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DEATH NOTICE

MANDELBLATT

ALLENMANDELBLATT

Allen Mandelblatt of Silver

Spring,MD,passedawaypeace-

fully of natural causeson March

24,2022.Hewasthebeloved

husbandof SandraMandelblatt;

devotedfatherof David(Jill) and

Michael(Janet);lovinggrandfatherof Rachel

and Sarah.

Allenwas bornand raised in FarRockaway,

NY and latermovedto the D.C. areawhen

hegotmarried.AllenandSandrasettled

into ahome in Kemp Mill Estateswherethey

raised afamilyand livedfor almost60 years

beforemovingin 2019to RiderwoodSenior

Living,justafewmilesaway.

Allenservedin the Navyandgraduated

fromthe BrooklynCollegeof Pharmacy.He

workedas apharmacistfor localDC drug

storeinstitutionsDartDrugandRodman’s

Drugbeforeopeninghis ownstore,Fairfax

Drugs,inFairfax,VA.“Doc Al” was adoredby

manyin the communityfor over20 years.

He closedout his careeras apharmacist

for CVS.

Allenwas an avid D.C. sportsfan, alongtime

supporterofmultiplephilanthropicorgani-

zationsincludingthe General Israel Orphans

Homefor Girls,the US HolocaustMemori-

al Museum,and PublicBroadcasting.His

favoritepastimesweretraveling,walking,

playingpoker,and sharingtimewithfamily

and friends.

Allenwassurroundedandcomfortedby

his immediatelovedonesduringhis final

daysand is now at peacewith his dearwife

Sandra. Thefamilywantsto extendagra-

ciousthankyoutothestaffandcaregivers

at RiderwoodSeniorLivingfor providinga

wonderfulenvironmentand skilled,com-

passionatecare.

Gravesideserviceswill be heldprivately.

In lieu of flowers,donationsmaybe made

to the US HolocaustMemorialMuseum

https://www.ushmm.org/.Servicesentrust-

ed to SagelBloomfieldFuneral Care.

MONAGHAN

JAMESP. MONAGHAN

James P. Monaghan,ofBethesda,Maryland,

died peacefullyonMarch 19, 2022in Subur-

ban Hospital.Jameswas bornin Norwich,

Connecticut,on December14, 1927to Rose

andPeterMonaghan.Heservedhiscoun-

try proudlyin the U.S. Armyat the end of

WWIIand in the Air Force duringthe Korean

War.JamesreceivedhisB.S.inEngineering

fromYale Universityand an international

businessdegreefromThunderbirdSchoolof

GlobalManagement.

ThroughouthiscareeratAlcanAluminum

James servedin variouscapacitiesin Ontar-

io,Canada,Geneva,Switzerland,Santiago,

Chile,St. Louis,Ohio,and Washington,D.C.

He retiredin 1994as SeniorVice President,

GovernmentAffairs.In1994 he was elected

as on Honorary Memberof The Aluminum

Associationinrecognitionofhismanyyears

of leadershipin the growthand develop-

mentof the aluminumindustryand for his

guidance,counsel,and substantialpersonal

effortsservingon the Boardof Directorsand

the GovernmentandInternationalAffairs

Committee,amongothers.

Jameswasanavidreader,militaryhistory

expert,and drivenby alifelongpassionfor

internationalaffairsand internationaltrade.

James will be missedby all wholovedhim.

JamesissurvivedbyhislovingwifeIngrid

Monaghan,hisson Thomas,who liveswith

his familyin Vienna,Austria,and his daugh-

ter Maureenof NewYork, NY.Heisalso sur-

vivedby his lovinggrandchild,Paul-Henry.

Serviceswill takeplaceat ArlingtonCeme-

tery at afuturedate.

servicesgratis.For,“aboveall, he believed

in the Hippocratic Oath,”observedhis son

Peter,adermatologist.

TomNigraalso believedin fun, hospitality,

andsportsmanship.With his irrepressible

smile,impishwit, and inexhaustiblegusto,he

was as at homeon horsebackin the hunting

field or shootingpheasantin Englandor dove

on Maryland’sEasternShoreas he was in a

laboratoryor in frontof astove,concocting

originaland deliciousrecipes“to draw out

the complexflavorsof theiringredients.”

Once,amomentafterhavingbeenhanded

his drinkat aparty,hewas approachedby

alady witharash. “I neverdiagnosewhile

drinking,”hetold her.“Cometo my office

tomorrow.”

Aresidentof HighlandBeach,Florida,Dr.

Nigrawas bornin Latrobe,Pennsylvaniaand

was agraduateof bothSt. Vincent’sSchool

and St. Vincent’sCollegethere.Hereceived

his M.D.from the Universityof Pennsylvania

MedicalSchool,followingwhichhe complet-

ed: his internshipin InternalMedicine(under

SeniorResidentDr.AnthonyFauci) at New

York-BellevueHospitalin NewYork City;his

residencyin dermatologyat Massachusetts

General Hospitalin Boston;and BerryPlan

serviceat the NationalInstitutesof Health.

