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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
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
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
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
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...
Nina J Arnhols
Aug 16, 2015
LEESBURG, VA—Nina Janice Arnhols, 66, of Leesburg VA, formally of Fairfax, VA, died suddenly on Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Heritage Hall in Leesburg, VA. Born in Atlanta, GA on October 24, 1948, Janice was the daughter of the late Mildred and Lt. Col. Daniel Arnhols. As an Army brat, Janice quickly learned that her sweet smile and happy disposition...
Lillian Amelia Carlisle
Aug 16, 2015
Lillian Amelia Beales Carlisle of Leesburg, passed away on August 16, 2015 at her home in Leesburg with her immediate family by her side. She was 87 years old. Lillian was born on August 16, 1928 in Leesburg, Virginia to the late Henry Jefferson Beales and Mabel Ann Beales. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 62...
Emily Olsen White
Aug 15, 2015
Emily Olsen White, of Ashburn, VA, formerly of Pine Knoll Shores, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015, at the age of 93. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, on Easter Sunday in 1922. After her father passed away in 1926, she lived with relatives in Massachusetts while her mother went back to work as a domestic. White serviced in...
Lynne Damaty Simpson
Aug 14, 2015
Lynne Damaty Simpson, 65, of Sterling, Virginia, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2015, at The Adler Center for Caring in Aldie, VA. The family will be receiving friends on Wednesday, August 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg, 201 Edwards Ferry Road, N.E. Leesburg, Virginia 20176. Ms. Damaty was born on January 6, 1950,...
Pola M. Sheppard
Aug 12, 2015
Pola Marsyl Sheppard departed this life peacefully at Heritage Hall in Leesburg Va on August 12, with her children surrounding her. She was born on October 28,1945 in Winchester Va to the late Ray Milton Turner Sr & Edith Gordon, she was raised by her grandparents the late James & Cora Gordon, she attended William C Taylor High school in...
Hien Nguyen
Aug 11, 2015
A memorial service is scheduled for 3:00 pm on Friday, August 14, 2015 at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd NE Leesburg, VA 20176. Please check back for full obituary.
Andy M. Garcia
Aug 11, 2015
Andy M. Garcia, of Ashburn, Virginia, passed away on August 10, 2015. Andy was born on November 11, 1994 in Fairfax, Virginia. Andy's spirit was adventurous and at the same time simple. He was not one to ask for much. He had a love for drawing and working with his hands. Andy leaves behind his mother Peggy Garcia, father Pedro...
Vanessa Darden Boone
Aug 10, 2015
Vanessa Darden Boone, 61, passed away on Monday afternoon, August 10, 2015, at her home in Leesburg, VA with family and friends at her bedside. Vanessa was born on October 11, 1953 in Newport News, VA to the late Kelly M. Darden, Sr. and Nessa Faltz Darden. Vanessa retired at the rank of Major from the U.S. Air Force in...
Mary E. Bradley
Aug 9, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Bradley passed away peacefully at her home at Lansdowne Woods in Leesburg, VA, on Sunday, Aug. 9, with her loving family surrounding her. She was born July 12, 1929 in Wheeling, WV, the daughter of the late George Dent Vogel and Opal Clara Funk. A graduate of Potomac State College, she worked for the United States Census Bureau...
Tim Gaston
Aug 4, 2015
Timothy Lamar Gaston, known to family and friends as "Tim", passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Tim was 56 years old. He and his wife Pamela made their home in Hapeville, Georgia. Tim was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Homer Lamar Gaston and Armilda Rose Vincent Gaston. He proudly served his country while in the United States Air Force....
Elsie M. Duncan
Aug 2, 2015
Elsie M. Duncan, age 95 of Ashburn and formerly of London, England, peacefully passed away on August 2, 2015 with her loving family surrounding her. Her husband, Norman, was a GI in London during WWII where they met and there began a love story of 72 years. They were devoted to each other and spent many years working abroad and...
Lavern "Vern" Wood
Jul 30, 2015
Lavern Lewis Wood of the Village of Lucketts (Leesburg, VA) passed away peacefully at Brookdale Sterling on July 30, 2015. Vern was born in Waverly, Ohio, on June 12, 1925, to Dallas and Sarah Eileen Wood. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Audrey Dean Wood, and a sister, Nannie Hundley of Leesburg, VA along with nieces and...
Melanie Ann Arner
Jul 28, 2015
Melanie Ann Arner passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Melanie was 59 years old. Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of Russell and Doreese (Morneweck) Arner. Melanie made her home in Kearneysville, West Virginia along with her husband William Grooms. A lover of animals, she was a caretaker at an animal shelter. Melanie will be remembered fondly by...
Joan M. Trunz
Jul 28, 2015
Joan Marie Trunz, 85, of Leesburg, Va. passed away Tuesday, July 28th at the Adler Center in Aldi, Va. Joan was born in Bronx, NY on June 28th, 1930. She was the daughter of the late Walter Joseph Leonard and Charlotte O'Rourke Leonard. She grew up in the Bronx and attended Margaret St. Mary's and St. Simon Stock H.S. Joan...
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