Funeral Homes in Bethesda, MD

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Michael Cerveris (actor and singer), Will Beinbrink (actor), Jo Ann Emerson (politician), Caroline Adams Miller (author), Trace Armstrong (american football player), Josh Clark (actor), and Richard Schiff (actor and television director).

Bethesda is a census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, just northwest of the United States capital of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House (1820, rebuilt 1849), which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda. (In Aramaic, ܒܝܬ ܚܣܕܐ beth ḥesda means "House of Mercy" and in Hebrew, בית חסד "beit ḥesed" means "House of Kindness".) The National Institutes of Health main campus and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center are in Bethesda, as are a number of corporate and government headquarters.Bethesda is one of the most affluent and highly educated communities in the United States. In 2014 it placed first in Forbes list of America's most educated small towns and first on Time's list of top earning towns.As an unincorporated area, Bethesda has no official boundaries. The United States Census Bureau defines a census-designated place named Bethesda whose center is located at 38°59′N 77°7′W. The United States Geological Survey has defined Bethesda as an area whose center is at 38°58′50″N 77°6′2″W, slightly different from the Census Bureau's definition. Other definitions are used by the Bethesda Urban Planning District, the United States Postal Service (which defines Bethesda to comprise the zip codes 20810, 20811, 20813, 20814, 20815, 20816, and 20817), and other organizations. According to estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2013, the community had a total population of 63,374. Most of Bethesda's residents are in Maryland Legislative District 16.

Bethesda Obituaries

It was reported by Washington Post (DC) on April 20th, 2022 that Arthur Donald Ehrens passed away in Bethesda, Maryland.  Ehrens was 76 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Arthur Donald's life.

It was reported by Carroll County News on March 23rd, 2022 that David Jackson Beasley died in Bethesda, Maryland.  Beasley was 46 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor David Jackson's life.

It was disclosed by Washington Post (DC) on March 18th, 2022 that Frank T Destefano died in Bethesda, Maryland.  Destefano was 90 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Frank T's life.

It was noted by Washington Post (DC) on March 18th, 2022 that Michael J Rubino died in Bethesda, Maryland.  Rubino was 98 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Michael J's life.

It was revealed by Washington Post (DC) on February 6th, 2022 that Sarah Allison Herren passed away in Bethesda, Maryland.  Herren was 42 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Sarah Allison's life.

It was disclosed by Washington Post (DC) on January 22nd, 2022 that Herbert Samuel Blum passed on in Bethesda, Maryland.  Blum was 89 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Herbert Samuel's life.

It was written by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on January 18th, 2022 that Charles McGee passed away in Bethesda, Maryland.  McGee was 102 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Charles's life.

It was reported by Washington Post (DC) on January 17th, 2022 that Jean McMillen (Ratliff) died in Bethesda, Maryland.  Ms. McMillen was 79 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Jean's life.

It was reported by Washington Post (DC) on January 4th, 2022 that Zada E Pitcher passed on in Bethesda, Maryland.  Pitcher was 97 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Zada E's life.

It was disclosed by Washington Post (DC) on January 4th, 2022 that Robert "Bob" Rahn passed on in Bethesda, Maryland.  Rahn was 92 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Robert "Bob"'s life.

History

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Bethesda began as a tollhouse in the early 1800’s, which was placed between Georgetown and Rockville. After a time, a settlement grew around the tollhouse. The settlement was initially called “Darcy’s Store”, after the owner of store in the settlement. It was later changed to Bethesda after the Bethesda meeting hall when the postmaster chose the name.