In Memory of our Departed AMS Friends..

James Lewis Aderhold, Silver Spring, MD
WWII Veteran and Cartographer On July 4, 2010 James Lewis Aderhold (88), who worked and lived in the Washington, DC area for 70 years, died peacefully at home after a short battle with cancer. His devoted wife of 63 years, Mary, and his family were at his bedside, as patriotic marches and fireworks celebrated his life. James, (also known as Big Jim or Big Jimmy) was born in Canton, Pennsylvania, on April 12, in the year 1922. He was the seventh child of ten for John and Gracie Aderhold, and the last surviving. One notable accomplishment was playing center at basketball for the Canton High School Warriors. He graduated in 1940.

He was a soldier in World War II, serving in a mapping battalion of the Army Engineers, stationed first in North Africa and then moving through France into Germany. After his military service, he worked as a cartographer at the Army Map Service (subsequently referred to as Defense Mapping Agency, Army Topographic Command, etc.) near Glen Echo …. retiring in 1977. One article in the Map Service newsletter labeled him as “Gentleman Jim”.

He married Mary Florence Chonko on May 31, 1947 at Saint Anthony Catholic Church in Washington, DC. This marriage produced four children by birth, James L. Aderhold, Jr. (Wheaton, IL), Wayne Aderhold (Homer, AK), Suzan Berger (Burtonsville, MD), Helen Simmons (Monroe, CT) and then we gained a fifth sibling when our cousin Mary Ellen Koehler (Denver, CO) came to live with us. He and his family moved from a Fuller Street apartment in DC out into the country to Glenmont in 1951. They started attending Sunday Mass at the Viers Mill theatre, until the original St Catherine Laboure church was built. Besides being a long-term member of the Holy Name Society, Jim regularly assisted at the St. Catherine’s bingo on alternating Mondays. He worked the St. Catherine’s summer carnival, especially the popular car raffle, for twenty years. He also ushered at the early Sunday Mass for over thirty years.

As he neared retirement, Jim began an “affair” …. that is, an inclination to golf in much of his spare time. He did not hit the golf ball very far, but it was usually right in the middle of the fairway. And, when he got close to the green, it did not did not take many strokes to finish the hole, and his competition. The five children of Jim and Mary have produced fourteen grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter. Among these descendants are many professionals including seven engineers, three science teachers, a nurse, a carpenter, a graphic designer, and many other college students and graduates. His wonderful life will continue to be celebrated for many years to come by his family and all those whose lives he touched.

Service at Collins Funeral Home, Silver Spring, MD on Thursday, July 8 followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Catherine Laboure Church, Wheaton, MD on July 9, with interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

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Charles L. Cardosi
CARDOSI CHARLES LINDY CARDOSI On Wednesday, March 17, 2010, CHARLES LINDY CARDOSI, of Temple Hills, MD. Beloved husband of Elizabeth Colvin Cardosi; devoted father of Elizabeth Lynn Cardosi; loving brother-in-law of Irene Colvin Stadick; many other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to call at JOSEPH GAWLER''S SONS, INC. FUNERAL HOME, 5130 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016 on Sunday, March 28 from 2 to 6 p.m. and Monday, March 29 from 4 to 6 p.m. Services will be held at The National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016 on Tuesday, March 30, 10 a.m. A Military Honors Interment will be held at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, MD. Memorial contributions in his name may be made to the American Diabetes Association , P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312 or to the American Heart Association , 4217 Park Place Ct., Glen Allen, VA 23060.

FRANCIS “FRANK” S. LEIZEAR
JUSTICE - Francis “Frank” S. Leizear, 87, passed away December 24, 2009 at home. Frank was born in Arlington, Virginia, to the late Samuel C. and Susan M. Leizear. Upon graduation from Washington & Lee High School , he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served overseas.

 Prior to moving to North Carolina, Frank worked for the Federal Defense Mapping Agency, Bethesda, MD for 35 years and also served for the Damascas (MD) Volunteer Fire Department for 27 years. He was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Roanoke Rapids, NC; Association of Mapping Seniors; and a life member of National Active Retired Federal Employees (NAFRE). Always active Frank enjoyed many hobbies, including all things mechanical, woodworking and motorcycle-riding.

