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DEATH NOTICEMCCAFFREY
EDWINKIERNANMCCAFFREY
Afteralovelydayspentwithhis great
grandchildren, EdwinKiernan McCaffrey
slippedawaypeacefullyduringalittle after-
noonnapatthehomeofhisdaughteron
April19, 2022in GalesFerry,CT. He was 92
yearsold.
On acold December20, 1929,in Leominster,
MA,EdwinKiernanMcCaffreywasbornto
EdwinCurryMcCaffrey,ahandsomehouse
painter,andBerniceKiernanMcCaffrey,a
lovelyIrishlass whohad arrivedfrom Coun-
ty Longfordjust sevenyearsearlier.Hewas
the oldestof theirsix childrenandoneof
scoresof McCaffreydescendantswhohave
livednearthe millsof Clinton,MAsince
six McCaffreybrotherssettledthereafter
fleeingCountyFermanaghduringIreland’s
GreatPotatoFamine.
As akid, EddieMcCaffreywasagood Cath-
olicschoolboyandanexcellentstudent.
Whenhe graduatedat the top of his St. Ber-
nard’sHigh Schoolclassin Fitchburg,MA,
thenunsandhismumencouragedhimto
go to college.So, withnot anickelto his
name,youngEdenrolledatWorcesterJu-
niorCollegeandgot ajob diggingditches
forthehighwaydepartment.Withhisditch
diggingearnings,heboughtaFord Fairlane
and transferredto the Universityof Massa-
chusetts.Daily,hedrovethatcar 50 miles
eachwayuntilhe earnedaBachelorof Sci-
encein CivilEngineeringin 1952.Then,he
wasofferedacommissionin the Coastand
GeodeticSurvey(nowtheNOAACorps)and
an adventurebeyondhis wildestdreams.
In his 30 years,Edrosefromthe rank of
EnsigntoCaptain,sailedtheAtlantic,Pa-
cific,and CaribbeanaboardNOAAresearch
vessels,predictedtsunamis,chartedour
coasts,and participated in underwater
atomictesting.Earlyon, he metapretty
collegestudentwaitressingin Plymouth,
MA for the summer.Her namewasConnie
Fischerandshehadbigplansforacarefree
summeruntilahandsomeyoungmanwith
acrookedsmileofferedher aride in that
Ford Fairlane.
Connieand Ed marriedon January2, 1956,
dancedthe nightaway,and drovesouththe
nextdaytotheirfirsthomeinSt.Peters-
burg,FL whereConnietaughtschoolwhile
Ed wasunderwayon the USC&GSSHydrog-
rapher.Theirnextstopwasthe Magnetic
ObservatoryinCorbin,VAfrom1956-1958
whentheywelcomedbabyJoanne.From
1958-1961,EdwinMcCaffreyservedas the
Officerin Charge,HonoluluMagnetic&Seis-
mologyObservatoryat Barber’sPoint,and
the youngfamilywelcomedbabyMaryEl-
len. From 1961–1963,LCDRMcCaffreywas
assignedas the OperationsOfficeraboard
the USC&GSSPioneerout of Oakland,CA,
andthe familywelcomedtheirfirstson,
James.From1963-1964,EdwinMcCaffrey
servedas the CommandingOfficerof the
NOAAShipsHilgardandWainwrightcon-
ductingwire-drag surveyoperationstogeth-
er off the EastCoastand in the Gulf of Mex-
ico.From1964-1966,LCDRMcCaffreywas
assignedto Norfolk,VA as Officerin Chargeof NOAACommissionedOfficerTraining,
andthefamilywelcomedtheiryoungest
son,Robert.In 1966,the McCaffreyfamily
headedwestto Palo AltowhereEd earned
aMasterof SciencefromStanford. Then
in1967,theroadwarriorMcCaffreyfamily
moved,again,acrossthe country,for the
last time,tosettlein Wheaton,MD whereEd
servedin numerouspositionsin NOAAHQ
in Maryland.Withthe McCaffreystill living
in Wheaton,CAPTEdwinMcCaffreyserved
onemoreunderwaytouras Commanding
OfficeroftheNOAAshipMountMitchell
surveyingthe watersoff Ponce,PuertoRico
from1970-1972.
In Wheaton,Ed and Connieimmersedthem-
selvesin raisingtheirfourkids.Edhelped
withhomework,coachedsoccer,officiated
atswimanddivingmeets,andattended
countlessschoolconcertsandpianorecit-
als.CAPTEdwinMcCaffreyretiredfromthe
NOAACorpsin 1982afterserving30 years.
Afterhangingup his uniform,Ed donneda
suit and tie to workfor OAOCorporationon
the HubbellTelescopeprojectuntilretired
onceagainin 1990. In retirement,Edwin
twiceservedas aCensusTaker for the US.
