OBITUARIES

Feb 10, 2026

Rose Mary Toth

May 12, 1931 – February 10, 2026

Rose Mary Toth, age 94, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2026, in Severna Park, Maryland, in the presence of her loved ones.

Born on May 12, 1931, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rose was raised in Phoenixville, PA, by her loving foster parents, Henry and Alice Ryan, who later adopted her.

Growing up, during her...

Feb 10, 2026

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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,...

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...

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...

Feb 8, 2026

Daniel Jerome Scholfield (1953-2026) Daniel J. Scholfield, 73, of Crofton, Maryland passed away on February 8th, 2026. He was born in Washington, D.C. on September 30th, 1953 to Charles and Elegia (Alice) Scholfield. Daniel grew up in Hyattsville, MD, surrounded by family and friends with a plethora of stories of his youth passed down for years to his own children.

Daniel...

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,...

Feb 8, 2026

Augusta Lynn Bolles, PhD, passed away in the early hours of February 8, 2026 from heart failure at the age of 76. Born in Passaic, New Jersey on Dec 12, 1949 to Augusta Beebe and George Bolles, Lynn completed her undergraduate studies with an A.B. in English Literature and Anthropology in 1971. She then attended Rutgers University, New Brunswick obtaining...

Feb 7, 2026

Diana Lynn Yates, 82, of Bowie, Md. died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham. Diana grew up in Lewisdale, Md. and attended college at the University of Maryland, where she studied English Literature. She married her husband, Jerry Yates, in 1965 and together they raised two sons, Sean and Erin, and a small army of beloved...

Feb 7, 2026

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...

Feb 6, 2026

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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....

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Feb 2, 2026

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Feb 2, 2026

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Feb 2, 2026

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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,...

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...

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...

Feb 1, 2026

Fern L. Martin, of Bowie, MD, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at age 99.

Born on December 3, 1926, in Manvel, ND, to William and Blanche Zimmer.

After graduating from high school in Lakota, ND, she married Air Force Sergeant Irwan A. Johnson on June 13, 1946. For the next fifteen years they were stationed on...