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Carlton Engquist Obituary


CARLTON LEONARD ENGQUIST  
On Thursday, July 7, 2011, Carlton L. Engquist of Leesburg, VA passed away peacefully. He was preceded in death by his wife Arline. He is survived by daughter Gretchen Engquist, son and daughter-in-law Chris and Lynde Engquist, grandchildren Shana Seidenberg, and Amanda, Michelle, and Nick Engquist. Carl retired from the Veteran Administration on January 20, 1980 and was also retired from the US Navy. He will be interred at Arlington Cemetery in the next few months. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lutheran World Relief Foundation, 700 Light St., Baltimore, MD or National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at VERA NNE, PO Box 4655, White River, VT 05001.  

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Published by The Washington Post from Jul. 13 to Jul. 14, 2011.

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