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Winifred Rapp
Jul 7, 2012
Winifred S. Rapp of Leesburg, VA passed away on July 8, 2012 while residing at INOVA Loudoun Long Term Care. Mrs. Rapp was 87 years old. Born in Athens, Alabama she was the daughter of the late Walter and Winifred (McLeod) Swallow. She was married to John Woodford Rapp who passed away on January 21, 2012. She will be dearly...
Peter Georgallis
Jul 6, 2012
Peter Costas Georgallis passed away on July 6, 2012 at Loudoun Hospital in Leesburg, Virginia. Peter (Pete) was born December 7th, 1933 in New York City to Cypriot immigrants, Costas and Christina Georgallis. Pete's father moved the family to Norfolk Virginia in 1942 to open a Diner near the train station. When he wasn't working his paper route, or in...
Ryan Steven Heckman
Jul 4, 2012
Ryan Heckman passed away on July 4, 2012 at his home. He was born November 26, 1991 in Woodbridge, Virginia. He graduated from Osbourn Park High School in Manassas, Virginia. Ryan played baseball, basketball, and football. Ryan was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed a good game of golf. He had a great love of baseball and played since...
William Elton Burdick
Jul 4, 2012
William Elton Burdick passed away on July 4, 2012 at his home on Potomac Falls, Virginia. He was born on September 2, 1930, in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Bill entered the University of Chicago as a fifteen-year old student. He subsequently earned an engineering degree from Lehigh University and a Master's Degree in economics from Stanford University. He graduated in 1950, and...
Helen Malone
Jul 3, 2012
Helen Miller Fooks Malone of Purcellville, Virginia passed away on July 3, 2012 at her residence in Purcellville. She was 94 years old. Helen was born in Salisbury, Maryland to parents Gordon Henry and Molly (Miller) Fooks. A homemaker, she was married to the late Joshua Malone. All services will be held out of town.
Cherrie Willson Arrington
Jul 1, 2012
Cherrie Willson Arrington passed on July 1, 2012 while residing at Meadow Glen in Leesburg, Virginia. A resident of Asheboro, North Carolina, Cherrie was born in New Rochelle, New York to Paul Wentworth and Jean (MacTaggart) Willson. She was a homemaker. A private service will be held.
Matthew Aaron Downs
Jul 1, 2012
Matthew Aaron Downs Matthew Downs passed away on July 1, 2012 at Fairfax Innova Hospital. He was born on November 15, 1983 at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. He was active in community affairs in Herndon and Leesburg. Matthew participated in football and wrestling and graduated from Oakton High School in Vienna, Virginia in June 2002. He was...
Rose Acocella Previte
Jun 29, 2012
Rose A. Previte of Leesburg, Virginia passed away on Friday, June 29, 2012. She was 90 years old. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Filamena (Jannelli) Acocella. Rose was married to husband Charles who passed away in 1998. She held a career as a seamstress at the American Shirt Company. A graveside...
Jose M. Lopez
Jun 27, 2012
Jose Maria Lopez, Jr. passed away Wednesday June 27, 2012 at his home in Ashburn, VA at the age of 65. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jose Maria and Pauline Silva Lopez Sr., brothers, Jesus Maria Lopez and Carlos Arthur Lopez and sister, Rebecca Lopez. Lovingly remembered by his sons, Jose Maria Lopez III, Alexander Lopez and...
Edward James Bruder
Jun 22, 2012
EDWARD J. BRUDER "Every person carves his spot and fills the holes with light. And I pray someday I might light as bright as he." -Conway Twitty's "That's My Job" Beloved husband and father, Edward James Bruder (81) passed away on June 22, 2012 from kidney failure. Born on July 24, 1930 and married to Antoinette "Toni" Cione (now deceased)...
Ronald Wayne Hawkins
Jun 14, 2012
Ronald Wayne Hawkins June 28, 1963- June 14, 2012 "Raising the bar on ethics since 1963" Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. Survived by his wife of thirty years, four children, and two grandchildren. Mr. Fix-it of everything, from a collapsed roof to a scratched knee, may his memory live on for eternity. For more understanding, listen to Queen...
Golly Vahidi Jafari
Jun 14, 2012
Services will be held on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 1:30pm at The BAHA'I Center, 21415 Cardinal Glen Circle, Sterling, VA 20164. Interment will immediately follow at Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Herndon, Virginia.
George Edward Haywood
Jun 13, 2012
George E. Haywood, Sr., beloved father, grandfather, and friend, went to be with the Lord on June 13, 2012. Mr. Haywood, a lifelong Virginian, was born on November 1, 1921 in Warwick County, Virginia. Mr. Haywood is survived by Phyllis and Rhea Wyrick, Ed and Pam Haywood, Patricia Haywood, Suzy and Mike Haywood-Swiger, Terri and Gary Ehlert. Also survived by...
Mary E. "Bette" Ball
Jun 8, 2012
MARY ELIZABETH BALL "BETTE" Mary E. Ball of Potomac Falls, VA passed from this life on June 8, 2012. Bette was predeceased by her beloved husband of 59 years, Clyde C. Ball (1921-2008). She is survived by loving daughters Christina Ball of Potomac Falls, VA and Marianna Funk of Leesburg, VA, son-in-law Craig E. Funk, grandchildren Steven and Katherine Funk,...
Dorothy Mcconnell
Jun 7, 2012
Dorothy T. McConnell of Sterling, Virginia passed away on June 7, 2012 at INOVA Loudoun Hospital. Dorothy was born April 1, 1922 in Hunter, Virginia to Mamie B. and Bertrum M. Thompson. She graduated from McKinley Technology High School in Washington, DC. She then went on to work for Kay Jewelers and then Freeds Optical Gallery, both in Washington, DC....
Douglass Melville Kinner
Jun 5, 2012
After a brief hospital stay, at the age of 83, Douglass Melville Kinner lost his long battle with Parkinson's on June 5, 2012 while at the Gainesville Health and Rehab Center. Mr. Kinner was born at home on January 26, 1929 in Port Jefferson, New York. His parents were Howard Hulse Kinner and Edna Nickelson Kinner. He is survived by...
Maggie Heflin
Jun 4, 2012
A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 10:00 AM at Union Cemetery Leesburg, Virginia. Presiding over the graveside will be Rev. Gisela Burley.
Christina Irene Alexander
Jun 1, 2012
Born in Elysburg, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of proud parents Albert and Marcella (Yodis) Alexander, deceased. Christina leaves behind her son, Alex, and all who knew and loved her to cherish and share the memories. Services will be held at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd NE, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
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