OBITUARIES
Michael Gary Christensen, 49, of Arlington, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2001, at Arlington Hospital.
Born in Perth Amboy, N.J., he was a health care provider.
He is survived by a daughter, Marcy Christensen of Springfield; two sons, Edward Christensen of Hawthorne, Fla., and Jeremy Christensen of Burke; his mother, Helen Christensen of Arlington; one sister, Patricia Dawson of Arlington; three brothers, Edward Christensen of Woodbridge, Richard Christensen of Stafford and Robert Christensen of Delaware; and one grandson.
The family will receive friends at 1 p.m. Thursday at Mullins & Thompson Stafford Chapel, where a funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., the Rev. Amos Healy officiating. Interment will follow at Stafford Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Trudy Clifton, HC 76, Box 1527, 113 Tallpines Ave., Locust Grove, VA 22508.
Rosemarie M. Doucette
Rosemarie M. (Nunez) Doucette, 41, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001.
She was born in Costa Rica, the daughter of Angela Nunez Jewett and the late Jose Francisco Nunez. She was employed with the Prince William County Police Department for eight years.
She is survived by her husband, Lester D. Doucette; her children, Jason and Kyle Doucette; two sisters, Claudia Nunez Uyehara of Costa Rica and Mary Nunez Cushman of Milford, Mass.; four brothers, Paul Nunez of Farmington, N.H., John Bosco Nunez and John Daniel Nunez, both of Milford, Mass., and Richard Nunez of Portsmouth, N.H.; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Frank Murray officiating. Committal services will be held at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the National Lymphoma Society.
Robert J. Fontaine
Robert Jules Fontaine, 60, of Stafford, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, at Inova Fairfax Hospital.
He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had worked as a senior intelligence analyst for the Army Department of Defense. He was a member of Mount Ararat Baptist Church, where he was a Promise Keeper, a member of the Ruritan Club and a member of Rock Hill Volunteer Rescue Squad 610 Unit. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army Reserves.
He is survived by his wife, Min Kang; one daughter, Tamarah R. DeWein of Boonsboro, Md.; two sisters, Janis Chandler of Seattle and Ellen Asbell of Naple Valley, Wash.; and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Mount Ararat Baptist Church, the Rev. Dick Harmon officiating. Burial will follow at Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Trudy Clifton, HC 76, Box 1527, 113 Tallpines Ave., Locust Grove, VA 22508.
Edith P. Fritter
Edith Page Fritter, 84, of Stafford, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001, at Beverly Health Care in Fredericksburg.
Born in Fredericksburg, she was a homemaker and a member of Rock Hill Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking for church suppers.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Josephine Layton Gallahan, and her husband, Norwood Fritter.
She is survived by one daughter, Marie Fritter of Woodbridge; one son, John Fritter of Fort Worth, Texas; four brothers, Charles Gallahan, William Gallahan and Edwin Gallahan, all of Alexandria, and Gerald Gallahan of Woodbridge; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Mullins & Thompson Fredericksburg Chapel, where a funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, the Rev. E. Wayne Greene officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to Rock Hill Baptist Church, 12 Van Horn Lane, Stafford, VA 22554.
Richard Jackson
Richard Jackson, 67, of Vienna, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, at Hospice of Northern Virginia, Arlington.
He is survived by three brothers, Leonard Jackson Jr. of Ashburn, and Joseph Jackson and Kenneth Jackson, both of Fairfax; two sisters, Ada Vanison of Vienna and Gloria Haglier of Reston; and many other relatives and friends.
The family will receive friends at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ames Funeral Home, 8914 Quarry Road, Manassas, where services will be held at 11 a.m., Bishop Roger Logan officiating. Burial will follow at Sons & Daughters First Baptist Church Cemetery, Vienna.
Ruth T. Quinn
Ruth Trafford Quinn, 73, of Manassas, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, at Prince William Hospital.
Born in New York, she was employed as a real estate agent.
She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas Trafford, and her husband, Philip Hopkins Quinn.
She is survived by four daughters, Debra Q. Bechtel of Williamsport, Pa., Tami Q. Carr of Woodbridge, Lori Quinn of Springfield and Penny Q. Seaman of North Branford, Conn.; one son, James Quinn of Leesburg; one sister, Mina Lusk of New York; and one brother, Guy Trafford of New York.
Services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday at St. James Episcopal Church, the Rev. John R. Ohmer officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery in Leesburg.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of Northern Virginia, 9735 Main St., Fairfax, VA 22031-3798.