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Ida "Jane" Mclernon

Ida "Jane" Mclernon

Apr 10, 2013

The family will receive friends on Sunday, April 14, 2013 from 1:00pm-2:00pm at Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd, Leesburg, VA 20176. A graveside service will be held on Monday, April 15, 2013 at 11:00am at Mount Comfort Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia.

Rosalie Dunford

Rosalie Dunford

Apr 10, 2013

Rosalie Fathbruckner Dunford, 94, of Morningside House of Leesburg, Virginia passed away at Heritage Hall in Leesburg, Virginia on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. She was born January 7, 1919 in Crewe, Virginia to Oliver John Fathbruckner and Edith Estell Robertson Fathbruckner. She was married to Ernest E. Dunford on October 18, 1941. He preceded her in death in December 2003....

Donald Weitz

Donald Weitz

Apr 9, 2013

Donald Wilfred Weitz, 82, of Lansdowne, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Leona; children Rick (Kathy) of Round Hill and Laura Nelson of Winchester; grandchildren Joshua, Caleb, Ethan, Grace, Daniel, Connor, Ian, Brittany, Peter, Abby and Ben, and 2 great grandchildren. He is also survived...

Robert Warren Colburn

Robert Warren Colburn

Apr 8, 2013

Robert Warren Colburn, PhD Robert Warren "Bob" Colburn passed away on Monday, April 8, 2013. He was 85 years old. Bob led a very colorful life traveling coast to coast and back again a number of times. Born in Rochester, New York, he was the son of the late Charles Warren and Mabel (Benson) Colburn. After a stint in the...

Faye Vitagliano

Faye Vitagliano

Apr 8, 2013

All services are to be held in Paterson, New Jersey.

Sarah Glaum

Sarah Glaum

Apr 7, 2013

Sarah Light Glaum was born in Jonestown, Pennsylvania on March 12, 1924 to Pennsylvania Dutch parents, Horace Greeley Light and Mabel Yordy Light. Sarah was the youngest of seven children. The Lights lived on a farm and much of their food was raised by the family. Sarah went to Jonestown Elementary School, and graduated from Jonestown High School second in...

Beatrice Mary Grace Hollandsworth

Beatrice Mary Grace Hollandsworth

Apr 1, 2013

Beatrice Mary Grace "Bea" Hollandsworth, wife of the late Victor Hollandsworth, passed away on March 27, 2013. Bea was 94 years old. Formerly of Loudoun County, Virginia Bea was living in Reno, Nevada at the time of her death. She was born in Virginia on May 23, 1918 to parents Phillip Edward and Eve Grace (Robillard) Messick. Bea was a...

Jane M. Kratz

Jane M. Kratz

Apr 1, 2013

"Jane M. Kratz passed away unexpectedly Monday evening, April 1st, at Alexandria Hospital. Jane was 91 years old. Born in Wallingford, CT and raised in the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn, New York, Jane married the late Francis E. Kratz, and after traveling extensively with the military they settled down to make their home in Springfield, VA. Jane worked for...

Nathan Glick

Nathan Glick

Mar 30, 2013

Lovettsville, Virginia resident Nathan Glick passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Nathan was 94 years old. A native of New York, New York, Nathan was married to Isa Glick. He held the position of editor with the U.S. Government. A graveside service is planned for Thursday, April 4, 2013 starting at 11:00 a.m. in Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Virginia.

Lidia Marie Maldonado Kelley

Lidia Marie Maldonado Kelley

Mar 27, 2013

LOVETTSVILLE - Lidia Marie Maldonado-Kelley, 7, of Lovettsville, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Lidia was a special needs child who, with her gentle soul and occasional smile, exuded compassion, love and a feeling of peace just by her presence. She loved to be held and talked to, and will be greatly missed by her friends, family and many who...

Catherine Fleming

Catherine Fleming

Mar 25, 2013

Fleming, Catherine—81, on Monday, March 25, 2013, of Leesburg, VA, formerly of North Massapequa, NY. Beloved wife of the late George; loving mother of Julianne, Marie, and George; cherished grandmother to Mary, George Bradley, Jaime, Kristin, Sarah, and Ryan; daughter of William and Julia Waxon; loving sister to the late William and John, and to Maureen, Mary, and Helen; mother-in-law...

