All Obituaries

Isabel Weeks, age 65, passed away peacefully Thursday May 12th 2022, after courageously battling cancer for almost two years. Born in Tarija, Bolivia to Inez Zenteno Campero and Luis Alberto Campero. Isabel moved to Washington, D.C. in 1979. She fell in love with America, the land of endless opportunities. A country she made her home for forty three years. Throughout her life, she dedicated all her love and energy to supporting her family: Her husband John, and her four children: Mark,...

Lawrence Ambrose Gallagher of Olney, Maryland passed away peacefully on May 19, 2022.  Lawrence was born in Axtel, Kansas to Charles and Catherine Gallagher on October 1, 1939.  He is survived by his  wife, Frances;  his brother, Glynn (Marita); sons, Steven (Marsea), Randy (Coleen) and Philip; grandsons, Michael, Patrick, Kevin, Colin, and Ty; and great grandson, Lucas; and numerous nieces and nephews.   He was preceded in death by his parents...

Giacomo Augusto Cevenini passed to eternal life at home on March 30, 2022, after hearing from his grandchildren and surrounded by his wife and family members. He was 91 years old.  Born in Bologna, Italy, Giacomo was raised by his mother Virginia Cevenini during World War II.  He joined the Italian Navy after the war, where he lived and worked until meeting his wife Vita, while on special assignment in Washington D.C.  They married on November 5, 1961 and Giacomo thereafter,...

Beloved wife of the late Pascual Gutierrez ; mother of  Carlos and Jorge(Michelle) Gutierrez;beloved  grandmother of Isabella, Danielle,  Juliana, Victoria and James Gutierrez. Isaura was born  in Tacurembo, Uruguay on July 14, 1936, to parents Nicanor Cornejo and Edelmira Machado; sister of the late Nicanor Cornejo Machado, Domingo Cornejo Machado,Petrona Cornejo Machado, Zulma Cornejo Machado,Ademar Cornejo Machado,...

Eleanor Sullivan Barry died on May 5, 2022 of complications from heart failure in Rockville, MD. She was 83 years old.  Elly was born in Bloomfield, NJ on June 29, 1938 to William L. and Louise Q. Sullivan.  The youngest of five children, she enjoyed spending time on the Jersey shore during the summer and trips in the car to Cleveland, OH to visit relatives.  She remained close to her brothers and sisters all her life, especially her dear “Irish...

Virginia Bernardina Figueira passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Silver Spring, Maryland. Virginia is survived by her children, their spouses, and grandchildren. Visitation will begin at 10:30am on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Rockville, Maryland; where the Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11:30am.  Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Silver Spring, Maryland.  

Charles Arthur Bayne, 89, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on May 2, 2022, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Ella Carter Bayne, his daughter and son-in-law Carole and David Levy, daughter and son-in-law Katherine Bayne Ruxton and Alan Shearer, and his four grandchildren, Jacob and Sarah Levy, and Jonathan and Colin Ruxton. He was preceded in death by his parents Charles and Katherine Bayne, and sisters Anne Bayne Jones and Sister Marie...

Valerie Clarice Monello (née Dahl) of Derwood, Maryland, passed away peacefully at home with her daughter by her side on April 25, 2022. She was born on January 25, 1940 to Clarence and Anne Dahl (née Brhely) in Cudahy, Wisconsin. She was the youngest of three daughters.  Valerie (Val) graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in 1958 and began working as a dental assistant in Milwaukee after graduation. She married James W. Fay, Jr. in 1960 and moved to Manchester, CT...

James Arthur McAleer, 63, of Berlin, Md passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 4th. Born in Washington, D. C. Sept. 18, 1958 to John H and Rose Mary McAleer, he was raised in Wheaton, Md where he learned to run the streets both literally, figuratively and imaginatively. That passion for travel and adventure stayed with him throughout his years, as he spent many in Texas, Tennessee and Minnesota, before settling down in Berlin, Md. Jimmy was predeceased by his parents John H and Rose Mary,...

Joshua Wayne McCreary, age 10 went to be with the Lord on May 01, 2022 at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland. Joshua was born on November 16, 2011 to parents Julia McCreary and Andrew McCreary.  Joshua was a happy, loving and funny child, who was known by all, “As the Life of The Party”, and he loved Jesus with all his heart. He was a student of the Ikego Elementary School in Yokosuka, Japan, and later homeschooled by the lovely...