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Robert Zelenka Obituary

Robert Zelenka, age 81, died peacefully Monday, September 8, 2025. Robert was a gifted teacher whose memory will be cherished by his loving wife, Peggy Zelenka, and his many friends and students.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 1 p.m. at Garden of Remembrance Memorial Park, 14321 Comus Road, Clarksburg, MD 20871. The family will be sitting Shiva following burial at the Zelenka residence. Shiva will resume everyday from 10am to 5pm until Wednesday, September 17, 2025. Memorial contributions may be made to the Smithsonian Institution. Services entrusted to Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care.

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Published by The Washington Post on Sep. 10, 2025.

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George Owens

September 12, 2025

Robert was my teacher at UMD in 1969. I went on to teach English. He gave me the word diaphane.

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Garden of Remembrance Memorial Park

14321 Comus Road, Clarksburg, MD 20871

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