Obituaries

-- Patricia Sullivan

Wilma M. BlocklinNurse

Wilma M. Blocklin, 88, a retired nurse, died Jan. 1 of congestive heart failure at St. Catherine's Nursing Center in Emmitsburg. She had lived for the past 10 years in New Market.

Mrs. Blocklin was born in Sallisaw, Okla., and was a graduate of the Emory University School of Nursing in Atlanta. She was a registered nurse and worked in an Atlanta hospital before serving as a Navy nurse from 1944 to 1948. Her nursing duties in the Navy took her to the Philippines, and she received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.

Mrs. Blocklin lived in Potomac for many years and enjoyed gardening and golf. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Rockville and later of Grace Episcopal Church in New Market. Her memberships included the Georgetown Club, the University Club and Congressional Country Club.

Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Hans G. Blocklin of New Market; four children, Dorothy A. Seder of Damascus, Peter L. Blocklin of Falls Church, Michael F. Blocklin of Fort Myers, Fla., and Stephen W. Blocklin of Larchmont, N.Y.; and seven grandchildren.

-- Matt Schudel

Mary Chave ManleyTechnical Editor

Mary Chave Manley, 92, a former Defense Department technical editor, died Dec. 28 of cardiovascular and pulmonary disease at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. She lived in the Waynewood community of Fairfax County.

Mrs. Manley settled in the Washington area in 1965 and was a technical editor with the Army intelligence service for more than a decade. She was also a volunteer Girl Scout leader and held leadership positions with the Waynewood Women's Club and the Garden Club of Waynewood.

Mrs. Manley was born in Chicago and graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She was a captain in the Women's Army Corps during World War II and served in New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan.

From 1947 to 1965, she and her husband, a military officer, lived in the United States and abroad during his various postings. She enjoyed traveling in Asia and Europe.

Her husband of 32 years, retired Army Col. Eugene Hailey Manley, died in 1979.

Survivors include three daughters, Mary Sapp of Miami, Pam Bartlett of Alexandria and Nancy Manley of Elko, Ga.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

-- Matt Schudel