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Gary Francis Paul
Nov 27, 2011
Gary Paul 57 years of age died Sunday November 27, 2011. Gary was born 1954 in Washington DC to Francis and Helen Paul. He was a graduate of High Point High School in Beltsville MD. He was a loving husband of 28 years. Over the years he has been a foster parent to 12 children leading to the adoption of...
Robert W. "Tuffy" Furr
Nov 21, 2011
Robert W. Furr, Sr., 74 years of age, known to all as "Tuffy", died Monday, November 21, 2011, a victim of cancer. He was born in 1937, the son of Forrest Furr and his beloved mother, Lucy. He attended both Leesburg Elementary and Leesburg High School and Loudoun County High School graduating in 1957. While in high school, he played...
John Cessare
Nov 17, 2011
Family will receive friends on Sunday, November 20, 2011 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm at Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd., NE, Leesburg, VA 20176 with a funeral service starting at 1:00pm. Interment to follow at Sterling Cemetery. Obituary to follow.
Harry Yakabe
Nov 17, 2011
Harry Mitsuo Yakabe passed away on November 17, 2011 at 77 years old. A resident of Leesburg, Virginia, he was born in the Puunene Maui Territory of Hawaii on July 14, 1934 to parents Yoshio and Yone (Itokazu) Yakabe. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. Harry made his living as an electrical engineer. Family and friends...
Henry Marek
Nov 15, 2011
Henry Richard Marek, 78, passed away on November 15, 2011 while residing at Heritage Hall in Leesburg, Virginia. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 2, 1933, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary (Majka) Marek. He later married wife Joan Marek. Mr. Marek was a veteran, serving his country with the U.S. Army. He held a career...
Eleanor Leake Sommerfeld
Nov 13, 2011
Eleanor Leake Sommerfeld of Sterling, Virginia passed away on November 13, 2011 while residing in Sunrise at Countryside. The daughter of Austin and Mabel (Mitchell) Leake, she was born on November 28, 1918 in River Edge, New Jersey. Mrs. Sommerfeld later married husband Clinton Sommerfeld. She held a career as a secretary with New York Life Insurance Company. Funeral services...
Peter David Hollenbeck
Nov 10, 2011
Peter David Hollenbeck, 69, retired IBM engineer, died of prostate cancer on November 10, 2011 at his home in Haymarket, Virginia. His distinguished career with IBM was highlighted by his work on NASA's Saturn/Apollo man-on-the-moon program. He was an avid whitewater canoeist, fisherman, hiker, skier, and cyclist. He particularly enjoyed cycling in the peaceful, rolling hills and scenic villages in...
Seymour Barondes
Nov 10, 2011
SEYMOUR BARONDES 1919 - 2011 Seymour Barondes, 92, served as a federal government executive throughout a distinguished career of public service that spanned 34 years – beginning with a WWII-era assignment at the Office of Price Administration in Washington D.C., followed by a position in post-war Tokyo with the Department of the Army under General Douglas MacArthur, and culminating with...
Ellora Payne
Nov 8, 2011
Ellora Payne who was formerly from Williamsburg, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. Mrs. Payne was 76 years old. She will be missed by all who loved her. At this time all services are private.
Helen Marie Kearney
Nov 8, 2011
Helen Marie Kearney, at the age of 98, passed away at her home on November 8, 2011. Born on January 27, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Clifford) Farrell. She later married husband John Kearney. A homemaker at the time of her death, Mrs. Kearney previously held the position of bookkeeper with the Water Company....
William Wesley Wassam
Nov 2, 2011
Mr. William Wesley Wassam of Ashburn Virginia went home to our Heavenly Father on November 2, 2011 after his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, on September 3, 1939, to the late Eugene Ford Wassam and Mildred Hatgan Wassam. He is survived by his wife, Kay Tinsman Wassam; three children, Pam Wassam of Laurel, MD, Sandy...
Ramona Buhl
Oct 30, 2011
Ramona Ruth Buhl, formerly of Pflugerville, Texas, passed away while residing at Heritage Hall in Leesburg, Virginia. Mrs Buhl was 89 years old. The only daughter of the late George E. and Ramona R. Gallop, she was born on September 4, 1922 in Springfield, Illinois. Along with a daughter were three sons; Edward, Wayne and Bill. She was later married...
Evelyn M. Cooper
Oct 25, 2011
Evelyn Marie Cooper of Leesburg, Virginia passed away while a resident of Heritage Hall in Leesburg. Mrs. Cooper was 88 years old. Born in Virginia on May 3, 1923, she is the daughter of Othor and Mary (Cooper) Harrison. She and husband Albert C. "Shorty" Cooper were blessed with two children, Albert "Lee" and Linda. Mrs. Cooper shared her love...
Elsie Virginia Light
Oct 20, 2011
Mrs. Elsie Virginia Kirkpatrick Light, Waterford, Virginia passed away on October 20, 2011 at Loudoun Hospital. She was born in Leesburg, Virginia on May 4, 1913 to the late James Henry Kirkpatrick, Sr. and Rosa Virginia Rutter Kirkpatrick. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James Blaker Light. She is survived by her three...
Lois Jedlicka Mueller
Oct 19, 2011
Lois Jedlicka Mueller of Leesburg, VA October 19, 2011. She was born in Sayville, Long Island New York on January 21, 1929. Her father, Arthur, was head of Jedlicka Brothers Plumbing. The shop and sales room was next to the Fire Station and Arthur was active with the volunteer fire department. Lois' mother, Louis Bartik, was from Bohemia, Long Island,...
Timothy Paul Counts
Oct 15, 2011
Timothy Paul Counts, 53, of Leesburg, VA, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2011. Tim was born on April 9, 1958, in Abingdon, VA to Max and Helen Counts, now of Bristol, TN. Tim is survived by his wife of 21 years, Susan, children Kirsten, Eric, and Kathryn, faithful companion Duke and grand doggy Lola. He also leaves behind his parents,...
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