CensusBureauin 1990and 2000.
Havinggrownup duringthedepression,
Connieand Ed wereamazingsavers.They
rarelyate out or splurgedon anythingex-
ceptanannualsummervacationfortheir
children.On one suchvacationtheydiscov-
eredLakeWinnipesaukeeandWolfeboro,
NH.Thentheysplurgedonasweetlittle
housein asweetlittlelakesidecommuni-
ty.And then,to theirchildren’sshockand
amazement,theysplurgedon abrand-new
SkiSupremewaterskiboatin1982.They
reveledintakingtheirchildrenandgrand-
childrenout in the boat,but mostlyenjoyed
the peaceandquietof theirlittlesliceof
paradiseuntil,in thespringof2013,Connie
passedjust beforeEd couldtakeher north
to theirhousein the woods.Hewas left to
carryonwithoutherandcarryonhedid–
for nineyears.Hewatchedgrandchildren
marryandwelcomedeightgreatgrand-
children–delightingineach!Hespentthe
lastsixyearsinthecareofhischildrenas
Parkinson’scruellyrobbedhim of his ability
to walkand talk.He wascheerfuland never
evercomplainedandwhenhisgreatgrand-
childrenwerein the room,he wouldlight
up and musterawink, tossaball, or snap
off asalute.
Ed McCaffreywasthe firstin his familyto
go to collegeand buy acar.Hewas the only
memberof his familyto leaveMassachu-
setts.Hewas precededin deathby his wife,
Constance(Fischer)McCaffrey,and by three
of his youngersiblings,FrancisMcCaffrey,
BernardMcCaffrey,andMaureenMcCaffrey.
He is survivedby his two youngestsiblings,
BrendanJoseph“Joe”McCaffreyand Bren-
da “Chickie”McCaffreyGilhooley.Heisalso
survivedby his fourchildren:Joanne(Frank)
Albero,Mary Ellen(Kurt) Colella,JamesMc-
Caffrey,and Robert(Carla)McCaffrey;his six
grandchildren:Kimberly(Ron)Fialk,Michael
(Juli)Albero,Kathryn(Adam)Sederholt,Lau-
ra Albero,Christine(Tim)Conway,and Erin
(Jon)Coxon;and eightgreatgrandchildren:
BrendanFialk,MadelineFialk,BrittaSeder-
holt,HalleSederholt,LoreleiFialk,Elijah
Albero,Ryan Fialk,and AdamSederholt.He
defiedthe oddsby carryingon for nineyears
afterlosinghis belovedbrideof 57 years
and six yearsafterbreakinghis hip.His 92
yearswererich beyondmeasure.
Untilthe end,Ed enjoyedan eveningBour-
bonandgingerale or aManhattanwitha
goodmeal.In his memory,pleaseconsider
donatingto World Central Kitchenwhose
missionis to provideagoodmealto those
in need,www.wck.org.
Ed’sfamilyand friendswill celebrate his life
and returnhim to Connie’sside in Lakeview
Cemetery,Wolfeboro,NHthis summer.MCNAIR
CARLHERBERTMCNAIR
Everthe aviator,Major General (Retired)Carl
HerbertMcNair,Junior,filed his finalflight
planon May2, 2022.Bornin Pensacola,
Floridaon September22, 1933,to the late
CarlHerbertMcNair,Senior,and HelenaEd-
wardsMcNair,Carl was the middlechild,the
belovednamesakeboybetweentwogirls,
the lateBettyPetreeof Pensacola,FL and
AnitaJane “Patsy”Singletaryof Birmingham,
AL.
His motherwaseagerto sendhim to school
at an earlyage whichresultedin his grad-
uationfromPensacolaHighSchoolat the
youngage of 17. He wasimmenselyproud
to haveattendedEmoryUniversityfor one
yearwherehe wasamemberof SigmaAl-
phaEpsilonfraternity,beforereceivingan
appointmentto the UnitedStatesMilitary
Academy.Comingfromanavalaviation
town,CarlironicallyattendedWest Point
fromwhichhe graduatedin 1955.Withhis
keeninterestin aviation,Carl had chosen
toenterthe Air Force followinghis USMA
graduationand had evenpurchasedhis Air
Force uniforms.However,anewlyinvigorat-
ing Armyforay into aviation,specificallyhe-
licopters,changedhis mindand he commis-
sionedas aU.S.Army 2nd Lieutenant.During
his militarycareer,inwhichhe loggedmore
than 6000 flighthours(1578of thosein
combat),he alsoreceivedaB.S.and M.S. in
AerospaceEngineeringfromGeorgiaTech
andan M.S.inPublicAdministrationfrom
ShippensburgUniversityandwasaloyal
alumto all his almamaters.
