Obituaries

2022

Carmen Sotelo Sánchez was the purest soul anyone can come across. It was the little things that stand out - her soft voice, the café con leche, the word search puzzles, her Rancheros, Mexican black and white films, her telenovelas, the dancing, the ability to drink like a sailor, and her soft sweet hands.

She left her...

2022

Valerie Elaine Hamm Kelly, affectionate known as, “Tilly”, “Mother Kelly”, was the matriarch, rock and cornerstone of the Kelly family. Her Sunrise was guaranteed on January 1, 1953 at Sanguinetti, Clarendon, Jamaica, W.I. to Parents, Clarise (Dyer) Hamm and Isreal Hamm.

On January 21, 2022, at 7:16 am, HER SUN SET and her Father called her home...

Jan 1, 2022

An obituary is not available at this time for Sylvia Lee Napier. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jan 1, 2022

Lewis Carroll Beasley was born to Charlie and Dorothy Beasley on February 13, 1960, in Waynesville, NC. He is survived by his parents and brother, Jerry; his wife, Mary and six children, Cody, Amber, Amir, Marcus, Brittney, and Lewis; 13 grandchildren, and dog, Mr. Peeps. Lewis was a man of wisdom and action. His life bore the fruit of...

Dec 26, 2021

"Due to public health concerns, the services for Stanley Marshall have been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date."

Stanley (Stan) E. Marshall Jr. was born to Kizzie Hewlett Marshall and Stanley E. Marshall Sr. on July 10, 1940, on the campus of St. Paul’s College, a historically Black institution in Lawrenceville, VA. ...

Dec 25, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Helen I. Speiser. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Dec 21, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Maria Rosalina Padilla. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Dec 19, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Hiep Hoa Nguyen. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Dec 19, 2021

Donna Marie Chick Pearson passed peacefully on Sunday December 19th, 2021 surrounded by loved ones.

Preceded in death by her loving parents Walter E. Chick and Margaret H. Chick. She was a devoted mother to William A. Pearson (Cynthia Pearson), Shannon M. Brown (Donald J. Brown). Beloved “Gram” to Emma Brown, Zachary Brown, and soon to be...

Dec 17, 2021

Diggs, Charlene Wilhelmina (71) on Friday, December 17th, 2021.

Wife of 47 years to Howard “Buddy” Diggs; mother of Julius “Tony” Diggs; daughter of the late William Eugene Ferrar Padgett and Dora Lucille Padgett; sister of the late William E.F. Padgett, II, the late William E.F. Padgett, III, late Leslie Jean Row, Doreen E. (William) White, the...

Dec 15, 2021

Robert Clifford Nordling born in New Orleans, LA to Robert William Nordling, Jr. and Mary Becnel Nordling. Robert attended Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic School, New Orleans, LA; Holy Family Catholic School, Jackson, MS; and St. Raphael Catholic School, New Orleans, LA, where he learned the basics of his Catholic faith, as well as from his mother, father, and...

Dec 4, 2021

On Saturday, December 4, 2021. Brian passed away peacefully in his sleep after a long bout with cancer. Husband of Patricia; father of Mitchell and Rebecca; grandfather of Jaden; brother of Karen, Brother-in-Law of Steve; and uncle of Joey, Brianna, and Kristin. Family and friends may call at Borgwardt Funeral Home, 4400 Powder Mill Rd. Beltsville, MD 20705 on...

Dec 3, 2021

Retired Chief Warrant Officer, CW03, of the United States Navy, served on several aircraft carriers and in duty stations in the United States, the Philippines, and Scotland, in the profession of photography, died December 3, 2021 of natural causes at Hillhaven Nursing and Rehabilitation in Adelphi, MD. He was 86.

He was born in West Reading, PA...

Dec 1, 2021

Beloved wife of James Francis Zahringer, mother of James Joseph (Stephanie) and Jeffrey Scott; grandmother of Jeremy, Curtis, Alexa, Tristan and Adam Zahringer; sister of Cynthia Clarke and Carol Vucci (predeceased) passed into heaven.

Nov 30, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Robert Byington White. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Nov 24, 2021

Anthony Rykert Baxter, devoted husband and father, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 24, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Anthony was born on Sept. 17, 1946, in Brooklyn, New York, to George Gordon II and Eugenie Baxter.

Anthony served in the United States Air Force for 6 years as a communications...

Nov 18, 2021

Judith Susan Farrall passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones on the morning of November 18th, 2021 at 10:46 am.  Father Andrew, of Holy Redeemer, helped with her final journey into the gates of heaven. Judy was born on September 3rd, 1947 to her parents Naomi and Melvin Cheville along side her beloved brother Robert Henry Clark. In...

Nov 18, 2021

Grace Sylvania Clark passed away November 18, 2021 as she lost her battle with cancer. Born July 26, 1935 in Spotsylvania, VA to Charles and Louvania Wolfrey.

She graduated in 1954 from high school, although she had already began working as a waitress at Siebel’s in Burtonsville, MD at 16 years old. Grace had many career paths...

Nov 16, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Natividad Perez - Lopez. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Nov 13, 2021

Thomas T. Simon (Tom) was born in Cumberland, MD, July 2, 1945, to Tom and Frances Tighe Simon while his father was in charge of German prisoners of war at the end of WWII. The family later moved to Missoula, Montana where his father practiced law, and then to Washington, DC and College Park, MD.

Tom graduated...