Mar 11, 2023

 

 

Owen Rudy TorgusonHusband, Father, Grandfather (Papa)

“A beautiful and strong soul is never forgotten”

 

Sunrise April 29, 1946 - Sunset March 11, 2023

 

 

Referred to as a beloved husband, father, grandfather (“papa”), Owen was born in Washington, D.C. to Rudy and Ida Torguson and grew up in Forestville, Maryland. He graduated from Suitland High School...

Mar 10, 2023

Betty Lou Pacheo, age 97, from Clinton MD, passed away Friday March 10th from natural causes. She was born in Mill Creek WV on March 23rd 1925 to parents Wille B. Tacy and Helen R. Simmons Tacy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Austin L. Pacheo Sr., her son William...

Mar 8, 2023

Mar 8, 2023

Mar 7, 2023

 

James Raleigh Lewter, 78, of District Heights, MD passed away March 7, 2023.

James was born January 1, 1945 to Charlie and Gladiola Lewter. He was one of eight children.At an early age James attended Rehoboth Apostolic Church in Suffolk, VA. He sang alongside his Mom, Dad, and siblings, and played the guitar in their family’s group, The Lewter...

Mar 6, 2023

Mar 5, 2023

 

Patricia Ann Griffith Trainor was born to Dr. Francis and Cecilia Griffith on August 25, 1940 in Providence Hospital in Washington, DC weighing 5 pounds and a few ounces.  Her mom said she heard the Angelus bells ring when she woke up after the birth.  She was the fourth born in her family; her siblings included Francis Jr., Joan,...

Mar 4, 2023

Mar 3, 2023

 

Luis Alberto Catarineau, 82, of Ellicott City, Maryland, passed away of natural causes on March 3, 2023. Luis was born on May 14, 1940, in Vieques, Puerto Rico to Francisco Alejandro Catarineau and Laura Rivera Font. In 1952, he moved to New York City with his mother and older brother, Miguel Angel Catarineau.  

In 1957, Luis graduated from New York City Public...

Mar 2, 2023

Gloria Virginia (Whitmire) O'Brien of Lusby, Maryland, passed away at home on March 2, 2023.  She was born November 16, 1927, in Washington, DC to Ora L. and Mary G. Whitmire. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, T. Richard (Dick) O'Brien, Jr. and her son, Richard E. O'Brien, and her parents, and brother, David L...

Mar 2, 2023

On Thursday, March 2, 2023, Geraldine L. Ford, age 83 of Temple Hills, MD passed away suddenly at theMedstar Southern Maryland Hospital in Clinton, MD. Her parents, Winfield A. Livingston and Eunice A.(Brown) Livingston of Washington D. C. preceded her in death. Geraldine attended the District ofColumbia public schools and graduated in the class of 1957 from Joel Elias Spingarn...

Mar 2, 2023

 

Edna Caribel VonGarlem passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 2, 2023. She spent a good deal of her life helping to care for her brother, Charles VonGarlem and in later years caring for her parents, Edward and Pearl VonGarlem until their deaths. 

She is predeceased by her sister, Lula Mae Hobbs and her brothers Edward VonGarlem Jr.,  Charles...

Mar 2, 2023

Hiram Cornell Wilcox Jr., age 54, departed this life peacefully on March 2, 2023, at Southern MarylandHospital. Hiram was born on August 28, 1968, in Biloxi, Mississippi, to Jessie Pearl and Hiram CornellWilcox Sr.As a child, Hiram was very adventurous. He would ride his big wheel on two wheels and was a truedaredevil. His outgoing, personable nature helped him make...

Mar 2, 2023

 

MGYSGT (Top K) Joseph W. Kinnamont (U.S. Marines retired)

Born: December 20th, 1928 in Washington, DC

Died: March 2nd, 2022 at the Charlotte Hall VA Home, Charlotte Hall, MD.

Joseph, the eldest of 7 children, was loved by his family & friends.

He is survived by: a son, David (retired Navy) & his wife Carole, a daughter, Sharon Yerge...

Mar 1, 2023

On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Thomas "Gordon" Harley passed away peacefully in his home in Clinton, MD. Gordon was a devoted family man and hardworking member of the community.

He was born on May 9, 1923, in Pomfret, MD to the late Joseph “Oscar” and Mary Harley. Gordon attended school in Charles County, MD and later went on to...

Mar 1, 2023

Feb 27, 2023

Daniele Jane Chornesky died peacefully in her sleep on the afternoon of February 27, 2023.  Born in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1950 to Mary and George Chornesky, she moved with her family as a child to Washington, D.C., where she resided for the rest of her life.  She was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and earned her B.A. from...

Feb 27, 2023

 

 

Mary Antonelli Campeotto, 97, passed away on Monday February 27th 2023 at home in Silver Spring MD. Mary was born August 29th 1925 in Capital Heights MD.

She graduated from Maryland Park High School in 1943. She worked in Prince Georges County Schools as a Health Aid for almost two decades.

She married Gene Campeotto on February 19th...

Feb 27, 2023

 

Thomas Alton Sita, “Tomboy”, 29, of Huntingtown, MD, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2023. Thomas was born on August 24, 1993, to Thomas Andrew Sita and Cynthia Lee Sita, in Washington, DC.

He graduated from Calvert Country in June of 2015. He loved spending time with his family, watching the Redskins, singing and dancing along to High School...

Feb 27, 2023

 

Michael David Hoyt, Sr. of Chesapeake Beach, MD passed away peacefully at home on February 27, 2023 at the age of 69. Michael was born on October 14, 1953 in New Haven, CT; son of Clarence and Beatrice Hoyt.

Michael was a proud member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 26, from which he retired after 44...