Obituaries
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…
Greg Fornino, an amazing husband, dad, son, and friend, left us suddenly on April 30, 2022 going to do what he loved to do: work out. He was born to Michael and Sandra Fornino on May 28, 1975. After receiving his BA in Ceramic Engineering at Rutgers University he went on to become, over the…
Gregory Scott Williams, 48, of Grants Pass, Oregon, passed away on April 24, 2022. Greg was born on July 14, 1973 at Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax County, VA, the third of three sons, of Geoffrey Thomas and Mary Susan Barrett Williams. Greg was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Susan Barrett Williams, and brother, Sean Bradley…
Evelyn worked for Loudoun County Public Schools as a Special Education bus driver for 35 years. She loved spending time with friends and co-workers. She cared about others and was happy to help anyone in need. Evelyn L. Jenkins passed away peacefully at her home in Purcellville, Virginia, with her family by her side on…
Alexander Dunne Walsh was born on Sept. 27, 1943 and passed away on March 27, 2022. Known to everyone as Alec – he was born to James and Betty Walsh – and raised on the family farm, Berkeley, in Bluemont, Virginia. Walsh developed a love for western Loudoun County, where family roots reached back to the early 1900’s. Riding a school…