All Obituaries

Mary "Mimi" Theisen, age 60, of Clarksville, MD, passed away unexpectedly on January 19, 2020. Mimi was born on August 2, 1959 to William and Mary Lacey in Washington, D.C. She graduated from Saint Camillus Academy, High Point High School, and continued on to receive her Bachelors in Entomology from the University of Maryland.  Mimi was married to Paul Theisen on March 18, 1989; they were married 30 years.  Mimi retired from USDA Agricultural Research Service in...

Thomas J. Woody of Laurel, MD passed away on January 18, 2020 at the age of 79.  Devoted husband of 44 years to Betty Woody; beloved father to Melissa Grumbine and loving grandfather to Russell Grumbine.  Mr. Woody is also survived by his sisters, Shirley and Pearl Bowen.  He is predeceased by his parents, Thomas F. Woody and Ethel Woody (nee Wines) and his sister, Marie Nichols.  Spanning a career of 37 years as a refuse foreman with the City of Laurel Public Works,...

Calvin Ricky Greenwood,65, of Laurel MD, formerly of Roanoke, VA was born February 4, 1954, passed away suddenly on January 15, 2020. He is preceded in death by his Mother, Ruby Strickland; Father, Calvin Greenwood; Stepfather, Paul Strickland; sister, JoAnn Holland; brothers, Don Greenwood and Micky Strickland; mother in law, Nancy Cochrane and brother in law, Troy Harris. He is survived by the love of his life, Debbie; son, Justin and wife Allison; daughter, Katie and partner Chris and...

Rita Gail Casazza, loving wife and mother, passed away at the age of 66 on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Rita was born to Richard and Joy Carlisle on May 5, 1953, in Flint, Michigan. After graduating from Choctawhatchee high school she went on to study computer science at Middle Tennessee State University through the ROTC program. Rita achieved the rank of Major in the U.S. Army Reserve and was a decorated member of national championship winning U.S. Army rifle teams where she met her...

Douglas Lee Vartorella, 69 of Laurel passed away suddenly on January 14 after a brief illness.   He was born in 1950 to George R. Vartorella and Margaret Louise (Bryant) Vartorella of Berlin Heights, Ohio, an historic small town nestled on the shore of Lake Erie.   He retired from the U.S. Defense Department as a senior electrical engineer and administrator, after nearly 40 years of patriotic service to his Country.  He was the recipient of numerous career-related...

John Bejar Fitch, 53, of Laurel, Maryland passed away in the comfort of his home on January 12th, 2020.  John is survived by his three children; Laurie (Harvey) Dahl, Giovanni Fitch and Vincent Fitch; his cousins Anita (Arturo) Morales, Amy (Edwin) Ramirez and Lucy Grajeda; his uncle Isaac Castro, along with extended family. He was preceded by his parents, Andrew Fitch and Brigida Bejar.  John was an unconditionally loving father, husband, spouse and friend to everyone he...

Dilip B. Patel, 75, left the material world to be with Krishna on Jan 11th, 2020 at Medstar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.  Dilip Patel, was born in India but resided in Maryland for the past 31 years. He was fourth of the six siblings. He is survived by his wife, Nayana Patel, two daughters (Tejal and Binita), son in laws (Deepak and Brian), and two grand kids (Dev and Dylan).  He was a very religious person who enjoyed visiting temples frequently, participating...

Frankie Virginia Smallwood of Laurel passed away on January 11, 2020.  Frankie was raised in the Brighton Dam area of Howard County.  Her parents Franklin and Myrtle Duvall had a home next to the dam while it was being built.  She enjoyed the beautiful scenery and the excitement of the construction of the new dam.  After marrying Carl Smallwood, they eventually settled in Laurel, where they raised their family.  She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Carl; her...

Anna Mae Fredholm passed away on Jan. 6th. She was survived by her son Peter and her sister Mary She was employed at City Hall in the 70's She enjoyed camping and doing crafts with her friend Sarah Jane. She also enjoyed working in the garden  A memorial service will be held Monday the 13th at 6:00 at Donaldson's   

Reequeetha Michelle Butler, 45, of Columbia, Maryland, a beloved wife, mother, daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, cousin, and friend, passed away unexpectedly on January 5, 2020. She was born in 1974 to Ann Katzoff and Selma Brent in Birmingham, Alabama, where she was a member of the First Baptist Montevallo Park Church , and was baptized by her grandfather, Reverend Selma Brent. “Quee” or “Michelle”, as she was known by family and friends, grew up in Laurel,...