MG McNairhad along and distinguishedca-
reerof 32 yearswiththe U.S. Armywithhis
finestaccomplishmentsservingas the first
BranchChiefof ArmyAviationas wellas
havingbeenthe BrigadeCommander,Depu-
ty CommandingGeneral, and Commanding
General for the U.S. ArmyAviationCenterin
Fort Rucker,Alabama.LowerAlabama and
the Wiregrass districtremaineddearto his
heartfor the remainderof his life.
MG McNairwasthe unofficial voiceof Army
aviationfor manyyearsand heldmanylead-
ershiprolesand top officesin the American
HelicopterSociety(AHS),the ArmyAviation
Associationof America(AAAA),the Associ-
ationof the UnitedStatesArmy(AUSA),the
ArmyHistoricalFoundation,and the Nation-
al DefenseIndustrialAssociation.MG Mc-
NairwasalsoawardedmanyDepartmentof
Defensemedalsincludingthe Distinguished
ServiceMedal[2], Legionof Merit[3], Distin-
guishedFlyingCross[4], BronzeStar [2] with
“V” device,51Air Medals,the FrenchOrder
of NationalMerit,andthe Orderof Merit
fromKorea.Abelovedundertakingwiththe Arlington
NationalCemeteryCommemorativeProject
resultingin the creationof the booksWhere
Valor Rests–ArlingtonNationalCemetery
andForChildrenof Valor,memorialgifts
nowpresentedto the familieswhohave
lost lovedonesin the defenseof freedom.
His retirementfromthe Armycatapulted
himintoa30-yearcorporate careerin the
MetroDC regionservingin executivelead-
ershiproleswithBurdeshawAssociates,
DynCorp,ComputerScienceCorporation,
CPSProfessionalServices,and Cathexis.He
wasequallydevotedto his boardworkfor
bothcorporate entitiessuchas Air Methods
Corporationas wellas numerousnon-prof-
it organizationssuchas the AmericanRed
Cross,Easterseals,NorthernVirginiaCham-
berof Commerce,CommunityFounda-
tionfor NorthernVirginia,andthe George
WashingtonChapterof the Associationof
the UnitedStatesArmy.Hewas adevoted
memberof bothMessiahandAldersgate
UnitedMethodistChurches.
MGMcNairwasinductedintothe Army
AviationHallof Fame in 2004.Additional
honorswhichdelightedhim werebeingthe
2011 recipientof the DistinguishedGradu-
ate Award fromthe UnitedStatesMilitary
Academyandthe GeorgiaTech Schoolof
EngineeringHallof Fame in 2014as well
as theShippensburgUniversityLifetime
AchievementAward in 2017andthe 2019
CommunityFoundationfor NorthernVir-
giniaLeadershipAward.In 2015,he was
inducted intothe LivingLegendsof Aviation.
Predeceasedby his wife,JoAnn Wilson
McNair,in2017afteralmost60 yearsof
marriage.His survivorsincludehis children:
CynthiaWood (Stephen)of MountPleasant,
SC,Carl HerbertMcNairIII “Chip”(Alana)
of Uniontown,PA,and CourtneyBulger
(Patrick)of Herndon,VA;six grandchildren:
CourtlandColantonio(Trey),TaylorWood
(Grace Anne),RebeccaClark(Eric),CarlHer-
bertMcNairIV “Mac”(Carrie),VirginiaBulger
and EmmaBulger,aswell as 10 great-grand-
children.
Thefamilyis extremelygratefulfor the
manycaretakerswholovedandcaredfor
our parents,but especiallyfor KatiaduKa-
maraand her extendedfamilyfor theirself-
less gift of timefor the past12 years.
The familywill receivefriendsfor visitation
at the FairfaxMemorialFuneral Home,9902
BraddockRoad,Fairfax,VA 22031from2to
5p.m. and 6to8p.m.onMonday,May 9.
The celebrationof life will be at Aldersgate
UnitedMethodistChurch, 1301 Collingwood
Road,Alexandria,VA 22308at 1p.m.on
Tuesday,May 10. Receptionto followat the
NationalMuseumof the UnitedStatesArmy,
1775 LibertyDr., Fort Belvoir,VA. Please
RSVPfor the receptionto McNairfuneral@
gmail.com.Aburialwithfull militaryhonors
will be heldat ArlingtonCemeteryat afu-
turedate.
