All Obituaries

On Tuesday, September 10, 2019, Ann Leete Hudson, beloved wife and great mom to three children, passed away. Ann was born October 6, 1923 in Philadelphia, PA, to Ernest and Selma (Holland) Leete, and grew up in Oaklyn, NJ. She attended Western Maryland College, where she earned her Bachelor of Library Science degree. While working at Maryland Park High School, Ann met the love of her life, and married Charles Lingo Hudson in 1947. Due to Lingo’s avid sports interests, she now had to...

On Monday, September 9, 2019. Beloved husband of the late Janet L. Schwengel; mother of David E., Deborah A., and Philip D. Schwengel; brother of Lorraine Schaefer; grandfather of John (Madison), Michael (Meredith), Elena, Anna, and Luke. Relatives and friends may call at Trinity Lutheran Church 6600 Laurel-Bowie Rd. Bowie, MD on Friday from 6-8 pm where service will be held on Saturday, September 14th at 1 pm. Interment First Lutheran Church Cemetery. 

Deanna Joyce Middleton, age 79, passed away on August 31, 2019 at her home in Beltsville, Maryland after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 57 years, John F. Middleton, Jr.; her mother, Eva Warner Koontz; her children, John C. (Janet) Middleton, and Pamela (William) Garton; her grandchildren, Amanda, Bradley, John Michael, Jason Christopher, and Cody; and her brother, William Warner. Deanna was born on July 7, 1940 to Eva and William...

Chief Musician Linda Susan Casselberry, USN, Retired, passed away from complications of multiple sclerosis at age 63 at Walter Reed National Medical Center on Tuesday, August 27, 2019. She was born February 1, 1956 and had lived with the disease for 27 years. Her biological parents, James E. Casselberry and Sheila Douglas Casselberry of Arbutus, Maryland, preceded her in death, as well as her “adoptive” mother, Lenore “Lennie” Hungerford Gallagher of Adelphi,...

Wife of the late Stanley P. Holliday for 59 years; Mother of Stanley P. (Ilze) Holliday, II and Marie H. (Steve) Chaffins; Grandmother of Eric C. (Jessica) Holliday, Samuel R. (Amy) Chaffins, Andrew R. Holliday and Brian D. Chaffins; Great grandmother of Kayleigh and Grant Holliday and Madelyn Chaffins; Sister of Mary (Donald) Sewell, Samuel Erwin, the late Charles and Thomas Erwin;  

Burton N. Hardisty of Denton, MD, previous resident of Lost Creek, WV and Beltsville, MD passed on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 after his long struggle with health problems. Burton was preceded in death by beloved wife Joyce K Hardisty. Loving father of daughter Bonnie (Steve) Wheatley; stepson Melvin (Patty) Hardisty; stepdaughter Lynda Varnado; and preceded in death by daughter Rose Owens. Cherished grandfather of Vicki (Kellee) Hardisty; Michelle (Mathieu) Leroux; Jeffrey (Crystal) Slye;...

Linda Helen Howard (nee Brown), 77, of Frederick, Maryland passed away on August 25, 2019 in Maryland. Linda was born on August 8, 1942 in Washington DC to the late Franklin and Nathalie Brown (nee Ashworth). She married Jeremiah Connor in 1960 and the late Walter “Gene” Nieman in 1965. Linda is survived by her husband of 35 years, Carroll Howard, son Steve Connor and his partner Kirk Howard, son Douglas Nieman and his wife Kellie, daughter Deborah Tupa and her husband Brian,...

BERNICE LEE RINER FOX, 90, A 72 YEAR RESIDENT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD. DIED AT THE CASEY HOUSE HOSPICE ON AUGUST 19, 2019. MRS. FOX WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 5, 1928, NEAR RUCKERSVILLE IN GREENE COUNTY VIRGINIA. SHE WENT TO BRODUS WOOD HIGH SCHOOL WHERE SHE MET HER FUTURE HUSBAND STEVE. THEY MARRIED IN 1946 AND WERE MARRIED ALMOST 60 YEARS. SHE MOVED TO MARYLAND IN 1947 WHERE SHE RAISED HER FAMILY. SHE WAS A WORKING MOM AND SPENT MOST OF HER CAREER AS AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IN THE DEFENSE...

Daniel Paul Maxfield was born to Victor and Elsie Hanser on June 17, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was baptized into the Christian faith shortly after birth and was confirmed into the Lutheran faith in St. Louis in 1943. After his mother re-married in 1943 he moved to Baltimore, Maryland where his stepfather, Arthur Maxfield was a supervisor in the shipyards. Dan attended Baltimore Polytechnic High School.  In 1947 he entered MIT under the ROTC program and graduated as a...