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JOSEPHINE V. GRIMALDI
On Monday, November 8, 2010 of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Grimaldi; mother of Joanne Marie Grimaldi, Grace Debra Halpin, Paula Jean Reuther and Charles Edward Grimaldi; grandmother of Jay, Jenni, Joey, Gina, Jimmy, Johnny, Evan, Skylar and Mia; sister of Vivian Sierer and Dominic Totaro. 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. Andrew Apostle Church, Arcola Ave. and Kemp Mill Rd., Silver Spring, MD on Friday, November 12 at 10 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Montgomery Hospice Society, 1355 Piccard Dr., Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850.
FRANK A. CAFLISCH
Frank A. Caflisch, 92, died on November 7, 2010 in his home, where he had lived since 1952. Beloved husband for almost 60 years of the late Marion S. Caflisch; cherished father of John Stephen (Buffy) Caflisch of Chevy Chase, MD and daughter Carol Lynn (Tim Smith) Caflisch of Berkeley Springs, WV; loving grandfather to Jane Marie Caflisch of New York, NY and Timothy Stephen Caflisch of San Francisco, CA. Also survived by his sister-in-law, Frances Stambaugh and many others whose lives he enriched and who enriched his life, including his extended family, his neighbors and the members of Christ Congregational Church.
Born on a dairy farm in Baraboo, Wisconsin on June 21, 1918, he was a World War II veteran who served in the 101st Airborne Division, jumping behind German lines in Holland and fighting in the successful defense of Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Bronze Star, among other honors. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from George Washington University and worked for the National Archives and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, retiring after 35 years of service.
Mr. Caflisch was a cubmaster and assistant scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts. He and his wife were active in the civil rights movement. In the 1960s and 1970s he and his wife founded and led a class for young married
couples at Montgomery Hills Baptist Church, where he was a deacon. He later was a deacon and mentor to young men at Christ Congregational Church, where he was active until his death. His greatest joys were his family and friends, especially children. He enjoyed reading, gardening, sketching, poetry, and collecting western pewter figures and playing the role of grandfather to many neighborhood children.
The family will receive relatives and friends at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard, West, Silver Spring, MD (Valet Parking) on Saturday, November 13, 2010 from 2 to 5 p.m. A memorial service will be held at Christ Congregational Church UCC, 9525 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901 on Saturday December 18 at 3 p.m. Private inurnment at Arlington National cemetery Columbarium. Share memories online at washingtonpost.com/obituaries.
Memorial contributions may be made to Christ Congregational Church; For Love of Children, 1763 Columbia Road NW, First Floor, Washington, DC 20009-2834; or National Parks Conservation Association, 1300 19th Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036.
JULIA MARIA PRICCI
On Sunday, November 7, 2010, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Pricci; mother of John C. (Gloria) Pricci and MaryLou (Peter) Pepe; grandmother of Louis, Joseph and Peter Pepe, Jr. and Catherine Pricci. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard, West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Michael’s Church, 805 Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 10 a.m. Interment Fort LIncoln cemetery.
ROSE ANN MASUCCI
On Friday, November 5, 2010, of Garrett Park, MD. Beloved wife of the late Robert M. Masucci, Sr.; cherished mother of Cynthia Kratz (Peter), Elaine Martin (John), Loretta Bonner (Ray) and Robert Masucci (Iris); devoted grandmother of Peter and Anthony Kratz and Cynthia Kratz Lauta, John, Matthew and Ann Marie Martin, Maria, Christina, Julia, Luke and Nicole Bonner, Stella and Dante Masucci. Also survived by three great-grandchildren, three brothers, four sisters, many loving nieces, nephews and friends. Relatives and friends may call at Holy Cross Church, 4900 Strathmore Avenue, Garrett Park, MD 20896 on Monday from 4:30 to 8 p.m., where a Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, November 9 at 10 a.m. Entombment Gate of Heaven cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Cross Social Concerns Committee, c/o Holy Cross Church or to Make-A-Wish Foundation, 10920 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 1600, Kensington, MD 20895-1600.
