The Washington Post - USA (2022-04-03)

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IN MEMORIAM

TEKOE L. GRAVES

August11, 1934-April 1, 2014

Wemissyourpresence

Wetreasureyourmemory

Weknowtheroadissmoothwhereyouare

Wewillneverforget

Your LovingFamily

GRAVES

LEONB. REID

MAY20, 1940-March 19, 2021

IFoughtAGoodFight,IFinishedMyCourse,

IKeptTheFaith. 2Timothy4:7 LovingFamily

REID

VICTORIACARROLLSULLIVAN

11/02/1956–04/01/2020

UNITEDAIRLINESFLIGHTATTENDANT,

40+YEARS

RADFORDUNIVERSITY(1978)

JAMESMADISONHighSchool(1974)

BELOVEDWIFE,MOTHER,SISTER,FRIEND

&FLYINGPARTNER

ILOVEYOU FOREVER&ALWAYS, ART

SULLIVAN

DEATH NOTICE

BUSH

ROBERTCHARLESBUSH

COL.USARMY

Passedon January4, 2021.Col.Robert

CharlesBush,belovedfatherand grand-

fatherwill be buriedat ArlingtonNational

Cemeteryon April26, 2022.Funeralser-

vices will startat the Fort MyerOld Post

Chapelat 9a.m. withburialto followat

ArlingtonNationalCemeterynextto his

wife,Joannewhopassedin 2017.All are

welcometo attend.

Col. Bushis survivedby his son, daughter,

threegrandchildren,and five great-grand-

children,hissisterLouise, many niecesand

nephews.Heisproceededin deathby his

parentsand six siblings.

ColonelBushhad awonderfuland fulfill-

ing careerin the US Armyfollowedby a

successfulcareerin real estate.Hewas

amemberof the RochesterLodgeof Free

and AcceptedMasons.

http://www.adamsgreen.com

DORISLEE BYERS

Of Fort Washington,MD passedaway peace-

fully on Thursday,March 24, 2022. She leaves

tocherishhermemory,herlovinganddevoted

husband,RonnieH. Byers; one son, Neville

Byers;two sisters,MargrettaTinsleyand

BessieJeanMcRae;onegrandson,JulesByers;

and ahost of other relativesand friends.The

family will receivefriends onThursday,April 7,

2022atEbenezerAMEChurch,7707Allentown

Rd., Fort Washington,MD from 10 a.m. until

time of funeral serviceat 11 a.m. Interment

Ragland,AL.

http://www.stricklandfuneralservices.com

BYERS

ENDLER

LEOFRANCISENDLER(Age98)

Leo FrancisEndler,ofFalls Church,Virginia,

passedawayon March23, 2022. Leo was

born on November9, 1923in Wilkes-Barre,

PA to Johnand MaryEndler.

Aftergraduatinghighschool,Leojoined

the Seabeesand servedin the SouthPacif-

ic.Upon his returnhe joinedthe DC Fire

Department,Engine29, wherehe worked

for 24 years.After retiring,he workedas

GroundsSuperintendentat ThePotomac

Schoolin McLean,Virginia. Afterhis retire-

mentin 1993,he continuedto workas a

handymanand spenthis free timehunting,

reading,and doingpuzzles.

Leo is precededin deathby his parents;his

10 siblings;his son,Gerald StephenEndler;

and daughter,ChristineEndler.Heissur-

vivedby his wifeof 75 years,Anna Endler;

his daughter,CynthiaClarke(Ray);his son,

RichardEndler(Danielle);fivegrandkids;

twogreat-grandkids;anddaughter-in-law,

Jeri Endler.

