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Dorothy Marie Curtis was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 10th, 1929. She was the daughter of Antimo and Filomena Chiacchieri and the sister of Joanne, the late Joseph, and the late Andrew Chiacchieri, and Mary Artrip. She grew up in Washington, D.C., in a Capitol Hill row house and was an exceptional and highly intelligent student. She was deeply loved by her children, Steven, Donna, and Gary, and by her grandchildren, Oliver, Lizzie, Jesse and Alison, as well as by her three...

Wife of the late John B. Simpson, to whom she was married for 57 years; devoted mother of Theresa Muri, Mary Jo Salins (Ronald), and Barbara Florenzo (Lou); sister of the late Mary Bell; grandmother of Paul Muri, Caitlin, Lisa Salins, Louis, Brian, Danny Florenzo and the late Mark Muri. Also survived by many nieces.   The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the staff at Riderwood for their professional and caring support during her time there, especially the end. Their...

PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK THAT WILL REDIRECT YOU TO THE FAMILY'S WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/view/rossanadelvecchio    Rossana Del Vecchio was a great woman, mother, scientist and friend. She loved life and her children immensely and fought bravely to be with them as much as life allowed her to. Rossana was born in Taranto, Italy on September 7th, 1969. She grew up in Taranto together with her two sisters and a brother, and had a lot of good and caring family members and...

William was born August 5, 1940 in Louisville, Kentucky to Francis Xavier Jahn, Sr. and Mary Augusta Kennedy. Billy was raised in DC and the Maryland Metropolitan areas of Hyattsville and New Carrollton. He was one of five Jahn children. Billy was predeceased by his parents, brothers Francis Jr., Paul (PJ), Sister Carol (Schlegal), her Husband, Dwight Schlegal, and his Nephew, Michael Schlegal. He is survived by his Sister Betty (Bill) Whidden, Sister’s in Law Bet Jahn Sherman, and...

Richard Robert Shearin passed away peacefully at home on June 25, 2019, after a six-year battle with brain cancer.   Richard was born in Washington, DC to Willard Elrie and Vondilee Cooper Shearin, and was raised in Northeast DC. He spent many of his childhood summers on his grandparents’ farm in North Carolina, of which he held many happy memories of farm life and playing with his cousins. Music and church were a part of his life from a young age, both singing in the local...

Loving husband of the late Martha L. (Harper) Jenkins; father of Harry L. Jenkins, Jr., William L. (Erin) Jenkins, Jesse L. (Betty) Jenkins, Daniel L. Jenkins and the late Irene L. Hart; grandfather of Joshua Jenkins, Angel Bright, Anna, Melissa and Britney; brother of John and James Jenkins.

Lorraine O’Brien, age 97 of Silver Spring, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2019 from a long battle with Parkinsons disease. Born October 11,1921, in Washington, DC, she is predeceased by her parents, Francis and Rosina Lingebach, and her late husband, Richard ‘Dick’ O’Brien. Lorraine graduated from Notre Dame College in Washington, DC and spent 20 years with the C&P telephone company. She was most proud of her family and enjoyed spending time with...