Obituaries

After retiring from proofreading, she worked several years for Arlington County at the Lee Senior Center, where she helped plan and organize trips throughout the United States and Canada. She was an avid reader and pianist and was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Arlington.

Her marriage to Philip Muschamp ended in divorce. Her daughter, Joan Margaret Brossman died in 2004.

Survivors include two sons, Robert Muschamp of Falls Church and George Muschamp of Warrenton; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Elizabeth Marie JordanHomemaker, Volunteer

Elizabeth Marie Jordan, 79, a homemaker, volunteer and church member, died of cancer Sept. 23 at her Silver Spring home.

Since 1993, Mrs. Jordan was an office volunteer, and later an employee, at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Silver Spring, where she became a Stephen minister.

For 36 years, she accompanied her husband to his diplomatic posts with the U.S. Information Agency. They lived in Asuncion, Paraguay; Rosario, Argentina; Monterrey, Mexico; Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Palermo, Italy; Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Dublin; Lisbon, Spain; Havana; Manila, Philippines; and Brasilia, Brazil.

While overseas, she learned four languages and taught English in binational centers. She became proficient at playing the Paraguayan harp, at weaving Portuguese Arraiolos rugs and tapestries and at preparing ethnic cuisine. She collaborated with embassy spouses on compiling three cookbooks of ethnic recipes. She was honored by the Honduran government for her extensive volunteer work in local hospitals.

An avid bridge player, she was a winner of the annual embassy duplicate bridge tournament. A staunch Boston Red Sox fan, she followed the team's ups and downs from around the globe.

She was born Elizabeth Marie Dabareiner in Hortonville, Wis., and attended Milton College. In 1947, she moved with her family to Framingham, Mass., where she attended Framingham teachers college. She also worked as a property tax officer in a local bank.

In 1956, she married and began world travel. She and her family settled in Silver Spring in 1992.

Survivors include her husband, Robert F. Jordan of Silver Spring; three children, Linda J. Winnard of Leawood, Kan., Michael S. Jordan of Damascus and David P. Jordan of Lake Worth, Fla.; a sister; two brothers; and five grandchildren.

Robert Samuel CellFinancial Executive

Robert Samuel Cell, 88, a banking and financial executive who also owned a consulting firm, died of a stroke Sept. 4 at his home in Bethesda.