Joan F. Blankmann, 68, of West Springfield, VA, died on December 14, 2013, at INOVA Alexandria Hospital. Joan was a Professor of English as a Second Language at Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria Campus for twelve years after six years at NOVA Annandale. She held a MS in Linguistics from George Mason University.Ms. Blankmann taught a wide variety of courses,...

Albert Paladini Jr., died on December 12, 2013 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. He was born to the late Albert Sr. and Ann Paladini in Manhattan in 1935 and grew up on the Lower East Side where he experienced life as only someone from New York City in the 40s and 50s could. He graduated from Brooklyn...

Nicki Jane Kilts, 67, of Broad Run, VA died on December 12, 2013 at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. Nicki was a teacher for many years; her hobbies were cooking and taking care of children. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Larry Kilts; their children, Katherine Willson, Stephen Kilts, Robin Kilts, and Melissa Kilts. She is...

Jose L. Cervoni, 60, passed away on December 4, 2013 at his home, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Ivonne Cervoni; his son, Jose L. Cervoni, Jr.; daughter, Katia Cervoni; and grandchildren, Gabriel and Liliana Cervoni. He is also survived by his mother, Maria Rosa Cervoni; and his siblings, Walter, Francisco, Miguel, Ignacio,...

Melvina D. Pinder, 53, of Lorton, VA passed away on December 1, 2013 at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center. Melvina is survived by her son, Anthony Pinder; granddaughter, Nadezdha Pinder; mother, Frankles Pinder; and her siblings, Anna Sledge, Ramona Williams, Terry Thorpe, Lloyd Thorpe, Thomas Pinder, Eric Pinder, and Cedrick Pinder. She is preceded in death by her sister, Cynthia...

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 from 6 to 9 pm with a funeral service starting at 7 PM. She will be taken to Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield, VA where services and interment will take place.

Edward M. Walter died on Saturday , November 9, 2013 in Fort Belvoir, VA. He is survived by his wife, Anni M. Walter; his niece, Norma Walter; his nephews, Jeff and David Walter and his brother, Jack Walter and his wife Leone. A visitation will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2013 from 4-6 PM at Cunningham Turch Funeral Home,...

Frances Witte of Alexandria, VA died Tuesday, October 8, 2013 from respiratory complications. Frances along with an identical twin sister Bette was born to Matthew and Frances Willard in Jackson, Michigan on January 1, 1923. She grew up in Jackson and graduated from Jackson High School in 1941. She later entered Nursing School and graduated as a Registered Nurse in...

Allan L. Boteler, died peacefully in his Alexandria home on October 4, 2013. Allan was a lifetime Alexandrian, survived by his wife, Joyce Burroughs Boteler, three children, Betsy Loaiza, Bonny Walters, and Bryn Boteler. He had 5 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. Friends may join us at Cunningham Funeral Home, 811 Cameron St Alexandria, VA from 2pm to 4pm and...

George A. Puccia, 90, of Alexandria, VA passed away on October 4, 2013 at Sunrise of Mount Vernon. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Puccia. He is survived by his daughters, Lisa Terenyi and her husband, Thomas; and Rita Filmonchik and her husband, John. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Thomas Terenyi and his wife Rebecca,...

IRENE S. REES, REGISTERED NURSEIrene Rees was born on January 20, 1930 in Port Washington, NY, to German immigrants. Her life-long dream of becoming a Registered Nurse was fulfilled in 1952 as she served first at Flushing Hospital, New York, Bolling AFB Hospital, Maryland, before completing her career at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington D.C. After 40 years of service...

Nellie Ragen Davis died peacefully at home in Alexandria, Virginia on Thursday, September 5, 2013. She was born in Alexandria on April 25, 1922 to the late Timothy Joseph Ragen and the late Irene Alice Bennett Ragen. Nellie attended Groveton Elementary School and Mount Vernon High School. Until her retirement in her late 80’s, she worked as a bookkeeper at...

Dennis P. Bednar of Alexandria, Virginia passed away on September 5th, 2013. His passions included windsurfing, snowboarding, downhill skiing, music, and computer programming. Dennis was an active member of the Baltimore Area Boardsailing Association and Ski Club Washington, DC where he was loved by all. Dennis held a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from the University of Maryland and went on...