In lieu of flowers,memorialsmaybe direct-
ed to the followinglocations:
-AmericanRed CrossServiceto the Armed
Forces,8550ArlingtonBlvd.,Fairfax,VA
22031
-The ArmyHistoricalFoundation, 1775 Lib-
erty Dr .Suite400,Fort Belvoir,VA22060
-EastersealsDC MD VA’s Jo Ann&Carl Mc-
NairCommunityChildDevelopmentCenter
to supportservicesfor childrenwithdisabil-
itiesandthosefromlow-incomeandmili-
tary familiesmaybe madeonlineat https://
rb.gy/fvgky8or mailedto EastersealsDevel-
opmentDepartment, 1420 SpringSt., Silver
Spring,MD 20910STEVENS
BILLYE MAE(SCHICKETANZ)STEVENS
On March3, 2022.BillyeMaeSchicketanz
wasbornin Alexandria,Louisianaon April
7, 1925,the firstof threesisters.The fami-
ly eventuallysettledin CouncilBluffs,Iowa.
She graduatedfromThomasJeffersonHigh
Schoolin 1942.She workedvariousjobsand
attendedclassesat night,eventuallygrad-
uatingfromthe Universityof Nebraskain
Lincolnin 1950.ShemarriedRobertStevensin 1952;they
weremarriedfor 25 years.She wasalong-
timeresidentof FairfaxCounty,primarily
Oakton,for the last 52 yearsof her life.
She greatlylovedgardening,mostly flowers,
andkept amagnificentgardenoutsideher
ground-floorcondoin Oaktonthatwasap-
preciatedby manyin the building.She had
manyfriendsprimarilyfromher churchcon-
gregationat the UnitarianUniversalistCon-
gregationof Fairfax,whereshe wasamem-
ber for over40 yearsandthe retirement
groupof theNavyFederal CreditUnion,
whereshe workedfor almost15 years.
She had twowonderfulsisters,EvelynLou-
ise Robshawwhopassedin 1998and Cleo
MaxineWells whopassedin 2020and sev-
eral nieces,nephewsandgrandniecesand
grandnephewsin Omaha,Nebraska. Billye
is alsosurvivedby heronlychild,Craig
Stevens;adaughter-in lawBelinda;two
grandsonsCarterandPatrickStevensand
theirwivesChristieandLeighandagrea-
grandsonJudeStevens.Servicewill be held
at UUCF,Oakton,VA on May28 at 2p.m. The
online guestbookis availableat:
http://www.moneyandking.comDEATH NOTICE DEATH NOTICEHOWELL
RUTHB. HOWELL(Age90)
RuthB. Howellof Annandale,VApassed
awaypeacefullyon April30, 2022at the
ageof 90. Widowof Col.Leamon(Pete)
Howell(Ret.),Ruthissurvivedbyhertwo
daughters,son,andfive grandchildren,
whowill all missher dearly.
Shehadatrailblazing,busycareerasa
collegescienceprofessor,after receiving
her BA fromBrynMawrCollege,anMA
in Biologyfromthe Universityof Florida,
andextensivePhDstudiesatTulaneUni-
versity,whileraisingthreechildrenand
travelingthe worldas an Armywife.Upon
retirementfromthe military,Ruth and Pete
begansuccessfulsecondcareersin real
estatein NorthernVirginiathatlasted 30
years.
MemorialandInternmentatArlingtonNa-
tionalCemeterywill be heldat alater date.LUCAS
MARGARETH. LUCAS
Heavenhasgainedanangel.At 92 years
old, Margaretpassedawaypeacefullyon
April28, 2022.She is survivedby her lov-
ing husband,JamesT. Lucas,Sr.,and ahost
offamilyandfriends.Therewillbeapri-
vateburialat her finalrestingplace.PAYNE
ELOISETILGHMANPAYNE
EloiseT. Payne passedawayon April28,
2022 in Alexandria,VA at age 88 years.A
nativeof Baltimore,MD, Eloisegraduated
fromGoucherCollege(‘55)beforeembark-
ing on a65-yearmaritaladventurewith
DouglasPayne (USNA‘52),whichincluded
multiplecross-countrymovesand longsea
deployments.With graceandgrit,Eloise
wasan exemplaryofficer’swife,mother
and homemakerbeforereturningto school
at midlifeto get an MA in Communications
Arts(UWF‘81).Overthe next20 years,
shethrivedas adocumentaryprogram-
mer,producer,writerandconsultantin
publicbroadcasting,laboradvocacy,and
philanthropy.Eloisewasan avidfilmand
theatergoer,floral arranger,and traveler
and wasadevotedcaregiverto Dougin his
lateryears.She is survivedby her daugh-
ter CatherinePayne Showfety;sonsRear
Admiral TilghmanPayne,USN (Ret.)and
MichaelPayne;as wellasfour grandchil-
drenand fourgreat-grandchildren.Memo-
rial servicedetailsto be finalizedat alater
date.POWELL
ANNADORETHEAPOWELL
Peacefullypassedawayon Tuesday,April
26, 2022. Annais survivedby her dedi-
catedandlovinghusband,Dr.WilliamO.
