Obituaries

Mrs. Ruppert worked at the Pentagon for 30 years, retiring in 1980 as administrative assistant to the secretary of defense.

She was born in Pottstown, Pa., and came to the Washington area in 1950. She was a graduate of George Mason University and a former member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Arlington.

Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Thomas Otto Ruppert of Clifton; a son, Thomas Ruppert III of Annapolis; and a sister.

Anne MealyHomemaker, Volunteer

Anne Mealy, 80, a homemaker, volunteer and church member, died Dec. 31 of end-stage rheumatoid arthritis at her daughter's home in Arlington. She also had been an Arlington resident.

Mrs. Mealy was born in Beechhurst, N.Y., and graduated from Hunter College in New York City. She moved to the Washington area 35 years ago and volunteered with Meals on Wheels and was a bookkeeper for St. Timothy Catholic Church in Chantilly.

Her husband, John "Jack" Mealy, died in 1979.

Survivors include four children, Peter Mealy of Fredericksburg, Jack Mealy of San Francisco, Susan Gunerson of Arlington and Greg Mealy of Wilmington, Del.; three siblings; and three grandchildren.

Elizabeth StantChurch Member

Elizabeth Komaromy Stant, 97, a church member and homemaker, died of congestive heart failure Jan. 2 at Manor Care Health Services in Wheaton. She lived in Silver Spring.

Mrs. Stant was born in Toledo. She moved to Washington in 1934 to set up the office of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, a fraternal insurance company, until the home office could permanently move here two years later.

She sang in the choir at Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church in Washington, where she also volunteered, and later in life was an elder, trustee and president of several women's groups at Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Stant also was past president of the Woman's Club of Chevy Chase and of a chapter of the PEO Sisterhood.

Her husband of 35 years, Norman A. Stant, died in 1979.

Survivors include two sons, Norman L. Stant of Silver Spring and Kenneth W. Stant of Point of Rocks.