CANTER, BERNARD (Ben)
August 16, 1977
On August 15, 1977, BERNARD (Ben) CANTER, of the Hebrew Home
of Greater Washington, beloved husband of Fannie Canter;
devoted father of Morton Canter, Levittown, Pa., and Mrs.
Sissie Markowich, of Miami, Florida; loving brother, Al
Canter of Chester, Pa.; also survived by seven
grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren. Services at
THE DANZANSKY-GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 1170 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Md., on Wednesday August 17, at 1 p.m. Interment
George Washington Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in his
memory may be made to The Hebrew Home of Greater Washington.
BUSCHER, JOSEPH THOMAS
August 16, 1977
Suddenly on Sunday, August 14, 1977, at his residence,
JOSEPH THOMAS BUSCHER of Capitol Hill, beloved husband of
Jessie Stearns Buscher; father of Joanne Sabourin, Barbara
Defesne and Larry Buscher; brother of Margaret Ahlented and
Lawrance (Doc) Buscher; he is also survived by seven
grandchildren. Friends may call at the LEE Funeral Home
Capitol Hill 4th st., and Massachusetts ave., n.e. (parking
on premises) on Tuesday, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
where service will be held on Wednesday, August 17, at 11
a.m. Interment
Congressional Cemetery.
BROOKS, FRANCES H.
August 16, 1977
Of Marshall, Va., departed this life Sunday, August 14,
1977, at the Fauquier Hospital, Warrenton Va. She is
survived by seven devoted children, Mrs. Mary F. Baylor,
Marshall, Va., Mrs. Nancy V. Holland, and Mrs. Marjorie J.
Wilson, of Washington, D.C., Charles S. Brooks, Marshall,
Va., James E. Brooks, Washington, D.C., William J. Brooks,
Manassas, Va., and George R. Brooks, Falls Church, Va.; she
is also survived by 18 grandchildren, one great-grandchild
and many other relatives. Friends may call at the JOYNES
FUNERAL HOME 35 N. 3rd., st., Warrenton, Va. on Tuesday,
August 16, from 4 to 9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at
The Kingdom Hall, Route 605 Warrenton, Va., on Wednesday,
August 17 at 11 a.m. Mr. Lawrence P. Garrison officiating.
Interment
Arlington National Cemetery.
BLACKWELL, JAMES L.
August 16, 1977
On Saturday, August 13, 1977, at the Greater S.E. Community
Hospital, JAMES L. BLACKWELL of 2923 Knox Pt., S.E., Apt.
203. Beloved husband of Mae F. Blackwell; devoted father of
Loretta Hodges, also survived by four grandchildren; two
sisters, Geneva Blackwell and Mary Dixon; two brothers
Robert Blackwell and Benjamin Crawford; several nieces and
nephews, a host of other relatives and many friends. The
late Mr. Blackwell will be on view at the JOHN T. RHINES CO.
FUNERAL HOME, 3015 12th N.E. (parking on premises) where
friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, August 18, and
where funeral service will he held on Friday, August 19 at 1
p.m. Rev. John Kenner, officiating. Interment
Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery Sp.
BAKER, VERNON V.
August 16, 1977
On Sunday, August 14, 1977, VERNON V. BAKER, beloved husband
of Alice M. Baker; father of Larry V. Baker. Friends may
call at JOSEPH GAWLER'S SONS 5130 Wisconsin ave., at
Harrison st., n.w. (parking on premises) on Tuesday, 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. where service will be held on Wednesday,
August 17, at 11 a.m. Interment
Rock Creek Cemetery.
ANDERSON, GENEVRA W.
August 16, 1977
On Saturday, August 13, 1977, of District Heights, Md.,
beloved wife of the late James Anderson, mother of Judith
Magnotto, Kerwin Perry; grandmother of Kathryn Jo Womaski,
and Jennifer Magnotto; great grandmother of Kara Womaski.
Friends received at THE ROBERT E. WILHELM FUNERAL HOME,
INC., 4308 Suitland Road, s.e., Graveside services at
Arlington National Cemetery, on Wednesday, August 17, at
2:30 p.m. Interment, Arlington National Cemetery.
WIRE, MARGARET I.
