Obituaries

He was a longtime member of St. Bernardine of Siena Catholic Church in Suitland, where he served on the finance committee and as a Eucharist lay leader.

Mr. Jones, a sports enthusiast, was a Washington Redskins fan. He enjoyed reading and keeping up with current events. He regularly read The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and Time magazine and would clip and save articles he could not read right away. He also researched and studied stories in the Bible's Old Testament.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Estella C. Jones of Suitland; two sons, Zemira Jones of Leesburg and George W. Jones Jr. of Alexandria; and three grandchildren.

-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb

Eugene SchonbergerReal Estate Lawyer

Eugene Schonberger, 82, who practiced law in Alexandria for more than 50 years, died March 5 at the Arden Courts of Annandale assisted living facility. He had Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer.

Mr. Schonberger was born in what was then the small village of Linci, Czechoslovakia. It is now in modern-day Ukraine. He came to the United States in 1934, when he was 8, and moved with his family to southwestern Pennsylvania.

He came to Alexandria in his teens and graduated from George Washington High School. He joined the Navy while still a high school student, then returned to Alexandria to complete his high school education.

He received a two-year associate's degree from George Washington University in 1948 and entered GWU's law school, from which he graduated in 1950.

He then began work as a real estate lawyer and spent his career with the same firm, now called Fagelson, Schonberger, Payne & Deichmeister. He retired in 2003.

Mr. Schonberger was a member of Agudas Achim Congregation and later of Beth El Hebrew Congregation, both in Alexandria. He was also a member of the Sertoma Club and the Masons.

He enjoyed golf and duckpin bowling.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Frances Schonberger of Alexandria; three children, Lawrence Schonberger of Leesburg, James Schonberger of Alexandria and Susan Aitcheson of Purcellville; and seven grandchildren.

-- Matt Schudel

Katharine Cram WorthingtonSystems Analyst

Katharine Cram Worthington, 60, a hospital information systems analyst and project manager, died of lung cancer March 17 at her home on Gibson Island.

Mrs. Worthington worked during the 1970s and 1980s at New England Medical Center, Georgetown University Hospital and Sibley Memorial Hospital. Most recently, she worked at Baltimore Washington Medical Center.

The native Washingtonian grew up in Virginia and Ohio and returned to the Washington area in adulthood.

She was a member of the Army Navy Country Club and the Gibson Island Club. She enjoyed tennis throughout her life.

Survivors include a brother, Joseph Muse Worthington of Alexandria.

-- Patricia Sullivan