Archive for December, 2017

BETTY LEA VERMILLION BAKER (Age 94)

On Saturday, December 30, 2017, of Silver Spring, MD.  Beloved wife of the late Charles Baker and the late Edward Vermillion; sister of Carole Brewer; mother of Dennis (Shelley) Vermillion, Michael (Ann) Vermillion, Stephen (Debbie) Vermillion, Ann Marie Vermillion, Jeannie Vermillion Wolfe, and the late Susie Vermillion; step-mother of Stephen Baker, Mollie Cohee, and Patrick Baker; grandmother of Kelley O’Donnell, Christine Gregory, Michelle Haab, Julianna Vermillion, Robert Vermillion, Shannon Monahan, Joseph Vermillion, Jessica Zinn, Kathleen Houston, Matthew Hempstead, Ryan Wolfe, Jennifer Wolfe, and Shannon Cavanaugh; also survived by 16 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends may call at Our Lady of Grace Church, 15661 Norbeck Blvd, Silver Spring, MD, on Thursday, January 4, beginning at 10 a.m. where Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m.  Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Montgomery Hospice Casey House, 1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850.

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Paula Clair Kendros (Age 74)

On Thursday, December 28, 2017, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of 38 years of Nicholas Kendros; mother of David and Patricia Fairburn and Lori Hecox.; sister of Buddy, Skip and Clifton Doughty. Also survived by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Blvd West, Silver Spring, 20901 on Thursday, January 4, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. where funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.

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JOAN THERESA HANNAN

On Friday, December 29, 2017, of Silver Spring, MD.  Beloved wife of the late Joseph R. Hannan; mother of Rosemary Schmitt and Patricia Hannan; grandmother of Lauren, Michael, and Matthew Schmitt; sister of Patricia Pierce and Joseph Whelan.  Relatives and friends may call at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 520 Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, MD, on Saturday, January 13 beginning 10:30 a.m. where Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m.  Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

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EVELYN ROCHE ROYAL (Age 92)

On Thursday, December 28, 2017 of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of 53 years of the late Joseph Norris Royal; mother of John Royal, Barbara Walsh, Ellen Brinsko, Becky Royal, and Mike Royal; sister of Margaret Kneafsey and Mary Elmore. Also survived by 11 grandchildren and a step-grandson. Evelyn was preceded in death by an infant daughter, six brothers, and one sister. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Monday, January 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Church of the Resurrection at Riderwood Village, 3110 Gracefield Road, Silver Spring, MD on Tuesday, January 2 at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Birthright of Montgomery County, 2915 Olney Sandy Spring Rd., Olney, MD 20832 or S.O.M.E., 71 – O St. NW, Washington, DC 20001.

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Paul Ayoub

Paul Ayoub, 54, of Rockville, passed away December 28, 2017.  He was born in Takoma Park, Maryland on October 25, 1963 to Samira and the late Sliman Ayoub.  Paul leaves behind  a loving wife, Sandy Ayoub, three children; Paul (Katie) Ayoub, Anthony (Carmen) Ayoub and Amanda (Jamil) Hishmeh; seven grandchildren Khylee, Pauly, Maya, James, Ava, Natalie and Eden; three sisters; Rima (Kenny) Denham, Laura Ayoub and Nancy (Charlie) Ayoub; and one brother Michael (Mireille) Ayoub.  Paul also leaves behind a whole host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and strangers who probably never knew his name but felt his love and compassion for people through his generosity.  Paul was preceded in death by his father Sliman Ayoub and his sister Elein Ayoub-Apostolakos.  Relatives and friends may call at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, 4335 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC, Monday, January 1, 2018 from 4 to 6 pm where Funeral Service will be held at 6 pm.  Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 1:30 pm.

JOHN GERARD McNALLY (Age 67)

On Wednesday, December 27, 2017, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved husband of Nancy McNally (nee Vecchiarelli); father of Brian, Joseph and Michael McNally; brother of Frank, Peter, James, Matthew, and Thomas McNally and Mary Anne Wolfe, Paula Mason, Eleanor Dozier, and Regina Hock; grandfather of Gaile, Ellie, Finn, Nora, and Fiona McNally. Also survived by numerous neices and nephews. Relatives and friends may call at St. Bernadette’s Church, 72 University Blvd. East, Silver Spring, MD on January 2 from 10 to 11 am, where Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 am. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO BOX 758516, Topeka, KS 66675.