August 15, 1977
On Friday, August 12, 1977, at The Woodbine Nursing Home,
MARGARET I. WIRE, beloved mother of Donna L. Smith, Barbara
V. Baker, and Marvin M. Wire, Jr. Seven Grandchildren also
survive. Friends may call at JOSEPH GAWLERS SONS 5130
Wisconsin Avenue at Harrison St., NW; on Monday 2 to 4 and 7
to 9 p.m., where services will be held on Tuesday August, 16
at 12 noon. Interment
Congressional Cemetery.
WILLCOX, V. J. LT. CMDR, USN (RET)
August 15, 1977
On Friday, August 12, 1977, of Silver Spring Md., beloved
husband of the late Catharine Spurrier Willcox; father of
Nancy Willcox Linthicum and Janet Willcox Becker. Five
grandchildren also survive. Services at St. Luke's
Episcopal Church Brighton Dam Rd. & New Hampshire Ave.,
Brookeville, Md., on Tuesday, August 16, 1977 2 p.m.
Interment
Arlington National Cemetery at 3 p.m. Family
suggests that expressions of sympathy be made to the charity
of your choice.
VAETH, SARA BILLARD
August 15, 1977
On Saturday, August 13, 1977, SARA BILLARD VAETH, beloved
wife of the late Prof. Joseph A. Vaeth; mother of J. Gordon
Vaeth; grandmother of Gordon C. Vaeth. Friends may call at
JOSEPH GAWLERS SONS, 5130 Wisconsin Ave. at Harrison St. nw.
(parking on permises) on Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Services will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church 2430 K
St. nw. on Tuesday, August 16, at 10:30 a.m. Interment
Rock
Creek Cemetery.
STEPHENS, CRAIG CURTIS
August 15, 1977
Suddenly on Sunday, August 14, 1977, at Woodbine. Md., CRAIG
CURTIS STEPHENS, age 18, of Mt. Airy. Md; beloved son of
Frederick W. and Sondra A. Conger Stephens; brother of
Clifton Curtis Stephens III and Victoria Louise Stephens;
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Russell Conger and Mrs.
Ethel B. and the late Clifton Curtis Stephens; nephew of
Mrs. Belly L Phucas, Mrs. Marceia Eader, Starla L. Weaver,
Irving E. Stephens, Bernard and Lawrence Conger. Friends
may call at the Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Home, Demascus,
Md., on Monday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. where services will
be held on Tuesday, August 16 at 1 p.m. Interment
Pine Grave
Cemetery, Mt. Airy, Md. Those desiring may make
contribution in his name to me Mt. Airy Sparkler Majorette
and Drum Corps care of Mrs. Millie McConnel 101 Paradise
ave., Mt. Airy, Md. 21771
SNEAD, EVELYN M.
August 15, 1977
On Saturday, August 13, 1977, at Doctors Hospital EVELYN M.
SNEAD of Washington, D.C., wife of the late Clarence C.
Snead; beloved Richard Stanley Snead; daughter of W.L. Litz;
sister of Jack Litz; grandmother of Lisa Ann and David
Timothy Snead. After 2 p.m. Sunday friends may call at the
LEE FUNERAL HOME CAPITOL HILL, 4th st. and Mass. ave nw
(parking of premises) where services will be held on
Tuesday, August 16, at 12 noon. Interment
Resurrection
Cemetery.
REYNOLDS, LILLIAN M.
August 15, 1977
On Friday, August 12, 1977 at Washington Adventist Hospital,
LILLIAN M. REYNOLDS of 603 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring Md.,
beloved mother of Raymond L. Reynolds, Jr., and Mrs. Evelyn
L. Sebastian, both of Silver Spring, Md. Sister of Elinore
Embrey and Gladys Thiele, Charles and Eugene Stuart. Also
survived by four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the HINES/RINALDI FUNERAL HOME, 11800
New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, Md. Monday 2 to 5 and 7
to 9 p.m. where services will be held on Tuesday, August
16th at 10.00 a.m. Interment
CedarHill Cemetery. Casket
closed.
SEBASTIAN, LENA C.
August 15, 1977
On Saturday, August 13, 1977, at her residence, LENA C.
SEBASTIAN, of Northwest Washington, wife of the late Richard
Sebastian., beloved aunt of Henrietta C. Jussaume and
Evelyn, Culipher. After 10 a.m. Monday, friends may call at
THE LEE FUNERAL HOME, Capitol Hill, 4th Street and
Massachusetts Ave., ne. Parking on Premises where services
will be held on Tuesday August 16, at 10 a.m. Interment
Prospect Hill Cemetery.
