washingtonpost.com - ObituariesWashington D.C., Maryland and Virginia obituaries, appreciations and death notices.Bert Shepard; Amputation Didn't Stop MLB Pitcher- June 22, 2008 Bert Shepard, 87, a World War II aviator who became an inspirational figure to the country when he recovered from the partial amputation of one leg and pitched for the original Washington Nationals in 1945, died June 16 at a nursing home in Highland, Calif. A brother in Indiana said Mr. Shepard had...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/obituaries/index_xml/~3/317284115/AR20... Obituaries- June 22, 2008 Mary Elizabeth Asp, 88, an employee of the old Hecht's department stores for 30 years, died June 13 at Inova Alexandria Hospital from complications of Parkinson's disease.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/obituaries/index_xml/~3/317284117/AR20... Mid-Century D.C.'s Beauty, Misery Intrigued Photographer- June 22, 2008 Del Ankers's neighbors were never quite sure what he did for a living. For the past 30 years, when he lived on sprawling farms in McLean and then Great Falls, his property was crowded with tractors, trucks, plumbing supplies, drill presses, welding equipment, a foundry for casting metal, engine...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/obituaries/index_xml/~3/317284116/AR20... Obituaries- June 21, 2008 Nolan Ming Jr., 77, a retired Army master sergeant who later worked as a civilian at Fort Myer, died May 21 at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. He lived in Fairfax County.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/obituaries/index_xml/~3/316741115/AR20... Obituaries- June 21, 2008 Thomas A. Johnson, 79, the first black reporter at Newsday who went on to become one of the first black foreign correspondents at the New York Times, died June 2 in Queens, N.Y. No cause of death was reported.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/obituaries/index_xml/~3/316741116/AR20... Charlene Ward, 70, And Edwin Ward, 71; Sweethearts for Life- June 21, 2008 Ed and Charlene Ward became high school sweethearts at Montgomery Blair High School in the mid-1950s. He was a fullback on a championship football team; she was a cheerleader.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/obituaries/index_xml/~3/316708226/AR20... Roger E. Wheeler, 88; NASA Intelligence Specialist- June 21, 2008 Roger Eugene Wheeler, 88, a retired intelligence specialist who later operated an air charter service, died June 5 of prostate cancer at the Fountains at Washington House, a continuing care facility in Alexandria. He was an Alexandria resident.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/obituaries/index_xml/~3/316741114/AR20... Edmund C. Flynn; Realtor, Volunteer for Many Causes- June 21, 2008 Edmund Clohan Flynn, 84, a Washington area Realtor whose company was instrumental in introducing cooperative apartments to the area, died June 10 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. He was a Rockville resident.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/obituaries/index_xml/~3/316708225/AR20... Yoga Guru Ruby Blue; Taught in NW Into Her 80s- June 21, 2008 Ruby Blue, an octogenarian yoga teacher who taught hundreds of students in Washington the secrets of the discipline, died of a stroke June 8 at Manor Care nursing home in Potomac. She was 89.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/obituaries/index_xml/~3/316708227/AR20... Obituaries- June 21, 2008 John T. "Jack" Willis, 87, an Air Force major who retired in 1963 and did engineering work for Mitre Corp., died of lung cancer June 18 at his home in Madison, Wis. He moved to Madison from Bethesda last year.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/obituaries/index_xml/~3/316741117/AR20... |