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Brempong Owusu
Jul 6, 2016
Family will receive friends on August 26, 2016 between 12:00pm am and 1:00 pm at the Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, Virginia 20176. Funeral services will immediately follow starting at 1:00 pm at the funeral home. Burial will follow the service in Union Cemetery.
James Leo Mccaffrey
Jul 6, 2016
James Leo McCaffrey passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, July 6th after a long illness. He was surrounded by his wife and children. He was born in Camden, NJ to Howard T. and Ellen C. McCaffrey in May 1947. He proudly served with the U.S. Marine Corps including two tours in Vietnam. After serving in the Marine Corps...
Bruce "Hippie" Eddy Roberts
Jul 4, 2016
Bruce Eddy Roberts "Hippie Bruce" 60 of 209 Loudoun Street SE Leesburg, passed away on Monday July 4, 2016 in his home. Born December 24, 1955 in Waterbury, CT moving to Deland, FL in the early 80's and becoming a resident of Virginia in the early 90's, he was a hard worker and jack of all trades. From bartending to...
Thomas Russell Reed
Jul 4, 2016
Thomas Russell Reed, 77, of Leesburg, Virginia passed away on July 4, 2016 at INOVA Loudoun Medical Campus in Leesburg. He was born in Round Hill, Virginia on July 8, 1938; the son of Harry and May Reed (both deceased). He was a lifetime resident of Loudoun County and served in the US Army. He is survived by his daughter,...
Martin Gordon
Jul 1, 2016
Martin J. Gordon passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016. A resident of Leesburg, Virginia, he was 86 years old. Mr. Gordon was preceded in death by his wife, Sallye. He will be dearly missed, but his memories will continue to live on in those who knew and loved him. All services will be held privately.
Christine Craig
Jun 26, 2016
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Christine Craig, who succumbed to an aggressive cancer after 2 ½ years of fierce battle, during which she made an astounding cross-country tour on a recumbent bicycle! (You can read of her journey at http://thecancertour.blogspot.com.) Christine was born on October 18th, 1949 in Harvey Illinois at Ingalls Memorial Hospital...
Theresa M. Foley
Jun 25, 2016
Theresa "Poppy" Foley was born June 1, 1931 in Belfast, Ireland to Frederick Carl Peterson and Mabel Mary McCready. She grew up in England and came to the United States in 1962, where she met her husband, Paul Joseph Foley. While in the U.S., she worked in the office of Congressman Don Edwards of San Jose, CA. She is survived...
Jean Doescher
Jun 25, 2016
Jean Doescher, loving wife, mother and grandmother, left us suddenly on 25 June 2016. A native New Yorker, she taught elementary and middle school in the North Rockland School District for over 20 years. Following the death of her husband Walter Doescher, she moved to the Ashby Ponds retirement community in Ashburn, Virginia in 2009 to be closer to family....
Ellen Frances Dahlquist
Jun 25, 2016
Graveside services will be held at the Crystal Lake Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Conrado Castro
Jun 20, 2016
Family will receive friends on Momday, June 27, 2016 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm and Tuesday, June 28, 2016 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd., Leesburg, Va. 20176. Check back for full obituary.
Agustin R. Echeandia
Jun 20, 2016
On Monday, June 20th, 2016, Augustin R. Echeandia passed away. Augie was incredibly unique, with intellect, charisma, and heart unlike any other. Augie's contagious laugh and spectacular spirit will be greatly missed. This tragedy has deeply impacted his family, friends, and loved ones. Augie was born on December 23, 1991 in the Hampton Roads area. Eventually, the Echeandia family moved...
Hazel Ann Tavenner
Jun 16, 2016
Hazel Tavenner passed away peacefully on June 16, 2016, at her home in Leesburg, Virginia. She was surrounded by her family. Hazel was born on April 29, 1933, in Washington, D.C., one of three children of Oliver and Emma Viola Surface. She graduated from McKinley High School in 1950. She moved to Leesburg, Virginia where she married her late husband,...
Reginald Randolph
Jun 15, 2016
Reginald Eugene Randolph 'Duke' departed this life at Blue Ridge Hospice In-Patient Center in Winchester, VA on June 15, 2016. Duke was born on December 2, 1936 to the late Jessie Crystal Randolph and Estelle Cooper Randolph of Leesburg, VA. Duke was married to Laura E. (Whiting) Randolph of Leesburg, VA on August 26, 1961 and cherished nearly 55 years...
Shirley Edmonds
Jun 11, 2016
Shirley A. Edmonds passed away peacefully on June 11, 2016, in her home in Lakeland, Florida. She was surrounded by her husband Joseph, caregiver Rosie Edmond and stepdaughter Joanna Craig. Shirley was born in Brunswick, Maryland to parents Irvin and Violet Cooper. She graduated from Brunswick High School in 1956. Shirley lived in Falls Church Virginia with her first husband...
Charles Piekarski
Jun 6, 2016
Charles "Chuck" Piekarski passed away on June 6th at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore after a long battle with heart disease. Chuck was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts to parents Joseph and Ida Piekarski, along with older brother, Victor. He attended Holy Rosary School and Central Catholic High School, before studying at Boston College, where he earned his...
Benjamin Piedmont
May 30, 2016
Benjamin Piedmont's life will be honored during a memorial service on June 3, 2016 starting at 3:00 pm at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, Virginia 20176. He will be laid to rest in Holley, New York.
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