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Jean Doescher

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

Ellen Frances Dahlquist

Jun 25, 2016

Graveside services will be held at the Crystal Lake Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Virginia Appell

Virginia Appell

Jun 22, 2016

All services are private with the family.

Conrado Castro

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

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

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

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...

Suellen Garrison

Suellen Garrison

Jun 14, 2016

Services will be private with the family.

Shirley Edmonds

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...

Irene C. Fallon-Booth

Irene C. Fallon-Booth

Jun 8, 2016

Services will be private with the family.

Charles Piekarski

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

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.

Donald M. Weisman

Donald M. Weisman

May 30, 2016

All services will be held with family.

Michael Marlow

Michael Marlow

May 28, 2016

Michael Joseph Marlow, 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday May 28, 2016 in Ashburn, Virginia. He leaves his wife of 57 years, Jean (Clark) Marlow; his daughter Jamie (Marlow) Semler and her husband Doug Semler, his two grandchildren and his golden retriever, Lolly. Mike Marlow was born on April 21, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was one of two boys...

David Gillogly

David Gillogly

May 26, 2016

David Knox Gillogly, 91, of Leesburg, Virginia, passed away, Thursday, May 26, 2016 at his home at Morningside House, Leesburg. A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 pm, Sunday, June 5 at Unitarian Universalist Church of Loudoun, 20460 Gleedsville Road, Leesburg. Reverend John Manwell will be officiating. A reception will be held following the service. Memorials may...

Louise "Susie" Painter

Louise "Susie" Painter

May 25, 2016

Louise "Susie" Painter passed away peacefully on May 25, 2016, in her home in Lovettsville, VA, after a brief battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her husband, daughter, and son-in-law. Susie was born on October 2, 1932, in Leesburg, VA, one of 4 children of Louis and Margaret Saunders. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1951. She was...

John Miller

John Miller

May 25, 2016

Private family services will be held.

Ilana Wolfe

Ilana Wolfe

May 22, 2016

Ilana "Abby" Wolfe, of Paeonian Springs, Virginia, was only 36 years old when she was taken suddenly in a tragic one-vehicle accident on May 22, 2016 near Sebastopol, California. Born Ilana Pendergrass on February 8th, 1980 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, to Timothy Jay Pendergrass and Ruth Lewis Pendergrass, Abby was the oldest of seven children. In June of 1999, she was...

Martha Criste

Martha Criste

May 21, 2016

Martha (Martie) Louise Criste, 88, of Leesburg, Virginia went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 21, 2016 after a short, but fierce battle with cancer. Born Martha Louise Croyle on September 28, 1927 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania to Joseph William Croyle and Martha Gertrude Porta, she was the eldest of three children. Martie attended grade school at St. Michael...

Patricia Wood Alger

Patricia Wood Alger

May 19, 2016

Services will be private with the family.

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