Washington, DC Obituaries

Cathy Elizabeth Kaznoff was born on Valentines Day 1936 to Joseph and Helen Takacs in Danville Il. She began her career as a pediatric nurse in Fort Worth Texas before joining the Air Force. After bei...

Elinor Kenney Farquhar, a native of Washington DC from age eight, died at her home on Massachusetts Avenue on August 1, surrounded by her immediate family after suffering from congestive heart failure...

Michael was born in New York City on November 25, 1962, to José Ramón Ribera Garbayo and Ana María Segura Zurbano while his father was completing his surgical residency. At the age of three, his famil...

Marla Sue Zongker of Alexandria, Virginia, who devoted her life to teaching, literacy, the arts and her family, died on July 30, 2026, after bravely and gracefully battling cancer. She was 73. Over t...

Wyatt A. Stewart, III, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2026. Born in Corinth, MS, on August 14, 1939, to Alpha Peck Kinzie and Wyatt A. Stewart, II, he grew up in Memphis, TN, alongside his mother ...

Rohan “Gerry” Selvaratnam passed away peacefully on July 27 at the age of 66. He was a devoted son, cherished brother, proud uncle, and loyal friend whose presence brought immense joy and laughter to ...

Harbhajan Kaur passed on July 27, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on June 28, 1942, Harbhajan Kaur will be honored at a Funeral Service at DeVol Funeral Home, 2222 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007,...

On Saturday, July 25, 2026, Maria Eugenia Velasco passed away peacefully at her home in Rockville, MD. Maria Eugenia was born July 1, 1933 in Santiago, Chile. She was predeceased by Luis Velasco, her ...

It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of the servant of our Lord, Athena Linda Argyropoulos. Athena passed on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, after losing her incredibly brave and hard-fought battl...

On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, Robert Lawrence Pillote, of Bethesda, Maryland. Bob was born in Escanaba, Michigan on June 25, 1929. His family moved to Washington, D.C. in the mid-1930’s when his parent...

Randall Karl Berning JD, LLM, age 76, born 13 April 1950 to Senator Karl Ives Berning and Alpha “Mickie” (Mikkelsen) in Highland Park, Illinois, passed into the hands of our Lord Jesus Christ on 22 Ju...

Denis Michael Neill died peacefully at home in Bethesda, Maryland, on July 20, 2026. He was 83. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary Kathleen (Golden) Neill, their two children and five grandd...

Fred was born on June 24, 1959, in Cheverly, Maryland to Brian and Joan Bailey. He grew up in Prince George's County, Maryland. He was the middle child of seven. Fred attended St. John’s College High...

Cecilia Romero passed on July 9, 2026, at the age of 100.

Marisa Jane Broka, 69, of Washington, D.C., and formerly of Bay Village, OH, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Marisa was born on April 18, 1957, in Cleveland, OH, to the ...

Dr. Nicholas L. Christopher of Chevy Chase, Maryland, died peacefully on July 10th at the age of 89. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 years, Patricia Christopher, and by his parents,...

On July 8, 2026, Caroline Hernandorena—lover of cats, master of the New York Times crossword puzzle, world traveler, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother—passed away at the age of 77 in Washington, D...

Lawrence Suda, 81 of Washington D.C. died July 9, 2026. He was born October 16, 1944, the son of Frank J. and Antoinette Suda of rural Grafton, ND. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Gr...

Barbara Rosenthal, mother to Jane (Andrew) Field and Lynne (Ronnie) Kingsley, passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 6, 2026. She was born in Philadelphia in 1942, daughter to Al and Cecelia Glas...

Mary Elizabeth Kelly, 77, who was born in Jersey City, N.J., died on July 1, 2026, in Washington, D.C., her adopted home for 50 years. Mary Kelly earned a Bachelor’s Degree in History from Trinity Un...

John Forrest Gregory died on June 28, 2026, after a prolonged illness. Born on April 3, 1950, he grew up in East Longmeadow, MA, the son of Howard Burdett Gregory and Mary Augustine (nee Reilly) Grego...

Gregory Mark Pfeiffer passed on June 25, 2026, at the age of 71.

Angelo Maggi peacefully passed away on June 23,2026, due to complications from pneumonia. He was 76 years old. A Washington, DC native born and raised, Angelo was the youngest of nine children in a c...

Joseph Francis Fraumeni, Jr., 93, entered Eternal Rest on Monday, June 22, 2026. Joseph was born on April 1, 1933 in Everett, Massachusetts, and was the beloved first-born son of his proudly Italian...

Helga M. McGee, age 97, of Bethesda, Maryland passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sunday, June 21, 2026. Mrs. McGee, daughter of August and Erna (née Kiefer) Forthmann was born in...

