Our Obituaries
Elaine Schreiber
November 10, 1947 - January 12, 2018
Elaine Schreiber, 70, of Harrisonburg, passed away on Friday evening, January 12, 2018 after a protracted illness. She was born on November 10, 1947 in Bronx, NY and was the daughter of the late Bernard and Rhoda Paroly. Elaine moved to Hamden, CT, with her husband, Eugene, who went to pursue a business opportunity; they lived in that area for forty years. After her husband's retirement in 2012...
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Betty Leona Foley Perry
April 17, 1946 - January 7, 2018
Betty Leona Perry, 71, of Harrisonburg, passed away Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, surrounded by her family.She was born April 17, 1946, in Brownwood, Texas, and was the daughter of Bertha Reeder Foley of Harrisonburg and the late Arnold Foley.Betty was a selfless caregiver to all who knew her, including her family, church and community. She loved all and was loved by all who came in contact with her warm...
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Florence Emily Bruder LaBoube
July 10, 1931 - January 6, 2018
Florence Emily LaBoube, 86, of Harrisonburg passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Avante at Harrisonburg. She was born on July 10, 1931 in New Jersey and was the daughter of the late Harry and Gertrude Jabs Bruder. Florence was a cafeteria assistant for Harrisonburg City Schools. On October 15, 1949 she married Carl Ernest LaBoube, who preceded her in death on May 15, 2008. She is survived...
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Michael Demick
August 25, 1951 - January 6, 2018
Michael Demick, 66, a resident of Broadway, died January 6, 2018 at Sentara RMH. He had not enjoyed good health for the past several months.A son of the late Norman and Phyllis Schlager Demick, he was born on August 25, 1951 in Brooklyn, NY. Michael graduated from Milford Mill High School in Baltimore, MD and the University of Maryland in Baltimore County, MD. Michael moved to Broadway seven...
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Bettie Ann Kronk
August 19, 1935 - December 25, 2017
Bettie Ann Kronk, 82, a resident of Harrisonburg, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2017. She was born on August 19, 1935 in Lacey Springs and was the daughter of the late Clois A. and Mary Strickler Kronk. Bettie was a lifelong resident of Harrisonburg. She was a 1956 graduate of Harrisonburg High School and a member of First Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg. She was also a member of...
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March Harlan Warner
March 11, 1929 - December 21, 2017
Mr. March Harlan Warner of Annapolis, Maryland died Dec 21, 2017 at his home. He was preceded in death by 14 brothers and sisters. He is survived by two sons, Eddie Harlan Warner and March Warner,II of Annapolis Maryland , a sister, Gladys Warner Harper, of Franklin, West Virginia as well as many nieces and nephews. Mr. Warner was born in Riverton, West Virginia March 11, 1929, to Mr. Samuel...
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Robert Ellis Leake
January 27, 1926 - December 19, 2017
Robert "Bob" Ellis Leake, 91, of Harrisonburg passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at White Birch Communities where he had resided for 4 ½ years. He was born on January 27, 1926 in Harrisonburg and was the son of the late Ellis and Keziah Lloyd Leake. Bob graduated from Harrisonburg High School and Madison College. He was a teacher and coach for Broadway High School, Central High School,...
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Evelyn L. Rider
March 21, 1931 - December 18, 2017
Evelyn Leona Rider, 86, of Yuma AZ, passed away on December 18, 2017.Private burial will be at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Harrisonburg.
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June Allebaugh Litton Jones
May 12, 1930 - December 18, 2017
June Allebaugh Jones, a force for good in the world, died peacefully on December 18th, cradled with prayer, story, and song by her loving family. June was born in Broadway, Virginia in 1930, the daughter of the late William Litton and Hazel Ritchie. She was the oldest of four sisters: the late Mary Ritchie Whetzel (Carl) of Broadway, Clara Ann Hinton (Johnny-deceased) of Fulks Run, and Sandy...
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Eric Edward Burnett Rhodes
November 8, 1967 - December 17, 2017
Eric Edward Burnett Rhodes, 50, a resident of Fishersville, VA, died December 17, 2017 at Augusta Medical Center. A son of Sarah Frank Rhodes and the late Kennith Rhodes, he was born on November 8, 1967 in Harrisonburg. Eric loved to ride Harleys, and was a loving and caring son and brother. He had worked as an auto technician at Charlie O'Baugh GMC in Staunton. Surviving in addition to his...
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Edwin Joseph Newman
March 1, 1927 - December 14, 2017
Edwin Joseph Newman, 90, of Harrisonburg passed away on December 14, 2017. He was born on March 1, 1927 in Harrisonburg and was the son of the late Joseph and Effie Nesselrodt Newman.Ed graduated from Harrisonburg High School in 1948 and attended Madison College. In 1944, he was drafted directly out of high school into the US Army, 29th Division Company M. He received an honorable discharge in...