EILEEN L. KELLY
On Friday, November 5, 2010 of Silver Spring, formerly of Hyattsville, MD. Beloved wife of Patrick F. Kelly; mother of Michael (Sue) Kelly, Kevin (June) Kelly, Sean (Esther) Kelly, Patrick (Missy) Kelly, Colleen (Cliff) Sweet, and the late Eileen Kelly; sister of Thomas “Gene” O’Brien and Mary Paschkes. Also survived by 18 grandchildren and two great-grandsons. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Thursday, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Jerome’s Church, 5205 43rd Avenue, Hyattsville, MD on Friday, November 12 at 10 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area Chapter, 3701 Pender Drive, Suite 400, Fairfax, VA 22036.
ALFRA T. CRAWFORD
On Thursday, November 4, 2010, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of the late Dewey B. Crawford; loving mother of Jo Carolyn Lott, Eunice Phillips, Thomas Crawford, Marilyn Davis and Rickey Crawford; sister of Mary Wesley, Proxie Collins, Eula Montgomery and the late Rev. Nathan Walker, Jr. and Thomas Lane Walker. Also survived by seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and a host of loving nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends may call at Montgomery Hills Baptist Church, 9727 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910, on Friday, November 12, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. where Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Interment Parklawn Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to Montgomery Hills Baptist Church.
RALPH NIGRO
On Thursday, November 4, 2010 of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved husband of Nancy Ellen Nigro; father of Diane Croessmann, Carol A., Ralph M., Michael V. and Thomas P. Nigro; grandfather of Sarah, Rachel, Lauren, Nicholas, Jenna, Michael, Ellen, Luke, Alaina, Natalie, Vienna, Giuliana, and Andrea. Relatives and friends may call at Resurrection Church, 3315 Greencastle Road, Burtonsville, MD on Friday, November 12 from 10 to 11 a.m., with Memorial Mass at 11 a.m. Inurnment Arlington National cemetery Columbarium at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Holy Cross Hospice, 11800 Tech Road, Suite 240, Silver Spring, MD 20904.
ROBERT JOSEPH KENNEDY
On Thursday, November 4, 2010, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved husband of June Lohaus Kennedy; father of Kathryn (Robert) Arvedlund and Robert Patrick Kennedy; grandfather of Brian and Amy Arvedlund; Sarabeth Kennedy, and her children Albury, Wayne, Dylan and Zachary; Britney Swain, and her children, Jacob and Kristen; and Virginia Arrington, and her children Wesley and Willow. Preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Caroline Kennedy and his seven brothers and two sisters. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard, West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Monday, November 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Grace Church, 15661 Norbeck Blvd, Silver Spring, MD, on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 11 a.m. Entombment Gate of Heaven cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Dr., #100, Rockville, MD 20850 or Fr. Rosensteel Knights of Columbus (#2169), 9707 Rosensteel Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910.
MARGARET M. EDWARDS
On Thursday, November 4, 2010 of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved by all and the wife of the late John Richard Halhead Edwards; mother of Anne M. Edwards of Silver Spring, MD, Mary A. Bliss of Leesburg, VA, Elizabeth M. Bargmann of Severna Park, MD, Margaret M. McDonough of Westwood, NJ, John R. Edwards, Jr. of Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ, Regina M. Carbone of Greensboro, NC, and Catherine M. Salleroli of Township of Washington, NJ; mother-in-law of Thomas J.S. Edwards, Michael G. Bargmann, Raymond P. McDonough, Anne E. Edwards, Steven F. Carbone, and the late Louis R. Salleroli; grandmother of Mary Halhead Bliss, Brendan and Catherine Bargmann, Edward and Matthew McDonough, John R., III, James and Luke Edwards, and Nicholas and Elizabeth Carbone; sister of Joseph E. McShane of Hicksville, NY and Thomas E. McShane of Westbury, NY and preceded in death by six sisters and three brothers. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD on Saturday, November 13 from 2 to 5 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Grace Church, 15661 Norbeck Boulevard, Silver Spring, MD on Thursday, December 2 at 10:30 a.m. Interment Arlington National cemetery at 1 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to The John R.H. Edwards ‘35 and Margaret M. Edwards Memorial Fund, University of Notre Dame Development Office, 1100 Grace Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556-6612; Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, 3300 Whitehaven Parkway, Washington, DC 20007 or The National Lutheran Home, 9701 Veirs Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850.
