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This obituary was lovingly written and submitted by the family. Daniel Joseph Messina, age 82, passed away on April 29. He was born in Washington, D.C. on March 16, 1942 to Joseph Robert Messina and Helen Lucille Kushner Messina. He married Ann Jacobsen Messina in 1968 and they were married for 56 years. After graduating from the Capitol Radio Engineering Institute in 1983, he worked for General Electric and a number of contractor companies and eventually worked as a computer programmer...

Magdalena Villanueva Batulan was born on July 25, 1926 in the Philippines. She was the second of five children. She was 15 years old when the Japanese invaded the Philippines in 1941. She was one of the people who was forced by the Japanese to build the airport of their city. She witnessed the atrocities of war. In 1945, the Philippines was liberated by the Americans and Magdalena went back to school. She started teaching even before she finished school. She attained a Bachelor’s...

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Gerald B. (Jerry) Richards, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2024, at the age of 81, surrounded by family at his home in Laurel, MD. Born on March 25, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois, Jerry was the son of Leslie and Peggy Richards. He graduated from Southern Illinois University with a BS in Photography in 1966 and an MS in Education in 1967.  He is a member of the Kappa Alpha Mu National Honor Society, recognized for excellence in the field of...

Jeanne Anne Wines, age 64, passed away in Savage, Maryland on April 27, 2024. Born April 2, 1960 in Cheverly, Maryland to Mary and Gene Ostmann. Jeanne was preceded in death by her father Gene, grandmother Laura Somerville, and uncle Edward Somerville. Jeanne is survived by her husband Norman, daughter Laura Imirie (Andrew), mother Mary Ostmann, and grandpuppy Lizzie.   Jeanne worked as an Office Manager for the Department of Defense, Ft. Meade MD, from 1979 to 2018 retiring with 39...

Delores Marie Deputy, born Delores Marie Bodine on June 22, 1932, in Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on April 27, 2024, in Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania, at the age of 91. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Delores was a strong and devoted mother who raised five children as a single parent. Her dedication extended to her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and the children she served as a bus aide during her second career.  She was fiercely independent and...

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David Scott Lower, a man of many accomplishments, was born on April 17th, 1968, at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He passed unexpectedly on April 24, 2024. A lifetime resident of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, David was a graduate of Old Mill High School, where he excelled as an athlete, running track and field, and competing nationally in men’s gymnastics. His father's career with United Airlines and later as a master falconer with Medieval Times Dinner Theatre, and his...

  Robert McCulloch Trantin, Jr.   Strength. Integrity. Resilience. Courage.  These qualities only begin to define the character embodied by Robert McCulloch Trantin, Jr., devoted husband, father, brother, and son who passed away in his Odenton home on Sunday, April 7th surrounded by family and love. Born in 1952 to parents Nancy and Robert McCulloch Trantin, Sr., Trantin, Bob’s family moved to Florida in 1972. He accepted a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the...