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Matthew Jason Murphy
February 9, 1996 - December 13, 2017
Matthew "Jason" Murphy, 21, of Harrisonburg passed away on December 13, 2017 after a long battle with drug addiction. He was born on February 9, 1996 in Harrisonburg and was the son of E. Thomas Murphy, III and Jackie Correll Murphy of Harrisonburg. Jason was a 2014 graduate of Harrisonburg High School and a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. He was a gifted artist who enjoyed music...
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Nancy Bondurant Jones
September 25, 1930 - December 13, 2017
Nancy Bondurant Jones, 87, formerly of Rawley Springs passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017.She was born in Roanoke, on September 25, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Dr. Charles H. and Therma Barclay Bondurant.Nancy graduated from Shepherd College and was a teacher in Montgomery County in Maryland. After moving to Rawley Springs in 1968, she taught for Rockingham County at Elkton and...
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Elizabeth Mylander Bowman
February 1, 1927 - December 9, 2017
Elizabeth Mylander Bowman, age 90, died peacefully at home on December 9, 2017.Mrs. Bowman was born on February 1, 1927, in Toledo, Ohio, a daughter of the late William Herman Mylander and Elizabeth Houk Mylander. She was predeceased by her husband, James G. Bowman, Sr. and sister, Sara M. Cox.Mrs. Bowman received her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the College of William and Mary...
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Emma Turner Hull
September 10, 1919 - December 3, 2017
Emma "Frances" Turner Hull, 98 of Fishersville, formerly of Dayton, passed away on Sunday evening, December 3, 2017 at Shenandoah Nursing Home, where she resided for the past nine years. She was born on September 10, 1919 in Shenandoah, VA and was the daughter of the late John and Gernie Good Turner. Frances was a lab technician for the Virginia Department of Poultry Inspection before retiring. ...
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Harold Craun Hasler
August 25, 1926 - November 20, 2017
Harold Craun Hasler, Sr., 91, a resident of Harrisonburg, died November 20, 2017 at Sentara RMH Medical Facility in Harrisonburg. A son of the late Homer and Laura Craun Hasler, he was born on August 25, 1926 in Harrisonburg. He served in the US Army during World War II. Mr. Hasler retired from Southern States in Hampton, GA, after 25 years of employment. He was a lifetime member and trustee...
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Gloria Linda Solarz
September 27, 1925 - November 16, 2017
Memorial services will be announced at a later date.Arrangements under the direction of Lindsey Funeral Homes, Harrisonburg, VA.
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Miriam Josephine Summy
March 2, 1930 - November 9, 2017
Miriam Josephine Summy, 87, a resident of Bridgewater Retirement Community, Bridgewater, VA, for the past 32 years, died November 9, 2017 at the home. A daughter of the late Russell and Florence Cline Showalter, she was born on March 2, 1930 in Roanoke, VA. Miriam made her home in Mt. Pleasant, PA, prior to moving to the Bridgewater Village and Nursing Home where she was known as the "Teddy...
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Lloyd Joseph Grove
December 18, 1921 - November 6, 2017
Mr. Lloyd Joseph Grove, 95, of New Market, died Monday, November 6, 2017 at Life Care Center, in New Market.A son of the late James Paul and Mary Elizabeth Goodrich Grove, he was born on December 18, 1921 in Williamsport, PA.At an early age, Lloyd worked on the family farm with his parents before joining the U. S. Army during World War II. He served in the South Pacific taking care of wounded...
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Doris Myers Washington
August 5, 1935 - November 1, 2017
"Some glad morning when this life is over, I'll fly away to a home of God's celestial shore".Doris M. Washington, 82, of Harrisonburg, VA received her wings and took a flight to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at Sentara-RMH. She was born August 5, 1935 in Harrisonburg, VA and was the daughter of the late Mattie E. Myers and Huey P. Jones. She accepted Jesus Christ as her...
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Edna Frances Dean
June 1, 1918 - November 1, 2017
Edna Frances Hayes Dean, 99, of Harrisonburg, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at Sunnyside Retirement Community. She was born in Tazewell County, on June 1, 1918 and was the daughter of the late James Edmond and Nancy Jane Pruett Hayes. Edna lived her early life in Tazewell County before moving to Harrisonburg and later Timberville. She was a member of the Mud Fork UCC in Mud Fork, VA...
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John Elwin Haraughty
August 2, 1924 - October 31, 2017
John Elwin Haraughty, Jr. of Harrisonburg, formerly of Amherst, died Tuesday October 31, 2017 at Bellaire Assisted Living in Harrisonburg. Mr. Haraughty was born August 2, 1924 in Chetopa, KS, the son of the late John E. Haraughty, Sr. and Isa Edith Jarmen Haraughty. John graduated from Lawton High School and served his country in World War II and the Korean War. He pursued many interests in...
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John Wayne Mackey
February 17, 1965 - October 29, 2017
John Wayne Mackey, Jr. 52, of Grottoes, passed away peacefully in the arms of his loving family on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at his home. John fought a battle of cancer with a determination and grace; we are comforted in knowing that he is now at rest with our Heavenly Father. John was born February 17, 1965 and was the son of John W. and Sharon Sanders Mackey of Brandywine, WV. John graduated...
