Obituaries

Dec 21, 2016

Emma (Marie) Lawson

November 25, 1932 - December 21, 2016

Emma "Marie" Lawson was a lifelong resident of Loudoun County. Marie passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on December 21, 2016. She was born in Lucketts, Virginia in 1932 to the late Ode Elton and...

Dec 19, 2016

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 11:00am at the Discaled Carmelite Monastery, 2131 Lincoln Rd, NE, Washington, DC 20002.  Interment will be held on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 1:00pm at Crest Haven Memorial Park, Clifton, NJ.

Dec 18, 2016

The Journey of

Theodore (Ted) Murphy Jenkins, Sr.

February 26, 1935 – December 18, 2016

Theodore Murphy Jenkins, Sr., was a lifelong resident of Loudoun County and was born on February 26, 1935 in his maternal grandparents' home in what is now the Exeter Clubhouse of Leesburg. ...

Dec 18, 2016

Graciela ("Grace") F. Chaves passed away December 17, 2016, at her home with family present while under hospice care. She was born in Havana, Cuba in 1919 to her parents Raimundo Fernandez and Sylvia Companioni. Grace married Juan F. Chaves, former Leesburg Director of Public Works, in 1945. While living in Havana, Grace worked at the Vedado Tennis Club as...

Dec 17, 2016

Services will be private.

Dec 15, 2016

Family and friends are invited to a time of visitation on Monday, December 19, 2016 between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, Virginia.  Services are scheduled for 11:00 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at the funeral home.  Maria will be taken back to Peru to be laid to rest.

Dec 12, 2016

Services will be private.

Dec 11, 2016

Earl James, 88, of Paeonian Springs, VA, went to his eternal home on December 11, 2016. Loving son, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.  He was born May 20, 1928 in Lee County, Virginia to the late John Wesley and Sarah Elizabeth James.  He was a gifted carpenter and musician.  He was married 64 years to Evelyn James, who preceded...

Dec 7, 2016

A graveside service is scheduled for 10:00 am on Monday, December 19, 2016 at Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Virginia.

Dec 6, 2016

H. Constance R. Vegega, "Connie" entered this world in the middle of a Northampton, MA snowstorm, January 25th, 1923.  She returned to the Lord from her own bed in Ashburn, VA on December 6 th , 2016.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Carlos S. Vegega, her parents, Eugene and Mary Rzeczkowski, brothers Gene Rivers, Alan Gregor, and...

Dec 5, 2016

Walter Wolodymyr Schewciw passed away on 12-5-2016 in Leesburg Virginia.  The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 9 th at St. Theresa Church in Ashburn Virginia with Rev. Richard Guest presiding.  Arrangements are made by Colonial Funeral Home in Leesburg, Virginia.  Walter's ashes will be interred in a columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery in the...

Dec 5, 2016

Graveside Services are scheduled for 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Union Cemetery, Lovettsville, Virginia.

Dec 4, 2016

All services are private at this time.

Dec 4, 2016

Margaret Fields Richardson of Reston, Virginia passed away peacefully in her cozy apartment at Morningside House of Leesburg on December 4, 2016. She was 96 years old. Margaret's grace, strength, warm smiles and sparkling blue eyes filled the hearts of those around her. She was much loved and her presence is missed dearly by her family and friends. We take...

Dec 4, 2016

Zorah Thérèse Kelsey, of Thionville France, was a French and Spanish high school teacher in Dayton, Ohio until she retired in 1998. She was passionate about teaching and her family. Through a constant pursuit of learning, she achieved graduate degrees in both French and Spanish literature while rearing four children and working full-time. In 1980, she was honored with...

Dec 4, 2016

Patricia (Van Hyning) Kalitka, 81, of Paeonian Springs, Virginia, died December 4, 2016 in Vienna, Virginia.  She passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, in the company of those who loved her, and those she loved.

Pat was born to the late Howard and Anne (Shaw) Van Hyning, on November 22, 1935, in Clearwater, Florida. ...

Dec 3, 2016

Jeanne Marie Hoch passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the age of 92.  She resided in Leesburg, Virginia. Jeanne was predeceased by her husband, George Hoch. Jeanne's memories will continue to live on in the hearts of the loved ones she leaves behind. Services will be held in New York.

Dec 1, 2016

Carmen I. Consagra passed away on December 1, 2016 at the age of 87 years old.  She made her home in Leesburg, Virginia. Her memories will continue to live on in the loved ones she leaves behind. All services are private.

Nov 30, 2016

Stanley Slivinski, age 77, of Cape Charles, Va, passed away on November 30, 2016, after an extended battle with lung cancer. Born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia to parents Frank T. and Helen E. Slivinski (both deceased), he attended George Washington High School. Stan served in the US Army, 114th Engineering Company, last stationed at Ft. Benning, GA and ...

Nov 30, 2016

Brian M. Roherty, 66, of Leesburg, VA died November 30, 2016.  He was born in Seattle, the middle son of James and Maxine Roherty.  He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his Master's degree from the University of Texas-Austin Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Policy.

Prior to retiring, Brian had a long...