Born May 12, 1911, Linwood, MI; died January 26, 2006, Orange City, FL. She spoke French and worked as an interpreter for the telephone co; and worked for the Navy Dept. during WW II. She moved to FL in the 1980s. She was married to John Dalton (divorced), and later to Arthur C. Sawallisch, who died in 1982. She is survived by her daughter, Carol (Dalton) Vardeman, Gainesville, FL, four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. (Not related to writer; excerpted from The Washington Post, Mon., Jan. 30, 2005).