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Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Rose T. Lally of Olney; four children, Kathy Fassbach of Olney, Jeanne Csoke of Richmond, Brian Lally of Gaithersburg and Joseph Lally of Washington; a sister; two brothers; and seven grandchildren.

-- Matt Schudel

Henrietta MacDonaldHomemaker, Volunteer

Henrietta MacDonald, 78, a homemaker and volunteer, died of liver cancer July 5 at her home in Falls Church.

Mrs. MacDonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and immigrated to the United States in 1957 at the age of 30. She settled in Fairfax County, where she volunteered at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Vienna and at Pimmit Hills Senior Center, where she received awards for her work.

Her husband, Ronald MacDonald, died in 1997.

Survivors include four children, Fiona M. Berman of Reston, Lorna M. Whipp of Potomac Falls, Cameron MacDonald of Centreville and Colin S. MacDonald of Falls Church; and three grandchildren.

-- Patricia Sullivan


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