Obituaries

Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Ada Louise Johndroe Lytle of Annapolis; two daughters, Cheryl Ann Lytle McKnight of Annapolis and Deborah Lytle Plimmer of North Sandwich, N.H.; two grandsons; and a great-grandson.

-- Patricia Sullivan

Barbara S. MacGregorClark MacGregor

Barbara Spicer MacGregor, 85, the wife of former representative Clark MacGregor (R-Minn.) and a presence in Washington's social and benefit circuit for decades, died of respiratory failure June 19 at Sibley Memorial Hospital. She was a District resident.

Mrs. MacGregor, a Minnesota native, settled in the Washington area after her husband was elected to Congress in 1960.

He represented suburban Minneapolis in the U.S. House until 1971, then briefly served as the Nixon White House's chief congressional liaison and chairman of the Committee to Re-Elect the President. He became an executive with United Technologies.

In Washington, Mrs. MacGregor chaired fundraising events for Meridian House and Traveler's Aid, and her memberships included the Congressional Wives Club, the Chevy Chase Club and the Sulgrave Club. She also organized and modeled in fashion shows for various causes.

Barbara Spicer was a native of Duluth, Minn., and a graduate of Tobe-Coburn fashion school in New York. She spent her early career as a department store buyer in New York and Minneapolis.

In news accounts, Mrs. MacGregor was described as personable and mischievous. She delighted in sitting political opposites next to one another at her frequent dinner parties.

She entertained guests on the piano by following Sergei Rachmaninoff with pieces by Cole Porter. She also played bridge with members of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Her husband of 54 years died in 2003.

Survivors include three daughters, Susan Wheelwright of Dorchester, Mass., Laurie MacGregor of Hanover, N.H., and Eleanor MacGregor of Kensington; and eight grandchildren.

-- Adam Bernstein

Winston C. OliverCIA Officer

Winston C. Oliver, 82, a CIA officer who spent 30 years in the directorate of operations before retiring in 1980, died of cancer June 17 at Capital Hospice in Arlington County. He was a McLean resident.

Mr. Oliver was an operations officer for much of his early career, mostly stationed in Asia. From 1973 to 1980, he worked at Central Intelligence Agency headquarters at Langley.

His decorations included the CIA's Career Achievement Medal.

Winston Cornell Oliver was born in Somerville, Mass. He served in the Army Air Forces in the Pacific during World War II. He was a 1950 graduate of Colby College in Waterville, Maine.

Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Janet Kraynick Oliver of McLean; four children, Karen R. Oliver of Islamabad, David S. Oliver of Orlando, Keith D. Oliver of McMurray, Pa., and Susan O. Harrison of Savannah, Ga.; a brother; and 12 grandchildren.

-- Adam Bernstein