LESLIE MELVILLE (Age 89)
On Monday, February 9, 2015, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved husband of Bebe Lila Spooner Melville; father of Ferial Melville, Patrick (Christine Archer) Melville, Gillene (Wayne) Nelson and David Melville; grandfather of Michele, Nicole, Simone and Meagan; great-grandfather of Dylan, Lola and Evan; brother of Stella Carew and Lucille Daly. Also survived by many relatives of the Hunter and Spooner families. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Friday, February 13 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Andrew Apostle Church, Arcola Ave. and Kemp Mill Rd, Silver Spring, MD, on Saturday, February 14 at 1:30 p.m. Interment private .
DAVID EDWARD HOLDEN, JR. (Age 45)
On Friday, February 6, 2015, of Gaithersburg, MD. Beloved son of Carol K. Halderman and Dr. David E. Holden, Sr.; nephew of Sharyn Crawford (Bob), Mary Holden, Christine Steigerwold (Bob), M. Susan Rich (David), and John Holden (Marie); brother of Cody, Cade and Caitlin Holden, Jason and Adam Franke; proud uncle of Eli, Zane, Zeke, Noah, Caleb and Maddex; also survived by cousins and many friends. Relatives and friends may call at St. John the Evangelist Church, 10103 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, on Wednesday, February 11, from 11 a.m. to 12 Noon where Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12 Noon. Memorial contributions may be made to Special Olympics Montgomery County (SOMO), c/o Pam Yerg-director, 10204 Colebrook Ave., Potomac, MD 20854.
Anna Pokomo Smigosky (Age 94)
On Saturday, February 7, 2015, of Takoma Park, MD. Beloved wife of the late Stephen P. Smigosky, Sr.; mother of Stephen P. Smigosky, Jr. and Karen J. (Brian) Deveney; sister of Mary (John) Sobran and the late Charles, John, Helen, Steve, and Rose. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Thursday, February 12, 2015, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Graveside Service and Interment at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Montgomery County Humane Society, 1300 Gude Drive, Rockville, MD 20850.
BETTY LOUISE LEACH (Age 84)
On Friday, February 6, 2015 of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of the late Lester M. Leach; mother of Keith and Bryon Leach and Judy Danaher; grandmother of Chad, Casey, Lauren and Jacob Leach, Elizabeth Goss and Emma Danaher. Also survived by her sister, Marian Neidig. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD 20901, (Valet Parking), Wednesday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral Service at Memorial First India Methodist Church, 9226 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910 on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 10 a.m. Interment Grand View Memorial Park, Annville, PA. Memorial contributions may be made to Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287.
JANE R. BURKE
Jane R. Burke, 82, a native of Philadelphia, PA and long time resident of Silver Spring, MD, passed away peacefully at Suburban Hospital on Thursday, February 5, 2015, Jane was the beloved wife of Robert D. Burke for forty-nine years; mother of Suzanne (Hugh) McQueeney and Robert J. (Michelle) Burke; grandmother of Connor Burke, Benjamin McQueeney, Ella Burke and Matthew McQueeney; daughter of the late Aloysius and Florence Schlichtig; sister of Gloria Shreiner of Audubon, P.A. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Blvd West, Silver Spring, MD, 20901 (Valet Parking), Tuesday, February 10, from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Camillus Church, 1600 St. Camillus Drive, Silver Spring, MD, on Wednesday, February 11, at 11 a.m. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Little Sisters of the Poor Washington, DC.
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Daniel Carlin Borden, Jr. (Age 64)
On Thursday, February 5, 2015, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved son of the late Daniel Carlin, Sr. and Ellen T. Borden; brother of Eileen (Jim) Borden McComb, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, Loretta (Sean) McAteer, of Olney, MD, Stephen A. Borden of Burtonsville, MD, Vincent Borden of Punta Gorda, FL, and Alice R. (Steve) Hagan, of Damascus, MD. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends may call at St. Bernadette’s Church, 72 University Blvd. East, Silver Spring, MD, on Tuesday, February 10, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., where Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30 a.m. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery, DC. Memorial contributions may be made to St. John’s College High School, 2607 Military Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015.
RUTH C. BENNETT (Age 99)
On Wednesday, February 4, 2015, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of the late George Bennett; sister of Catherine Ropp and Donald Davis, both of Frederick, MD. Also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, Sunday, February 8, from 10 to 11 a.m., with Funeral Service at 11 a.m. Interment George Washington Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to JSSA Hospice, 200 Wood Hill Rd., Rockville, MD 20850.
JEFFREY L. WHITESELL
Jeffrey L. Whitesell, 61, of Silver Spring, MD, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 3, 2015, with his family at his side. He was born and raised in Manchester, CT, was a graduate of Manchester High School, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from George Washington University. He was a resident of Silver Spring, MD for 25 years. Jeffrey was the beloved husband of the late Janice (Newton) Whitesell; father of Mark and Adam Whitesell. He was son of Chadwick and Rosalie (Lee) Whitesell. He is survived by his sons, Mark N. Whitesell and Adam N. Whitesell; his mother, Lee Whitesell; his brothers and sisters and their spouses, William and Dale, Robert and Mina, James and Karen, Chad and Janet, Judy and Jere Quinn, Jeanne and Rick Chaffee. Jeffrey was employed at Synectics For Management Decisions, Inc. (SMDI) for 35 years and was the General Manager of Synectics for the past 20 years before his retirement last year. During Jeffrey’s tenure as General Manager for SMDI, the company grew tenfold. Jeffrey had a love of sports and coached many of his sons’ teams. He especially loved to attend his sons’ wrestling matches as they competed in high school and college. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Thursday, February 5, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Andrew Apostle Church, Kemp Mill Road and Arcola Ave., Silver Spring, MD, on Friday, February 6, at 11 a.m. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his name may be made to the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Olney, www.relayforlife.org/olneymd; Friends of Maryland Wrestling, www.terpswrestling.com; or Our Lady of Good Counsel Wrestling Pin Club, http://www.goodcounselwrestling.com/sponsors.
Ronald William Myers (Age 76)
On Wednesday, February 4, 2015, of Laurel, MD. Beloved husband of the late Carmel Bernadette Myers; father of Ronald P. and Philip E. (Felicia) Myers; grandfather of Xavier and Jalen Sykes and Mackenzie Myers; brother of James E. (Ellen) Myers, Judy (Ed) Daniell, Lawrence (Ping) Myers and Cindy (Tom) Peters. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Sunday, February 8 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where a Funeral Service will be held on Monday, February 9 at 11 a.m. Interment George Washington Cemetery.
Marie Cecelia Collins Seymour (Age 92)
On Tuesday, February 3, 2015, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of the late Francis X. Seymour; devoted mother of Judy Ann Frazier and her husband G. Paul Frazier; cherished grandmother of Gregory P. II, Kyle F. and Connor J. Frazier and great-grandmother of Rowan X. Frazier; sister of the late John P. Collins, Helen M. Johnson and Francis X. Collins. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Monday, February 9, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Grace Church, 15661 Norbeck Blvd, Silver Spring, MD, on Tuesday, February 10 at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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Francis J. Collins Funeral Home, Inc.
500 University Blvd. West
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Phone: 301.593.9500