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Joseph Francis Patrick Blaser
Jul 2, 2008
Joseph Francis Blaser, 89, of Leesburg, Virginia, formerly of Valley Stream, New York, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at his home in Leesburg, where he lived happily with his daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren. Joe was born September 27, 1918 to the late Joseph Blaser and the late Helen Shea. He is predeceased by his wife of 56 years, Julie. Joe...
Abbott Small
Jun 30, 2008
Abbott Small, a long-time resident of Hartford, Connecticut died on June 30 in Washington, D.C. after a long illness. He was 62 years old. He was born in Miami, Florida, and at the age of nine moved with his family to Mexico City, where he was enrolled in the American School Foundation. An outstanding scholar and athlete, he graduated Valedictorian...
Peggy Louise Virts
Jun 30, 2008
Peggy Louise Virts, 53, passed on Wednesday, June 30, 2008. She was born November 04, 1954 in Loudoun County, VA to the late Ernest F. and Doris Cooper Virts. She continued to reside in Leesburg until the time of her death. She will be missed by those she left behind. Survivors include her brother Richard Virts of Leesburg, VA and...
Agnes Lightfoot Mcclure
Jun 28, 2008
Agnes Lightfoot McClure, age 85, of Lansdowne, Virginia, died on Saturday, June 28, 2008. Agnes was born in Massachusetts on December 17, 1922 to William and Agnes (Murray) Lightfoot. Agnes was predeceased by her husband Ralph W. McClure. She is survived by her two sisters Eleanor Lightfoot Humphreys of Middletown, CT and Barbara Lightfoot of East Bridgewater, MA. She is...
Carolyn V. Paul
Jun 28, 2008
Carolyn V. Paul of Leesburg, VA passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2008. A homemaker, she resided in Leesburg, VA. Mrs. Paul was born December 19, 1943 in Watertown, NY to the late John and Helen Alden Rodick. Leaving behind to carry on her memories are her son Daniel Paul of Louisville, KY and daughter and son-in-law Julie and Neal...
Patricia E. Mcguire
Jun 25, 2008
Patricia E. McGuire, 88 passed away on June 25, 2008. At the time of her death, Mrs. McGuire was a resident of Sunrise of Countryside in Sterling, VA. Mrs. McGuire was born October 18, 1919 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Paul H. Franklin and Elizabeth (McDonnell) Franklin. Left behind to carry on her memories are her husband Russell McGuire...
Betty G. Banks
Jun 25, 2008
Betty G. Banks, 86, of Leesburg, Virginia, died at her residence on Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Betty was born in Anna, Ohio on December 22, 1921 to her parents Rhine and Ruby Fogt. She is survived by her loving husband, James R. Banks of Leesburg, and her son James R. Banks, Jr. of Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Mrs. Banks is also survived...
Virginia Quesenberry Mckimmey
Jun 22, 2008
Virginia Quesenberry McKimmey, 77, passed away on June 22, 2008. Mrs McKimmey was born in Lucketts, Va. on August 26, 1930 to William Scott and Rosa Hollandsworth Quesenberry. A homemaker, she made her home on their farm in Lucketts with her husband, the late Harold Lee McKimmey. Left to carry on her memories are her daughters and son-in-laws, Brenda and...
Oliver Anthony Pawlik
Jun 22, 2008
Oliver Pawlik, 86, died June 22, 2008 at the VA Medical Center in Washington, DC. A memorial service will be held Friday, June 27, 2008 at 11:00 AM at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Herndon, Virginia followed by a small gathering from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at Colonial Funeral Home in Leesburg, Virginia. His final internment will be in Phoenix,...
Robert Ryan Holmes
Jun 15, 2008
Robert Ryan (Bob) Holmes, 70, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 19, at 7:30 pm, at Christ Our Saviour Lutheran Church located at 46611 Jefferson Drive, Sterling, VA with Jack Grubb officiating. Robert was born June 20, 1937 to Marion F. Holmes and Alice (Ryan) Holmes....
