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Local obituaries for the Hyattsville, Maryland area

Haskell Massey

Haskell Massey

Jan 3, 2021

Haskell "Doc" Massey, age 81, of Hyattsville Maryland passed away on January 3, 2021.  Haskell was born in Madison County, North Carolina on June 9, 1939.  He is preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen Massey (Marshall). He is survived by his two children, Sandra Strausbaugh and Richard Massey, Sr ; grandson, Richard Massey, Jr. ; great-granddaughter, Arianna Massey; brothers, Winston and Ray;...

Cornelia McGlaughlin

Cornelia McGlaughlin

Jan 2, 2021

Cornelia Anne Colaw McGlaughlin, age 87, of Hyattsville, Maryland, passed away from cancer on January 2, 2021. Cornelia was born on March 6, 1933, to Mildred Racy Warner and Cornelius McKinley Colaw in Blue Grass, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Gale McGlaughlin; son Jeffrey Gale McGlaughlin; brothers Owen, Warner, and William Colaw; and son-in-law...

Kathleen Waters

Kathleen Waters

Dec 23, 2020

In Loving Memory Kathleen "Missy" Waters Oct 2, 1946 - Dec 23, 2020 Laid to Rest May 25, 2021 - St John Cemetery, Darien, CT

Friends and family are invited to share remembrances on the Tribute Wall.

Earl Teeter Jr.

Earl Teeter Jr.

Dec 22, 2020

Earl H. Teeter Jr. , age 78, passed away from natural causes at his home in Hyattsville, Maryland on 22 December 2020. Earl was born on 14 February 1942 to Earl H. Teeter, Sr. and Dorothy (Rodgers) Teeter in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He was preceded in death by his parents and is survived by: sister, Ellen Elizabeth; brother, Robert...

Dianna Hall

Dianna Hall

Dec 17, 2020

Dianna Lee Hall (nee Nitsche), age 71 of Berwyn Heights, MD, passed away on December 17, 2020 in Pikesville, MD.  Preceded in death by her beloved husband Charles (Buddy-Charlie) and her parents Edwin and Bernice. She is survived by her son Michael (Angela); daughter Michele; grandchildren Katelin and Austen; and her sister Donna.  Dianna was loved by many family and friends....

Cheryl Daigle

Cheryl Daigle

Dec 16, 2020

Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 from COVID-19 and is reunited with her deceased loved ones and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Born November 14, 1944 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was raised in Edgewood/Aberdeen, MD and spent the majority of her life in Takoma Park, MD. Cheryl was the beloved wife of David Daigle Sr. (deceased)...

Gary Newberry

Gary Newberry

Dec 14, 2020

On Monday, December 14th, 2020, Gary Edward Newberry, loving husband and father, passed away at the age of 69. Gary was born on March 6th, 1951 in Cleveland, OH to Clarence and Thelma Newberry. He moved to Maryland in 1971 to pursue a career in the HVAC trade, serving as a technician and dispatcher for Griffith Energy Services...

Adrianus Verdel

Adrianus Verdel

Dec 13, 2020

Adrianus Leonardus Verdel, better known as Opa, Papa, or Oom Arie to his family and Arie or Mr.

Independence, to his neighbors, passed on Dec. 13, 2020 and is now in the hands of God.

Born in Roelofarendsveen, Holland, in 1923, to parents Hermanus and Johanna Verdel, Arie lived there

until after getting married when he moved to the Hague where he and his wife had their first two

children. In 1957, he immigrated to the United States to find better housing and opportunities for his

family. He lived for three weeks with his sister in Hyattsville and then moved to an apartment in Takoma

Park where his youngest daughter was born. In 1963, he moved to Landover Hills, where he lived until

well beyond his 95th birthday in 2018.  His last home was in Columbia, MD where he no longer had to fix

his own meals. Other than a few years with other jobs, he worked as a gardener starting at the age of

13.  His main career was as the head gardener at the Dutch Embassy in Washington, D.C.   He kept an

impeccable garden until he sold his house in Landover Hills. He then did gardening at Harmony Hall until

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Rita Beavers

Rita Beavers

Dec 11, 2020

Rita Ann Beavers of Brentwood, MD and Hedgesville, WV, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020.  Beloved wife to Daniel Beavers Sr. for 56 years, loving mother to Daniel (Melissa) Beavers Jr. of Hedgesville, WV and Tina (Joey) Beavers-Dettmer of Huntingtown, MD.  Grandma to Danielle Pettit (Dustin Hyatt), Amanda (Adam) Hitchcock, Daniel Beavers III and Dylan Beavers.  MaMa to Zoe...