Powell.She wasthe lovingmotherof two
daughters,Roz Powell-Bright(George),
MichellePowellGrillo(Roy). Annawas
blessedwithtwo granddaughters,Nichole
BrightandAndreaBright,brother-in-law
KennethA. Powellandahost of nieces
andnephews.Familywill receivefriends
on Monday,May 9, 2022,to celebrate her
life.Viewingwill be from6p.m. to 8p.m. at
Mt. CalvaryBaptistChurch,608 N. Horners
Lane,Rockville,Maryland20850.Funeral
Serviceswill be privatelyheld.In lieuof
flowers,the familykindlyasksthatmemo-
rial donationsbe madein honorof AnnaD.
Powellby mailto The GeorgeB. Thomas,
Sr.LearningAcademy,Inc., 1401Dennis
Avenue;Silver Spring, Maryland 20902 or
onlineat http://www.saturdayschool.org.Care
entrustedto SNOWDENFUNERALHOME.
http://www.snowdencares.comBUSHNELL
ANNCAROLYN BUSHNELL(Age90)
Of Leesburg,Virginia,passedawaypeace-
fullyin her sleepon the morningof May6,
2022.
Annwasbornin ScotchPlains,New Jersey,
April8, 1932to Johnand AnneMorel.Sheis
preceded in deathby her husbandof 59 and1/2 years,John AldenBushnell,her parents
and siblingsJohnMorel,MaryDonatelli,Car-
ol Caffreyand Gerald Moreland one neph-
ew,JosephDonatelli.
Ann’sCatholicfaithwasveryimportantto
her as washer role as the wifeof amember
of the ForeignService(33 years).She served
alongsideher husbandin Columbia,Domini-
can Republic,CostaRica,Switzerland,Pan-
ama,ArgentinaandWashington,DC.She
served on many boardsand officesthrough
the years.Ann spokeSpanishandFrench
fluentlyandservedas an ESL teacherfor
manyyears.She enjoyedtakingher eight
grandchildrenon manyadventurestraveling
the globe.
She is survivedby her threesons,John Mo-
rel (ElizabethDoyle),TimothyCahill(Eileen
Wilson),andMarkAldenBushnell,eight
grandchildren,12 greatgrandchildrenand
17 niecesand nephews.
Therewill be awake on WednesdayMay11,
from6to8p.m. at ColonialFuneral Homein
Leesburg,VA,and afuneral masson Thurs-
day at 10:30a.m.at St Theresa’sCatholic
Churchin Ashburn,VA.DEATH NOTICESTEVENSON
CATHERINESTEVENSON“Stevie”
On April11, 2022. Sheis survivedbyher
devotedhusband,JeromeStevenson;her
lovingson,GeraldStevenson;twosisters,
FannieCastilloandVirginiaWilliams;and
manyotherrelativesand friends.
VisitationMay12, 2022from10 a.m.until
thehourofservice 11 a.m.attheBethes-
da BaptistChurch 1808 CapitolAveNE
Washington,DC.IntermentCheltenham
MarylandVeterans Cemetery.Servicesby
BianchiTHOMPSON
CLEOPHISDELEONTHOMPSON“CD”
PeacefullypassedawayonMay2,2022.
He is the belovedhusbandfor 61 yearsto
the late Vera B. Thompsonand devotedfa-
therof Rev.Michael(Vera) Thompson,Eric
(Cynthia)Thompson,Dr.Dorothea(Aaron)
Copelandand Dr.Kara(Michael)Covington,
and grandfatherto ninegrandchildren.He
isalsosurvivedbyonebrother,HueyLee
(Girtha)Thompsonof Huntsville,Alabama,
andahost of relativesandfriends.Visi-
tationwill takeplaceat BethesdaBaptist
Church, 1808 CapitolAve. NE, Washington,
DC,onWednesday,May 11 from10 a.m.
untilHomegoingServiceat 11 a.m.In-
terment:BethesdaGardens,FortLincoln
Cemeteryin Bladensburg,Maryland.In lieu
of flowers,the familyasksthatdonations
be madeto ChildEvangelismFellowshipof
Washington,P.O.Box91823,Washington,
DC 20090or to AlabamaA&MUniversity
Marketing,Communications&Advance-
ment,Normal,Alabama35762,checks
payableto: AlabamaA&M Foundation
(Memoon the check–c/o CleophisDeleon
Thompson1957).Arrangementsby BIAN-
CHI Funeral Service.
