Obituaries

Lawrence Edward Bergeron, 90, peacefully died on January 8, 2021 at his home in Chester, MD. He is survived by his son, Ed Bergeron; daughter-in-law, Marla Bergeron; and grandchildren, Peyton and Lillian Bergeron.

Laura was born on March 3, 1947 in the Bronx, NY, and died on December 22, 2020 in Arlington, VA. She lived in Washington DC and Northern VA, and often spent summers in Vancouver, BC and winters in Sarasota and Boca Raton, FL. Laura attended Walton High School in New York City—graduating early at age 16—and Penn State University, majoring in Spanish. After working as a ...read more

On Jan 6, 2021 Lynn passed on to be in heaven with her husband Lawrence. Lynn grew up in ND with parents John and Marjorie Nelson. She is survived by her brother, Jim and her much loved step-children, Oscar (Becky), Tom (Stephanie), Deb, Louie and grandchildren Thom, Alyssa Angie, Matt and Nick. Lynn earned a BA from Jamestown College and MA from Denver University before joining ...read more

Raphael Semmes III August 17 1943- December 31, 2020 On Thursday, December 31 2020, Raphael Semmes III, formerly of Springfield, VA, beloved husband of Natalia and father of Natalie, Raphael, Randolph and Jenny (Maher.) He is survived by his grandchildren Morgan, Raphael, Robert, Rebecca, Kadin, Luke and Andrew and his brother Jim (Margie.) Always a kind listener, Skip had a profound love of history and geography. ...read more

FRANCIS B. PACA - "FRANK" (97) “Frank” B. Paca passed away on November 28th, 2020, at home. He was preceded in death by Margaret "Meg" Paca, his beloved wife of 65 years [2011], his younger brother Richard [USMC — WWII-1945] and his older brother Robert [2014]. Frank and Meg had no children. Frank was born August 4, 1923 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, to Edward and Lillian ...read more