Obituaries

A resident of Silver Spring since 1962, Mr. Talone was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Silver Spring, volunteered at his children's schools and was an assistant scoutmaster.

He had a lifelong interest in the Panama Canal and toured the canal with his wife after he retired. He was also captivated by space exploration and attended several NASA launches in Florida, including the 1969 launch of Apollo 11, the first space mission to reach the moon.

He also enjoyed fishing and boating on the Chesapeake Bay and was a member of the Calvert Yacht Club.

His wife of 57 years, Mary Cunningham Talone, died in 2002.

Two sons, Phillip Talone and Kerry Talone, died in 1948 and 1956, respectively.

Survivors include three children, JoAnne Eitzen of Laurel and John Talone and Edward Talone, both of Silver Spring; and a sister, Anna Mae McCormick of College Park.

Rose SmithRetail Clerk

Rose Smith, 94, a retail clerk for 45 years and a homemaker, died of complications from gastric volvulus, an abnormal rotation of the stomach, April 26 at Holy Cross Hospital.

Mrs. Smith was born Rose Brodsky in Philadelphia and moved to Atlantic City in her youth. She married Joshua Oscar Braer in 1934, and in 1948 the couple moved to Washington, where they owned and operated a small grocery. They moved to Hyattsville in 1952, six years before Joshua Braer's death. She subsequently lived in Silver Spring and finally in Rockville.

She supported her family by babysitting and later by working as a clerk at Drug Fair in Bethesda; Compliment, a handbag shop in Rockville; and the J.C. Penney store in Wheaton. She retired in 1994.

She married Howard Leagan, who died in 1975, and Leon Smith, who died in 1988. Two children from her first marriage preceded her in death: Bernice Harris in 2002 and Arnold Braer in 2006.

Survivors include three children from her first marriage, Lee Mahoney of Edgewater, Marc Braer of Glendale, Ariz., and Elaine Richey of Columbia; two stepchildren from her third marriage, Bernice Shapiro of Rockville and Ted Smith of Silver Spring; 18 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter.