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Dorothy June Ryder

Dorothy June Ryder

Sep 19, 2015

Services will be private.

Wilhelmina Perkins Orr

Wilhelmina Perkins Orr

Sep 18, 2015

Wilhelmina Perkins Orr has passed away. Wilhelmina was 87 years old. She made her home in Leesburg, Virginia. Wilhelmina was predeceased by her husband Howard McCrea Orr. Her memories will be cherished by the loved ones she leaves behind.

Yizhen Wang

Yizhen Wang

Sep 18, 2015

Yizhen Wang passed away on September 18, 2015. She was 81 years old. Yizhen Wang was a librarian assistant. Yizhen will be laid to rest in her home country of China.

Virginia Roberta Huey

Virginia Roberta Huey

Sep 14, 2015

Roberta Davis Huey of Ashburn, VA, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon September 14th, 2015. Just shy of her 92nd birthday she was born on September 18, 1923 in Mobjack, Virginia to Maurice A Davis and Alice Healy Davis and grew up on Myrtle Grove Farm. She is cherished by her husband of 61 years, Harvey Lee Huey; her daughter Susan...

Carmen Lizama

Carmen Lizama

Sep 14, 2015

Carmen Lizama 69, from San Miguel, El Salvador, later a naturalized U.S. Citizen, passed away on Monday the 14th of September 2015. Born November the 22nd, 1946 to the late Rogelia Lizama, and Francisco A Hernandez. She was a retired Medical Benefits Coordinator Assistant, and Child Development worker. Survivors include her three sisters, Romelia Alvarenga, Natividad Caceres, Thelma Dinora Lizama...

Jacob W. Bernhard

Jacob W. Bernhard

Sep 14, 2015

Jacob W Bernhard, 79, of Berkeley Springs, WV passed away Monday, September 14, 2015 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Leesburg. Born October 16, 1935 in Berkeley Springs, WV to the late Mary Myrtle Hovermale and Raymond Elwood Bernhard. He was a U.S. Army veteran from October 1958 until October 1960 and November 1961 until August 1962. Survivors include his...

Ronnie Earl Nichols

Ronnie Earl Nichols

Sep 11, 2015

Ronnie Earl Nichols Born: July 29, 1935 Died: September 11, 2015 Ron Nichols, 80, of Ashburn, VA passed away Friday September 11, 2015. He was born July 29, 1935 in Harrisonburg, VA to Charlie and Edna Nichols. Ron led a full life. He retired from flight operations at United Airlines, retired as a FAA air traffic controller in the Leesburg...

Andrew James Blackmon

Andrew James Blackmon

Sep 8, 2015

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Gerald Robert Bell

Gerald Robert Bell

Sep 8, 2015

Gerald Robert Bell has passed away on September 8, 2015. A resident of Ashburn, Virginia, Gerald was 84 years old. Born in Pennsylvania, he was the proud son of Alexander and Esther (Beppler) Bell. He previously worked in marketing with the Motorola Company. Gerald leaves behind his loving wife, Estella. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends.

Medi Maluka

Medi Maluka

Sep 6, 2015

Medi Maluka passed away on September Sunday,6, 2015. Medi was 77 years old. Family and friends are invited to visit and share the memories between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd NE, Leesburg, VA 20176.

Steven E. Schuler

Steven E. Schuler

Sep 6, 2015

Steven Erich Schuler, Lt. Col. USA (Ret) On the morning of September 6, 2015, Steve Schuler, 54, of Purcellville, Va., father of Stephanie L. Schuler, and husband of Karen L. Schuler passed away. Steve was born on April 26, 1961, in Marquette, Michigan, to the late Erich E. Schuler, Lt. Col., USAF (RET), and Gladys A. Schuler of Fairfax, Va....

Raymond Joseph Pluto

Raymond Joseph Pluto

Sep 5, 2015

Raymond Joseph Pluto (Captain, SC, USN, retired), 89, of Leesburg, VA passed away peacefully Saturday, September 5, 2015. He was born April 25, 1926 in DuBois , PA. son of the late Eva (Ferut) and Anthony Pluto. In 1943 he enlisted in the US Navy, was stationed at Naval Air Station, Olathe, Kansas and went on to have a distinguished...

Jean Lew

Jean Lew

Sep 1, 2015

Jean Lew, 96, of Ashburn, Virginia passed away peacefully on 1 September 2015. She was in good health until very recently. Born in China, Jean immigrated to the United States at an early age, where she attended high school in Belfast, Maine and graduated as the class valedictorian. She later moved to Rhode Island and married Samuel Lew, now deceased,...

Dana H. Anderson

Dana H. Anderson

Sep 1, 2015

Private services will be scheduled with the family.

Edna V. Baker

Edna V. Baker

Aug 25, 2015

The family will be receiving friends and relatives on Thursday, August 27, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Colonial Funeral Home in Leesburg, Virginia. Her Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 28, 2015 at the New Jerusalem Lutheran Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, 12942 Lutheran...

Patricia Louise Apicelli

Patricia Louise Apicelli

Aug 24, 2015

Patricia Louise Apicelli, 57, passed away on August 24, 2015. She was the daughter of Helen and Alfred Apicelli, both deceased. Patty, originally from New Castle, PA, earned her nursing degree and spent several years as a registered nurse. After having children, she devoted herself as a stay at home mother while developing hobbies in quilting and baking. She enjoyed...

Francis Robert Kappler

Francis Robert Kappler

Aug 24, 2015

Francis Kappler passed away at his home on Monday, August 24, 2015. A Leesburg, Virginia resident, Mr. Kappler was 81 years old. A graveside service will take place in Lowell, Michigan.

James B. Hall

James B. Hall

Aug 22, 2015

James Balmer Hall was born on March 24, 1936, in Port Huron, Michigan, the son of Mary and Noah Hall. After graduating from West Point in 1958, twenty-six years of distinguished service in the Army Corps of Engineers followed, including Viet Nam, Korea, Saudi Arabia, and the US, while he commanded units from platoon to brigade. As contracting officer, he...

Patsy Carr

Patsy Carr

Aug 22, 2015

Patsy deButts Carr, 85, of Leesburg, VA died Saturday, August 22, 2015 at the Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, VA. Born March 10, 1930 in Herndon, VA, she was the daughter of the late Lillian E. and Henry Grafton deButts. She is survived by her daughter Diane Jones (Tommy Lee) of Warrenton, VA; granddaughter Beth Kearns (Clifford) of Culpeper, VA; grandson...

Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Aug 20, 2015

Robert C. Preston, 71, of Ladysmith passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015 at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville. Born November 1, 1943 in Washington, D.C. to the late Rose Marie Preston. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran. He was a member of the Warrenton American Legion Post 0072. He was employed with Safeway over 19 years, and...

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