GRACE JENSEN RANDOLPH (Age 79)
On Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Copper Ridge in Sykesville, MD. Raised in Bethlehem, PA and Annapolis, MD. Formerly lived in Bridgeton, NJ, Kensington, MD, Mechanicsburg, PA and Harrisburg, PA. Graduate of Swarthmore College. After raising three children, she worked as a computer programmer and systems analyst for the N.I.H., the US Navy and the Pennsylvania Highway Department. Beloved wife of the late James R. Randolph; mother of Raymond E. (Irene) Randolph, Ann R. (Timothy) McGrath and Elaine M. Randolph; grandmother of Matthew (Kim) Randolph, Lane (Lori) Randolph, Jared Randolph, Christopher McGrath, Peter McGrath and Casey McGrath; great-grandmother of Mya Grace Randolph, Abby Joy Randolph; sister of Tom (Cinda) Jensen. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Friday, November 6, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial service at Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church, 10123 Connecticut Ave., Kensington, MD on Saturday, November 14 at 3 p.m. Interment private. In honor of her lifelong interest in conservation and bird-watching, memorial contributions may be made to the Appalachian Audubon Society, P. O. Box 15123, Harrisburg, PA 17105-5123.
JANICE NEWTON WHITESELL
On Monday, November 2, 2009, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of Jeffrey Whitesell; mother of Mark Newton Whitesell and Adam Newton Whitesell. Also survived by five sisters; one brother; 15 brothers and sisters-in-law; and a host of other family and friends. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Thursday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Andrew Apostle, Arcola Ave. and Kemp Mill Rd, Silver Spring, MD, on Friday, November 6, at 10:30 a.m. Interment Private. Memorial contributions in her name may be made to a charity of choice.
LEONARD EDWARD STROTT (Age 82)
On Monday, November 2, 2009, of Rockville, MD. Beloved husband of over 60 years of Lucia F. Strott; father of John (Deborah) Strott and Brenda (Joseph) Ganascioli; grandfather of Amanda, Edward and Eric Strott and Kevin and Kathleen Ganascioli. Services and interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
CHRISTINE ANN KING
On Monday, November 2, 2009 of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of Walter I. King; mother of Kevin A. King, Rachel J. Linder and Natalie A. Hagle; grandmother of Kyler and Karley King, Ashley Linder, Courtney and Megan Bailey and Zachary Hagle; sister of Merle Simon, Jane Halteman and the late Alvin Letowt, Jr. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD. (Valet Parking), Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial Mass at St. Andrew Apostle, Arcola Ave. and Kemp Mill Rd., Silver Spring, MD, on Thursday, November 5 at 10:30 a.m. Interment private. Memorial contributions may be made on her behalf to www.aspca.org.
ESTHER WHITACRE MURRAY
On Sunday, November 1, 2009, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of the late Charles M. Murray; mother of Joanne M. Richards and Charles W. Murray. Also survived by four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Memorial service at Glenmont United Methodist Church, 12901 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD on Friday, November 20, at 11 a.m. Interment private. Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
DAISY G. MOLINA
On Sunday, November 1, 2009, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of Juan Manuel Molina, Sr.; mother of Juan (Vicky) and Roberto (Monica) Molina; grandmother of Robert, Kimberly, Tony, and Erica; great-grandmother of Reagan. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, on Saturday, November 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. Interment private.
EVA DARLENE WHITTEN (Age 83)
On Saturday, October 31, 2009, of Silver Spring, MD. Wife of the late Lloyd E. Whitten; beloved mother of Linda D. Stalters, Blaine W., Russell B. and B. Kristy Whitten; sister of Rose Goodner. Also survived by ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Thursday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 10401 Armory Avenue, Kensington, MD on Friday, November 6, at 11:30 a.m. Interment Parklawn Memorial Park.
DENNIS EDWARD WALSH (Age 55)
On Saturday, October 31, 2009, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved brother of Patrick and Michael Walsh, Peggy May and the late Mary Jean Walsh; cherished nephew of Mary M. and George A. Macdonald; uncle of Susan Hopewell, Sharon Blackstock, Darin and Ted Walsh, Sean Walsh, Colleen, Mike, Megan and Paul May, Brendan, Emily and Keara Lindsay; brother-in-law of Denise Levitine, Mary Anne Stafford and Raymond May. Also survived by eight great nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Wednesday, 7 to 9 and Thursday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. John the Evangelist Church, 10103 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, on Friday, November 6, at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to NICE, 202 Lake Shore Road, Putnam Valley, NY 10579 (www.nicekids.org).
