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Robert S. Embrey

Robert S. Embrey

Nov 1, 2019

A service will be held at St. James Episcopal Church, 14 Cornwall St NW, Leesburg, VA 20176 on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 2:00 pm.

Marcia Beeler

Marcia Beeler

Oct 30, 2019

Marcia Beeler died October 30th at Lansdowne Hospital, she was 77 years old.

She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Richard and two sons, Ronald and Mark, Ronnie's wife Ronda and four children, Russ, Ruth, Roxanna, and Reece. Mark's wife Melanie and two children, Garrett and Jax and one great grandson Maui.

She...

Helen V. Hope

Helen V. Hope

Oct 23, 2019

Helen Viola Hope passed away Wednesday, October 23rd at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Leesburg, Virginia.

She was born September 6, 1939 daughter of Richard and Ethel Hope.  Helen was predeceased in death by her parents and brother James.  Helen is survived by her twin brother, Howard Hope (Mary Ellen), her nephew Jonathan Hope, her great niece,...

Matthew Charles Skupski

Matthew Charles Skupski

Oct 23, 2019

Matthew Charles Skupski, 23, of Round Hill, VA. Passed away on 10/23/2019 suddenly due to unexpected natural causes. Matthew was born on 10/27/1995 in Daytona Beach, Florida, and was a compassionate, caring person who touched the hearts of many people. Matthew is the son of John and Carole (Szabo) Skupski. He graduated from Clarke County High School, Berryville,...

Encarnacion Colon Rivera

Encarnacion Colon Rivera

Oct 22, 2019

Encarnación Colón passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, in Leesburg, VA, at the age of 100 (and 7 months), having lived a long and fruitful life.

Encarnación Figueroa Zayas was born on March 25, 1919, in Naranjito, Puerto Rico, the third oldest child of 11 children.  Her parents were Evangelista Figueroa and Obdulia Zayas.  As...

Francis "Frank" Joseph Santella

Francis "Frank" Joseph Santella

Oct 21, 2019

Francis (Frank) Joseph Santella, age 67, passed away peacefully October 21, 2019, at Inova Fairfax Hospital.  He was a former resident of Leesburg and currently residing in Purcellville, Virginia, with his wife, Jennifer.

Frank was born in Valley Stream, NY, September 1, 1952, to Michael and Josephine (Pellegrino) Santella.  He worked for Grumman Corporation a number of...

Denny L. Hylton

Denny L. Hylton

Oct 21, 2019

Denny Hylton died on Monday, October 21, 2019 at the age of 84 from complications related to a recent stroke at the Ashby Ponds nursing facility in Ashburn, Virginia.  Mr. Hylton was an engineer and executive at the C&P and Bell Atlantic telephone companies for more than 30 years and played a leading role in the modernization of its...

Ronald P. Mitchell

Ronald P. Mitchell

Oct 20, 2019

Born October 28, 1948 on a small farm in Statesboro, Georgia, to Horace and Ethel Mitchell, Ronald Phillip "Phil" Mitchell was the youngest of four siblings. He came into this world with the intent to have a lasting impact on anyone and everyone who knew him. While never forgetting his roots, Phil wanted to join a cause bigger than...

Mary Carroll Palmer

Mary Carroll Palmer

Oct 16, 2019

Mary Carroll Palmer Obituary Mary Carroll Palmer, 96, passed away on October 16, 2019 at Falcons Landing Retirement Community in Potomac Falls, Virginia, surrounded by family and friends and her beloved dog "Jack." Mary was admired for her charm, compassion and beauty. She had a great love for her family and the many friends she made as she traveled...

Col (Ret) Peter Alexandrakos

Col (Ret) Peter Alexandrakos

Oct 14, 2019

Services will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

Willma Y. Cardon

Willma Y. Cardon

Oct 11, 2019

Services will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

Natalie June Harrison

Natalie June Harrison

Oct 9, 2019

Natalie June Harrison passed away on October 9th. She was born November 18, 1926 in Kansas City, Kansas and a graduate of Kansas University. Mother of two and grandmother of one, but was everyone's mom. She was predeceased by her husband of 70 years six months prior, Van Harrison. She is survived by daughter Rebecca Schlaegel (husband Bob)...

Michael Waymon Taylor

Michael Waymon Taylor

Oct 9, 2019

Services will be private.

Maria F. Rivas

Maria F. Rivas

Oct 8, 2019

Maria F. Rivas

Maria Rivas passed away October 8, 2019 after a valiant battle with cancer at the age of 64 years young.  She was surrounded in her last days by family and friends and her dear Granddaughter Lubidia Elizabeth.

Maria was a loving caregiver and looked after everyone that came across her path.   She...

John Malcolm Littlefield

John Malcolm Littlefield

Oct 4, 2019

John Malcolm Littlefield, 69, of Leesburg, Virginia, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2019.  He was born on December 17, 1949 in Washington D.C. John is survived by his wife, Cecelia Littlefield, and his daughter, Theresa Littlefield of Ponte Vedra, Florida, and his daughter, Amy Bledzki of Ashburn, Virginia, and her husband, Pat.  John is also survived by his...

Robert Jerry Young

Robert Jerry Young

Oct 2, 2019

A Graveside service will be held at Quantico National Cemetery on October 18, 2019 at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, family request that donations be sent to The Adler Center for Caring 24419 Millstream Dr. Aldie, VA 20105.

Helen J. Wolons

Helen J. Wolons

Oct 1, 2019

Helen J. (Bilinskas) Wolons passed away on October 1, 2019 at Heritage Hall, Leesburg, VA with her family at her side. She was 5 months shy of her 100 th birthday. She previously lived in Paeonian Springs, VA with her daughter Christine H. Doxey and her son-in-law David E. Doxey.  She was born in Worcester, MA on February 15,...

Stanley "Stas'" Sadowski

Stanley "Stas'" Sadowski

Oct 1, 2019

Stanley " Stas'" Sadowski Jr., 84, of Leesburg VA, passed away unexpectedly on October 1, 2019. He was born April 23, 1935 in Passaic, NJ. Stas', was the oldest of four children, Joey Sadowski, Marilyn Benanti and Carol Heberling, born to their father Stanley Sadowski and their mother Mary Krehely; both preceding him in death.

His early...

Helen Katherine (Schenk/Weaver) Anne

Helen Katherine (Schenk/Weaver) Anne

Oct 1, 2019

The meandering but determined journey of artist H. K. Anne began in Indianapolis, Indiana and was fulfilled on October 20, 2019. Helen is affectionately remembered this May 16, 2023 on the occasion of her 80th birthday. Her family, friends, patrons, and colleagues recall her easy laugh, insatiable curiosity, creative spirit, self-reliant determination, unpretentious generosity, and unconditional love for...

Ruth Welty

Ruth Welty

Sep 30, 2019

Ruth Welty (nee Weaver), 93, passed away September 30, 2019, at Inova Loudoun Nursing and Rehab Center in Leesburg, Virginia.  She had been a resident of Virginia since 2002, when she and her beloved husband, the late Maurice Welty, moved to Lovettsville to live with her daughter Diana and son-in-law Mike.  Prior to that, she had been...

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