Washington, DC Obituaries

Jessine A Monaghan (May 5, 1953 – March 31, 2026) passed away peacefully surrounded by her partner Dr. Steve Hentges, her mother Jessine Sr. (at 100+ years), her brother Ken and his wife Meg, and her ...

Paul Jefferson Stanley, Jr. (age 91), a native Washingtonian residing in Bethesda, Maryland, passed away on March 28, 2026. He is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Andrea; his son, Lawrence (R...

As a young person, Alison Rossen Feighan adopted the adage that life is not a dress rehearsal. Until the moment of her death from cancer at age 64 on March 27, 2026, she lived accordingly. Alison dev...

On Sunday March 22, 2026, Robert Joseph Carnathan, age 90, passed away in his home in Bethesda, Maryland. Born September 26, 1935, to the late Robert Carnathan and Mary (Hughes) in Paterson, New Jers...

A well-recognized archeologist and distinguished professor, Anta Montet White, passed away on March 28, 2026, in Washington, DC, at the age of 93. Born in Strasbourg, France, her family moved to Pari...

Kevin Michael Reilly, 73, passed away on March 23, 2026, in Bethesda, MD. Born on September 19, 1952, in Washington, DC, Kevin grew up in Chevy Chase, DC. He graduated from the University of Maryland...

Harold Vincent Kelly, M.D., of Kensington, MD, died peacefully at home on March 24, 2026. A high school (St. Augustine, NYC) and collegiate track star (Georgetown), and Navy veteran, Dr. Kelly pursued...

Carolyn Louise Bale passed away on March 20, 2026. She was beloved by her husband, the Rev. Dr. Harvey E. Bale, Jr, her two sons Charles E. Bale and Christopher E. Bale and her in-laws and grandchildr...

Linda K. Glover, a pioneering leader in marine science, ocean policy, and conservation, passed away on March 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. She was 79 years old. Born on January 2, 1947, in Mesa, Ariz...

Janet Helgert of Washington, D.C., died peacefully on March 19, 2026. Janet was born in Aarhus, Denmark, and emigrated first to Canada in 1951 and then to the United States, settling in Rochester, New...

Godson Abiodun Okutuga passed away on March 17, 2026, at the age of 70. Born December 26, 1955, he will be remembered as a humorous and faithful man whose life reflected steady devotion to family and ...

Edwin L. Phelps of McLean, VA, and Palm Beach, FL, died on March 17, 2026, at age 87. He is survived by his beloved wife of 36 years, Linda M. (Lin) Phelps; son, Ed(die) Phelps; grandchildren, Isabel ...

Mary Delia Tye Neuman, cherished wife, friend, and college educator, died peacefully at her home on Capitol Hill on the morning of St. Patrick’s Day, after a yearlong battle with cancer. She was 81. ...

Judge William S. Greenberg, 83, of Washington, DC passed away March 16, surrounded by his family, his pens, and the busts of several past presidents. A devoted husband, father, soldier, and jurist, Ju...

Anne Marie Fahy Sheehan (95), of Bethesda, Maryland, died peacefully in her home on March 16, 2026. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rourke J. Sheehan; her mother, Agnes Lane Fahy; her father...

Patricia (Pat) Mathews, a passionate and consequential champion of health justice, died on March 6 after a brief but courageous battle with breast cancer. She was 79 years old. Born August 11, 1946, ...

Born in 1930, in Clovis, New Mexico, Max Miller was a Colonel Aide de Camp to Governor John J. Dempsey at age 12, and a DJ at KICA at age 16. He came to Washington, DC by way of Union College, NY on a...

Barbara Whalen died peacefully in her sleep on March 14, 2026, at her home at Grand Oaks Assisted Living in Washington, DC. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 53 years, Congressman Ch...

It is with profound sadness that the family of General John Albert Shaud announces his passing from complications associated with a recent stroke. The General, 92, died at his home in McLean, Virginia...

William Paul Wiesmann, MD (COL, USA, Ret.) was born February 12, 1946, in Dayton OH. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from the University of Cincinnati, and his Medical Degree from Washingt...

Barbara Baer Luchs passed away early on a Sunday morning at the age of 102, after a long life of service to her beloved native city of Washington, D.C. She died, as she had wished, in her house in the...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Bernard Kirshbaum on March 7, 2026 at the age of 84. A proud native of Washington, DC, Bernie attended George Washington University and earned h...

Jerome Francis Mazzuchi died suddenly March 4, 2026 upon hearing of the death of his beloved wife, Trudi at George Washington Hospital, Washington, DC. Jerry Mazzuchi was born in Washington, D.C. on D...

