William N. McKeever Jr.
After graduating from the police academy, he joined the Metropolitan Police Department about 1957. He retired because of a disability in 1966. He then operated a private firm, the Clinton Investigative Agency, for about 15 years.
He later owned a repair, remodeling and painting business, Clinton Commercial Inc., which specialized in restoration work. He also sold real estate before retiring in the 1990s.
Mr. McKeever was campaign manager for former U.S. Rep. Marjorie S. Holt (R-Md.) and three times ran unsuccessfully for Prince George's County sheriff.
He was a member of the Masons in Camp Springs, the LaPlata post of the American Legion and the Association of Retired Police Officers.
His marriages to Margaret McKeever and Charlotte McKeever ended in divorce.
Survivors include a daughter from his second marriage, Jackie L. McKeever of Banks O'Dee; three brothers, Ronnie McKeever of Deale, Robert McKeever of Virginia Beach and Dennis McKeever of Easton, Md.; two sisters, Doris Roggenkamp of Waldorf and Janet Griffin of Chaptico.
Ronald D. Kurstin
Surgeon
Ronald Dale Kurstin, 61, a Washington area surgeon specializing in cancer surgery, died Aug. 22 at Sibley Memorial Hospital. He had lung cancer.
Dr. Kurstin had been in private practice since 1980, most recently in Chevy Chase, and practiced medicine at Sibley, George Washington University Hospital and Georgetown University Hospital.
He had been a surgical instructor since 1980 at GWU's medical center and since 1999 at Georgetown's medical school.
Dr. Kurstin, a Bethesda resident, was a native Washingtonian and 1963 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. He also was a 1967 graduate of Tulane University and a 1971 graduate of GWU's medical school.
After finishing his residency at GWU medical center in 1976, he spent three years in the Army Medical Corps in Landstuhl, West Germany.
He was a former president of the Jacobi Medical Society, an organization of Jewish physicians in Washington. He did volunteer work for Catholic Charities.
His marriage to Coralie Bendheim Kurstin ended in divorce.
Survivors include his fiancee, Terry LeSohn of Bethesda; four children from his marriage, Randy Kurstin of Charlotte, Todd Kurstin of Wellington, Fla., Joshua Kurstin of Washington and Melanie Kurstin of Bethesda; his parents, Dr. William and Sally Kurstin of Washington; a sister, Adrienne Maman of Chevy Chase; and a brother, Gary Kurstin of Boca Raton, Fla.
Robert Thomas Jordan
Policy Analyst
Robert Thomas Jordan, 86, a former analyst and speechwriter with the Department of Defense and Department of Commerce, died of pneumonia Aug. 20 at Bedford Court nursing home in Silver Spring. He was a longtime Silver Spring resident.
Mr. Jordan was born in Portland, Maine, and moved to Washington in 1938 after graduating from high school. He worked as a clerk with the federal government before joining the Army Air Forces during World War II. He served with the 38th Bomb Group in New Guinea.
After returning to Washington, he graduated in 1948 from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He was a member of the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity and was active in its alumni association.
Mr. Jordan worked for many years as a Defense Department analyst. In 1966, he transferred to the office of the secretary at the Commerce Department, where he was a policy analyst and speechwriter. He was awarded the department's silver medal and retired in 1978.
He then did interviews for a short time for Yankelovich Inc., a market research firm.
Mr. Jordan was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Takoma Park and organized its weekly bingo games. In retirement, he volunteered with the Special Olympics as a "hugger" to embrace participants after they completed their events.
He collected coins and stamps, had many letters to the editor published in newspapers and magazines, and was known for his sense of humor.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Valentina Girolami Jordan of Silver Spring; two daughters, Thersea Finch of Rehoboth Beach, Del., and Marcia Jordan-Burke of Washington; a sister; and four grandchildren.
Bernice E. Fonteneau
Government Secretary
Bernice E. Fonteneau, 91, a retired secretary with the Department of the Navy, died Aug. 5 of a stroke at Genesis Healthcare's Woodside Center in Silver Spring. She was a longtime resident of the District.
Born Bernice Elizabeth Ware in Chattanooga, Mrs. Fonteneau moved to the District with her family when she was 4. She graduated from Dunbar High School in 1933 and studied at Morristown College and Bluefield State Teachers College. From 1938 until her retirement in 1970, she held a variety of secretarial positions with the federal government, primarily with the Department of the Navy.
In retirement, Mrs. Fonteneau was a volunteer and activist. In addition to serving on several District election committees, she worked with the Center on Black Aged Inc., Gray Panthers of the Metropolitan Area, For the Love of Children, the National Council of Senior Citizens, Ward One Democrats, the Capital Children's Museum, So Others Might Eat and the First Baptist Senior Center. She also enjoyed traveling the world with the group Soul Journeys.
Her marriage to Leroy Fonteneau ended in divorce.
Survivors include a stepdaughter, Ann Dobson of New York City; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