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John Frederick Glover
August 31, 1936 - October 26, 2017
The Rev. John Frederick Glover, 81, of Grottoes passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at Sentara-RMH Medical Center. He was born on August 31, 1936 in Charleston, WV, and was the son of the late Andrew and Opal Myers Glover. Fr. Glover graduated from Marshall University and went to seminary at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in Rochester, NY. He served in many churches, including...
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Elizabeth Davies Hamilton
January 31, 1937 - October 17, 2017
Elizabeth Davies Hamilton, 80, of Harrisonburg passed away on October 17, 2017. She was born on January 31, 1937 in Lewiston, Maine and was the daughter of the late Howard and Amy Rankin Davies. Elizabeth graduated from Deering High School in Portland, Maine and Gorham State Teachers College also in Maine. She spent her early life in Maine and after obtaining her bachelor's degree moved to...
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Virginia Ann Wassum
January 15, 1931 - October 13, 2017
Virginia Ann Tilson Wassum, 86, of Harrisonburg passed away, Friday, October 13, 2017.She was born January 15, 1931 in Charlotte, NC and was the daughter of the late Dewey and Virginia Kite Tilson. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church where she sang in the choir. She was also a member of Wayland Women's Club, DAR and Harrisonburg Women's Club. Virginia was an avid reader, loved to...
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Talfourd Harris Shomo
July 23, 1939 - October 12, 2017
Talfourd Harris Shomo, Jr. (Harris), of Bridgewater passed from this earthly life to eternal life with his Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 12, 2017, at UVA Medical Center. He was the son of the late Talfourd Harris Shomo, Sr. and Mary Porter Shomo. Harris was married for 56 years to his wife and high school sweetheart, Sandra (Sandy) Shomo, whom survives.Harris graduated from Harrisonburg High...
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Mildred Long Bowen
October 9, 1933 - October 7, 2017
Mildred Long Bowen, 83, of Sunnyside Retirement Community, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017. She was born on October 9, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Leander D. (Lee) and Julia Armentrout Long. Mildred was a member of the last graduating class of Keezletown High School and of their state winning women's basketball team. She was a member of the Massanutten Presbyterian Church. ...
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Douglas Bearl Burner
January 6, 1948 - October 3, 2017
Douglas B. Burner, of Harrisonburg, Va., and formerly of Shenandoah, Va., died on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at Sentara RMH Medical Center.Doug was born on January 6, 1948, to Hazel Flick Burner and the late Paul B. Burner. Doug was a retired industrial electrician and was employed with the IBEW for a number of years before retiring in 2012. Doug graduated from Page County High in 1966, where he...
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Johnnie Louise Norris Mattichak
November 1, 1921 - October 2, 2017
Johnnie Louise Norris Mattichak, 94, of Port Republic, passed away at her home on October 2, 2017.She was born on November 1, 1921 in Statesville, NC, and was the daughter of the late John and Carrie Williams Norris.Johnnie lived in the Harrisonburg and Port Republic area for 52 plus years and was a long time member of the Harrisonburg Baptist Church. She worked as a registered nurse in Newport...
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Doris Ruth Ely
May 4, 1917 - September 28, 2017
Doris Ruth Ely (nee Steiner), age 100, of Harrisonburg, VA departed this life on 9/28/2017. Born in Wayne County, OH on May 4, 1917 to Dr. Ernest E. & Anna Steiner (nee Kroeger), she grew up in Cleveland, OH where she graduated from Fairview Park High School in 1935. She received her BA from Wooster College in 1939 with majors in both French and English and a minor in Latin. She started her...
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Marilyn Spitzer Lough
October 28, 1944 - September 26, 2017
"Let thy fountain be bless: and rejoice in the wife of thy youth." Proverbs 5:18 (KJV)Marilyn Spitzer Lough passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday morning, September 26, 2017, after a long and courageous battle with PLS. Marilyn had not enjoyed good health for many years, but she persevered with a stoicism and grace which won her the admiration and respect of those who knew her...
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Herbert Pentoney Yost
April 25, 1929 - September 25, 2017
Herbert "Pete" Pentoney Yost, 88, a resident of Sunnyside Retirement Community went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, September 25, 2017. He was born on April 25, 1929 in Morgan County, WV and was the son of the late Peter C. and Nettie E. Pentoney Yost. Pete graduated from West Virginia University, Class of 1951, George Washington University and he furthered his studies at University...
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William Leo Phalen
December 19, 1925 - September 19, 2017
William "Bill" Leo Phalen, Jr., 91, a resident of Marietta, GA, and formerly of Harrisonburg, died September 19, 2017. A son of the late William Leo Phalen, Sr. and Reba Lough Phalen, he was born on December 19, 1925 in Harrisonburg. He graduated from Harrisonburg High School in 1943, served in the U.S. Army Air Corp from 1944 to 1945, then graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1947....
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Roberto Rivera
September 25, 1928 - September 19, 2017
Roberto "Bob" Rivera, 88, a resident of Harrisonburg passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. He was born on September 25, 1928 in Añasco, Puerto Rico and was the son of the late Ricardo Rivera and Leocadia Rivera Mercado. Bob served in the Army Air Corp from 1947-1949; He was a member of the Harrisonburg Baptist Church and enjoyed golfing and listening...