Akeen collectorof manyfine arts,but, most

of all, of friends,hewas an enthusiasticand

generoushost.He wasamemberof the

ClinicalPathologicalSociety,the Washington

Investors,the Alibi,Ausable,ChesapeakeBay

Yacht, ChevyChase,and MetropolitanClubs.

Dr.Nigraissurvivedby his wife of morethan

fifty-oneyears,the formerJane Brawley,a

sister,SusanNigraSnyder(whostill recalls

that,whenshe was anewborn,her brother,

thenage 7, attemptedto flushher feet-first

downthe toilet),his son PeterT. (MeaghanK.

Nelan)and daughter,Jane H. Gallina(Parham

Ranjbar),and five grandchildren.

AServiceof Thanksgivingfor the Life of

ThomasP. Nigrawill be held at ChristChurch

Georgetown,31st&OStreets,NW, Wash-

ington,DC on Wednesday,March30 at 11

a.m.As he wouldhavewished,all physicians

attendingare asked,if possible,towear their

lab coats.

In lieu of flowers,the familyrequestthat

friendsmakegifts to charitiesof theirchoice.

THOMASPETERNIGRA

August6, 1941–March 21, 2022

Dr.ThomasP. Nigra, who has died at the age

of 80, wasarenowneddermatologist.The

causeof deathwas heartfailure.

Thecreatorand,for 43 years,Chairman

of the Departmentof Dermatologyat the

WashingtonHospitalCenter,heconducted

pioneeringclinicalresearchon minoxidilas

atreatmentfor hair loss and on the use of

phototherapy for the treatmentof avarietyof

skin disorders,includingpsoriasis.Awinner

of that institution’sGold-HeadedCaneAward

for adoctorwhohas “demonstratedthe

higheststandardsof scientificexcellence

and integrity,” Dr.Nigramentoredhundreds

of residentsand fellowsin the residency

program he designedand initiatedin the

1980’s. He also diagnosedthe first caseof

Kaposisarcoma,oftenamanifestationof

AIDS,inthe Washingtonmetropolitanarea.

Apartfromthe hospital,he maintaineda

privatepracticeat his historichousein

Georgetown,usingthesamedetachedpro-

fessionalofficeDr.JoshuaRiley,ahighly

reputedphysicianof that era, builtand used

as aclinic and schoolfor medicalstudentsin

the nineteenthcentury.Althoughthe Wash-

ingtonPostoncedescribedDr.Nigra’sprac-

tice thereas one of “dowagersand diplo-

mats,” it includedmanypatientswhowere

unableto pay and for whomhe providedhis

NIGRA

Afteratour as Directorof NuclearPower

Personnelhe was orderedas SquadronCom-

manderto SubmarineSquadronFourteenin

HolyLoch,Scotland.Thenhe was assigned

to the Officeof the Chiefof NavalOperations

(CNO)as Director,NavalCommunications

Division.Thenhe becameCommander,Sub-

marineGroupEIGHTbeforebeingreassigned

to the officeof the CNOwherehe servedin

variousadministrativecapacities.His final

assignmentwas the U.S. Representativeto

the MilitaryCommitteeof NATO.Heretiredin

December1993,the last activeduty member

of the NavalAcademyclassof 1955.

Someof Admiral Smith’smany decorations

andawardsincludethe DefenseDistin-

guishedServiceMedal,DistinguishedService

Medalw/ GoldStar,The Legionof Meritw/3

GoldStars,The MeritoriousServiceMedalw/

gold Star and the NavyCommendationMedal

He formedaconsultingfirm,HeislerCorpo-

ration,becameafull timeSeniorFellow

at boththe Centerfor NavalAnalysesand

NationalDefenseUniversity.Heservedas

Chairmanof the Boardof Directorsof the

NavalSubmarineLeague,the NavalMutual

Aid and the Boardof Advisorsto APL at Penn

StateUniversity.Hewas amemberof the

NavalStudiesBoardof the NationalAcademy

of Sciencesand servedas aCapstoneFellow

attheNationalDefenseUniversity.

Admiral Smithwasthe soulof kindness

andablessingto all whoknewhim.A

memorialand celebrationof life will be held

on Wednesday,April 6, 2022,9a.m. at The

Old Post ChapelArlingtonNationalCemetery.

WILLIAMDEE SMITH

Admiral, USN (Ret.)

Admiral WilliamDee Smith,USN,Ret. passed

awayon September9, 2020.He is survived

by his soul mateof 63 years,SabraHarriman

Smith,his daughter,EvangelineQuinnand

son-in-law,Kevin Quinn.He is predeceased

by his son FrederickW. Smithwhoalso

graduatedfromthe US NavalAcademyand

servedin submarines.