Merilane Evelyn Johnson
Jun 9, 2008
Merilane Evelyn Johnson 60, of Ashburn, VA passed away on June 9, 2008. Left behind to carry on her memories are her husband Kenn A. Johnson and daughter Stacy Johnson, both of Ashburn, VA. Mrs. Johnson is also survived by her brothers, Reverend James Thacker of Manassas, VA and Terry Thacker of Alexandria, VA. The daughter of the late James...
Donald R. Beach, Jr.
Jun 8, 2008
Donald R. Beach, Jr., of Springfield, Virginia, died on Sunday, June 8, 2008 in Naples, Florida, after a two-year battle with cancer. He was a seasonal resident at Crystal Lakes RV Resorts in Naples, Florida and was a member of Harley Owners Group (HOG). Mr. Beach is survived by his parents Donald R. Beach, Sr. and Hilda V. Beach of...
Wendy Jane Sealine
Jun 5, 2008
Wendy Jane Sealine, 47, of Leesburg, VA, died in her sleep Thursday, June 5th at Georgetown University Hospital in Georgetown, after a long battle with neuroendocrine cancer. She was a Marketing Data Analyst with Information Resources, Incorporated, Chicago. Beloved spouse of John Sealine and daughter of Helen and Frank Wieczorkowski. Siblings include Denise Zimmerman, Nancy Robin, and Bruce Wieczorkowski. The...
Jesse Fenton Loy
Jun 4, 2008
Jesse Fenton Loy, 91, a lifelong resident of Lucketts, Virginia passed away June 4, 2008 after a long illness. He was born December 5, 1916 to the late William Henry Loy and Rosa Belle Shry Loy. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Ruth Costello Loy; son, William Lee Loy; daughters, Margaret Rosa Loy and Barbara Ann...
Charles A. Kavesky
Jun 2, 2008
Charles A. Kavesky, 67, of Leesburg, Virginia, died on Monday, June 2, 2008 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital. He was born in Ohio on May 27, 1941 to Charles C. Kavesky and Stella H. (Sabo) Kavesky. Mr. Kavesky served in the U. S. Air Force for over 22 years and worked in the telecommunications field at the Department of Homeland Security....
Stephen Nelson Malick
Jun 1, 2008
Stephen Nelson Malick, 56, a longtime Loudoun County resident, died Sunday, June 1st at his home in Haymarket, VA. Mr. Malick had been battling lung cancer since he was diagnosed in January. He was assistant director of operations and maintenance for the Loudoun County Sanitation Authority, when he retired in 2003 after 32 years of service. An avid sportsman, he...
Harlan Cleveland
May 30, 2008
Harlan Cleveland, 90; "Get-It-All-Together" Diplomat, Political Scientist and Social Philosopher Harlan Cleveland's final publishing project, after a dozen books and hundreds of other writings amounting to a 72-page bibliography, was to contribute two chapters during his 90th year to Adlai Stevenson's Lasting Legacy (Alvin Liebling, ed. Macmillan 2008). He was the intermediary between UN Ambassador Stevenson in New York and...
Jane E. Foltz
May 28, 2008
Jane E. Foltz, age 72, of Chantilly, Virginia died on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Allan R. Foltz of Chantilly, VA and three daughters Cheryl Lewis of Ashburn, VA, Janet Reeves of Leesburg, VA and Patty Douglas of Leesburg, VA. She is also survived by her brother Brian Emerson of East...
James R. Filler, Jr.
May 26, 2008
James R. Filler, Jr., age 56, of Rohrersville, MD died on May 26, 2008. He was born in Maryland on March 17, 1952 to James R. Filler and Nina Roelkey Filler, who predeceased him. He is survived by three sisters Janet L. Filler of Rohrersville, MD, Martha M. Filler of Washington, DC, and Elizabeth F. Holtz of Keedysville, MD. A...
John Albert Simpson
May 23, 2008
John A. Simpson, 80, aeronautical scientist, passed away peacefully May 23, 2008, at his home in Leesburg, Virginia. Services were held Thursday at the Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Virginia. Mr. Simpson was born May 18, 1928 in London, England, to Cyril Henry and May (Barker) Simpson. After serving in the British Royal Air Force, he married Suzette Goodchild on August 26,...
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