 He is survived by his wife Cynthia and her 3 children; Robert Schwartz (Tina), MA; Cheryl Hicks (Donald), NC; and Jason Schwartz, NC. He is survived by 3 children Sandra Robb (Curtis), GA; Michelle Currey (Greg), MD; Samuel Leizear (Laura), WV from his late wife Helen Zook Leizear of 52 years; 8 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. He is survived by his brother Stanley Leizear (Janet), VA, and preceded in death by one sister, Olivia. Arrangements are being handled by Lancaster Funeral and Cremation Services, 804 N. Bickett Boulevard, Louisburg. Online condolences may be made to www.lancasterfcs.com. Services will be held in the Spring in Roanoke Rapids. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in memory of Frank to the charity of your choice.

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           It is with great sadness that I have to report to you that my father, Dewey Slosson Pegler, died in his sleep early in the morning of Tuesday, March 30, 2010. He was laid to rest on Saturday, April 3rd at Florida Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home in Rockledge, FL. He had been having health problems since mid-February, but had rebounded in the last week of his life and had been very happy. The address for my father's internet memorial is www.mem.com . If someone would like to share memories with his family or just sign the guestbook, they are more than welcome to do so. Thank you very much, Laura Pegler

Dewey Slosson Pegler “Peg” was born on November 26, 1919 and raised in Lincoln, NE. They later moved to Centralia, IL where Peg attended the University of Illinois. He then moved, with his family, to Washington, DC in May, 1942 when he was recruited to work for the Army Map Service serving the Department of Defense supervising operation of the map library files. In 1944 Peg was one of a group under contract with AMS hired by the Air Force to cartographic research for production of aeronautical charts. In 1946, he was transferred to the group as deputy and technical advisor.

    He then transferred to the Aeronautical Chart Service (ACS) in 1948 and, under his direction, the Chart Research Division had grown to a major research organization by 1954. In 1952 he was chief of the Plans and Programs division, Directorate of Operations responsible for establishing current and long range objectives and programs for aerial surveys, foreign exchanges, and the production and maintenance of weapons support products as well as worldwide coverage of aeronautical charts for both military and civilian navigation. In February 1962, Peg was recruited to be the Chief of the Cartography Section, Director of Operations, HQ USAF in the Pentagon where he had staff responsibility for overseeing the activities of the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center by providing policy and program guidance and evaluating its performance. In 1963 Peg was transferred to the Defense Intelligence Agency as Chief of the Programs Group of the Mapping, Charting and Geodesy (MC&G) Directorate of the DIA, responsible for program guidance for all MC&G activities in the DoD. It also involved overseeing international agreements and participation in Joint Chiefs of Staff plans for MC&G long term requirements and priorities.

     In 1971, Peg was assigned by the Deputy Secretary of Defense to study the desirability and feasibility of consolidating the many diverse MC&G organizations into a single Defense level agency. On 1 January 1972, the Secretary of Defense established the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) as of 1 July 1972. In February 1972, Mr. Pegler was assigned to the DMA start-up staff and was responsible for the identification of MC&G assets of the Military Dept.’s to be transferred to the DMA. On 1 July 1972 he was made Chief of the division. In January 1975, Peg became the Technical Director of the DMA Topographic Center. As chief civilian, he was responsible for the primary mission performance of the center. When the Hydrographic and Topographic Centers were consolidated in September 1978, Peg was made Technical Director. He held that position until he retired in January 1979.

    He met and married Elaine Pegler on September 17, 1949 in Falls Church, VA. In 1954 they left the Washington area and moved to St. Louis, MO. They had two children while living in St. Louis. They moved back to the Washington area in 1961. Peg retired in 1979. In December 1980, they left Maryland and moved to Merritt Island, FL. Peg enjoyed riding his motorcycle, deep sea fishing on his Boston Whaler and playing golf several times a week. He and Elaine also went on many golf outings around the state with their friends. He enjoyed bridge and played regularly with Elaine. He also walked almost every day in the local mall. Peg often stated that he didn’t know how he ever had time to work. 

    Peg is survived by his daughter, Laura, also of Merritt Island; his son, Robert and his wife Mary of Knoxville, TN, Bob’s children Mark and Kimber; his daughter Peggy Brown and her husband Jim of Buckeye, AZ, grandchildren John Koehler, Joe Koehler, Scott Koehler, Candi Koehler and Cindy McCreery; his sister-in-law, Dorothy Stieve of Bay City, MI; several great grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and recently a great, great granddaughter.

    The funeral service was held at Florida Memorial Funeral Home in Rockledge, FL, on Saturday, April 3, 2010.

