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Donald V. Borgwardt Funeral Home

4400 Powder Mill Road, Beltsville
301-937-1707

• Margaret Daley: Memorial service was held at the Funeral Home on Thursday, February 28th at 3:00 PM. Interment private.
• Kizito Kikawa: Family received friends and relatives at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 12621 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD on Saturday, February 23rd from 2:00 PM until the time of service at 3:00 PM. Interment Uganda.
• Tyler McFadden: Arrangements are private.

Gasch’s Funeral Home

4739 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville
301- 927-6100

• Earl Adrian Babbit of Greenbelt died Feb. 25. He was 73.
• Elizabeth Lind Blaine of York died Feb. 25. She was 91.
• Philip S. Pels of Alexandria died Feb. 25. He was 68.
• Marguerite Evelyn Knox died Feb. 22. She was 68.
• James H. Shaffer, Sr. died Feb. 22. He was 84.
• Mabel Augusta Ambrose died Feb. 22. She was 103.

Donaldson Funeral Home

313 Talbott Avenue, Route 198 West, Laurel
301-725-1690

• Anne Cooper Steggerda of Clarksville died Feb. 27. She was 81.
• Edward Joseph Robel, Jr. of Laurel died Feb. 26. He was 91.
• Joseph Ernest Tedeschi of Laurel died Feb. 26. He was 94.
• Christine Benowskyj of Laurel died Feb. 24. She was 66.
• Mildred Virginia Gable Gardner of Glen Burnie died Feb. 24. She was 91.
• Navinchandra J. Patel of Beltsville died Feb. 24. He was 55.
• Rocky Arauzo of Laurel died Feb. 23. He was 88.
• Bryan William Bloodworth of Laurel died Feb. 23. He was 68.
• Ruth Rector Fettkether of Laurel died Feb. 22. She was nearly 100.
• Melvin Harvey “Tom” Logan III of Jessup died Feb. 22. He was 67.
• Carl Henry “Buddy” Greene of Jessup died Feb. 20. He was nearly 67.
• Mr. Prabhu "Paul" J. Mehta of Severna Park died Feb. 20. He was 67.

Maryland National Memorial

13300 Baltimore Ave, Laurel
(301) 210-6464

• Shirley A. Nelson died Feb. 11. She was 69.
• Harold E. Cager died Feb. 19. He was 78.
• Millage B. Holloway, Sr. died Feb. 21. He was 85.
• Jerome Sykes died Feb. 18. He was 87.
• Grace E. Vowels died Feb. 16. She was 80.

Robert E. Evans Funeral Home

16000 Annapolis Road, Bowie
(301) 464-8836

• Craig Stephen Bretscher of California died Feb. 25. He was 46.
• Helen Mary Olson died Feb 25. She was 90.

George Washington Cemetery

9500 Riggs Road, Adelphi
(301) 434-4640

• Heinz W. Fichtel died Feb. 26. He was 92.
• Ojeni Menase died Feb. 27. She was 90.
• James H. Shaffer Sr. died Feb. 20. 
• John J. Ryan, Jr. died Feb. 14. He was 68.