http://www.bianchifuneralservices.comWEBER
MICAHELJOELWEBER
MichaelJoelWeber of Germantown,MD
passedpeacefullyon May2, 2022at age
79, afteralongbattlewithcancer.Heis
precededin deathby his fatherAntonWe-
ber;motherAgnesAbrams;anddaughter
CatherineWeber.Heissurvivedby his wife
of 57 years,Sandy;his brotherand sister-
in-lawRichardandCathy;his sonDavid;
granddaughterSarah; and greatgrandson
Jace.Michaelwasawell respectedrare
coindealerfor over50 years.Aprivatecel-
ebrationof his life will be heldat alater
date.WELLS
PEGIWELLS
APRIL11, 1930–APRIL 22, 2022
PegiWells,ofFairfax,VA,went hometo
the Lordon Friday,April 22, 2022.Bornto
MargaretWinifredLockein Philadelphia,
PA,Pegi waspredeceasedby her loving
husband,Richard“Dick”Wells.She wasa
belovedmotherand mother-in-lawof Pegi
Wells Grant (Tim),RickWells (Marty)and
LauraWells Hamilton.She wasadoredby
her six grandchildrenandtheirpartners,
NicoleBrindley(Stephen),ShaunGrant
(Melissa),ChadWells (Kristin),JesseCun-
ningham(Sean),JoshuaHamilton(Carly),
andSarah Hamilton. Herlegacycontin-
uesthroughher10 great-grandchildren,
Brady,Shane,Addison,Ryleigh,Oliver,Ian,
Maximus,Julian,Vivian,and Luke.Pegi re-
tiredfromthe LungAssnof NoVaafter 25
plusyearsof faithfulservice.She loved
to dance,Frank Sinatra, the beach,Artie’s
restaurant in Fairfaxand ANYeventspend-
ing timewithher family.
Servicespreviouslyheld. Donationsmay
be madein Pegi’snameto the American
LungAssociationat http://www.lung.org.DEATH NOTICEPALMER
JOANNEM.PALMER
On Saturday,April 30, 2022,Joannedied
peacefullyat Our Ladyof Hopein Richmond,
Virginia,her homesince2019.She had lived
in McLean,Reston,andGainesville,Virginia
since1972.Shewaspredeceasedby her
lovinghusbandof 55 years,DonaldPalmer
in2015.ShewasthelovingmotherofJean
Watling(Peter),JoanLee,DouglasPalmer
(Sarah),DianeBrown(Michael),andJulie
Kipers(Jeff);grandmotherto Michael,Dan-
iel,Courtney,James,Chelsea,Jessica,Britta-
ny,Kyle,Rebecca,Catherine, Eric,Nathaniel,
Andrew,and Troy; greatgrandmotherto
IsabellaandGiovani;sisterto JamesBach-mann,BarbaraMayes,WilliamBachmann,
and SusanFry.
JoannewasborninAkron,OhioonAugust
15, 1939.She graduatedfromUrsulineCol-
legein 1960andbeganateachingcareer.
Sheandher husbandmovedfromOhioto
Californiaandthento Virginiawherethey
settledin 1972to raise fivechildren.She
wasanactivememberoftheMcLeancom-
munity,volunteeredatthelocalschools,
supportedher husbandas amilitaryspouse,
ranthe McLeanHighSchoolfootballbooster
club,and helpedfoundthe NationalCapital
SoccerLeague,usingherhouseasthehub
of the initialorganization.Althoughnot an
athleteherself,she wasan avidsportsfan
whoattendedas manygamesas possible
for her childrenand grandchildrento cheer
themon. She wasaCatholicschoolteach-
er at St. JosephCatholicSchoolin Herndon,
Virginiaandworkedforseveralyearsatthe
RANDCorporation.Shewasan activevol-
unteerin Gainesville,VAwhereshe and her
husbandmovedin retirement,volunteering
at PrinceWilliamHospitalandHolyTrinity
CatholicChurch.
Funeral Serviceswill be heldat St. Michael
theArchangelCatholicChurchinGlenAllen,
Virginiaat 11 a.m.on Wednesday,May 11,
2022.Therewill be visitationat 10 a.m.and
aluncheonfollowingthe serviceat noon.
In lieuof flowers,memorialcontributions
maybe madeto World PediatricProject
(https://www.worldpediatricproject.org)
orMarchofDimes(https://www.marchof-
dimes.org).POFF
FUNERALCHAPELLAURINAM. POFF
Of Dumfries,VA, bornJune12, 1938to the
lateEdnaandRalphMonaco,passedMay5,
2022.Belovedwifeof the late Paul William
Poff;lovingmotherof MonteC. Poff,Karen
PoffSmith(Matthew),andMichaelR.Poff(Marvona);sisterofMaryAnneSutton,Lo-
rettaStevenson(Don),andRalphMonaco
(Lorraine);grandmotherof KaitlinSmith,
Paul Smith,and MeganPoff.Laurinagrad-
uatedfromAnnandaleHighSchoolinJune
of 1956andremainedon the Graduation
AlumniCommitteeandwasalsoaproud
memberof Lydia Circleat AldersgateUnited
MethodistChurch,whereshe wasamem-
ber for over40 years.Relativesand friends
maycall at JeffersonFuneral Chapel, 5755
CastlewellanDr.,Alexandria,VAonTuesday,
May10 from2to4p.m. and from6to8p.m.
