Obituaries
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…
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…
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…
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…
On Wednesday, March 22, Mrs. Jean Gore Copeland, 86, passed away peacefully at her home in Purcellville, Virginia. Jean was born in Pomfret, Maryland, to Harold Mason Gore and Lucy Emma Gore in 1936. She attended Lincoln High School, the first high school to be built in Loudoun County. On Nov. 11, 1960, she married…
Reeva Joan Clark of Purcellville, formerly of St. Louis, MO and Moore, OK, passed away peacefully on February 3rd, 2023, at the age of 75. She was the daughter of the late Fred and Thelma Williams. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date in Oklahoma. Her memory will be cherished…
Joan Theresa Adams Jasinski passed away peacefully in her home in Bluemont, on Nov. 2, with her loved ones by her side. She was 72 years old. Joan was born on March 8, 1950, in New York, NY. In 1959 she moved to Ulster County in Upstate New York where she attended school. She then…
Judith Miller, 78, of Bluemont, Virginia, passed away on August 15, 2022, in the company of loved ones. Born September 13, 1943, in Alexandria, Virginia, she was the fifth of seven children of the late Frank T. and the late Helen Grabski Slivinski. Judith was also preceded in death by her son Zachary Miller (Rachel);…
George Patrick McDonnell died peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 in Leesburg, Virginia, holding his daughter’s hand and knowing he was loved deeply by his wife, family ,and friends. He was 84. George was born July 26, 1938, in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Catholic Central High School, served in the U.S. Navy, and was graduated…
Ralph Fields, the man, the myth, the legend, passed away unexpectedly at his home on July 16, 2022 He was born Sept. 26, 1941, to Horace Ralph Fields, Sr., and Lucille Kent Fields at Loudoun Memorial Hospital in Leesburg, Va. A lifelong Purcellville resident, Ralph Fields was raised on his family’s dairy farm, Center Field…