Margaret Smith

Margaret Smith

Dec 8, 2020

On Tuesday, December 8, 2020, Margaret Smith of Greenbelt, Maryland passed away suddenly.  Mrs. Smith was a kind, thoughtful and generous person who touched the hearts and lives of many.  Upon her retirement from Metro (WMATA), she went on to work for the Bowie Baysox.  She is survived by her husband Bill, four step-children, her five siblings, and many other extended family members.  Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret and Virgil Henry Parker.  A Christian mass will be held on Sunday, December 27th at 12 noon at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4000 30th Street, Mt. Rainier, Maryland.

Raymond Harvey, Sr.

Raymond Harvey, Sr.

Dec 2, 2020

Raymond Milo Harvey, Sr., a proud father, devoted grandfather, and a loving son and brother, has passed on to rejoin family and friends that embrace him now in our Heavenly Father’s domain.

Born in Frederick County, MD, to parents Raymond Kirks and Laura Chick Harvey, Raymond grew up on a farm in Beallsville. He and his wife,...

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

Nov 30, 2020

Richard Thomas “Tom” “Tommy” Tucker, age 77, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, passed away on November 30, 2020. Born in Washington, D.C, he was the son of the late Lena F. Tucker and the husband of Rosemary Tucker. He graduated from Anacostia High School in Washington D.C and Lincoln Technical College where one of his passions was Mechanical Management and HVAC. Richard was a...

Mary Keefer

Mary Keefer

Nov 27, 2020

Mary Keefer, age 94, of University Park, Maryland, passed away on November 27, 2020. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Louis T. and Mary E. (Eason) Cox and the wife of the late James Franklin Keefer, Sr.  She graduated from Towson State Teacher's College where one of her passions was volleyball.  She taught elementary school for seven...

Thomas Berry

Thomas Berry

Nov 25, 2020

Thomas William Berry

Thomas (Tom) Berry was born on July 20th, 1941 in Washington, D.C. He was preceded by his parents Thomas Edward and Elizabeth (Mitchell) and survived by his wife of 35 years Mary (Flannery), children Victoria and Thomas J., siblings Marjorie Grimsley (John) and Raymond Hillard (Aouicha). Of Hyattsville, MD, Tom passed on November 25,...

Diane Grady

Diane Grady

Nov 25, 2020

Diane Louise Ayer, born on April 19, 1955, was the third of three children born to Jesse and Mary Ayer. As a child, she enjoyed cooking with her mother and was her older brother's biggest fan. At the age of 16, Diane was able to forge a special bond with her older sister and brother and their spouses after...

Julián Campos Pérez

Julián Campos Pérez

Nov 21, 2020

El velorio del Señor Campos se llevará a cabo en la funeraria Gasch's, 4739 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781, el dia Martes 28 de Septiembre de 2020 desde las 9 a.m. a la 1 p.m. Donde el Funeral se llevará acabo a las 11 a.m.  El entierro se realizará en el Cementerio George Washington en Adelphi, Maryland.

Charles Ragwar

Charles Ragwar

Nov 17, 2020

It is with heavy hearts and sadness that we announce the death of Mr. Charles Ouma Ragwar of Uholo, Siaya County. He passed away in Washington DC on Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 after several years of illness. Charles is remembered fondly as a kind, thoughtful, generous, and humorous person. His humor and thoughtfulness attracted many people from different backgrounds....

Melvin Page

Melvin Page

Nov 9, 2020

Melvin S. Page (age 92), of Hyattsville, Maryland, died peacefully in his home on Monday, November 9, 2020.  Melvin proudly served his country in the US Navy, was a career DC Firefighter and most notably a master carpenter and owner of Page Contracting Inc. in Hyattsville, Maryland. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary, in 2017 after...

William Adams

William Adams

Nov 7, 2020

Friends may call at Gasch's Funeral Home, P.A., 4739 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781, on Friday, November 20, from 4 to 8 p.m.  A funeral service will be held at Trinity Baptist Church, 1900 Beechwood Road, Hyattsville, MD 20783 on Friday, November 21 at 11:00 a.m.  Interment George Washington Cemetery, Adelphi, Maryland.

Ronald Lewis

Ronald Lewis

Nov 7, 2020

Ronald was born in Trinidad to Desmond and Theresa Lewis on September 28, 1959. He completed elementary school before his family immigrated to the U.S.A. He attended and graduated from St. Anthony’s High School in Washington, DC.

He learned the value of hard work from both his parents and worked in the restaurant and...