Toril Dingstad Mazzuchi passed away on March 4th, 2026, succumbing to an illness she had fought against for over 2 years. Toril, known to many friends as “Trudi,” was born on March 11th, 1948, in Kr...

Janice Lambert Williams, 72, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2026, at the Knollwood Community in Washington, DC. Janice was born in Albemarle, North Carolina, the youngest of three children of Lonn...

Ann Marie Moeller of Silver Spring, Maryland died peacefully in her sleep on February 27, 2026. A lifelong Lutheran, she was born in Chicago and raised in the Chicago suburbs and later on a ranch near...

Patricia Welch D’Arcy Fraumeni, 79, of Bethesda, Maryland, entered Eternal Rest on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Tricia was born on March 7, 1946, in Buffalo, New York, and was the beloved daughter an...

MONICA ANNE PAPENDORP (née Deinzer) passed away peacefully on February 25, 2026, in her home in Washington, D.C. Her youngest child, Barbara, was at her side. Monica was born in Buffalo, New York, on...

Stuart Land, who not only led one of the country’s most prominent law firms, but also used the law to serve his country, to battle for civil rights, and to oppose the war in Vietnam, passed away at hi...

Gay Glading was a Washington, D.C. artist who was active in the 1960s and 70s during the color school movement. During this time, her work was exhibited at the Henri Gallery (Washington, D.C.) and Par...

Anne Lawrence Neuhauser, beloved by family and friends, died peacefully on February 19, 2026 in Alexandria, VA. A native Washingtonian, “Trina” as she was known, was a graduate of the Emma Willard sch...

Samuel James Barrett (“Sam”), 21, passed away on February 18, 2026. Born on April 17, 2004, in Jacksonville, Florida, Sam grew up in Ponte Vedra Beach, where he attended elementary, middle, and high s...

Rachel Ennis Estepp, a long-time resident of Chevy Chase, Maryland, passed away on February 18, 2026, at age 96. She was born and raised in Parsonsburg, Maryland, on the Eastern Shore, the daughter o...

Jeffrey H. Bowman, a beloved legal scholar, author, and lifelong advocate for transparency and fairness in elections, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Sunday, February 15, 2026, after ...

Ronald Charles Fettig, beloved husband, father, grandfather, lawyer, businessman, and lifelong optimist, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2026, at the age of 91. Born and raised in New York Cit...

Born on July 13, 1941, in Dayton, Ohio, Barry Jerome Trick was the second of nine boys born to Roberta and Edmund Trick. Barry grew up in a family strongly rooted in Catholicism , and by the time he w...

MARY TERESA ATHRIDGE of Bethesda, MD passed away peacefully on February 17, 2026 surrounded by her family. Born in New York, she was the second daughter of John and Catherine Varley, who immigrated to...

Jon Christopher Draney, loving husband, father, brother and friend, died at his home unexpectedly on February 14, 2026. Jon was a free spirit. He was unapologetically himself, one of his traits most b...

ANTHONY “PERKY” CULLINANE On February 11, 2026, Perky passed away at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, MD. He was a loving and devoted husband to Maureen McConnell Cullinane for 63 years. Born in Wash....

Jonathan M. Dennis, 66, died on February 9, 2026, at his home in Bethesda Maryland. Jonathan was the youngest son of the late John M. Dennis and Betty A. Dennis, also of Bethesda. Jonathan was born in...

Edmund Freeman, born March 5, 1947, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Belknap and Florence Freeman, was a brilliant engineer, devoted family man, and generous mentor. He passed away on February 7, surro...

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...

Victor William Palmer died unexpectedly, but peacefully, on February 8, 2026 at age 91. Victor was born in London, England on November 26, 1934. At age 3, his family moved to New York where he reside...

Barry R. Hillenbrand, beloved husband, devoted father, loyal friend and one of the great foreign correspondents of his generation, passed away on February 7, 2026, from pneumonia. He was 84 years old....

John Daniel Herren, a devoted husband and beloved father, died surrounded by his children in his Bethesda home of 50 years. A U.S. Military Academy graduate and decorated Army colonel, he was known fo...

Mary Power Ryan passed away peacefully on February 3, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on May 19, 1938, in Montclair, New Jersey, she was the eldest child of Walter Edward and Catherine Bentley Rabus. Ma...

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...

Dothnie M. Morton, a beloved sister, pioneer, and devoted family matriarch, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on May 4, 1929, in Jamaica, Dothnie was a woman of coura...

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...