Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Home

Homer Thomas Reichenbach (Tom) died peacefully in his sleep on the morning of September 3, 2023, his 87th birthday. Tom died in his home at Maplewood Park Place in Bethesda, MD. He survived a stroke in 2019, and bravely fought prostate, lung and kidney cancer. Tom was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Helen D. Reichenbach of Chevy Chase, MD, their four daughters and their spouses, Tammy and John MacWilliams of Quogue, NY, Lisa and Michael Mahoney of West Hartford, CT, Shelly Reichenbach and Jeff Hilliard of Boston, MA and Jodi and John Bedford of Hilton Head, SC, and their nine grandchildren, Jack, Thomas,...

Richard "Rick" A. Gibboney Jr., age 63, of Washington DC, died on June 28, 2023. He was born on June 29, 1959 in Harrisburg, PA to the late Roberta Jean and Richard Allen Gibboney. Gone far too soon, he will be dearly missed. With the biggest heart, broadest smile, and a great sense of humor, Rick was most happy socializing. He knew no strangers and made friends wherever he went. He brought a sense of humor and an easy grin to every situation. Rick loved his family (biological and chosen), and always wanted the best for everyone. Rick enjoyed long walks, gardening, yoga, and traveling. He was an avid skier and bicyclist in his younger years, having conquered many a black diamond and...

Richard "Rick" A. Gibboney Jr., age 63, of Washington DC, died on June 28, 2023. He was born on June 29, 1959 in Harrisburg, PA to the late Roberta Jean and Richard Allen Gibboney. Gone far too soon, he will be dearly missed. With the biggest heart, broadest smile, and a great sense of humor, Rick was most happy socializing. He knew no strangers and made friends wherever he went. He brought a sense of humor and an easy grin to every situation. Rick loved his family (biological and chosen), and always wanted the best for everyone. Rick enjoyed long walks, gardening, yoga, and traveling. He was an avid skier and bicyclist in his younger years, having conquered many a black diamond and...

Dolores Adele LaPaille, age 96 of Potomac, MD and former longtime resident of Chicago, IL passed away on June 17, 2023. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward Joseph LaPaille (2017) and loving mother of the late former State Senator Gary LaPaille (2022) and his wife Christine Freveletti LaPaille. Devoted grandmother of Joseph LaPaille, his wife Irina, Sam LaPaille, his wife Allison, and Grace LaPaille and loving great grandmother of Olivia LaPaille. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Services and entombement will be private. Online condolences may be expressed at: www.PumphreyFuneralHome.com

Irene "Claudette" A. (Rioux) Norris, 86, of Potomac, and formerly of Frederick, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023. She was born in Fall River, MA on November 27, 1936 to the late Leo and Bertha (Pelletier) Rioux. She was a 1955 graduate of Durfee High School, and she lived in Fall River until her marriage. She and her husband, Robert R Norris (deceased), moved many times to follow his military career. She was a volunteer at the Fort Detrick Thrift Shop where she became the Thrift Shop Manager, and she also volunteered with the Frederick Literacy Council. Claudette was an avid bridge player and played bridge with neighbors as well as at the Frederick Senior Center. She liked to...

Ann Baldwin Smith "Cherry" age 85 of Potomac, MD passed away peacefully surround by loved ones on December 10, 2022. Beloved wife of 36 years of the late Harry Leonard Smith. Beloved mother of Betsy Smith Plowman of Lewes, DE, Harry Smith (Liz Costa) of Boston, MA, Eleanor Baldwin Smith (Jacki Szimanski) of Baltimore, MD and Stephen Woodward Smith of Potomac, MD; loving sister of Rignal W. Baldwin (Mary) of Baltimore, MD and loving Grandma of six grandchildren. Funeral service will be held at St. Francis Episcopal Church, 10033 River Rd, Potomac, MD 20854 on Friday December 16, 2022 at 11:00am. Reception to follow after service in St. Francis Parish Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial...

