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Juanita "Neeta" Michelle Clavelli, the beloved wife of Chris Clavelli, passed away in hospice care on Tuesday March 25, 2025, following complications from a stem cell transplant to treat leukemia, which she bravely battled for 14 years. She was born on May 27, 1968, in Lawton, Oklahoma. She graduated from Gwynn Park High School and worked in the federal government for 20 years. Neeta loved animals and in her adult life had pet iguanas, a hamster, a bearded dragon, a cat, an assortment of fish, and dogs. She enjoyed spending time with her family as well as participating in events with her Jeep clubs, crafting, decorating for holidays, shopping, fishing, and watching and re-watching movies....

Sylvia Newman peacefully passed away on Oct. 28, 2024 at the age of 92. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ralph, their four children and their spouses, Denise (Bill), Monte (Linda), Robin (Buddy) and Diana (Tom). She has the love and admiration of fourteen grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents, James Russell and Mary Belle Gray, and five brothers and four sisters. She has one surviving sister, Sharon Rhodes. A service will be held in her honor on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Prince Frederick, MD. The family will receive friends from 10 am until time of Funeral Service at 11:30 am....

Charles Allen Gorday was born on the first day of Winter, December 21, 1925, in Jackson, Mississippi, to John Coleman Gorday and Alice Thelma Harwell Gorday. As a youth, he camped and fished on the Pearl River, chopped cotton and contributed to other daily chores on his Uncle John and Aunt Velma Howse's family farm, rode in Model T's, watched the Hindenburg dirigible fly over Jackson, and sometimes walked to school barefoot. Charlie was an avid baseball, basketball, and tennis player. At Jackson's Central High School, he was a starting guard on the varsity basketball team, which went on to win the 1944 state Mississippi Big 8 Basketball Championship. Charlie served with the U.S. Army Air...

Janet Mae Cleary (84) and Frank John Cleary (90) passed away on January 12, 2024, and January 14, 2024, respectively in Calvert County, Maryland. They were married and raised 5 kids on Cleary Lane in Mitchellville, Maryland. Frank and Janet sent all of their children though Catholic School and enjoyed many family vacations together often with cousins' & friend's families. The close-knit family built a home on the Patuxent River where the couple has lived ever since. February 1, 2024, would have been their 66th wedding anniversary. Together they leave behind sons Frank Cleary (Rose), Steve Cleary (Suzy), Tom Cleary (Jackie), Rich Cleary, daughter Ruth Lake, along with 13 grandchildren...

In memoriam, Zachary Nicholas Jenkins, born on July 18, 1993, in Clinton, MD, and departed from us on December 10, 2023. An esteemed Eagle Scout and alumnus of the Class of 2011, Zachary's quiet and contemplative demeanor masked a profound and thoughtful character that greatly influenced all fortunate enough to know him. Survived by his parents, Paul and Tina Jenkins, partner Omosalewa Akintilo, and large family including siblings Matthew Jenkins, (Elizabeth Jenkins), Melissa Jenkins, Ryan Jenkins, Joseph Jenkins, Caleb Jenkins, Patrick Jenkins, Phillip Jenkins, Jeremiah Jenkins, Noah Jenkins, and Joshua Jenkins. His expansive family circle further extended to nieces and nephews - William,...

Mary "Sis" Catherine French Steed, 80, of Falling Waters, WV passed away on December 1, 2023. She was born September 26,1943, in Cumberland, MD. She is the daughter of the late Ervin Winter French and the late Mildred Pauline French of Ft. Ashby, West Virginia. Sis married James Steed July 29, 1960, and enjoyed the next 63 years together, raising three wonderful children Jamie (Dave), James (Kim) and Jennifer (Dan). She was blessed with 4 grandchildren, Danielle (Jareth), Daniel, Nathaniel, and Sophie. Sis is also survived by her beloved sister and best friend, Delores "Mim" Wolford and Mim's loving husband Ron. Sis loved all her family deeply and is survived by many dear in-laws,...

Jean Esther Anderson Fleming passed away at her home in Prince Frederick, MD on November 7, 2023 at the age of 71 because of abdominal cancer. She was born May 17, 1952, in Cleveland, OH, the youngest daughter of Evert and Martha Anderson. She is preceded in death by her parents and her sister Judith Chapman. She is survived by her husband Richard Fleming whom she met in 1994 on an educational trip to Morrocco and married in 1995; her nieces Kathleen Espich and Amber Chapman; two great nieces, Morgan Espich and Taylor Boudreau; her stepdaughter Meredith Fleming and step grandson Ian Scully. Jean graduated from Cleveland Heights High School and then moved to Colorado where she received her...

