Gary Lee Eldridge
Dec 21, 2021
Gary Lee Eldridge, age 73, of Centreville, VA, passed away suddenly on December 21, 2021, at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax, VA. Born in 1948 to the late William Robert Eldridge, Jr. and Mary Ellen (Carter) Eldridge, in Harriman, TN, Gary is the beloved husband of Linda D. Eldridge, his wife of 34 years; and devoted father of...
Keith Lennox Alexander
Dec 9, 2021
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Family will receive friends on December 14, 2021 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd., NE, Leesburg, VA 20176 where a service will begin at 2:00 pm.
Ann Tanner Slater
Dec 9, 2021
Ann Tanner Slater passed peacefully on Thursday, December 9, 2021 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Born in Glendale, CA on May 25, 1929, she spent most of her early life in California living with her parents, Harry L. and Ann S. Tanner and her younger brother, Stephen. During the early stages of World War II, her mother took Ann and...
Dr. Theron Joseph Bennett
Dec 8, 2021
Dr. Theron Joseph Bennett
October 5, 1943 - December 8, 2021
Theron Joseph was born on October 5, 1943 in Cincinnati, OH to Theron Francis and Stella Marie (Niehaus) Bennett. An only child, he dreamed of being a truck driver while performing his altar boy duties, playing on the railroad tracks, and hanging out in...
Shirley Louise Gardner
Dec 7, 2021
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Shirley Gardner went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday December 7 th, 2021, after a long life of working hard, serving the Lord, having a good sense of humor and helping others. She was born in Loudoun County and raised on a dairy farm in Ashburn, VA, with her eleven brothers and...
Fulton Want, Jr.
Dec 5, 2021
Fulton Want Jr, 94, passed away on Sunday December 5, 2021, at Morningside House in Leesburg, Virginia. Fulton was born on February 24, 1927 in Memphis, Tennessee to Fulton Want Sr and Dorothy Elliotte Want, and moved into Loudoun County in 1947 from the District of Columbia. After graduating high school, he attended Urbana University (Illinois), and graduated with...
Patricia Grace Worthington Ward
Dec 5, 2021
Patricia Grace Worthington Ward (87), of Leesburg, died December 5 th 2021 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Patricia, known to her friends as Trish, was born and educated in England. After touring Europe on her Vespa scooter and working in Switzerland, she joined the British Foreign Service in 1961 and was posted to Washington, D.C. ...
Brian Andrew White
Dec 3, 2021
Brian is survived by his mother Ruth, his father Randy, his sister Christina, his brother Timmy and Jamar Warner, and his three kids: Josiah, Brian, and Samuel.
Brian was a strong-willed person as well as a caring person. He would sit and watch Sunday football with his momma. The Redskins was the team the family supported, so naturally...
Denise R. Torelli
Dec 3, 2021
Denise R. Torelli died December 3, 2021 after a valiant 5-year battle with brain cancer. She was born December 6, 1956 in Belleville, Kansas to Garnett and Carol Zimmerly. She leaves behind her devoted and loving husband of 41 years, Stephen M. Torelli, beloved son Richard, sisters Janet Hall and Alison Zimmerly, sister-in-law Rita Swift, nieces Emily and Carole...
Josephine Derryberry
Dec 3, 2021
Josephine Derryberry, 85, passed away suddenly on December 3, 2021. This unexpected loss has left family and friends shocked and deeply saddened. She will be terribly missed in so many ways.
Born in Hawaii, on June 19, 1936, to Clara and Estaban Costales, Jo was one of nine children. She married Norman Derryberry on June 4, 1960,...
Janice Zischke
Dec 2, 2021
Janice Zischke
December 2, 2021
Janice Zischke, 91, died peacefully at her home in Leesburg, Virginia. She was born in Watertown, Wisconsin in March, 1930 to Ida and Clifford Kuehnemann. In June, 1957, she married Douglas Zischke. They were blessed with three children, Mark of Annandale, Deborah of Leesburg, Todd of Bumpass, and ten grandchildren....
Lance Raleigh Cross
Dec 1, 2021
Lance Raleigh Cross, an aerospace engineering undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, passed away suddenly on December 1, 2021 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Lance grew up in Leesburg, Virginia, and planned to graduate from Embry-Riddle in Spring 2022. Lance loved travel, hiking, cooking, video games, and spending time with family and friends. His academic interests included systems engineering, materials...
James Arthur Keaton Sr.
Nov 29, 2021
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James Arthur Keaton, Sr., 94, of Hampton, VA, born March 11, 1927, passed on November 29, 2021. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1970 and later from NASA in the early 1990s. During the Vietnam War, he was recognized for outstanding meritorious service in connection with military operations against a hostile force and...
Mary "Trisha" Patricia Gavigan
Nov 27, 2021
Mary Patricia Gavigan or Trisha, as many knew her, born on March, 13, 1963 in Ballyshannon, County Donegal Ireland, passed away suddenly on November 27 th , 2021. Preceded in death by her parents, Patrick and Marie White, and brother Joe. She is survived by her husband Brendan, daughter Megan, daughter in law Morgan, daughter Amber, Sister's Teresa, Dolores,...
John Gabriel Augilar Romero
Nov 26, 2021
Family will receive friends on Monday, December 6, 2021 from 11:00 am to 12:00pm at Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd., NE, Leesburg, VA 20176 where a service will begin at 12:00 pm. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery, Leesburg, VA.
Frank Joseph Avvisato, Jr.
Nov 24, 2021
Frank Joseph Avvisato, Jr. (August 12, 1968 – November 24, 2021) passed away peacefully at Inova Loudoun hospital after a valiant two-year battle with throat cancer. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Karen, his children Anthony (19) and Kaylie (15), of Leesburg, VA.
Frank was born in Old Forge, PA as the oldest of...
Vera Ann Thompson Rupert
Nov 20, 2021
Vera Ann Thompson Rupert, formerly of Fairfax, Virginia, passed on November 20, 2021 at the age of 82 after a long goodbye with dementia.
Vera grew up in Belle, West Virginia, the daughter of Glenmore and Glema Thompson and sister of Lew W. Thompson whom she adored. She was studious and serious, often saying only her brother...
Barbara Ann Simpson
Nov 20, 2021
Barbara Ann Smallwood Simpson 6-4-1940 - 11-20-2021
Currently residing in Stephen City Va.
She leaves behind two daughters. Donna L Springer, Joyce A Simpson (Beebe) and her husband Jeffery Beebe. And one son Elwood K Simpson Jr. and his wife Jaime Simpson.
6 Grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
She was from...
Felipe Andres Guidotti
Nov 18, 2021
Felipe Andres Guidotti, loving father, grandfather, and uncle passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at the age of 81. He was born on December 31, 1939 to Felipa Andres Guidotti and Julio Guidotti in Manila Philippines and married the love of his life, Angelica Tizon in 1963.
He completed his primary and secondary...
Adriana Torres
Nov 17, 2021
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Adriana Torres, adored woman, loving mother, and grandmother (sort of) passed away peacefully on November 17 th , 2021, at the age of 76. Adriana was born in Honduras—officially her birthday is listed as February 16 th , 1945, but that's only because of a clerical error. Go figure. Eventually, like all of the...
