Washington, DC Obituaries

Lois Mae Hobson passed away on February 2, 2026. She was the wife of Ambassador Princeton Lyman, a retired career diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service. She had one daughter, Donna Lynne Hobson, from a...

John Talbott was born May 11, 1939 in Washington, DC, to Edward and Alice Foley Talbott, the second of four children. He attended St Ann’s Academy grade school from kindergarten through 8th grade, S...

Ann DeStefano Sutherland passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on February 1. She was 74 years old. Daughter of the late John and Marie (Pellegrino) DeStefano, she was born in Rahw...

Art historian Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier died on January 28, 2026 in Washington, D.C. She was an internationally known scholar of Italian art and architecture and taught at numerous universities thro...

Edward Francis Burke lived a life defined by faith, family, leadership, and service. He passed away peacefully on January 25th, 2026 at the age of ninety-one. He was born in 1934 in South Philadelphia...

Ann Marie Lynott, beloved mother, wife, and friend passed away peacefully on January 25, 2026 at the age of 79, after a short but valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Washington, D...

Karen Angela McCleary Metz, the wife of Craig Huseman Metz for 41 years, and the mother of Preston Worthington Metz, died peacefully at home in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2026, following more than...

Paul A. Milakovich—devoted husband, respected attorney, nonprofit leader, and lifelong advocate for equity and inclusion—was born on November 26, 1960, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and passed away on Janu...

Harvey Milton Applebaum passed away on January 21 in Bethesda, Maryland, following a long illness. Born on March 1, 1937, in Bessemer, Alabama, Harvey was the son of Oscar Arthur and Evelyn Stein Appl...

Robert Edwards Hunter ( May 1940-January 2026) passed away on 18 January 2026. He was born in Cambridge Massachusetts and was educated at the Wesleyan University and the London School of Economics an...

Dolph L Hatfield was an adventuresome and multifaceted person with a variety of interests and talents. In addition to being a father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and husband, he was a retired scie...

Robert Allen Nash died at his home in Washington, D.C. at the age of 85 surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Robert (Bob) Nash was born on November 13, 1940 to Ernest Allen N...

Barbara Siegel Landow, native Washingtonian and charitable benefactor, died on January 16, 2026, at her home in Bethesda, Maryland. She was 90. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1935, Barbara was the only ...

Donna S. Joseph (née Sullivan), age 89, passed away on January 12, 2026, in the arms of her son, Andrew, surrounded by the religious sisters and dear friends at the Jeanne Jugan Home, Little Sisters o...

Bill was born in Washington, DC. His parents were Alma Wattwood Herman and Jack Herman. Bill attended the Congressional School in Virginia and graduated from George Washington University with a degree...

Sheila McPhelin Mutchler passed away surrounded by family on January 12, 2026. Born June 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, to Edmund and Kathryn McPhelin, Sheila and her younger sister, Paula, spent th...

William Stanley "Bill" Sandler, 82, a beloved father, grandfather, and dedicated industry leader, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2026. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bill was a proud son of Brook...

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Nora (Nevart) Maghrablian on January 6, 2026. Nora is survived by her beloved husband, William Maghrablian, and her loving daughter and son-in-...

Phillips Smith Peter, a lawyer, lobbyist, and businessman, passed away at his home in Potomac, Maryland, on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. He was 93. He was known as a distinguished gentleman, an active li...

Ellen Dougherty (née Kerley) died on January 4, 2026, at her home in Alexandria, VA. She was 66 years old. Born in New York City, Ellen grew up in New Haven, CT, and served as a Page in the Democrati...

Patricia Ann Harville Horan was born at home in the tiny town of Humboldt, Tennessee. Her family moved to Washington DC when her father got job at the US Mint. She was a graduate of Anacostia High Sch...

It is with deep sadness that the family of Jeanne Furst announces her passing on January 2, 2026, at her home in Potomac, Maryland. Jeanne was born in Syracuse, New York, on her sister’s 17th birthda...

Irene A. Normandin (nee Sharpe) passed away peacefully on January 3, 2026 at the age of 98. She was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland on November 29, 1927 to Dr. E. Leo Sharpe and Ellen (Bishop). Her ...

On January 2, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Dear sister of Jacquelyn and Stuart. She leaves two nieces, two nephews and seven grand-nieces and nephews. Patricia was a 1966 graduate of B-CC and 1976 MBA gra...

The world became a little less kind and fun on December 31, 2025, when Donald William Swenholt passed away unexpectedly in his sleep at the age of 73 in Washington, DC. Don was an extraordinary perso...

METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON, D.C. REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER AND PHILANTHROPIST Nathan Landow, visionary real estate developer, died on December 30, 2025, at his home in Potomac, MD. He was 93. Born in Orang...