 DORIS MAXINE HORN BORLAND

     Age 92, Died peacefully, with family at her side, on Monday, November 2, 2009 in Louisville, Kentucky. She was born January 19, 1917 in Custer County, Nebraska to Nell Kellogg Horn and Charles R. Horn. After graduating the University of Nebraska, she taught in a one-room classroom.

     In the early 1940''s she ventured to Washington, D.C. with two of her friends from Nebraska, for a job with the War Department. She later met the love of her life, Wilfred Walter Borland and they married on October 23, 1943. They had five children together. Doris spent her married life involved in everything children and always enjoyed an adventure. Doris traveled extensively, loved college and professional sports, and in her later years bowling, which she enjoyed until 88 years of age. Due to her many interests and travels, Doris had many true and faithful friends. She was known for her picture taking at all events. Her photo albums have been enjoyed by family and friends for many years and will cherish the memories. Doris was a long time member of Columbia Baptist Church in Falls Church, Virginia.

     Doris was preceded in death by her loving husband, Wilfred Walter Borland, oldest son, Wilfred "Bill" Borland, Jr. and a granddaughter, Julie Marie Borland. Her survivors include her children, Dee Anne Powers (Bob) of Louisville, KY, Dodie Borland of Great Falls, VA, Charles Borland (Nancy) of Houston, TX, Annette Adams (Terry) of Prospect, KY and Brett Borland (Ranveig) of Houston, TX; grandchildren, Rob Powers, Jennifer (Jimmy) Freeman, Christopher, Michele, Brian, Jason, Sean and Simen Borland and Amanda and Weston Adams and her great-grandchildren, Andrew and Patrick Freeman. We will miss our loving mother with her bright smile and sunny disposition. She gave us the drive to go and be successful and to travel the world. We will be having a reception for family and friends at the home of Mrs. Dodie Borland, 9028 Jeffrey Road; Great Falls, VA at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 12, 2009 to celebrate the life and times of Doris Maxine Borland. Expressions of sympathy may be directed to the Julie Marie Borland Endowment Fund at St. Agnes Academy in Houston, TX.

Louis J. Williams 
WILLIAMS , Louis J. On March 30, 2009, LOUIS JOSEPH WILLIAMS, beloved husband of Evelyn Glover Williams, devoted father of James D. Williams and his wife Joyce, dear brother of Adele Cucchiara. Also survived by six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. A Prayer Service was held on Friday April 3, 2009 at 11am. Entombment followed at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Charleene B. Pitts, 71, of LaBelle Estates, Stuarts Draft, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, to Creed Marshall McKinney and Beryl Magnolia Smith McKinney on June 9, 1938. She married Carl E. Pitts on August 23, 1957, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and they enjoyed more than 52 years together.    This page will be used to Remember our deceased members. If you would like to provide AMS with a personal and brief article about the member we will publish it here .

     Charleene retired from the federal government after 27 years in the civil service, as a Human Relations Specialist. She joined Wayne Hills Baptist Church after retiring to the area in 2000. She was very active and served in numerous ministries there. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Winifred L. Carson and Barbara L. Martin; a nephew, Brent Martin; and a niece, Sharon Scott. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Carla Pitts Butler and her husband, Donald, of Warrenton; Christopher Todd Pitts and his wife, Nancy, of Goochland; Craig Matthews Pitts of Stuarts Draft; one grandson, Zachery Butler of Virginia Tech; one granddaughter, Meredith Butler of James Madison University; and a niece, Kymberly Martin of Virginia Beach.

     A Celebration of Life was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 7, 2009, at Wayne Hills Baptist Church by the Reverend Danny Campbell and the Reverend Dan Rogers. Interment will be at Quantico National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of the Shenandoah, 64 Sports Medicine Drive, Fishersville, VA 22939; or Wayne Hills Baptist Church Missions Program, 877 Ladd Road, Waynesboro, VA 22980. Condolences may be expressed online at www.mcdowfuneralhomeinc.com. Published in Waynesboro News Virginian on October 31, 2009 
 
ANTHONY A. GRANDE “Tony” (Age 86) Of Ijamsville, MD died on Friday, September 25, 2009 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late of Dolores A. Grande. He is survived by three children, Diana M. Fink of Rockville, MD, Jody Slovikosky of Ijamsville and Fredrick D. Grande of Odenton, MD. Also survived by eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren; a sister, Lena Veltre of Pennsylvania. Friends may visit at the MURIEL H. BARBER FUNERAL HOME, 21525 Laytonsville Rd, Laytonsville, MD on Wednesday, September 30 from 4 until 8 p.m. Funeral services were held on Thursday, October 1 at 11 a.m. at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Ijamsville. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations may be to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place. Memphis, TN, 38105-1905. Thanks to Jim Aderhold for keeping us informed.

