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IN MEMORIAM

DEVINE

JOSEPHINEW. DEVINE

May25, 1942 -December1, 2003

Happy80thBirthday,

we love and missyou!

HusbandStephenDevineand family.

DEATH NOTICE

CANFIELD

NORMANLATHAMCANFIELD(Age100)

NormanLathamCanfieldof Woodbury,MN,

previouslyof Potomac,MD, was bornApril

1922 in NewLondon,CT to CharlesLeroy

Canfieldand PhyllisLathamCanfield.Norm

died in April29, 2022,at age 100, surround-

ed by familyand will be interredin Arlington

NationalCemeterynext to his wife,Virginia.

Theyhad threechildren:Susan,Marsha(Ad-

nan Adou),andRoy (Cathy), threegrandchil-

dren:AleaAdou,Emily Adou,andMargaret

CanfieldLund(Payton),two step-grandchil-

dren,and sevenstep-great-grandchildren.

Norm’ssisterLoraineFischer(Robert)also

hadthreechildren:LynneFischerYash,

AnneFischer,and A. RobertFischer.

His educationincludedUniversityof New

Hampshire,B.S.Mathematics;MIT graduate

programs;Universityof Michigan,M.S.Me-

teorology.ThreemonthsafterPearlHarbor,

he was commissionedas aNaval Reserve

Officerand servedas the Aerology(weath-

er) Officer-in-Chargeand/orForecasterin

the UnitedStates,Bermuda,and Plymouth,

England(alongsideRAF CoastalCommand).

HisworkinBermudaandEnglandsupported

WW2FAW7 antisubmarinepatrols.

Afterthe Navy,Normanworkedfor the

WeatherBureau/NationalWeatherService

(NWS)and held positionsin Massachusetts,

NewHampshire,New York, NorthCarolina,

and Maryland.His positiontitlesoverthe

decadesincludedAviationForecaster;Chief,

MarineSection;Chief,ClimaticAnalysis;Re-

gionalClimatologist,NWSEasternRegion

(supervising11 stateclimatologistsserving

16 states);Chief,Data AcquisitionDivision,

thenat NOAAheadquarters:PhysicalSci-

entist/senior staffclimatologist,Director

NOAAClimateOffice.Hewas the managing

editorand principalauthorof the first edi-

tion of the sevenvolumeU.S. NavyMarine

ClimateAtlasof the World; acompilation

of tensof millionsof weatherrecordsfrom

Dutch,German,English,and U.S. ships. He

receivednumerousNavyand WeatherBu-

reaucommendationsand awardsincluding,

for example,USDepartmentof Commerce

BronzeMedalin 1966.

He retiredfromNOAAin 1982and began

workingand volunteeringas aResearchAs-

sociatefor the Universityof Marylandand

collaboratedwithHelmutLandsburguntil

fully retiringin 2017.He publishedavariety

of scientific,aviation,militaryarticles;the

latestpublishedin 2016.

His membershipsincludedAmericanAs-

sociationfor the Advancementof Science,

AmericanAssociationof StateClimatolo-

gists,AmericanMeteorologicalSociety(for-

mer Chairman,Asheville,NCand NewYork

City Chapters),Air and Waste Management

Association,NationalWeatherAssociation,

NavalWeatherServiceAssociation,New

York Academyof Sciences(He was aFellow,

Chairmanof the AtmosphericSciencesand

PlanetarySciencessections,and N-35Cli-

matologyTechnicalCommittee.) Fair winds

and followingseas.

http://www.wulffwoodburyfuneralhome.com

LEIDENHEIMER

MARYKATHRYN LEIDENHEIMER

(Age90)

MaryKathryn“Kay”Leidenheimer(néeKel-

ly,derivedoriginallyfromKrehlik)was born

on May16,1931in Peanut–arural coal

miningcommunityin mountainouswest

central Pennsylvania.Shewasraisedin

neighboringDerry.The thirdof sevenchil-

dren,Kay andher siblingsgrewup during

the GreatDepression.Watchingher father

workfirst as acoal miner,later the railroad,

and owningalunchcounterbusinessgave

her astrongworkethic.Her motherindus-

triouslycooked,baked,andcannedwhile

raisingthe kids.Kay enjoyedbeingoutside

withher muchadmireddad Joseph-work-

ing the gardenharvestfor her mother’sun-

endingkitchenefforts.At12years old, with

greatpride,Kay tookoverher olderbrother

Joe’sresponsibilityof firingup the coal fur-

naceat the one-roomschoolhousebehind

theirhouse.Kay was aseriousstudentwho

shinedacademicallybut tookbusinessprep

coursesrather than collegeprepcourses–a

paththat she wouldlatertravel.She joined

the debatecluband enjoyedresearching

complexissues,sharingher perspectives

with othersand hearingtheirs.

