Washington, DC Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Dagmar Hasalová White passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, January 19, 2026, in Fairfax, Virginia. Dagmar was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia on October 25, 1926. She was the daug...

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...

Cynthia Anne Sidey Buck passed away on December 26, 2025 surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). She was 69 years old. Born September 3, 1956 in Tarrytow...

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...