Margaret "Mitty" Clarke Phelps

Margaret "Mitty" Clarke Phelps

Mar 25, 2013

Margaret Clarke Phelps "Mitty", 95, of Winchester, Virginia went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 25, 2013 at the Blue Ridge Hospice House Inpatient Care Center in Winchester, Virginia. Mrs. Phelps was born September 6, 1917 in Colonial Heights, Virginia the daughter of Charles Cleveland Clarke and Mary Elizabeth Willoughby Clarke. Margaret worked for the Internal Revenue...

Albert Sabol

Albert Sabol

Mar 24, 2013

Capt. Albert Joseph Sabol, USCG (ret.), aka "The Captain," 64, of Leesburg, Va., passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 24, 2013. He was born in Marianna, Pa., July 17, 1948, to the late Alexander "Cannon" and Helen Zamiska Sabol. "The Captain" is survived by three children, Mark (Misty) Sabol of Houston, Tex., Paul Sabol of Slidell, La., and Rebecca (Scott) Stannard...

Jimmy Albro

Jimmy Albro

Mar 23, 2013

A very special person, Jimmy H. Albro, passed away on March 23, 2013. Seventy – eight years young, Jimmy was born in Walla Walla, Washington on February 22, 1935 to James and Marcella (Case) Albro. Jimmy was the beloved husband of Carol Albro and a loving father of his children Michelle Sager, Andrea McMahon, Christine Kerns and stepchildren Robert Hall,...

Debra Simmons

Debra Simmons

Mar 22, 2013

Debra Ann "Debby" Simmons Model, Artist, & Entrepreneur Debby Simmons, 46, of Purcellville, VA, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 22, 2013, from acute liver failure. A former model, Debby was passionate, opinionated, devoted, impatient, and playful all at the same time. A gifted chef, painter, and three-time businesswoman (catering, interior design, & jewelry), she was well known and dearly...

Ruth Elaine Bishop

Ruth Elaine Bishop

Mar 19, 2013

Ruth Elaine Bishop was brought into this world on October 7, 1917, by Dr. Shaw in Sterling, Virginia. She was one of six children, four girls and two boys, born to Lerty Casper Holsinger and Odessa Irene Mason. By the age of ten, she and her siblings were all helping their grandparents on their Loudoun County farm and with the...

William Mclawhorn

William Mclawhorn

Mar 18, 2013

William McLawhorn "Mac" of Ashburn, VA (formerly of Warren Township, N.J.) passed away on March 18, 2013 at the age of 93. Born on April 8, 1919 to parents Ida Sue and Alex , he was the younger brother to his four sisters: Nina, Madeline, Louvenia and Mabel. Mac and Helen, his wife of 68 years, were blessed with three...

Margaret Baumann

Margaret Baumann

Mar 17, 2013

Margaret Baumann of Leesburg, Virginia has passed away. Mrs. Baumann was 98 years old. A service is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Our Lady of Hope, 46639 Algonkian Parkway, Sterling, Virginia. Burial will take place in Chicago, Illinois.

James Platz

James Platz

Mar 15, 2013

James Platz passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013 while residing at Heritage Hall in Leesburg, Virginia. Mr. Platz was 86 years old. Born in Texarkana, Texas, he was the son of the late John Emile and Jeannette (Snook) Platz. He is married to Wilma Bell Platz. Mr. Platz worked as a chemical engineer with the DuPont Corporation. All services...

Charlotte E. Brown

Charlotte E. Brown

Mar 15, 2013

Charlotte (Shottie) E. Brown passed away March 15, 2012 at her age of 91. Shottie is the youngest of the Brown's thirteen children. She entered this world on January, 6, 1922. Her life and times centered in her family's pursuit's in a dairy farm in Lovettsville, Virginia. Shottie was always engaged in the tending to chores and those dairy cows....

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