Archive for August, 2010

ANTHONY J. DeSIMONE “Tony”

On Tuesday, August 31, 2010, of Gaithersburg, MD. Beloved husband of the late Mary S. DeSimone; father of Marie D. Head, Amelia L. DeSimone, Stephanie R. Smith, Anthony J. DeSimone, Jr., Edward C. DeSimone and Ralph P. DeSimone; brother of Albert C. DeSimone. Also survived by 17 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Memorial Mass at St. John the Evangelist Historic Church, 9700 Rosensteel Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 10 a.m. Interment St. Mary’s Cemetery, Washington, DC. Memorial contributions may be made to Knights of Columbus, Fr. Rosensteel Council #2169, 9707 Rosensteel Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

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RUTH M. WILLIAMSON (Age 90)

On Tuesday, August 31, 2010, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of the late David E. Williamson; mother of Daniel A. Williamson (Eden), Timothy M. Williamson, Karen E. St. Aubin (Robert Jr.) and Susan M. Bain (John); grandmother of Douglas, Bobby, Matthew, Kerri, Tiffany and Anthony (AJ); great-grandmother of five; sister of Florence Manning of Springfield, MA, Theresa Jacym of New Jersey and Robert Patnode of Ludlow, MA. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard, West, Silver Spring, MD (Valet Parking), Thursday, September 2, 2010, 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Catherine Laboure, Veirs Mill and Claridge Roads, Wheaton, MD, on Friday, September 3, 2010 at 11 a.m. Interment Parklawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Little Sisters of the Poor, 4200 Harewood Road, NE, Washington, DC 20017.

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ELVA JACQUELINE SIMON

“Jackee” (Age 83)

Died peacefully at her home in Silver Spring, MD on Monday August 30, 2010. Mrs. Simon, a fifth generation Washingtonian and a graduate of Coolidge High School, co-operated the Meeting House Furniture Company with her father, Harry Leonard Edwards until joining her husband in the development of a District based beverage dispensing company, Sodibar Systems, in 1948, which continues to operate under the direction of two of their sons. Mrs. Simon is survived by her husband, Alvin Simon; her passing occurring on the eve of their 62nd anniversary of marriage; three sons, Brett Simon (Robin Battleman-Simon), Mark Simon (Nina M. Wilson) and Geary Simon (Summer Smith-Simon); seven grandchildren and one great grandchild and a beloved sister, Beverly June Edwards-Floyd of Fredericksburg, VA. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard, West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Wednesday, September 1, from 7 to 9 p.m. where service will be held on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11 a.m. Interment George Washington Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Holy Cross Home Care & Hospice, 11800 Tech Road, Suite 240, Silver Spring, MD 20904.

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MARY ANN CONSORTI

On Monday, August 30, 2010, of Silver Spring, MD, originally of Southwest Washington, DC. Daughter of the late Louis and Theresa Consorti; sister of Alfred Consorti, Lucille Policicchio and Ellen Embrey. Survived by 13 nieces and nephews, 25 great-nieces and nephews and seven great-great-nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends may call at St. Camillus Church, 1600 St. Camillus Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20903, on Friday, September 3 from 9 to 10 a.m. where Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Interment St. Mary’s Cemetery, Washington, DC. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to St. Camillus Church at the above address.

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MARK CANNON WEAVER

On Sunday, August 29, 2010 of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved son of Prenetta Cannon Weaver and the late Kenneth Hunter Weaver; brother of Rodney B. Weaver; uncle of Melanie Goins, Darian Weaver and Daniel Fowler. Relatives and friends may call at Pilgrim Church, United Church of Christ, 2206 Briggs Road, Wheaton, MD 20906 on Thursday, September 2 from 12:30 to 1 p.m., where funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Interment Parklawn Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association , P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.

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CHRISTOPHER COUSINS

On Sunday, August 29, 2010, of St. Petersburg, FL formerly of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved husband of Gloria P. Cousins; father of Michael Patrick Cousins and Timothy John Cousins; brother of Helen Siracusa and the late John (Ted) Cousins; grandfather of Grace Elizabeth, WIlliam MacFarland and Patrick Andrew Cousins; uncle of Lawrence Siracusa and Christamarie Berse. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard, West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Thursday, 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Bernadette’s Church, 72 University Blvd., East, Silver Spring, MD, on Friday, September 3 at 10:30 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, Memorial & Tribute Processing Center, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.

