Snookie

This Veterans Day we lost a very special veteran in our family.  Snookie, James’ grandfather, passed away.  Snooks was a gentle, loving, giving man that always had a smile on his face.  He loved his great-grandchildren; he loved to eat, he loved Krispy Kreme donuts; he loved IHOP,  and he loved Fox news. 

We love you Snookie and we will miss you.

   Snookie holding Lily        Three very fine Weatherholtz men        Kinnett and Snookie with Sarah Ellen        He came to all of the girls’ school programs       He loved to pass out our Halloween candy for us while we were out trick-or-treating with the girls.   He adored his granddaughter and fellow Lion Club member, Kinnett.        He was well cared for by Donna and Ernie.  They brought him to every family event, made sure he had the best medical care, and gave him the best five years of his life.

Reuben Ernest "Rudy" Weatherholtz, of Charleston, SC, formerly of Annandale, VA. passed away on November 11, 2011. Beloved husband of the late Kathern Ebhardt Weatherholtz. Loving father of Ruben Earnest "Ernie" Weatherholtz, III and his wife Donna. Cherished grandfather of Kathern Kinnett Weatherholtz and her husband Chad Michael Kibler and James Earnest Weatherholtz and his wife Taryn Cothran Weatherholtz. Great grandfather of Lily Elizabeth and Sarah Ellen Weatherholtz. Dear brother of Patricia Buckley. Mr. Weatherholtz was predeceased by his siblings Bernie Weatherholtz, Nellie Fairfax, Margaret Meyers, Vivian Dubriel and Douglas Weatherholtz. Rudy was a Safeway Store Manager for over 40 years. He was a dedicated member of the Fairfax Host Lions Club, a lifelong member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Falls Church, VA, and a WWII Navy Veteran. The family will receive friends at the EVERLY FUNERAL HOME, 10565 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030 on Sunday, November 13, 2011 from 2 to 5 p.m. where a Lions Memorial Service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Funeral Service, Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11 a.m. in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 7426 Idylwood Road, Falls Church, VA 22043. Interment will follow at National Memorial Park, Falls Church, VA. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Fairfax Host Lions Club, P.O. Box 98, Fairfax, VA 22038.