Professor Xinong Yi, a respected scholar of Western, World literature and East-West comparative literature, beloved teacher, and devoted husband and father, passed away peacefully in Washington, D.C. ...

Joseph Francis Pipitone, 94, of Cockeysville, MD, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. Born in Baltimore in 1931 to Sicilian immigrant parents, Mr. Pipitone grew up during the Depression on Park Heights Aven...

Adrienne Ruth George, 75, of Washington, D.C., passed away peacefully on December 26th, 2025. Adrienne (also known as Ade) was born in Pittsburgh, PA on July 22, 1950 to Austen George and Ruth Donnell...

Born July 25, 1942, in Bellevue, Ohio, the only son of Harold Burton Brown and Dawley Jane Hayward. After winning his high school spelling and vocabulary downs four years in a row, David Brown was rec...

Jim Wesley, 78, died peacefully December 21. Born in New York City, he was a longtime resident of Washington DC and Silver Spring, MD. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Munder. Jim held degrees in ...

With heavy hearts we announce the demise of Urmila Shashikant Damle , 82. Born Vijaya Vasant Bhide in Pune Maharashtra, on September 5th 1943 she earned a BSc in Chemistry from Pune University and a B...

Christine Marthaler Kursch passed away peacefully on December 19 at the age of 81 after a prolonged illness. She was born in Bern, Switzerland on February 4, 1944, where she was raised and studied fa...

Sue Ellen Myers died peacefully on the morning of December 15, 2025, from a recurrence of ovarian cancer. Sue was a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and a longtime resident of Columbia, South Carolin...

Karen Lynette Lombardi 1959 – 2025 Karen Lynette Lombardi was born and raised on Long Island, NY. Her passion for everything international came from a childhood home shared with Rotary exchange stu...

Mary Jane Hellekjaer passed away in hospice at Maplewood Park Place, Bethesda, MD on December 10, 2025. Born in New York, New York on July 7, 1924, she was the daughter of Colonel Clyde A. Selleck an...

TEMKIN, Susan O’Hearn, 70, of Washington, DC passed away on December 11, 2025. Sue was born on December 14, 1954 in Norwich, Connecticut, daughter of the late Joseph B. O’Hearn and Rita M. Stanley. S...

Dr. Ronald Henry Uscinski lived a life shaped by responsibility, curiosity, and devotion to others. A neurosurgeon, teacher, naval officer, writer, husband, and father, he approached each role with se...

Anne Bradford Warner, 80, passed away on December 10, 2025 with her two daughters by her side after a battle with cancer. Anne was born on June 12, 1945, to Margaret Bowles Bradford and Frances Keith ...

Barclay Gardner Howe, beloved husband of Judith DuLyn Howe, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2025. He was a resident of Simsbury until moving to Bethesda Maryland in 2021. Born on September 1, 1...

Mrs. Vivian Kalavritinos, born on July 22, 1926, passed away on December 7, 2025, at the age of 99. She was a resident of Washington, District of Columbia.

Mary Elizabeth Morris-Johnson was born in Jackson, Tennessee on May 18, 1962. She was the daughter of Nancy and William Morris, and the younger sibling of Robert Morris. She grew up in Jackson and gra...

John William Crowley, 78, of Chevy Chase, Maryland passed away on December 8, 2025. John was born on October 4, 1947, in San Antonio, Texas to John M. and Bernadine (Enright) Crowley. After graduatin...

Chester Harold Gray III, born in Chicago on 8-4-1939, passed peacefully in his home in McLean surrounded by family on 12-6-2025. Faithful son to Harold (Chester Harold Gray II) and Lida Ruth and know...

Laila T. Khoury, a longtime Washingtonian and retired World Bank employee whose life was guided by a love of family, friends and literature, died on Dec.3. She was 94. Her death, at the memory care u...

Peggy Chandler Somerville passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 29, after a long struggle with health issues. She was 84 years old. Peggy was preceded in death by her first husband, Stanley L. ...

Avyeris Christo Andonyadis, beloved son, father, grandfather and dear friend, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, November 29, 2025. Avyeris was born on January 29, 1928, and educated as an a...

Devoted Washingtonian, Patron of the Arts, and Beloved Matriarch It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Jocelyn Beausire Allan Linke passed away peacefully at her residence in Bethesda, MD, o...

Diana Glynis McNaughton Capoluongo died on November 17, 2025, in Washington, DC, at the age of 83. She was born in Blairstown, New Jersey, in 1942. Her father, Glen Nyren McNaughton, an attorney by da...

Manuel Tanseco of Washington, DC, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 24, 2025, at the age of 93. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Susan; his daughter, Suzette; his sons, Carlo and Franc...