Obituaries
Henry Garnett Plaster, Jr., 93, of Bluemont, Virginia, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2022. Henry was born July 26, 1928, to Henry Garnett Plaster, Sr. and Jerusha Lohman Plaster in Washington, DC. After graduating from St. Albans School in 1946, he went on to receive a B.S. in Physics at Duke University in 1950,…
Mary Elizabeth Strange, 60, of Purcellville, passed away Sunday, Dec. 30, after a brief illness. She was born in Kerrville, TX in 1961 to James and Carolyn Strange. Elizabeth grew up in Texas, New Jersey, and Florida. She received a Bachelor of Arts from New College of Florida, where she majored in Classics and Religious Studies.…
Kathleen “Casey” Marie DeSouza was born in a military hospital at Fr. Belvoir in Virginia on June 2, 1961, to her parents Charles and Anne O’Donnell. Casey was the tenth child of eleven for the O’Donnell couple. She left us to be with our Lord on Jan. 3, 2021, six months shy of her sixtieth…
Joyce Louise Calvin Clegg was born on November 12, 1946, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and went to be with the Lord on Nov. 1, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Clegg was a lifelong believer, giving her life to Christ at a young age. She was the third daughter of Warren and Violet Calvin and…
Daniel Patrick Hardey, age 63 of Frederick, Maryland passed away peacefully at home from colon cancer on Oct. 29. Danny was born on Jan. 16, 1958 in Bethesda, Maryland to the late Robert L. Hardey and Elizabeth Dolorine McCusker Hardey. In 1966, he moved with his family to Lovettsville, Virginia. He graduated from Loudoun Valley…
Jane Wortman, age 90, passed away Friday, September 17, 2021, at Blue Ridge Hospice Hospital after battling heart disease and a short but aggressive fight with cancer. Wortman was born on December 17, 1930, in Henderson, North Carolina. She joins her husband, Wilbur (W.J.) in heaven. Jane and W.J. were married 68 years and raised…
Daniel L. McGinnis, 82, of Round Hill, VA, passed away of congestive heart failure on July 5, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was a devoted parishioner of St. Bridget of Ireland Catholic Church in Berryville, VA. He is survived by Arlene, his wife of nearly 60 years, and their three daughters— Colleen McGinnis, KellyAnn…
Diane Wike Banton was born on March 12, 1934, in El Paso, TX, to Maxine McDonald and Ralph Adam Wike. As a child, she moved often, spending the most time in Little Compton, RI, Upper Darby, PA, and Chicago, IL. She met her husband, Marvin Banton, while she was a student at the University of…
A very caring and loving person passed away on April 20, 2021, and her family will miss her beyond description. Mary Craig Anderson (Mary Beth) was born in Coatesville, PA., on February 26, 1948, and grew up in Carlisle, PA. She graduated from Carlisle High School, earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Lycoming College, and then…
Robert Roger Joseph “Bob” Cote, age 84, died at home on March 23, 2021 in the care of his family and Capital Caring Hospice. His children wish to express deep gratitude to nurse Stacy Brown whose calm presence and medical experience brought peace to his final moments. Our family has been long blessed by Stacy’s…