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INES CASTRILLON (Age 91)

On Saturday, August 28, 2010 of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved mother of Eugenia M. Moreno; grandmother of Gail Lewis Boos, Robert W. Lewis, Eric J. Lewis, Carmen M. Lewis and Shannon R. Lewis; great-grandmother of Amanda L. Jackson; sister of Jesus Castrillon of Medellin, Colombia and Luisa Castrillon Schafer of Toronto, Canada. A Memorial Service will take place at the Fr. Grace Chapel of St. Camillus School, 1500 St. Camillus Drive, Silver Spring, MD on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 12 noon. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Little Sisters of the Poor, 4200 Harewood Rd, NE, Washington DC 20017.

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MARY C. LaPADULA

On Saturday, August 28, 2010, of Bethesda, MD. Beloved wife of 60 years to Paschal LaPadula; mother of Karin LaPadula, Philip LaPadula, Susan Buckingham and the late Michael LaPadula; grandmother of Christopher and Brent LaPadula and Erin, Donnie and Mary Buckingham; great grandmother of Angelina and Diego LaPadula; sister of Lucy Humphreys, Yola Memmo and the late Angelina and Felix Goffredo; mother-in-law of Philip Buckingham and Betsy LaPadula. Also survived by many loving nieces. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard, West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Church, 9601 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD, on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to The Children’s Inn at NIH, 7 West Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814.

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MARY LOUISE YOSHINO (nee SEO)

Mary Louise Kikuye Yoshino (nee Seo) was born into an old Japanese samurai family at 2:30 p.m., November 2, 1915, in San Francisco, California. She passed away peacefully at the age of 94 in Silver Spring, Maryland, at 2:30 p.m. August 28, 2010, after a long illness. Her passing came after she lived a very long and productive life. After being raised and educated in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mrs. Yoshino and her entire family were evacuated from the West Coast of the United States and sent to a War Relocation Authority Camp located in Heart Mountain, Wyoming, during WWII, along with hundreds of thousands of other loyal American citizens of Japanese ancestry. Later, she and her sister, Eileen Mie Seo, received work releases and made their way to Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota to live. They both found work with the Catholic Digest. Mrs. Yoshino married her husband, John, on February 16, 1945, at the Fort Snelling Memorial Chapel, Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Her husband was on Active Duty with the U.S. Army, Military Intelligence Service, at that time. After WWII ended, she and her husband moved to Chicago, Illinois, where her son, Wayne was born. While living in Chicago, she worked in the Trust Department of several banks until she moved with her husband and son to Washington, DC in 1957. She was able to successfully combine homemaking with a very busy career as an executive secretary with the Federal government, retiring from the U.S. Information Agency after 30 years of service. Mrs. Yoshino was very proud of her Japanese samurai heritage. She was also proud of her membership in the Japanese American Citizen”s League (JACL) and her Life membership in the 1000 Club of the JACL, which was comprised of members who provided additional financial support to sustain that organization during difficult economic times. She enjoyed ikebana, arts and crafts, ten pin bowling and playing golf with her husband well into her 70”s. Mrs. Yoshino was predeceased by her parents, Sadaroku Seo (father); Tsuruyo Tanabe Seo (mother), of Tottori, Japan; her brothers, Sadaaki Seo; Kenji Seo, and her husband John Yutaka Yoshino. She is survived by her sister, Eileen Mie Seo Yoshino (Kenji-deceased); her sister-in-law, Tomiyo Seo (Kenji-deceased); her son, COL Wayne Richard Yoshino and wife Marion; her nephew, Dr. Jun Edwards Yoshino (Mary Carol); her nieces, Yuki Yoshino; Peggy Ann Seo Oba (Kenji); and many other extended family members and friends. A memorial service will be held for Mrs. Yoshino at the Francis J. Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Blvd., West, Silver Spring, Maryland 20901 on Thursday, September 2, 2010, at 1 p.m. The Inurnment will take place at the Columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA on Tuesday, October 19 at 11 a.m. Please meet at the Administration Building at 10:30 a.m.