As ayoungadult,Kay left Derryto join her

oldersisterJane in WashingtonD.C. where

she workedher wayup throughthe Cen-

tral IntelligenceAgency’ssecretarialpool.

She relishedthe cosmopolitanlifestyleand

stylishlydressedthe part.InitiallyKay lived

in awomen’sdormsettingin the Capitol

Hill neighborhood.Throughouther life,she

wouldperiodicallyvisit this neighborhood,

fondlyrelivingthosedays.While workingat

the Central IntelligenceAgency,she met her

husband,Bob.They weremarriedfor nearly

60 yearsuntil his passingin 2017.

Duringtheirmarriage,the couplehad three

children-Teresa,Nancy,and BobJr.Ini-

tially,Kay wasastay-at-homeMom,sew-

ing dressesfor the girls,makingdelicious

healthymeals,preparingthe kids for the an-

nualchildren’sHalloweencostumeparade,

and takingall the kids to variousactivities

suchas pre-school,gymnastics,and swim

team.The familymaderegulartripsbackto

Derryto visit Kay’sbirth family,wherethe

womenand girlsmadewonderfuleastern

Europeanethnicfoodaroundalargekitch-

en tableand the menand boyswatched

football/baseballgamesand the mendrank

highballs.Kay loved thesereunions,and the

entirefamilyenjoyedtheseboisterousand

cheerfulvisitswith whatwas by thenavery

largethree-generationfamily.Inthe early

1970’s, Bobwas attachedto the U.S. Embas-

sy in Bonn,Germany.Duringthoseyearsthe

familytraveledthroughoutEurope,much to

the delightof Kay,who particularlyenjoyed

Paris.Bonn had avery activesocialscene

and Kay enjoyedhostingmanyelegantgath-

eringsat theirapartment,attendingformal

Embassyevents(for whichshe madeher

ownbeautifulformalgowns),and discover-

ing Germany’sfestivalsand traditionssuch

as Oktoberfestand ThreeKing’sDay,tradi-

tionsof whichwereincorporatedinto her

holidaycelebrations.

Afterthe familyreturnedto the States,

andwhenthe kidswereteenagers,Kay

continuedto raise the kids whilepursuing

her dreamof ahighereducation.In those

challengingyears,Kay graciouslytolerated

the girlsbringinghomean unauthorized

Huskypuppythatsubsequentlydestroyed

partsof the house,and taughtTeresa to sew

and supportedNancy’stalentfor tennisand

Bob’sfor footballamidcompletingcollege

prepworkat NorthernVirginiaCommunity

College.SubsequentlyKay attendedGeorge

MasonUniversity,whereshe earnedher

bachelor’sdegreein accounting.She went

on to becomeacertifiedpublicaccountant,

ultimatelyworkingas an internalauditor

for Citibank.She lovedthe financialworld

so muchthat her leisuretimewas spentin

investingin securitiesand otherfinancialin-

struments,all the whilebuying,renovating,

selling,andrentingpropertiesin the McLean

area.She wasawoman ahead of her time,

followingthe exampleset by her owntrail-

blazingmother.Kay’sfavorite storiesof her

own mother(alsonamedMary)werethat of

teachingherselfto drivewhenno one else

would,as well as her momattendingmen’s

softballgameswhenit wassimply“not

done”.Kay adoptedtheseindependent,de-

terminedand mold-breakingtraits.

As the childrenbecameadultsKay was

proud of theirprofessional accomplish-

ments.She was delightedwheneachof her

sevengrandchildrencamealong,oneofher

biggest joys was spendingtimewiththem.

