Obituaries

Mar 30, 2017

Family and friends are invited to a time of visitation between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 7, 2017 in the chapel of Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 where funeral services will immediately start at 1:00 p.m.  Burial will follow in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Herndon, Virginia.

Mar 30, 2017

Thomas L. Willson, Jr., 90, passed away after a long illness on March 30, 2017. Tom was born on November 9, 1926 to Dorothy and Thomas Lee Willson, Sr. in Bradbury Heights, Maryland.  In 1943 at the age of 17 he enlisted in the Navy and served on the Aircraft Carrier Enterprise during WWII. After working in Auto body...

Mar 29, 2017

Austin Richard White left this earth on March 29, 2017. He was born in Fairfax on January 26, 1995. He was the son of Craig and Patty White, brother to Logan and Faith White, brother-in-law to Christina White, and uncle to Esmae and Zion.

Austin leaves behind a loving family and many loving friends. He had a...

Mar 28, 2017

Nancy McKenna (nee Surtees) 91 of Leesburg Virginia passed away on March 28, 2017.  Born in Utica New York, she married Joseph McKenna and lived in Philadelphia Pa, Skippack Pa, The Villages Florida, and Leesburg Va.  She died peacefully after a brief hospital stay.  She is survived by her daughter Anne Greenwood (Craig) of Riverton NJ, son Peter McKenna...

Mar 28, 2017

Joseph A. Voss, was born September 11 th , 1918 in Hammond, IN and died at the age of 98 on

March 28, 2017 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home, Leesburg VA. Joe retired from Kaiser Aluminum as a sales consultant and chemical engineer.

He was preceded in death by his wife Patricia (Pierik) Voss, Son...

Mar 26, 2017

Robert Forbes Snyder (Bob), 88, died peacefully at his home in Leesburg, Virginia, on Sunday, March 26, 2017. He leaves his wife of 62 years, Beatrice M. Snyder (Bea); four daughters - Lynne (Howard) Sinder, Robin (John) Hoffman, Stacey Miller (Edward Metcalfe), Amy (Stephen) Tomkowicz; and five grandchildren - Bradford Hoffman, Christopher Hoffman, Alyssa Tomkowicz, Heather Tomkowicz and Kylie...

Mar 26, 2017

Mary Lou Crawford, 90, of Harrisonburg formally of Falls Church, VA, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Sunnyside Retirement Community.

Mary Lou was born June 11, 1926 in Cleveland, OH, and was the daughter of Frank and Leona Rakestraw. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Karen Sonderegger in...

Mar 25, 2017

Family will receive friends on Monday, April 3, 2017 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm at Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd, NE, Leesburg, VA  20176 where a memorial service will begin at 1:00 pm.

Mar 23, 2017

Services will be held privately.

Mar 23, 2017

Brad and his wife of 32 years, Sharon, made their home in Sterling, VA with their two daughters Mary Barbara and Ann Paulett.

He worked at the national headquarters of the United States Postal Service for 25 years and was quick to point out that "it was the most reliable postal system in the world and where...

Mar 19, 2017

Well known Leesburg resident, Frances Wessells Belote, passed away on March 19, 2017.

She was the proud daughter of Fred and Nettie Wessells. Married to Robert P. Belote, they were blessed with two sons.

Mrs. Belote worked for over thirty years with the Leesburg real estate firm, James F. Tyler as a realtor and broker....

Mar 15, 2017

Leesburg resident, Edward John Daigneau, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2017 in Leesburg, VA. He was 73 year old.

Ed was born in McDonald, Ohio, the son of Edward N. and Helen (Vukovinsky) Daigneau along with sibling Karen Daigneau Haworth. He was married to his loving wife of 50 yr., Carol A. Zockle Daigneau.  Ed leaves...

Mar 10, 2017

Ryan Thomas Drews, 19, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2017 in his home in Ashburn, VA. Born on November 2, 1997 in Fairfax, VA he was the eldest son of Devon Von Drews & Sandra M. Drews and the brother of Collin Drews.

Ryan attended elementary school at Legacy Elementary and he graduated from Rock Ridge High School in Ashburn,...

Mar 7, 2017

Charles I. Miller, 79, peacefully passed away with his loving family by his side on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Leesburg, VA.

Chuck was born May 13, 1937 in Butler, PA.  After graduating from Butler High School in 1955 he was recruited to play football at Arizona State University, the foundation of his passion for the Southwest.  ...

Mar 4, 2017

Services will be private.

Mar 4, 2017

Graveside services were held in Tennessee.

Mar 3, 2017

Félix Pagés, aged 88, passed away on Friday March 3, 2017, in Ashburn, Virginia.  Felix was predeceased by his parents, Ireno Pagés Hector and Antolina Valdes.

Félix was born in Nueva Paz, Cuba in 1928.  He married Haydee Alvarez in 1952.  In 1959, they were blessed with their first child, Isis Cristina.

Félix was a...

Mar 3, 2017

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

Mar 2, 2017

Services pending.

Mar 2, 2017

Bishop James Merrill Kelley, age 88, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Leesburg, Virginia.  Bishop Kelley was predeceased by his parents, Clarence and Edith (Arbuckle) Kelley and one granddaughter, Faith Victoria Pisani.

James was born in Brownsburg, IN, near Speedway.  He attended General Motors Institute in Michigan and Apostolic Bible Institute in St. Paul, MN. ...