His earlyassignmentswereon the USS

BACHEand 6submarinesbeforetakingcom-

mandof the USS HenryL.Stimson.In October

1978.He thenservedon the staffof Com-

manderin Chief,PacificFleetas the Deputy

andthenSeniorMemberof the Nuclear

PropulsionExaminingBoard.

SMITH

WICKETT

ROBERTLEONARDWICKETTSR.“Bob”

Robert“Bob”Wickett,Sr., 84, passedaway

peacefullyon March18, 2022. Bob was born

on May26, 1937to Leonardand Sarah El-

len (Campbell)Wickettin Orono,Maine.Bob

was predeceasedby his son William.He is

survivedby his wife,Priscilla;children:Rob-

ert in San Diego,California,Julia in Inwood,

West Virginia,andThomasin Ashburn,Vir-

ginia, as well as hisnine grandchildren:Eu-

gene,Quinn,William,Rebecca,Thomas,Am-

ber,Austin,Olivia,and Samantha.Bob was

educatedat OronoHighSchool,wherehe

playedon the footballand baseballteams.

He later furtheredhis educationat American

University.Bob was aK9Officerfor the Met-

ropolitanPoliceDepartment,untilretiringin

1981.Followinghis retirement,he operated

his ownhomeimprovementcompanyfor

30 yearsin Bowie,MD. Bob enjoyedmowing

the lawn,competitivelygrowingtomatoes,

gardening,antiquecars,and followingthe

WashingtonCapitals,WashingtonNation-

als,and the NewYork Yankees.Bob will be

deeplymissedby his family,many friends,

and extendedfamilymemberswhowere

welcomedto live with themoverthe years.

Amemorialservicewill be held at 12 Noon

on March27, 2022at MurphyFuneral Home,

locatedat 4510WilsonBlvd.,Arlington,VA

22203,withburialto immediatelyfollowat

ParklawnMemorialPark in Rockville,MD.

https://tinyurl.com/RLWickett

When theneed arises,let familiesfind you in

theFuneral Services Directory.

To be seeninthe FuneralServicesDirectory,

please call paid DeathNotices at 202-334-4122.

DEATH NOTICE DEATH NOTICE

MADISON

MARCIAEDDINSMADISON(Age76)

Of Alexandria,Virginia.Born in Washington,

DC,and passedawayon March24, 2022.

She wasprecededin deathby husband

StephenR. Madisonand sister-in-lawPa-

mela“Cindy”Madison.Survivedby daugh-

ter HeatherGutshall,daughterErin Smith,

mother-in-lawMaryMadison,sister-in-law

LindaEddins(Joe Barry),brother-in-lawWil-

liam Madison(Coleen),and an abundance

of treasuredfriends.GrandchildrenRyan

CampbellGutshall,USAF,AlexanderSmith,

OliviaSmith,and JosephineStoutzenberg-

er,belovednieces,nephews,and extended

family.She is also forevergratefulto be a

memberof the Stuart,Eddinsand Madison

families.

Agraduateof TheCorcoran Schoolof

ArtandDesign,Marciaenjoyedalong,

award-winningcareeras acreativedirec-

tor workingwith nationaland international

corporations,associationsand govern-

mentagencies.After retirementshe taught

at The Art LeagueSchool;Trinity Preschool;

andSt.Stephen’sSt.AgnesSchool.She

wasalong-timememberoftheArtDirec-

tors Clubof MetropolitanWashington.

Marciawasan active memberof her

churchandcommunity,whereshe led

variousprogramsandtaughtchildren’s

Sundayschoolclasses.She was aregular

volunteerwith The SummerOperaTheater

Companyand the Friendsof the Torpedo

FactoryArt Center.

In lieu of flowers,expressionsof sympathy

maybe madeto HandsomeDan’sRes-

cue,WashingtonStreetUnitedMethodist

Church,or CapitalCaringHospice.

MemorialServiceat WashingtonStreet

UnitedMethodistChurchon April2, 2022

at 11 a.m.Serviceinthesanctuarywith

receptionto followin FellowshipHall.

http://www.demainefuneralhomes.com

MASON

KARENANNMASON(Age74)

On Saturday,March19, 2022

KarenAnnMasonof Gaith-

ersburg,MD formerlyof Ger-

mantown,MD.Belovedof 47

yearsto ThomasE. Mason;lov-

ingmotherofAndrewMason

(Megan),AmeliaS. Mason(Craig Andrews);

grandmotherof ClaireLizzyandAbby.

Massof ChristianBurialwill be offeredat

St.JohnNeumannCatholicChurch, 9000

WarfieldRoad,Gaithersburg,MD 20882

on Wednesday,March30, 2022at 11 a.m.

Inurnmentwill be held at alater date at Ar-

lingtonNationalCemetery.Memorialcon-

tributionsmaybe madeto Basilicaof the

NationalShrineof ImmaculateConception,

400 MichiganAvenue,NortheastWashing-

ton, DC 20017(nationalshrine.org).