AMemorialMasswill be celebratedat Our

Ladyof GoodCounselCatholicChurch, 8601

Wolftrap Road,Vienna,VA on Friday,April 8

at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers,the familyasksfor do-

nationsin Leo’shonorto the McLeanVol-

unteerFireDepartment(https://www.mc-

leanvfd.org/supporting-mclean-vfd/).Online

condolencesand fondmemoriesof Leo may

be offeredto the familyat:

http://www.moneyandking.com

DEATH NOTICE

NESTOR MENDELLCALABIA

Died March 21, 2022 in New York City of

heart disease.Born in Washington,DC,in

1940, he graduatedfrom NativityElementary

School,GonzagaHighSchool,andGeorgetown

University.

AfterworkingbrieflyinSwitzerland,herelocat-

ed to Manhattan,earningamaster’sdegree

at New York University.Committedto serving

others,Mendell joined the New York City

Departmentof Social Services’Non-Resident

Welfare Center in 1965, while advocatingon

behalf of co-workersas aUnion Delegatefor

Social ServicesEmployeesUnion, Local 371.

After 30 years,heretired from the City’sCrisis

InterventionServices(CIS) having workedto

providesheltersforthehomeless.

Survivorsincludehis brother,Tino Calabia;

Tino’swife,Dawn; two nephews,Christopher

and Theodore,and aniece,Alison. His seven

grandnephewsand grandniecesare Ryan,

Gabriella,Caroline,Emily,Julianna,Connor,

and Phoebe.Mendell, Tino,and Christopher

graduatedfrom GonzagaHigh, where Mendell

made his mark among classmates who

climbedtheWashingtonMonumentstairs and

from atopmostwindowunfurledalong“Gon-

zagaBeatSt.John’s”banner.

Celebration of Mendell'slife are plannedfor

Manhattanand Washingtonin late spring,

followingaprivate intermentin Saint Mary’s

Cemetery,Alexandria,Virginia.Donationsin

his memorymay be made to Washington’s

GonzagaHighSchool.

CALABIA

MARYJODETWEILER

January14, 1942-February25, 2022

Mary Jo Detweiler(née Holmes),librarian,

Christianeducator,and belovedand adoring

motherand grandmother,died recentlyof

natural causes.Born in Indianato Burnham

and JosephineHolmes,she attendedUniv.of

Michigan(B.A., Phi Beta Kappa)and Indiana

Univ.(M.A.,libraryscience).

Mary Jo met her future husband,the Rev.

WilliamR. Detweiler,working at Waycross

Episcopalsummercamp in Indiana.She and

Bill celebrated 50 years of loving marriage

in 2013. After the birth of their children,

the family movedto Manassas,Virginia,in

1975, for Mary Jo to serve as directorof the

Prince WilliamCountyLibrary System.Upon

herdepartureinMay,1985,ThePotomacNews

editorialized,“Next week, Mrs.Detweilerwill

leave her post, and she will be missed.Hers

was avoice of [library] advocacycombined

with reason,of concernfor people combined

with professionalskill.There could be no finer

leaderforthesystem.”LaterinhercareerMary

Jo workedwith library computersystemsand

staffingservices.She also immersedherself in

formationas aguide for the Catechesisof the

GoodShepherd,areligiouseducationprogram

forsmallchildren.

MaryJoissurvivedbyhersiblingsSallyNelson

and DwightHolmes,and their spousesPete

Nelson and MichelleBurns; her daughterEliz-

abeth Detweilerand son Hans Detweilerand

their spouses Guillermo Canizales and

JulieanneEhre;grandchildrenAnnaandPablo

Canizalesand Esther andAviDetweiler.She is

predeceasedby her husbandand her brother,

DouglasHolmes.

Contributionsin Mary Jo’smemory may be

made to St. Mark’sEpiscopalChurchin D.C.

or the ChesapeakeBay Foundation.Remem-

branceswillbesharedSaturday,May7,4p.m.,

atRiverTowers,Alexandria,VA.