BERT L. WALLS (Age 93)
On Saturday, October 31, 2009, of Wheaton, MD. A World War II Army Veteran. Beloved husband of Elizabeth Guthridge Walls; father of Drusilla Walls, Christine Caldwell, Kathleen Smith, Regina Walls, Mary-Margaret (John) Walls-Walker; grandfather of John Caldwell, Steven Smith and Laura Diamond; great-grandfather of Cassidy Diamond and Spencer Diamond; brother of Martha Williams and the late Juanita Helms; uncle of Mary Louise Diggs. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Tuesday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Catherine Laboure Church, Veirs Mill & Claridge Roads, Wheaton, MD, on Wednesday, November 4, at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven cemetery.
MARY TERESA BRADY “Terri”
On Saturday, October 31, 2009, of Greenbelt, MD. Beloved mother of Shawn, Shannon, and Brian (Jamie) Brady; grandmother of Megan L. McKeever; sister of Jimmy (Annie) Colliflower. Also survived by one nephew; three nieces; and many other loving friends. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Wednesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Hugh of Grenoble Church, 135 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD, on Thursday, November 5, at 10 a.m. Interment Cedar Hill cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice, 238 Merrimac Court, P.O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.
CARL S. SHUTTA
On Friday, October 30, 2009 of Rockville, MD. Beloved husband of Mary S. Shutta for 59 years; father of John Shutta, M.D. and Paul J. Shutta (wife, Peggy); brother of Leonard Shutta of Nanticoke, PA. Also survived by five grandchildren, Marc, Jamie, Kevin, Rob and Christy; and one great-granddaughter, Kaylie. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD (Valet Parking), Monday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at Shrine of St. Jude Catholic Church, 12701 Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, MD on Tuesday, November 3 at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to St. Jude”s Children”s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105-1942.
FRANK V. GARCIA (Age 88)
On Friday, October 30, 2009, of Takoma Park, MD. Beloved husband of Mary Theresa “Terry” Garcia; devoted father of Marty Foltyn (Jim Wirt), Julie Hull (Bill), Laurie Garcia (Rodney Wilson) and David Garcia (Alicia); brother of Josefina Perez, Martha Acosta, Bertha Carpio, and the late Ciro and Enrique Garcia. Also survived by 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Monday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Sorrows, New Hampshire & Larch Avenues, Takoma Park, MD, on Tuesday, November 3, at 10 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven cemetery.
GLEN ALLEN SPANGLER
On Thursday, October 29, 2009, of Wheaton, MD. Beloved husband of Gina DeSimone Spangler; cousin of Janice Scott, Margaret Anne LaPrade; nephew of Edward Spangler. Also survived by many loving friends and neighbors. A memorial gathering will be held at the home on Sunday, November 8, at 2 p.m. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 1332 N. Halsted St., Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60642.
MANSOUR GHAZNAVI
On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, of N. Potomac, MD. Beloved husband of Fanny Ghaznavi; father of Cyrus, Priscilla and Peter Ghaznavi; brother of Asdollah, Javad, Mahmoud, Habibollah, Farkhonde and Farideh Ghaznavi. Also survived by other loving family and friends. Relatives and friends may call at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church, Falls Road at Dunster Road, Rockville, MD on Saturday, October 31, from 10 a.m. until time of Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Interment All Souls cemetery, Germantown, MD.
MARY PATRICIA HARVEY
Suddenly on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, of Palm Coast, FL formerly of New Carrollton, MD. Beloved wife of the late Robert W. Harvey; mother of Steven, Andy, Diane, Ray and James Harvey; grandmother of Kevin, Kelly, Tara, Dylan, Lacey and Matthew; loving mother-in-law of Barbara and Julie Harvey and Rob Taminelli; sister of James W. Roche and his wife Marianne. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Sunday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Fields, 1070 Cecil Avenue South, Millersville, MD, on Monday, November 2, at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven cemetery.
LEILANI M. MCKENNA
On Sunday, October 25, 2009, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of Kelly McKenna; mother of Hannah McKenna; sister of Marcia K. Morrison. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial service at St. Catherine Laboure Church, Veirs Mill & Claridge Roads, Wheaton, MD, on Friday, October 30, at 10 a.m. Interment private. Memorial contributions may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309.