Overthe years,she attendedcountless

sportingevents,balletand pianorecitals,

performances,plays and scholasticcompe-

titions,even takingsomegrandchildrento

Yosemite.When takingany of her grandkids

for outings,she madesure they had orange

juice,jacketsand sunscreen!She was ade-

votedand proudgrandmother,even coming

to Louisianato helpwhenNancy’sthree

childrenwereborn.Sheenjoyedtalking

withNancy’shusbandRon abouther Penn-

sylvaniaupbringsinceRon’smotherwas

fromarural townneighboringDerry.

In theirlateryearsKay and Bob lovedto

travel,visitingAlaska,Panama,andGreece

to nameafew destinations.Thesetrips

werewonderfullydocumentedby Bob,an

amateurphotographer.After she no longer

traveledabroad,she particularlytreasured

the giftedtrinketsfromTeresa’stravels

abroad.

Kay had manyhobbiesin additionto invest-

ing.She was alife-longfitnessenthusiast

and workedout daily,eventuallyturningher

basementinto awell-equippedgym.Fora

time,she enjoyedhorsebackriding,apur-

suit she pickedup fromaphysicaleducation

classshe took in college.Kay was a“gadget

girl” -anearly adopterof newtechnology

suchas personalcomputers,cell phones,

GPSnavigationsystems,and heartrate

monitors.She had refinedtastein home

decoratingand landscaping,and waspar-

ticularlyfondof her belovedMagnoliatrees,

plantedas saplingsover50 yearsago.Her

favoriteroominthe housewas asunroom

lookingout over asemi-woodedarea.It was

therethat she spentmuchof her time,en-

joyingthe peacefulnessof nature.Her life-

long appreciationof naturewas broughtfull

circlewhenshe and Bob boughtacabin in

the foothillsof the BlueRidgeMountains.

Additionally,she enjoyedthe performing

arts,especiallythosehostedat the Kennedy

Center.Kay also had asenseof communi-

ty responsibility,volunteeringfor Mealson

Wheels,aswell as donatinggenerouslyto

variouscharitiesand politicalorganizations.

Kay is survivedby her daughterTeresa Leid-

enheimerand her two children,Cassieand

Tanya Traeger;her daughterNancyLeid-

enheimerand husbandRon Maloneyand

theirthreesonsConnor,Brennan,and An-

drewMaloney;her son RobertJr.and wife

AndreaSoccioand theirchildrenJonathan

Leidenheimer,RebeccaRose,and Alexandra

and SpencerSoccio-Mallon.The familyasks

that any donationsbe madeto the Demen-

tia SocietyInc., https://www.dementiasoci-

ety.org/

AVisitationwasheldat MurphyFuneral

Homein Falls Church,on Friday,May 20

followedby aMass of ChrisitanBurialat

St. JamesCatholicChurchand Interment

at OakwoodCemeteryin Falls Church.To

sharecondolenceswiththe family,orfor

moreinformationpleasevisit

https://tinyurl.com/MLeidenheimerObit

DEATHNOTICE

BLUE

STANLEYL. BLUE

Peacefullytransitionedon May14,2022.

StanleyworkedatPepcofor 40 years.Heis

survivedby lovingwife,Catherine;daugh-

ters,Donine (Winston)andStephanie;

siblingsCeciliaand Marston;six grandchil-

dren;bestfriend,MikeQueen;ahostofrel-

ativesand friends.Memorialserviceswill

be held on Saturday,May28, from10 a.m.

to 12 noonat PopeFuneral Home,5538

MarlboroPike,Forestville,MD. Inurnment,

CheltenhamVeterans Cemetery.

CARTWRIGHT

KATHERINEPALIC CARTWRIGHT

KatherinePalic Cartwright,83, of Washing-

ton, DC,diedpeacefully on May20, sur-

roundedby her family.She is survivedby

her daughterKatherineCartwrightKnodel

and her childrenAlysonand Charles;son

WilliamAllenCartwright,andhis wife,Don-

na, theirchildrenWilliamand Joseph;son

VladimirMartinCartwrightand his wife,Ev-

elyn,theirchildrenGeorgiaandGretchen;

abrother,V.Jan Palic.She was precededin

deathbyherhusband,WilliamT.Cartwright

and by her parents,Vladimirand Georgine

Palic.

Aservicewill be performedat 10 a.m.on

Thursday,May 26 at St. Paul’sLutheran

Church, 4900 ConnecticutAvenue,NW,

Washington,DC.Intermentis private.

