Obituaries

Oct 17, 2025

Michele Frances Chase, born June 3, 1948, in Lisbon, Portugal, passed away on October 17, 2025, in Leesburg, Virginia. Michele - Miche - was a devoted mother, a proud grandmother, and a woman whose heart was rooted in family, friends, travel, and the simple joys of life (coffee, pastries and sweets, a good book, music, Sunday afternoon phone calls with...

Dec 7, 2025

Nancy Hesson passed away on December 7, 2025 at the age of 78. Nancy was born on July 29, 1947 in Baltimore to her parents, Regina and Donald Funk. She graduated from Parkville High School in 1965 and went on to complete her nursing degree at Maryland General Hospital School of Nursing in 1968. She married her high school...

Dec 5, 2025

Robert "Bob" Duane Hullihen, 77, of Vineland, New Jersey, passed peacefully into the presence of our Lord on Friday, December 5th, surrounded by his loving family, after a prolonged battle with cancer.

The family would like to extend heartfelt thanks to his entire medical team and caregivers, as well as to Amy and Chris Sargent for their...

Dec 4, 2025

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Nov 26, 2025

Dorothy Elizabeth Lawson (nee: Kirkpatrick), 99, of Lansdowne, VA, passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. She was born August 6, 1926 in Ashburn, VA to Mary Elizabeth and John Emory Kirkpatrick. She was a bookkeeper/office manager during her working years, ultimately retiring from Harvey's Kitchens and Baths. She was a life-long Baptist, serving in many roles. She faithfully...

Nov 26, 2025

Fernando Castelli, 60, of Orange, Virginia, passed away on November 26, 2025, in Orange, Virginia.

He was born on October 24, 1965, in Sarandí Grande, Uruguay, to Artigas and Teresita Castelli, and was raised in a close and loving family before eventually making his home in the United States. In time, he met and married Sonia, with...

Nov 25, 2025

Amanda J. Gibbons, age 54, passed away peacefully in her home in Alexandria, Virginia on November 25, 2025.Born on April 18, 1971, in Minnesota, Amanda was a cherished daughter to Judith & Michael Gibbons, and a devoted sister to Elizabeth Fidler (Cameron) and Michelle Lopez (Juan). Amanda was a passionate advocate of the underdog, working tirelessly for underserved communities and...

Nov 19, 2025

PATRICK CHARLES FITZPATRICK "Paddy", passed away on November 19, 2025 in Leesburg, Virginia. He was born June 8, 1939 in Jersey City, New Jersey to Irish immigrants Joseph and Hannah (McKeown) FitzPatrick. The youngest of six, he is preceded in death by his siblings Joseph (Patricia Sommerkamp), Brigid, Jack (Doris Bachman), Alice (Carl) and Sally.

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Nov 18, 2025

Pam (Permelia Ann) Mossburg died on November 18, 2025 at Inova – Loudoun Hospital at Lansdowne.  She was born on July 5, 1953 to the late William Howard and Helen Pearson Mossburg of Hamilton VA.  She was a resident at Ashleigh at Lansdowne for the last 5 years.  She had suffered with Parkison's Disease for the last 11 years....

Nov 17, 2025

Eugenia Marie Ciabattari Johnson DeFuria of Leesburg, Virginia, passed away on November 17, 2025. Born in 1948 in Oak Park, Illinois, Jean spent her early years in the Chicagoland area before eventually making her home in Virginia. She was an independent spirit who lived life on her own terms, with a distinctive sense of style and humor. One of...

Nov 14, 2025

Danny passed away on November 14, 2025 after an extended illness with Melanoma, over many years that did not stop him from leading a full life. He was born in Alexandria, VA on July 22, 1961 to Paul and Kay Dwyer. He was the youngest of four. He graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Springfield, VA in...

Nov 11, 2025

Kristine (Zabinski) Birmingham of Ashburn, VA, passed away peacefully at her home with family by her side, on November 11, 2025, at age 67. She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Mark R. Birmingham, her sister Barbara (James) Greene of Apalachin NY and brother Jerry (Colleen) Zabinski of Endwell NY; her sons, Michael J. Birmingham (Justine) of...

Nov 10, 2025

Mrs. Donna Rae Nixon, 89, passed away Monday, November 10, 2025, at Inova Loudoun Hospital in Ashburn, VA.

Donna was born on April 19, 1936, to Harry Ploth and Ethel Baldwin Ploth in Carroll, IA. After graduating from Dunlap High School, Donna went on to attend and graduate from Iowa State University in 1958 with a B.S....

Nov 7, 2025

Glorene was born on May 13, 1926 on her grandparents' farm near Olivia, Minnesota. She graduated from Shakopee High School in 1944, and immediately sought out adventure with her close-in-age aunt, Grace. They traveled to Flagstaff, Arizona where they worked for several years for the Cargill Corporation. She returned to Minneapolis and she and her sister, Marvey received LPN...

Nov 6, 2025

William Lee Washington passed peacefully in Sterling, Virginia, on November 6, surrounded by his wife, children, and grandchildren.

William (known as Bubby or Bill by family and friends) was born on November 17, 1936, at Loudoun County Hospital in Leesburg, Virginia to William Wright Washington and Mildred Painter Washington. He was raised on his family's farm in...

Nov 3, 2025

J Hamilton Lambert passed away peacefully in his sleep at Fair Oaks Hospital early in the morning of November 3, 2025. He was two weeks shy of his eighty-fifth birthday. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Catherine Kerrigan Lambert, and the innumerable people who loved him.

Lambert was born into a Virginia family that...

Oct 23, 2025

Obituary for Esther Marianne Wolfrey July 7, 1953 – October 23, 2025 Age 72

Esther Marianne Wolfrey (née Jilly) passed away peacefully on October 23, 2025, surrounded by her devoted family — including all of her cherished grandchildren — after bravely battling cancer.

Born in Hungary on July 7, 1953, Esther spent her earliest years...

Oct 23, 2025

Andrew Rath, age 17, of Brambleton, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2025.

Born in Leesburg, VA, Andrew spent his early years in Aldie before moving to Brambleton, where he grew up in his forever family home.

Andrew was truly a special soul—sweet, kindhearted, funny, caring, and wonderfully creative. He possessed an inquisitive mind...

Oct 22, 2025

With deep sadness, we announce the passing of Kathleen Ann Koritko, age 86, on October 22, 2025, in Leesburg, Virginia.

Born on July 12, 1939, in Monroe, Michigan, Kathleen was raised in Erie, Michigan, by her parents Aloysius and Mildred Dusseau, alongside her brother, Arlen Dusseau.

A proud graduate of Siena Heights College, class of...

Oct 17, 2025

Walter Mathew Quitter Jr, known to all as Matt, 76, of Lucketts, VA passed away on Friday evening October 17, 2025, surrounded by family.  He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 15, 1949, to Walter & Shirley Quitter

Matt is survived by his wife Kay, and they were married for 43 years.  He is also survived...