All Obituaries

Emmanuelle Tshiala Mpoyi was born on December 28, 1956 in Kananga, Democratic Republic of Congo and passed away peacefully on April 9, 2024. Emmanuelle Mpoyi was a resident of Potomac, Maryland. She will be missed by family and friends alike.

Cathalene Elizabeth Symister-David was born on December 11, 1954 in Bronx, New York and passed away peacefully on March 30, 2024. Cathalene Symister-David was a resident of Germantown, Maryland. She will be missed by family and friends alike.

Florence Isabella Crutchfield was born November 27, 1927, in Forest Glen Silver Spring, Maryland to the late Clifford and Florence (Simms) Nelson. She transitioned to glory on April 5, 2024. Florence grew up in the Linden Silver Spring area where she attended Montgomery County public schools. She worked many years for the late Tip O’Neill, 47th Speaker of the United State House of Representatives. The O’Neill family still today treated her as a family member. Florence is loved...

Daniel Zarate was born on September 25, 1993 in Maryland and passed away peacefully on April 19, 2024. Daniel Zarate was a resident of Montgomery Village, Maryland. He will be missed by family and friends alike.

Terese Gwen Levy, more affectionately known as Aunt Terese, was a loving, caring and devoted Mother, Grandmother, Aunt and Friend. She was born on March 21, 1961 in Washington, DC to parents Cyrus and Julia Levy and died on April 18, 2024 in Rockville, MD. Terese was the sixth of eleven children and grew up in a loving home. She is the Mother of three daughters and grandmother of two granddaughters. Terese was educated in DC public schools and also attended UDC and Montgomery College where...

Billy Charles Arnwine Col., U.S. Army (Ret.) Peacefully entered eternal rest on Friday, April 19 at the age of 89. Billy was born November 7, 1934 in Jacksonville, TX to Floyd and Carrie Arnwine. He was raised in St. Louis, MO, a graduate of Sumner HS (’53) and Lincoln University of MO (’58). Upon graduation he began a highly decorated career in the US Army including both active duty and reserves, serving in Vietnam where he earned the Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts. Upon...

Edwin Saunders Kibunja, a beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on April 18, 2024 in his hometown of Montgomery County, MD at 41 years old.  Born to Linda and Peter Kibunja on September 27, 1982, in Washington, DC, Edwin’s adventurous spirit and vibrant life will be fondly remembered. In 2000, Edwin graduated from Springbrook High School in Silver Spring, MD, and went on to study Business and Hospitality Management at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, and Morgan...

    Deborah Ann Rolfe was born to Fred and Mattie Rolfe on January 26, 1954, in Memphis, TN. Raised by her grandmother, Mattie L. Watson (Mama Dear), she attended Manassas High School where she excelled in her academics to include an induction into the Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society. She also played the clarinet in the school's elite marching band. She would later become a Registered Nurse, her loved profession, for 35 years until retirement in 2020. She mastered in...

Buena was born in Barranquilla, Colombia in 1936, to parents Rafael and Maria, with siblings Jorge, Olga, Carmiña, Ana, Beatriz, Maria Paulina, Marlene, Albena, and Zenith. She was blessed with three children of her own, Norberto, Maria, and the late Rafael. She would later come to reside in the US in 1968 where she worked until she could bring her mother and sisters here and also would later have Maria and Norberto join her shortly thereafter. Between Maria and Norberto, Buena would...

Phyllis McKinney was born on October 18, 1947 in Maryland and passed away peacefully on April 15, 2024. Phyllis McKinney was a resident of Accokeek, Maryland. She will be missed by family and friends alike.