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Roy Wilson Kniceley
August 12, 1926 - September 15, 2017
Roy Wilson Kniceley, 91, a resident of Grasonville, Maryland, and formerly of Dayton, VA, died September 15, 2017 at his residence. He had not enjoyed good health for the past ten years.A son of the late Emanuel and Bertha Christian Kniceley, he was born on August 12, 1926 in Dayton, VA. He moved to Maryland in 1951 where he had since resided. Roy worked at Bethesda Sheet Metal in Maryland for...
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Celia Richards Good
March 18, 1946 - September 11, 2017
Celia Marie Richards Good, 71, of Dayton, entered eternal life on Monday, September 11, 2017 peacefully in her sleep. Her spirit is carried on by her 2 children, 2 grandchildren and an extended family of relations and friends.Celia touched many people. She enjoyed volunteering, her church family at Dayton UMC and her coffee morning ladies. You may read this and recall a card from her that touched...
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Dorothy Jeanette Miller Arbogast
June 18, 1929 - September 10, 2017
Dorothy Jeanette Miller Arbogast, 88, of Broadway passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on September 10, 2017. She was born on June 18, 1929 in Quicksburg, VA, and was the daughter of the late William H. Miller, Sr. and Julia Arlene Zirkle Miller. Dorothy graduated from New Market High School in 1947, where she became passionate about business. She held various different...
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Etta Louise Dorman Jordan
January 25, 1930 - September 9, 2017
Etta Louise Jordan, 87, of Harrisonburg passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, September 9, 2017.She was born in Harrisonburg on January 25, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Rader Ranger Landis and Mary Etta Dorman. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.Etta loved reading, cooking and playing Bingo.On April 13, 1950 she married Earl Watson Jordan, who...
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Sarah Smith Revercomb
May 16, 1922 - August 29, 2017
Sarah Smith Revercomb passed away August 29, 2017 at Bridgewater Retirement Home at the age of 93.Sarah was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Revercomb, her sister, Audrey Morton of Lincolnton, NC, and her brother, Sidney A. Armentrout of Weyers Cave. She is survived by her sister, Arletta Mildred Armentrout of Crimora, and numerous nieces and nephews including Terrence Armentrout of...
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Maude Knisley Bauserman
February 13, 1923 - August 28, 2017
Maude Knisley Bauserman, 94, a resident of Staunton, died at Envoy' of Staunton on August 28, 2017. A daughter of the late Edward Thomas and Florence Gilkerson Knisley, she was born on February 13, 1923 in Mt. Solon, VA. She was a seamstress most of her life working at Metro Pants for a number of years. Maude was a member of the Brethren Church.She married Frank S. Bauserman who preceded her in...
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Welford Canter Simmons
October 13, 1926 - August 21, 2017
Dutch Simmons passed away peacefully early Monday morning, August 21, 2017 at the Sunnyside Health Care Center. He was born in Harrisonburg on October 13, 1926 and was the son of the late E. Franklin and Rebecca Wealthy Simmons. Dutch graduated from Harrisonburg High School and is a proud member of the HHS Hall of Fame for his football prowess. He, along with Jack Fravel, coached Midget League...
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Dorothy June Biller Taylor
June 20, 1933 - August 20, 2017
Dorothy June Biller Taylor, age 84, passed away peacefully on August 20th, 2017, in Harrisonburg, Virginia.Dorothy was born in Timberville, VA to the late Belmont H. and Mary L. Biller on June 20, 1933. She married Richard T. "Dick" Taylor on January 23, 1950 in Winchester, VA; they were married for 50 years. Both her husband and son, Richard T. Taylor, II preceded her in death.Dorothy was a...
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Betty Groah Norvell
February 27, 1934 - August 18, 2017
Betty Jeannine Groah Norvell - Promoted to be with God in eternal life on Friday, August 18, 2017. She is survived by William J. Groah Jr. (brother) and wife, Virginia Groah, William M. Groah (nephew) and wife, Tanessa Groah, and Suzanne Groah Fox (niece) and husband, Steve Fox. She will always be remembered by her loving family, her extended loving Alexander, Brady and Bowman families, and her...
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Barbara Ann Georg
August 12, 1930 - August 18, 2017
Mrs. Barbara "Bobbi" Ann Miller Georg, 87, a resident of Bridgewater Retirement Community since 2008, died August 18, 2017. A daughter of the late Herman Dewey and Virginia Diehl Miller, she was born on August 12, 1930 in Staunton, VA. She made her home in Adelphia, MD before moving to Bridgewater. Bobbi's faith was very important to her. She loved all kinds of music and loved cloud watching....
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Madeline Agnes Kaiser Hechinger
June 27, 1927 - August 10, 2017
Madeline Agnes Hechinger, 90, of Broadway, passed away on August 10, 2017 at Willow Estates. She was born on June 27, 1927 in Valley Stream, NY, and was the daughter of the late Jacob and Margaret Gosch Kaiser. She was married to Charles Hechinger, who preceded her in death on October 9, 2007. She is survived by her children, Robert Hechinger and wife, Sigrid, of Coleville, WA, Karen Hechinger of...
