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Warren Blair

Warren Blair

Dec 23, 2013

Warren Blair, age 64, passed away at home surrounded by his family on December 23, 2013, after a year long battle with a rare form of lymphoma. Married 40 years to wife, Pat Blair, father of Tim, Lauren and Michael, brother of Edward Blair, and grandfather of Sean, age 2 and Ryan, age 7 months. Born in New York, Warren...

Elizabeth Anne Comerford

Elizabeth Anne Comerford

Dec 20, 2013

Elizabeth Ann Comerford, 77, of Ashburn, Virginia passed away on December 20, 2013. Born in Cambridge, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Catherine Doyle. She held a career working for the State of Massachusetts as a secretary in the Department of Courts. Arrangements are private.

Glenn "Reiff" Lesher

Glenn "Reiff" Lesher

Dec 19, 2013

Purcellville, VA – Glenn 'Reiff' Lesher, age 62, died peacefully on Thursday, December 19, 2013 surrounded by his family. Reiff was born on August 21, 1951 in Cheverly, Maryland, the son of Glenn and Mary Ellen (Booker) Lesher. Reiff graduated from Suitland High School in Forestville, Maryland in 1969 and the University of Maryland in 1973 with a B.S. in...

Nathan F. Holeman

Nathan F. Holeman

Dec 19, 2013

***Arlington National Cemetery Service scheduled for March 4, 2014 at 1:00 p.m..*** Born 7/16/1925 to George & Hazel Holeman in Tuxedo Junction on the outskirts of Bartlesville, OK. Raised in Bartlesville by his grandmother plus several aunts and uncles. Attended schools in OK, TX and KS. As a young man Red was a ranch hand/cowboy, worked on the Santa Fe...

Donald Peter Brown

Donald Peter Brown

Dec 18, 2013

Donald Peter Brown, 83, of Ashburn, Virginia, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. Born May 18, 1930 in North Braddock, PA, he was the eldest son of Margaret Newcombe Nickel. Donald was a graduate of Scott High School, in North Braddock, PA. Donald served in the U.S. Army from 1948 to 1952....

Mary Ann Baggiore Leanes

Mary Ann Baggiore Leanes

Dec 17, 2013

Mary Ann Leanes passed away peacefully at Fairfax Hospital on December 17, 2013 surrounded by her family. She was 84 years old. Mary Ann was born to John and Marietta Baggiore in Negaunee, Michigan. She comes from a family of 7 children, survived by her oldest brother Augie. She is survived by her husband Andrew and their three children; James,...

Thomas Glenn Dengler

Thomas Glenn Dengler

Dec 16, 2013

Thomas Glenn Dengler, 59, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, December 16. He was born in 1954 in Waterloo, Iowa. He married his wife Sue in 1978, and they moved to Colorado. Tom was in construction all of his life, building and remodeling homes as well as commercial development. Through the years, he oversaw his own construction companies, and...

Erma Lee Murray

Erma Lee Murray

Dec 15, 2013

Erma Lee Murray, 74, died with her family by her side on Sunday, December 15 at her home in Leesburg, VA. She was born in 1939 in West Virginia and moved to the Washington DC area at 18 years of age. Erma worked for the Army Audit agency the majority of her career and retired in 1991. She later worked...

Charles Lorin

Charles Lorin

Dec 14, 2013

Pending family arrangements.

Charles Lorin

Charles Lorin

Dec 14, 2013

Charles Lorin, formerly of Pittsburgh, died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his children, in Lansdowne, Virginia on December 14, 2013. He was 93 years old. He was preceded in death by his cherished wife, Huberta "Beppie" von Mauw Lorin.

Born in Pontarlier, France, on September 8, 1920, Charles...

Shelia M. Stevenson

Shelia M. Stevenson

Dec 13, 2013

Shelia Mae Stevenson, 71, passed away in the company of her best friend Joe Anne Howard on Friday, December 13, 2013 within the Heritage Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility, Leesburg, Virginia. She retired from the CIA after suffering a major stroke at the young age of 49. She is preceded in death by her late husband, George Ernest Parsons, who...

Edward Stanton

Edward Stanton

Dec 12, 2013

Graveside service will be held on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 12:00pm at Lakeview Cemetery, Hamilton, VA.

Anthony Fiacco

Anthony Fiacco

Dec 11, 2013

Professor, philosopher, poet, artist, mathematician, author, and father, Anthony Vincent Fiacco passed away on Wednesday, December 11th 2013 at the age of 85. Born in Johnstown New York to Italian immigrants Umberto and Valentina Fiacco, Anthony was a first generation Italian-American who was very proud of his heritage. He was raised in Johnstown, NY with his beloved sister Clara. He...

Helen Keafer

Helen Keafer

Dec 11, 2013

Helen W. Keafer , 74, of Ashburn, Virginia, passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, December 11, 2013. Helen retired from the Secret Service and spent her days active in the Loudoun County women's club and senior center. She is preceded in death by her late husband, Edward James Keafer Sr. She is survived by three children, Edward James...

Wilson Javier Portillo Jurado

Wilson Javier Portillo Jurado

Dec 9, 2013

Wilson Jurado Portillo, one year old son of Mario Portillo and Lissette Jurado, passed away on December 9, 2013. Family will receive friends on Thursday, December 12, 2013 between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, VA 20176. Services will be held on Friday, December 13, 2013 starting at...

Willis Fowler

Willis Fowler

Dec 5, 2013

Arrangements Pending at this time.

Khaldoun Nazem Sudki

Khaldoun Nazem Sudki

Dec 4, 2013

UPDATE!!!! Family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd, Leesburg, VA from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Interment will be on Thursday December 12, 2013 at Union Cemetery starting at 10am

Elmer Winningham

Elmer Winningham

Dec 3, 2013

Elmer Winningham, 106 years old, Resident of Loudoun County. Burial will take place in Monterey, Tennessee at a later date.

Arthur Heinzman

Arthur Heinzman

Dec 1, 2013

Arthur H. Heinzman, 85, peacefully passed away on December 1, 2013. Arthur was the beloved husband of 61 years to Lydia C. Heinzman, devoted father of son Arthur B. Heinzman, daughter Denise Cochran and husband Bob and son Stephen Heinzman and wife Kelly. He was the grandfather of Christina and husband Kevin Smith, Robbie and Kevin Cochran and Andrew, Nathan...

Willie Ernest Ward, Jr.

Willie Ernest Ward, Jr.

Dec 1, 2013

The journey was long, the fight was hard, he was victorious in Jesus Christ! Willie Ernest Ward, Jr. went home to be with the Lord on December 1, 2013. Born March 1, 1936 in Goldsboro, NC, Willie Jr. leaves in mourn his parents Willie Ernest Ward, Sr. and Pocahontas Lane. With a six grade education, Willie Jr. left Goldsboro, NC...

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