Afuneral will be heldat AldersgateUnited
MethodistChurch, 1301 CollingwoodRd.,
Alexandria,VA on Wednesday,May 11 at 10
a.m.IntermentMt. ComfortCemetery.Con-
tributionsmaybe madein Laurina’smemo-
ryto:FriendsofHorticulturalTherapy,1 5008
CloverdaleRd., DaleCity,VA22193.SIEGEL
CYNTHIALOUISESIEGEL
Of Richmond,VirginiapassedawayMay,3,
2022 at the age of 78. She wasprecededin
deathby her parents,Frederick and Helen
Zirkel.She is survivedby her husbandof 50
years,Mark Paul Siegelandtheirchildren,
TimothyChristianSiegel(Brantley)andTyler
SiegelCox (Hunter).Emais survivedby her
greatestjoys,her fivegrandchildren,Tim-
othyChristianSiegel,Jr., CampbellLouise
Cox,BoydAndersenSiegel,HayesAndersen
Cox and WilliamReedSiegel.Cindywas one
of threeand her siblingssurviveher,brother,
FrederickZirkel,Jr.(Holly),hischildren, Jody
and Pamand her sister,Gail Forsythand herson,Myles.Cindygrewup in Bayshore,Long
Islandand graduatedfromthe Universityof
Kentucky.Cindymadeacareerin teach-
ing.She spentmanyof her yearsteaching
atSidneyLainerMiddleSchoolinFairfax
City,whereshe mademanylifelongfriends.
Cindybecamean activememberof every
communityshe joined.WhileMarkwassta-
tionedin Manheim,Germany,Cindybecame
amemberof the Officer’sWivesClubwhile
raisingher twoyoungchildren.Onceback
in the statesshe becameamemberof the
CliftonWomen’sClub and at theirlast home
in northernVirginiashebecameapart of
theirHeritageHuntCommunity.Cindyand
Markwereactivemembersof the Shepherd
of the HillsLutheran Church.Her hobbiesin-
cludedironing,cross-stitching,andlaundry.
Her fatherusedto say she couldhavemade
moremoneyas alaundressthanateacher.
Shewasfiercelydevotedto her husband,
children,and her grandchildren.She loved
nothingmorethanto be withthem,espe-
ciallybeingan Emato the fivegrandchil-
dren.Her favoriteweekeveryyearwasthe
weektheyall spenttogetherin the Outer
Banks.Wewouldlike to thankthe amazing
staffat the HermitageRichmondandBeth
withAt HomeHospicefor all theircareand
compassionoverthe last few months.Ame-
morialservicewill heldon May14, 2022at
10:30a.m.,at Shepherdof the HillsLuther-
an Church, 4090 SudleyRoad,Haymarket.
Pleasejoin the familyat the Wineryat Bull
Run, 15950 LeeHighway,foracelebration
of Cindy’slife.TIETJEN
NORMAJANETTIETJEN(Age98)
Diedpeacefullyon April22, 2022.She was
bornNormaJanet Fraughtonon April28,
1923 in Malone,New York. Normawasthe
middleof threechildren,bornto JamesLe-
roy FraughtonandJessieTaylor.She stud-
ied nursingat RusselSageCollegein Troy,
NewYork, receivingher B.N. degree.Be-
foregraduating,shereceivedthe coveted
“BestNurse”award.Shortlyafterbeginning
her careerin Albany,New York, she meta
youngdoctor,JohnRobertTietjen,MD.The
restis history.They marriedin 1945.They
remainedalove storythroughouttheirlives
together.The youngcouplewerewellde-
scribedin TomBrokaw’sBook,The Greatest
Generation.TheysurvivedtheGreatDe-
pression,World WarII, and had the grit and
determinationto workhard,lovewell, and
serve others.Once married,NormaTietjen
put asideher nursingcareerto createahomefor her husbandandthreechildren.