DETWEILER

REGINALDGOMEZ“Regie”

Born July 31, 1934 and passedaway March

29, 2022. He is survivedby his daughter

Silja (Richard),brother,Edwin (Hui Mei) sisters,

Helen and Maureen(Dave),formerspouse,

LaraEngebretson,and numerousnieces and

nephews.Regie is predeceasedby his parents

C.R. and Ubalda Gomez,sisters,Mary,Thelma,

Sybil,andbrother,Cyril.

Along-timeresidentof Arlington,VA,Regie

was born and raised in Singapore.Hemoved

to the US in 1958 where he graduatedfrom

GeorgeWashingtonUniversitywith aBach-

elor’sdegree in Economicsand aMaster’s

degree in BusinessAdministration.He worked

asaneconomistfordecadesattheWorldBank

inWashington,DC,retiringin1987.

Regie was charismatic,dashing,and athletic.

Helovedtennissomuchhebecameacertified

tennis instructorafter retiringfrom the World

Bank. Regie enjoyedhis outingsand traveling,

alwaysagentlemanand agenerousman.

Regie lived life to the fullest, enjoyingevery

moment.

Aspecial thank you to all of the staff of

Sunriseat RestonTown Centerfor all the

kindness,loving care and friendshipso freely

given to my Dad during the last seven years.A

memorialwill be held at alater date.Inlieu of

flowers,pleaseconsiderdonationstotheCure

Alzheimer’sFund (www.curealz.org)or drink a

toast to him with aJohnny Walker Red on the

rocks.

GOMEZ

DEATH NOTICE

ARTHURYOUNGST.CERGUE

GOODLAND

Arthur Young St. CergueGoodlandwas born

on January 18, 1988, at Sibley Hospitalin

Washington,DC to Dr.Robert James Applby

Goodlandand Dr.Jonmin (Wooh) Goodland.

ArthurpassedawayonJanuary18,2022.

He attended Chesterbrook Academy

Preschool,CongressionalSchool,LangleyHigh

School,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity,Univer-

sity of Peace in Costa Rica, and University

of Leeds,UKfor his PhD.Hemajored in

EnvironmentSustainableRenewableEnergy.

Servicespreviouslyheld.

GOODLAND

GRISETTI

ROBERTSTEPHENGRISETTI“Bob”

(Age97)

BobGrisettiwentpeacefullyto the Lord

on Saturday,March26, 2022,at homein

Herndon,VA.Hewas bornon November

16, 1924,in San Diego,CA, to the late Am-

ber (Durfee)Grisettiand CecilGrisetti.Bob

enjoyed70 yearsof marriageto cherished

wifeConsuelo(Jones)Grisetti,whoprede-

ceasedhim in 2017.Bob is survivedby his

devotedchildren,Stephen(Joann)Grisetti,

Robin(Tom) Hilliard,and Paul Grisetti,and

five grandchildrenAmber,Robert,James,

Timothy,and Mark.Bobisalso survivedby

manylovingextendedfamilymembersand

friends.AMassof ChristianBurialwill be

celebratedat St. Andrew&St. Margaretof

ScotlandChurch,402 East MonroeAve.,Al-

exandria,VA on Saturday,April 9, 2022,at

11 a.m. Intermentwill take placeat Quanti-

co NationalCemeteryon Monday,April 11,

2022 at 10:30a.m.In lieu of flowers,the

familyrequestsdonationsbe madeto St.

Andrew&St. Margaretof ScotlandChurch.

Onlinecondolencesand fondmemoriesof

Bob may be offeredto the familyat:

http://www.moneyandking.com

ROBERTVIRGILHEMM"Bob"

June 20, 2021-March 17, 2022

RetiredCol. RobertV. Hemm,age 100 of

Springfield,VA diedMarch17,2022ofoldage.

