All Obituaries

Mildred "Mickie" Rose Clarke passed away on January 14, 2019 at her home in Laurel, Maryland at the age of 93. She is survived by her daughters; Minnetta Comella and Patricia Clarke; daughter-in-law Christine Clarke; sister Barbara Prince; 11 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild; numerous nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Albert Clarke; son Richard Clarke; and grandson Joseph Clarke.

Lee died on January 13, 2019 at his home at Riderwood Village in Silver Spring, MD. Lee was born to Mary Hays Thompson in Casper, Wyoming on June 30, 1927. He served in the U.S. Navy during WW2 in the Pacific, and after the war became an army paratrooper. Lee met and married Gertrude Evers in New Delhi, India in 1956, where both were employed by the US State Department Foreign Service. They eventually settled in Silver Spring, MD where they purchased a home in 1966. Lee is survived by his...

Anne Mills King 1921 – 2019 Dr. Anne Mills King died January 7th in her home in Greenbelt, Maryland at the age of 97. Born in Albany, New York, she was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps (1943-44). She studied at Skidmore College (B.A. 1943), American University (M.A. 1967) and the University of Maryland (Ph.D. 1972). She was Professor of English emeritus at Prince George’s Community College, having worked from 1970 to 2008. She served as English Department Chair and President...

Bertrum St. Claire Foster Sr. passed away Friday January 4th, 2019. He was born on October 10th, 1934 on the Island of Nevis. Bertrum lived on the island of St. Thomas Virgin Islands for many years. He is survived by his wife Celvena Foster, Sons, Elvis Taylor Sr and Bertrum Foster Jr. Daughters Elvia Foster- David, Sandra Foster, Jessica Foster and Monique Foster. Son in Law, Terence David, Daughter in law, Lisa Taylor. Sister Eugenie Laurent and family, Sister in law Ellen Grant. Many...

Richard (Rick, Big Rick, Ricky) Lawrance Kreitzer Sr.  June 15, 1953- January 4, 2019 Rick was born at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California.  At the age of three months he moved to Bowie where he was raised. He graduated from Bladensburg High school in 1972. Rick was a jack of all trade and would always do odd jobs growing up till he got his first paid job at the age of 15 at the Bowie Shell station at 450 and Church Road.  There wasn't anything that you could put in...

Harriet Gottlick Murphy of Westfield, NJ passed away peacefully at her home in Silver Spring, Maryland on January 4, 2019 at the age of 81.  She is survived by three beloved children William Michael, Janet Marie and Kathleen Anne, three precious grandchildren Alexander, Ashley and Colin, daughter-in-law Maureen Murphy, sons-in-law Keith Zevallos and Michael Consalvi and her brother, Thomas Gottlick and his wife Betty of Arizona. Harriet graduated from Westfield High School in...

Passed away peacefully into eternal life. George is survived by his wife of 66 years, Marie Berard, sons, Dr. Michael (Pat) Berard, James (Janet) Berard, Robert (Patty) Berard, daughter, Jean Berard, 15 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

Son of the late Roy Alton Ashlin, Sr. and Nellie Ann Ashlin; Brother of Beatrice "Bea" (Ray) Midkiff; Uncle of Rebecca "Becky" Midkiff. Roy worked for WSSC and was a ham radio operator with Green Mountain Repeater.

Clara (Bacon) White Clara Bacon was born in Rockwood, Tennessee on July 20, 1913.  She was the fifth of six daughters born to Gray Haggard Bacon and Catherine (nee Burns).  Her father was employed as a railroad Agent for the Southern Railway in Rockwood and her mother had a full time job of rearing six girls.  Like most households in town, they did not have electric power until the 1920s.  Rockwood is a town in east Tennessee that had a population of about 5,000 in the...