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MARY T. SCIACCA

On Friday, August 27, 2010 of Bowie, MD. Beloved wife of the late Anthony J. “Tony” Sciacca; mother of Joseph (Phyllis) Sciacca, Maria Magruder and Karen (Gary) Stratchko; grandmother of Kerry, Jody, Nick and Gina; great-grandmother of Sofia; sister of Josephine Vagnoni and Amelia Bottalico. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard, West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Monday, 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mark the Evangelist Church, 7501 Adelphi Rd., Hyattsville, MD on Tuesday, August 31 at 10:30 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society , Montgomery County Unit, 11331 Amherst Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20902.

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MILDRED L. DEVRIES

On Friday, August 27, 2010 of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved mother of Linda A. Rivas (Bobby); grandmother of Joseph, Anthony, Cory, Jaimey, Tiffany and Colby Rivas. Sister of Marie Edwards of Frederick, MD. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard, West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Monday, 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. where service will be held Tuesday, August 31 at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions in Mildred’s name may be made to American Cancer Society , Montgomery County Unit, 11331 Amherst Avenue, MD 20902.

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DOROTHY MAY SCORDATO

On Friday, August 27, 2010, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of Frank Scordato; mother of Marin (Paula) Scordato; grandmother of Richard, Victoria, Christopher and Patrick Scordato. Mass of Christian Burial at St. John the Evangelist Church, 10103 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD, on Wednesday, September 1 at 11 a.m. Interment private.

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ROY FRANCIS PATMALNEE

Born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 31, 1936; died August 24, 2010 of Parkinson’s Disease. His battle with the disease was heroic. He was the son of Robert and Francesca Berardinella Patmalnee. He was accomplished in his desire to teach the young and to play baseball. Cape Cod’s baseball fields were his playgrounds. His real love was literature; poetry was his way of intrusion of what life offered. He moved to the Washington, DC area after graduating from Curry’s College in Massachusetts. He continued his education at the University of Maryland earning a Master’s degree in English. He was hired in 1965 at Wheaton High School’s English Department. While there, he taught seniors how to love the beauty of the English language. He directed classroom plays encouraging his students to beyond the written word and enter the realm of imagery and imagination. He also coached the boys weight lifting crew which he had done while at Curry’s. After leaving Wheaton High, he took a year to write a novel which is published by Amazon books. Returning to teaching, he was hired at Sligo Middle School, where he coached the baseball team for many years, as well as put on school plays. A favorite quote of his was from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self Reliance”…”a foolish consistency is the hob-goblin of little minds.” Remember him thus: ”Give all to love, obey thy heart; friends, kindred days; estates, good fame, plans, credits and the Muse-Nothing Refuse!” Friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard, West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Monday, August 30, 2010 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Interment private.

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GRACIE ELLEN BOST

On Tuesday, August 24, 2010 of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of the late Douglas Bost, Sr.; mother of Douglas Bost, Jr.; grandmother of Kailana Grace Knezel. She was predeceased by three siblings. She is survived by five loving siblings and a host of godchildren. Relatives and friends may call at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 608 North Horners Lane, Rockville, MD, on Monday, August 30, at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

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ROBERT F. GREALY

On Tuesday, August 24, 2010 of Bethesda, MD. Beloved husband of Mary J. Grealy; father of Catherine Grealy Cohen, Rosemary “Sisty” Crossfield and Robert Emmett Grealy; grandfather of Corey and Katy Crossfield, Melissa, Caroline, and Ian Cohen, and Lauren and Kristen Grealy; brother of Michael J. Grealy, Jr., Ann M. Grealy and the late Thomas Grealy. Relatives and friends may call at St. John the Baptist Church, 12319 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20904 on Saturday, August 28, 2010 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Inurnment Arlington National Cemetery on Friday November 12, 2010 at 10 a.m. (Please assemble at the Administration Building at 9:30 a.m.). In lieu of flowers memorial contributions to St. John the Baptist Church.

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