OBITUARIES

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…