Pleasesign familyguestbookat

http://www.DeVolFuneralHome.com

MURRAY

JAMESHAMILTONMURRAY

B.S.D.D.S.M.P.H.

Departedthis life on Thursday,March3,

2022.He is survivedby his lovingand de-

voteddaughters,ChristinaReneeMurray,

and MichelleMurray Gee;his son-in-law,

ShawnGee;and grandchildren,SeanHam-

ilton Gee,NaomiGee and EvanMarcelGee.

He alsohas survivingnephews,nieces,

godchildren,and friends.Hewas the be-

lovedwidowof Joan Young Murray.Home-

goingservicewill be heldon Saturday,

April2, 2022,at VermontAvenueBaptist

Church, 1630 VermontAvenueNW.Visita-

tion 10:30a.m.;Service11 a.m. Interment:

Lincoln MemorialCemetery.Arrangements

by McGuire.

http://www.mcguire-services.com

WILLIAME. NELSON

Belovedhusbandof Sherlee,belovedfather

of Anne,Kristin(Kevin),Will (Bobbi),beloved

grandfather to Kyle,Katherine,Maria,

Robertand Kerry; passedawayon Tuesday,

March22, 2022.He was94 yearsold. A

long-timeresidentof ChevyChase,MD,

Bill was an attorneyfor the Departmentof

Justicefor 17 years,then wentinto private

practicewithhis wifeSherlee.Together

theyformedNelson&Nelson,LLP where

theypracticedlawfor decadesin the

Dupontarea of Washington,DC.

Bill was ahuge sportsfan. He was an avid

tennisand golf player,playinginto his 80s.

Bill was also an accomplishedhigh school

baseballplayergrowingup in Roland,IA.

In lieu flowers,the familyrequestsany

donationsbe sent to: RolandYouth Sports,

attn: BJ Schaben, 10269 590thAve.,Roland,

IA 50236to supportbuildingnew ball fields.

Full obituary,memorialserviceinformation

and online guest book available at

https://www.goinghomecares.com/obitu-

aries/obituary-listings.

NELSON

BARKER

MARYLYNNBARKER 1953-2022

On March19, 2022,MaryLynn Barker

passedawayaftera10-dayhospitaliza-

tion.Thecausewascomplicationsfrom

pancreaticcancer.Familymembersflew to

her bedsideto be withher in her final days

beforeshe slippedthe surlybondsof earth.

At the timeof her death,Marywas aSe-

nior AviationSafetyInspectorand Instructor

withthe FAA’sInternationalTechnicalSup-

port Branchin Washington,DC.

Bornon January21, 1953,in Montgomery,

Alabama,she was the eldestchildof Joan

ArnoldBarkerand EdmundOsborneBarker.

She leavesbrotherBrent(Marcia)of Seattle,

WA and brotherJeff (Ana)of Knoxville,TN;

alongwithnieceFrancesca(Lee)and neph-

ewsAlex,Edmundand Martin. She was

precededin deathby her parents,Edmund

and JoanBarker,and infantbrotherThomas.

Mary’slove of aviationbeganearly.She

obtainedher privatepilot’slicensein her

twenties.She attendedEmbry-RiddleAero-

nauticalUniversity,SouthCarolina,attaining

an AssociateDegree.In1975, she enlisted

in the U.S. Air Force.She reachedthe rank

of TechnicalSergeant.In her role as Flight

Engineeron C-141s,she servedin Opera-

tion DesertStormand OperationRestore

Hope(SomaliaIntervention).Maryreceived

abachelor’sdegreein 1982fromthe Uni-

versityof the Stateof NewYork (USNY)

ExternalDegreeProgram in Albany,NY. Her

FAAcareerbeganwithassignmentsin Al-

banyand Jamaica,NY beforetransferringto

FAAHeadquartersin Washington,DC.Her

FAAcareertookher aroundthe worldfrom

Singaporeand Ghanato the Philippinesand

beyond.

Her loveof horsesalsobeganearly.She

ownedher first horseJeté in the 1960’sand

has ownedhorsesup to currentday leav-

ing behindher belovedChanceand Spanky.

Marywill be missedby so many,especially

her family.Nofuneral serviceis planned.The

familywill holdaprivatememorialservice

withmilitaryhonorsat afuturedate.Dona-

tionsin memoryof Marymaybe madeto

the ThoroughbredRetirementFoundation

(TRF)at https://www.trfinc.org/or the chari-

ty of your choice.

BUSHNELL

JOHNALDENBUSHNELL

BornJuly 26, 1933in the smalltownof Glen

Cove,New York to Richardand EmmaBush-

nell and sisterBarbara, whoall preceded

him in death.He passedawaywithhis el-

destson by his side,onMarch19, 2022,in

his homein Leesburg,VA.