He was born on June 20, 1921 in St. Louis,

MO,graduated fromWashingtonUniversity,St,

Louis,onJune 2, 1942 as aChemicalEngineer

and 2nd. Lt., US Army (Air Reserve),and

enteredactivedutyonJune12,1942.HisWWII

militaryserviceincludedinstructingin Texas,

researchinOhio,andashorttimeinHollandia,

NewGuinea.HeworkedforMallinkrodtChem-

ical Works after the war and was recalled

to active duty in 1951. Shortlyafter recall,

he completedhis Doctor of Sciencesdegree

at WashingtonUniversity,and later earned

an MBA from AuburnUniversity.The rest

of his militaryserviceincludedassignments

at the Air Force MaterialsLab in Ohio,Air

TechnicalIntelligencein Germany,training in

Utah,researchmanagementat SystemsCom-

mand and the Air Staff,teachingat the Air

WarCollege,and finishingas the Commander

of the Air Force EuropeanOffice of Aerospace

Researchand Developmentin London.He

retired in 1977 and served as ExecutiveSecre-

taryoftheNationalMaterialsAdvisoryBoardof

theNationalAcademyofSciencesuntil1983.

He was marriedto Barbara(Vollmer) Hemm

for 66 years from November20,1942 until her

death on December15, 2008. On November

16, 2010, he marriedJean Winge Knapp,the

widowof his childhoodthroughadulthood

friend, ClaudeKnapp.Jean died on June 11,

2019.

From 1953 until his death he was an active

memberof the InternationalAssociationof

Lions Clubs serving the communityin all of his

duty assignmentsand in retirement.In 1990-

1991 he served as DistrictGovernorLions of

VirginiaDistrict24-A. He was on the Board of

Directorsof the Old DominionEye Foundation,

and in 1999-2000he was the presidentof the

LionsofVirginiaFoundation.

Hewasalife-longactivememberandordained

DeaconandElderinthePresbyterianChurch.

He is survivedby daughterBarbaraWilper of

Alexandria,VA;son retired Lt. Col. Robert V.

Hemm,Jr,ofClifton, VA;daughterJanand

husbandDan Pritchardof Columbia,MO; nine

grandchildren,and 16great-grandchildren.

Amemorialservicewill be held at Kirkwood

PresbyterianChurchin Springfield,VA at 11

a.m. on April 9, 2022.Visitationwill be from 2

to4and6to8p.m.onApril8,2022atDemaine

Funeral Home in Springfield.Intermentwill

beatafuturedateatArlingtonNationalCeme-

tery.

MemorialdonationsmaybemadetoKirkwood

PresbyterianChurch,8336 CarrleighParkway,

Springfield,VA 22152, or the Springfield-Fran-

conia Host Lions Club,Box 73, Springfield,VA

22150

HEMM

RYAN

MARYRYAN

Mary“Kay”Ryanpassedawayon March26,

2022,at the age of 88.

Kay wasbornon September13, 1932,the

onlydaughterof EdwardandMaryRyan

(bothdeceased).She was veryproudof her

Irishheritage.Kay spentalargepart of her

life in SouthBoston,MA. She receivedher

Bachelor’sDegreefromEmmanuelCollege,

her MBAfromBostonUniversity,and aLaw

DegreefromHarvardUniversity.

Afterearningher degrees,Kay joinedthe

ForeignServiceof the U.S. StateDepart-

ment,whereshe heldpostsin Ceylonand

BuenosAires.She had an extensivecareer

withthe U.S. Government,workingat the

Federal Trade Commissionand servingas

Directorof the Bureauof Complianceat the

ConsumerProductSafetyCommissionand

DeputyChiefCounselat the SmallBusiness

Administration.

In 2001,Kay movedto Delaware.Aloveof

theaterled her to becomeCouncilChairfor

the ClearspaceTheatreCompanyin Reho-

bothBeachfor manyyears.Kay also loveda

goodargument.She followedpoliticslocally

and nationally.Politicaltalk shows,newspa-

per articles,books,and conversationswere

her passions.

Kay is survivedby manycaringand loving

friends.

