Barbara Ann Lippin
Mar 26, 2025
Barbara Ann Lippin, of Alexandria, VA passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at the age of 72. A devoted wife, sister, aunt, mother, grandmother, and friend to all she met. Barbara was born to John and Helen Drozd in Plainfield, NJ, the third of three children. Barbara graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1972...
Thomas Joseph Solak
Apr 8, 2025
Thomas Joseph Solak died peacefully at Silverado Memory Care Community near his home in Alexandria, VA, on April 8, 2025. He was 86 years old. Tom was born on 19 December 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, to Polish-American parents, John E. Solak and Helen Hedwig Solak. He was the oldest of four children, followed by Jack, Therese, and Leonard.
Tom graduated from...
Lynn Laverentz
Mar 28, 2025
Lynn Laverentz, 82, of Washington, DC passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, March 28, 2025. She was born in Wichita, KS on December 3rd, 1942. At the age of 4, she was adopted by her beloved parents, Roy Laverentz, a carpenter, and Ruby Laverentz, a nurse and homemaker. Lynn was preceded in death by her parents as well...
Catherine Anne Freso
Mar 27, 2025
Catherine “Cathy” Freso transitioned to her heavenly home on March 27, 2025 in her hometown of Alexandria VA, after a battle with cancer.
Born on February 28,1966 in Alexandria, Cathy was the youngest of four siblings born to Marlene Humphrey and William Humphrey. During grade school, Cathy’s family moved to Reston, Va where she met her husband of 38 years Michael...
James Timothy Wilkins
Mar 21, 2025
Heaven gained a Cowboys fan!
James Timothy Wilkins fought valiantly until the end. Departing this earth on March 21, 2025.
He was beloved by a host of family, friends, and neighbors.
To some he was Kemp, to others Smooth, to one he was Daddy and to hers, he was PopPop.
A magnetic personality, who loved fiercely and was known for his fiery temper, zeal...
Roselyn Flaum Radcliffe
Mar 9, 2025
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
Mar 4, 2025
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
Mar 1, 2025
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...
Dawn Hill Carlisle
Mar 1, 2025
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 E. Watkins
Feb 24, 2025
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 Gontarek
Feb 24, 2025
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
Feb 23, 2025
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...
Mary Louise Layman Redd
Feb 17, 2025
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
Feb 8, 2025
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...
Abbie Veronical Moore
Feb 7, 2025
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" Stuart Hurwitz
Feb 7, 2025
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,...
William "Bill" Martin Wallace
Feb 2, 2025
Obituary
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 S, Evenson
Jan 29, 2025
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 Dixon Armstrong
Jan 13, 2025
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 M. Pettit
Jan 10, 2025
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...