All Obituaries

James J. Snyder, Jr. of Laytonsville, MD died peacefully on October 11, 2019. Born November 4, 1937, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Lois Snyder, his parents, James J. “Jake” Sr. and Marjorie Snyder, and his sister, Alice Nickle. Lois and Jim were married for 58 years. Jim was employed by Olney Electric. He was a Chief and life member of Laytonsville District Volunteer Fire Department. Surviving are his children, Toni Dufficy (David), Larry Snyder (Michele), and...

Lawrence J. Kalench, 76, of Brookeville, MD, passed on October 7, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia (Eizikowitz) Kalench, as well as his son, William L. Kalench of Myersville, and daughter Audra Dove of Clarksburg; as well as three grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Laurel Casper of Rockville. A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 18, 2019 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Gaithersburg, 16420 South Westland Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20877.

William “Billy” Warfield, 77, of Boyds, died Sunday, October 6, 2019. He was born June 14,1942. He is survived by his three daughters, Tammy Franklin and husband, Mark Franklin of Mount Airy, Joan Warfield of W. Virginia and Hope Jackson and husband, Merle Jackson of Mount Airy; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Margaret Hudson and Cindy Stream, both of Monrovia and brother Paul warfield of Hancock, MD.  He also had many extended family members and...

  William Estel Holston April 9, 1930 – October 5, 2019 William Estel Holston, known by so many as “Bill” or “Uncle Bill” passed away after a courageous battle on October 5, 2019 at Brooke Grove Nursing Home.  He was born on April 9, 1930, he was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Elaine Gregg and his parents Estel Holston and Stella Musser.  He is survived by his daughter, Susan Carol Holston and two granddaughters, Elizabeth Webb Duncan...

Marion Sanders Johnson, known to all as “Sandi” passed away following a very short illness on 30 Sep 2019 at Washington Hospital Center.  She was born on 22 Aug 1947 in Morristown, NJ.  She is survived by the love of her life, Ollie Gray, and her daughter Sharon E Johnson.   She was preceded in death by her daughter Michelle K Johnson and her son T David Johnson, and well as her father Hugh Johnson, mother, Betty Johnson, and stepmother, Anne Johnson. ...

Dorothy L. Boxall Ratliff   Dorothy Lee Ratliff of McConnellsburg, PA and formerly of Gaithersburg, MD passed on to her heavenly home on September 28, 2019. She had been a resident of Magnolias of Chambersburg Memory Care Unit since September 2016. Dorothy was born June 22, 1937 at Redlands, Montgomery County, MD to John Thomas Boxall and Blanche Virginia Whitmer Boxall. Dorothy married Raymond B. Ratliff of Olney, Montgomery County, MD on June 30, 1954. After her retirement from...

  Jimmy Roger Maze, 75, of Rockville, MD, passed away on September 26, 2019.   Jimmy is survived by his loving wife Gail (Goddard) Maze, as well as his son, Jimmy R. Maze II, and his wife, Autumn Maze; as well as three grandchildren, Stephen Shaffer 22, Shelby Maze 16, and Jordan Maze 12 of Rockville, MD; as well as his son, Michael Goddard, and his partner, Sally Zweimueller of Rockville, MD.    The son of Lawrence and Minnie Maze, he was born in Bedford, IN. He was...

Marie S. Edsinger, known to many as “Chickie”, 93, of New Market, MD passed away on September 24, 2019. Born on August 15, 1926 in Sandy Spring, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Nellie Kelly Snowden. Marie was educated from K through 12 at what is now Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring, MD.  She was employed by the Federal Government and worked at NIST (formerly NBS) in Gaithersburg, MD for most of her career before retiring in the mid 80s.   Wife of...

Jennifer England (Hendry) Voltz, age 30, of Derwood, MD died tragically on September 23 from an accidental overdose. Born September 18, 1989, she was the beloved daughter of William W. and Terri Hendry, wife of Alexander W. Voltz, mother to Harper and sister to William "Bucky" Hendry and his wife Tanya. She is also survived by a loving mother-in-law, aunts, uncles, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, and a host of friends. Jennifer attended Christ Episcopal School, Grace Episcopal...

Emory R Patton of Silver Spring went home to be with the Lord on Sept. 17,  2019.  Emory, the son of Raymond & Ruhama Patton, was a life long resident of Montgomery County.  He was owner of the  family business; Turf Center, Inc., a company he started with the purpose of growing and supplying  quality sod to the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area.  Emory, a pioneer of the turf  business, was always looking for new ways to produce, harvest and deliver a...