Obituaries

Brandon Edelberg
May 29, 2021
Brandon William Edelberg
On Saturday, May 29, 2021, Brandon William Edelberg of Alexandria, VA beloved son of Robin and Barry Edelberg. He is survived by his parents and his sister, Sara Elise Edelberg. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hero Dogs, Hero Dogs (z2systems.com), Hero Dogs, Inc. | P.O. Box 64 | Brookeville, MD...
Bernard Marvin Blum
May 29, 2021
Native Washingtonian, local business executive, loving husband, father, and grandfather.
Bernie Blum died Saturday, May 31, 2021 of natural causes after a brief illness at Suburban Hospital. He was at peace and surrounded by his loving family.
Bernie was born February 28, 1931. He grew up in the Petworth neighborhood of NW DC and attended...
Sheldon Solomon
May 26, 2021
Sheldon Solomon of Rockville, MD, passed away peacefully at home with his devoted family by his side. He leaves behind his adoring wife sherry of nearly 63 yrs, his son Jeffrey (Rachael), his son Steven of blessed memory (Mary Jane). He was so proud of his grandchildren Rachel, Anna (john) Julianna and Adam. He was a loving Brother to...
Benjamin ( Ben ) Lew
May 26, 2021
ROCKVILLE, MD—Benjamin Anzil Lew died peacefully on Wednesday May 26, 2021 at the age of 86.
He was born September 26, 1934 in Ciechanowiec, Poland, youngest child of Sonia Wiadro Lew and Irving Lew. In July of 1939, the family fled the Holocaust on one of the last boats out of Europe, emigrating to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where...
Howard Gary
May 23, 2021
Howard Gary of Boca Raton, FL passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Loving husband of the late Sharon Gary; devoted father of I. Grady (Laurie) Gary and Shana Beth Gary; loving brother of Anita "Cookie" (Rudy) Zimpel. Also survived by cherished grandchildren, Reece, Bennett, and Annaliese Gary, and many adoring nieces...
Meir Kende
May 20, 2021
An obituary is not available at this time for Meir Kende. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall. Donations:
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Arnold J Fanaroff
May 18, 2021
On Tuesday, May 18, 2021, Arnold Joel Fanaroff of Rockville, MD, passed away peacefully at home. Beloved husband for 63 years of Nancy Pear Fanaroff; cherished son of the late Max and Bertha Fanaroff and brother of the late Milton Fanaroff; devoted father to Michael (Suzanne) Fanaroff, David (Lynn) Fanaroff, and Rachel (David) Berdansky; proud grandfather of Josh (Rachel),...
Stephen Richard Leventhal
May 16, 2021
On Sunday, May 16, 2021 Stephen Richard Leventhal of Ashton, MD passed away. Beloved husband of Donna Leventhal; devoted father of Rachel (Kenny Miller) Leventhal, Mara (Sebastian Fernandez) Leventhal, Sean (Patty Kirsh) Leventhal and Justin Leventhal; loving brother of Karen (the late Howard) Braun and Mitchell (Yumei) Leventhal; cherished grandfather of Calvin, Scott, Gabriel, Maximilian and Zoe. He will...
Joan Abelson
May 14, 2021
On Friday, 14, 2021 of Rockville, MD. Beloved wife of the late Myron Abelson; devoted mother of Robert and Audrey Abelson. Graveside service will be held Wednesday, May 19, 2021 2:00 p.m. at Judean Memorial Gardens, 16225 Batchellors Forest Road, Olney, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to Save a Child's Heart ( saveachildsheart.org ).
Donations:...
Nathaline Moran Selfon
May 9, 2021
Nathaline Moran Selfon of Gaithersburg, Md., died on May 9, 2021. She was the cherished spouse of the late Paul M. Selfon, MD, beloved mother of Leonard Joel and Eric Howard Selfon and the devoted grandmother of furbabies, Muffin, Mona, Phoebe, Snowy, and Frosty. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Capital Area Chapter...
Daniel B. Roth
May 3, 2021
Born September 4, 1967, Daniel Blanken Roth died May 3, 2021. Son of Joan and Paul Roth, Daniel is survived by his sister Sandra Roth (Mary Vaskas), his brother Richard Roth (Linda), nephews Jake and Michael, niece Jennifer, aunts Shirlee Blanken and Charlotte Wolfe, uncle Bill Blanken, and a close circle of cousins.
Known for his generosity...
Jay Talpalar
May 3, 2021
On May 3, 2021, of Potomac, MD, died peacefully at home. He was born in Washington, DC and graduated from Stanton Military Academy, Stanton, VA. He attended George Washington University and was a self-made success story. He was a builder, developer, owner of Sherry's Liquor Store, Washington, DC, real estate investor and sat on the board of several banks....
Andrea "Rega" Heller
May 2, 2021
Andrea "Rega" Heller of Bethesda, Maryland, born in Budapest, Hungary on September 10, 1921, passed on peacefully at home in Locust Grove, Virginia, May 2, 2021.
Rega lived a remarkable life of nearly 100 years filled with great love of family and friends, yet experienced enormous horrors, tragedies and dislocations which she met with courage, determination, hard...
Linda Browne
May 2, 2021
Linda Browne, of Brookeville, Md., and Bluefields, Jamaica, passed away on May 2, 2021, following a short but intense battle with lymphoma. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Elise (& Craig) Hughes and Hali (& Eric) London; her grandchildren, Noah & Ethan Hughes and Madison, Ellis & Natalie London; and extended family and friends in the U.S....
Bruce Maxwell Eanet
Apr 29, 2021
Bruce Maxwell Eanet of Frankford, DE, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at the age of 73. Beloved husband of Ellen Krents Eanet; devoted father of Matthew Eanet (Danielle); loving brother of Sheryl Eanet Fahey (Ken Colling) and brother-in-law of Richard Krents and Harriet Krents Berlin; cherished grandfather of Alexis and Meira Eanet; and survived by his nieces...