DEATHNOTICE

COLEMAN

BETTYEJEANECOLEMAN

Enteredinto eternalrest on Sunday,May

15,2022.Sheissurvivedbyherhusband,

FrancisWColeman;threedaughters,May-

saColemanHarris,NaomiColemanand

MariColemanJingwa;threesonsJoe Par-

rish,FrancisColeman,II, andIventCole-

man;23 grandchildren;14 greatgrandchil-

dren;brother,Ivey Broomeand ahost of

otherrelativesand friends.Mrs.Coleman

wasprecededin deathby her parents,

Iventand MaryBroome;daughter,Joanne

Parrish;son,DerrickColeman.Mrs.Cole-

manmaybe viewedat StewartFuneral

Home,4001 BenningRd., NE on Saturday,

May 28 from1p.m.untilserviceat2p.m.

Intermentis private.

GRIMES

WILLIEG.GRIMES

The membersof the Retired

Firefighters Association of

Washington,DC regretto an-

nouncethe passingof Willie

G. Grimeson May12, 2022.

BrotherGrimeswas appointed

November6, 1965and retiredJune6, 1990

fromthe AdministrativeDivision.

LUNDELIUS

REV.HEULETTECAROLYN SPARKS

LUNDELIUS

“Lynn”,91,passedawayinWilliamsburg,

VA on May 7, 2022.The funeral will be at

11 a.m. on Saturday,June 4, 2022at Trinity

EpiscopalChurch,Fort Worth, Texas.

Arrangementsprovidedby NelsenFuneral

Home&Crematory.

MAHONEY

EDWARDA.MAHONEY(Age87)

Of ChevyChase,MDpassedawaypeace-

fully on May 19, 2022.He was bornon July

1, 1934in Torrington,Connecticutto the

late Eva (Minnehan)and GeorgeMahoney.

Ed was an avid gardener,baker,carpenter,

travelerandananimallover.Helovedmu-

sic,particularlyclassical,bluegrass,gospel,

andfolk,aswellasplayingtheclassical

guitar.Animalsgreatand smallrecognized

him as an ally and lovedhim back.He had

an appreciationfor little-noticeddetail

in art, carpentry,and architecture.Most

notablyhis kindness,thoughtfulness,and

outgoingnaturemadehim friendsevery-

wherehe went.

Ed tookpridein his Navyservice,and he

wasanatural creatorand entrepreneur,

foundingIran’sfirst pencilfactoryin Teh-

ranin1967,andlateranewsdigestwhich

chronicledFarsi-languageradio broadcasts

forIranexpertsinacademia,industry,and

governmentfollowingthe 1979Iranianrev-

olution. He remodeledahousein Chevy

Chasewithhis owndesignand handsfor

his family’shome from 1981 onwards.

He is survivedby his lovingwife,Golnaz

of 57 years;his childrenAlexMahoneyof

Washington,DC and MiriamBizup(and her

husband,David)of Hollywood,MD;one

brotherThomasMahoney(andhis wife

Elenora) of Clearwater,FL; grandchildren

DanielBizupof Hollywood,MD and Greg-

ory Bizup(and his wife Jazmine)of San Di-

ego,CAwith one greatgrandchildarriving

November2022.

His kind and lovingspiritwill be missedby

many.

Amemorialservicewill be heldat alater

date.Inlieu of flowers,donationsmaybe

madein Ed’sname to:

JSSA:Health&SocialWellnessAgency

ServingDC,MD&VA

Montgomery County Humane Society

(mchumane.org)

InternationalCommitteeof the Red Cross

Onlinecondolencesmay be expressedat:

http://www.PumphreyFuneralHome.com

MICHELS

DONALDJOSEPHMICHELS(Age90)

On Sunday,May 22, 2022,

DonaldJ. Michelsof Silver

Spring,MD.Belovedhusband

of JacquelineMichels; father

of Mary Fitzpatrick,Joseph

Michels,Margaret Michels,

JohnMichels,Anne Anand,andThomas

Michels; grandfatherof 14 grandchildren;

and brotherof JoanTricamo.Relativesand

friendsmay call at the Churchof the Resur-

rectionat RiderwoodVillage,3140 Grace-

fieldRoad,SilverSpring,MD,onTuesday,

May 31, from10 to 11 a.m.,whereaMass

of ChristianBurialwill be celebratedat 11

a.m. Intermentat ResurrectionCemetery.

http://www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com

PATTERSON

JAMESPATTERSON

JamesPatterson,92,retiredArmyFirst

Sergeant,diedApril6, 2022at his home

on JointBaseAnacostiaBolling.Funeral

arrangementsare private.