     Mona Lisa Sheets 1936 - 2009 Mona Lisa Sheets, 73, of Winchester, Virginia, passed away, Sunday, November 15, 2009, at her residence. Mrs. Sheets was born in 1936 in Denmark, the daughter of the late Johannes and Anna Hansen.

    She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Mrs. Sheets was a stay at home mother. She married Don Sheets on November 3, 1956 in Rockville, Maryland. Surviving with her husband of fifty-three years; is four daughters, Donna Lynn Dunbar of Grosse Ile, Michigan, Joanne Ellen Cryer of Erie Pennsylvania, Cheryl Lisa Frazer and Debra Jeanine Alexander, both of Leesburg, Virginia; eleven grandchildren; one great grandchild; seven sisters, Anni Larsen, Anne-Grethe Goldman, Jonna Marquart, Jytte Andersen, Ellinor Jensen, all of Denmark, Ingse Petersen of Gaithersburg, Maryland and Lissie Hagen of Niles, Illinois; and a brother, Poul-Jorgen Hansen of Denmark.

     A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday at Omps Funeral Home, South Chapel with the Pastor David Martin officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday afternoon from 12:00 to 1:00 P.M. at Omps Funeral Home, South Chapel. In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lighthouse Baptist Church, 2581 Northwestern Pike, Winchester, Virginia 22603. Leon D. Rhoades

Leon D. Rhoades, 76 of Naples, FL silently slipped into heaven on October 25, 2009 at Avow Hospice. He will be missed by his wife, Dolores; sons, Lee and Danny; grandchildren, Danielle, Evan and Carley; siblings, Helen and Larry; and many nieces and nephews. His parents, Helen and Leon, were waiting for him at heavens gates. Leon attended schools in Shamokin, PA and retired from Defense Mapping Agency in 1988. He was an active member of St. Elizabeth Seton Church and the Knights of Columbus. Memorial contributions may be made to Avow Hospice, 1095 Whippoorwill Lane, Naples 34105. A memorial Mass was held at St. Elizabeth Seton Church, 5225 Golden Gate Pkwy at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, October 31st.

WENDELL STROHEKER 
JACOB WENDELL STROHEKER (Age 88) On Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Jacob Wendell Stroheker of Silver Spring, MD died peacefully at the Washington Adventist Hospital, Takoma Park, MD. He was the husband of 52 years of the late Shirley R. Stroheker who died on April 15, 2009. He is survived by his devoted son, John W. and his wife Joy Stroheker; adored grandsons, Jared and Joshua Stroheker; and his beloved sister, Melba Leckbee.

Mr. Stroheker retired after many years of faithful service from the Army Map Service as a Cartographer. He was a member of the Army Map Seniors. He loved his family. He was passionate about playing Duck Pin Bowling. On Friday, October 23, friends may visit from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at HINES RINALDI FUNERAL HOME, 11800 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD, where services will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at Parklawn Memorial Park, Rockville, MD. Published in The Washington Post from 10/22/2009 - 10/23/2009

Irene K. Fischer; measured earth; at 102
By J.M. Lawrence
Globe Correspondent / October 28, 2009

Irene K. Fischer fled Nazi Austria in 1939 and became an internationally known geodesist who spent her career measuring the earth for the US government.
Mrs. Fischer, who died Thursday at age 102 at Heritage at Cleveland Circle retirement center in Brighton, found her profession by chance. By 1952, her son was in grade school, and Mrs. Fischer interviewed with the Army Map Service in Washington, where supervisors explained their goal of determining the size and shape of the earth. “Wasn’t I taught that in grade school already? How come they don’t know?’’ Mrs. Fischer thought, according to her 2005 memoir, “Geodesy? What’s That? My Personal Involvement in the Age-Old Quest for the Size and Shape of the Earth.’’

Her first supervisor, Bernard Chovitz, remembered her as an extremely intelligent and determined scientist who struggled against bureaucracy, sexism, and Cold War-era security concerns. She spent 25 years in the geodesy branch and worked her way up to division chief.
“She was, I would say, indefatigable,’’ said Chovitz, who still lives in Washington. “She didn’t give in easily.’’

