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Valerie Anne Cole
Jul 28, 2025
Valerie Anne (Day) Cole of Riverdale Park, Maryland, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on July 28th, 2025. Valerie was born December 4th, 1969 in Washington, DC to Francis Alton Day and Frances Anne (Parker) Day.
Valerie was a 1987 Graduate of Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg, MD and pursued a career as a Union Service Rep with...
Gerald B Roper, Sr.
Jul 25, 2025
Gerald (Jerry) Roper, Sr, 77 of Greenbelt, Md died on July 25, 2025, at his home after years of battling colon cancer.
He was born on February 28, 1948, in Washington, DC, and was the son of John and Geraldine Roper. After joining the army and serving in the Vietnam War he resided in Prince George’s County where he worked as...
Miguel Angel Espinal-Abuelo
Jul 22, 2025
Miguel Ángel Espinal-Lizama, de 74 años, residente de Springdale, Maryland, falleció pacíficamente el 22 de Julio de 2025.
Nació el 29 de Septiembre de 1950 en San Miguel, El Salvador. Miguel trabajó como operador de radio en El Salvador antes de emigrar a los Estados Unidos en 1984.
Conocido cariñosamente como “Abuelo”, Miguel encontraba alegría en los placeres sencillos: pescar, estudiar la...
Winston Oswald Pierre
Jul 21, 2025
Please click here to view the Live Streaming of the Funeral Service for Mr. Winston Pierre. Streaming will begin on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 12:00pm.
Winston Oswald Pierre, also known as “Lax”, was born on August 8th, 1950, in Trinidad and Tobago, to Irene and Eugene Pierre. He was the youngest of his other siblings, John, Phyllis, and Gertrude, who...
Diana Gobbett Clark
Jul 10, 2025
Diana Gobbett Clark, born February 21, 1957, died July 10, 2025. Married to David A. Clark. Diana was from Greenbelt, then Edgewater, then Dunkirk, Maryland. She worked for the "Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine" as Senior Financial Analyst. She is survived by her husband, David A Clark, her brother, Willian Edward Gobbett, and her aunt,...
Joan Lockhart
Jul 8, 2025
Joan Louise (Callahan) Lockhart passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in her home in Hyattsville, MD. She will be remembered most as the devoted wife to her husband, Jimi, of 54 years and loving mother of their daughter, Becky. Joan and Jimi, nicknamed Moonbeam and Blackbeard in their younger years, started dating in July of 1968 and were married on May...
Harvey Bernard Bennett
Jul 5, 2025
Harvey “H.B.” Bennett, a longtime resident of Riverdale Park, MD, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025 at his home.
Son of the late William (Pop) and Rosemarie Bennett, brother of the late William E Bennett. Loving husband of Tina Kelly Bennett (Buffie), sister Juanita Fullmer of Maryland, brother Donald Bennett (Karen) of West Virginia. Uncle to numerous nieces and nephews.
Retired as...
Mike Surratt
Jul 5, 2025
Mike Surratt, 70, passed away peacefully at his home on July 5, 2025.
Mike was a full-time musician, with a career spanning 55 years as an accordionist, keyboardist, vocalist, and composer. Frequently called both an innovator and virtuoso on the accordion by his colleagues, he was far too humble to accept such lavish praise.
His driving passion was music, and he was...
Michael James Attick
Jun 30, 2025
Michael James Attick, 68, of Berwyn Heights, Maryland, passed away on Monday, June 30, 2025. He leaves behind his wife, Shirley Ann Attick, with whom he has shared 50 loving years. Devoted father to sons, Joshua Michael Attick, Matthew James Attick, and Gabrielle Alexander who he loved as a daughter. Caring grandfather to Phillip Neil and Maxinne Noel Alexander. Brother...
Richard Lee Whelton, Jr.
Jun 25, 2025
Richard Lee Whelton Jr., 64, departed this life on June 25, 2025. Born on July 20, 1960, in Washington, D.C., he was raised in University Park, Maryland, the community he proudly called home for most of his life.
Richard was a devoted father, a loyal friend, and a proud fan of all things Maryland.
He earned both his undergraduate and law degrees...
Patricia M. Hollenback
Jun 23, 2025
Patricia Myrtle Gusman Hollenback, 91 formerly of Mooresville, NC passed away peacefully on Monday June 23, 2025, surrounded by three of her daughters.
Patricia was born on February 13, 1934, in Bridgeport, Nebraska to Emery and Myrtle Gusman who have preceded her in death. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-seven years, John, her son Daniel of...
James Patrick Halstead
Jun 16, 2025
James Patrick “Jimmy” Halstead, 70, passed away on June 16, 2025, in Hyattsville, Maryland. Born on October 3, 1954, in Washington, D.C., Jimmy lived a life full of color, character, and connection.
A gifted painter and skilled mechanic, Jimmy combined skill with craftsmanship throughout his life. Whether working under the hood of a car or refinishing a wall, he brought passion...
Victor J. Ayaquica Ponce
Jun 16, 2025
It is with profound sadness that I share the passing of my beloved father, Victor Javier Ayaquica Ponce. He was born in Mexico on July 25, 1962, and passed at the age of 62, on June 16, 2025. He leaves behind his wife, two sons, a daughter, and seven grandchildren.
Victor migrated from Mexico and settled down in Riverdale, Maryland. For...
Kathleen Ralston Guthrie
Jun 13, 2025
Please click here to view the Zoom Stream of the Memorial Service for Ms. Kathleen Guthrie. Streaming will begin on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 2:30pm. The Meeting ID is 822 7248 4487 and the Passcode is 525052.
Kathleen Ralston Guthrie (Kathy) passed away peacefully on Friday, June 13, 2025. Kathy lived a dynamic, generous, and fulfilling life that began as...
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