Obituaries

Shirlee Dorothy Marks
Nov 5, 2020
Shirlee Marks of Bethesda, MD, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at the age of 99. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Marks; devoted mother of Franklin Marks and Geoffrey Marks; loving grandmother of Cynthia (Gera) and David (Erin); adored great-grandmother of Cecily and Miles. Mrs. Marks spent many years working as an elementary school teacher and an...
Patricia A Sagon
Nov 3, 2020
Patricia A. Sagon of Washington, DC passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at the age of 70. Beloved partner of Charles Miller and predeceased in death by her parents, Philip Sagon and Martha (Silverstein) Sagon. Funeral services will be held privately at Garden of Remembrance Memorial Park in Clarksburg, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made...
Monroe Mizel
Oct 28, 2020
Monroe Jon Mizel was born to Bernard and Mariam Mizel on May 19, 1940. After earning his B.A. from Columbia College in 1961, he married the love of his life, Diane Cohen, in 1963, and graduated from the Georgetown Law Center in 1964. He and Diane have three children: Melina Goldfarb (Jon), Tara Lieber, and Ari Mizel (Yocheved), as...
Fanny Barrett
Oct 27, 2020
An obituary is not available at this time for Fanny Barrett. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Marilyn Cohen
Oct 20, 2020
Marilyn Cohen
August 4,1930-October 20, 2020
Marilyn was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother, Mother-In-Law, Aunt, Sister, Daughter, and friend to so many.
Her sense of humor kept us laughing. Her deep caring kept us comforted. Her smile and laughter lit up a room. Her perseverance and grit during her 90 years on Earth inspired...
Marlene Besen
Oct 19, 2020
Marlene Besen died peacefully on October 19, 2020 at age 80 at her home in Chevy Chase, MD of the effects of malignant melanoma. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, attended public schools in New York and New York University, and lived in Houston, Texas and the Washington, DC area for most of her adult life. Marlene worked as...
Adele Adelman Buckhantz
Oct 18, 2020
ADELE ADELMAN BUCKHANTZ September 17, 1928 - October 18, 2020
Devoted and loving wife of 66 years to her high school sweetheart Robert Buckhantz (deceased. 2015); beloved sister of Geraldine Adelman (deceased. 2003) mother of Terri Powell (Tom Kenny), Nancy Kolker (Gary) and Steven Buckhantz (Shelley Lawrence); unabashedly proud grandmother of Kim, Michael (Angela), Stacey and Brian...
Edith P Schaffer
Oct 16, 2020
Edith Pauline "Pat" Schaffer died on October 16, 2020 after living gracefully for many years with Congestive Heart Failure. She was 98 years old.
Mrs. Schaffer was born Edith Pauline Seffer on January 9, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated with a degree in Political Science from Brooklyn College, where she met her future husband, Robert...
