Thursday, October 13, 2005
John Edward Onyun, 89, who held various offices with what became National Savings Trust Co. before retiring in 1978, died
Sept. 25 at his home in Kensington. He had a heart ailment.
Mr. Onyun was born in Washington and attended McKinley Technical High School. He began his banking career in 1937 with
the Bank of Commerce, which in 1966 merged with National Savings Trust. He was an assistant branch manager for many
years and retired from the wire-transfer department.
He served in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division in Europe during World War II.
His hobbies included gardening, playing the piano and singing in barbershop harmony groups.
His wife of 49 years, Virginia Burns Onyun, died in 1998.
Survivors include a son, John C. Onyun of Kensington.