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Suellen Garrison

Suellen Garrison

Jun 14, 2016

Services will be private with the family.

Shirley Edmonds

Shirley Edmonds

Jun 11, 2016

Shirley A. Edmonds passed away peacefully on June 11, 2016, in her home in Lakeland, Florida. She was surrounded by her husband Joseph, caregiver Rosie Edmond and stepdaughter Joanna Craig. Shirley was born in Brunswick, Maryland to parents Irvin and Violet Cooper. She graduated from Brunswick High School in 1956. Shirley lived in Falls Church Virginia with her first husband...

Irene C. Fallon-Booth

Irene C. Fallon-Booth

Jun 8, 2016

Services will be private with the family.

Charles Piekarski

Charles Piekarski

Jun 6, 2016

Charles "Chuck" Piekarski passed away on June 6th at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore after a long battle with heart disease. Chuck was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts to parents Joseph and Ida Piekarski, along with older brother, Victor. He attended Holy Rosary School and Central Catholic High School, before studying at Boston College, where he earned his...

Benjamin Piedmont

Benjamin Piedmont

May 30, 2016

Benjamin Piedmont's life will be honored during a memorial service on June 3, 2016 starting at 3:00 pm at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, Virginia 20176. He will be laid to rest in Holley, New York.

Donald M. Weisman

Donald M. Weisman

May 30, 2016

All services will be held with family.

Michael Marlow

Michael Marlow

May 28, 2016

Michael Joseph Marlow, 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday May 28, 2016 in Ashburn, Virginia. He leaves his wife of 57 years, Jean (Clark) Marlow; his daughter Jamie (Marlow) Semler and her husband Doug Semler, his two grandchildren and his golden retriever, Lolly. Mike Marlow was born on April 21, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was one of two boys...

David Gillogly

David Gillogly

May 26, 2016

David Knox Gillogly, 91, of Leesburg, Virginia, passed away, Thursday, May 26, 2016 at his home at Morningside House, Leesburg. A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 pm, Sunday, June 5 at Unitarian Universalist Church of Loudoun, 20460 Gleedsville Road, Leesburg. Reverend John Manwell will be officiating. A reception will be held following the service. Memorials may...

Louise "Susie" Painter

Louise "Susie" Painter

May 25, 2016

Louise "Susie" Painter passed away peacefully on May 25, 2016, in her home in Lovettsville, VA, after a brief battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her husband, daughter, and son-in-law. Susie was born on October 2, 1932, in Leesburg, VA, one of 4 children of Louis and Margaret Saunders. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1951. She was...

John Miller

John Miller

May 25, 2016

Private family services will be held.

Ilana Wolfe

Ilana Wolfe

May 22, 2016

Ilana "Abby" Wolfe, of Paeonian Springs, Virginia, was only 36 years old when she was taken suddenly in a tragic one-vehicle accident on May 22, 2016 near Sebastopol, California. Born Ilana Pendergrass on February 8th, 1980 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, to Timothy Jay Pendergrass and Ruth Lewis Pendergrass, Abby was the oldest of seven children. In June of 1999, she was...

Martha Criste

Martha Criste

May 21, 2016

Martha (Martie) Louise Criste, 88, of Leesburg, Virginia went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 21, 2016 after a short, but fierce battle with cancer. Born Martha Louise Croyle on September 28, 1927 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania to Joseph William Croyle and Martha Gertrude Porta, she was the eldest of three children. Martie attended grade school at St. Michael...

Patricia Wood Alger

Patricia Wood Alger

May 19, 2016

Services will be private with the family.

Hannelore Fehlberg

Hannelore Fehlberg

May 18, 2016

Hannelore Fehlberg passed away quietly in her sleep on May 18, 2016 at Heritage Hall in Leesburg, VA. Hannelore was born in Germany on June 1, 1930. She is predeceased by her parents, Karl and Erna Bartelt, sister Rosemarie Novak, and brother Fritz Bartelt. After WWII, Hannelore moved to England to be a nurse's aide in the Veteran Hospitals. It...

Carroll E. Lancaster

Carroll E. Lancaster

May 17, 2016

Carroll Eugene Lancaster, Sr., 78, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 after an extended illness at the Loudoun Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Leesburg, Virginia. He is predeceased by his parents, Jessie Lee and Morris Lee Lancaster; his wife, Nancy Zier Lancaster; his daughter, Pamela Sue Lancaster; his sister, Debbie Lancaster Swartz and his granddaughter, Brooke Leigh Lancaster. Carroll...

Doris Reid

Doris Reid

May 13, 2016

Services will be held privately.

Mary Mccarthy

Mary Mccarthy

May 12, 2016

Family and friends are invited to a time of visitation on Tuesday evening between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, VA 20176. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 starting at 10:00 am at Saint John the Apostle Catholic Church, Leesburg, VA. Burial to follow...

Susan Hayes

Susan Hayes

May 8, 2016

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Karen Adamo

Karen Adamo

May 8, 2016

Karen Louise Adamo, 53, of Ashburn, Virginia died on Sunday, May 8, 2016 suddenly and unexpectedly from a very aggressive blood infection. She was traveling with family in Connecticut at the time of her passing. Born Karen Louise Kessenich on August 7, 1962 in Waco Texas to Jerome (Jerry) Kessenich and Geraldine (Jerrie) Kessenich, Karen was the oldest of three...

Jean Burdett

Jean Burdett

May 7, 2016

Jean Burdett, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at the age of 92. She was surrounded by family at the time of her death. Jean was born in Wimbledon, England, on November 8, 1923. She was the youngest of three children. During World War II, she married Harry W. Burdett, Jr., an American soldier, and came to America in...

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