Roselyn Flaum Radcliffe of Alexandria, Virginia, passed away on March 9, 2025. Born July 21, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York, she was the only daughter of Isadore and Molly Flaum. Roselyn is survived by her five children, Patrice (and John), Susan (and Gary), Elizabeth (and Keith), Frank (and Judy) and Mary (and Patrick), 11 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren and...
Kathleen “Kate” Stritch (Trotter) Hacker, 75, of Alexandria, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at Inova Alexandria Hospital. She was born in Sanford, Maine on May 12, 1949, to William and Marjorie (Stritch) Trotter.
Kate graduated from Radford College with a degree in Library Science. In her earlier years she had been a school librarian, a secretary, and a...
Stanley Francis Krysa, just shy of his 96th birthday, died peacefully in his sleep at his home of nearly 60 years in Alexandria, VA. He was born in Hudson, Massachusetts to Jan (John) Krysa, a factory worker, and Katarzyna (Katie) Tarka Krysa, a homemaker. The youngest of ten children of Polish immigrants, he was the first in his family to...
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our mother and friend, Dawn June Carlisle of Silver Spring, Maryland. Dawn devoted her life to family, friends, and community. While still a teenager she began working after school at a local restaurant. Later, when the opportunity arose she secured a position with the National Library of Medicine in...
Bernice Elizabeth Watkins was called home to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday, February 24, 2025, at the age of 77. Born on May 11, 1947, in Lynchburg, VA to Dorothy and Ellis Eubanks. Her parents later came to reside in Alexandria, VA where she attended Alexandria City Public Schools.
As the eldest of 11 children, she learned early...
Maureen Elizabeth (Rostetter) Gontarek, of Alexandria, Virginia, passed away on February 24, 2025. Born June 12, 1943 in Staten Island, New York, she was the only child of Elizabeth (Bessie) and Charles Rostetter. She is survived by her two children, Erika Gontarek Yanick (Ron) and Paul Gontarek (Sherry), and her beloved grandchildren, Benjamin and Lillian (Andrew).
Always proud of her Staten...
Alvin Morris Pettus, 83, of Springfield, Virginia, died in his home, following an illness, on Sunday, February 23, 2025.
Alvin was born on July 13, 1941, in Baskerville, Virginia. The son of Willie Clay and Julia Moss Pettus, he was the fourth of eight children. Throughout his childhood, until he left for college, Alvin’s parents were tobacco sharecroppers. During his time...
With great sadness, Mary Louise Layman Redd of Alexandria, Virginia passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, February 17, 2025 at Mount Vernon Hospital. She was 96 years old.
Born and raised in Frostburg, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late James and Carrie (Smouse) Layman. Mary had four brothers, Joseph, James, Robert, Dale Layman and one sister Phyllis...
James Francis Whelan, a devoted husband, father, and accomplished businessman, passed
away peacefully on February 8, 2024, in Arlington, Virginia. Born on April 18, 1933, in Winthrop,
Massachusetts, he was the son of Francis Joseph Whelan and Sarah Louise Cullinane Whelan.
He attended Boston College High School and later graduated from Holy Cross College. Following
his education, he served his country as a Corporal...
The Life and Legacy of Abbie V. Moore
Abbie Veronica Antonia Moore was born October 7, 1939 in Arlington County Virginia to the late Marion V. Brown Moore, and George Beatrice Clarke.
Raised between DC and Orange County Va, Abbie had a wonderful childhood. She played with her cousins, made friends, and helped tend to various animals on her Aunt and Uncle’s...
Myron “Mike” Hurwitz, 96, of Annandale, VA passed away peacefully on Friday, February 7th at his home. His family and loving caregiver are greatly saddened by his death, but are comforted knowing he lived a long, happy life surrounded by family, friends and lots of love.
Mike was born in Brooklyn, New York to Florence and Herman Hurwitz on December 31,...
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William “Bill” M. Wallace was born in his grandparent’s home in rural Shelbina, MO to Vernon and Genevieve Wallace in 1931. Two years later, the young Wallace family moved to a newly built house about a quarter mile down the road. Vernon and Genevieve built a successful dairy business and ran the town’s flower shop.
While growing up, Bill, for grades...
Harriet Shain Evenson died in Fairfax, Virginia the morning of January 29, 2025, after a long illness. She was born October 18, 1930, and raised in Wilmington, NC. Harriet resided in Arlington, Virginia the majority of her life, where she and her husband were a part of the Arlington school system.
Her deceased parents were Solomon and Mary Braunstein Shain. The...
Tammy Lynn Armstrong passed away on January 13, 2025, in Alexandria, Virginia. Born on November 30, 1962, she was the daughter of James Leon Dixon and Linda Baden. She is survived by her husband, Joel Scott Armstrong, of Alexandria, Virginia, daughters Jessica Lynn Armstrong and Samantha Jaimes Armstrong of Alexandria, Virginia, and sister Terri Irene Dixon of Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
In...
Paula Pettit, 89, of Alexandria, VA, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2025, surrounded by family. Born in New York on February 20, 1935, she was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Harry Pettit Sr.; her children Patrick, Richard, Debbie, Daniel and Harry Jr.; and her brother JoJo. She is...
Ann Carol Wunderlich Warren, 89 passed away peacefully on Friday January 10, 2025.
She was born on April 19,1935 in Far Rockaway, N.Y., later moving to Cedarhurst and Woodmere in Long Island, N.Y. She was the daughter of the late Murray Wunderlich and Frances Sluth Wunderlich.
After graduating from Syracuse University in 1957, she married a month later and taught 3rd grade...
John Martin Rice passed away on the afternoon of January 6, 2025, at home with loved ones in Alexandria, Virginia. He was 79.
The third of fourteen children, John was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 27, 1945, to Fredrick Joseph Rice and Ellen Gertrude (Cox) Rice. He attended St. Benedict high school, where he served as class president and captain...
Sue Carolyn Sumpter was born in Roanoke, VA on June 26, 1941, to the late Dallas Vance Sumpter and Ruth Frantz Constantine Sumpter. Her family moved to Alexandria in December 1941 and Sue graduated from George Washington High School in 1959. Four years at Madison College resulted in her BA in Education.
Following college Sue taught in Fairfax County, VA where...
On December 26, 2024, Cedric Stephen Todmann Jr., affectionately known as ‘Steve,’ transitioned from this life at the age of 61 at Adventist White Oak Medical Center in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Born on April 8, 1963, at Harlem Hospital in New York City, Steve was the second child of Thelma (née Brown) and Cedric Todmann. He was lovingly raised by his...
Frank E. “Mitch” Michener, M.D.
Frank “Mitch” Michener, M.D., passed away peacefully on December 26, 2024, surrounded by family. He was born July 28, 1939, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Erroll and Esther Michener. He was the loving husband of Olivia, a devoted father to Robin, Cheryl, and Todd, and the adoring granddad of Nick, Izzy, and Preston. He graduated with...