PURCELL, MATTIE H.
August 15, 1977
On Friday, August 12, 1977, at Dover, N.C.; beloved wife of
Grover C. Purcell, aunt of Lida K. Brooks; great-aunt of
William A. Brooks. Friends may call at the MONEY & KING
VIENNA FUNERAL HOME, INC., 171 W. Mapie Ave, Vienna, Va.,
from 2 to 4 and 8 to 9 p.m. Tuesday where services will
beheld Wednesday, August 17, at 11 a.m. Interment
Glenwood
Cemetery, Washinton, D.C.
PICOT, MICHLIN A.
August 15, 1977
On Friday, August 12, 1977, of Hillcrest Heights, Md.
(formerly of Jamestown, N.Y.), beloved wife of George A.
Picot, daughter of Lena and Frederick Constantine , sister
of Janet Van Der Heuve and Rosemarie Cardinale. Friends
received Sunday and Monday at the Robert E. Wilhelm Funeral
Home, 4308 Suitland rd se. Funeral service will be held at
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 5300
Authra., Camp Springs, Md., on Tuesday, August 16 at10 a.m.
Interment
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
PEAK, LT. COL. Raymond M. (USA Retired)
August 15, 1977
On Thursday, August 11, 1977, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, LT
COL. RAYMOND M. PEAK, USA Retired, beloved husband of
Kathleen Connor Peak; father of Ruth Adele Wilson, Frances
Louise O'Connor, and Dorothy Peak George; brother of Agatha
Peak, there are also 11 grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren. Friends may call at THE DEVOL FUNERAL HOME,
2222 Wisconsin Ave., nw., from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday
and Monday (parking opposite at Georgetown Bldg.) Mass of
Christain Burial will be offered at The Church of The Little
Flower, 5601 Mass ave., nw. on Tuesday, August 16, at 11:15
a.m. Interment
Arlington National Cemetery, at 1 p.m. with
Full Military Honors. Memorial contributions may be made to
the Good Samaritan Society, 2410 Wagner St., SE. Washington
D.C. 20020.
MITCHELL, ANNA MARSCHALK
August 15, 1977
On Wednesday, August 3, 1977, at Tangier, Morocco, ANNA
MARSCHALK MICTCHELL, beloved mother of Phyllis Michaux of
Paris, France, and Carolyn Mitchell of Tangier, Morocco.
She is also survived by two grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren. Sister of Dorothy Smith, Phyllis Stone and
Ruth Runge. Friends may call at JOSEPH GAWLER'S SONS, 5130
Wisconsin ave. at Harrison st. nw. (parking on premises) on
Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Setvices will be held at
Ft. Myer chapel on Wednesday, August 17, at 2 p.m. Interment
Arlington National Cemetery.
MEZQUITA, PILAR F.
August 15, 1977
On Saturday, August 13, 1977, PILAR F. MEZQUITA, of Wheaton,
Md., wife of the late Manuel Mezquita; mother of Manuel
Mezquita and Teresa M. Galio, also survived by one
grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Relatives and
friends may call at COLLINS FUNERAL HOME, 500 University
Blvd. West, Silver Spring, Md. (parking on premises) Monday
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held
at St. Catherine Laboure Church, Claridge and Viers Mill
Rds., Wheaton Md. on Tuesday, August 16, at 10:30 a.m.
Interment
Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Rosary Monday 8:30 p.m.
MATTIA, ANGELINA
August 15, 1977
On Thursday, August 11, 1977, ANGELINA MATTIA, wife of the
late Carmelo Mattia, mother of the late Attonzo Mattia, Mrs.
Marie Burnside, Joseph Mattia, Mrs. June Cola, Mrs.
Antoinette Huntmann and Mrs. Jennie Wald; also surviving are
11 grandchildren. Friends may visit with the family at the
W.K. HUNTEMANN & SON FUNERAL HOME, 5732 Georgia ave., N.W.on
Sunday and Monday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of
Christian Burial will be said at St. Gabriel's Catholic
Church, 26 Grant at 10 a.m. Interment
Arlington National
Cemetery. Prayers will be said on Monday evening August 15,
at 8:30 p.m.
LIE, YUK - LIM
August 15, 1977
On Thursday, August 11, 1977, at Doctors Hospital, Lanham,
Md., the beloved mother of Chu Ngo Lim, Patricia Shen, Fi
Ngo Loh, Helena Chow, Alice Wan, Verna Shen, Mi Ngo Wong,
Dicky Wong, Una Lee, George Wong and Eric Wong; grandmother
of Jack and Raymond Wong. Friends may call at TAKOMA
FUNERAL HOME, 254 Carroll St., n.w. (parking adjacent) on
Monday 3 p.m. until 9 p.m., where services will be held on
Tuesday, August 16, at 11:00 a.m. Interment
George
Washington Cemetery.
HUNTER, JOHN D.
August 15, 1977
On Thursday, August 11, 1977, JOHN D. HUNTER, son of the
late Henry C. and Ruth O. Hunter; brother of Jehu L. Hunter,
Charles T. Hunter, Mrs. Inez H. Isley, Walter Hunter and
William Hunter. Also surviving are four nieces, five
nephews, other relatives and many friends. From 5 to 8 p.m.
on Monday, friends are invited to call at the McGUIRE
FUNERAL HOME, 7400 Ga. ave. N.W., where services will be
held on Tuesday, August 16 at 10 a.m. Interment
Rock Creek
Cemetery.
HARMEL, MAXINE F.
August 15, 1977
On Sunday, August 14, 1977, of Suitland, Md.; beloved wife
of Rudolph Harmel; mother of Julia Lee Reed and Richard M.
Harmel; grandmother of Martin Layne Reed, sister of Calvin,
Roscoe, Medford, Warren Schaeffer and Rita Brooks. Friends
received from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at
the Robert E. Wilheim Funeral Home, Inc., 4308 Suitland rd.,
s.e., where services will be held on Wednesday, August 17 at
11:30 p.m. Interment
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
HARDY, JOSEPH S.
August 15, 1977
On August 14, 1977, at Alexandria Hospital, JOSEPH S. HARDY
of Alexandria, Va., father of David Hardy; brother of May
Duty, Catherine Davis, Alice Benesch, Margaret Nickleson,
Estelle Calhoun, and Helen Sullivan; also survived by two
grandchildren. Private funeral service will be held on
Tuesday, August 16, at 11 a.m. Interment
Mt. Comfort
Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer
Society. Arrangements by DEMAINE FUNERAL HOME, Alexandria,
Va.
HERNDON, ROSE FRANCES COOPER
August 15, 1977
On Sunday, August 14, 1977, at Culpeper, Va., beloved sister
of Stephen Cooper, Fairfax, Va. Graveside funeral services
2 p.m. Tuesday, Manassas Cemetery, Manassas, Va.
Arrangements by Clore Funeral Home, Culpeper, Va.
FRY, CATHERINE F.
August 15, 1977
On Friday, August 12, 1977, of Bethesda, Md., beloved wife
of the late Dallas P. Fry; sister of Rosemary F. Cruzan; one
niece and one nephew also survive. Friends will be received
at PUMPHREYS BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE FUNERAL HOME, 7557
Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, Md., on Sunday and Monday, between
3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Rosary service 8 p.m. Monday, Mass of
The Resurrection at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic
Church, 9701 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, Md., on Tuesday
at 10 a.m. Interment
Parklawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
ECKELS, GEORGE STERRETT
August 15, 1977
On Saturday, August 13, 1977, at Circle Terrace Hospital,
GEORGE STERRETT ECKELS of Alexandria, Va., husband of Ellen
Norcross Eckels; father of June Close Carter; also survived
by two grandchildren, Sara Laverne Bennett and Sterrett
Judson Carter. Friends may call at the EVERLY-WHEATLEY
FUNERAL HOME, 1500 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria, Va. from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. Funeral services will be held
Tuesday, August 16, at 1:30 p.m. at the First Assembly of
God Church, 700 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria, Va. Interment
Ivy Hill Cemetery. Family requests memorials be made to
First Assembly of God Missions.
DUNN, WILLIAM M.
August 15, 1977
On Saturday, August 13, 1977, of Germantown, Md., beloved
husband of Theresa Maria Dunn; father of Maria and Billy
Dunn; son of William and Evelyn Dunn; brother of Kathleen
Burroughs, Barbara Doane, Eileen Tamburello, Mary and John
Dunn; grandson of Mrs. William F. Dunn and Mrs. Ellen Welts,
both of Toronto, Canada. Friends will be received at
PUMPHREY'S COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME, 300 W. Montgomery Ave.
