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Paul M. Moilanen

Paul M. Moilanen

Jun 23, 2020

Paul Marvin Moilanen, 87 of Leesburg, Virginia passed from this life in the arms of his beloved wife on June 23, 2020 after battling cancer.  Paul was born in Laurium, Michigan to the late Henry and Anna Melida Moilanen on September 13, 1932.  Paul is preceded in death by his brother Ronald Moilanen and sister Karen Howard.  Paul is...

Marien J. Smith

Marien J. Smith

Jun 22, 2020

Marien Jane Smith, 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 22, 2020 after a short battle with coronavirus.  Born in 1932, Jane was raised in Elmira, New York and lived in San Francisco, California; Arlington, Virginia; and Frankford, Delaware before returning to live in Arlington and later, Leesburg, Virginia after the death of her husband, the late John "Jack"...

Viola C. Wilson

Viola C. Wilson

Jun 21, 2020

Services will be held in Rhode Island.

Gregory John Donley

Gregory John Donley

Jun 21, 2020

Gregory John Donley, 71, of Ashburn, Virginia passed from this life in the arms of his beloved wife on June 21, 2020 after battling ALS.  Gregg was born in Wheeling, West Virginia to the late Howard Emory and Gabrielle McLeod Donley.  Gregg is survived by his wife of 28 years, Julie (Weed) Donley, son Gregory Ryan (Julia) Donley, daughter...

Wilfredo Chiroque Gutiérrez

Wilfredo Chiroque Gutiérrez

Jun 20, 2020

Family will receive friends on Monday, July 6, 2020 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd., NE, Leesburg, VA  20176, where a service will begin at 11:00 am.  Inurnment will follow at Ketoctin Cemetery, Purcellville, VA.

Willard "Whiz" W. Walters

Willard "Whiz" W. Walters

Jun 20, 2020

Willard "Whiz" Walters

Willard Walters, 91, of Leesburg, VA passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 20, 2020. Born 1929 in Scranton, PA to the late Michael and Catherine (Barclay) Walters. Willard was raised in Scranton, PA and was a graduate of the former Central Scranton High School. Before moving to Leesburg, VA in 1991, he...

Anita Dechellis

Anita Dechellis

Jun 15, 2020

Services pending at this time.

Shawn Christian Hitteman

Shawn Christian Hitteman

Jun 13, 2020

Shawn Christian Hitteman of Ashburn, VA was born July 21, 1975 in Peoria, Illinois.  He spent his early years in Illinois with his younger brother Brad, and eventually moved to Texas where he spent his teenage and early adult years.  He moved to Virginia in 2001 after the birth of his oldest daughter.

Shawn's career was in...

Shirley Gibbs

Shirley Gibbs

Jun 13, 2020

Services pending at this time.

John Newton

John Newton

Jun 12, 2020

Services pending at this time.

Jerry Lewis Jenkins

Jerry Lewis Jenkins

Jun 6, 2020

Jerry Lewis Jenkins Sr. of Leesburg, VA passed away in his home surrounded by family on Saturday, June 6th, 2020.  He was preceded in death by his father, Grady Jenkins.  He leaves behind to cherish his memory, his loving wife of 37 years, Denise Jenkins, his mother, Mabel Randal (Theodore), his children Jerry Jenkins Jr. (Vathsana), Shanda Jenkins, and...

Elizabeth "Betty" Smith Cooper

Elizabeth "Betty" Smith Cooper

Jun 5, 2020

Elizabeth (Betty) Smith Cooper passed away peacefully at home June 5, 2020, surrounded by her loved ones after a courageous battle against cancer. Betty was born February 21, 1937, in Loudoun County, VA, and was the daughter of Benjamin and Estelle Smith.  She grew up in Round Hill, VA, and graduated from Loudoun County High School.  She drove a...

Ruth Ann Carson

Ruth Ann Carson

Jun 5, 2020

Ruth Ann Carson, age 75, of Leesburg, VA passed peacefully on June 5, 2020 at Heritage Hall Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

Born on December 15, 1944 in Arlington, VA, she was the daughter of Percy & Lillian Carson.  Ruth Ann grew up in northern Virginia with her parents and brother Graham, where they attended Arlington Calvary Church...

Elaine Sedor Taylor

Elaine Sedor Taylor

Jun 4, 2020

Elaine passed away on June 4, 2020 at the age of 89 after a brief illness. At the time of her death she was a resident of Ashleigh at Lansdowne in Leesburg.  She grew up in Chicago, IL and married her high school sweetheart Arthur E. Taylor, Jr. after his graduation from West Point in 1952.

Art's...

Thomas G. Murray

Thomas G. Murray

Jun 4, 2020

Thomas G. Murray, 76, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2020 from congestive heart failure. Tom was born January 5, 1944 to James and May Murray in The Bronx, New York. The Murrays hail from County Galway, Ireland where Tom's father was a celebrated war hero for his role in the 1916 Easter Uprising which led to the...

Richard Allen Bleck

Richard Allen Bleck

Jun 3, 2020

Richard Allen Bleck earned his own set of wings when he passed peacefully from this Earth on 3 June 2020. Rick spent 31 years as an Air Traffic Controller Supervisor in Richmond, Dulles, Leesburg, and D.C. The oldest son of Richard Paul and Mary Jane Bleck, Rick grew up in Waukegan, IL and was an excellent student. He received...

William "Billy" Wortman Rutter, Jr.

William "Billy" Wortman Rutter, Jr.

Jun 3, 2020

William Wortman Rutter, Jr., passed  away on June 3, 2020.  He was born in Warrenton, VA on June 24, 1936 to William W. Rutter, Sr., and Mildred Frances Clemens Rutter.  They moved to Leesburg, Virginia in 1945 when his father entered WWII.  Billy graduated from Loudoun County High School in 1956, which was the first graduating class.  Billy married...

Ralph Silver

Ralph Silver

Jun 2, 2020

A gathering will be held on Friday, June 5, 2020 from 1:00 to 1:30 at Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd., NE, Leesburg, VA  20176.  A graveside service will follow at 2:00 pm at Union Cemetery, Leesburg, VA.

Silvia De Lemus

Silvia De Lemus

May 30, 2020

Ana Silvia Diaz de Lemus, nació en El Salvador el 24 de enero de 1953, falleció en el estado de Virginia, el 30 de mayo del 2020, le sobreviven su esposo Felipe Lemus, sus hijos Felipe Alexander Lemus Diaz, Julio Vladimir Lemus Diaz, sus nueras, Maricela de Lemus, Mónica de Lemus, sus nietas, Andrea Lemus, Camila Lemus Y Sofia...

Audrey Lynn Welborn Barry

Audrey Lynn Welborn Barry

May 30, 2020

On May 30, 2020, Audrey Lynn Welborn Barry took a Baltimore Orioles 7th inning stretch for the last time, departing life (non-COVID) as we know it to be present in Heaven with her dear brother Billy, sisters Trish, Sandra, Sarah, also their mother Joyce, father Ernest and others who preceded her, while survived by her sibling sister Jennie.

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