Johnwas one of thoserare menwho knew

how to get thingsdone.Asayoungmanhe

wonscholarshipsand joinedthe U.S. Air-

force to pay his way throughYale University,

and the Universityof Melbourne.After get-

ting his graduatedegreeat the Universityof

Melbourne,hetraveledmostof the world

beforebeingstationedin Abilene,TXasa

U.S. AirForce officerand thenaprofessorof

Economicsat McMurryTexas College.Given

his love for travel and ingenuityfor getting

thingsdone,itwas only natural for him to

becomeaForeignServiceOfficerin 1959.

From 1959to 1992Johnservedin Treasury,

AID,and the NSCstaffas well as in State

and Embassiesin LatinAmerica.He was of-

ten aleaderduringhigh-pressuresituations

like the 1965DominicanRepublicrevolt,the

Arab oil embargo,Congressionalpassage

andimplementationof the PanamaCa-

nal Treaties,the massAmericansuicidein

Jonestown,developingand defendingRea-

gan’splan to defeatcommunistsupported

Salvadoran guerrillas,restoring,andsus-

tainingdemocracy in Argentina,arresting

General Noriega,and restoringdemocratic

governancein Panama.Afterretiringfrom

the StateDepartment,he servedas the spe-

cial assistantto the DistrictAttorneyof the

countyof NewYork wherehe continuedto

use his skillsto help prosecuteinternational

criminalsuntil 2008.

Priorto receivinghis first assignmentas a

FSO Johnmet his wife Ann,who traveledat

his side acrossthe worldand borehim three

boys,John, Mark,and Timothy.After retiring

John’sfocusbecamehis family,travel, and

visitingall 400+NationalParks.Helovedto

sharehis love for travel with his eightgrand-

childrenby takingthemon international

tripsand to visit multipleNationalParks.

Johnwas proudto be the 12th generationof

Bushnell’sand oftenreferredto his grand-

childrenas the 14thgeneration,and his 12

great-grandchildrenas the 15thgeneration.

He leavesbehindalegacyfor all generations

of Bushnell’stolook up to and emulate.

Johnwas lovedby all who met him but most

of all by his largeand growingfamily:his

wife Ann;sonsand daughters-in-law,John

and Beth,Mark,and Timothyand Eileen,his

eightgrandchildrenand theirspouses,Kel-

leighand BrianMacevicious,Tim and Leah

Bushnell,Jake and JennaBushnell,Emma

and LloydMarshall,Oliviaand AdamWhite,

MicaiahBushnell,Levi Bushnell,andLindy

Bushnell,and the evergrowing15thgener-

ationof Bushnell’swherehis legacywill live

on for generationsto come.

Funeral serviceswill be held March31, 2022

at St Theresa’sinAshburn,VA,at11:30 a.m.

Therewill be opencasketviewingbefore

the servicestartingat 11 a.m.Agraveside

servicewill be heldat 2p.m. at Quantico

MarineNationalCemeteryfollowingthe

Mass.

DEATH NOTICE

PATRICIAMcGEENIEDERPRUEM

(Age99)

Formerlyof Springfield,VA,died on March

12, 2022,at her homein Falls Church,VA.

Survivorsincludeher son,Kurt Niederpruem,of

ParkRidge,IL;daughter,AnnNiederpruem(Jeff

Anderson)ofFallsChurch,VA;andgrandsons

PJ,EthanandNoahAnderson.Patwill be

rememberedlovinglyfor her warmthand kind-

nesswhichshe extendedgenerouslyto friends

andstrangersalike.The familythanksthe

veryspecialteamatTheKensingtoninFalls

Churchfor theircareand compassion.Apri-

vatememorialgatheringwill be heldin April.

Memorialcontributionscan be sentto St.

Jude Children’sResearchHospitalor The Sierra

Club.

NIEDERPRUEM

WILLIAMALBERTPRINTZ,SR.

OfSilverSpring,MDpassedawayonMarch

23,2022.HewasbornNovember30, 1932 in

Washington,DC,the son of Eva and William

Watson Printz.

He wasthe ownerof PotomacTradingCol-

lectiblesLionelBuy &Sell, PotomacTrading

Post,andPotomacSki &Sail for over 60

years.HeattendedUniversityof Marylandfor

engineeringand ROTC.Hewas an avid skier,

and enjoyedhunting,yardsales,trade shows,

andCivilWarreenactments.Hewasamember

ofthePotomacArmsCollectorsAssociation,

MarylandArmsCollectorsAssociationand sev-

eral ski clubs.

He is survivedby the motherof his children,

Miriam,his fourchildren,five grandchildren

and five great-grandchildren.Alicia,Marlene,

Suzanne(husbandMike),and WilliamPrintz,

Jr.Cherishedgrandfatherof Beverly(husband

Scott),Kristle(husbandCharles),Madison(hus-

bandJordan),McCraeandTeddy.Lovinggreat-

grandfatherofCharlie,Jayce,Jocelyn,Felicity

and Wayde.