(Rte. 28 just off 270), Rockville, Md. 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.
Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at Our Lady of
Mercy Catholic Church, 9200 Kentsdale Dr., Potomac, Md.
Tuesday, August 16, at 11 a.m. Interment
St. Gabriel's
Cemetery.
DANEMANIS, ANNA O.
August 15, 1977
On Friday, August 12, 1977, at Georgetown University
Hospital, ANNA O. DANEMANIS, of Capitol Hill; wife of the
late Edouards Danemanis. Friends may call at the LEE
FUNERAL HOME Capitol Hill, [illegible] st and
Massachusetts ave., n.e. (parking on premises) on Sunday,
from 7 to 9 p.m. and where services will be held on Monday,
August 15 at 2 p.m. Interment
Ft. Lincoln Cemetery.
COUSINEAU, EDWARD
August 15, 1977
On Saturday, August 13, 1977, EDWARD COUSINEAU of Rockville,
Md., beloved husband of the late Marie Z. Cousineau, father
of Mrs. Lucille Henderson, grandfather of Suzanne Heasley,
Shirley and Richard Kline. Mr. Cousineau also is survived
by four great-grandchildren. Friends are invited to call at
the TYSON WHEELER FUNERAL HOME, 1311 Rockville Pine,
Rockville, Md. on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of
Christian Burial will be offered at St. Elizabeth's Catholic
Church, 805 Montrose rd., Rochville, Md., on Tuesday, August
16, at 10 a.m. Interment
Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
CONNORS, MARY J.
August 15, 1977
On Sunday, August 14, 1977, MARY J. CONNORS, after a long
illness at her home in Northwest Washington; beloved wife of
the late John J. Connors; devoted mother of Catherine (Mrs.
Thomas Mailardi), Mary (Mrs. Bernard Marziani), Alice (Mrs.
Charles Washington), Ann Nancy, (Mrs. William Halbe), and
Eleanor Connors; sister of Bella Dougherty, nine
grandchildren also survive. Friends may call at JOSEPH
GAWLER'S SONS, 5130 Wisconsin Ave. at Harrison St. nw
(parking on premises) on Monday from 2 to 9 p.m. Mass of
Christian Burial will be offered at St. Anns Catholic
Church, 4400 Wisconsin Ave, at Yuma St., nw. on Tuesday,
August 16, at 11 a.m. Interment
Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
CIERI (CHERI), HENRY
August 15, 1977
On Friday, August 12, 1977, at the Washington Adventist
Hospital, HENRY CIERI of Silver Spring, Md., husband of
Angelina Cieri, father of Louis, James, Henry Jr., Frank,
Nick, George, and Alfred Cheri and Rose Meola. Also
survived his 22 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at THE FUNERAL HOME OF
WARNER E. PUMPHREY, 8434 Georgia ave., Silver Spring, Md.
(parking facilities) Sunday, 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday, 3 to 5
and 7 to 9 p.m. where services will be held on Tuesday,
August 16, at 10 a.m. Interment
Ft. Lincoln Cemetery.
CHARLES, DESPOU
August 15, 1977
On Thursday, August 11, 1977, at Tampa, Fla., DESPOU
CHARLES, of Tampa, Fla, wife of the late James E. Charles;
beloved mother of Mrs. Marie Hamilton of Ft. Lauderdale,
Fla., Mrs. Louise Dressler, of Tampa, Fla., Miss Jule
Charles of New York City, George J. Charles of Bethesda Md.,
and the late Evangeos Charles of Toronto, Canada,
grandmother of Valerie McNutt, of Overland Park, Kan., James
G., Deborah D., Mary Elizabeth and Constance P. Charles, all
of Bethesda, Md., Mrs. Helen Gordon, and Donald Charles of
Victoria Canada, great-grandmother of George W. the III, and
Jennifer Louise McNutt of Overland Park, Kan. Friends may
call at JOSEPH GAWLERS SONS, 5130 Wisconsin Ave., at
Harrison St., n.w. (parking on premises) on Sunday 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m., where prayers will be said on Sunday at
8:30 p.m. Services will be held at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox
Cathedral 36th and Mass Ave., n.w. on Monday August 15, at 1
p.m. Interment
Ft. Lincoln Cemetery. Memorial donations may
be made to The Interior Decorations Fund, of St. Sophia Greek
Orthodox Cathedral.
