Obituaries

Remembering Penelope Joan Duhring

March 9, 2024

Penelope Joan Duhring passed away February 29, 2024, at home in Round Hill, VA. She was 90 years old. She was affectionately known as “Penny” and “Granny” to her family and friends. Penny was born on January 28, 1934, in Bermuda. She was one of two children born to Thomas Christopher Smith and Joan Isabel…

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Remembering Gerhard Leonard “Jake” Jacobson

February 20, 2024

Gerhard Leonard “Jake” Jacobson of Ashburn, Virginia, passed away on February 13, 2024. Jake was born on May 28, 1928, at Terrace, Minnesota, to the late John Jacobson and Gina Aslakson Jacobson. After completing elementary years in a one-room school, he graduated from Glenwood, Minnesota, High School where he served as class president. In 1950,…

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Remembering Philip A. Forbes

February 15, 2024

Philip A. Forbes, a highly decorated Marine veteran, died on January 23, 2024, at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home in Charlotte Hall, Maryland. He was 86 years old. He died of Parkinsons Disease. Philip was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on February 6, 1937. He was a Southern Gentleman to his core. He was the only…

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Remembering Gabriel Holz-Fernandez

November 7, 2023

Gabriel Holz-Fernandez, a beloved son, brother, and gentle soul, passed away peacefully at Inova Loudoun Hospital on November 1, 2023. He was born on March 6, 1987, in Monterrey, Mexico. Gabriel’s legacy of giving continued even in his final moments as he chose to donate his organs, offering the precious gift of life to those…

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Remembering Richard “Rory” Rohde

September 28, 2023

Richard “Rory” Rohde, 66 of Hamilton passed away on September 20. after a two-year battle with cancer. Rory was born in Corvallis, Oregon to Kermit and Barbara Rohde. He graduated from the University of Chicago where he attained a B.S. in economics. He moved to Washington, DC in 1979 where he met his wife Marianne…

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Remembering Larry Francis Small

September 19, 2023

Larry Francis Small, 82 passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and close friends on September 10, 2023. Small was married to his high school sweetheart, Madeline Marie Ditzler Small for 60 years. For over 50 years, they made Purcellville their home where they raised 6 children. Kathy Elgin and Charlie, Tim Small and Rachel,…

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Remembering John L. Clatterbuck

July 20, 2023

John L. Clatterbuck, affectionately known as Johnny, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at the age of 89. A devoted husband and father, he was born on February 7, 1934, in Neersville, VA, the fourth of eight children. He grew up on the family farm and sawmill operation in the valley “Between the…

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Remembering Michael “Kevin” Malone

July 10, 2023

Michael “Kevin” Malone, affectionately known as “Kevin” to family, many friends and beloved colleagues, owner of the renowned Tuskie’s Restaurant Group, passed away Saturday, July 1, at 10:53 p.m. at the age of 69, in Leesburg.  Kevin was the beloved and generous owner/co-owner of six award-winning restaurants: Tuscarora Mill Restaurant in Leesburg, Magnolias at the Mill in…

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Remembering Karl Roger Phillips

May 14, 2023

Karl Roger Phillips, 64, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Phillips was born on March 19, 1959 in Hawthorne, California, and he was the son of Albert Virgil Phillips and Nancy Sterrett (Mathews) Phillips. He graduated Suma cum laude from George Mason University with a degree in Geographical History. He worked for a number…

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Remembering Lieutenant Colonel John Joseph “Jack” Spisak

April 1, 2023

Lieutenant Colonel John Joseph “Jack” Spisak of Round Hill, Virginia died March 23, 2023 at the age of 83. Born on July 31, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, son of the late Anna and Andrew Spisak. Jack attended St. Wendelin Elementary and St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned a Bachelors Degree at John…

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