In lieu of flowers,donationsmaybe madeto

MontgomeryCo.HumaneSociety.

Family will receivefriendsat 10 a.m.viewing

and 11 a.m. serviceon Friday,April 1, 2022at

CollinsFuneral Home,500 UniversityBlvd.W.,

SilverSpring,MD 20901.301-593-9500.

PRINTZ

RAMTAHAL

HARRIRAMTAHAL

OnTuesday,March22,2022,HarriRam-

tahal, 86 of Montgomery Village,MD

passedawayat his residence.Beloved

husbandof PatRamtahal;lovingfather

ofZandraRamtahal(JonebHamann)and

SeanRamtahal;grandfatherof Nyahand

Adesh;brother-in-lawof MarilynMcCarthy.

Alsosurvivedby several niecesand neph-

ews.There are no eventsscheduledat this

time.Pleasesign the familyguestbookat:

http://www.DeVolFuneralHome.com

RITAA.REDDING(NEEDEMBOWSKI)

March8, 2022.Belovedwife of the late MarkL.

Redding,MD; lovingmotherof Rita M.(Thomas)

Bubniak,Anne D. Redding,MarkJ. Redding,

RobertD. (Carolyn)Redding;cherishedgrand-

motherof Lydia and EvanBubniak;dearsister

of the lateDorothySroka,James,Joseph,

Robertand DonaldDembowski;also survived

by manyniecesand nephews.ACelebrationof

Life will be held on Saturday,April 2, 2022from

1p.m. to 4p.m. at Everly-WheatleyFuneral

Home,1500 W. BraddockRd., Alexandria,VA

22302.In lieu of flowers,memorialsmaybe

madeto the Brain InjuryServicesOrganization,

https://braininjurysvcs.org/.

REDDING

THEODOREROOSROSCHÉ

(Age94)

Passedawayon March21, 2022,son of Ray-

mondH. and EstherR. Rosché,belovedhus-

bandof Marie,belovedfatherof Peterand

Tim,belovedgrandfatherof Peter(andwife

Dionne),Madelaine(andhusbandRick)and

Marie(andhusbandMarco),belovedgreat-

grandfatherof Pierre,Ellis,Zoe,Norah and

Summer(witha6th great-grandchildexpected

in June).Educatedat Park College,Columbia

Universityand UnionSeminary,then serving

as Presbyterianministerand lateruniversity

professor of Philosophy and Religion at

PomonaCollegeand AmericanUniversity,a

tirelessactivistfor civil and humanrights,and

aworld travellerwhoset footon all seven

continents.Hewill be deeplymissedby all

of thosewhowerefortunateenoughto have

knownhim.

Amemorialservicewill be scheduledat alater

date.

ROSCHÉ

DEATH NOTICE

SANTMIRE

MARILYNJ. SANTMIRE“LYNN”

(Age82)

Of Falls Church,VA passedawayat home

onThursday,March24,2022.Beloved

daughterof the late Willardand Dorothy

Daugherty;devotedmotherof CherylL.

Bailey(MarkD. Bailey),LynannD. Howard

(JuanS. Howard);sisterof BarbaraDicken

(TommyDicken).Sheisalsosurvivedby

her grandchildren,CallieS.Bailey,Lauryn

M. Bailey,and numerousniecesand neph-

ews.Funeral serviceswill be held at Money

and King Funeral Home,171 W. MapleAve.,

Vienna,VA on Friday,April 1at11a.m. In

lieuof flowers,memorialcontributions

maybemadetoLifewithCancer,www.

lifewithcancer.org/donate.Onlinecondo-

lencesand fondmemoriesof Lynn maybe

offeredto the familyat

http://www.moneyandking.com

SARENETABERSHAW(nee Rudman)

(Age91)

Of Rockville,MD, passedaway

on Friday,March25, 2022.

Predeceased by her

belovedhusband,Dr.Harold

Tabershaw; and parents,

BerthaandSimonRudman.

Devoted mother to Ellen

(Paul) Saval,and Audrey(Eric)Lieberman;

lovinggrandmotherto Neil (Nicole)Saval,

Brian (Jami) Saval, Gary (Kat) Saval,

Kevin Lieberman,andAmy Lieberman;

adoringgreat-grandmotherto Charlieand

Lucy Saval,Sloanand LennonSaval.

Servicesat OhebShalomCemetery,430

BerrymansLane,Reisterstown,MD,onSun-

dayMarch27,2022,at3p.m.Contributions

maybe madeto General Israel Orphans

Homefor Girls,111 JohnStreet#1740,New

York, NY 10038.Shivaheld privately.