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Steven Scott Starick
May 5, 1963 - August 10, 2017
Steven Scott Starick, 54, passed away at his home on Thursday, August 10, 2017. He was born on May 5, 1963 in Pontiac, Michigan and was the son of Mrs. Jean Starick of Keego Harbor, Michigan and the late Terry Starick. Steve graduated from West Bloomfield High School in Michigan and the ITT Technical Institute in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He worked as a draftsman at Kawneer in Harrisonburg for 18...
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Bonnie Sue Turner
June 11, 1951 - August 4, 2017
Bonnie Sue Turner, 66, of New Market passed away August 4, 2017 surrounded by her loved ones.She is survived by her husband, Thomas Turner, two daughters, Stacey Hepner and Jessica Mirzoyan; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; two sisters and one brother.Memorial contributions may be made to the Cafeteria Fund, c/o North Fork Middle School, 1018 Caverns Rd., Quicksburg, VA 22847.A...
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Rose Coppola Adolino
August 12, 1935 - August 4, 2017
Rose Coppola Adolino, 81, of Harrisonburg, died Friday, August 4, 2017, at Bridgewater Home. She was born August 12, 1935, in New York and was the daughter of the late Angelo and Rose Coppola. Rose graduated from Marymount Manhattan College and St. John's University. A 23-year resident of Danbury,Connecticut, Rose taught mathematics and chaired the mathematics department at Henry Abbott...
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Margaret Jean Butcher Kempton
November 11, 1927 - July 29, 2017
Margaret Jean Butcher Kempton, 89, died July 29, 2017 at Hospice House in Pinehurst, NC. "Peggy" was preceded in death by her parents, Florence Mae and John Paul Butcher, her sister, Sarah Marilyn Butcher, and her husband of 28 years, Bernard Patrick Kempton. She is survived by four children, Charles Paul Schmidt and wife, Debby, of Raleigh NC, Deborah Jean Brand and husband, Bob, of...
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Nancy Deniese James
September 1, 1953 - July 23, 2017
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Barbara Harris Long
December 29, 1951 - July 15, 2017
Barbara Harris Long, 65, of Elkton, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 at her residence.Honoring her wishes, she will be cremated and all services are private.Lindsey Funeral Homes & Crematory in Harrisonburg is handling the arrangements.Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.lindseyharrisonburg.com
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Linda Ann Perry
March 3, 1948 - July 12, 2017
Arrangements under the direction of Lindsey Funeral Homes, Harrisonburg, VA.
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Elizabeth Harward Jolly
November 10, 1938 - July 12, 2017
Elizabeth (Betty) Lee Harward Jolly, age 78, of Richmond died Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 at her daughter's home. She was born November 10th, 1938 in Cookeville, Tennessee, daughter of the late Margaret Louise Stanton Harward and William Leon Harward. Betty worked in public service in higher education as government liaison director for three Virginia universities and was an appointee in the...
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Ramon Ricardo Nowak
June 30, 1935 - July 10, 2017
Ramon Ricardo Nowak, 82, of Panama, passed away on July 10, 2017 at Sentara-RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia.He was born June 30, 1935 in Panama and was the son of the late Otto and Anna Guerra Nowak.Ramon was an auto mechanic. He is survived by a daughter Gerta Reyes of Harrisonburg.A memorial service will be held at a later date in Panama.
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Ruth Isabell Eye
June 11, 1935 - July 8, 2017
Ruth Isabell Eye, 82, a lifelong resident of Harrisonburg, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017. She was born on June 11, 1935 in Mt. Clinton and was the daughter of the late Gordon and Josephine Heatwole Eye.Ruth graduated from Mt. Clinton High School in 1954 and also from Madison College. She previously attended Mt. Clinton United Methodist Church, where she enjoyed singing in the choir; she...
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Charles Conrad Byers
January 5, 1938 - June 29, 2017
Charles Conrad Byers, 79, of Harrisonburg passed away on June 29, 2017 at White Birch Estates.A son of the late Dr. Francis LeRoy Byers and Anne Conrad Byers, he was born January 5, 1938 in Harrisonburg.Mr. Byers attended Harrisonburg High School and graduated from Christchurch School in 1957, Randolph Macon College in 1963 and the University of Virginia in 1969. He was a teacher in Augusta...
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Elizabeth Anne Barksdale
March 15, 1925 - June 28, 2017
Elizabeth Anne "Bettie" Barksdale, age 92, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Sunnyside Retirement Community. She was reared in Halifax, Virginia, the daughter of the late Randolph and Elizabeth Pittman Barksdale. She was predeceased by her sister, Emily Barksdale Bugg.In 1946 Bettie graduated from Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia. She taught at Halifax High School for several...