On Thursday,April 7, 2022,aMass of Chris-

tian Burialwill be celebratedat St.Ann Cath-

olic Churchin BethanyBeach,DE. Visitation

will beginat 10 a.m.,followedby Massat

11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers,donationsmaybe made

in Kay’shonorto the followingcharities:

Food Bankof Delaware,Little Sistersof the

Poorin Newark,Delaware,orHabitatfor Hu-

manity.Onlinecondolencescan be made

by visiting

http://www.melsonfuneralservices.com

DEATH NOTICE

CHERYL ANNFOSTERLASH

CherylAnnFosterLash,thebelovedwifeofthe

late Dr.LeonardLash, died peacefullyin her

sleep at the Bailey Center,St.Augustine,FLon

March16,2022.Shewas77.

Cherylgrew up in upstateNY,graduating

from high school in Wellsville.She becamean

Englishteacher,after graduatingwith aB.S.

Degreefrom EdinboroState Collegein 1965

and later earnedaMaster’sdegree from the

UniversityofMaryland.

Cheryl marriedLen in 1989 and after Len’s

retirementthey moved to Trappe,MDwhere

they lived for several years before movingto

FloridaandfinallysettlinginNaples.

Before Leonard’sdeath in 2016,he and Cheryl

were very active in the UnitarianUniversalist

ChurchinNaples.Cherylcontinuedtobeactive

in the church until she moved to St.Augustine

tobenearfamilyin2019.

Cheryl is survivedby adaughter,Susan Kuper,

St. Augustine,FL; grandchildren,Alexandra

Chaikin,Tampa, FL, David Kuper,Catonsville,

MD,great grandson,Owen Chaikin,brother,

Bryan Foster,Harpswell,ME; sisters,Marilyn

Thompson,Fredericksburg,VA;RebeccaDe

Fraites,Paris,France;two nephewsand seven

nieces.

AmemorialservicewillbeheldattheUnitarian

UniversalistChurchinNaples,FL,July16,2022,

at 3:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers,adonation

maybemadetotheAlzheimer’sAssociation.

LASH

MCDONALD

MARILYNAMCDONALD(Age 91 )

MarilynA. McDonaldpassedawayon

March25, 2022,surroundedby family

membersandcaregiversat herhome

in Springfield,VA.She is survivedby her

children,DianeMarieMcDonaldStrick-

land,Deborah Ann,Christopher Harlan(Su

Roczen),DanielRobert(Shelly),and Bradley

Alan(Beth)McDonald,grandchildrenChris

Strickland(AnaAviles),Molly(Michael)As-

tudillo,Josh (Annie),Joe (Stephanie),Sean,

andErinMcDonald,great-grandchildren

Samantha,Katie,and AnthonyAstudillo,

DannyStafford,Jacob Strickland,and Fin-

neganMcDonald,and familyfriendOlivia

Perkins.Her spouse of 69 years,Christo-

pherA. McDonaldprecededher in death.

Visitinghourswill be held from11 to 8p.m.

on Wednesday,April 6atFairfaxMemorial

Funeral Home,9902 BraddockRd., Fairfax,

VA 22032.AFuneral Masswill be heldat

10 a.m.on Thursday,April 7atNativity

CatholicChurch 6400 NativityLn., Burke,

VA 22015,intermentto immediatelyfollow

in FairfaxMemorialPark.

In lieu of flowers,the familyrequestscon-

tributionsto AutismSpeaks.www.autism-

speaks.org.

DAVID THOMASMULLIGAN

OnThursday,March24,2022,DavidT. Mulligan,

age71,diedofamassivestrokeatSt.Joseph’s

HospitalCenter in Tampa, Florida.David was

born on October23, 1950 in Washington,D.C.

tothelateJohnandGraceMulligan.

Dave was CEO of Video-Dynamics,Inc.of

Chantilly,Virginia --an advancedaudio/video

integrationcorporation.