PIERCE

DELORESS. PIERCE

DeloresS. Pierce,closedher eyesin peace-

ful sleepon May4, 2022.She is survived

by her husbandPreston,two sonsDerick

and Tony,two daughters-inlaw Lindaand

Karen,fivegrandchildrenTodd, Rachel,

Lindsay,Allison,and Nicole,and countless

otherrelativesand friends.

Avisitationwill be held at DaleCity Chris-

tian Church, 14022 LindendaleRoad,Dale

City,Virginia22193,on Friday,May 27. The

viewingwill beginat 10 a.m.,with the ser-

vice followingat 11 a.m.The servicewill

also be livestreamedon http://www.dccccofpra-

sie.org/and http://www.facebook.com/dccccof-

praise/.Intermentwill followthe Serviceat

1:30 p.m. at QuanticoNationalCemeteryin

Triangle,Virginia.

In lieu of flowers,the familyrequestschar-

itablecontributionsin memoryof Delores

S. Piercebe madeto ChantillyBaptist

Church,ChristianEducationMinistry,PO

Box 220175,ChantillyVA,20153;or use

E-Commercegivingon the website,at

http://www.chantillybaptist.org.

Servicesentrustedto AmesFuneral Home

in Manassas,VA.

RAPHAEL

GWENDOLYN RHODESRAPHAEL

Gwendolyn Rhodes Raphael of Silver

Spring,MD., passedawayon May 21, 2022,

at her home.She was bornMarch18, 1936,

in ChesterCounty,TN. She is survivedby

her daughter,LeslieGarcia;son-in-law,Bri-

an Garcia;and two grandchildren,Marcus

and OliviaGarcia.She wasprecededin

deathby her parentsand her brother,Gary

Rhodes.Amemorialservicewill be held

at 10 a.m. Friday,May 27, at theInterfaith

Chapelin LeisureWorld, SilverSpring.In-

termentat alater date.Inlieu of flowers,

friendsmay donateto the InterfaithChapel

MissionsCommittee,3680 S. LeisureWorld

Blvd.,SilverSpring,MD.20906.

DEATHNOTICE

ROSE

RAYMONDA. ROSE

RaymondRose,formerlyof

SilverSpring,residinginCo-

lumbiapassedawayon May

23,2022.Heissurvivedbyhis

sisterSharon,brotherin-law

Jeff; his beloved niece,Mallery,

nephews,Coreyand Kyle; Greatnieces,

Ariannaand Lyric,and greatnephewsIsa-

iah, Judeand Blaze.Also very loyalcousins

and friends.Enjoyedhis comicbooksand

heromoviesas wellas his variedfeline

petsthroughtheyears.Grave sideservice

will be heldatKing DavidMemorial,VA on

Wednesday,May 25 at 3p.m. Shivawill fol-

lowatthehomeofSharonCohenat7p.m.

on May25and May26, 2022.Donations

pleasesendtoChildrensHospitalWash-

ington,DC or yourfavoriteanimalrescue.

STODDARD

RICHARDSTODDARD

RichardHenryStoddard,Jr., 75, of Ar-

lington,Virginiapassedawaysuddenly

on Thursday,May 19, 2022. Survivors

includethe loveof his life,GulbaraStod-

dard,whomhe marriedon January3rd in

2000,and two daughtersAiykaand Akylai

Stoddard,whowerethelightofhiseyes.

Agravesideservicefor Richardwill be

heldWednesday,May25, 2022 at1:00

PM at ColumbiaGardensCemetery,3411

ArlingtonBlvd,Arlington,VA 22201.Acel-

ebrationof Rick’slife will be held at alater

date.For more informationpleasevisit:

http://www.murphyfuneralhomes.com.

TOMASEVICH

CHARLESTOMASEVICH

The membersof the Retired

Firefighter Association of

Washington,DC regretto an-

nouncethepassingofLife

MemberCharlesTomasevich

onFebruary20,2022.Brother

Tomasevichwas appointedon August15,

1949 toEngine 11 andretiredonFebruary

1, 1971fromTruck 14.