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Mary Davis Kline Hutton
August 16, 1934 - May 17, 2017
Mary Davis Kline Hutton, 82, a lifelong resident of Rockingham County, passed away on May 17, 2017 at Sentara-RMH Medical Center. She was born in Broadway on August 16, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Earl A. and Letha Davis Kline. Mary graduated from Broadway High School and Madison College. She taught at Elkton High School for ten years, she was a home economist for VEPCO (now Virginia...
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Paul Alan Lacey
September 8, 1960 - May 2, 2017
Paul Alan Lacey, 56, of Harrisonburg passed away on May 2, 2017 at his home.He was born on September 8, 1960 in Northern Virginia and was the son of Ruth Starkey Lacey of Venice, FL and the late Donald Lacey.Paul was a graduate of Annandale High School and attended JMU. He had been employed in construction and landscaping.In addition to his mother, he is survived by a brother, Timothy J. Lacey...
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Henry Francis Rouser
July 6, 1926 - April 29, 2017
Henry Francis Rouser, 90, a lifelong resident of Harrisonburg passed away at his home on Saturday, April 29, 2017. He had been in failing health the last two weeks.He was born on July 6, 1926 in Harrisonburg and was the son of the late Eddie Rouser and Mary Francis Rouser Yokley.Henry graduated from Lucy Simms School and retired from Mick or Mack after 20 years of service. He served in the US...
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Terence Francis Walsh
September 3, 1954 - April 24, 2017
Terence Francis Walsh, 62, a resident of Harrisonburg for the past year and formerly of New York, died unexpectedly April 24, 2017 at Sentara RMH Medical Center. A son of the late John and Nancy Walsh, he was born in Queens, NY where he lived the majority of his life. Terence was the Senior Technician and North American Tonmeister for Steinway & Sons for many years. While living in...
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Shannon Redmon
December 31, 1969 - April 20, 2017
Shannon Redmon, Sr., 47, of Harrisonburg died on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Sentara-RMH Medical Center.There will be no services at this time.Lindsey Funeral Home in Harrisonburg is handling arrangements.
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Lois Marie Dean
September 30, 1957 - April 14, 2017
Lois Marie Dean, 59, of Tenth Legion, passed April 14, 2017 in loving care with her daughter in Shenandoah. She had been in failing health the past several months. A daughter of the late Mencil Roach and Virginia & Curtis Dean, she was born on September 30, 1957 in Rockingham County where she lived her entire life. She worked at Walker Manufacturing for 23 years, and was a former member of...
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Thomas John Orchowski
October 12, 1953 - April 13, 2017
Arrangements under the direction of Lindsey Funeral Homes, Harrisonburg, VA.
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Ruth Kerns Clatterbuck
November 22, 1915 - April 9, 2017
Ruth Kerns Clatterbuck, 101, a resident of Harrisonburg passed away at her home on Sunday, April 9, 2017. She was born in Shenandoah County on November 22, 1915 and was the daughter of the late William Stover and Hazel Pulse Kerns.Ruth lived the majority of her life in the Harrisonburg area and was a graduate of Linville-Edom High School. She was a beautician and a member of the Linville...
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Audrey Jenkins Rose
May 13, 1927 - April 3, 2017
Audrey Elizabeth Jenkins Rose of Sunnyside Retirement Community in Harrisonburg passed away on April 3, 2017.She was born May 13, 1927 in Harrisonburg and was the daughter of the late Eastham Jenkins and Icie (Shirkey) Jenkins.Audrey lived the majority of her life in Harrisonburg and graduated from Harrisonburg High School. She retired from the U. S. Forest Service after 27 years of service.She...
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Linda Jane Dovel
November 22, 1946 - March 29, 2017
Linda Jane (Doerr) Dovel, 70, a resident of Elkton, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Sentara-RMH Medical Center. She was born on November 22, 1946 in Meyersdale, PA, and was the daughter of the late Ray Edwin and Evelyn Pauline Tressler Doerr. Linda lived her early life in Maryland and moved to Elkton where she and her husband were in the cattle business until his death in...
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Connie Faye Knowles
January 22, 1943 - March 25, 2017
Connie Faye Guyer Knowles, 74, a lifelong resident of Harrisonburg passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Sentara-RMH Medical Center. She was born on January 22, 1943 in Harrisonburg and was the daughter of the late Marion and Dorothy Deviers Guyer.Connie was a member of Ridgeway Mennonite Church; she enjoyed watching Golden Girls, crocheting, babysitting her nieces and nephews and loved...
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Glen Maurice Finnegan
October 29, 1952 - March 25, 2017
Glen Maurice Finnegan, 64, of Timberville, and formerly of Harrisonburg and Annandale, Virginia, fell asleep in the Lord on the Feast of the Annunciation, Saturday, March 25, 2017, after a lifetime of soldiering on with limitations imposed by cerebral palsy, and a short battle with brain cancer. He was born on October 29, 1952, in Washington, D.C., to the late Maurice and Virginia Lee (Hawkins)...
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John Peery Edmonson
April 20, 1961 - March 24, 2017
John Peery Edmonson, 55, of Harrisonburg, passed away on Friday morning, March 24, 2017 at Bridgewater Home. He was born on April 20, 1961 at Langley Air Force Base, VA and was the son of Frances A. Edmonson of Harrisonburg and the late William H. Edmonson, Jr. John attended schools in Warner Robins, GA, Macon, GA and Dayton, VA. He received a Certificate of Achievement from Massanutten...
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Pauline Camilla Peachey Lehman
January 28, 1930 - March 22, 2017
Pauline Camilla (Peachey) Lehman, 87, died on March 22, 2017 at the home of Steve and Maria Hostetter, Harrisonburg, VA. Born January 28, 1930 in Menno Township, Mifflin County, PA, she was the daughter of the late David E Peachey and Lina Kanagy Peachey. On September 27, 1952 she married Mark N Lehman who survives.Pauline graduated from Eastern Mennonite School in 1947 with a high school...
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Jack Doil Kerns
August 21, 1935 - March 19, 2017
Mr. Jack Doil Kerns, 81, a lifelong resident, of the Clover Hill and Harrisonburg areas, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 at the Farmville Rehabilitation & Health Care in Farmville, VA.A son of the late L. Doil and Madeline Grim Kerns, he was born on August 21, 1935 in Dayton, VA. Jack attended Treveca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN and Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg. ...
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Linda Carol Carter Murphy
November 10, 1947 - March 17, 2017
Linda Carol Carter, 69, of Harrisonburg departed this life on March 17, 2017. She was born on November 10, 1947, and was the daughter of the late Lennis and Hilda Jones Carter. Linda attended First Baptist Church and had worked in the health care service. She loved the outdoors and spending time with her family. She is survived by two daughters, Leta Richardson of Waynesboro and Adrian Carter...
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Roy Preston Pope,
April 6, 1936 - March 17, 2017
Roy Preston Pope, Jr., 80, a resident of Broadway passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017 at Sentara-RMH Medical Center. He was born on April 6, 1936 in Brandywine, WV and was the son of the late Roy Preston and Naomi May Swanger Pope.Roy was a graduate of Augusta Military Academy and served in the US Army. He had been employed with Reynolds Metals and Branner Printing before retiring in June...
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Gladys Shirlene Mauck Coffman
February 26, 1934 - March 14, 2017
Gladys Shirlene Mauck Coffman passed away at the age of 83 on March 14, 2017 in Staunton VA. She died peacefully. She was born in Columbia Furnace on February 26, 1934 to the late Russell E. Mauck and Bessie Orndorff Mauck.Gladys was preceded in death by her husband, Winfred Allen Coffman, a brother, Arnold H. Mauck, three infant grandchildren and her son Jeffrey Lynn Coffman who passed away on...
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Lora Mae Shrewsbury Oxley
April 13, 1922 - March 12, 2017
Lora Mae Shrewsbury Oxley, a former resident of Princeton, Beckley area and Mullins, born on April 13, 1922, died on March 12, 2017, at Sunnyside Retirement Community in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She was born in Egeria, West Virginia to John Green and Lillie Effie Wood Shrewsbury.Lora is survived by her son, Don (Pat), granddaughter, Susan Oxley Simmons (Brian) and two great-granddaughters. She...
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James Lee Steele
July 15, 1937 - March 8, 2017
James L. Steele of Harrisonburg passed away March 8, 2017 at Brookdale Assisted Living after a lengthy battle with dementia. Jim was born near Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1937 to the late Claude Steele and Kathleen Young Steele. In addition to his wife, Jane Dinsmore Steele, he is survived by a stepdaughter, Jacqueline Dinsmore, and a nephew, Richard Griffin, Jr. and his wife, Amy. His...
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Sally Ann Shapiro
February 16, 1943 - March 1, 2017
Sally Douglass Shapiro, 74, of Harrisonburg, passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 1, 2017 at home. Sally was born on February 16, 1943 in Pueblo, CO as the first daughter of the late Van and Velma Zupon Douglass. She was raised on a cattle ranch in Rye, CO. She rode a school bus to a country school where the first, second and third grades were all together in one room. Sally graduated...
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Elene Artrip Bowers
October 18, 1925 - February 28, 2017
Mrs. Elene Artrip Bowers, 91, a resident of Harrisonburg for many years, died Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Sentara RMH. A daughter of the late Paris Lee and Mary Jane Stanley Artrip, she was born on October 18, 1925 in Clintwood, VA. Elene graduated from St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing in Richmond where she then worked for a number of years. She was a member of St. Stephen's United...
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George Franklin Cross
January 19, 1926 - February 27, 2017
George Franklin Cross, 91, a resident of Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, died February 27, 2017. A son of the late George F. and Rebecca Summers Cross, he was born on January 19, 1926 in Washington, DC. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; and graduated from George Washington University. He was a Golden Glove Boxer in the Washington DC Boys Club and also boxed at the...
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James Jewel Geary
May 14, 1914 - February 25, 2017
James Jewel Geary, of Harrisonburg, died February 25, 2017 at the age of 102. Mr. Geary was the principal creator, designer and founding director of the New Market Battlefield Park and its museum, the Hall of Valor. Appointed by Virginia Military Institute, he held the position from 1966 to 1982 when he retired and he subsequently served another seven years as a consultant.Before coming to the...