Mary Bonaker Nowak, of Chevy Chase, MD aged 88 passed away peacefully on November 11, 2022. Loving wife to the late Albert Charles Nowak; Beloved mother of Eileen Araps (Stephen), Joseph Nowak, Diane Nowak and Maureen Carr (Christopher); Beloved grandmother of six grandchildren. Friends will be received at PUMPHREY'S BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE FUNERAL HOME on Wednesday November 16, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. where services will be held at 12 p.m. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Full obituary and online condolences may be expressed at: www.PumphreyFuneralHome.com

Mary Bonaker Nowak, of Chevy Chase, MD aged 88 passed away peacefully on November 11, 2022. Loving wife to the late Albert Charles Nowak; Beloved mother of Eileen Araps (Stephen), Joseph Nowak, Diane Nowak and Maureen Carr (Christopher); Beloved grandmother of six grandchildren. Friends will be received at PUMPHREY'S BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE FUNERAL HOME on Wednesday November 16, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. where services will be held at 12 p.m. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Full obituary and online condolences may be expressed at: www.PumphreyFuneralHome.com

Sally Reynolds Petrie, age 70, of Germantown, Maryland, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022. She was born on November 15, 1951, to Arthur and Virginia Reynolds in Lower Merion Township, PA. Sally attended Haverford High School in Havertown, PA, and spent her senior year at the Prior's Field School in England. After graduating high school in 1969, she went on to study at Briarcliff College and obtained her Associate in Arts in 1971. Sally pursued her passion for helping others by completing nursing school at Frederick Community College and passing her Registered Nurses examination in 1987. During her 34-year nursing career, she dedicated herself to the care of aging patients. As...

Anna Virginia Lewis, born in Parsonsburg, MD died peacefully July 15, 2022. Anna was blessed with two sons, Philip and Thomas who both married. Philip to Laura and Thomas to Lori. Her family grew from those two unions to include three grandsons and one great granddaughter. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by 3 brothers, Otis, Joshua, and Richard; and 4 sisters, Charlotta, Mary Evelyn, Maizie and Doris. Services and interment are private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, National Capital Area, 8180 Greensboro Drive #400, McLean, VA 22102 or to Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 Funeral...

Age 88, of Walkersville, MD passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022 surrounded by family. Born March 15, 1934 in Washington, D.C. to the late Jessie Estelle Rose and William E. Nuckols. Beloved husband of the late Carolyn Atwell Nuckols; devoted father of Bryan R. Nuckols and the late Earl Warren, Jr and Allen Christopher Nuckols. Also survived by six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Family will receive friends at PUMPHREY'S COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME, 300 W. Montgomery Ave, Rockville, MD on Monday, May 16, 2022 from 4 to 7 pm, where service will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 1 pm. Interment will follow at Parklawn Memorial Park. For full obituary and to view and sign the...

Thomas Gale Aigner died unexpectedly on March 4, 2022, just two days shy of his 73rd birthday. Thom was a kind man as accomplished with his hands as he was with his mind. A brilliant scientist, his career veered from the laboratory to research administration? where he helped others achieve their scientific dreams and nurtured his own intellectual curiosity by advocating for support of emerging scientific areas, including biomedical engineering and nanoscience at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). He will be remembered for his beautiful blue eyes, his compassionate and loving manner, his wry sense of humor, brilliant mind, great cooking skills (from his mother), and practical...

Thomas Gale Aigner died unexpectedly on March 4, 2022, just two days shy of his 73rd birthday. Thom was a kind man as accomplished with his hands as he was with his mind. A brilliant scientist, his career veered from the laboratory to research administration- where he helped others achieve their scientific dreams and nurtured his own intellectual curiosity by advocating for support of emerging scientific areas, including biomedical engineering and nanoscience at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). He will be remembered for his beautiful blue eyes, his compassionate and loving manner, his wry sense of humor, brilliant mind, great cooking skills (from his mother), and practical...

MARLENE OLIVIA POSEY, 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 20, 2021, at Country Meadows in Fredrick, MD. Born on August 21, 1938, in Annapolis, MD, Marlene was the daughter of the later Emily E. Behlke and Irvin W. Collison, Sr. She was a Beloved wife of the late Terry Posey; cherished sister of Irvin Collison, Jr (wife, Elizabeth); devoted aunt of Jennifer Collison. Until moving to Monrovia MD in 1995, she had been a longtime resident in Gambrill Park in Fredrick MD. She graduated from Bethesda Chevy Chase High School. After high school, she worked for the United States Government for 32 years until her retirement in 1993. Marlene enjoyed a life of boating on the Chesapeake,...

