OBITUARIES

Sep 15, 2024

All Services are pending.

Sep 15, 2024

Sep 14, 2024

Sep 13, 2024

On Friday, September 13th, 2024, the brightest light left our earth to join God in heaven. Patricia Ann Novotny passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones. 

Pat was born on February 8th, 1940, to Harriett Springer Ward and Joseph Raymond Ward in Baltimore, Maryland. She attended Seton High School, where her devotion to the Blessed Mother and Saint Elizabeth...

Sep 13, 2024

Sep 12, 2024

Sep 10, 2024

Sep 10, 2024

Kenneth Raymond Wander, 93, of Bowie, Maryland, beloved and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 after complications following surgery. He was well known for his friendliness, his compassion, his faith in God, and his humorous personality.

Ken was born on August 11, 1931, in Passaic, New Jersey, to John and Margaret Wander. After...

Sep 8, 2024

Sep 8, 2024

Barbara J. (Wright) Stapleton was born to James and Margaret (Walker) Wright on August 1, 1950 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She joined her much loved older brother Jimmy and older sister Marilyn. Barbara attended East High School, graduating with the Class of 1968. Staying in Cheyenne, Barbara was working in the cafe of a bowling alley as a waitress and raising...

Sep 6, 2024

Sep 6, 2024

Lillian Bazis, Beloved Mother × Wife × Daughter × Sister × Aunt × Friend 

Lillian Bazis (née Ciarallo) was born on June 3, 1936 to Ernesto and Giovanina (Joan) Ciarallo, of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. The eldest of four children, Lillian graduated from Canonsburg High School in 1954. It was while working at the local soda shop, Jeffrey’s Drug Store, that she met...

Sep 6, 2024

August Edward Lackey Jr. 

“Ed” passed away 9/6/2024 at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD. He was a lifetime resident of MD. He graduated from High Point High School in 1957, served the US Marines from 1957-1963, and received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland. He had a long career in telecommunications with AT&T.

He enjoyed cars, fishing,...

Sep 5, 2024

Please click here to view the Live Stream of the Funeral Service For Ms. Bernice Smith. The Live Stream will begin at 11am on Friday, September, 20, 2024



Our sister Bernice is the youngest child of Jerry E. and Rovella Smith. We awaited the newborn’s arrival, pondering whether we would have baby brother or sister. “Bernice Loretta,” named for our mother’s...

Sep 5, 2024

Carlyle Miller Otto passed away on September 5, 2024 in Crofton, Maryland. She was 101. Louise Carlyle Miller was born on Oct 4, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She went by her middle name, Carlyle, all her life. Her father, Edward E. Miller, a lifelong employee of Proctor and Gamble, was known for his carpentry skills, having built treehouses, camping trailers, and...

Sep 4, 2024

On Wednesday, September 4, 2024, Thomas (Tom) M. Hollis, 70, passed away at home after a 7-year battle related to a long-term illness. He was surrounded by his wife Sacha and friends. Tom was born on September 29, 1953, in Piqua, Ohio, and was one of three children born to Walter Thomas Hollis and Betty Joe Hollis (Swiger). Tom has...

Sep 3, 2024

On Tuesday, September 3, 2024, Daniel Allen Tilghman, 77, passed away surrounded by family and friends. He was born on April 22, 1947 in Salisbury MD. He was the youngest child of Chester and Dorotha Tilghman, and brother to the late Dion Tilghman and the late Sharon Davis. Dan graduated from Wicomico High School in Salisbury, MD. In 1984, he...

Aug 31, 2024

Aug 31, 2024

DALE LOUIS HARTIG

LT. COL. U.S. ARMY (RET)

Dale Louis Hartig, 89, a resident of Bowie, MD since 1973, passed away on August 31, 2024. Born on June 28, 1935, in St. Louis, MO, he was the eldest child of Clarence and Mary, and brother of Donald, Glen, and Linda. 

Dale was a graduate of Cleveland High School in St. Louis, MO (1953)...

Aug 30, 2024

“Loved with a love beyond telling. Missed with a grief beyond all tears.”

It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved “Mum”, Jennifer McDonnell.

She was the kindest woman on this earth, a beautiful soul who loved to garden, bake, read, and most of all loved the company of her family and friends. Her...