VESTER

JOHNH. VESTERJR.

The membersof the Retired

Firefighter Association of

Washington,DC regretto an-

nouncethe passingJohnH

Vester,Jr. on May22, 2022.

BrotherVester was appointed

on December17, 1961to Engine17 and

retiredAugust30, 1980as Captainof Truck

16.

ZICH

ROBERTA.ZICH

RobertA. Zich of Gaithersburg,MD,passed

awayunexpectedly,but peacefully at

ShadyGroveHospitalon Sunday,May 15,

2022.

Robertwas bornand grewup in Bridge-

port,CT,graduatedfromWesleyanUni-

versityin West Virginiaand servedin the

U. S. Navy.Upon discharge,hejoinedthe

AtomicEnergyCommissionand continued

his careerin the successiveagencies,re-

tiringfromthe U.S. Departmentof Energy

in 1996.

He is survivedby his wife Patriciaof Gaith-

ersburg;anephew,ThomasSabareseof

Shelton,CT,two nieces;LauraMalesky

of Milford,CT and KarenKatrinakof San-

dy Hook,CT and manyfriendsat Asbury

MethodistVillagein Gaithersburg.Robert

waspredeceasedby his parents,Martha

Urbanand AlexanderZich,and asister,

MaryAnn Sabarese.

Duringthe earlyyearsof theirmarriage,

Bob and Patsailedthe ChesapeakeBay

and nearbyrivers,enjoyingthe beautyof

the areaand comraderieof fellowsailors.

AfterBob’sretirement,they enthusiastical-

ly travelledthe world,enjoyingthe expo-

sure to variouscultures.

Bob was adedicatedmemberof the Cath-

olic church,apatrioticAmericanand a

faithfulhusbandand friend. Plansfor a

memorialserviceare incompleteat this

time.

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ABRAM

DONABRAM

On May22, 2022,we lost our husband,

father,grandfather,uncleand friend,Don

Abram, whopassedawaywithhis loving

familyby his side.

Donwasknownfor his hospitalityand

successfulrestaurant endeavors,from his

earlydaysat Clyde’sinGeorgetown,to

openingChadwicksof Old Town, and his

hugelypopularCalvertGrillein the Del Ray

neighborhoodofAlexandria.Tothisdayhe

is missedby manylovingpatrons.Don’s

passionforfoodandfriendscontinuedaf-

ter retiring.Hecould be foundand contin-

uedtoexcelinthekitchenwithhisfamily

favoriterecipesfor holidaysand numerous

familygatherings.

Don was anaval veteran and servedon the

USS FranklinD. Roosevelt,aMidway-class

aircraft carrier.Heexcelledat skiingand

servedon the ski patrolwhenhe livedin

Telluride,CO. Don lovedAlexandriaand his

homeontheChesapeakeBay.Heloved

life and will be missedby his familyand

manyfriends.Acelebrationoflifewillbe

hostedby his familyat the bay in earlyfall.

HALL

WILLIAMJAMESHALL“Jim”(Age83)

WilliamJames“Jim”Hall,83,passedaway

peacefullyonMay22, 2 022.Hewasborn

April7, 1939in Washington,D.C. and was

alovinghusbandto his wifeCarolfor 56

years.

Jim traveledthe world,first withhis U.S.

Armyparentsand thenduringhis 33-year

careerwiththe CIA. He was a1958 grad-

uateof McLeanHighSchooland servedin

the U.S. ArmyReserve.Jim enjoyedhiking

and golfingwithhis friendsand beingafun

grandfather.

In additionto his wife,Jim is survivedby

hissisterLindaGriffin;sonChris(Monique);

and grandchildrenNoelle,Lyla, Ilyse,Grant,

Sophie,Avelineand Pierce;daughterStac-

ey (Paul); and grandchildrenMattand Mark;

and manylovingfamilymembers.

He wasprecededin deathby his parents

JamesandIreneHall;sonMichael;and

brotherRobert.

The viewingwill be heldMay25, 2022at

Money&King, 171Maple AveW,Vienna,VA

from6to8p.m. Servicesbeginat 12 noon

onMay 26 atMoney&Kingfollowedby

intermentat NationalMemorialPark, 7482

LeeHwy,FallsChurch,VA.