TABERSHAW

DEATH NOTICE

LAINAS

GUSCONSTANTINELAINAS

Passedawaypeacefullywith his wife by his

side on Sunday,March20, 2022.Gus was

bornin 1933in Brooklyn,NY,the son of Gus

and AngelaLainas.Gus was an extremely

hardworking,humbleandgenerousman

with agreat senseof humor.

He graduatedfromBrooklynPolytechnic

Instituteand thenwentto The StateUniver-

sity of NewYork, Ft. Schuyler.Heearned

aBachelorof Marine Engineeringwith

post-graduateworkin Managementand

MechanicalEngineeringat JohnsHopkins

and DrexelInstitute.Gus joinedthe Atomic

EnergyCommissionand the NuclearEnergy

Commission. RecognitionsincludeSenior

ExecutiveServiceand PresidentialMerito-

riousRank.

Gus excelledas aHusband,Father,Grand-

father,belovedfriendand familyman.He

was devotedto life.Gus is survivedby his

wifeof 58 years,Pauline,and his children,

Angela(John),Katherine(Bob)andDean

(Jessica). Gus is alsosurvivedby his five

grandchildren,Yanni, Zachary,Anthony,Pe-

ter and Jenna.

Funeral Serviceswill be private.Gifts in his

memoryto The GreekOrthodoxChurchof

St. George,7701 BradleyBlvd.,Bethesda,

MD 20817 wouldbe appreciated. Please

sign the familyonlineguestbookat:

http://www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com

throughSewanee:TheUniversityof the

South.Nicholsonsangin variouschoirsfrom

St. Patrick’sEpiscopalto the Washington

NationalCathedral in DC.Nicholson,born

April23, 1937,wasraisedin Gladwyne,

Penn.,attendedThe HaverfordSchoolfol-

lowedby the Nicholsontradition,Princeton

Universitywherehe studiedmusic.Herel-

ishedthe day he shiftedthe key of the

Christmasclassic“JingleBells”to aminor

key accompaniedby melancholylyrics—

the world’spreeminentprofessorin the next

roomburstin imploringNicholsonto stop

the “noise.” He workedas city editorin Oak

Ridge,TennesseeforTheOakRidger,before

movingto Washington,D.C.,and meeting

his futurewife,MarnieMillerof Wheeling,

West Virginia.Nicholsonopenedhis own firm

specializingin lobbyingand publicrelations,

retiringin 1991.Withhis wife,they opened

the DC arearenownCompanyFlowersin

Arlington,Virginiawhichthey’veownedfor

over30 years.Nicholsonis survivedby his

widowMarnie,son PeterBerryhillNicholson,

daughter-in-lawAnneNicholson,son-in-law

JoeBailey,and six grandchildren.Their

daughter,WendyNicholsonBailey,died in

2016.Aservicehas beenscheduledfor April

2, 2022,at 12:30pm at St. Patrick’sEpiscopal

Church, 4700 WhitehavenParkway,NWin

Washington,D.C. 20016.Contributionsmay

be madein memoryof JohnNicholsonto

The Honduras Independence Bilingual

School.Pleasesendchecksto St. David’s

EpiscopalChurchwithHIBSon the memo

line,5150 MacombStreet,NW,Washington,

DC.2 0016 or donate online at:

https://onrealm.org/stdavidsdc/give/johnni-

cholson.

JOHNBERRYHILLNICHOLSON

April23, 1937-January4, 2022

JohnBerryhillNicholson,Washingtoncorre-

spondentfor BusinessWeek, advisorto the

Presidentof Fannie Mae,Ray Lapin,lobbyist

for the AmericanBankersAssociation,and

the NationalAssociationof Real Estate

Investment Trusts,and communications

directorof the PeaceCorps,died fromahead

injurysufferedwhileattendingto his car

duringawinterstorm.He was 84. Nicholson

wasknownfor his jovialnature,love of

musicand food,and legendarystorytelling.

He lovedNantucketand routinelyworehis

summersignaturered pantsyear-round.He

was abiblicalscholarand usedthat passion

mentoringthe Educationfor Ministrycourses

NICHOLSON

TURNER

ELIZABETHA. TURNER

On November17, 2021,ElizabethA. Turner

passedaway,peacefullyat homein Fair-

fax, VA,surrounded byfamilymembers.

She livedawonderful,long life of 96 years,

filledwithahappymarriageof morethan

68 years,five wonderfulchildrenand one

grandson,and manyopportunitiesto travel

the worldand enjoyavarietyof interests.

Elizabethwasbornin rural Pennsylvania

and grewup in Chathamand Morristown,

NewJersey.One of her specialmemories

fromthosedayswas seeingthe Hindenburg

fly by overheadon its way to Lakehurst,NJ:

whatathrill for an 11-year-old girl!Her life

changedfor the betterin her senioryear of

highschoolwhenshe met and fell in love

withher life partner,the handsomeand

brash (her description)FrederickC. Turner.