In his spare time,Dave enjoyedwoodworking,

cooking,boating,and readingon his deck

whilewatchingthedolphins.Healsosupported

many worthwhilecharities.Dave was loved by

anyonewhoknewhim.

Dave is survivedby his belovedwife,Nancy

CarltonMulliganof TreasureIsland, Florida;

his loving brothers,John J. Mulligan,Jr.and

Robert L. Mulligan;his loving sisters,Marilyn

E. Mulligan,CorinneG. Mulliganand Janet M.

Kinch &her husband,Francis X. Kinch; his

belovedGoddaughter,Caitlyn Grace Delahaba

andallhislovingniecesandnephews.

There will be asmall celebration of Dave’slife

in Treasure Island,Florida and there will be an

additionalcelebration of Dave’sLife at alater

dateatthePrinceWilliamMarinainOccoquan,

Virginia.

In lieu of flowers,contributionscan be made

to Habitatfor Humanity,WoundedWarriors

Projector MetropolitanMinistries,2002 N.

FloridaAvenue,Tampa,FL33602-2204.

Forfurther information,please contactBrett

Funeral Home &CremationServicesin St.

Petersburg,FL at (727) 321-3321or Toll Free

(800)647-4425.

MULLIGAN

DEATH NOTICE

SARAHBELLPERRY

(Age96)

Sarah Bell Perry was born on January 16,

1926, in Bailey’sCrossroads,VA. She was

the youngestdaughterof Edwardand Mamie

White.ShepassedawayonMarch26,2022.

Sarah attendedHamptonUniversityand upon

leaving,securedajobwiththeFederalGovern-

ment. She marriedIgnatiusFrancis Perry and

was blessedwith her son. Sarah had avery

successfulcareer at the Departmentof Labor

Bureauof Labor Statisticsand retiredas a

GS-12 supervisor,which at that time wasn’t

easy for AfricanAmericans.Sarah’sgreatest

joy came from spendingprecioustime with

familyandfriends.

Inlieuofflowers,thefamilyrequestscharitable

donationsin the name of Sarah Bell Perry to

theAlzheimer’sAssociationact.alz.org.

ViewingApril 9at10a.m. at Mount Pleasant

BaptistChurch,6477 LincolniaRoad Alexan-

dria,VA 22312. PrivateFuneral 11a.m.

PERRY

ROBINSON

JACQUELINEM.ROBINSON

JacquelineM. Robinsonpeacefullytransi-

tionedfromthis life on Thursday,March10,

2022,in Ashburn, VA.Beloveddaughterof

the late Johnand CarlottaRobinson;left

to treasureher memoriessonsRicardo,

Jr.(Jada), and Jerald, Sr.(Maria);grandchil-

dren, Kristyn (Spencer),Jerald II (Christi-

na), Loren,RicardoIII, Ingrid,Ramon,and

Hallie; great-grandchildren, Sophienne

and SpencerRand,and survivingsiblings,

JohnK. RobinsonSr.; and adoptedbroth-

erMillreeWilliams(Holli),extendedfamily

and friends.Precededin deathby sister,

CherylA. Fisher,and brotherDarrylA. Rob-

inson,Sr.The familywill receivefamily

and friendsfrom9:30a.m.untilthe time

of serviceat 10:30a.m. on Saturday,April 9

at JB JenkinsFuneral Home,7474 Landover

Rd., Hyattsville,MD20785. Intermentat

NationalHarmonyMemorialPark.

exchangestudents.

She also helped local high school students

getthechancetostudyabroad.

At ArgonneNationalLaboratory,she co-

directedthe NewcomersAssistanceOffice,

sharingher experiencesas an immigrant to

helpmanyfamiliesadapttolifeintheUS.

In 2005, Helen and Hans moved to George-

town. She was an active participantin the

GeorgetownVillage Book Group and ablock

captainfor the Citizens Associationof

Georgetown.She also continuedher avid

interestinclassicalmusicandtheater.