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Sarah Sullivan Willging (Age 72)

Sarah Sullivan Willging (Age 72), of Silver Spring, MD, died suddenly of natural causes on Thursday, December 21, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.  Beloved wife of James Willging; mother of Melissa Fountain, Katie O’Neil, Jenny Gaymon, Maria Kennedy, Lucy Lattus, Margaret Lilly, Clare Hart, and Jimmy Willging; sister of Dan and Terry Sullivan; also survived by 11 grandchildren.

Born to Dorrance and Dorothy Sullivan in Dubuque, IA.  Sarah received her Bachelor’s degree in English and Drama at Clarke College.  She moved to Washington, DC after marrying her husband, Jim, in 1967 where they started their family.  Sarah devoted most of her life to raising her children in Silver Spring, MD.  She obtained her Master’s degree in Theology from the Washington Theological Union while raising them.  When her youngest child started high school, she pursued her own career teaching theology at the Academy of the Holy Cross and Connelly School of the Holy Child until her retirement.

With her charismatic personality and boundless energy, Sarah made friends easily and was a devoted and loving friend.  She was a strong advocate for women’s involvement within the Catholic Church.  A gifted baker, Sarah enjoyed delivering baked goods to family and friends during the holidays and many of her children continue the tradition.

Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Blvd. West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), on Thursday, December 28, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm.  Mass of Christian Burial at St. Bernadette’s Church, 72 University Blvd. East, Silver Spring, MD, on Friday, December 29, at 10 a.m.  Interment Private. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in memory of Sarah to Catholic Charities Foundation, Archdiocese of Washington, 924 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 or at www.catholiccharitiesdc.org.

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Joseph Glenn Jones

Beloved son of the late Jack Unus Jones and Nellie J. Greene Jones; brother of Beth Ann Dye and Sandra Lea Fridley; Also survived by nieces and nephews. Services and Burial will be private.

William Howard Berry, Sr. (Age 63)

On Wednesday, December 6, 2017, of North Lauderdale, FL. Beloved husband of Melodye Berry; father of Tarence and Taurean Gibson and William, Jr, and Matthew Berry and Daniel Johnson who was raised like a son; Grandfather of Cassidy and Cheyenne; brother of Lawrence, Jr., David, Maxine, Doris, and Donna. Relatives and friends may call at Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church, 6951 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD, on Friday, December 29, 2017, from 10:30 to 11:30 am where Funeral Service will follow at 11:30 am. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Emerson Markham (Age 90)

On Friday, December 15, 2017, of Silver Spring, MD.  Beloved husband of Julia Markham; father of David, Laura, Steven, Nadine, Robert and Claudia; grandfather of Amanda, Eli, Kyle, Alice, Amelia, Zack, Amber, Joseph and Julia.  Also survived by many loving family members and friends.  Memorial Service will be Celebrated at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 633 Sligo Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, on Friday, January 5, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Private Inurnment at Parklawn Memorial Park at a later date.

Emerson Markham left us on December 15, 2017 at age 90, after a long, productive and loving life as a husband, father, and brother. Born in upstate New York, Emerson served in the U.S. Army after high school, then earned his B.A. from Union College and his M.A. from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He moved to the Washington metropolitan area in the 1950s and entered government work. Emerson worked at many different federal agencies in his career, capped by stints as the Budget Director for the United States Post Office, Action (Peace Corps/Vista) and the Veterans Administration. He was a civil servant in the highest meaning of the phrase, and worked his whole life to make government function effectively and humanely. After retiring from the federal government, Emerson worked as a consultant to the National Academy for Public Administration. He traveled widely in this role, and was especially proud of his work to establish a functioning government in the Republic of Georgia. After living for four decades in Southern Prince Georges County, Emerson and Julia moved to the Riderwood retirement community, where he was an active and engaged resident, taking special interest in the scholarship fund for Riderwood employees, until his health failed. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Emerson’s memory may be made to the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, 200 Eggers Hall, Syracuse, NY, 13244, or to the charitable organization of your choice, in keeping with his vision for a better world.

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