Obituaries

Elizabeth A. Schneider, 85, of Arlington, died April 1, 2017. All services are private.

Alan Youkeles, 52, of Arlington died on Janaury 24, 2016 at Virginia Hospital Center. All services are private.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 11 am at Cunningham Funeral Home. Interment to follow at Mount Comfort Cemetery

Seymour Max (Sig) Selig, age 94, of Patchogue, New York, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2024, in McLean, Virginia. Seymour moved to the Washington, DC region in 1958. A consummate public servant, Seymour dedicated more than 30 years of his professional life to the Office of Naval Research.

Seymour served in the United States Army during the Korean War...

Rhoda Claudia Wolff (Plattner) passed away on April 5, 2024, in Alexandria, VA. She was born in St. Louis, MO on September 1, 1933, to the late Louis and Bessie Plattner, and was preceded in death by her sisters, Ruth Meyers and Shirley Pultman. She is survived by her daughter Cynthia Wolff Gilman (Russ), son Gary Wolff, her beloved granddaughter...

Peggy Edgerton Fields

Nov 25, 1929, New Hartford, NY – Mar 26, 2024, McLean, VA

Peggy Edgerton Fields, long-time Alexandria resident, died after a short illness on March 26, 2024, surrounded by her family. Her husband, William Fields, predeceased her in 2008. Peggy is survived by her children Mark (Vicki), Karen, Kirk, Bret (Mary Ann) and Matt (Elizabeth), 17 grandchildren,...

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Vernell Tolson was born to her parents, Arminius “Jack” Tolson, Sr. and Thelma L. Tolson on August 25, 1945 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Vernell was educated in the Westmoreland County School System.

In their youth, Vernell and her siblings were baptized at Christ Church where they attended weekly service. As a young adult,...

Dorothy L. Davis (Etchison) (98 years old) passed away on March 1, 2024 peacefully in her sleep, granting her wish to go home and reunite with her husband. Dorothy was born on February 23, 1926 in Potomac, West Virginia, she worked at the Return Desk for Old Dominion Bank (later known as First Virginia Bank/BB&T/Truist) where she retired from First...

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Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Belton, 82, departed this life on Friday, December 15, 2023, at Medstar Hospital in Maryland. Mrs. Mary Elizebeth Belton was born on October 23, 1942. She is the daughter of the late Mr. Saul Jonathan Benjamin and Neola (Cain) Benjamin. Mary was educated in the Lee County, S.C. school system....

George Felix Hibner passed away peacefully on January 22, 2024 at the Greenspring Retirement Community in Springfield, VA. George will be missed greatly by family, friends and care-givers. George was born May 30, 1928 in Chicago, IL to Janina Ramouldo Lisiecki Hibner and Valery Bronizlaw Hibner. George was a devoted husband to Angelina “Catherine” Marino Hibner for seventy years. Catherine...

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Alan B. Newman

Alan B. Newman, a Brooklyn native and eminently talented photographic artist, passed away on January 13, 2024, in Alexandria, Virginia at the age of 77. Alan was born on July 1, 1946, to parents Judith Schiff Newman and Samuel Newman, both of whom preceded him in death.

Alan leaves behind...

Glenn W. Thompson Jr., “Honey” went to be with our Heavenly Father on January 23, 2024, in his hometown, Washington, DC. He was born on August 10, 1955, to parents Glenn and Bessie Thompson. He loved the Lord. He was very known throughout his neighborhood. Given the nickname Honey for his big smile and courageous ways. After high school, Glenn...

Colonel Derek “Moondog” Donovan, USMC (retired) completed his last flight and passed away after an aggressive dogfight with esophageal cancer. Cancer may have won the battle but Moondog got his licks in. His 65 years on the planet included multiple dog years so the actual total was considerably higher.

He leaves behind his lovely and vivacious wife Kathryn; daughter Emily...