All Obituaries

Katherine got married in November 1948 to Mitchell (Mike) Denikos who she met while she visited her cousin Tony Spanos in Washington, DC. Mike came to meet Katherine at his sister’s (Catherine Denikos Spanos) home with Tony and he immediately fell in love with her. Within three months they were married and lived in Washington, DC with his mother (Lucia) and three brothers (John, George and Billy). Within a few months they moved into their own apartment to start a life of their...

Michel Kane Etjeke was 81 years old when he passed away on Monday, October 30th, 2023, at Wilson Health Care in Gaithersburg, MD.  Michel was born September 29th, 1942, in Edea, Cameroon to the late Etjeke Kane and Cecile Ngon Miyigma. He was a twin to his sister, Salome Etjeke, and was the second youngest of five children including three brothers Miyigma Jean, Ndebi Bernard, and Benjamin Nlegue Paul.  Michel became an orphan at the age of 11 because of limited family resources,...

Brunette Halaby Kazzi, loving wife, sister, mother, and grandmother died peacefully on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Brunette was the beloved wife of Ezzat Kazzi for 45 wonderful years who preceded her in death in 2014. Brunette was born on September 5, 1939 and came to the U.S. in her mid-twenties after growing up in Amman, Jordan. She met Ezzat in Washington D.C. and eventually married in 1969 building and enjoying an amazing life together in the Silver Spring area. Not only a...

On October 13, 2023, Robert Lynwood Ryan went to his heavenly home at the age of 88. He was born in on March 28, 1935. He has been a resident of Silver Spring, MD since 1964. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 30 years. He was a long-standing member of Marvin Memorial United Methodist Church (now Silver Spring United Methodist Church) since 1964. He was preceded in death by his parents (Willard and Alberta Ryan), his beloved wife (Wendy Lyman Ryan), as well as his son (Christopher...

In loving tribute William Dana Powell April 12. 1955 - August 23, 2023 The only son and second child to the union of William “Billy” Powell and Elaine Ida Powell, William Dana Powell was a brother, a father and a friend.  Born in Chicago, Illinois, William also known as “Pete” was deeply rooted to the old school way of Chicago. He had a big heart and a quiet but silky smooth demeanor.   William was easy to talk to, had a good ear for listening, and...

In Loving Memory of Emilio Joseph Cocozzella Emilio Joseph Cocozzella, a true embodiment of the classic American Dream, passed away on September 5, 2023, in Silver Spring, MD, at the remarkable age of 91. Born in the small village of Monicillioni, Italy, in 1932, Emilio's journey led him to the United States at the age of 16, where he would leave an indelible mark on the lives of those around him. After serving in the Army, Emilio began his career in the masonry business, but his...

Matina Xeron was born in Athens in 1943. She was one of 4 children. Her family hailed from the famed city of Hadrianopolis in Asia Minor and her maiden family name was Andrianopoulos. Her family fled to Volos, Greece, and then eventually moved to Athens.  At the age of 16 Matina worked with Knitting machines close to her home and was very talented and capable. Her future husband Jimmy would follow her when she walked back and forth to work and flirt with her. He would eventually go to...

A fierce believer that working for the public good is not only our responsibility as humans but also defines a life well lived, Mary Reardon, descendant of an Irish Catholic coal mining family from Pennsylvania, died on July 16, 2023.   Born February 16, 1943 and raised in Baltimore, Mary moved to Silver Spring, MD in the early 1980s, where she launched her lifelong work for social justice and working class issues. She was a passionate civic and...

Halim Barakat –writer, scholar, and activist for social justice and equality in the Arab world and beyond-- passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on Thursday, June 22, 2023 in Bethesda Maryland. Devoted husband of the late Hayat Barakat for 58 years, he will rest next to her at the Gates of Heaven Cemetery in Silver Spring, Maryland.  A childless couple, Halim and Hayat became surrogate mother and father to the children of their siblings from the Barakat, Cassis, and...

Dear Family and Friends In Loving Memory of Abilia Montoya Beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Greatgrandmother. Abilia Montoya, 84, of Mount Rainier, Maryland passed away on June 12th from heart failure. She is survived by her children: Ricardo Ernesto, and Wife Maria Elva Montoya, Marlene Margarita, Ana Veronica, Maximilian, Leopoldo, Rodney Paulvin and wife Marcela Garnett, Wagner Benigno and Wife Maria Guadalupe Paredes. Grandchildren: Jorge, Luis Ricardo, Wagner Alejandro, Andres and...