On September 23, 2023, Lynda Irene Andes peacefully passed away with her family at her side. She was born on Wednesday, June 18 in Washington DC to the late Douglas and Irene Howard. The family moved to the East Riverdale area of Prince Georges County where they raised not only Lynda, but her brother as well. Here is where her friendship with Sandy Bradley Bowser began on their first day of 2nd grade. Lynda graduated from DuVal High School and began working for Frito Lay as a Secretary. On Saturday, October 1, 1966, she married the love of her life, Lawrence E. Andes, Jr. From their love, three daughters were born, Leigh, Janet, and Mary. Lynda adored being their mother and left her job at...

At age 73, Susan Diane (Williams) Staley who grew up in Washington, DC and suburban Maryland slipped the surly bonds of earth on September 13, 2023. As a teenager growing up in Capital Heights and District Heights, Maryland, she was constantly working various part time jobs. She worked throughout high school, working nearly full time during school. Simultaneously, she saved her money and bought her first car at age 16 - a mid-50's Ford Fairlane, which she was so very proud of. Sue loved her family, doing everything and anything for them at any time of day or night. Susan affectionately became her family's matriarch several decades earlier. Sue was a devoted wife to her husband Walter Staley...

Gerald Wayne Mahdik of Prince Frederick, Maryland passed away peacefully on July 19, 2023, at the age of 88. Gerald was born August 21, 1934, in Racine, Wisconsin. He was the son of the late Andrew and Stephanie Mahdik of California. He is also preceded in death by his late wife Shirley May Mahdik. He is survived by his children Beverly (Rick) Shefstad, Janice (Al) Kleuver, and Julie Mahdik, two grandchildren, Steven (Cherie) Kleuver and Amanda Adams and two great grandchildren Caroline and Theodore Kleuver. When he was one years old his parents hitch hiked from Wisconsin and settled in San Francisco, California where he grew up. He graduated from Mission high school in 1952 where he met...

Issam F. "Sam" El Damalouji, a family doctor and surgeon who practiced in Calvert County for more than 50 years, passed away on July 13, 2023 after an extended illness. He was 96. "Dr. Sam," as he was commonly known, arrived in southern Maryland in 1961, an era when doctors routinely made house calls, held evening office hours to accommodate working families, and stocked medications in the absence of pharmacies. Although trained as a surgeon, Damalouji started a family practice in Prince Frederick to supplement his surgical practice and quickly established himself in Calvert County, which numbered less than 15,000 people in the early 1960s and was served by only four doctors. He was...

Christopher Ridgeway, 34 of Calvert County passed away unexpectantly on March 17, 2023. Born December 1, 1988, in Washington DC, he was the son of Mark Ridgeway (deceased) and Grace Ridgeway. He is survived by many loved ones and friends, two special pups, and a growing business. 'There is something to the presence of certain people. There are those that float in and out of a life, neither missed nor remembered. There are those that do not leave a notable mark on their surroundings because they do not stand for anything, because they lack dominion in their conduct, and because there is no passion in their lives. One of the most notable qualities of Christopher Ridgeway was his presence....

Thomas Alton Sita, "Tomboy", 29, of Huntingtown, MD, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2023. Thomas was born on August 24, 1993, to Thomas Andrew Sita and Cynthia Lee Sita, in Washington, DC. He graduated from Calvert Country in June of 2005. He loved spending time with his family, watching the Redskins, singing and dancing along to High School Musical, and playing the Price is Right. He was well known for his big bright smile and infectious laugh that lit up the room and penetrated your heart. Thomas is...

Pamela Lynn Coffren, 64, of Dunkirk, MD passed away peacefully at her home on February 19, 2023 with her loving husband at her side. She was born on May 9, 1958 in Cheverly, Md to the late Charles Porter and Barbara (Bobbie) Porter. She was raised in Southern Maryland and Greensboro, NC. Pam was the loving wife to Jeffrey Coffren whom she married on June 2, 1984. Pam was a devoted mother, wife, aunt, and neighbor who loved the beach and taking cruises. She had worked as a bartender in Southern Maryland and met her husband while working at the Holiday Inn in Waldorf. She was preceded in death by her parents and by her beloved daughter, Jamie. She is survived by her husband...