In lieu of flowers,memorialcontributions

may be madeto St. JudeChildren’sHospital.

KORNBLUTH

RALPHROSSKORNBLUTHM.D.

(Age84)

Of Potomac,MD, passedaway

on Sunday,May 22, 2022.Dr.

KornbluthwasbornApril18,

1938 in Montreal,Canada,the

middleson of Sarah and Max

Kornbluth. He graduatedMc-

Gill Universityand McGillMedicalSchool

in 1964.Ralphcompletedhis Psychiatric

residency at MichaelReeseHospitalin

Chicago.Heand Anitaweremarriedat the

SheratonMt. RoyalHotelin Montreal,Can-

ada on April2, 1966duringhis first yearof

residency.Whilecompletinghis residen-

cy,his daughterDeborah wasborn.Ralph

thenservedat PortsmouthNavalHospital

for 2years.Ralphand his familymovedto

Washington,DC area,wherehis two sons,

Iraand Michaelwereborn.Ralphstarted

his ownpractice,and he deeplycaredfor

his patientsfor 50 years.Ralphpracticed

Freudianpsychiatryandhadasenseof

humorto match.He lovedto travelwith

his wifeandvisitedover 130 countries.

Theylovedplanningfor theiruniquetrips,

collectingart fromall overthe world,and

carefullyplacingthemin theirhome.Ralph

also enjoyedhis tropicalfish and was often

moreknowledgeablethanthe specialtyfish

storeowners.Hehad 10 tanksincludinga

110 gallontank.He was agreat dancerand

was nevershy with his dancemoves.Ralph

was adaily devoteeto crosswordpuzzles.

He alwayshad time to help his childrenwith

homework,evenafteralong day at his of-

fice,oragameof cardswithhis grandkids.

Ralph’sbiggestpridewas his wife,children,

and his grandchildren.He is survivedby his

wife,Anita;his children,Deborah Kornblu-

th Berger(Burman)of Rockville,MD, Dr.Ira

(Michele)Kornbluthof Pikesville,MD, and

Michael(Jennifer)Kornbluthof ChapelHill,

NC;11 adoringgrandchildrenBenjamin,

Eli, Ezra, Simone,Shoshana,Isaac,Eva, Avi,

Mitchel,Milesand Sayna,and manynieces,

nephewsand cousins.Ralph is predeceased

by his two brothers,Harveyand DavidKorn-

bluth.Funeral serviceswill be held on Tues-

day,May 24, 2022,11 a.m.at B’naiIsrael

Congregation, 6301 MontroseRd., Rockville,

MD 20852.Intermentto followat Gardenof

RemembranceMemorialPark, Clarksburg,

MD.Shiva will be observedat the Kornbluth

residenceTuesdayand Wednesdayat 7:30

p.m. and at the Bergerresidenceon Thurs-

day at 7:30 p.m., Saturdayat 9:30 p.m., and

Sundayat 7:30 p.m. Memorialcontributions

may be madeto B’naiIsrael Congregationor

to the charityof yourchoice.Arrangements

entrustedto TORCHINSKYHEBREWFUNER-

AL HOME,202-541-1001

OBECNY

MADELEINEANCLIENOBECNY

MadeleineAnclienObecny,95,passedaway

peacefully,surroundedby familyon Friday

May 20, 2022.

Madeleinewas bornin JerseyCity in 1926

to lovingparents,Madeleineand JohnH.

Moriarity.She was blessedwithtwo loving

sisters,Anne CarolMaxwell(deceased)and

MaureenJamieson.In 1951,she married

JosephJ. Anclienand togethertheyraised

fourchildrenuntilhis untimelydeathin

1974. Madeleinewasacommunicantof
      St. Michael’sChurchin Cranford,NJ where
      she servedon the schoolboardand was
      also amemberof the RosaryAltarSociety.
      She marriedJosephS. ObecnyJr.“Jack” in

1986 and livedin Beaverkill,NewYork. They

thenmovedto aresidencein SilverSpring,

Marylandwherethey wereactivemembers

of Our Ladyof Grace Parish.

Madeleinewas an avid bridgeplayer,loved

to read,and wasaEucharisticministerwho

broughtcommunionto the localnursing

home.Madeleinehadasteadycalming

presenceand unwaveringfaith despitetrag-

edy.Madeleineenjoyedbeingsurrounded

by friendsand family,had akind heart,and

will be dearlymissedby all whoknewand

lovedher.

