Obituaries

Fritz SiegenthalerBartender, Golfer

Fritz Siegenthaler, 85, a longtime bartender and dining room attendant at Washington restaurants and clubs, died Aug. 25 at Washington Adventist Hospital of complications of emphysema. He had lived in Adelphi since 1967.

Mr. Siegenthaler, a talented amateur golfer, moved to Washington in 1961. He was on the bar and dining room staffs of the Mayflower and Madison hotels, the Jockey Club, Duke Zeibert's restaurant, the National Democratic Club, the Embassy Row Hotel, the Marriott Bethesda and, most recently, the National Press Club. He retired in 2000.

Mr. Siegenthaler was born in Flumenthal, Switzerland, and served in the Swiss Army during World War II. He was a competitive downhill skier and enjoyed bobsledding, ski jumping and mountain climbing. He studied for a short time at the Sorbonne in Paris before finding work in the restaurant and hotel business, largely to support his skiing.

He moved to the United States in the late 1950s and was head of the wait staff at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia before moving to Washington.

Mr. Siegenthaler was an excellent golfer and won the senior club championship at the Montgomery Country Club in 1972. He was cited in a 1974 Washington Post article for making his third hole-in-one, all on the 162-yard 17th hole at the Rock Creek public golf course.

Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Stephanie Lys Siegenthaler of Adelphi; two children, Elisabeth S. Rubin of North Potomac and John F. Siegenthaler of Annapolis; two sisters; and three granddaughters.

-- Matt Schudel

Alice P. SeeryInstructional Assistant

Alice P. Seery, 55 , an instructional assistant at Brookfield Elementary School in Chantilly for 18 years, died of a brain tumor Aug. 25 at her home in South Riding.

Mrs. Seery also worked part time as a caterer for 15 years, preparing food for weddings and parties.

She was born in Grafton, W.Va., and graduated from West Virginia University in 1974 with a bachelor's degree in parks and recreation. She had lived in the Washington area for 33 years.