DuringWWIIyears,Frederick joined theUS

Navyand becameafighterpilot.Elizabeth

was in nurse’strainingat the time,but mar-

riagewith Frederickbeckonedafterthe war,

and her trainingstoodher in goodstead

whileraisingfive activechildren.The Navy

determinedthe directionof theirlives,and

the coupleenjoyedlivingoverseasin En-

gland,Greeceand Italy,and at manystate-

side dutystationsas well.Elizabeththrived

in thesemanydifferentplaces,and became

instrumentalin leadershiprolesin the offi-

cers’wivesorganizationsandmentoring

youngwomenwhowerenewto Navylife.

She was the glue holdingfamilylife togeth-

er whileher husbandwas oftendeployed

as his careerprogressed.Frederickretired

fromthe Navyas aVice Admiral in 1979.

Elizabethrelishedlife and enjoyedmany

interests,includinggoldenage cinemaand

musicals,golf,cookingand reading,and was

atalentedseamstress.For many yearsshe

madestylishclothingitemsfor herselfand

her two daughtersusingher trusty 1945

Singersewingmachine,atreasuredwed-

ding gift. She still ownedit, and its modern

replacement,at her death.She and Freder-

ick werelong-timesupportersof the Ken-

nedyCenter,and lovedseeinglive theater

together.

Aboveall, Elizabethcherishedher loved

ones.She is survivedby her five children,

FrederickIII, Pamela,Robert,Davidand Su-

san; theirspouses,who lovedtheirBetty/

Mom;grandsonChristopher;sisterMarion;

and 10 niecesand nephews,who lovedtheir

AuntBetty.

Visitationfor familyand friendswill be held

Sunday,April 10 from2to4p.m.,and 6to

8p.m., at Fairfax MemorialFuneral Home,

9902 BraddockRoad,Fairfax,VA.Funeral

serviceswill be conductedat ArlingtonNa-

tionalCemeteryon Monday,April 11 at 2:45

p.m., followedby burialalongsideher be-

lovedhusband.Guestsshouldgatherat the

Old PostChapel,Fort Myer,Virginia,allow-

ing sufficienttimeto get throughbasese-

curity(https://home.army.mil/jbmhh/index.

php).Additionaldetailsare availableon the

FairfaxMemorialFuneral Homewebsiteat

fmfh.com.An onlinecondolencebookcan

be accessedthereas well.

In lieu of flowers,the familysuggestsdo-

nationsmay be madeto St. JudeChildren’s

Hospital(stjude.org/donate),or CapitalCar-

ing, the regionalhospiceorganization(cap-

italcaring.org).

DEATH NOTICE

TREMBLE

SAMUELM.TREMBLE

OnMonday,March14,2022,ofWash-

ington,DC.Husbandof BettyRoseHen-

ery-Tremble;son of the late Wyoniaand

OllieLeonTremble,Sr.;brotherof Charles

Tremble,JoyceFowlerand the late Ollie

LeonTremble,Jr.;also survivedby favorite

cousins,Dorothy“Jean”(Charles)Beard

andBenjaminTremble,favoritenieces,

Shante(Lucky)Forte and CherylFowler,

favoritenephew,AlfredFowlerJr., step-

daughter,Laura(Bryan)McKie,and many

grandniecesandnephews;Friendsmay

visit BorgwardtFuneral Home,4400 Pow-

der Mill Rd. Beltsville,MD, Friday,April 1,

10 a.m.untiltimeofserviceat 11 a.m.In-

termentMarylandNationalMemorialPark.

http://www.borgwardtfuneralhome.com

DEATH NOTICE

EDNATURNER

On Thursday,February24, 2022,of Chevy

Chase,MD.BorninAkron,OH,Ednawasthe

youngestchildofthree,andherchildhood

surroundedby her extendedfamilyin Akron

was amongher fondestmemories.After mov-

ing to Cleveland,she marriedHerbertTurner,

withwhomsheliveduntilhis passingin

1997.Theylivedin OxfordUK, Copenhagen,

and Paris,until settlingin ChevyChase.Edna

workedas amedicaltranscriberand secretary

for anumberof doctorsin the Washington

area,aswellasforSmithsonianmagazine.

Afterherchildrenleftforcollege,sheandher

husbandlivedfor several yearsin NewYork

City,which she loved.She enjoyedlisteningto

opera, and was adevotedreaderof Charles

Dickensand Jane Austen,amongmanyother

authors.EdnaandHerberthelpedto start

the Washington,D.C. MetropolitanRegionof

theJaneAustenSocietyofNorthAmerica

(JASNA),and attendedJASNAeventsfor many

years.ShevolunteeredwiththeAmericanRed

Crossand Children’sNationalHospital.Ednais

survivedby her sonsMark(Tena),Steven,and

Perry,and two grandchildren,Evanand Danny.

Therewill be no memorialservice.Memorial

contributionsmaybe madeto the American

Red Cross.

TURNER