Obituaries

He also belonged to the International Ships Structure Committee, which took him to meetings around the world.

His marriage to Rosa Maria Schmidt ended in divorce.

Survivors include his wife, Kerstin "Kitt" Band of Annapolis, whom he married in 1972; five children from his first marriage, Jean Alan Band of Cape St. Claire, Rosalinda Band of Xalapa, Mexico, William Band of Reno, Nev., Christina DeAceves of La Paz, Mexico, and Jennifer Band of New York; a stepson from his second marriage, Ian McNeill of Annapolis; five grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.

-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb

K. Evelyn 'Eve' ThalisD.C. Building Manager

K. Evelyn "Eve" Thalis, 91, a building manager for 20 years at the Winthrop Condominium in Northwest Washington, died May 24 at her home at the Winthrop. She had bone cancer.

Mrs. Thalis retired as building manager last year. She was manager of a Lillie Rubin women's clothing store at Montgomery Mall from 1972 to 1976 and Theodore Nye Jewelers in Northwest Washington from 1978 to 1984.

Katherine Evelyn Burrier was born in Baltimore, moved to Washington in 1934 and worked as a model. She also briefly owned and operated a photography business.

In the 1960s and 1970s, she lived in Potomac and raised many pets, including Great Danes. Her hobbies also included landscape painting.

Her husband, Pasquale J. Thalis, whom she married in 1952, died in 1987.

Survivors include five children, J. Christopher Thalis of Washington, Paula Martinez of Olney, J. Michele Wharton of Morgantown, W.Va., M. Gregory Thalis of Boonsboro, Md., and Lisa van Zalk of Kensington; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

-- Adam Bernstein

Olivia Archangel SweeneyHomemaker, Secretary

Olivia Archangel Sweeney, 85, a retired secretary for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and later for St. Mary's Elementary School in Rockville, died June 18 of cancer at Rockville Nursing Center. She was a longtime Rockville resident.

Mrs. Sweeney was born in Beaverdale, Pa., and moved to Washington in 1940 to work as a State Department court reporter. From 1945 to 1947, she served with the Red Cross in Hawaii and Japan.

After marrying in 1953, she was a homemaker for 16 years before returning to the workforce as a secretary with the NRC. She retired in 1987 and then worked for 14 years as the secretary at Saint Mary's Elementary School. She retired again in 2001 but continued to volunteer at the school.

Mrs. Sweeney worked on a number of political campaigns over the years, including Hubert Humphrey's 1960 vice presidential campaign. She also wrote speeches for Humphrey. She also worked on the campaigns of Maryland politicians, including Louis Goldstein, Gilbert Gude and Douglas Duncan.

She was a member of the Order Sons of Italy in America, Montgomery County Lodge No. 2288, and the Belles of St. Mary's Red Hat Society.

Her husband, Francis J. Sweeney, died in 1982.

Survivors include two children, Mary Sweeney and Edward Sweeney, both of Rockville; and three sisters, Philimene Edgley and Rita Bowen, both of Rockville, and Mary Lawrence of Potomac.

-- Joe Holley

Lois M. MorrisLay Chaplain

Lois M. Morris, 81, a lay chaplain at the University of Maryland's chapel, died of septic shock June 18 at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park.

Mrs. Morris worked at the chapel from 1962 to 1976. She initially was office manager and chaplain's secretary. Her involvement deepened as a counselor, and in 1971 she was elevated to staff team member. In 1974, she became lay chaplain.

Lois Michael was born in Oxford, W.Va., and attended what is now Salem International University in West Virginia.

During her University of Maryland career, she also took professional-development courses in counseling, interpersonal-growth group leadership, human sexuality and adult education.

She was a longtime Beltsville resident and founding member of the former Beltsville United Presbyterian Church. She also was active in parent-teacher and scouting groups.

Her husband of 41 years, Lindsay F. Morris Jr., died in 1986.

Survivors include two sons, Kelly J. Morris of Beltsville and Patrick L. Morris of Arnold; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

-- Adam Bernstein

Olivia Ferguson CopeMiddle School Student

Olivia Ferguson Cope, 13, the editor in chief of the yearbook at Swanson Middle School in Arlington County and a member of the National Junior Honor Society, died June 15 at Arlington Medical Center of complications from asthma.

Miss Cope was born in Arlington and until age 8 lived in the District, where she attended Tuckahoe Elementary School. At Swanson, she was an honor roll student and co-president of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.

She loved listening to music, dancing, being with friends and riding horses and was an avid Washington Capitals hockey fan. She volunteered at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington and the Cleveland Park Camp for Kids and looked forward to volunteering this summer in the Arlington Summer Camp Tot Program.

Survivors include her parents, Faye Lenoir Ferguson and Charles Lanis Cope; and her sister, Emily Ferguson Cope, all of Arlington.

-- Joe Holley

John G. BonnerPortrait Artist

John G. Bonner, 83, a portrait artist who earlier had spent 20 years with the Central Intelligence Agency, died of cancer May 25 at The Fairfax retirement community in Fort Belvoir.

Mr. Bonner taught portrait and painting classes in Fairfax County for more than a decade. He painted Cabinet members, ambassadors, leaders of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs, and many noted politicians and businessmen, his wife said.

Some of his portraits hang in private homes in the Washington area, and some are in the permanent collection of the U.S. Air Force. Slides of his paintings are on file with the National Portrait Gallery.

His goal as an artist, he said, was "to paint portraits that will stand as works of lasting quality."

He was born in Gainesville, Tex., and attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas before serving in the Navy from 1943 to 1947. He graduated from SMU in 1948 and attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif., until 1951.

Mr. Bonner then worked at the CIA. He retired in 1971.

His commercial work was exhibited in the Art Director's Show in Washington. His memberships included the Torpedo Factory Art Group.

He lived in Alexandria from 1954 until moving to The Fairfax in December.

Survivors include his wife, Eleanor Ladd Bonner of Fort Belvoir and a son, Walter G. Bonner of Gulf Shores, Ala.

-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb

Isabel BartlettChurch Member

Isabel Bartlett, 93, a Navy wife and member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Herndon, died June 14 at her home in Herndon. She had cardiovascular disease.

Isabel Wells was born in Ellensburg, Wash., and raised in Seattle. She married in 1937 and accompanied her husband on his military assignments before settling in the Washington area in 1959.

She was living near Pearl Harbor in December 1941 when a Japanese bomb landed in an alley near the bedroom window where her baby son, Randy, was sleeping.

"Shrapnel sprayed through our apartment," she told Naval History magazine last year. "Rooms were full of choking dust and plaster, and there was a strong burning smell everywhere. Inside, I could hear [the baby] screaming. . . . There was a hole about eight inches wide just above the crib, which was untouched."

The baby was unhurt, she said, and they later drove to safety at a friend's home.

She spent nearly 20 years in Arlington County before moving to Herndon. She enjoyed painting and gardening.

Her husband, retired Navy Capt. Wilson R. Bartlett, died in 1982.

Survivors include three children, Randy Bartlett of Wellfleet, Mass., Curtis Bartlett of Falls Church and Melissa Bartlett of Los Alamos, N.M.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

-- Adam Bernstein