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*****Jul. 29, 1998*****

Gladys M. Heffner
  Gladys M. "Dukie" Heffner, 76, of Laurel and formerly of Boyds, died July 24, 
1998, at the Mariner Health Care Center, Laurel. 
  Mrs. Heffner was a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church, 
Gaithersburg. She had worked in the school cafeterias in Montgomery County 
before retirement. Her hobbies were gardening and baking. 
  Born in Boyds, she was a daughter of the late Allen and Rhoda Howard Smith. 
She was the wife of the late Thomas W. Heffner, who died in 1996. 
  Mrs. Heffner is survived by a son, John A. Heffner and his wife Helen of 
Laurel; and grandson, Alan C. Heffner of Charlotte, N.C. She was preceded in 
death by a sister, Laura Burdette, and a brother, William Smith. 
  Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today at the Forest Oak Cemetery, 
Route 355 in Gaithersburg, where burial will follow. Muriel H. Barber Funeral 
Home in Laytonsville handled the arrangements. 
  Memorial contributions can be sent to the Jennifer Franzt Memorial Scholarship 
Fund at Hood College, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, Md. 21701.

Mary "Pat" Patricia Bucheimer 
  Mary "Pat" Patricia Bucheimer, 68, of Olney died July 26, 1998, at her 
daughter's home in Dickerson. 
  She was the wife of George E. Bucheimer Sr. of Olney. 
  Born Feb. 14, 1930, in Kensington, she was the daughter of the late Charles P. 
and Elenor Chapman Atwood. 
  In addition to her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Mary Bailey, and 
her husband Charles Menter of Dickerson; two sons, Mike Bucheimer, and his wife 
Christine Donati of Olney, and George Bucheimer Jr. of Rockville; three sisters, 
Betty Jones, Peggy Jones and Carmah Engle, all of Rockville; grandchildren and 
other relatives and friends. 
  She was preceded in death by one sister, Colleen Jefferson. 
  Services were held Tuesday at Hilton Funeral Home in Barnesville. 
  Donations may be made in Mrs. Bucheimer's name to the American Lung 
Association, 1301 York Road, Suite 705, Lutherville, Md. 21093. 

Ralph O. and Elizabeth P. Anslow 
  Memorial services will be held Aug. 1 for Ralph Owen Anslow, 83, who died May 
22 at the Wilson Health Care Center, Asbury Methodist Village, Gaithersburg, and 
his wife, Elizabeth Pratt Anslow, 83, who died one week later May 29. 
  The Anslows were originally from the Seattle area and moved frequently during 
Mr. Anslow's 21 years in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps. He retired with the 
rank of lieutenant colonel in 1961. 
  They moved to Madison, Wisc., where Mr. Anslow became director of research at 
The Biotron Animal Resource Center. 
  Mrs. Anslow worked in the public and school libraries of Madison, retiring 
from her position as Middleton schools library supervisor to pursue her 
specialist degree in gerontology. She then worked for the state of Wisconsin 
Human Resources Department, preparing retirement seminars. 
  In 1980, the Anslows moved to Leisure World in Silver Spring where they became 
active in many charitable, religious and political organizations. 
  Mrs. Anslow served on the Montgomery County Committee on Aging, was a precinct 
poll worker, volunteered for Meals on Wheels and served as president of the 
Rossmoor Women's Club and the Democrat Club. 
  Mr. Anslow also served as president of the Democrat Club of Leisure World, the 
Kiwanis Club and the Leisure World chapter of American Association of Retired 
Persons, his most recent position being district director for Maryland. 
  The Anslows were active in Seniors Against Nuclear Arms and the Gray Panthers, 
and participated in peacemaking trips to Korea, Nicaragua, East Germany, 
Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union. 
  Mrs. Anslow helped a group from her church organizing worship among native 
Americans. 
  With Habitat for Humanity, Mr. Anslow helped to rebuild housing after a flood 
in West Virginia. 
  They served in many leadership capacities at Warner Memorial Presbyterian 
Church in Kensington, where they served as deacons. 
  Mrs. Anslow was a member of the board of directors of the Presbyterian Home in 
Washington, D.C., at the time of her death. 
  They are survived by daughters, Joy Ward of Cranbury, N.J., and 
  Sarah Anslow Ritter of Chicago; grandchildren, Randall Owens of Woodbridge, 
N.J., and Jennifer Elizabeth Ward, who is attending Nova Southeastern University 
in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and great-grandchildren, triplets Ryan, Brandon and 
Tyler Ward. 
  The memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Home Guild Memorial 
Chapel, Russell Avenue, Gaithersburg. They will be inurned in the Memorial 
Gardens of Rockville at the United Church in Rockville.