Shewasprecededin deathby her par-

entsMadeleineand John;sisterCarol,and

husbandsJosephandJack. Madeleineis

survivedby her sisterMaureen;children,

Joseph(Kathy),Michele(Timothy),Jeffrey

(Cathy),James;and step children,Carl (Joan)

and William.Herpride and joy in her later

yearswereher 16 grandchildrenand 10

greatgrandchildren.

Friendsand relativesare invitedto visit Sat-

urdayMay28, 2022,from9to10a.m. at

DooleyFuneral Home,218 NorthAve. West,

Cranford,NJ,07016.

The funeral massfor Madeleinewill be held

on SaturdayMay28, 2022at St. Michael’s

CatholicChurchin Cranford,NewJersey.

Madeleinewill be interredat St. Gertrude

Cemeteryin Colonia,NewJersey.

In lieu of flowersdonationsmay be madeto

St. JudeChildren’sResearchHospital.

STASSINOPOULOS

EPAMINONDASG. STASSINOPOULOS

E. G. Stassinopouloswas bornin Germany;

his grandfatherJohannvon Pascalideshad

emigratedto GermanyfromConstantinople

in the 19th century.“Stass” wasastudent at

Berlin’sAcademischeGymnasiumin 1935,

whenHitlerJugendfootsoldiersassaulted

him and his brother,and left themseriously

injured.The familyfled to Greeceto escape

Nazism;afterthe Axis occupationof Greece

in 1941,Stassservedas amemberof the

GreekEKKAresistancemovement. Stass

emigratedto the US in 1954and changed

his professionfromlaw to physics.In1961,

he joinedNASA,and,as the Head of God-

dardSFC’sRadiationPhysicsOffice,worked

on researchin magnetosphericphysics,

geomagnetism, solar-terrestrial relation-

ships,natural and man-maderadiationex-

posure,radiation effectson biologicaland

electronicsystemsand components,and

radiationenvironmentmodeling.Stass was

the principalinvestigatorin multipleoriginal

researchfor NASA,and he was the author

or co-authorof hundredsof papersand

articlesin peer-reviewedscientificjournals

and booksin the field of spaceradiation.He

was awardedapatentin 2008for his min-

iaturizedradiationspectrometer,currently

on the NASADSCOVRsatellite.At95years

of age,heco-authoredaNASATechnical

Report“Forty-Year ‘Drift’andChangeof

the SouthAtlanticAnomaly(SAA)”,making

him one of the oldestpublishingresearch

scientistsin NASA’s history.Stass and his

late wifeEffieweretogetherfor 67 years.

Theyare survivedby theirdaughterYolanda

and son-in-lawAnastassiosChassiakos,and

theirthreegrandchildren,Anastasia,George

(Tenzing),and Alexander.Funeral services

will be held at the SaintSophiaCathedral in

Los Angeles,CAonWednesdayMay25 at

10:30a.m.May theirmemorybe eternal.

When theneed arises,let familiesfind you in

theFuneral Services Directory.

To be seeninthe FuneralServicesDirectory,

please call paid DeathNotices at 202-334-4122.

DEATHNOTICE

NESS

JAMESF. NESS

JamesF. Nessof HaymarketVirginiadied

on Tuesday,April 19, 2022.He was bornin

Dickinson,NorthDakotaon July 28, 1947

to Verdenand MonicaNess.Atthe age of

22 he joinedthe MarineCorpand served

for six years.Throughouthis career,Jim

workedfor variousdefensecontractors

and AT&T and he retiredin May 2018.He

enjoyedspendingtimeathisbeachhouse

in NorthCarolina.He was aHam radioen-

thusiastandheenjoyedwoodcarving.Jim

lovedspendingtimewithhis familyespe-

ciallyhisgrandchildren.Heissurvivedby

his wife Evon;sonsErichand Mark;grand-

children,Ciara, Levi,Kyle,Angell,and Tobi-

as; siblings,Connie,Gwen and Verden,and

manycousinsand goodfriends.Aservice

will be held at QuanticoNationalCemetery

on Thursday,May 26, 2022at 2:30p.m.

Contributionsmay be madein his memory

to the charityof your choice.