OBITUARIES
Barbara Ramona Leonard
Feb 10, 2026
Barbara (Mona) Leonard
Born on August 23, 1938, in Mineola, New York, to Lillian and Stephen Mellynchuk, Barabara peacefully passed away on February 10, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.
Mona is survived by her four devoted daughters: Lillian Banchero, Jennifer DiPietro, Sophia Leonard Burns, and Rae Leonard. She also leaves behind her sister-in-law and best friend of 70 years, Joan Leonard;...
Sara Mae Owings
Feb 10, 2026
Sara Mae Owings passed away on February 10th peacefully surrounded by family. She was born in Butler, Pennsylvania on August 29, 1936 to Oliver and Anna Kirchner. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Richard D. Owings, Jr, as well as her sister, Billie Emery and brother, David Kirchner.
Sara moved from PA during her teenage years and graduated from...
Chandrika Prasad
Feb 9, 2026
Dr. Chandrika Prasad passed away at home on February 9, 2026 after courageously facing a long, quiet battle with Parkinson’s disease. He lived a life defined by discipline, courage, and devotion to family and learning.
He was born and raised in the village of Nandanpura, Gaya District, in Bihar, India. His father was the late Behari Prasad and his mother was...
Dirk Emerson Faas
Feb 8, 2026
Dirk Emerson Faas, 71, of Upper Marlboro, MD passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his wife and two daughters on February 8, 2026. Visitation will begin at 10am at Melwood Church of the Nazarene (6906 Woodyard Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772), followed by the funeral service at 11am on February 18, 2026.
Born in Central Lake, Michigan on March 3,...
Andrew John Dobson
Feb 7, 2026
LTC Andrew J. Dobson, USA (Ret.) Obituary
Andrew Dobson began his 25-plus-year service in the US Army when he enlisted in 1967, and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1992. Starting in January 1970, he served two tours in Vietnam, first acting as an advisor to the South Vietnamese Special Forces in the Mekong Delta, then as 5th Special Forces Group...
Patricia Ann Blake
Feb 6, 2026
Patricia Ann Blake, age 78, of Odenton, Maryland, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, February 6th at Spring Arbor Crofton where she had resided the past 5 years in the Memory Cottage as she battled Alzheimer’s. The family is deeply grateful for the love and care provided by the staff at Spring Arbor Crofton.
Born in Washington, D.C....
Leslie Barbara Joy
Feb 1, 2026
On February 1, 2026, Leslie Barbara Joy, formerly of Bowie, Maryland, passed away after a brief illness.
Born to Winslow H. Joy, Sr. and Barbara N. Joy, Leslie was a graduate of Bowie Senior High School, Class of 1976 and a faithful member of St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church.
She dedicated many years of her professional life to Maryland National Bank,...
Ivan Albornoz Cobo
Feb 1, 2026
Ivan Cobo, a devoted husband and father, a talented engineer who studied the skies for both the U.S. Air Force and NASA, was born in Quito, Ecuador. Endowed with a keen mind and an insatiable appetite for knowledge and life, Ivan began his life-long adventure when he emigrated to the United States in 1957, and soon thereafter sent for the...
Mary Ellen Keleti
Feb 1, 2026
Mary Ellen Keleti, a devoted mother, stepmother, grandmother and beloved great-grandmother passed away peacefully on February 1, 2026. She -was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen Keleti and her daughter, Linda Morgan, whom she loved dearly. Mary Ellen worked as an Executive Secretary at National Geographic for thirty-five years before retiring in 1994, and was an avid Redskins fan...
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