All Obituaries

Margaret Mary (Gibbons) Young, of Kensington, MD, passed peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 18, 2020.  Beloved wife of the late Herbert Young; loving mother of Michael, Kathleen, Jean Musgrave (Kenneth), John, Thomas (Kimberly), Timothy, and the late Mary Ann Chasen (Steven); 11 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.  Predeceased by her parents, Dr. Frank and Florence Gibbons; brothers John and Francis; sisters Patricia Macker (Bill) and Jean Davidson (Jack). ...

Sokratis Stassinos, 81, passed away in Holy Cross Germantown Hospital on November 7, 2020. Sokratis was born on November 15, 1938 in Arta, Greece to the late Vassilios and Ephrosini Stassinos. Sibling to the late Dimitris, Georgios, Paraskevi, Argio, and Christos; survived by his sister Dimitria. He married Maria Latsis in May of 1965 and lived happily as husband and wife until her passing in 2003. Sokratis was father to Ephroshine (Vassilios) and the late Vassilios, who passed away in...

Ryan Alexander (Alex) Brennan, age 21, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, passed away on November 3, 2020.  Alex was born on February 4, 1999 to Ed and Bitsy Brennan, and was the loving brother of Edward Brennan of Nashville, Tennessee.  He was also the loving owner of his rescue dog and best friend, Hudson. Alex attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Bethesda, Maryland, and went on to attend St. John's College High School in Washington DC.  His college years were spent...

Lance James Antosz, of Gaithersburg, MD, on Saturday, October 31, 2020.  Born September 9, 1937 in NYC. Served 2 Navy tours between 1955-65.  He was a Reverend for many years with an organization that helped at risk youth in the Wheaton area. Lance is preceded in death by his parents Henry & Pamela (Sciacca) Antosz.  He is survived by his brother Mark Antosz (Carrie), sister Candice Antosz (April), nephew Matthew Antosz (Jingyi), niece Jane Greenan (David), great...

Joseph Nicholson Groomes, Jr. passed away at his home in Silver Spring, Maryland on Tuesday, October 20, 2020.  He was predeceased in death by his beloved wife of 41 years, Shirley Ann Edwards Groomes. A child of the depression, Joe was born May 18, 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland to Harriet Buchanan Cavey Groomes and Joseph Nicholson Groomes.  As a very young boy, his family made Washington, DC their home.  He attended St. Gabriel’s...

Anne Brewster Byrdy of Olney, Maryland passed away peacefully, with her family by her side on Sunday October 4, 2020.   Anne was born in Weston, West Virginia on July 22, 1933.  The daughter of the Eugene Hoffman Edwards and the Sarah Brewster Edwards, of Weston, West Virginia, she spent her formable years in Latrobe, Pennsylvania where her father was head football coach at St. Vincent’s College.  It was there she developed her appreciation for all things sports...

James Alvin Tobias passed away peacefully at his home in Rockville, Maryland on October 17, 2020. James was born on July 11, 1967 in Denver, Colorado. James always loved music and was a talented percussionist. He graduated from the Lamont School of Music, University of Denver in 1991. He later joined the U.S. Army Band and was stationed in Arizona, Germany, and South Korea, where he met his beloved wife, Sunhee. After 8 years of active duty, he returned to the University of Denver and...

Donald "Don" Regis Auen, 86, of Silver Spring, Maryland met our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 30, 2020.  A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 8, 2020 from 10:30-11:15 am at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Rockville, MD.  Funeral services with Mass of Christian Burial will follow.  Don will receive full military rites while he is being PRIVATELY laid to rest next to the his beloved wife, Normie, at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.   Online...

Florentia Chakalakis, 89, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, September 26, 2020.  Born on November 3, 1930 in Piraeus, Greece to the late Chris and Smarro Mavromatis. She was the beloved wife to the late Pete Chakalakis, married for 41 years. Mother of the late daughters Nitsa and Anna who perished in a plane crash on September 8, 1974.  She is survived by her two sons Kosta (Patty) and Chris (Debbie). Beloved grandmother of Nicole, Jenianna, Pete, Evania, Carisa, and...

Malcolm Y. Weaver passed away silently at his home in Silver Spring, MD on Wednesday Sept 23,2020. Malcolm, also known as “Little Mac” was born on April 20, 1931 in Bealeton, VA to the late Malcolm and Nellie Weaver.  Malcolm relocated to Washington DC in the 1960s.  Malcolm was the owner of Weaver Taxicabs of Montgomery County in the 1980s.  He loved baseball and was a diehard fan of the Baltimore Orioles and eventually the Washington...