Archive for December, 2015

Mery Lilia Smith (Age 70)

On Sunday, December 13, 2015, of Silver Spring, MD Formerly of Trindad, Bolivia. Beloved wife of the late Willis Wayne Smith; loving mother of Ana K. Velarde. She is survived and loved by many family and friends in Bolivia. Also survived by 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Sunday, December 20, 2015, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Interment Private.

MARK ANTHONY ELLER (Age 80)

On Sunday, December 13, 2015, of Kensington, MD. Beloved husband of the late Anne Therese Eller; father of Joe (Teresa) Eller, Kathy (Keith) Eller-Martin, Nancy Eller, and Marge Eller; grandfather of David, Shannon, Beth, and Riley. Relatives and friends may call at Holy Cross Church, 4900 Strathmore Avenue, Garrett Park, MD, Tuesday, December 22, from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850. www.montgomeryhospice.org/donate.

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Thelma Margaret Shaut (Age 85)

On Thursday, December 17, 2015, of Kensington, MD. Beloved mother of Thomas F. Morris and his wife Betty and Linda S. Janetis and her husband John. Also survived by four granddaughters, five great-grandchildren, five sisters, and lifelong friends Peggy Hudson and Tammy Fannin. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, Monday, December 21, 2015, from 10 to 11 a.m. where Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

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Lucy M. Norris

On Friday, December 18, 2015, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of Walter W. Norris; mother of Grenda L., Cynthia, and the late Wesley W. Norris; sister of Raymond Crowell, Jr. and Willie Mae Grier. Relatives and friends may call at Vermont Avenue Baptist Church, 1630 Vermont Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20009, on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 from 9 to 11 a.m. where service will be held at 11 a.m. Interment Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Vermont Avenue Baptist Church.

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Mery Lilia Smith (Age 70)

On Sunday, December 13, 2015, of Silver Spring, MD Formerly of Trindad, Bolivia. Beloved wife of the late Willis Wayne Smith; loving mother of Ana K. Velarde. She is survived and loved by many family and friends in Bolivia. Also survived by 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Sunday, December 20, 2015, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Interment Private.

On Monday, December 14, 2015 of Bethesda, MD. Beloved daughter of the late Elbert Dewey and Ida Alice Price Bias; sister of the late Elbert L., Richard M., and Raymond C. Bias; aunt of Colleen (William) Bias Chaffee and Paula (Cheryl) Bias Peters; great-aunt of William A., Sean R., and Roberta F. Chaffee, Kerri E. Coffman, and Kelli E. Fitzgerald. Also survived by numerous great-great-nieces and nephews. Devote Methodist who practiced her faith daily. Her patriotism and love for America was always evident. Exceptional athlete who excelled in multiple sports. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, on Saturday, December 19, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., where funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Interment Parklawn Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to Disabled American Veterans , P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 or The Inter-Faith Chapel, 3680 South Leisure World Blvd., Silver Spring, MD 20906.

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JON MICHAEL WIDRICK, J.D. (Age 38)

Jon M. Widrick of Silver Spring, MD, passed away in the hospital on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, after a sudden illness.

Jon was born on February 14, 1977, in Lowville, NY. He graduated magna cum laude from Fordham University in 1999 and received his juris doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center in 2002. In 2010, Jon founded the Ascensus Law Firm and dedicated his career to empowering for-profit companies to do public good. Beloved by all who knew him, Jon will be remembered for his humor, wisdom, loyalty, passion for Syracuse athletics and the Buffalo Bills, and connoisseurship of wine.

He was the loving husband of Morgan Whitlatch; devoted son of Wendy Kampnich and her husband, Lynn and Dale Widrick and his wife, Debbie; caring brother of Melanie Lunn and Travis Widrick; loyal brother-in-law of Marc Lunn and Hilary Whitlatch; supportive uncle of Allison, Hailey, and Carlee Lunn and Archer Widrick; and kind grandson of Robert and Muriel Widrick. He was predeceased by grandparents, the late Francis and Margaret Griffiss Houppert, Jean Ruffing Thomas and Ellen Kampnich. He is survived by many other loving relatives and friends.

Memorial services will be held at the Lowville Mennonite Church, 7705 Ridge Rd., Lowville, NY 13367 on December 31, 2015 at 11 a.m.; and at the Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel, Magnolia Ballroom, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 on January 23, 2016 at 3 p.m. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Jon”s memory to Silver Spring Green, Inc., c/o 914 Silver Spring Ave., Suite 100, Silver Spring, MD 20910, and Cat Pounce, Inc., 304 Winding Woods Way, Beaufort, NC 28516.

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Peggy Christine Hartness (Age 87)

On Saturday, December 12, 2015, of Silver Spring, MD.  Beloved wife of the late James Hartness, mother of Michael Hartness, Patricia Schrader, Peggy Hartness, grandmother of Corrin Merritt, Lori Bartlett, Jamie Bartlett, Andrew Bartlett, Samantha Hartness, Allison Hartness, Erin Schrader Cooper, Cara Self and Michael Barber, great grandmother of Reilly Killian, Rowyn Killian and Wesley Merritt. Also survived by her nieces Judy Davis, Becky Martin, Lynn Powell and her nephew, Jack Robbins. Relatives and friends may call at  Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Tuesday, December 15, from 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service at Silver Spring Church of Christ, 100 East Franklin Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, on Wednesday, December 16, at 12 p.m.  Interment Parklawn Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, Memorial & Tribute Processing Ctr., 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060; Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, 10400 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 270, Columbia, MD 21044 or American Cancer Society, 7500 Greenway Center Drive, Suite 300, Greenbelt, MD 20770

Mary Rose A. Gallagher Jones (Age 93)

On Sunday, December 6, 2015, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved mother of: Ellen L. Daily and husband James, Marilyn A. Barrett and husband Michael, Brian S. Jones, Lawrence T. Jones, Karen T.Kunze and husband Harry III, and Maureen Jones; Preceded in death by husband Harold Francis Jones Jr. and son Harold Francis Jones III. Also survived by 23 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Sunday, December 13, from 2 to 4 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Andrew Apostle Church, Arcola Ave and Kemp Mill Rd, Silver Spring, MD, on Monday, December 14, at 10 am. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

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LEONARD SCHEER (Age 92)

On Tuesday, December 8, 2015, of Beltsville, MD. Beloved husband of Mary R. Scheer; father of Leonard Michael “Mike”, Patricia Ann “Patty”, Mary Katherine “Kathy”, and Jon Christopher “Chris”. Preceded in death by grandson, Richard M. Walsh. Also survived by grandchildren, Judith Longley, Jordan Scheer, Brian Scheer, Brendan Bessel, Mathew Bessel, Jon Scheer and Catherine Scheer; and great-grandchildren, Jason Walsh, Brittany Lyne, and Joseph Longley. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Tuesday, December 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service at Collins Funeral Home, on Wednesday, December 16 at 1 p.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Metro Maryland Ostomy Association http://www.marylandostomy.org.

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SELMER S. NORLAND (Age 99)

On Saturday, December 5, 2015 of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy M. Norland; father of Janet E. (George) Schwenke and Deborah A. (David) Dixon; grandfather of Kris, Erik, Kara, Amy, Lise, Laura and Emma. Also survived by 11 greatgrandchildren. Memorial Service at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 9100 Colesville Road (at Highland Dr.), Silver Spring, MD on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 11 a.m. Interment Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to National Cryptologic Museum Foundation, PO Box 1682, Ft. George G Meade, MD 20755; Luther College, 700 College Drive, Decorah, IA 52101; or the church.

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