Gadivel Aviles-Navarrete

Apr 3, 2021

A viewing and a funeral Mass will be held at St. Mark's Catholic Church, Adelphi, MD.  Please contact the family for more details about visitation ans service times.

Se llevará a cabo un Velorio y una Misa de cuerpo presente en la Iglesia de San Marcos Evengelista en Adelphi, Maryland.  Para mas información, porfavor contactar directamente a la...

Miguel Tersy

Apr 1, 2021

Miguel Tersy, 90, passed away on April 1, 2021 in Silver Spring, MD. He was born in Palma Soriano, Cuba on June 13, 1930 to the late Edito Tersy and Maria Sanchez Tersy. He married the love of his life Marta Puig on Jan. 2, 1960. He worked for the Ford Motor Company in the Mawah, NJ plant as an assembly worker for 12 years. He is predeceased by his sister, Edita and his brother Luis Manuel.  In addition to his wife, he is survived by his two brothers: Quintin Raul Tersy and Guillermo Tersy; two sisters: Adela Perez and Josefa Hernandez; his three children: Miguel Tersy (Teresa), Jorge Tersy (Aimee) and Barbara Martinez (Carlos); his beloved six grandchildren: Alex Tersy, Rebecca Tersy, Marisa Tersy, Zachery Martinez, Joshua Martinez (Molly), and Seth Martinez and numerous nieces and nephews. Prior to moving to Maryland, Miguel lived in West New York, NJ and was cherished by not only family, but many friends and special neighbors.  Miguel loved spending time with his family and sharing memories of life in Cuba.  Miguel never met a stranger.  In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Muscular Dystrophy Association,  In Memory of Miguel Tersy - Fundraising For Muscular Dystrophy Association (donordrive.com) .

Arinola Ajao

Apr 1, 2021

Arinola my love for you is never gone; you live within my heart... Forever I wish,I can turn the hand of time. You have been a wonderful sister. Even at the point of death you're still there for me. Arinola Adunni omo olorun tooto... Aburo mi atata sunreoo.rest on my dearest sister .we love you but God loves you more...o di'gba...

Michael Maxwell

Mar 31, 2021

Michael Drake Maxwell, age 81, of Dagsboro, DE and formerly of Lanham, MD died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.  Beloved husband of 61 years to the late Peggy Joyce Maxwell, he is survived by his daughter Kathy Lynn (William) Ziese, his son Michael David (Teresa) Maxwell, Sr., his daughter Sherry Lee Maxwell, his grandchildren William...

Russell Maske, Sr.

Mar 30, 2021

Passed away after long battle with Dementia. Born in 1927, he and his family survived the Depression by raising their food in downtown Bladensburg, Maryland. Graduate of Bladensburg High at the age of 16 he immediately went to work in the Fingerprint Section of the FBI in downtown Washington, DC. It was there where he met the love of...

Argene Stockhausen

Mar 28, 2021

On Sunday, March 28, 2021, Argene passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born “along the Mon” in Charleroi, PA during the Great Depression and raised on the sawthside of Pittsburgh.  She married Hubert Stockhausen in 1952, moved to Bethel Park, PA , and had three children, before moving to College Park, MD, in 1962, where she lived until her death.

Argene enjoyed a 40+ year career with the Government Printing Office (GPO) in Washington, DC and Laurel, where she made many friends and retired at the ripe young age of 85 !   Despite her small stature, Argene was quite the fighter, surviving two bouts of breast cancer and CoVID-19.

Argene enjoyed volunteer events and grape-stomping with the Ladies of the Knights of Columbus, being a home-room mother for her children at Holy Redeemer School, spending summers with her family at her vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, listening to Frank Sinatra and reading her favorite books.  Argene was an incredible seamstress, cook (her lasagna was legendary) and could make a long story even longer!

She is preceded in death by her parents Agnes and Silvio Pollacci, brothers Silvio (Chuck) and Norman, and her loving husband of 56 years, Hubert. Survivors include her sister Adele Zeiler of Pittsburgh; her children Hubert (Peggy) Stockhausen of Aspen Hill, Lisa (Brian) Gallagher of Bowie, and Eric (Julie) Stockhausen of Glenmoore, PA; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, two grandcats and three granddogs.

A Mass of Christian Burial is being planned for April 24th at Holy Redeemer Church in College Park.  Regrettably, due to the CoVID pandemic, it will be limited to immediate family and relatives.  In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, 28 West 44th Street, Suite 609, New York, NY  10036; or Holy Redeemer School, 4902 Berwyn Rd, College Park, MD 20740.

Bertha Garrity

Mar 23, 2021

Ann Garrity, age 87, of Hyattsville MD, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Beloved wife of 60 years to the late John Joseph Garrity. Loving mother of Kevin and John Garrity, Jr. and his wife, Karen. Devoted Grammy to Kelly, Colleen and Kerry Ann, and great grandmother to Kamila Garrity. Born in North Carolina, she was the daughter of...

Carson Smith

Mar 23, 2021

Carson Neil Smith, born in Pennington Gap, VA on March 25, 1925, peacefully passed away on March 23, 2021. Beloved uncle and friend to many. He was married to Joan Smith, who proceeded him in death. He served in the Army. He was a Free Mason and lived in Washington, DC most of his life. He loved putting...