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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
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...
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
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...
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...
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
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...
Betty Daniel
May 7, 2016
Betty Francis (Leith) Daniel went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 7 at Inova Loudoun Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Leesburg at the age of 90. Betty was born on March 8, 1926 just south of Leesburg. She was the daughter of Ada Elizabeth Francis and Arthur Lane Leith and brother to Arthur (Buddy) Leith formerly of Martinsburg,...
Charlotte Lageman
Apr 28, 2016
Charlotte Lageman, loving wife of Leon, passed April 28 at Sunrise - Countryside, at the age of 86. Charlotte was born in Centerville Virginia on December 4, 1929. She was the youngest of seven siblings, and grew up in Fairfax, Virginia. Charlotte was the fourth generation of the McLean family. Wilmer McLean owned Appomattox Court House at the time of...
Daniel Carroll
Apr 22, 2016
Daniel J. Carroll (age 89) died at his home in Leesburg, VA on April 22, 2016, surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was born in Oriskany, NY, the son of Thomas and Teresa Carroll, and brother of Helena and Mary. He served as class president for four years and captained each athletic team at Oriskany High. After attending...
Harald Von Keszycki
Apr 22, 2016
Harald von Keszycki died on Friday, April 22, 2016 after a lengthy and courageous battle with Parkinson's disease and kidney failure. Throughout his final days he was surrounded by his loving family and dear friend Mark Shattuck. An intimate gathering will be held in his memory in lieu of a service. Donations in his memory may be made to the...
John St. John
Apr 22, 2016
JOHN J. ST. JOHN, FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER John J. St. John, age 81; of Leesburg, VA, died on April 22, 2016, after an illness of several years. Mr. St. John was born and raised in Philadelphia, where he is still remembered by many seniors as having been their baseball coach many years ago. He attended St. Joseph's Prep, the University...
Dolores Dube
Apr 21, 2016
Dolores Eileen Dubé, of Winchester, VA, passed away on April 21, 2016. She is preceded in death by her husband Oliver Robert Dubé, her parents Walter Henry and Beatrice Fern Stanford and five brothers and sisters. Mrs. Dubé was born on May 3, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri. She lived in many different states and for a period of time...
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