Her most prominent work, known as the Fischer Ellipsoid 1960 and its 1968 update, improved the World Geodetic System, which is the standard coordinates framework used for the planet. She worked on more than 120 scientific publications.

Among her accolades, she was inducted into the National Imaging and Mapping Hall of Fame and was a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
In 1931, she married Eric Fischer, a geographer and historian, whose family founded the Vienna Kinderbewahranstallt, the first professional kindergarten and school for kindergarten teacher training in the city.

After Kristallnacht, the murderous Nazi pogrom of November 1938, Mrs. Fischer and her husband escaped Austria with her daughter Gay, eventually settling in Boston in 1941.
Though she was a highly trained mathematician, Mrs. Fischer at first took work as an assistant to a seamstress and later graded blue books for professors at Harvard and MIT, her family said.
She also taught math at what was then called Brown & Nichols Preparatory School in Cambridge before the family moved to New York and later to Washington, where her husband worked as a geographer for the Office of Strategic Services. He worked in the same building as his wife.

Mrs. Fischer and her husband, who died in the 1980s, were extremely close during their 54 years of marriage, her son Michael said. “People used to joke at the Army Map Service that they spent every lunch together and walked arm in arm,’’ said Michael, a professor of anthropology and science and technology studies at MIT. “They were totally devoted to each other.’’
She retired in 1975 and later moved to Rockville, Md.

In 2001, she moved to a retirement community just three blocks from the Brighton home where she had first lived after fleeing the Nazis. Her family celebrated her 100th birthday in 2007 with a program about her life for the residents. In addition to her son and daughter Gay of Oberlin, Ohio, Mrs. Fischer leaves several nieces and nephews.

Services have been held. Burial was in Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

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      DONDZILA RAYMOND C. DONDZILA "Ray" (92) On Tuesday, May 26, 2009 of Bethesda, MD. He is survived by loving wife of 61 years, Mary Ellen; son, David; daughters, Beth and Sue and four grandchildren.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Arrangements by SIMPLE TRIBUTE

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   LYDDANE WALTER L. LYDDANE, JR.                     

   On March 20, 2009, WALTER L. LYDDANE, JR., of Selbyville, DE formerly of Washington, D.C.. Beloved husband of Angela A. Lyddane. Devoted father of Stephen W. Lyddane (Patricia), Paul Lyddane and the late Michael J. Lyddane. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Tuesday, March 24 at 11 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 14401 Sinepuxent Ave., Ocean City, MD, where friends may call from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Burial will be held at Delaware Veterans Cemetery, Millsboro, DE. Arrangements by Hastings Funeral Home, Selbyville, DE.

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Charles "Charlie" H. Frey, 88 of Frederick, MD passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at Homewood at Crumland Farms. He was the husband of Sally Fox Frey, whom he married in 1948. Born July 14, 1920 in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Charles H. Frey, Jr and Emma Helen Evans.

He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College and Vanderbilt University Graduate School, receiving a Masters Degree. He served in the Armed Forces during World War II and returned to F&M as a Math Instructor. He entered Civil Service in 1950 and served in Mapping and Charting in Washington, D.C., St. Louis, and again in Washington, D.C. He served in the Air Force, Army and Department of Defense. He served on the start-up group for the formation of the Defense Mapping Agency, and retired in 1979. He received the Defense Civilian Achievement Award, the Meritorious Service Award from Dept. of Army, and the Defense Mapping Agency Distinguished Service Award. He also served as the Adjunct Secretary of the International Association of Geodesy and retired as Fellow. He served many years as a Deacon and an Elder in the Presbyterian Church and was a member of Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ at the time of his death.

He enjoyed traveling and camping throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. He enjoyed fishing and wintered in Florida since 1980 until he settled in Frederick in April 2000. In addition to his loving wife, Sally he is survived by four children. Cynthia Frey Allison and husband Harvey of Austin, Texas; Susan Frey and husband Douglas Griffin of Germantown; David Frey of Silver Spring and John Frey of Princess Anne. Also surviving are grandchildren Jason Griffin, Jason Cook and Jennifer Frey. Charlie donated his body to the Maryland Anatomy Board to be used for medical education.

A memorial service will be held for the Homewood Community at this time and a memorial service for friends and family will held on May 9 at Evangelical Reformed UCC and will be announced closer to that date. Stauffer Funeral Home, Frederick is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations In Memory of Charlie Frey may be made to Homewood Foundation, PO Box 250, Williamsport, MD 21795, Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.staufferfuneralhome.com

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