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Ruttenberg, 84, of Bethesda, who served the labor movement and working people for more than 40 years, died March 28 of respiratory failure. Born in St. Paul, Minn., in 1917 to Charles and Fannie (Weinstein) Ruttenberg, he grew up in Nemocolin, Pa. Mr. Ruttenberg was a student at Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Va., from 1929-1933, and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh. In 1940 he married Gertrude Bernstein, whom he met when she was working for the Steelworkers Organizing Committee. They recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Growing up in a coal mining town, he developed a lifetime dedication to improving the lives of working people. Throughout his career he worked on behalf of trade unions and their members, equal opportunity for all, living wages, and job security. He helped organize unions in Cincinnati in the 1930s, and established education programs for industrial unions across the United States in the 1940s and 1950s. He was a leading economist for labor and the nation, with specialties in job training, trade, and monetary policy. As assistant secretary of labor in President Johnson's Administration, he directed the funding of employment and training programs for minorities. He founded and was president of Stanley Ruttenberg & Associates -- an economic consulting firm in Washington, D.C. -- from 1969 until his retirement in 1982. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children, Joel Ruttenberg and his wife Sophie of Katonah, N.Y., Ruth Ruttenberg of Bethesda, and Charles Ruttenberg and his wife Loraine of Rockville; four grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. A fifth grandchild died in 1984. Rapp Funeral Home in Silver Spring handled the arrangements. Jessie Rowdybush Walsh Jessie Rowdybush Walsh, 91, a lifelong resident of Kensington, died March 22 of heart failure at Suburban Hospital. She was born April 23, 1909, and grew up in a Kensington, spending the majority of her life on Fawcett Street. She was a descendant of General James White, who founded Knoxville, Tenn., in 1791. Mrs. Walsh graduated from Central High school (now Duke Ellington High School) in 1928. She went on to receive a bachelor of fine arts from Syracuse University in 1933. In 1943 she completed her master's degree in education at George Washington University. She spent most of her life teaching, from the classroom to private art lessons in her home on Fawcett Street. She married Vincent Paul Walsh in November 1946. He died in July 1979. Her late brother, Charles Reeves Rowdybush Jr., who died in March 1998, was a longtime historian at Boiling Air Force Base. Another brother, Harold Quimby Rowdybush, died in infancy. In recent years, she had been a resident at Leafy House and Kensington Park until her hospital admission. She was an active participant and volunteer at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Kensington. Her artwork hangs in many Kensington homes. She is survived by her nephew, J. Brinton Rowdybush, who recently returned to the State Department in Washington following a tour as the American Consul in Cameroon, Africa, and his children Ted and Gwen Rowdybush. She is also survived by her niece, Barbara Rowdybush Van Dyke, and her sons Charles and William, all from Boston. A memorial service was held at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Kensington. Her ashes will be placed in the columbarium at St. Paul's at a later date. Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Home in Bethesda handled the arrangements. Memorial gifts may be made to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 10401 Armory Ave., Kensington, MD, 20895. Nancy Masser Nancy Victoria Creger Masser, 84, a resident of Citizens Nursing Home in Frederick, died March 28 at the nursing home. She was the wife of the late Charles Christian Masser Sr. Born July 6, 1916, in Ceres, Va., she was a daughter of the late Charles C. and Margaret L. Fultcher Creger. Mrs. Masser worked numerous jobs in Frederick over the years and was active with the Senior Citizens Center, Frederick. She was the last of her immediate family. She is survived by a stepson, Charles C. Masser Jr., of Frederick; step- grandchildren Mark and David Masser, both of Frederick; a step-great-grandson Joshua A. Masser; and nieces Dorothy Atwell of Rockville, Virginia Marshall and husband Tom of Woodsboro, Mary R. Thorpe of Monrovia, Irene Tobery and husband Gordon of Westminster, and Ella Mae Kessell and husband Gary of Damascus. The funeral service was held Friday at Etchison Memorial Chapel of the Keeney and Basford Funeral Home. The Rev. Benjamin P. Thompson of Victory Christian Center, Frederick, officiated. Burial was in Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Senior Citizens Center, 520 N. Market St., Frederick, MD 21701. Edna V. Wright Mrs. Edna Virginia Wright, 92, of Montgomery Village, formerly of Gaithersburg, died March 23, 2001, at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville. Born November 9, 1908, in Harrisonburg, Va., she was a daughter of the late Earl and Ella Kanney Green. Mrs. Wright was an active member in the Germantown Baptist Church, where she had been a member for many years. She retired from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda after 20 years of service. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting and crafts. She is preceded in death by her first husband, John Wesley Combs, and her second husband, Samuel L. Wright. She is also preceded in death by a son-in-law, Marion L. Brown. She is survived by a daughter, Lois T. Brown of Silver Spring, a grandson, Marion Lee Brown Jr. of Texas and a sister, Erma Bontrager of Harrisonburg, Va. Friends visited at the Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home March 25. Funeral services were held at the funeral home March 26. Burial was in Parklawn Cemetery, Rockville. Arrangements were made by Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home in Laytonsville. Ian Elaine Blomer Ian Elaine Blomer, 45, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and formerly of Gaithersburg, died March 4, 2001, at Littleton Adventist Hospital in Littleton, Colo., due to complications from minor knee surgery. A private service was held March 6. Born on Feb. 9, 1956, in Los Angeles, she was the daughter of Lillian and Harry Blomer, and the oldest of seven children. Ms. Blomer graduated from Fridley Grace High School in Anoka, Minn., and from the University of Minnesota in 1984 with a bachelor of science in medical technology. She received her specialist in blood banking certificate from the National Institutes of Health in 1993. She received the American Association of Blood Bank's Fenwal Scholarship Award for her stem cell research. Ms. Blomer worked at NIH's Department of Transfusion Medicine from 1991 to 1993, the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Biologies Evaluation and Research in the Division of Blood Applications until 1995. She worked as associate director of technical and regulatory affairs for America's Blood Centers in Washington, D.C, until 1998 when she moved to Colorado. She started the quality section at Bonfils Blood Center in Denver and worked in the laboratory the day of the Columbine High School massacre in April 1999. She was a talented quilt maker, stain glass artist, gourmet cook and collector of antiques. She enjoyed the outdoors, mountains and visits to small towns of Maryland and Colorado. She is survived by her mother, Lillian Blomer of Colorado Springs, Colo.; six brothers and sisters and their spouses, Kevin and Maryanna Blomer of Anoka, Minn., Allison Blomer and Kevin McInerney of Jensen Beach, Fla., Red and Elise Blomer of Watertown, N.Y., Kathryn Blomer-Banks and River Banks of Golden, Colo., and Adrienn and Scott Gallentine of Colorado Springs, Colo., Harrison Blomer of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; 13 nieces and nephews; and her faithful poodle Rosie. She was preceded in death by her father ,Harry. Memorial gifts in Ms. Blomer's name may be made to CU Foundation, Hemophiliac and Thrombosis Clinic, University of Colorado, attention Pat Casias, P.O. Box 6507, Aurora, Colo., 80045. Friends may call at a memorial service in Gaithersburg, Md. from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday. For more information contact (301) 987-0542 or RollihMail@aol.com. Henrietta Elizabeth R. Costolo Henrietta Elizabeth Rossmann Costolo, 95, died March 13 at Brooke Grove Nursing Home in Sandy Spring. Mrs. Costolo was born Jan. 22, 1906, in Pittsburgh. She was a daughter of the late William Rossmann and Henrietta Elizabeth Grimm. She had 10 brothers and sisters: Frederick, Clara, August, Maria, George, Merle, Walter, Naomi, Mildred and Frieda. After high school, Mrs. Costolo went to a business school to become a secretary, and worked at Jones and Laughlin Steel Co. In 1933, she married Charles Larimer Costolo. After they were married, they built a stone house in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. Their son, Charles Larimer Jr., was born in 1935. Due to the Depression, they had to leave the house they built and move to Bridgeville, Pa. There they had a daughter, Yetta Carol, in 1939. Later, they moved back into the city to Beechview, where they lived until Mr. Costolo's death in 1958. As a member of St. Marks Lutheran Church in Pittsburgh, she taught Sunday School, was in charge of church dinners and participated in many other church groups. She was active in the Order of Eastern Star, which she joined in 1934. She served as its matron from 1934-35 and was secretary for her chapter for 50 years. She was a member for over 70 years. She worked for the Board of Elections in Allegheny County for many years and as a secretary for St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh. She retired in 1981 at the age of 75. In 1992, Mrs. Costolo moved to Rockville to be close to her family. She was able to live on her own until the age of 93. She moved into Brooke Grove Nursing Home in 1999 and was still active making many friends and enjoying many social activities. She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Gaithersburg, where she made many close friends. Mrs. Costolo loved to read, bake bread, do needlepoint, quilt, crochet and knit, play bingo, cards and games, and go to bible study and church. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Yetta and Joe Churilla of Olney; a daughter-in-law, Georgia Costolo of Gaithersburg; two sisters, Maria Fisher of California and Frieda Weniger of Pennsylvania; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A prayer service was held March 15 at De Vol Funeral Home in Gaithersburg. Burial was March 16 at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in Pittsburgh. Memorial donations may be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 16420 S. Westland Drive, Gaithersburg, Md. 20877. Genetta Dolly McQuain Genetta Dolly McQuain, a Potomac resident since 1965, died March 22 at First Assembly Living Center in Concord, N.C. She was 75. Mrs. McQuain was born Feb. 24, 1926 in Elkins, W.Va. to the late Edgar Wilson Dolly and Mabel Viquesney Dolly. She worked as a library aide at various Montgomery County Public Schools including Winston Churchill High School, Beverly Farms Elementary and Ashburton Elementary. She retired in 1989 after working at Ritchie Park Elementary. Mrs. McQuain was a member of North Bethesda United Methodist Church for 40 years. She graduated in 1942 from Franklin High School in Franklin, W.Va., and in 1947 from Madison College, now James Madison University. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Hunter McQuain, who died in 1967. Mrs. McQuain is survived by two sons, Jeffrey and Dan McQuain, both of Potomac; sister June D. Carson of Greenville, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews. A brother, Franklin J. Dolly, preceded her in death. A funeral was held March 27 at Franklin United Methodist Church in West Virginia. Burial was at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Franklin, W.Va. Memorial contributions can be made to Franklin United Methodist Church, Franklin, WV 26807. Henrietta Elizabeth R. Costolo Henrietta Elizabeth Rossmann Costolo, 95, died March 13 at Brooke Grove Nursing Home in Sandy Spring. Mrs. Costolo was born Jan. 22, 1906, in Pittsburgh. She was a daughter of the late William Rossmann and Henrietta Elizabeth Grimm. She had 10 brothers and sisters. After high school, Mrs. Costolo went to a business school to become a secretary, and worked at Jones and Laughlin Steel Co. In 1933, she married Charles Larimer Costolo. After they were married, they built a stone house in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. Their son, Charles Larimer Jr., was born in 1935. Due to the Depression, they had to leave the house they built and move to Bridgeville, Pa. There they had a daughter, Yetta Carol, in 1939. Later, they moved back into the city to Beechview, where they lived until Mr. Costolo's death in 1958. As a member of St. Marks Lutheran Church in Pittsburgh, she taught Sunday School and was in charge of church dinners. She was active in the Order of Eastern Star, which she joined in 1934. She served as its matron from 1934-35 and was secretary for her chapter for 50 years. She worked for the Board of Elections in Allegheny County for many years and as a secretary for St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh. She retired in 1981 at the age of 75. In 1992, Mrs. Costolo moved to Rockville to be close to her family. She was able to live on her own until the age of 93. She moved into Brooke Grove Nursing Home in 1999 and enjoyed many social activities. She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Gaithersburg. Mrs. Costolo loved to read, bake bread, do needlepoint, quilt, crochet and knit, play bingo, cards and games, and go to bible study and church. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Yetta and Joe Churilla of Olney; a daughter-in-law, Georgia Costolo of Gaithersburg; two sisters, Maria Fisher of California and Frieda Weniger of Pennsylvania; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A prayer service was held March 15 at De Vol Funeral Home in Gaithersburg. Burial was March 16 at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in Pittsburgh. Memorial donations may be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 16420 S. Westland Drive, Gaithersburg, Md. 20877. *****Apr. 13, 2001***** Corrinne B. Watkins Corrinne Bennett Watkins, 100, of Mount Airy, died April 9, 2001, at the Homewood at Crumland Nursing Center in Frederick. She was the wife of the late Donald E. Watkins, to whom she was married for 49 years. Born January 6, 1901 in Lonaconing, she was a daughter of the late Burman and Margaret Linn Bennett. Mrs. Watkins graduated from the Frostburg Normal School in 1921 and began teaching first grade at Mount Airy Elementary School. She married Donald E. Watkins of Mount Airy in 1924. She retired in 1963, after 42 years of having taught several generations of Mount Airy residents. She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association, an original member of the Mount Airy Garden Club and Mount Airy K-Wives. She was a past Matron of the Eastern Star Prudence Chapter No. 95 Mount Airy. She was an active member of Calvary United Methodist Church, serving many positions, including president of the Conference and lay delegates to the Conference. Mrs. Watkins is preceded in death by three siblings, George Linn Bennett, Lola Porter Bennett Bell and Elizabeth Linn Bennett. Surviving her are a nephew, Donald J. Bell and his wife, Carolyn; grandniece, Brenda Bell Williams; grandnephew Brad Leigh Bell and his wife, Leslie; great niece Megan Bell; and great nephews, Justin Williams & Nathan Bell. Friends may call 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Olin L. Molesworth P.A. Funeral Hume, 26401 Ridge Road, Damascus. Prudence Chapter No. 95 Order of Eastern Star will conduct memorial services 7:30 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday at Calvary United Methodist Church, 403 South Main Street, Mount Airy. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. James Peters Morison Jr. James Peters Morison Jr., 53, of Gaithersburg died April 5, 2001, at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville. Born Jan. 7, 1948 in Charles Town, W. Va., he was the son of the late James P. Morison and Ruth A. Haymans Morison. Mr. Morison graduated from Charles Town High School in 1965 and attended West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.Va. He worked at the Sandy Spring National Bank, Olney. He was the president-elect of the Wheaton Kiwanis Club and past president of the Martinsburg Jaycees. He was also a member of the West Virginia University Alumni Association. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Jane M. Morison of Gaithersburg; two daughters, Kija Lynne Morison-Cauffman of Ona, W. Va., and Julie N. Harris of Alexandria, Va.; and one uncle, Garnett P. Morison Jr. and his wife, Marie, of Ranson, W. Va. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Charles Town Presbyterian Church, 220 East Washington St., Charles Town, W.Va. The Rev. William Everhart will officiate. Burial will be in Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30329. Arrangements were made by the Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, Charles Town, W.Va. Michael A. Wallace Mr. Michael Arden Wallace, 54, of Surfside Beach, S.C. and formerly of the Frederick area, died April 2, 2001, at his home. He was the husband of Dorothy Carroll Wallace. Born November 21, 1946, in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of the late Harry M. Wallace Jr. and Mary Louise Starnes Wallace. Mr. Wallace was a retired firefighter with the Gaithersburg-Washington Grove Fire Department. Surviving besides his wife are two sons, David A. Wallace and his wife, Sharon, of Finksburg and Steven A. Wallace of Surfside Beach; one brother, Douglas L. Wallace Sr. of Monrovia; one niece; three nephews; and one great nephew. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Olin L. Molesworth P.A. Funeral Home, Damascus. A private burial was in Parklawn Memorial Park, Rockville. The family suggests that expressions of sympathy be in the form of memorial contributions to Children's National Medical Center, Developmental Office, 111 Michigan Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20010 or the charity of choice. Edwin A. Wiggin Edwin A. Wiggin, 79, of Montgomery Village, formerly of Exeter, N.H., died of heart failure on April 7, 2001. Born in Berlin, N.H., and raised in Exeter, N.H., Mr. Wiggin was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and the University of New Hampshire. Prior to moving to Montgomery Village in 1975, he worked as a chemical engineer on the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and as Program and Technical Projects Manager for The Atomic Industrial Forum in New York and Bethesda. He was an active member of the senior men's golf group of The Montgomery Village Golf Club and was involved in volunteer work at The Treatment and Learning Center in Rockville. He is survived by two daughters, Emily Benner of Carmel, Ind., and Martha Rheaume of Londonderry, N.H. He is also survived by one brother, two grandsons and one granddaughter. Burial will be in Exeter, N.H. A memorial service will take place at the Church of The Ascension, 205 South Summit Ave., Gaithersburg, in June 2001. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice or to The Treatment & Learning Centers, 9975 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, Md. 20850, Attn. Richard Pavlin, Executive Director. Emma Sue Newrones Emma Sue Newrones, infant, died on March 11, 2001, at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring. Born on March 11, 2001, at Holy Cross Hospital, she was the daughter of Bradley and Karen F. Newrones of Damascus. In addition to her parents, surviving are one brother, Cameron L. Newrones of Damascus; maternal grandparents, John L. and Linda M. Fitch of Gaithersburg; paternal grandmother, Pamela Newrones of Oregon City, Ore.; maternal great grandparents, Audrey Snellbacher of Scottsville, Ky., and Donald McDermott of Ormond Beach, Fla.; paternal great grandparents, Hank and Sue Harden of Lake Oswego, Ore.; and three aunts and three uncles. Services and interment were private in Babyland at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick. Arrangements were made by the Olin L. Molesworth P.A. Funeral Home, Damascus. Corrinne Bennett Watkins Corrinne Bennett Watkins, 100, of Mount Airy, died April 9, 2001, at the Homewood at Crumland Nursing Center in Frederick. She was the wife of the late Donald E. Watkins, to whom she was married for 49 years. Born January 6, 1901 in Lonaconing, she was a daughter of the late Burman and Margaret Linn Bennett. Mrs. Watkins graduated from the Frostburg Normal School in 1921 and began teaching first grade at Mount Airy Elementary School. She married Donald E. Watkins of Mount Airy in 1924. She retired in 1963, after 42 years of having taught several generations of Mount Airy residents. She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association, an original member of the Mount Airy Garden Club and Mount Airy K-Wives. She was a past Matron of the Eastern Star Prudence Chapter No. 95 Mount Airy. She was an active member of Calvary United Methodist Church, serving many positions, including president of the Conference and lay delegates to the Conference. Mrs. Watkins is preceded in death by three siblings, George Linn Bennett, Lola Porter Bennett Bell and Elizabeth Linn Bennett. Surviving her are a nephew, Donald J. Bell and his wife, Carolyn; grandniece, Brenda Bell Williams; grandnephew Brad Leigh Bell and his wife, Leslie; great niece Megan Bell; and great nephews, Justin Williams & Nathan Bell. Friends may call 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Olin L. Molesworth P.A. Funeral Hume, 26401 Ridge Road, Damascus. Prudence Chapter No. 95 Order of Eastern Star will conduct memorial services 7:30 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday at Calvary United Methodist Church, 403 South Main Street, Mount Airy. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. *****Apr. 20, 2001***** Gwendolyn Stenehjem Bond Gwendolyn Stenehjem Bond, 84, of Somerset died at home March 31 of complications following a stroke. Born on a farm in North Dakota, Mrs. Bond graduated from North Dakota State University and became a drama teacher for the University of Wisconsin. She drove throughout the Midwest, and started local theater groups in farm communities. She came to Washington, D.C. during World War II, and met and married Paterson Bond, a Navy officer making the North Atlantic run between the United States and England. They married in 1945 in the chapel at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She worked in Washington, D.C. at WTOP during the war, writing, producing and broadcasting the CBS Radio program "Country Journal." After the war, they moved to New Jersey, where she raised their four children and served as chairman of the Board of Vocational Education for Somerset County and, later, with the Middlesex County College's Division of Community Services. After her husband died in 1990, Mrs. Bond moved to Somerset where she lived until her death. She was a resident of Somerset and was active in the political campaigns of candidates for the Somerset Town Council. She was also an avid supporter of the drama program at Somerset Elementary School. She is survived by her four children, Ellnor Martin of Chevy Chase, Geraldine Laybourne of New York City, Deborah Bond-Upson of Kentfield, Calif., and Charles Bond of Larkspur, Calif.; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandson. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 21, at 5 p.m. at All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, D.C. Margaret A. Burdette Margaret Ann Burdette, 87, died April 11 at her home in Gaithersburg. She was the wife of the late Orin Foster Burdette Sr. She was born in Dickerson, the daughter of the late Lash and Molly Edith Bussard Redmon. She is survived by 10 children, Orin F. Burdette Jr. and wife, Rosemary, of Rehobeth Beach, Del., Robert L. Burdette Sr. and wife, Sharon, of Gaithersburg, Bertha V. Poole and husband, Eddie, of Gaithersburg, Upton D. Burdette Sr. and wife, Patty, of Bakerton, W. Va., Donald Eugene Burdette and wife, Wanda, of Keymar, Md., Linda M. Roberts and husband, Denny, of Mt. Airy, Billy, James, Robert and Larry Bradshaw; 31 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, seven great great grandchildren and three step-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by two sons, John David Burdette Sr. and Elvin Lester Burdette Sr. Graveside services were held April 13 at the Boyds Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Arrangements by the Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home in Laytonsville. Lorenzer J. D. Finch Lorenzer J.D. Finch, 75, of Damascus died April 12, 2001, at Montgomery Village Care and Rehabilitation Center in Gaithersburg. He was the husband of Peggy Lohr Finch. Born January 16, 1926, in Albertsville, Ala., he was the son of the late James Crockett and Dolly Anderson Finch. Mr. Finch was a retired truck driver for the Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Korean War. He attended the Rockville (Disciples of Christ) Christian Church. Surviving besides his wife are five children, Stephen D. Finch of Germantown, Daniel Finch and his wife, Debbie, of Mount Airy, Delores Finch Lokey and her husband, Scott, of New Market, stepson Anthony W. Collins of Timberville, Va., stepdaughter Deborah E. Ruprecht and her husband, James, of Mount Airy; 15 grandchildren; two brothers, Buford Finch of Huntsville, Ala., and Burley Finch of Crockett, Mo.; two sisters, Lucille Vann of Fayetteville, Tenn., and Lillian Brooks of Decatur, Ala. Mr. Finch was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen Wolfe Finch; two brothers, Northern and Borden Finch; and one sister, Eulah Travis. Funeral services were held April 16 at the Rockville (Disciples of Christ) Christian Church. Burial was in Parklawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice. Arrangements were made by Olin L. Molesworth, P.A. Funeral Home in Damascus. Eliza H. R. Hobbs Mrs. Eliza Howard Riggs Hobbs, 97, of Glenwood, Md. died April 13, 2001, at Wilson Health Care Center in Gaithersburg. Born Dec. 30, 1903, in Laytonsville, she was a daughter of the late Ledoux Elgee and Anna Howard Riggs. She was the wife of the late Charles A. Hobbs III. Mrs. Hobbs was educated in Montgomery County schools and graduated from Towson State University. She taught school in Damascus until her marriage to Charles A. Hobbs III. After his death in 1960, she was the housemother at Charlotte Hall Military Academy and later at Salisbury State University until her retirement. She moved from her farm in Howard County to Asbury Village in 1981 and lived in Gaithersburg until her death. She is survived by a son, Charles A. Hobbs IV and his wife, Shirley Hager Hobbs, of Glenwood; five grandchildren; six great grandchildren; a sister, Anne Howard Riggs Davis of Olney; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held April 17 at the Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery, Glenwood. Arrangements were made by the Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home in Laytonsville. William Thomas Sizemore Mr. William Thomas Sizemore, 45, of Gaithersburg, formerly of South Boston, Va., died April 10, 2001. Born in South Boston, Va. on March 24, 1956, he was a son of Richard Jordan Sizemore and Jeanne Bodie Sizemore. Mr. Sizemore was a member of the Baptist faith, a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and was an officer with the Parent Teacher Student Association in Gaithersburg. He was also a basketball coach for Montgomery Village Sports Association. Surviving besides his mother are his wife, Susan A. McMahon Sizemore of Gaithersburg; a son, Cameron Joseph Sizemore of Gaithersburg; one sister, Sally Sizemore Muller of Greensboro, N.C.; two brothers, R. Macon Sizemore and Daniel J. Sizemore, both of Richmond, Va.; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Beverly and Fred Ransenburg of Aiken, S.C.; and one brother-in-law, Robert McMahon of Aiken, S.C. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Covenant United Methodist Church, 20301 Pleasant Ridge Drive, Montgomery Village. Memorial contributions may be made to The First Baptist Church "People of Hope" Campaign or The Christian Children's Fund. Arrangements were made by Powell Funeral Home, 1603 Wilborn Avenue, South Boston, Va. 24592. *****Apr. 25, 2001***** Victoria W. Fear Victoria W. Fear, 53, of Rockville died April 17. She was the daughter of Eleanor S. Wildman and the late Francis H. Wildman. She is survived by one son, Codey Lee Fear. She had three sisters, Ellen W. Mansueto, Maureen R. Wildman and Amy F. Wildman; one brother, Andrew H. Wildman; and one nephew. Mrs. Fear worked as a production coordinator at Comprint, the printing division of the Gazette. Funeral services were held Sunday at Pumphrey's Colonial Funeral Home in Rockville. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 839-E Quince Orchard Blvd., Gaithersburg, Md. 20878. Angelina L. Viccharelli Angelina L. Viccharelli, 80, of Silver Spring died April 22 in Virginia Beach, Va. Mrs. Viccharelli was a homemaker. Born July 10, 1920, in Washington, D.C., she was a daughter of the late Augustino and Agnes Coluzz Coliacomo. She was the wife of the late Dominick Viccharelli. She is survived by her daughters, Carol Kamin of Pennsylvania, Loretta V. Brown of Virginia Beach, Va., and Mary V. Anderson of Olney; a son, Gregory Viccharelli of Virginia Beach, Va., nine grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. She is also survived by one sister, Josephine Aloise of New Jersey. Services will be held 1 p.m. today at Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home, Laytonsville. Burial will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Aspen Hill. Edwin R. Daly Edwin Raymond Daly, 75, of Olney, died April 17 at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney. He was born July 31, 1925, in New York. He was the son of the late John J. and Caroline Harlin Daly. He was the husband of the late Claire A. Daly. Mr. Daly had lived in Morris-Plains, N.J., before moving to this area. He graduated from Manhattan College in New York, and had worked as a civil engineer and project manager for several engineering companies in the New York-New Jersey area. Mr. Daly had served in the Army during World War II. He enjoyed gardening and music and was a "Mr. Fix-It" man. He was a New York Knicks basketball fan. He is survived by four children, Christopher Daly of Pennsylvania, Lorraine M. Daly of Olney, Ann M. Daly of Texas and John J. Daly of Pennsylvania; a brother, John J. Daly Jr. of New York; and two grandchildren. A mass of Christian Burial was held April 19 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Olney. Burial was at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Aspen Hill. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to National Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1501 N.W. Ninth St., Miami, Fla. 33136. Arrangements were by the Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home in Laytonsville. Wanda Faye Moore Wanda Faye Moore, 78, of Rockville died April 13 at her home. Born Feb. 6, 1923, in Ohio, she was a daughter of the late James Rolie and Leta Cunningham Bennett. She was the wife of Herbert M. Moore. They had been married for 60 years. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two children, Jean Foxwell of Rockville and Robert Moore of Kansas City, Mo.; and four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Moore had worked for 28 years as a book binder at the Holiday-Tyler Printing Corp. of Gaithersburg and Rockville. She had been a member of the Church of God in Rockville. She was an avid reader and liked to travel. Funeral services and burial were private. Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home in Laytonsville handled the arrangements. James Peters Morison Jr. James Peters Morison Jr., 53, of Gaithersburg died April 5 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville. Born Jan. 7, 1948, in Charles Town, W.Va., he was the son of the late James P. Morison and Ruth A. Haymans Morison. Mr. Morison graduated from Charles Town High School in 1965 and attended West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.Va. He worked at Sandy Spring National Bank of Olney. He was the president-elect of the Wheaton Kiwanis Club and past president of the Martinsburg Jaycees. He was also a member of the West Virginia University Alumni Association. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Jane M. Morison of Gaithersburg; two daughters, Kija Lynne Morison-Cauffman of Ona, W.Va., and Julie N. Harris of Alexandria, Va.; and one uncle, Garnett P. Morison Jr. and his wife, Marie, of Ranson, W.Va. A memorial service was held April 11 at Charles Town Presbyterian Church, 220 East Washington St., Charles Town, W.Va. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30329. Arrangements were made by the Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, Charles Town, W.Va. Frederick Calvin Gale Frederick Calvin Gale of Darnestown died Sunday, April 15. He was the father of Hillary A. Gale and Whitney J. Elliott; brother of Les B. Gale and Linetta Bilitzke; grandfather of Leslie C. Newman and Britney L. Elliott; uncle of Robert F. Gale and William R. Gale. Friends were received at Pumphrey's Colonial Funeral Home, 300 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville, on April 18. A memorial service was held April 19. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.