Obituaries
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OBITUARY: Alexandria Native Mary Victorine (Day) Stokes, 97, Parker Gray Graduate and Public Service Worker
ALEXANDRIA, VA – On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, Mary Victorine (Day) Stokes, passed away. She was 97. Born January 1,…
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OBITUARY: Community Leader, Altruist, Educator, and Golfer, Roberta “Bobbie” Shaw Thomas, 88, Dies
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Roberta “Bobbie” Shaw Thomas died peacefully in her sleep on August 22, 2023 at Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads,…
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Obituary: Stephen Eugene Siwek, 71, Noted Economist, Author and Family Man
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Stephen “Steve” Siwek, 71, of Alexandria, VA, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2023, at home surrounded…
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OBITUARY: Verna Hahn Lomax, 79, a Portrait of Grace and Dignity
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Verna Hahn Lomax, 79, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022, at St. Clare’s Hospital in Dover, NJ.…
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OBITUARY: Louisa Smucker, 98, an Alexandria Luminary and George Washington Descendent, Exemplified Her Generation’s Contribution to Community and Preservation
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Louisa Fontaine Washington Dawson Smucker, 98, died peacefully on June 16, 2023, at the Goodwin House Retirement…
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Obituary: Alexandria’s Maria Booker Dies in Indiana Car Crash On Her Way Home
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Maria Denise Booker, of Alexandria, VA, died in a car accident in Perry County, Indiana, on June…
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Obituary – Brigadier General David Earl Kaleoikaika Cooper
Alexandria, VA – August 12, 1941 – May 17, 2023 Brigadier General (USA, retired) David Earl Kaleoikaika Cooper, age 81,…
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Obituary: Mollie Bass Abraham, 96, an Alexandria Living Legend and Community Guiding Light
ALEXANDRIA, VA – On Saturday, March 25, 2023, Mollie Bass Abraham passed away at her home surrounded by her family…
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OBITUARY: Alexandria Living Legend George Pera, 93, Pastor and Prominent Community Leader Dies
ALEXANDRIA, VA – George A. Pera, 93, died on January 17, 2023 in Alexandria, Virginia. Born December 16, 1929, in Pittsburgh,…
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OBITUARY: Gary Oelze, 80, Visionary Owner of The Birchmere Music Hall, Dies
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Gary Oelze, legendary owner and hands-on operator of Alexandria’s most famous music venue, The Birchmere, has died. …
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