Obituaries from Gazette.net, January 2005: Frederick Co., MD Permission has generously been granted by Gazette.net to include these obituaries in the MDGenWeb Archives. This publication is available on-line at http://www.gazette.net. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ********************************************************* *****Feb. 1, 2005***** Asa N. Andes Asa N. Andes, 81, of Woodbine, formerly of Bealton, Va., died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. He was born Sept. 24, 1923, in Bealton, Va., the son of the late W.J. Andes and the late Ora T. Holler Andes. He was the husband of Ruth J. Crizer Andes. He worked on the family farm until 1950 and then went to work for Westinghouse as a sheet metal worker. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a member of the Mount Airy American Legion Gold Star Post 191 and a member of the Mount Airy Senior Center. Survivors besides his wife include his children, Ronald N. and Sherry Andes of Ellicott City, Linda A. Rose and husband Michael of Clarksville, David S. Andes of Woodbine and Deborah K. Andes of Woodbine; siblings Maphis and Lawrence Andes, Evelyn Jett, Ethel Grove, June Crizer and Fern Banks; and grandchildren, Ryan and Justin Andes, and Matthew, Amy and Jessica Rose. A funeral service was held Wednesday at Ellicott City Assembly of God, with the Rev. Tedd Manning officiating. Interment is in Lake View Memorial Park. Friends were received Tuesday at the Burrier-Queen Funeral Home and Crematory in Winfield, with a service by the Mount Airy American Legion Gold Star Post 191. Memorial donations may be made to Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation, P.O. Box 613, Annapolis, MD 21404-0613. Ellen Bitzel Ellen Ware Noyes Bitzel, 79, of Gamber died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005, at her home. Born Jan. 21, 1925, in North Branch, she was the daughter of the late James B. and Margaret E. Ware Noyes. She was the wife of the late Arthur G. Bitzel. She was a graduate of Sykesville High School. She was a nursing assistant and had retired from Springfield Hospital Center. She had been very active in the local PTAs when her daughters were in school. Baptized at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in 1925, she was the church's longest standing member. She had been past president of the Women's Guild. She was the former treasurer of Friends of Holy Trinity Cemetery. She was a longtime volunteer and friend of the Gamber Fire Department. She enjoyed many years of horsemanship with the Percheron Horse Association of America, The Carrollton Hounds and the Maryland Draft Horse and Mule Association. Surviving are daughters and son-in-law Sue Ellen Bitzel Fritz and Ronald E. Fritz of Portsmouth, Va., Margaret Ann "Meg" Bitzel Smith of New Windsor and Elizabeth Ware Bitzel of Louisville; brother James B. Noyes of Marriottsville; grandchildren Randolph P. Fritz of Santa Barbara, Calif., G. Neil Parish of Union Bridge and Justin A. Bitzel of Louisville; and great-grandson A. Lyle Parish of Union Bridge. She was predeceased by her siblings, Henry Fite Noyes and Josephine Noyes Hush. Funeral services were held on Saturday at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Sykesville with the Rev. Earl Mullins officiating. Interment was private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, c/o 7609 Main St., Sykesville, MD 21784 or to Friends of Holy Trinity Cemetery, c/o Ross Brooks, Treasurer, 7533 Ridge Road, Marriottsville, MD 21104. Arrangements were made by Haight Funeral Home and Chapel in Sykesville. Benjamin F. Bohrer Benjamin F. Bohrer, 88, of Long Corner died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Theresa N. Bohrer, his wife of 57 years. Born on March 18, 1916, in Woodville, he was the son of the late Benjamin F. Sr. and Anna P. Harry Bohrer. He was a member of Howard Chapel Ridgeville United Methodist Church. He was a World War II veteran serving from 1941-1946. He was the co-owner and operator of Bohrer Motors, which he owned with his brother Harry from 1947 to 1979. In 1958 he moved from Mount Airy to Rock Nest Farm in Long Corner, where he pursued his love of farming and gardening for the next 46 years. In his younger years, he was a member of the Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company. He was also a member of the Prudence Lodge No. 190 and a charter member of the Gold Star American Legion Post 191 in Mount Airy. Besides his wife, Mr. Bohrer is survived by his children, Patricia L. Schmidt and her husband Roland of Mount Airy and Pamela Bohrer Brown and her husband Bill of Baltimore; grandchildren James R. Thren III and wife Cathy, Michelle Easterday and