Throughouther life,Helen enjoyedtraveling.

She visited many NationalParks,where she

expertlymanagedthe campinggear in the

back of the stationwagonand prepared

heartymealsonpicnictables.Morerecently,

sheandHanstraveledwiththegrandchildren

totheGalapagos.

In additionto family and traveling,Helen's

greatestpleasurewas welcomingguests

into her home,preparingample meals,and

servingstrong coffee.Countlessmusicians,

friends,childrenandgrandchildrenoffriends,

neighbors,and families of colleagues

enjoyedherhospitality.

Until the very end, she alwaysmade sure

everyonefelt at home and was well taken

careof.

Helen is survivedby her husbandHans; her

son Tasso and his wife AntonellaCucchetti

and childrenMarco Emilio and Julia Elena of

Manchester,MA; her son Bertrand and his

wife Beth Kaper and childrenJonah Hans

and Kenzie Patricia of Scottsdale,AZ; and

her niece Bettinavan Biezen and husband

GodehardKamps of Leipzig,Germany.Last,

butnotleast,shewasMomforWatiRahardjo

(Indonesia)and Oma for Luela and Sala Ba

(USA). She was predeceasedby her brother

RobertvanBiezenandhiswifeLeonore.

Aprivate celebration of life will be held for

family and friends at alater date.The family

requeststhat, in lieu of flowers,memorial

donationsbe made to Bread for the City,

https://breadforthecity.org/

HILLEGONDEJ. KAPER"Helen"

Hillegonde"Helen"JeannetteKaper(neevan

Biezen)of Georgetown,WashingtonDC,

passed away peacefullyon March 15, 2022.

Born December18, 1932 in Coevorden,the

Netherlands,she was the daughterof the

late Pieter van Biezen,ahigh school biology

teacherand textbookauthor,and Grietje

Dijk, an elementaryschool teacher.She was

agranddaughterofthepainterWillemJan

Dijk.SheearnedundergraduateandMaster's

degreesin EnglishLanguageand Literature

at the Universityof Amsterdam,and after

graduation,taughthigh schoolEnglishin

UtrechtandSneek(Friesland).

Helen marriedHans Gerard Kaper in 1962,

and togetherthey had two sons,Tasso and

Bertrand. The family immigrated to the US

on July 29, 1969, sailing on board the S.S.

Nieuw Amsterdam,of the Holland-America

Line.

Settlingin DownersGrove,Illinois,Helen

devotedher life to her family and volunteer-

ing for local and nationalorganizations.She

served 18 years on the Board of Trustees

of the DownersGrove Public Library,helping

to lead the gut rehabilitationand expansion

of the main building,and she was an active

memberof the AAUW book group.Through

the local chapterof the AmericanField-

service,she and Hans hostedforeign

KAPER

WARSHAUER

PHYLLISS. WARSHAUER(Age90)

PhyllispassedawayMarch22, 2022,peace-

fully at homefromcomplicationsof Demen-

tia.

She was bornin Caribou,MaineApril11,1931

to the late Marthaand PhilipSoucia.She was

raisedin Caribouand graduatedwithhon-

ors fromCaribouHighSchoolin 1948.She

startedworkingin PresqueIsle,Maine for the

NewEnglandTelephoneCo.and transferred

to C&PTelephoneCo.inWashington,DC in

1950 whereshe met her futurehusband,Bill.

She continuedworkingwhileBill completed

his Navyserviceand Collegeeducation.They

weremarriedin 1954and havelivedin Poto-

mac,Marylandfor over50 years.

Phylliswasoutgoing,lovedhostingfamily

gatheringsand makingnewacquaintances

feel at home.She was activein the Potomac

Women’sClub andQuesters.Both organi-

zationsraisedmoneyfor localcauses.She

servedin manyrolesand wasPresidentof

bothgroups.She wasalsoactivewiththe

PTAand Faith UnitedMethodistChurch

whenthe childrenwereyounger.

