All Obituaries

  Thelma Mae Twigg passed away peacefully at home with her cats Thor and Prince by her side in Thurmont, Maryland at the age of 91. Daughter of the late Roy and Elizabeth Mae Calloway. She is survived by her sister Dot Ganley of Florida and two sons Thomas and Gerald. Also survived by four grandchildren, Thomas Jr. Paul, JT, Madeline and six great grandchildren, Hailey, Chole , Natalie ,  Aria , Trevor and Gwyneth. Thelma was born in High Point North Carolina and graduated from...

  Donald Ralph McComb, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Laytonsville, Maryland. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts on June 7, 1936, to Mary Jeanette (née Buchanan) and James McComb, he grew up surrounded by a large, loving family. Don was predeceased by his brothers, James and John, his sister, Dorothy, his niece Laura Dunn, his nephew David McComb, and his sister-in-law Janet McComb. He is survived by his wife of almost 54 years, Marcia (née...

Mary Elizabeth LaVern, 80, of Wilmington, NC passed away on May 10, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Lola Grey Oliver and Simon Oliver, Jr. and wife of the late Kenneth Howard LaVern. Mary is survived by her children, Kenny LaVern, Julia Beahm, Kevin LaVern, and Kelly Herko, as well as ten grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and her brother Chris Oliver.  Service arrangements will be announced at a later date. 

  Patricia Anderson (April 2, 1931- May, 3, 2023) It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our mother, Patricia Ann Anderson, on May 3, 2023 at the age of 92.   Patricia was born in Buffalo, New York on April 2, 1931. She and her brother, Malcolm Burtwell, were raised by her parents, Malcolm and Mildred (Millie) Burtwell in Buffalo. After graduating from high school, Patricia attended Northwestern University in Chicago, where she met her future husband, John...

   GRACE "GRACIE" KUYKENDALL  FAIRFIELD - Grace Kuykendall, 80, died unexpectedly April 30, 2023, at Gettysburg Hospital.  She was born October 31, 1942, in Washington DC, the daughter of William and Ola (Costello) Sheppard. Grace graduated from Sherwood High School Class of 1960.  She married the love of her life, Bob in October of 1994 and would have celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.   She was predeceased in death by...

  Millard Ramsey Robey Sr., 76, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed away peacefully on April 25th, 2023. He was born July 16, 1946, in Olney, Montgomery County, Md. He is the son of the late Earl Millard and Ella Dorothy Burriss Robey. Family meant everything to Millard. He lived and loved dancing to bluegrass music and playing spoons. He was a painter for 40 some odd years and coached little league for several years. He just loved to make people laugh and smile, telling jokes and...

  Anthony Albert Petrolle Jr. passed away on April 17, 2023 at the age of 85 after living a long and full life. Anthony (Tony) entered life on January 21, 1938 in Johnson City, NY.  The son of two immigrant shoe factory workers, Anthony A. Sr. and Mary Polasek Petrolle, his goal was to improve the quality of life for the next generation of his family… which he succeeded at!  Tony’s early years were spent learning to master the saxophone, clarinet and trumpet,...

  Julian Kenneth Swisher passed away in Gaithersburg, Maryland on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Ken was born on September 9, 1957, in Washington, DC to Julian and Donna Swisher. Ken is survived by his wife Kim and daughter Kaitlyn, his mother Donna, sisters Karen and Kathy and brother Kraig. Ken grew up in Montgomery County where he graduated from Robert E. Peary High School class of 1975. Ken became a residential and commercial construction expert. He met the love of his life, Kim, in...

  Dorothy Lee Lechlider Finneyfrock passed away at home on April 5, 2023, at the age of 90. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when we needed her. She grew up as the second oldest of eight siblings in Johnson/Lechlider family in Colesville Maryland. Most of her time as a child was spent taking care of her younger siblings and helping on the family farm. As an adult she was a well-loved member of the Olney community. She was very active member at St. Johns Church and The...

  Robert “Cuz” Harding passed away on Monday April 3, 2023 after a brief illness. He was 83 years old. He was born in Olney, MD on January 10, 1940 to BZ and Marie Harding. Robert was a graduate of Gaithersburg High School he began his career in Communications for Montgomery County Government Fire & Rescue. He retired after 32 years of faithful service to the residents of Montgomery County as a dispatcher. He was a life member of the Gaithersburg Washington-Grove...