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Robert Todd Meloy Sr.
Jun 1, 2018
CDR Robert Todd Meloy, USN(Ret), passed away on June 1 st , 2018 at his home in Ashburn, VA. He was eighty-five years old. A true Washingtonian, Todd was born in Washington, DC on 13 November 1932 to Catherine and Alex Meloy of Lanham, MD. He grew up in Alameda, CA, graduating from Alameda High School in 1950, then...
Barbara Anne Spring
Jun 1, 2018
Barbara Anne Spring passed away quietly on June 1, 2018. She was born on January 25, 1940, in Lucketts, VA. She was the daughter of Albert & Margaret Cooper Frye.
She is survived by her three sons, Jimmy (Barbara) Lynn, Bill (Susan) Lynn, and David (Jenny) Lynn, two grandchildren, Melisa and Ben Lynn and three sisters Alice...
Gertrude R. Daniel
May 29, 2018
Gertrude Reed Daniel passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at the age of 90 years old. Born January 13, 1928 in Purcellville, Virginia she was the proud daughter of John and Mable (Ellmore) Reed. Gertrude and her husband Thomas Arthur Daniel, Jr. made their home in Leesburg, Virginia. They were blessed with a devoted son, David Leon Daniel. Along...
Craig Adam Bornarth
May 27, 2018
Craig Adam Bornarth, most recently of Purcellville, but always of Loudoun County, was reunited in heaven on Sunday, May 27, 2018 with his mom Norma, grandmothers Carolyn and Betty, and his favorite cat Nosey. Born in Leesburg, VA in 1961, Craig grew up in Broad Run Farms where everyone he met became a part of his family. He patrolled...
Cherie Lane Grandizio
May 18, 2018
Mrs. Cherie Lane (Wisler) Grandizio, born on October 1, 1951 in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, to the late Janet Martiennsen and the late Robert Wisler, passed away at age 66 on May 18, 2018 in Sterling, Virginia. She enjoyed her retirement in Virginia living with her daughter and grandsons after a long standing career in the health care industry in Allentown, PA....
Gary M. Schafer
May 17, 2018
Gary M. Schafer, 63, of Leesburg, died Thursday, May 17, 2018.
Mr. Schafer was born April 15, 1955 in Fort Campbell, KY; the son of Benjamin M. and Betty Jean Schafer. He served his country in the United States Army, stationed in Germany and was a carpenter by trade. Gary was a longtime member of the Loyal...
Debra D. Settle
May 17, 2018
Debra Dowling Settle – December 31, 1954 – May 17, 2018
Debra Dowling Settle, on the morning of May 17, 2018, went to be with the Lord after a five year battle with colon cancer. Debra was being visited and comforted by family members and friends at the Adler Center for Caring in Aldie, Virginia at the...
Antons Matisans
May 13, 2018
On May 13, 2018, Antons "Tony" Matisans, of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, peacefully left this earth to be with Jesus, his Lord and Savior, in Heaven. He is survived by his daughter, Linda Matisans Linden and her husband, William, of Ashburn, Virginia, and his two grandchildren, Hannah Grace and Jacob, as well as his nephew Steven and his wife, Jennifer, and...
Donald T. Willis
May 12, 2018
Donald Thurber Willis of Potomac Falls, Virginia, died peacefully at his home on May 12, 2018. He is survived by the love of his life, Elsa, his wife of 65 years, along with his three sons, six grandchildren and one great grandson. They include Christopher (Susan) of Framingham, MA., Douglas (Nancy) of Madison, NJ and Donald Jr. (Frances)...
Richard Joseph Kowalski, Md
May 6, 2018
Dr. Richard J. Kowalski, MD, 81, of Middletown Maryland passed away on Saturday, May 5 th at his daughter and son-in-law's home. He was the son of the late Joseph and Stella Kowalski of Ithaca, NY. He is survived by his loving wife, Eileen (Midge) Mahoney-Kowalski for 54 years, his son Dr. Richard Joseph and his wife Julie, daughter...
Robert P. Mccloskey
May 6, 2018
Robert "Bob" McCloskey January 17, 1942 - May 6, 2018 Bob passed away peacefully from complications associated with colon cancer on May 6, 2018. He is survived by his ex-wife and friend Daphne "Taffy" McCloskey, sons Paul (Kristi) McCloskey, Brian McCloskey, Michael (Karen) McCloskey, Daniel (Lauren) McCloskey, and 7 grandchildren Helena, Alex, Samantha, Ian, Carolyn, Will and Luke. He is...
Isbelia E. Arnold
Apr 30, 2018
Services are scheduled for 10:00 am on Friday, May 4, 2018 at the Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, Virginia 20176; during which time prayers will be said.
Ruth O. Pumphrey
Apr 26, 2018
Longtime Leesburg resident Ruth Orrison Pumphrey passed away at her home on Thursday, April 26, 2018 surrounded by her loving family.
Ruth was born on South King Street in Leesburg on September 5, 1925. She was the daughter of William and Dorothy Donahoe Orrison, and had three siblings. After a brief time living in Arlington, Virginia she...
Ibrahim Zarou
Apr 22, 2018
Family will receive friends on Thursday April 26, 2018 from 5:00pm-7:30pm at Holy Transfiguration Parish 8501 Lewinsville Rd, Mclean VA, 22102. Service will follow immediately at 7:30pm. A graveside service will be held on Friday April 27, 2018 at 11:00am at National Memorial Park, Falls Church VA.
Reginald Alexander Blake, Jr.
Apr 13, 2018
Family and friends are invited to a time of visitation between 10:00 am and 11:00 am on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 where services will immediately starting at 11:00 am. Burial to follow in Ketoctin Cemetery, Purcellville, Virginia.
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