Alfred "Ike" N. Eichelberger October 23, 1929 - July 31, 2022 Alfred "Ike" Eichelberger, 92, of Dunkirk, MD passed away peacefully on July 31, 2022 with family by his side. Ike was born October 23, 1929 at home in Washington, DC to Agnes and Linwood Eichelberger. He married his beloved wife Anita in 1958 raising their three children in Camp Springs, MD. Ike and his family attended St. Phillip's the Apostle Church. Through St. Phillip's they made many lifelong friends and remained active in the community until moving to Dunkirk in 1993. Ike retired from the Washington, D.C. Fire Department, Engine Company 3, in 1970. After several years, Ike began a second career working for the...

Florence "Anne" Newman, 90, of Dunkirk, MD, passed away on July 6, 2022. She was predeceased by her parents, Richard and Florence Weppner, and three brothers, Richard Weppner, David Weppner, and Daniel Weppner. Wife of 67 years to William M. Newman. She leaves behind 8 children: Steve Newman (Donna), John Newman (Cathy), Jim Newman (Pam), Mark Newman, Vince Newman, Phillip Newman, Catherine Craig (John), Patricia Fleming, 16 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren. Born in the suburbs of Chicago, and graduated from Abington High School in North Philadelphia, she then moved to Maryland where she raised her family in Lanham/Cheverly while employed at Woodward and Lothrop Department Store....

Cherished mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Margaret Genevieve Green, 97, of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, passed away on April 9, 2022, in Prince Frederick, Maryland. She was the daughter of the late French Gallahan and the late May Gallahan, and grew up in Mt. Rainier, Maryland. Margaret worked as a secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dennison Corporation, and Prince Georges County Schools. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-six years, Harold H. Green. She is survived by son Dr. Richard Green and daughter-in-law Jane Green of Denver, Colorado; daughter Gail Million and son-in-law Donald Million of Wesley Chapel,...

CHESAPEAKE BEACH - Pamela A. Roselle, 69, of Chesapeake Beach, MD passed away on October 3, 2021 at Calvert Health Medical Center. Born June 22, 1953 in Washington, DC. She was the daughter of the late Gordon L. Still Sr. and Rose Higbee. Pamela and her late brother, Gordon L. Still Jr. grew up in South East Washington, DC. She lived in various Maryland cities. She married Eugene L. Roselle, Jr. on October 14, 1988 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Loving wife, mother, and GiGi. She loved being a newly GiGi. Pamela was proud to be a member of the Cherokee Nation. She stayed home to raise her family and was a great homemaker. She did a lot of volunteer work at various school...

Eileen Marie Cox Mansfield of St. Leonard, MD, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Born October 11, 1936 in Easton, MD to Eleanor and Maurice Cox. Eileen graduated from Easton High School where she met and married her high school sweetheart, Russell Filmore Mansfield, Jr. (Sonny). They celebrated 60 years of marriage on October 15, 2016. Eileen traveled extensively with Russell while he was in the Air Force. She was a home maker while her children were young and when she entered the work force she worked at Joint Base Andrews (AFB), St Petersburg Jr College and Dr Johnson PA. She is preceded in death by her husband Russell Filmore Mansfield Jr, her parents and two...

Lorna Jessie Purvis, 86, of Chesapeake Beach, MD, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021. She was born on January 30, 1934 in England. She was the beloved wife of the late George N. Purvis, Jr., loving mother of Donald (Ann) and Robert (Sue) Purvis, "Nanny" of Matthew (Kristi) and Kyle Purvis, Emma Purvis and the late Alyson and Ryan Purvis. She was "GG Nanny" to Grayson and Kinleigh Purvis; aunt of many nieces and nephews in Great Britain and sister of the late Nic and Roy Cass and Iris Mason. A Visitation will be held at Lee Funeral Home Calvert, Owings, MD 20736, on Friday, January 29, 2021 from 1:00 pm until start of Funeral Services at 3:00 pm. A Celebration of Life and final...

Cynthia (Cindy) C. Harvat, 60, of Prince Frederick, MD, died October 3, 2020. She was born in New Brunswick, N.J., daughter of Ronald and Christine Harvat of Chesapeake Beach, MD. She moved to Bowie, MD as a child, graduating from Largo High School in 1979, and worked at the Library of Congress. Cindy kept her childlike spirit throughout her life and enjoyed giving silly gifts to her nieces and nephews. She liked the Dallas Cowboys, NASCAR, and palm trees, and loved her family and rescue dogs, Brew and Rudkus. She is predeceased by her mother, Chris Harvat and siblings, Sharon and Gary. She is survived by her father, Ron Harvat; brother, Robert Harvat (Carol); sister Lorraine Shepardson...