All Obituaries

brother of Patricia Gawne, the late Paul and Robert Schilke; also survived by many nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, great-great nieces and great-great nephews;  Tom was a retired member of Teamsters Local 639 and worked for Stromberg Metal Works for 46 years. 

wife of the late Melvin B. Gesenhues; sister of A. Cleveland (Jane) Brown; aunt of Cindy, Lori (John), Matthew, and Frances (DR); also survived by many loving family and friends. 

Vaughn Kyle Riffe was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who passed away May 11, 2022. Vaughn was born in West Virginia on July 16, 1960 to Arnold and Shirley Riffe. He was one of three children, with an older sister, Shirleen Riffe and a younger sister, Darleen (Riffe) Sheedy. Vaughn married Diane Swanson July 25, 1987. He was blessed with two children, Kyle D. Riffe and Carlie (Riffe) Mace. Carlie and Dalton gave him three beautiful grandchildren, McKenzie, Bailee, and Daxton...

Linda (Lindy) Jean Speer Duck, 72, of College Park, Md., passed away on May 8, 2022, with her family at her side.    Lindy was born to parents John and Rose Speer on May 2, 1950, in Towson, Md. She was the youngest of five children and is survived by sisters Sallie Noto and Judi Ward. She is preceded in death by her older brother John “Buddy” Speer and Susan Haigley. After graduating from Towson High School in 1968, she went on to attend nursing...

Patricia was born on March 15, 1943, the second of triplet daughters born to Sam and Dorothy Kimble in Jacksonville, FL. She was raised in Falls Church, VA, studied physical therapy at Simmons College in Boston, MA, and lived in Adelphi, MD for over 50 years. She worked for more than 20 years at the University of Maryland's Engineering and Physical Sciences Library, College Park, MD. Patricia was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 35 years, John Prokopy. She is...

William T. Spicknall, lifelong Beltsville resident, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 6, 2022. He leaves behind his wife, Karen and daughter, Kaylin, brothers, Jimmy, Sammy, Bobby, and Mark, and a large extended family. Willie graduated from High Point in 1972, and Delaware Valley College in 1976. He returned to Beltsville to work with his father on the farm. From the young people who had their first jobs at the market to the customers who turned into friends, the small roadside stand...

husband of the late Carolyn Jean Price; mother of Cathy (Mark) Fleming and the late Brian Price; grandfather of Samuel, Jeremy and Ben.

Carmen Sotelo Sánchez was the purest soul anyone can come across. It was the little things that stand out - her soft voice, the café con leche, the word search puzzles, her Rancheros, Mexican black and white films, her telenovelas, the dancing, the ability to drink like a sailor, and her soft sweet hands.   She left her country, Nicaragua, to be with her children. She sacrificed a lot to get to this country. She was the pillar of the Munguía Sotelo...

On Saturday, April 30th, Col. (Ret.) Raymond H. Lee, 82, of Burtonsville, Maryland passed away. Raymond was born in Philadelphia on December 26, 1939.  He graduated from Central High School and continued on to receive his Bachelor’s in Mathematics at Gettysburg College, and then his MBA from Auburn University.  He served in the United States Air Force for 27 years. During his years of service, Raymond made time for family, travel with Olivia, and golf.  He was also...

On Saturday, April 30th, Col. (Ret.) Raymond H. Lee, 82, of Burtonsville, Maryland passed away. Raymond was born in Philadelphia on December 26, 1939.  He graduated from Central High School and continued on to receive his Bachelor’s in Mathematics at Gettysburg College, and then his MBA from Auburn University.  He served in the United States Air Force for 27 years. During his years of service, Raymond made time for family, travel with Olivia, and golf.  He was also...