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Patricia M. Morrison
Sep 8, 2011
Patricia M. Morrison, age 80 of Leesburg, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Patricia was a career health care provider. She attended the Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. Following her graduation with the class of '53 she began her nursing career at the Winchester Memorial Hospital as a Registered Nurse working in Pediatrics and the ER. She also...
Jacquelin H. Kearney
Sep 8, 2011
Jacquelin H. Kearney, 90, died at INOVA Loudoun Hospital on Thursday, September 8, 2011 after a brief illness. Born May 28, 1921 in Brooklawn New Jersey to Helen E. and Earl R. Hitchcock, she graduated from George School in Pennsylvania. On June 10, 1950 she married Robert F. Kearney. She lived in Falls Church, Virginia until 2000 when she moved...
Melissa Ann Thomas
Sep 4, 2011
Melissa Ann (Rosenberg) Thomas, 40, of Lovettsville, died Sept. 4 after her 4 year battle with colon cancer. She was born April 20, 1971 to Kenneth John Rosenberg and Karen (Shelia) (Bailey) Rosenberg in Round Hill, VA. She is survived by her husband, Clint Thomas, and daughters Victoria, Hannah, Abigail, Caroline and Laura, and her brother, Chris Rosenberg of Winchester....
Henry "Hank" Mitchell Canfield
Sep 4, 2011
Henry M. "Hank" Canfield, 98, of Sterling, VA passed away on September 4, 2011. He was born on September 4, 1913 in Waterbury, CT to Harry M. and Florence Canfield. "Poppy" is the father of Ellen Canfield Ellis (Joseph R.) of Sterling, Virginia, Bette Canfield Warner (Robert) of Hamptonville, NC and Roger H. Canfield (Sadie) of Foster City, CA. He...
Antoinette P. Bruder
Sep 1, 2011
Beloved wife and mother, Antoinette P. Bruder (83) passed away on September 1, 2011 after a long battle with pneumonia. Born Antoinette Cione on May 15th, 1928 in Sharon, PA, Antoinette lived through many of America's recent historical events – the Great Depression, World War II, the Kennedy Assassinations, the Walk on the Moon, the Civil Rights Movement, the Tearing...
Tina Froelich
Aug 31, 2011
Tina Froelich, 80, of Ashburn, Virginia passed away on August 31, 2011. Daughter of Theodore and Dena (Brilliant) Mattis, Tina was born on November 2, 1930 in Columbus, Ohio. She is survived by her daughter, Erica Froelich and son –in-law, Scott Gourley, son, Kurt Froelich and daughter-in-law Pamela, grandchildren Alby, Teddy, Ashleigh, Mitch, and sister Georgia Mamas. A memorial service...
Margaret Allison Leonard
Aug 31, 2011
Margaret Marion Allison Leonard, age 86, passed away suddenly at home on Wednesday, August 31, 2011. Margaret was born on February 21, 1925 in Marshall, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late William Allison and Georgia B. Furr Allison. She married Alfred Green Leonard on May 9, 1946 in Leesburg, Virginia. Surviving are three sons, Alfred Leonard Jr. and...
Guy Gilkeson
Aug 28, 2011
Guy M. Gilkeson of Leesburg, Virginia passed away on August 28, 2011 while a resident at Sunrise Assisted Living in Leesburg. Born on September 28, 1913, he was the proud son of parents Carlisle and Elizabeth (Smith) Gilkeson. He proudly served his country in the United States Army; later employed with the U.S. Government as an auditor. Guy was married...
Harold Thomas
Aug 28, 2011
Harold Claxton Thomas of Leesburg, Virginia passed away while a resident at Heritage Hall in Leesburg. Mr. Thomas was 86 years old. A son of George and Clairce (Gay) Thomas, he was born on November 5, 1924 in Lancaster, South Carolina. A veteran, Mr.Thomas proudly served in the United States Marine Corp. He was married to Mildred Ensley Thomas who...
Edna Mae Raines
Aug 26, 2011
Edna M. Raines, 93, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 27, 2011. She was the wife of the late William H. Raines, Sr. and is survived by her son William H. Raines Jr., daughter, Patricia A. Griffin, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, where she was a devoted member of...
Eugenia V. Sears
Aug 25, 2011
Eugenia V. Sears (Jeanne), passed away at her home in Sterling, VA on August 25, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in June, 1925 to Lucile and Earl Vincent of Tulsa, OK. Jeanne had one brother, Earl Jr. (Buddy). She graduated from Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, TX after attending Stephens College in Columbia, MO....
John W. "Jock" Pumphrey, Jr.
Aug 25, 2011
John William "Jock" Pumphrey, Jr. passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at his home in Leesburg. He was 94 years old. Mr. Pumphrey was born March 7, 1917 near Leesburg and was the son of the late Mary Catherine Herndon and John William Pumphrey, Sr. Mr. Pumphrey was the owner of Jock's Exxon in Leesburg. He began work at...
Dorothy Mae Adrain
Aug 23, 2011
Dorothy M. Adrain of Sterling, VA died August 23, 2011. She was 70 years old. She was born to the late Charles Wesley Butler and Julia Ethel (Jenkins) Butler on November 23, 1940 in Summit Point, West Virginia. She enjoyed working in her yard and feeding the bird and squirrels in her neighborhood. She is survived by her three children...
Maria Dora Zuniga
Aug 22, 2011
Maria Dora Zuniga, a loving mother and grandmother, will be dearly missed. Maria passed away on August 22, 2011 at the age of 66. She is survived by her loving husband Carlos Zuniga along with her children, grandchildren, extended family and friends. The family will receive friends on Friday, August 26, 2011 from 10:00am - 12:00pm at Colonial Funeral Home,...
Everett Mccormick
Aug 21, 2011
Reverend Everett McCormick passed away at the age of 82 on August 21, 2011 in Leesburg, Virginia after a long illness. Born January 29, 1929 in Burlington, Washington, he lived in Seattle, Washington, then moved to Illinois at age 6. He attended Evanston High School and then moved to Greenville, Illinois, where he graduated from Greenville High School in 1946...
Ethel Jennie Wyant
Aug 21, 2011
Ethel Jennie Wyant, 88, of Lovettsville died August 21. Born February 16, 1923 in Great Falls, she was an avid yard saler and loved all of God's creatures. She enjoyed a long career with the Federal Communications Commission. She leaves to cherish the memory of her kind spirit and loving heart her brother and sister-in-law, Eric and Joyce Wyant of...
Bernice Howard
Aug 21, 2011
Loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend Bernice Howard has passed away. One of thirteen children, she was born on April 4, 1926 to parents Harry and Della (Griffin) Grayson. Mrs. Howard chose the profession of homemaker, always making a home for husband Lloyd and their children. While living in Leesburg she attended the First Mount Olive Baptist Church in...
Stephen Crosby
Aug 21, 2011
Stephen Dale Crosby of Ashburn, VA passed away on August 21, 2011. Steve was 51 years old. He leaves behind to cherish his memories his loving wife, Carol; daughters Ashley and Sarah Crosby; along with his sisters Sherry and Sheila. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the family. All services will be private at this time.
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