DWIGHT O. SMITH, JR.
On Wednesday, November 3, 2010, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved husband of Gail A. Smith; brother of Barbara Smith Fox and Carolyn Smith (Norman) Taylor. Memorial service at Bethesda United Methodist Church, 8300 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 on Saturday, November 13 at 2 p.m. Interment private. Memorial contributions may be made to Bethesda United Methodist Church.
CELSO S. BARRIENTOS, Ph.D
On Wednesday, November 3, 2010 of Rockville, MD. Beloved husband of Hope Barrientos; father of Brick Barrientos and Bea Atkinson; grandfather of Miranda Barrientos, Victoria and Ian Atkinson; brother of Reynalda Pangilin, Erlinda Figueroa and the late Amparo Barrientos. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard, West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Shrine of St. Jude, 12701 Veirs Mill Rd., Rockville, MD on Monday, November 8 at 10 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Catholic Charities of Washington, DC, 924 G St. N.W., Washington, DC 20001.
EDWIN L. KERR, JR. (Age 82)
On Wednesday, November 3, 2010, of Rockville, MD. Beloved husband of the late Wilma R. Kerr; father of Bonnie Clark (Gary), Janice Buckwalter (Peter McMenamin), Barbara Zoellner (Randy), and Edwin “Chip” Kerr, III (Thuy); grandfather of Erin, Meghan, Korinne, and Corey. Also survived by two great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), on Sunday, 7 to 9 p.m. Service will be held at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, 22222 Georgia Ave., Brookeville, MD, Monday, November 8 at 11 a.m. Interment Mount Carmel cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Dr., Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850.
Joseph Donald Clagett, III “Bussie”
On Tuesday, November 2, 2010, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved father of Joseph Kaisler; son of the late Donnie and Paula Clagett. Also survived by Amy Kaisler, Jan Clagett, Mary Horm, Jackie O’Neill and Bobby Kramer. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard, West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Sunday, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Graveside service and interment at Colesville cemetery, 61 Randolph Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20902 on Monday, November 8, 2010 at 12 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Maryland Affiliate, 200 E. Joppa Rd, Suite 407, Towson, MD 21286.
ELLEN CLARE DONAHAY YORK
On Monday, November 1, 2010, of Columbia, MD. Beloved wife of James York; mother of Bobby Bush, Gerard Bush, Marie Taylor, Billy Bush, Raymond York, Kevin Bush, Amy Lee, James York, II, and Jey York. Also survived by nine grandchildren. Relatives and friends may call at St. John the Evangelist Church, 10103 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, on Monday, November 8, from 10 to 11 a.m., where the Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. Interment Mount Olivet cemetery, DC. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of the United States, 2100 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037.
HESTER RYAN HARPER ESSEX (Age 100)
On Monday, November 1, 2010, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of the late Bernard Essex and the late Jewel R. Harper; mother of the late Timothy Ryan Harper. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Born in Washington, DC, Hester graduated from St. Cecelia’s Academy and Strayer College. She worked as a secretary for Pepco and, after retiring from there, worked at Montgomery College. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard, West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking) on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Andrew Apostle Catholic Church, Arcola Ave and Kemp Mill Rd, Silver Spring, MD, on Monday, November 8 at 11 a.m. Interment Parklawn Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Cross Home Care & Hospice, 11800 Tech Road, Suite 240, Silver Spring, MD 20904.