In her sparetime,she was an avid readerand

lovedto playMahjonggand MexicanTrain

withher friends.Inaddition,she was talent-

ed in Needlepointand receivedmanyawards

for her work.She enjoyedtravelingand was

ableto visit mostof the continentalUnited

StatesincludingAlaskaand Hawaii,as well

as Europe, the far Eastand Australia. Of par-

ticularenjoymentwas the timespentat the

beachhousein RehobothBeach,Delaware.

She is survivedby her husbandBill, married

for 67 years,childrenBarbaraW.McIntyre

(Roger),William,III (Laura), and Tedd (Kris)

and GrandchildrenMikayla,Paige and Me-

aghanMcIntyre,Brendanand AndrewWar-

shauerandChaseWarshauer.She is also

survivedby sistersMaryVonBretzel,Marlee

Wilson,Jane Southerlandand brother,Max

Souciaplus several niecesand nephews.She

waspredeceasedby her sisterPat.

Phylliswill be greatlymissedby all. Her Cel-

ebrationof Life will be heldat Faith United

MethodistChurchin Rockville,Marylandon

April11, 2022,at 11 a.m.and her burialat

ArlingtonNationalCemeterywill occurat a

futuredate.

In lieu of flowers,wesuggestcontributions

be madeto Faith UnitedMethodistChurch,

6810 MontroseRoad,RockvilleMaryland

20852 or acharityof yourchoice.

http://www.josephgawlers.com

When theneed arises,let familiesfind you in

theFuneral Services Directory.

To be seeninthe FuneralServicesDirectory,

please call paid DeathNotices at 202-334-4122.

DEATH NOTICE

MARKVANBERGH

Passed away peacefullyon February 4, 2022

with his wife by his side.Born on November

28, 1956, to Elinor and the late Peter Van

Bergh he grew up in White Plains,NY, and

graduatedSyracuse Universityand the George

WashingtonUniversitySchoolof Law.Mark

was acommunicationslawyer in Washington,

DC and aprofessionalphotographer.Hewas

an avid world traveler and his passionfor

wildlifeandtravelphotographyliveonthrough

hisimages.Heisdeeplymissed.

Mark is survivedby his wife Lisa Russell;

stepdaughtersSydney and IsabellaDarko;

motherElinor Kopmar;brother Jim (Agnieszka)

VanBergh; stepbrotherPaul Kopmar;stepsis-

ters Rona and AllisonKopmar;nephewand

nieces,Jacob,Sarah, Nina and Dalia. No ser-

vices at this time but acelebration of Mark’s

life is plannedfor later this year.Ascholarship

has been establishedin Mark’sname through

the Federal CommunicationsBar Association

Foundationand donationsmay be sent to:

FCBA Foundation,c/o Mark VanBergh Schol-

arship,1020 19th St, NW,Suite 325, Wash-

ington,DC 20036. The family also wishesto

acknowledgetheir gratitudeto Dr.Jeannie

Hoffman-Censits and the team of care

providersat the Sidney KimmelCancer Center

at Johns Hopkinsand Sibley MemorialHospi-

tals.www.everlywheatley.com

VANBERGH

EDWARD WILLIMIII "Ted"

(1932-2022)

Died March 20, 2022, from Covid. Residedin

Bethesda,MD/Vanceburg,KY.Loving husband

and father.Survived by children:Valarie

Rabung(Thomas)and StephanieWillim-Ost-

mann (Kevin Ford). Predeceasedby parents

EdwardWillim, Jr., ChristineWillim, wife Mari-

lyn June Willim, brotherDonald Willim (Burgi)

and son EdwardWillim IV.Graduatedfrom

Woodrow Wilson High School and Benjamin

FranklinUniversity(MAcct).Servicespreviously

held.

WILLIM