Archive for December, 2015

Miriam Dela Rosa Arias (Age 67)

On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, of Washington, DC.    Relatives and friends may call at Mt. Ranier Seventh Day Adventist, 6012 Ager Road, Hyattsville, MD, Tuesday, December 8, 2015, from 9:30 to 11:30 am where funeral Service will be held 11:30 am. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

EDITH M. BLINKHORN (Age 90)

On Thursday, December 3, 2015, of Rockville, MD. Beloved mother of  William D. Blinkhorn, Jr. (Judy), Patricia L. Netter (Christopher) and the late Timothy Joseph Blinkhorn and Michael Raymond Blinkhorn; grandmother of Russell Blinkhorn (Nicole), Kenneth Blinkhorn (Kelly), Jessica Smith (Michael), Madeline Netter, William Netter, Samuel Netter; great grandmother of  Kole Blinkhorn, Wyatt Blinkhorn, Cassidy Blinkhorn, Kenley Blinkhorn, Jordyn Smith, Devyn Smith and Griffin Smith. Funeral service and interment private. Memorial contributions in Edith’s name may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC  20090

Allen Frederick Brown

Longtime Silver Spring resident Allen Frederick Brown died peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, December 1 after suffering a severe stroke.

He was born in 1947 to Frederick and Yolanda Brown. His mother’s family immigrated to the United States from Italy. As a child, he enjoyed a range of lifestyles: his family lived in the suburban town of Lock Haven, PA, spent summers playing baseball in the bucolic mountain village of Crosby, PA, and eventually moved briefly to Manhattan, NY. They settled in Silver Spring in the early 1960s, where his parents worked as educators in the Montgomery County Public School system and at the University of Maryland. Allen met his wife, Nona E. Brown, in the cafeteria while attending college at the University of Maryland. They enjoyed many dates at the ‘original Ledos’ in Adelphi. Allen and Nona have three children, Nathan, Bethany and Thaddeus Brown, who all reside in the DC Metropolitan area.

Allen achieved his JD from Catholic University in the early 1970s. He then owned the restaurant ‘Our Place’ on New Hampshire Avenue, before spending most of his professional career as a US Government employee for the Civil Aeronautics Board and then the Department of Transportation. He enjoyed 10 years of retirement.

Allen was an active member of the community. Highlights included coaching and running the softball league at Forest Knolls Elementary School, teaching Sunday School at St. Bernadette’s Church, serving as a cub scout den leader, and donating time and resources to local food banks with his children.

Allen was devoted to college wrestling, an interest he developed growing up in Pennsylvania. During retirement, Allen served as College Editor for Wrestling Report ww.wrestlingreport.com, founded by Bruce Closson). His most popular segments on the website were the college wrestler rankings that he maintained and his ‘Wrestler of the Week’ column. He spent seven years as an enthusiastic commentator and web broadcaster for matches at American University, tournaments hosted by the Eastern Wrestling League, and occasionally at the National Invitational Dual meets. He is well known by the national wrestling community as an avid blogger and wrestling historian. Allen is scheduled to be inducted into the Eastern Wrestling League Hall of Fame with Bruce Closson in March of 2016. He was beloved and respected by the college wrestling community.

Allen was most proud of his family, including his six grandchildren: Simon, Lawrence, Flynne, William, Benjamin, and Madeleine. He is also survived by his daughters-in-law Song Park and Emily Ellerbe, son-in-law Robert Yorke, and nephew Frederick Parker, and an extended family many of whom reside in the DC metropolitan area.

Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, 20901 on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, from 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 10103 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20902 on Thursday, December 10, at 11 AM. He will be interred at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In honor of his spirit, a charitable contribution or donation of time may be made to charities that support people in need, a local blood center, or your local high school or college wrestling team.

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MARIZAH ELIZABETH CAYEMITTE(Age 50)

On Friday, November 27, 2015, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved daughter of Fritz and Marie Nicolas. Relatives and friends may call at St. Michael the Archangel Church, 805 Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, on Saturday, December 5, from 9:30 to 10:30 am, where Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30 am. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.