Roy H. Wampler, 94, a resident of Asbury Methodist Village, Gaithersburg, MD since 2006 died Wednesday, October 13, 2021 in Rockville, MD. Son of the late Henry E. and Mamie F. (Derr) Wampler, he was Born May 30, 1927 in Westminster, MD. He is predeceased by a brother, William E Wampler, who died in 1937, and a sister, Mary Frances Wampler of Westminster, MD, who died in 2018. He graduated from Westminster High School in 1943. Near the end of World War II, he was inducted into the United States Army and after service in the Army of Occupation in Germany was discharged in 1947. During the Korean War, 1950 to 1952, he was called up from the reserves for further active duty. He attended...

Rosalie (Becky) Bailey, age 72, of Easton, Maryland, passed away September 13, 2021, after a brief illness. Becky will be remembered with love by her family, including her children Brandon and Travis; stepchildren Christie and Larry; and siblings Sandy, Hal, Bonnie, and Jennifer, and her father George. She was the proud grandmother of six grandchildren and was preceded in death by her husband Larry and parents Rosalie and Howard. Becky's warmth and compassion brought joy to the lives of many, and she was happiest in the company of those she loved. She will be remembered fondly by her extended family and many cherished friends. Visitation will be held with the family at Pumphrey's Funeral...

Kenneth Earl Troxell passed away September 12, 2021 at his home in Rockville, MD. Born April 17, 1933 in Frederick Maryland, he was the only child of Earl and Annabelle (Trout) Troxell. He graduated from Frederick High School in 1951 and attended the University of Maryland where he completed a BS Degree in Engineering and was a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. Upon graduation he attended Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI and was awarded a commission in the US Navy and served as the initial Engineering Officer aboard the newly commissioned USS Suffolk County. Ken worked in the greater Washington, DC commercial HVAC industry for 40 years and was a Principal Owner in the Frederick,...

Lucy Payne Stockslager, 96 of Mount Airy, MD entered her heavenly home on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. She was predeceased by her parents and siblings, as well as her husband of nearly fifty-two years, Stanley Jones Stockslager and her son, Earl Stanley Stockslager. She is survived by her daughter, Imogene "Sunny" Combs (Richard) and her son, Richard Allen Stockslager (Tammy); her grandchildren: Laura Norton (Benjamin), Scott Stockslager, Lynn Diehl (Matthew), Todd Stockslager, Lydia Combs, Steven Stockslager and Christopher "CJ" Stockslager; and great-grandchildren Alexandra "Allie" Norton, Joseph Stockslager and Benjamin Diehl. She will also be greatly missed by her many nieces,...

July 22, 2021- September 01, 2021 Born into the arms of her loving parents, Lillian Rae Dean and Myles Thomas Smith, Myla Rae was perfection from the start. She taught the true meaning of unconditional love and joy. We are forever changed by her short time with us and she will forever live on in our hearts. She is survived by her loving parents Lillian Dean and Myles Smith, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Grandparents Rebecca Dean O'Neill and Steven O'Neill, Frederick, Maryland, Bob Smith of Washington, DC and Natalie Moffett Smith of Ashton, Maryland. Myla was surrounded in love by her aunts and uncles: Sydney Smith, Chicago, Illinois, Addison Lantz, Washington, DC, Clayton Dean, College Park,...

Wesley C. Baughman , 87 Nov 19, 1933 - Jun 22, 2021 Wesley C. Baughman of Chevy Chase, Maryland (originally from Hagerstown, Maryland), quietly passed away on June 22, 2021. He was 87 years young. Out of high school, Wes proudly served in the US Army, stationed mainly in Europe. He continued to serve his country as a distinguished civil servant in a career spanning decades, much of it at the National Security Agency. During his tenure, Wes earned numerous awards and recognitions, including the Meritorious Civilian Service Award. Wes is survived by his daughter Cynthia (Daniel Kleinman) and grandsons Tobias and Benjamin as well as his brother Brenton Baughman (Sandra) and nieces...