Dr. Norman M. Rich, retired Army Colonel, pioneering vascular surgeon and educator passed away on June 18, 2026, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, an institution he helped to strengthen...

Beloved son of Charles and Mary Josephine Heimbold (nee Corrigan), cherished husband of 42 years of Margaret Byrne Heimbold, father of Matthew, Andrea, Steven, Jeff, Eric and Victoria. Grandfather of ...

GLOVER — Marguerite "Peggy" (Dorment) Glover, of Kensington, MD, formerly of New York City, Bronxville, and Coral Gables, passed away on June 17, 2026. Born in Montclair, NJ in 1951, she was the daugh...

Dr. Elizabeth Ann Fisher, 81, of Washington DC, passed away on June 11, 2026 at Sibley Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born October 25, 1944 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to George Lee Fi...

Yvette Helena Escudero left this world on June 14, 2026 after a brief illness and the world is better for her having been in it. Yvette, a true daughter of Washington, D.C., was born in Georgetown Uni...

With heavy hearts and deep gratitude for a life beautifully lived, we announce the passing of Oralia Elias, beloved mother, grandmother, and woman of unwavering faith, who entered eternal rest on June...

Douglas Wade Stinson passed away on June 11, 2026, after a long illness. Born in Topeka, Kansas, he later made Washington, D.C. his beloved home after moving there in the 1980s. He was a graduate of t...

Marius Schwartz, a Professor of Economics at Georgetown University, beloved husband of 38 years, father of three, lover of animals and nature, and seasoned world traveler, died of natural causes on Ju...

John Frederick Whitehead III passed on June 7, 2026, at the age of 80. A Committal Service will be held at National Memorial Cemetery at Quantico, 18424 Joplin Rd, Triangle, VA 22172, US, on June 1...

Walter Edward Stadtler, 90, retired US Foreign Service Officer and former Ambassador to Benin, died peacefully on June 9, 2026, in Washington, DC, surrounded by members of his beloved family. Walter w...

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Castora, passed away peacefully at home on June 7, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in 1926 in Monforte, Spain, Castora’s life was defined ...

Arthur Raymond Pilkerton, Jr., M.D., passed away peacefully at Georgetown Hospital in Washington D.C. on June 5, 2026, surrounded by his family. Predeceased by his parents, Arthur Raymond and Rosetta ...

Robert Louis Wilken of Washington, D.C., died on June 6, 2026. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 20, 1936, he determined in childhood to become a scholar and a Lutheran minister. He attende...

Denise Elizabeth Peterson age 67, passed away May 28, 2026, in Washington, D.C., with her sister at her side. She was born December 1, 1958, in Saigon, South Vietnam, grew up in Arlington, VA and Pemb...

Margaret Mary Miller Trebat of Rio de Janeiro and New York City was the heart and soul of our family. Margaret was born in Rio on June 24, 1949, to Jardelina Amaral of Recife, Brazil, and Edgar Allen ...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Martha Jacqueline Enthoven, age 59, on June 2, 2026. She died peacefully at home in Chevy Chase, Maryland after a valiant 11-month struggle wit...

Alice Marie DeSomma, age 88, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Mrs. DeSomma, daughter of George and Alice (DuFour) Brown, was born on May 30, 1937, in New Yo...

Mark Francisco died at his home in Washington, DC on May 23, 2026 after a lengthy struggle with end-stage kidney disease. He was born in Amsterdam, New York and grew up in nearby Fonda, New York. He w...

Our Beloved Ambar Rosato-Kripotos A friend and inspiration to all who knew her, Ambar Rosato-Kripotos was the oldest of four children, born October 10, 1951, in Venezuela, S.A. to Corazon Madrazo de ...

Mary Jean Lindner (née Wellford), born December 29, 1925, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2026, age 100. She was preceded by her beloved husband of 68 years, Thaddeus “Tad” Alphonse Lindner, in Dec...

Joan Therese Batting Dowd passed peacefully into the loving arms of Our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. She had been receiving hospice care for several weeks after living with Parkinsonis...

Thaddeus John Huetteman, 70, of Arlington, VA, passed away from a rare form of cancer at his home on May 18, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones. Thad’s spirit left a lasting mark on all who knew him, ...

Jean Landon Fri passed away the night of May 17th, 2026, in her sleep, in her room at Ingleside-Rock Creek in Washington, DC. She joins her late husband, Robert W. Fri, and is survived by her sons, Pe...

Birthe Jonna McCabe, née Pedersen, 89, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2026, in Bethesda, Maryland. Beloved wife of the late James William McCabe, Jr.; mother of Linda (Michael), Andrew, and Mariann...

Madeleine Yaw Kirk passed on May 18, 2026, at the age of 96, having been born on April 20, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan. Madeleine lived in Washington, District of Columbia.