All Obituaries

On May 8th, Gloria Jean Smith of Laurel passed away peacefully at home at the age of 79. Jean was born on March 12, 1940 in Baltimore, MD and was the daughter of the late John and Lillian Herbert. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Jack N. Smith; three sons, John Smith and his wife Patty, Lonnie Smith and his wife Beth and Don Smith and his wife Margie. Jean worked as an estimator for Pepco for 15 years before deciding to stay home to raise her sons. She loved watching all her sons...

Dorothy M. McCall, wife of SGT Major Kenneth L. McCall, Sr. U.S. Army (RET) and a resident of Gambrills, MD, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the Rebecca Fortney Inpatient Care Center in Pasadena, MD. She was 85. Dorothy was born on October 13, 1933 in Washington, D.C., and was the daughter of the late Lawrence Harris and Oma M. Hailey Harris. Dorothy graduated from Cardoza High School in Washington, D.C.  She married Kenneth in June of 1954. She and their family served with...

Paul William Roemer of Annapolis, Maryland, formerly of Linthicum and Halethorpe, Maryland passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Paul was born on February 24, 1930 in Franklin, Pennsylvania to the late William and Mary Roemer. Paul served his country proudly in the United States Coast Guard during the Korean Conflict. While serving he was stationed at Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana. After the military Paul worked as a production manager for Armco Steel. Paul is survived by his...

On May 11, 2019, Mark P. Grzebien, 59, passed away peacefully at home.  Beloved husband of Brian Guarino and caring brother of David, Kenny, and Kevin Grzebien. He was predeceased by his parents, Paul and Amy Grzebien.  A resident of Ellicott City, Mark was born in Rhode Island. Mark worked as a computer specialist contractor for over 30 years.  He enjoyed spending time refinishing his home and liked to watch the Marvel superhero movies. Most especially, he enjoying rescuing...

Charles Jr Knight II aka Chuck Knight was a loving husband, father, son and brother.  Chuck, a devoted Christian with a strong faith in God and had a family first attitude.  Chuck was known by family, friends and members of the community as one to always help others, even before himself.  He held the highest integrity, morales and values close to his heart... always to do the right thing.  His passion for flying helicopters and loved showing others what he loved and...

David W.R. Denzler finished his journey on May 6th.  David was a systems engineer and worked for John Hopkins Applied Laboratory and  Computer Sciences Corporation.  In his long career, he was part of many cutting edge projects, many involving space communications and space travel.  His wife Caroline called him “a renaissance man” as he was interested in and excelled in so many different things. Science, the arts, literature, and nature to name a few. In his...

Dhanraj Pratap of Gaithersburg, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Dhanraj is survived by many family members and friends.

Persephone Walker Powell, age 92, of Severn Maryland, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2019.  Born to the late Edelle and Cohen Walker in the in small town of Manning South Carolina, she was one of 10 children.  “Pep” as she was known to immediate and extended family, left her birth home to complete her Bachelor and Masters Degree at Tuskegee and Indiana University respectively.  While working at Virginia State College as a counselor, she met and married her...

Richard “Richie” Calabrese, a resident of Crofton, MD, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019, peacefully in his home at the age of 87. Richie was born on November 19, 1931, in Philadelphia, PA to the late Louis Calabrese and Rose (Mariano) Calabrese. He had five brothers and one sister. He was preceded in death by his brothers Frank Calabrese, Louis Calabrese and Ronald Calabrese. His surviving siblings are Jack Calabrese, Alice DiGiacomo and Tom Calabrese all from the...

  Our special angel, Julianna Marie “Jewels” Forgrave, age 12, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to injuries sustained from being struck by a vehicle. Julianna was born on April 5, 2007, in Annapolis, MD to parents Shelley Suggs and Joey Ryans. A vibrant, fun-loving child, Julianna was known by her family and friends as full of personality, smart, and carefree. She loved pugs, music, dancing, arts and crafts, drawing, unicorns and her...