her husband David, and Stacy Murphy and her husband Mike, all of Mount Airy, and Amanda and Nicholas Brown of Baltimore; eight great- grandchildren; a brother Harry Bohrer and wife Lorraine of Mount Airy; special niece Sandra Bohrer Heydemann and husband Peter of Gaithersburg; and sister-in- law Lorraine Neel. He is also remembered by friends Janie Rogers of Florida and Colin Rogers of Alabama. He was preceded in death by a sister, Shelia Bohrer. Funeral service was held Jan. 7 at Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Home in Damascus, with the Rev. Don Howard officiating. Interment is in Howard Chapel Cemetery. Arthur C. Freitag Sr. Arthur C. Freitag Sr., 78, of Westminster died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia. Born Feb. 6, 1926, in Chicago, he was the son of the late Herman R. and Stephanie C. Roose Freitag. He was the husband of the late Midge Freitag. He had been a truck driver with Safeway Stores for many years. He was a Past Master of Wheaton Lodge 223. He was a member of Ruth Chapter O.E.S., Montgomery Forest Tall Cedars, Boumi Temple and the local Teamsters Union. He was a 32 Mason Scottish Rite. Surviving are sons Arthur C. Freitag Jr. of Chestertown, William L. Freitag of Kent Island, and Ricky C. Freitag of Westminster; daughter Caroline Klem of Mount Airy; brothers Robert Freitag of Illinois and Charles Freitag of Michigan; sister Dorothy Fitzgerald of Illinois; five grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Haight Funeral Home and Chapel in Sykesville. Interment is in Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery in Owings Mills. Gertrude Gulas Gertrude E. Janczewski Gulas, 76, of Owings Mills died Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, at home. She was born Nov. 22, 1928, in Hamtramck, Mich., the daughter of the late Anthony Janczewski and the late Stella Ziolkowski Janczewski. She was the wife of George Gulas. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Gulas lived in Pittsburgh throughout her childhood, young adulthood, and adulthood.The family moved to Lima, Ohio, in 1962 and has lived in the Baltimore area since 1967. She graduated from Schenely High School in Pittsburgh. She was a Brownie leader in Lima. Survivors besides her husband include her children, Richard and Denise Gulas of New Oxford, Pa., Deborah and Thomas Russo of Naples, Fla., and Robert and Elida Gulas of Westminster; sister Joanne Jurczyszyn and husband Leon; and seven grandchildren. Funeral Mass is at 10:30 a.m., today, at Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, 9533 Liberty Road, Randallstown, with the Rev. Andrew S. Mohl officiating. Interment will be in Baltimore National Cemetery. Arrangements were made by Burrier-Queen Funeral Home Crematory. Nettie C. Hardy Nettie C. Hardy, 88, of Sykesville died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005, at Carroll View Assisted Living. Born Feb. 15, 1916, in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Polly Ann Brewer Thomas. She was the wife of the late Claude E. Hardy who died in 2002. She had been an occupational therapist at Springfield Hospital Center for many years. Surviving are daughter and son-in-law Janice and Phil Rensch of Hampstead; grandchildren Tony Gates, Dee Ambrose and Staci Rensch; and three great- grandchildren. She was predeceased by her son, James E. Hardy, and by her sister, Mona Dove. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Haight Funeral Home and Chapel in Sykesville. Interment is in Springfield Cemetery in Sykesville. Donations may be made to Dogs for the Deaf, 10175 Wheeler Drive, Central Point, OR 97502 or to Carroll Hospice, 95 Carroll St., Westminster, MD 21157. Darrell H. Hawkins Darrell H. Hawkins, 45, of Mount Airy died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, at his home. He was born Aug. 22, 1959, in Olney, the son of Hartsel S. Hawkins and the late Martha N. Hall Hawkins. He was the husband of Sandi L. Earhart Hawkins of Mount Airy. He was a former member of Winfield Volunteer Fire Company. He enjoyed riding his Harley and was a member of the Harley Owners Group, Frederick Chapter. He also enjoyed playing baseball. He coached the Warrior Wrestling and Winfield Baseball. He was a member of Taylorsville-Winfield Lions Club. He was an electrician for National Institutes of Health. He was the father of Shannon N. Hawkins and Darrell (DJ) Hawkins Jr. A funeral service was held Friday at Burrier-Queen Funeral Home and Crematory in Winfield with the Rev. Theodore R. Miller Jr. officiating. Interment was private. Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society. *****Feb. 7, 2005***** Norman E. Etzler Norman E. Etzler, 94, of Mount Airy died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was born June 7, 1910 in Mount Airy, the son of the late Norman W. Etzler and the late Bessie Collins Etzler. He was a retired manager for Mount Airy Milling Co. He was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Mount Airy and the church's Chancel Choir for 60 years, and he taught Sunday School. He was a charter member of Prudence Lodge No. 190 in Mount Airy for 70 years, a charter member of the Mount Airy Lions Club and the last living charter member of the Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company. He was a councilman from 1948-1952 and 1960-1964 and mayor of Mount Airy from 1954-1958, and he was inducted into the Mount Airy Hall of Fame in 2000. He started the Mount Airy Little League Baseball and he was responsible for the beginning of the Mount Airy Library Service. He was the husband of the late Dorothy R. Roberts Etzler. He was the father of Margaret (Peggy) E. Rodrigues and Norma Lee Dennis, both of Mount Airy. He is also survived by five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and several great- great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held Monday at Calvary United Methodist Church, 403 S. Main St. in Mount Airy, with the Revs. Dennis and Carol Yocum and the Rev. Wallace "Bud" Lusk officiating. Interment is in Pine Grove Cemetery, Mount Airy. Friends called at Burrier- Queen Funeral Home and Crematory in Winfield on Sunday. Prudence Lodge No. 190 and Mount Airy Lions Club memorial services were also held Sunday. Contributions may be made to Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Co. or Calvary United Methodist Church Chancel Choir. Eleanor L. Frizzell Eleanor L. Johnson Frizzell, 68, of Mount Airy died Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, at Washington Hospital Center. She was the wife of William H. Frizzell for over 45 years. She was born Jan. 11, 1937, in Baltimore, the daughter of Ruth Johnson and the late Walter M. Johnson Sr. She had worked for Hutzler's Department Store in Ellicott City and also for the Mount Airy Sewing Company for 30 years. She was a housekeeper for Mr. and Mrs. Richardson. Mrs. Frizzell was a member of Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company's Ladies Auxiliary. She also enjoyed taking bus trips. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law Terry and Kenneth Hamby of Rouzerville, Pa.; daughter and son-in-law Sherry and Albert Musgrove of Mount Airy; grandchildren Edward Cason III of Mount Airy and Melissa Caslow of Taneytown; great-grandson Brian H. Blackburn of Taneytown; brother and sister- in-law Walter and Gail Johnson of Mesa, Ariz.; brother Milton "Butch" Johnson of Long Beach, Calif.; sister Oralie Mueller of Baltimore; and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Kenneth and Rosalee Frizzell of Westminster and Robert and Sue Frizzell of Mount Airy. She was predeceased by brother John Johnson. A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m., Friday, at Burrier-Queen Funeral Home and Crematory, 1212 W. Old Liberty Road, Winfield, with the Rev. Lisa Bandel-Sparks of Lisbon United Methodist Church in Lisbon. Interment will be in Prospect Cemetery, Mount Airy. Pallbearers are Thomas Esworthy, Eric McIntosh, Carry McIntosh, James Baker, Gerald Bennett and William Caslow. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., today. Contributions may be made to the Ladies Auxiliary of Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company, 1330 Woodbine Road, P.O. Box 40, Lisbon, MD 21765. Lloyd L. Linn Lloyd L. Linn, 85, died on Jan. 23, 2005, at his home in Frederick as a result of leukemia. He was born on March 19, 1919 to Alexander and Minnie Linn in Martinsville, Ill., where he spent his childhood. He married Naomi Barbour on Nov. 1, 1941. Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Leland. He is survived by his wife of 64 years and two sisters, Leonore and Lois Linn, both of Martinsville, Ill. Mr. Linn's occupation was electrical engineering. His avocation was serving his Lord through the local church. He was a World War II Veteran, having served in the US Army Signal Corps from 1943-1946. A memorial service was held Jan. 30 at the Redland Baptist Church in Rockville. The Rev. Mark Adams and the Rev. Ross Halbersma officiated. An inurnment and memorial service will also be held at a later date in Martinsville, Ill. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Redland Baptist Church, 6922 Muncaster Road, Rockville, MD 20855. Arrangements were made by Hilton Funeral Home in Barnesville. Joseph M. Murray Joseph M. Murray, 63, of Mount Airy died on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005, at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville. He was the husband of Bonnie J. Owens Murray, his wife of 30 years. Born on June 21, 1941, in Carbondale, Pa., he was the son of the late Martin and Mary Walsh Murray. He was a salesman in the real estate industry. Mr. Murray served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam era and was a member of the John R. Webb VFW Post No. 3285 in Frederick and of American Legion Gold Star Post No. 191 in Mount Airy. He was a very friendly and outgoing person who enjoyed spending time with his friends and family. Surviving in addition to his wife are 2 children, Joseph P. Murray and Shannon L. Murray both of Mount Airy; two sisters, Mary Trackler of Annapolis and Ann Murray of Irvine, Calif.; and one niece, Michelle Lanier and husband Cregg of Charlotte, N.C. Mr. Murray was preceded in death by a brother, Martin Murray. Services and interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to VFW Post 3285, P.O. Box 591, Frederick, MD 21705. Arrangements were made by Stauffer Funeral Home, Mount Airy. Services were held Monday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Parklawn Memorial Park. The family requests that expressions of sympathy be in the form of memorial contributions to Kline Hospice House, 7000 Kimmel Road, Mount Airy. *****Feb. 15, 2005***** Joan Olivia Hersey Joan Olivia Hersey, 63, died of cancer Jan. 26, 2005, at Rockville Nursing Home in Rockville. Ms. Hersey was born in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 1941, and was raised in Arlington, Va. She was the daughter of Arthur B. Hersey of Annapolis and the late Anita Young Hersey. She was the sister of Jill H. Barr of Bethesda and niece of author John Hersey. A niece and nephew also survive her. Ms. Hersey was a graduate of Radcliffe College and Brandeis University. Her interests ranged from art and literature to yoga and environmental issues. She taught high-school English and worked as a researcher/editor on the Notable American Women biographical dictionary (Harvard University Press) in the 1960s. While living in St. Augustine, Fla., she wrote articles and took photographs for a local newspaper, "The Beacon," in the early 1980s. She also started a small art and pottery gallery, Grace Gallery, in St. Augustine. In more recent years, she taught yoga and was active in conservation matters, especially with the Maryland Coastal Bays Program in the Ocean City-Berlin area. Ms. Hersey attended the Wicomico River Friends Meeting in Salisbury. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Maryland Coastal Bays Program, 9609 Stephen Decatur Highway, Berlin, MD 21811, or to The Ocean Conservancy, 1725 Desales St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. DeVol Funeral Home in Gaithersburg handled the funeral arrangements. Cecil Holsinger Mr. Cecil Alfred Holsinger Sr., 91, of Clarksburg died Feb.7 at the Casey House Hospice in Rockville. Born July 18, 1913, in Rockingham County, Va., he was a son of the late Vern R. & Willie Yates Holsinger. He was the husband of the late Catherine Fletcher Holsinger who died in August 1988. They were married 43 years. Mr. Holsinger worked for 10 years on a farm in Virginia raising racehorses. He moved to Maryland and worked as a dairyman for farmers in Cedar Grove and Clarksburg and later did farming for himself. He and his late wife were foster parents to 48 children for 18 years. Survivors include 11 children, Mary Ann Davies and friend, Garland; Cecil Holsinger Jr. and wife, Betty; and Paul Holsinger and wife, Ruth, all of Virginia; John Holsinger and Rosa Driggers of Frederick; Vernon Holsinger and wife, Barbara; Fay Taylor; Betty Stephens and husband, Gary, all of Mount Airy; Nancy Tomago and Mark Jones of Damascus; Mary Evans and husband, Mark of Columbia; Edith Seabolt and husband, Loy of Clarksburg; and William Holsinger Sr. and wife, Terri, of Boyds; a son-in-law, Fred Fisher and wife, Linda; 30 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Frances Fisher and two granddaughters, Sheral Davies and Patricia Fisher. Friends may call 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. this evening at the Olin L. Molesworth P.A. Funeral Home, 26401 Ridge Rd., Damascus. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Upper Seneca Baptist Cemetery, Cedar Grove. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Montgomery Hospice- Casey House, 6001 Muncaster Mill Rd., Rockville, Md. 20855. Lyle Wilbur Mader Lyle Wilbur Mader, 85, of Shenandoah Junction, W.Va., formerly of Olney, died Jan. 31, 2005, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born Nov. 13, 1919, in Edgemont, S.D., he was the son of the late Steve August Mader and Bertha Tompkins Mader. He had lived and worked in Olney for 40 years. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army. Mr. Mader was an engineer and inventor with several patents under his name. He was always working on new inventions. He is survived by his wife, Twylah Grandfield Mader; two sons, Larry Merton Mader of Lummi Island, Wash., and Steve Lyle Mader of Shenandoah Junction; three daughters, Bonnie Sue Briscoe of Hollywood, Md., Sandra Lou Clipsham of Columbia, and Sherry True Fletcher of Sandy Spring; four grandchildren; and one sister, Bertha LaChance of Edgemont, S.D. One brother, Steve Mader, and one sister, Mary Mader, preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Feb. 5 at Brown Funeral Home in Martinsburg. Burial was private at Elmwood Cemetery in Shepherdstown, W.Va. Andreas Makris Andreas Makris, 74, of Silver Spring died Feb. 3 at his home. Mr. Makris was a composer with the National Symphony Orchestra. His compositions have been performed in major cities in the United States, South America, Canada, Europe, Japan and Eastern Europe. Among his compositions for special events are the opening music for the National Gallery of Arts exhibition "The Search for Alexander," a piece for Leonard Bernstein's 60th birthday concert, a work for Eastern Orthodox Patriarch Dimitrios' historic visit to the United States, music for the NSO's own 50th anniversary, a Fourth of July March for the year of George Washington's 250th Birthday, a composition honoring the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and an overture for the opening of the Strathmore Concert Hall last week. His popular arrangement of Paganini's Moto Perpetuo became a standard encore for the NSO's world tours and was recorded live during the orchestra's first visit to Moscow in 1990. He was the first contemporary composer to be premiered at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall with the NSO. Born March 7, 1930, in Greece, he was the husband of Margaret Makris. Survivors in addition to his wife include two sons, Myron F. and M. Christos Makris, and two grandsons. A celebration of his life will be held March 6 in Silver Spring. Memorial donations may be made to the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, Md. 20852. Arrangements were provided by Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home, Silver Spring. James Francis Mongelluzzo James Francis Mongelluzzo, 93, of Andrus House Group Home in Bethesda died Feb. 1, 2005. He was born Jan. 23, 1912, in Barnesboro, Pa., the son of the late Amato and Alfonsina Carfagna Mongelluzzo. He was the husband of the late Harriet L. Mongelluzzo. Mr. Mongelluzzo is survived by three sons, James L. Mongelluzzo and wife Glenna of Montgomery Village, Eugene A. Mongelluzzo and wife Patti of Derwood and Robert E. Mongelluzzo and wife Penny of Damascus. He had two grandchildren and two step-grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Feb. 4 at Pumphrey's Colonial Funeral Home in Rockville. Burial was at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Aspen Hill. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 11240 Waples Mill Road, Suite 402, Fairfax, VA 22030. Michael Schmitt Michael B. Schmitt, 56, of Germantown, died Tuesday, Feb. 1 at Suburban Hospital, Bethesda. He had leukemia. Born Jan. 25, 1949 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Joyce B. Schmitt and the late Richard G. Schmitt Jr. Mr. Schmitt earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Allegheny College, Meadville. Pa. He was a senior management advisor with the National Institutes of Standards and Technology. He was a "Super Pool"--John K. Braillier Cup winner. He was active in Covenant United Methodist Church. In addition to his wife of 32 years, Lynn V. Schmitt of Germantown, he is survived by two daughters: Hannah Schmitt and Rebecca Schmitt, both of Germantown and two brothers: Tom Schmitt of Concord, N.C. and Rick Schmitt, Derwood. A memorial tribute service will be held at a later date. Burial will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to Covenant United Methodist Church, 20301 Pleasant Ridge Drive, Montgomery Village, Md. 20886 or Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 5845 Richmond Highway, #630, Alexandria, Va. 22903. DeVol Funeral Home, Gaithersburg, was in charge of arrangements. Morris Skalka Morris Skalka, 78, of Montgomery Village, died of cancer Feb. 1, at his home. Born April 15, 1926, in Austin, Texas, he was the husband of Paulette Skalka for 51 years. Mr. Skalka served in the U.S. Navy and worked for the Department of Energy. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include four children, Jacqueline Holt and husband, Joel of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Michele Buterbaugh and husband, Jeb of Parkland, Fla., Christine Kurtzman and husband, Len of Oakton, Va. and Robert Skalka and wife, Cecelia of Kensington, and 14 grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, Bethesda on Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to Jewish Children's Regional Service, P. O. Box 7368, Metrairie, LA 70010-7368. Arrangements were by DeVol Funeral Home, Gaithersburg. Jean M. Snyder Jean Mosher Snyder, 83, of Brinklow, historian of the Sandy Spring Museum, died of congestive heart failure Feb. 4, 2005, at her home. Born April 10, 1921, in Holyoke, Mass., she was the daughter of the late George and Helena T. Mosher. She was the wife of the late Asa E. Snyder, who died in 1981. They had been married for 35 years. Mrs. Snyder was a 1942 graduate of Mount Holyoke College. A former resident of Essex, Conn., she was active in the local planning commission, the Democratic Party and the League of Women Voters in Essex. She moved to Washington, D.C., in 1986 and worked in the Public Information Office at WETA for seven years. She also volunteered at area museums, working on several exhibition films for the National Museum of American History and researching Air Force photo collections for the National Archives. After moving to Brinklow in 1994, Mrs. Snyder was active in the Sandy Spring Friends Meeting and served on the board of Greater Sandy Spring Green Space. She ran the library and archives for the Sandy Spring Museum. Survivors include four children, Kym S. Rice of Brinklow, Jon R. Snyder of Santa Barbara, Calif., Jared M. Snyder of Rochester, Wash., and Adam E. Snyder of San Francisco; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Mosher. A memorial service will be held in April. Memorial donations may be made to Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860. Arrangements were made by Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home in Silver Spring. Alice Marie Rilling Alice Marie Rilling, 69, of Silver Spring died Jan. 17, 2005, at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring. Born Oct. 4, 1935, in Wausau, Wis., she graduated from Wausau Senior High School in 1953, attended Macalester College, and in 1956 graduated from the University of Minnesota where she majored in geography. She earned a master's degree in public administration from St. Louis University. While employed in St. Louis as a cartographer for the United States government, she met and married Chi (Charles) F. Chow. That marriage ended in divorce. The family resided in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Virginia Beach, Va., before settling in Bethesda in 1971. For the past five years, Mrs. Rilling was a resident at Trudy's House, Silver Spring. She was a member of Clifton Park Baptist Church, Silver Spring and Bethesda First Baptist Church, and volunteered at a Bethesda elementary school. She is survived by children David Chow of Houston, Linda Boswell of League City, Texas and her husband Brett, and Robert Chow of Independence, Mo.; a brother and sister-in-law, John R. and Joanne Rilling of Richmond, Va.; five grandchildren and two nephews. A service will be held 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Clifton Park Baptist Church, 8818 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring. Burial will take place at a later date in Wausau, Wis. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Association for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, 60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 404, Great Neck, NY 11021. Arrangements will be provided by Rapp Funeral Services, Silver Spring. Lois Vietor Lois I. Vietor, 83, of Montgomery Village, died Feb. 3, at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville. Born Feb. 21, 1921, in Clarksburg, she was a daughter of the late LeRoy Webster and Bessie Lee King Watkins. Mrs. Vietor worked as a computer programmer for the federal government and retired after 42 years. After retiring, she worked for the Montgomery County public schools for 10 years. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include a sister, Grace Rizzo and husband, Bob, of Cedar Grove; a brother William K. Watkins and wife, Barbara, of Clarksburg; a sister-in-law, Lorraine Watkins of Clarksburg, four nieces and two nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Carroll W. Watkins. Funeral services were Tuesday at the Olin L. Molesworth P.A., Funeral Home in Damascus. The Rev. Carroll Gunkel of Salem United Methodist Church, Cedar Grove officiated. Interment was in Salem Methodist Cemetery, Cedar Grove.