Obituaries

She enjoyed traveling.

Her husband died in 1973.

Survivors include her husband of 10 years, Converse West of Alexandria; two sons from her first marriage, Gerard D'Alessandro of Manassas and Mark D'Alessandro of Leesburg; and two grandchildren.

Loretta Kane LewisArlington Lady

Loretta Kane Lewis, 96, one of the first Arlington Ladies at Arlington National Cemetery, died of a heart attack Sept. 12 at her home at Leisure World in Silver Spring.

As one of the volunteer Arlington Ladies, Mrs. Lewis represented military officials at funerals in the cemetery.

She was born in Oswego, N.Y., and after her marriage to a West Point graduate, she lived all over the United States. When her husband retired in 1962, the couple settled in Arlington. She had lived at Leisure World for the past 22 years.

Mrs. Lewis was the first president of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Oswego. She was a Red Cross Gray Lady for more than 20 years.

For many years, she was a volunteer with Meals on Wheels and at the FISH Desk at Leisure World, helping residents who needed wheelchairs or other support items. She was a past president of the Potomac Women's Club of Arlington and was a member of P.E.O., a women's service organization.

She was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church at Leisure World and had served as a Eucharist minister. She enjoyed playing bridge and traveling.

Her husband, Emory A. Lewis, died in 1983.

Survivors included two children, Cherie L. Linko of Arlington and E. Alexander Lewis Jr. of Falls Church; and four grandchildren.

Richard Arthur MicheelLawyer

Richard Arthur Micheel, 85, a lawyer who practiced for many years in Washington, died Aug. 25 of congestive heart failure at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home in St. Mary's County. He had lived for many years in Bethesda and Potomac.