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2009
Louise Hardy Schindel, 81, a WTOP radio researcher in the 1940s who became the assistant to local radio and television personality Mark Evans,
died July 3 at her home in Bethesda of heart disease.
She was born Louise Ann Hardy in Washington and was a graduate of the old Western High School. She attended the now-defunct Blackstone
College for Girls in Blackstone, Va., and Strayer University in the District.
In 1946, she joined WTOP radio as a researcher for the "Factfinder" program. Two years later, she became the personal assistant to Evans, who
was a popular figure on radio and television in Washington.
A 1954 Washington Post article said she "dubs tape recordings (that means transferring what is on a tape recording to a permanent record, with the
help of an engineer); talks with sponsors ... arranges for displays in stores, takes care of Mark's TV merchandising schedules and helps to answer
his mail."
She resigned in 1955 to raise her family.
Mrs. Schindel was a Montgomery County election judge for many years and a volunteer at Suburban Hospital. She was a 50-year member of
Bethesda United Methodist Church and volunteered for 30 years with Community Bible Study, a nationwide interdenominational religious study group.
She had been a member of Kenwood Golf and Country Club since 1965.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Jack Schindel of Bethesda; two daughters, Leisa Schultz of Great Falls and Leslie Ponder of Bethesda;
and three grandchildren.
-- Matt Schudel
Louise Hardy Schindel, 81, a WTOP radio researcher in the 1940s who became the assistant to local radio and television personality Mark Evans,
died July 3 at her home in Bethesda of heart disease.
She was born Louise Ann Hardy in Washington and was a graduate of the old Western High School. She attended the now-defunct Blackstone
College for Girls in Blackstone, Va., and Strayer University in the District.
In 1946, she joined WTOP radio as a researcher for the "Factfinder" program. Two years later, she became the personal assistant to Evans, who
was a popular figure on radio and television in Washington.
A 1954 Washington Post article said she "dubs tape recordings (that means transferring what is on a tape recording to a permanent record, with the
help of an engineer); talks with sponsors ... arranges for displays in stores, takes care of Mark's TV merchandising schedules and helps to answer
his mail."
She resigned in 1955 to raise her family.
Mrs. Schindel was a Montgomery County election judge for many years and a volunteer at Suburban Hospital. She was a 50-year member of
Bethesda United Methodist Church and volunteered for 30 years with Community Bible Study, a nationwide interdenominational religious study group.
She had been a member of Kenwood Golf and Country Club since 1965.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Jack Schindel of Bethesda; two daughters, Leisa Schultz of Great Falls and Leslie Ponder of Bethesda;
and three grandchildren.
-- Matt Schudel