Obituaries

Local obituaries for Odenton and surrounding areas.

Iqbal Singh Sarai

Iqbal Singh Sarai

Dec 2, 2015

Iqbal Singh Sarai of Fulton, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Iqbal was born on January 1, 1955 in India.

Iqbal is survived by many family members and friends.

Diane H. Jones

Diane H. Jones

Nov 29, 2015

Diane H. Jones of Odenton, MD passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, at the age of 74.  Diane was born on June 9, 1941 in Washington, D.C. to the late Joseph Halsted Hopping and Loretta (Young) Hopping.

Diane spent her early...

Virendra Manilal Desai

Virendra Manilal Desai

Nov 29, 2015

Virendra Manilal Desai of Owings Mills, MD, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015, at his residence. He was 72. Virendra was born on June 30, 1943 in Jhalod, India and was the son of the late Manilal and Nirmalaben Desai.  He married Aruna in June of 1966 and within months moved to the United States. Two years...

Desh Deepak Chadha

Desh Deepak Chadha

Nov 20, 2015

On November 20, 2015,  Dr. Desh Deepak Chadha passed away at the age of 74. Born in Gujranwala, Pakistan, he lived in Columbia, Maryland, since 1977.  He is survived by his devoted wife of 44 years Shashi Chadha; his beloved children Sonia and Derwin Marks of Bethesda and Rahul Chadha of Brooklyn, NY; his caring siblings Vidya B....

Deborah L. Guinn

Deborah L. Guinn

Nov 20, 2015

Deborah L. Guinn, a lifelong resident of Severn, passed away at home at the age of 62 after a lengthy illness.  She is survived by her devoted husband Robert W. Bearns Jr., her sister Barbara Bussey and her brother Gary Bussey.  She is predeceased by her parents, Rev. Robert L. and Ola M. Bussey.  Debbie worked as a...

Bharti D. Mehta

Bharti D. Mehta

Nov 19, 2015

Bharti D. Mehta of Gaithersburg, Maryland passed away on November 19, 2015. Bharti was born on November 29, 1943 in Kenya.

Bharti is survived by many family members and friends.

Srinivasarao Pragadaraju

Srinivasarao Pragadaraju

Nov 19, 2015

Srinivasarao Pragadaraju of Ellicott City, Maryland passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2015. Srinivasarao was born on August 30, 1972 in India.

Srinivasarao is survived by many family members and friends.

Behary Kapur

Behary Kapur

Nov 15, 2015

Behary Kapur passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, Maryland, at the age of 87.  He was born on March 10, 1928 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Linda Diane (Lathe)  Funkhouser

Linda Diane (Lathe) Funkhouser

Nov 14, 2015

Linda Diane Funkhouser of Millersville, MD, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at her residence, at the age of 68.  Linda was born on June 30, 1947 in Baltimore, MD to the late David Hamil Lathe and Ella Mae (Sonnenleiter) Lathe.

Linda was a resident of Anne Arundel County, MD her entire life,...

Veronica "Ronnie" L. (Thomas)  Telfer

Veronica "Ronnie" L. (Thomas) Telfer

Nov 12, 2015

Veronica “Ronnie” L. Telfer, a resident of Severn, MD, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, MD, at the age of 53. Ronnie was born on April 5, 1962 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio and was the daughter of Margery and Gordon Abilla.

Ronnie knew no...

Norman King Harvey

Norman King Harvey

Nov 11, 2015

Norman King Harvey, a resident of Odenton, MD, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, MD. He was 68. Norman was born on November 1, 1947 in Poughkeepsie, NY and was the son of the late King Harvey and Mary (McKinnon) Harvey.

Norman was a resident...

Raymond Stanley Reichard Sr.

Raymond Stanley Reichard Sr.

Nov 9, 2015

On November 9, 2015, Raymond S. Reichard Sr., age 75,  passed away at home surrounded by his loving family after a lengthy illness. Born in Easton, Pennsylvania, Ray was a resident of Odenton for 35 years.  Devoted husband of 35 years to Kathleen Reichard (nee Hurst); Beloved father of Ray Reichard Jr., Mike Murarami and his wife Nancy,...

John A. Denton Sr.

John A. Denton Sr.

Nov 5, 2015

On November 5, 2015, John A. Denton Sr. of Odenton passed away at the age of 69.  Devoted husband of 47 years to Sandra S. Denton (nee Sharp); beloved father of John A. Denton Jr. and his wife Jennifer of Odenton; Loving brother of Eunice Porter of Crofton, Tillman Denton of Severn, Paul Denton of Brooklyn Park, Pauline...

Asha Kazi Shrestha

Asha Kazi Shrestha

Nov 4, 2015

Asha Kazi Shrestha of Silver Spring, Maryland, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2015. Asha was born on August 8, 1930 in Patan, Nepal.

Asha is survived by many family members and friends.

Reinhard Schmidt

Reinhard Schmidt

Nov 3, 2015

Reinhard Schmidt, born May 10, 1958 in Wilnsdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, died on November 3, 2015 at the Prince George's Hospital Center in Cheverly, Maryland as a result of injuries from a motorcycle accident. He is survived by his wife of 21 years and soulmate of 31 years, Heidi Christ-Schmidt, and his two beloved dogs (the girls), Roo...

Joshua Steven Semashko

Joshua Steven Semashko

Oct 26, 2015

J oshua Steven Semashko of Ft. Meade, MD, passed away suddenly on Monday, October 26, 2015. He was 24. Joshua was born on January 29, 1991 in Frankfurt, Germany and was the son of Kimberly Kiss, Sheldon Lee Semashko, and Step mother, Linda Semashko.

Josh was a selfless person and always displayed honor, courage...

James L. Ellerd

James L. Ellerd

Oct 25, 2015

James "Jim" Ellerd passed away on October 25th 2015 at 73, due to complications from Parkinson's.  Born in Fort Knox, Kentucky and raised in Staten Island, New York, Jim spent a lifetime serving his country, beginning at an early age when he joined the Civil Air Patrol while still in high school.  Upon graduating from New Dorp High...

Mary Ellen "Molly" (Cobey)  Knepp

Mary Ellen "Molly" (Cobey) Knepp

Oct 23, 2015

On October 23, 2015, Mary E. “Molly” Knepp of Odenton passed away at the age of 67.   Devoted wife of 43 years to Wayne A. Knepp; Beloved mother of Amanda Scanlon and her husband Wayne (Falls Church, VA); Caring sister of Judy O’Neill (VA), Patricia Murray (Westminster), Chuck Cobey (Finksburg), Kevin Cobey (Westminster) and the late Billy Cobey....

Lawrence "Robbo" Leroy Robbins

Lawrence "Robbo" Leroy Robbins

Oct 22, 2015

Lawrence Leroy Robbins better known as “Robbo” of Odenton, Maryland, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015. Lawrence was born on December 14, 1929 in Odenton, Maryland and was the son of the late Walter and Theresa Robbins.

Lawrence served our country as a proud member of the United States Army.  He then retired...

Richard Joseph Hicks

Richard Joseph Hicks

Oct 16, 2015

Richard "Dick" Joseph Hicks of Gambrills, MD, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2015 at the age of 79 after a 2 year illness. Richard was born in Philadelphia, PA. He attended Saint James High School and then went onto obtain a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1958 from Villanova University. Richard spent his entire career supporting...