All Obituaries

On December 25, 2020, Mary Catherine (“Kay”) Hartinger passed away at age 77. Kay is survived by her husband of over 53 years and best friend, John, along with children Daniel, Scott (Jennifer) and Kevin (Lori); her siblings, Ellen Dowd (Kevin), Patricia Perzella and Joseph Perzella. She was predeceased by her parents Joseph and Mary (Kilgannon) Perzella.   Kay was born in Carbondale, PA, moved to Silver Spring, MD as a child and attended the Academy of the Holy...

Jeanne Marie Lieder (nee Mallet) of  Derwood, MD on Monday, January 11, 2021. Beloved wife of Michael Lieder; mother of Marshall Lieder; daughter of Robert and Joanne Mallet; sister of Robert Mallet (Maryrita), Elizabeth White (A.J.), Kathleen Mallet, Louise Kelley (Bruce), William Mallet (Shu-Hui Liu) and Maureen Ivusic (Sean). Also survived by 9 nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 4101 Norbeck Rd. Rockville, MD on Saturday, January 16,...

Sheila Henderson Sorrells, beloved wife of Dennis Sorrells and mother of Andrew and Phillip Sorrells of Germantown, MD, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021 after suffering a stroke. Sheila was born on September 25, 1959 in Washington, DC and lived in MD all her life. She graduated from Mount St. Mary's University, summa cum laude, with her B.S. degree in Business and Finance. Sheila built an impressive career that spanned four decades selling complex technology solutions to large...

Gabriel Gregory Kavadias, of Olney, Maryland, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020.  Loving husband of Koula Kavadias; beloved father of Theodora Kavadias, Demetre Kavadias (Erica), and the late Gregory Kavadias; grandfather of Marina Dionisopoulos (Kosta) and Alexandra Aiken; Diana, Olivia and Gabriel Kavadias; and Gabriel and Vasili Kavadias; great-grandfather of Vasili Dionisopoulos; brother of Vasilios Kavadias, Ntinos Kavadias, Maria Tsouganatou, and the late...

Lucia Capobianco of Silver Spring, MD on Wednesday December 16, 2020. Beloved wife of Filippo A. Capobianco; mother of Maria Calandra (Michael) and the late Sandra Capobianco; grandmother of Justin, Rosina and Julia Calandra; sister of Teresa Di Franco. Lucia was a long-time owner of Wheaton Valet with her late sister, Michelina D’Avella. Visitation will be on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 15663 Norbeck Blvd. Silver Spring, MD 20906 from 10:30 am...

Kenneth (Kenny) Duane Franklin died Thursday, Dec 17, 2020.  Kenny was a proud Navy retiree and had just begun a new business venture.  He loved good food, being outdoors, spending time with his daughters, and his girlfriend.  Kenny will be remembered for his humor, outgoing nature, and ability to "make conversation with a fence post." He will be dearly missed by his daughters, Christina Ross, Kayla Franklin and Kelsey Franklin, his parents Ronald and Anita...

Margot Hildegard Robichaud of Ashton, MD, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 10, 2020.  She is survived by her husband Joseph I. Robichaud; three sons Christopher (Yvette), Mark, and Douglas (Ashley); brother Robert Bange; and five beautiful grandchildren Alexandra, Veronica, Brady, Luke and Blake.  A host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear life long friends will cherish memories of Margot. Margot was born July 11, 1941 in Queens, New York. Her parents were...

Blanca M. Mantilla, 86, wife of Gabriel Mantilla of sixty-two years, passed from this life to eternal life on Saturday, December 5, 2020. She is survived by her two children, Gabriel and Deborah Alicia, and four grandchildren, Brennan, Christopher, Stephanie and Alyssa.  Blanca's talents are too many to list. She arrived from the Domincan Republic as a Diplomat in 1956. She worked for the Inter-American Development Bank as an Assistant Librarian in the Acquisition of Economic...

On December 1, 2020 Marty died peacefully from Parkinson's Disease. Born in Uniontown, PA, he earned his BSEE degree from West Virginia University in 1961 and his Master of Science in Engineering degree from The George Washington University.  Marty met his wife, Nancy (56 years wed), settled in Rockville and raised their 3 children. He was a principal in the establishment of Challenger Research, Inc and in 1975 he established Epoch Engineering, Inc and served as Corporate President...

Alberto passed away on December 9, 2020. He lived in Silver Spring, MD. He was born August 7, 1943, in Callao, Peru. Alberto is survived by his mother Teresa Leon, his wife Rosa Tapia Crisanto, his daughters Teresa, Nelly, Rosa, Karina; siblings Nelly, Gabriela, Teresa, Giovanna; 8 grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Alberto is preceded in death by his brother Victor and sister Carmen. He enjoyed listening to Valses, playing checkers, cooking and loved making jokes. Alberto will...