parkdale High School. She worked with her twin sister Annette for the Painters Union Local 51 in DC...
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Wayne Lee Lewis, 81, of Dunkirk, died Saturday, June 22nd, 2024, in his home. Born October 29, 1942 in Frostburg, he was the son of the late Oliver Gladwyn and Dove Tallman Lewis. After graduating from Frostburg State Teacher’s College, Mr. Lewis began his thirty-four year teaching career at Bladensburg Senior High School. During...
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Jean Stafford Dunagan, 91 of Prince Frederick passed away June 20, 2024, in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Jean was born in Prince Frederick, Maryland on October 30, 1932, to the late Alvin C. and Clara Mae Rawlings Stafford. Besides her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband, John M. Dunagan, son Clayton...
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Nancy Louise Pirner, 87, of Owings, Maryland, passed away on June 18, 2024, at Calvert Health Medical Center. Born on April 3, 1937, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of Major Russell A. Keller and Waldie (Osborn) Keller. Nancy lived in many different places throughout her childhood as her family relocated for her...
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UPDATE 7/4/2024: The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a double fatal crash that occurred Tuesday afternoon on Southern Avenue. The Major Crash Team’s preliminary investigation reveals that on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at approximately 12:35 p.m., a silver BMW sedan was traveling at an apparent high rate of speed south in the 4100 block...
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On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, firefighters responded to the block of Warner Drive in Huntingtown, for the animal rescue. Crews arrived on the scene to find a horse, named “Slick”, had fallen through a pool cover and was standing in the empty pool. Firefighters and the Calvert County Animal Control were able to place...
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On Thursday, July 4, 2024, at approximately 5:55 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Hidden Pond Court and Cedar Grove Street in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving an overturned golf cart. Police arrived on the scene to find 5 juveniles had flip a golf cart with...
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On July 4, 2024, members of the CCSO Emergency Services Team, along with CCSO detectives and the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, served a search warrant in the 11200 block of Thackeray Lane in White Plains, MD. The search warrant was related to a shooting that occurred in June on Argyle Avenue in Waldorf...
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Betty Jane Eckert beloved mother and grandmother passed away peacefully June 30, 2024, surrounded by her family. Betty also referred to as Bootsie was born January 21, 1936, and was the heart of her family. Betty married her childhood sweetheart William Eckert in May 1954 and together they built a home filled with love...
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John Kovich Jr, 84, a veteran of the Vietnam war and longtime resident of Ridge, MD, passed away on June 21, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. Big John or Jr, as he was known to many, was the first of four children born on July 19, 1939 in Heckscherville, PA to John Kovich...
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Darrel Clifford Webb, Jr., 80, of Mechanicsville, Maryland, peacefully passed away on June 19, 2024, at St. Mary’s Hospital surrounded by loved ones. Darrel was born on June 27, 1943, in Washington, DC, to the late Darrel Clifford Webb and Lottie Buddington Webb. After graduating from college, Darrel started his career as a printer....
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David “Dave” Norman Cropper, aged 77, from Lothian, MD, peacefully passed away on June 28, 2024, with his loved ones by his side. He was born on June 24, 1947, in Carlisle, PA, to Roland Cropper and Ernestine Andrews. He was a tech III for the State Highway Administration. He enjoyed what he did...
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It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Charlotte Ann Simpson, 64, of California, MD on June 24, 2024. She was born on November 15, 1959, to the late father, Wesley Kalb and mother, Dorothy Ann Wilson in Elkridge Maryland. Charlotte graduated from Howard High School in 1978. She met...
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Leonard Francis Drury, 71, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away June 19, 2024 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, with his loving family at his side. He was born November 11, 1952 in Charles County, MD to the late Bernard Joseph Drury, Sr. and Betty Ann Harding Drury. Leonard is a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s...
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Richard (Rick) LeRoy Solomon, Jr. of Lexington Park, Maryland passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 22, 2024. He was 57 years young. Rick was born in Lexington Park, Maryland on October 26, 1966. His parents are Richard Solomon, Sr. and Jackolyn Solomon. Rick also has a sister, Cindy Lucas. In 1984, Rick...
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Henry Ronald “Bud” Blanke, 79, of Hollywood, Maryland passed away peacefully on June 12, 2024, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, Maryland. He was surrounded by his loving family. Henry was a member of the Church of Christ. Henry, affectionately called “Bud” all of his life, was born in Staton Island, New York on November...
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Margaretha W. Harner, 86, of Charlotte Hall, MD, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2024, at home with her family by her side. On October 13, 1937, Margaretha was born in Hockenheim, Germany to Ludwig and Margareta Keller. She is survived by her beloved husband, Larry Harner of 65 years. The two were blessed with four children,...
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