OBITUARIES

May 22, 2021

Deborah Henry Leiss, 57, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, passed away suddenly on May 22, 2021. She was the loving daughter of Bren Leiss and the late Robert Leiss. She is survived by her sisters, Lynne Leiss and Donna Torreyson (Alan) and her brother, Tom Leiss, nephews Andrew and Daniel as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins.      ...

May 20, 2021

May 19, 2021

Patricia Jean Reynolds   On Wednesday morning March 19, 2021 Patricia Jean Reynolds passed away peacefully.  She had not been feeling well for some time but none of us knew how sick she really was.  While we were focused on keeping her safe from Covid 19, cancer had metastasized into her abdominal cavity. Pat was a breast cancer and melanoma...

May 19, 2021

Phyllis Jean (Cristillo) Cook

July 6, 1933 – May 19, 2021

Phyllis Jean Cook, 87, passed away at her home May 19, 2021 in Greenbelt, MD. Known as Jean to family and friends, she was born July 6, 1933 in Bellwood, PA, to Felice and Laura (Pedro) Cristillo. The fourth of six children, she grew up in a close-knit Italian...

May 17, 2021

Theresa Rose Farr

November 15, 1933 – May 17, 2021 

On Monday, May 17, 2021, Theresa “Terry Farr passed away peacefully.

Terry was born November 15, 1933 in Weirton, West Virginia, the daughter of Dan and Mary Schiappa.

She is survived by her daughter Lisa (Thomas) Donahue of Mechanicsville, MD, son Richard “Rick” Farr of Ocean Pines, MD, her sister...

May 15, 2021

Remembering the Life of Thomas “Ty” David Tyson, Jr.

Thomas “Ty” David Tyson, Jr. took his wings peacefully to paradise on Saturday at noon on May 15, 2021. He was surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor his legacy by living their lives with faith, hope, integrity, generosity, love, and laughter.

Thomas was born on Thanksgiving Day, 1949...

May 15, 2021

Joseph Wright Noonan

September 20, 1931 – May 15, 2021

Joseph Wright Noonan of Bowie, Maryland passed away on May 15, 2021 at the age of 89 after a long illness.  Joseph was born in Newport, Rhode Island on September 20, 1931. He was the youngest of ten children born to Matthias and Ellen Noonan.

After graduation from high school,...

May 13, 2021

On Thursday, May 13, 2021, Antony Palliparambil, loving husband and father of two children, passed away at the age of 73.

Antony was born on November 21, 1947 on the Murugali Tea Estate in Tamil Nadu, India to Daniel and Elizabeth (Mukkath) Palliparambil. He was a machinist for forty years. On May 11th, 1980, in a whirlwind romance for the...

May 12, 2021

Dimitra M. Tangires

(July 22, 1955 – May 12, 2021)

Dimitra M. Tangires was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland—the daughter of William Tangires and the late Georgia Topal Tangires and sister to Helen Tangires (Dennis K. McDaniel) and Mary Wojnowski (Michael Wojnowski). She died at age 65 after a long battle with cancer,

Dimi, as she was known to...

May 11, 2021

Please click here to view the live stream of the funeral service. The live stream of the funeral service for Mrs. Elinor M. Redd will begin at 3:00pm on Saturday, May 22nd.          

 

On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Elinor M. Redd, loving mother to Sherran Freeman, grandmother to Se’an Bournes, great-grandmother to Novie Brown and wife...

May 11, 2021

Nancy Lee Conley (Tayman) of Crofton, MD (formally of New Carrollton, MD) passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at the age of 79.     She was preceded in death by her husband William H. "Bill" Conley and is survived by her sons Jeff Conley (Fay), Tim Conley (Lori), Duane Conley and Bryan Conley (Dawn Marie); her grandchildren, great grandchildren,...

May 10, 2021

Albert Byron DeMilo

February 17, 1936–May 10, 2021

Many people—mostly his family and New York friends—knew him as Byron. But in Maryland, everyone knew him as Al. We will use his family's preferred name in this obituary. 

Byron was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 17, 1936, to Elizabeth (Vecorkas) DeMilo and Albert DeMilo. In 1953, he graduated from...

May 9, 2021

Sadly, on Sunday, May 9th, 2021, Sharon Lee Drew, a loving mother, devoted sister, and loyal friend to many, lost her battle with cancer at the age of 73.

Sharon was born in Leesburg, VA on January 25, 1948, to William Lynch Oliver and Frances Oliver. She was preceded in death by her former husband and father of her children...

May 7, 2021

  Lorena Price Geeter, 83, of Gainesville, Florida departed this life at 4:30 am on Friday, May 7, 2021 at Heaven Hospice in Gainesville, FL. She was born October 16, 1937 in Tallassee, Alabama to Oliver "Todd" and Lillie Stewart (both deceased).

Lorena loved to cook, clean, dance, laugh and play games. She really like going to the casinos, and...

May 4, 2021

Gerald (Gerry) Leroy Burdett, NASA pioneer, beloved husband, father, and grandfather died on May 4, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Joan, and four children Laura Burdett and husband Phil Brubaker, Robert Burdett and wife Robyn (daughter Samantha ), Margaret Burdett Matthews and husband Michael Matthews (son Joshua and daughter Jessica), Thomas Burdett and wife Eleanor...

May 4, 2021

May 4, 2021

Please click here to view the live stream of the funeral service. The live stream of the funeral service for Ms. Emogene Proctor will begin at 11:15am on Wednesday, May 19th.

Well known for her radiant and dimpled smile, Emogene “Gene” Proctor was an outstanding wife, mother, grandmother, sister, church member, and friend. 

One of eight children, she was born on August 4, 1956 in Washington, DC. At the...

May 4, 2021

On Tuesday May 4, 2021 Ronald Wade Cantner (Ronnie) loving father to Megan Miller, Andrea Butler, Kyle Cantner and Ryan Cantner and Son in law Travis Butler, was called home to be with the Lord. Ronald was born on May 23, 1968 in P.G County Maryland to his parents Angela Neagle and Ronald Cantner. Ronald had a love for all...

May 3, 2021

May 3, 2021

     On Monday, May 3rd 2021, Francisco Ignacio Lobos, loving father, grandfather, uncle, brother, son and friend passed away at the age of 66 years old. Francisco also known as Paco was born on September 25, 1954 in Usulutan, El Salvador to Trinidad Lobos. After graduating from the Instituto Francisco Menedez he attended Universidad de El Salvador. On January...