Obituary of Thomas Raphael Yanosky

Thomas Raphael Yanosky (age 95) Passed away peacefully on August 31, 2014. The 7th of 10 children, he was born in Colver PA on September 12, 1918, and married his beloved late wife Elizabeth on July 24, 1943. He began his career as a cartographer in the early 1940s in what was then called the Army Map Service. He is survived by his son Thomas Michael Yanosky (Rhonda) of Herndon and Rosemary Mitchell of Maplewood MN ; grandchildren Sherry Blauner (Chris), Thomas Mitchell (Christine), Sally Williams (Jeff), and Edward, Joseph, and Shelley Yanosky; 5 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, and friends. Mr. Yanosky was a noted artist whose media included etchings, oils, acrylics, constructions, watercolors, and collages. He has works in the Library of Congress, George Washington University's Dimock Gallery, and many private collections. He was befriended as a young man by Duncan Phillips who purchased one of his oils ("Blue Mosaic") for the Phillips Collection in the early 1950s. He studied at the Corcoran School of Art and was a past president of the Washington Society of Artists. He also was a master of scratch-built model airplanes, some of which are in the Museum of Model Aeronautics, Muncie, IN. Visitation will be held at 10am on Thursday, September 11 at the Adams Green Funeral Home, 721 Elden Street, Herndon VA 20170, followed by an 11am service. Interment will follow at Chestnut Grove Cemetery in Herndon. The family wishes to thank the staff and caregivers at Reston Hospital, Fair Oaks Manor Care, Optum Hospice, and, especially, Sunrise Assisted Living of Reston.