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08/27/2026

John “Jack” Canterbury, 84, of Gaithersburg, MD passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at the VA Medical Center, Washington, DC.

Jack was a graduate of Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, MD. Upon graduation he served in the United States Army, including comba...

08/27/2026

Maureen D. Santiago, 86, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2026 in Bethesda, MD. She will be greatly missed by her 4 children, Maryellen, Kathleen, Peter, and Teresa, and 4 grandchildren, Katie Yoest, Brian Yoest, Carola Rojas, and Mauricio Rojas.

Maureen was born on April 7, 1940 in New ...

08/26/2026

Dr. John Allan Hanover was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 19, 1953, and passed away unexpectedly at his home in Rockville, Maryland, on August 6, 2026.
He earned his B.S. from the University of Tulsa in 1976 and went on to earn his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Johns Hopkins University School of...

08/25/2026

Clarence Henry (“C.H.”) Breedlove, Jr. died on Monday, August 24th of old age. He was born on Dec. 30, 1933 in Lawton, OK. His father, Clarence H., was a professor of chemistry and the dean at nearby Cameron College. His mother, Grace C., was a student at the college.

In 1939, his father was...

08/24/2026

The death has taken place of Deirdre (Dee) O’ Donoghue on Thursday 20th August 2026 in Bethesda, MD (near Washington D.C.) U.S.A. and formerly of Avondale Park Ballintemple; Cork, Ireland.

Deeply missed by her grieving family: brother Brian, sister Anne, brother-in-law Sassan, nieces Portia,...

08/21/2026

Vivas Stubbings Allen was certainly a “force of nature” – beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, loyal friend, bridge player, singer, activities assistant at Manor Care, and pillar of the Bethesda, MD “Wyngate” community. She knew everyone and everyone knew and loved her. For over 63 ...

08/21/2026

08/20/2026

Laura Ann Bethke Edson, age 97, passed away August 19, 2026 at Ingleside at King Farm in Rockville, Maryland.

She was born October 29, 1928 in Logansport, Indiana, the daughter of the late John Christian Bethke and Mabel Ellen Briggs Bethke. She graduated from Logansport High School in 1946 ...

08/19/2026

Rose Lee Day, age 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 16, 2026, surrounded by her loving family, following a short illness.

Born on March 9, 1941, Rose was one of 13 children born to her parents, Rose Rebecca Emory and Robert Lee Kisner, in Olney, Maryland. She was a cherished mothe...

08/18/2026

Jack Galuardi, age 99, of Gaithersburg, MD, formerly of Potomac, MD, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2026. Born in Blakely, PA to the late Helen Delores O’Dowd and Daniel Constantine Galuardi.

Jack lived in Peckville, PA outside of Scranton, surrounded by his father's and mother’s families. Hi...