All Obituaries

Diane Louise Ayer, born on April 19, 1955, was the third of three children born to Jesse and Mary Ayer. As a child, she enjoyed cooking with her mother and was her older brother's biggest fan. At the age of 16, Diane was able to forge a special bond with her older sister and brother and their spouses after the unexpected death of both parents. Diane was an avid bowler, enjoyed playing softball and bingo, and loved traveling to different places. Diane had a very successful and fulfilling...

It is with heavy hearts and sadness that we announce the death of Mr. Charles Ouma Ragwar of Uholo, Siaya County. He passed away in Washington DC on Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 after several years of illness. Charles is remembered fondly as a kind, thoughtful, generous, and humorous person. His humor and thoughtfulness attracted many people from different backgrounds. Charles seemed to know everybody from the Greater Washington DC area to his native Kenya and beyond. His home was a...

Melvin S. Page (age 92), of Hyattsville, Maryland, died peacefully in his home on Monday, November 9, 2020.  Melvin proudly served his country in the US Navy, was a career DC Firefighter and most notably a master carpenter and owner of Page Contracting Inc. in Hyattsville, Maryland. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary, in 2017 after 69 years of loving marriage.  He is survived by his son, Michael and wife, Sharon; daughter, Joanne McGehrin and husband, Martin; son,...

Friends may call at Gasch's Funeral Home, P.A., 4739 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781, on Friday, November 20, from 4 to 8 p.m.  A funeral service will be held at Trinity Baptist Church, 1900 Beechwood Road, Hyattsville, MD 20783 on Friday, November 21 at 11:00 a.m.  Interment George Washington Cemetery, Adelphi, Maryland.

Rose McChesney 86, of Lanham, MD, passed away on November 5, 2020 at Anne Arundel  Medical Center, Annapolis, MD.  The daughter of the late Fire Captain George R. Flaherty  (Florence) of Washington, D.C., she was predeceased by her beloved husband James of 33 years  and&n...

Patricia A. Dennis, born October 1, 1954, died of an undetermined cause on November 4, 2020. She is predeceased by her father, John C. Dennis, Sr, her mother, Audrey A. Dennis, and her brother, John C. Dennis Jr. She leaves her sister, Anita Dennis and brother, Henry Dennis III (Timmy). She also leaves her nephews, James and Wesley Dennis, her nieces Kimberly Dennis, Shelby Dennis Huff, Amanda Dennis, Kris Toriskie Leftdwrige, her aunts Betty Manders, and Charlene Riddles, her uncle...

Doris Elizabeth Gruber Mullings, cherished and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, friend, community activist, musician, writer and community theater company founder, joined our heavenly father on November 2nd, 2020. Doris was born February 17th, 1925 in Savannah, GA to Albion and Norma Gruber as the second child to sister Norma and younger brothers Albion & Bill. She moved to Baltimore to attend Mercy Hospital Nursing School and worked as a nurse at Georgetown University Hospital,...

Viola Kinzer Wiblin, 81, of Bluefield, WV, formerly of Rock, died Saturday, October 31, 2020. Born July 6, 1939 in Beeson, she was the daughter of the late Johnny Edgar Shrewsbury and Lena Bailey Shrewsbury. Viola was a retired certified surgical garment fitter. She was of the Christian faith. She enjoyed gardening and making handcrafted silk roses. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by first husband, Noah Alfred Kinzer; second husband, James Wiblin; sons, Carter Kinzer...

Suddenly on October 30th, 2020, Miss Mary Elizabeth Baker, of Hyattsville, Maryland, went home to be with the Lord. Mary was born in New York City in 1943. She is the beloved youngest child of the late Lt. Col. Leonard Austin Baker, Sr. and the late Catherine Louise Paddon Baker. She is survived by her oldest sister, Katherine Ann Broughman of Lusby, Maryland, a multitude of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mary is also survived by her devoted Goddaughter, Gloria Moore, of Maryland, and...

Phyllis Fohrman Herndon died October 28, 2020 at Collington Life Plan Community following a long  struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was preceded in death by her husband, William,...