All Obituaries

Everett William Harris, 92, of Silver Spring, MD went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 16, 2020. He was born in Raleigh, NC on May 29, 1928, the second oldest of four children. He graduated from Eastern High School in Washington, D.C. and served in the Army during the Korean War. Later, Bill was a cartographer who worked for the Army Map Service where he met Lorraine Gluck, whom he married on June 23, 1956. They raised three children, celebrated seven grandchildren, and one great...

Pia Ida Cataldi, age 95, passed away peacefully on Monday October 12, 2020 in Silver Spring, MD surrounded by her family at home. She was born on November 14, 1924 in Villa Basilica, Province of Lucca, Italy. She was the youngest of 9 children. As a young adult, she was a schoolteacher in Italy until her marriage to her loving husband Gino Cataldi in 1947.  They moved to the United States in 1948 and resided in the Washington, DC area, and was blessed with 4 children, Lucy, Joanne,...

Patsy Diane Dicker Johnson of Beltsville, MD went home to her Lord and Savior on October 11, 2020 at the age of 85 with her family by her side. Due to COID-19, a private service will be held at George Washington National Cemetery on October 17, 2020. Patsy was born in Presque Isle, ME in March 1935. She grew up picking potatoes with her four sisters and brother. She was the baby of the family. She attended Mapleton High School where she excelled in her classes, was editor of her yearbook,...

Gracias a ti que nos educaste, gracias a ti somos lo que somos, gracias a ti seré una buena persona. Te fuiste al cielo, cumpliste tu misión, ayudaste al prójimo y al necesitado, siempre atenta y pendiente de todos. Fuiste una gran Hija,madre y abuela por siempre vivirás en nuestro corazón. Estimada es a los ojos de Jehová la muerte de sus santos. Salmo 116:15  

Lorraine Bowlin (née Griffith) was born in 1946 in Georgetown, Guyana in South America.  She was the second of six children of John Maxwell and Eugene (Josephine) Griffith. Lorraine immigrated to the United States in 1969 and lived in New York City (Brooklyn) for several years before moving to Maryland with her then husband. Lorraine was mother to her adopted son, John Christopher Bowlin, who preceded her in death. Lorraine led a remarkable life.  She excelled at every...

Rafaela Benitez se fue a la presencia de nuestro Dios el día 30 de Septiembre del año 2020 por un paro cardiaco. Nacio el 30 de Octubre del año 1940 en La Quesadilla, Departamento de La Unión, El Salvador. Hija de Ladislao Benitez y Lucia Pacas. Hermana de Concepción, Sabina, Elena, y Marta. Casada con Alfredo Antonio Flores por 43 años hasta su muerte. Dejando en vida cinco hijos, Adali, Rhina, Alfredo, Lucia y Madai. Entre los cinco hijos deja a 15...

“The thing is” while 2020 was busy irritating just about everyone on the planet, it saved some extra nonsense for Nathan “Skip” Beers Hughes, III. Surprisingly his death was not due to the spiders living in the shed with the radioactive rocks nor was it due to the gout his mother swore he had. He was thwarted by the tiny buttons on his cell phone and struggled to type anything with his Ogre paws. He quite possibly decided to take his leave to avoid upgrading his flip...

Patricia Mahoney Smith (89), originally of Camden, NJ and later of Hyattsville, Maryand, died on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Hillhaven Senior Living Center. She is survived by her four daughters: Christine (Mike) Brett, Patricia (Kevin) Copley, Theresa (Aaron) Young and Margaret (Patrick) McGovern. Pat was a loving sister, and sister-in-law, in addition to being an incredible grandmother to Theresa, Michael, Stephen, Ryan, Shane, Alexandra and Elizabeth. Pat also leaves behind a treasure...