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Eleanor Draude
Jan 14, 2014
Eleanor Marie Draude passed away January 14, 2014. She was 96 years old. Originally from Atlantic City, New Jersey, Eleanor was currently a resident of McLean, Virginia. Married to the late Joseph Henry Draude, she held a career as Auditor with the Internal Revenue Service. Eleanor will be remembered during a graveside service on Friday, January 24, 2014 starting at...
John S. Habit
Jan 10, 2014
John Stanley Habit, 45, of Ashburn, Virginia passed away on Friday, January 10th. He was a devoted and loving husband and step father. Those left to cherish his memories are his loving wife, Lara Nesbit and stepson, Ethan Nesbit. Also surviving are his mother, Susan Habit; sister Kathleen and niece Caitlin. John brought to this world so much joy to...
Doris M. Legette
Jan 8, 2014
Doris M. LeGette passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama on October 12, 1936 the daughter to Marzell and Floyd Burrell. She was united in Marriage on December 24, 1966 in Boston, Massachusetts to Marvin A. Legette He preceded her in death on March 2009. A consummate mother and homemaker, Doris was an excellent cook...
Jeffrey Swartzbaugh
Jan 8, 2014
Well known Ashburn resident Jeffrey H. Swartzbaugh passed away on January 8, 2014. Jeffrey was 71 years old. He was married to his loving wife, Mary. He is survived by his wife and three kids. He will continue to live on in the memories of his family and friends.
Kathleen Lillian John
Jan 1, 2014
Kathleen Lillian (Bowen) John, 53, of Lovettsville, Loudon County, Virginia, died Wednesday, January 1 after a many-month battle with cancer. Best friend and bride of Capt. Michael W. John, U.S. Navy (ret), she had a passion for teaching and interpreting history. Known as "Kate" to her beloved friends in Virginia and heart-friends in the many other locations where she had...
Herbert Henry Farris, Jr.
Jan 1, 2014
Herbert Henry Farris, Jr. of Ashburn, Virginia, passed away on January 1, 2014 at Capital Caring Hospice, Halquist Memorial Inpatient Center in Arlington, Virginia. He was born in Maury County, Tennessee on January 4, 1931 to Herbert Henry Farris, Sr. and Josephine Olivia Farris (Kennedy). He graduated from Hampshire High School in Hampshire, Tennessee and then served in the United...
Farrand Wilson Webb
Dec 31, 2013
Wilson Webb, 77, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at his home in Leesburg, VA. Born July 27, 1936 in Summit, NJ, he was the son of the late Farrand and Lela Webb. He lived in Summit until he attended Temple University - Tyler School of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA. In 1960 he worked in the display department...
James Ridgway
Dec 31, 2013
James W. Ridgway., of Leesburg, VA, passed away at Inova Loudoun Hospital on December 31, 2013. He was born in Roanoke, VA on January 22, 1924 to Icy Love Doran Ridgway and Ballard James Ridgway. At the age of seven, he moved to a farm in Roanoke County. After graduating from high school, he lived in Baltimore, MD, and worked...
Rubi Espinoza
Dec 31, 2013
Rubi Espinoza passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2013. Rubi was 49 years old. A homemaker, she lived with her husband, Alberto Piedra, in Sterling, Virginia. Rubi will be deeply missed by those she leaves behind. All services are private at this time.
Virginia C. Kern
Dec 27, 2013
Virginia C. Kern, 93, of Ashburn, VA passed away December 27 at the Loudoun Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Leesburg. Survivors include one daughter, Virginia M. Hoffman of Sterling, VA; two sons, Gary R. Kern of San Jose, CA and Richard D. Kern of Ottsville, PA; four granddaughters, Sara K. Hoffman, Megan Kern Dean, Kristen Kern, and Stephanie Kern; and...
Casper "Gene" Mason
Dec 26, 2013
A simple man who enjoyed life. That's how one would describe Casper Eugene Mason; known to his family and friends as "Gene". Gene passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013 while in Winchester Medical Center. Born on July 18, 1945 in Loudoun County, Virginia, he was the proud son of Annie Elizabeth Mason and John Temple Mason, Sr. He was...
Robert Scott Craig
Dec 23, 2013
Age 78, Robert Scott Craig passed away on December 23, 2013 after long illnesses including heart disease, diabetes, and frontal temporal lobe dementia. His ashes will be scattered in Gettysburg next year. Brother of Dick Craig and Tom Craig and deceased sister, Virginia Craig. Husband of Frances Craig, Father of Ellen Craig and Christopher Craig, Grandfather of Logan and Charlie...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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