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.

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...

Edwin Saunders Kibunja was born on September 27, 1982 in Washington, DC and passed away peacefully on April 18, 2024.  Edwin Kibunja was a resident of Gaithersburg, Maryland. He will be missed by family and friends alike.

Billy Arnwine was born on November 7, 1934 in Texas and passed away peacefully on April 19, 2024. Billy Arnwine was a resident of Rockville, Maryland. He will be missed by family and friends alike.

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...

    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...

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.

Yvonne Clark was born on October 29, 1938 in North Carolina and passed away peacefully on April 14, 2024. Yvonne Clark was a resident of Olney, Maryland. She will be missed by family and friends alike.

Timothy Brown Sr., affectionately known as “Tim”, departed this life Saturday April 13, 2024. He was born Tuesday, September 28, 1948, in Mineola, Long Island, New York, the son of the late William (Buster) and Delphia Brown. Tim was educated in the Nassau County School System and found a love for athletics. He competed in track and field and played football. He attended Fisk University on an athletic scholarship. He graduated from Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee in 1971...