Thefamilyresidedin Arlington,Virginia
untilDr.Tietjenretiredfromhis positionas
MedicalDirectorof the Central Intelligence
Agency.The couplethenmovedto Peters-
burg,Virginia when Dr.Tietjenacceptedthe
positionof Directorof PublicHealthin the
tri-citiesarea.NormaTietjenwasamember
of Petersburg’sCockadeCityGardenClub
andtheWomen’sMedicalAuxiliary.She
wasan accomplishedseamstresswitha
greateye for color,makingeverythingfrom
her ownstylishoutfitsto adaughter’sfor-
mal eveninggown,as wellas complicated
draperiesfor theirhome.The couplewere
membersof ChristandGraceEpiscopal
Church.NormaTietjenwaspredeceased
by her belovedhusbandJohnin 2015.She
wasalsopredeceasedby her brother,Rob-
ert Fraughton;sister,JoanSpear;and son,
JohnRobertTietjen,Jr.She is survivedby
twodaughters,Dr. PatriciaTietjenDemont
of Springfield,VirginiaandDonnaJ. Tietjen
currentlyresiding in Charlottesville,Vir-
ginia.Shehas onegrandchild,LisaKristine
Demontof Los Angeles,California.Sheis
alsosurvivedby abrother-in-law,Dr. Merritt
Spearof Peru,NewYork; and manynieces
and nephews.Normaspenther last yearsin
the PetersburgHomefor Ladieswhereshe
begananew chapterof her life in 2016.She
remainedin goodhealth,livelyandloving
untilthe end of her days.She will be deep-
ly missedby all whoknewher.Amemori-
al servicewill be heldat 11:30a.m.Friday,
May13, 2022at the PetersburgHomefor
Ladies(TheRoseRoom).In lieu of flowers,
donationsmaybe madeto the CraterCom-
munityHospicein Petersburg,Virginia.Con-
dolencescan be registeredonlineat
http://www.jtmorriss.comWARD
DAVID BOHANWARD
DavidBohanWard passedawaypeacefully
withhis lovingwifeby his sideon April13,
2022 –his 88thbirthday.Heissurvivedby
his wifeof 59 years,CelesteCaufieldWard,
his twodaughters,ElizabethWhittle(Jim)
and LuluGonella(Geoff)and fourgrandsons,
DanielWhittle,Geoff Gonella,Jr., Christopher
Whittleand AndrewGonella.
Davidwas bornon April13, 1934,in Worces-
ter,MAtoparentsAnthonyand HelenGrady
Ward. He graduatedin 1958fromHolyCross
Collegeand in 1961fromGeorgetownLaw
School.He proudlyandhonorablyserved
two yearsin the Army.After his workduring
law schoolas aCapitolPoliceOfficer,David
beganhis professionalcareeras an ener-
gy lawyerwiththeFederal PowerCom-
mission.He thenenteredprivatepractice.
Davidwasheavilyinvolvedin the energy
industry’stransitionto independentgas and
hydroelectricgenerationandnatural gas
andelectriccompetition.He wasan avid
supporterandvolunteerwiththe Energy
Bar AssociationandFoundationof the En-
ergyLaw Journalwherehe servedin various
roles.In1989-1990,he servedasthe presi-dentof the Federal EnergyBar Association.
His daughter,Elizabeth,followedhim as an
energylawyer,workingwithhim at Flood&
Ward beforemovingto NixonPeabody.She
learnedso muchfromhimand carriedthe
lessonsto her practiceand legalcareer.She
lovedparticipatingin proceedingswithand
oppositehim overthe years.
Davidhadmanypassionsthroughouthis
life.Inhis youth inMassachusetts,heplayed
baseballandice hockey.Hewas an avid
sailortakingnumerousmulti-dayexcursions
withfriends,not onlylocally,but sailingfrom
NovaScotiato Annapolisand fromVirginia
to Bermuda.He nurturedalove for biking,
ice skating,duckpinbowlingand skiingin his
daughtersas theyweregrowingup.Inhis
fortieshe rediscoveredgolf whichbecamea
highpriorityin retirement.He nevermissed
his daughters’events,includinggymnastics
anddivingmeets,concerts,and marching
bandcompetitions.Helovedbringingout
his old baseballgloveto helpat his grand-
sons’baseballpracticesand attendedmany
of theirsportingand musicevents.Hewas
alsoalifelongfan of the BostonRed Sox.
David’strue happyplacewasCeleste’sfam-
ily campat GreenLakein Dedham,Maine.
Herehe wouldtinkerwiththe house,go
out on his boat,paddlein his kayak,explore
the littletraveledcrevicesof the lakeand
its woodsand,mostimportantly,enjoythe
companyof his wifeand family.Wecontin-
ue to searchfor the locationof his “secret”
blackberrypatch.
Davidwasamemberof KenwoodGolfand
CountryClubsince 1977 wherehe spent
countlessdaysgolfingand goingto the gym.
He wasalsoadarn goodduckpin bowler.
Areceptioncelebratinghis life will be held
in the fall. Contributions in honorof David
can be madeto the CharitableFoundation
of the EnergyBar Association(www.eba-
net.org/CFEBA).When theneed arises,let familiesfind you in
theFuneral Services Directory.
To be seeninthe FuneralServicesDirectory,
please call paid DeathNotices at 202-334-4122.DEATH NOTICE