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Norma McCoy Babb
January 18, 1922 - February 21, 2017
Norma "Nannie" McCoy Babb, 95, of Winchester passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2017.She was born on January 18, 1922 in Waynesboro, and was the daughter of the late Robert S. and Annie Elizabeth Wright McCoy.Norma was a supervisor for AT & T Telephone Company before retiring in 1981. She enjoyed traveling and visited many countries with the Shillelaghs Travel Club, dancing, needlepoint...
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Mable Louise Hensley
April 12, 1936 - February 19, 2017
Mable Louise Hensley, 80, of McGaheysville, passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. She was born April 12, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Charles William McDonaldson and Virginia Mary Wease.Mable attended Rockingham County Schools and was a member of Mount Olive Brethren Church, the Moose and the Eagles. She retired in 2001.On June 18, 1977, she married Wayne E. Hensley Sr., who preceded her...
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Gene Calvin Snyder
March 23, 1933 - February 19, 2017
Gene C. Snyder, 83, of Rockingham, Virginia, passed away on February 19, 2017 at Sentara RMH. Gene was born March 23, 1933, in Lacey Spring, VA, and was the son of the late Myrtie and Elbert Snyder. He graduated from Harrisonburg High School and attended Madison College. He served in the United States Navy on the USS Midway during the Korean War. Gene was a member of the Harrisonburg Lions Club,...
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Hazel Ryman Life
April 16, 1930 - February 18, 2017
Hazel Virginia Ryman Life, 86, of Mt. Airy, MD, and formerly of Harrisonburg, VA, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother went to be with the her Lord on Saturday, February 18, 2017 surrounded by family and friends.She was born in Washington, DC on April 16, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Raymond Barlett and Ruth Virginia Comer Ryman. Hazel graduated from Stanley High School and...
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William George O'Brien
April 30, 1943 - February 7, 2017
William George "Bill" O'Brien, 73 of Port Republic, passed away following a brief illness on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017,in Rockingham County, the County of which he adored.Bill was born in Canonsburg, PA on April 30, 1943 and was the son of the late William and Joan O'Brien.Bill served his country as a member of the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; after he returnedhome, he earned...
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Norma Jean Shearin
February 8, 1940 - February 5, 2017
Norma Jean Shearin, 76, of Harrisonburg passed away from complications of Alzheimer's, on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, where she resided. She was born in Granville County, NC on February 8, 1940 and was the daughter of the late Harry Thomas and Rosa Leigh Woodlief Wilkerson. On November 12, 1958 she married, David Shearin, who preceded her in death on...
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Nicholas Ortega
February 3, 1969 - February 4, 2017
Nicholas Ortega, Jr. 48, of Harrisonburg, passed away on February 4, 2017. He was born on February 3, 1969 in Littlefield, TX and was the son of the late Nicholas Ortega and Oralia Gonzales Ortega. Nicholas was employed with Pilgrim's Pride, George's Timberville, formerly Wampler-Longacre. He also helped make deliveries and pick-ups for Mercy House for several years. He is survived by his...
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Edward Thomas Pritt
August 7, 1919 - February 3, 2017
Edward Thomas Pritt, 97, of Harrisonburg, VA., passed away on Friday, February 3, 2017. He was born in Warm Springs, VA on August 7, 1919 and was the son of the late Leonard W. and Alva Stephenson Pritt. Edward attended Bath County Schools and served in the US Army during WWII. He was a farmer and had also been employed as a carpenter in the Washington, DC area before retiring. He was a...
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Galen Glick Craun,
November 23, 1945 - February 1, 2017
Dr. Galen Glick Craun, Jr., 71, of Harrisonburg passed away on February 1, 2017 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. He was born on November 23, 1945 in Richmond and was the son of the late Dr. Galen G. Craun, Sr. and Beulah Spencer Craun. Dr. Craun graduated from Turner Ashby High School in 1964 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bridgewater College in 1968. ...
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Emory Leap Thomas
February 16, 1917 - January 29, 2017
Emory Leap Thomas, age 99, formerly of 370 Sunrise Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA, passed away at VMRC Sunday, January 29, 2017 where he had resided since July 2011. Emory was born February 16, 1917 in Montezuma, west of Dayton. He was the son of the late Homer F. and Annie Leap Thomas. He graduated from Dayton High School. He was a veteran of WWII and spent one year in Japan. Emory believed in...
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Gary Russel Ulman
February 6, 1964 - January 19, 2017
"Chewy" Gary R. Ulman, born Feb. 6, 1964, passed away on Jan. 19, 2017. Where he has been and what he has done is nobody's business, according to his friends. But if you knew him and loved him, you are invited to a memorial service on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Lindsey Funeral Home, 473 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801.Gary is survived by his brothers, Ron and Glenn Ulman; sisters...
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Joseph Thomas Arnaud
December 21, 1928 - January 19, 2017
Joseph "Joe" Thomas Arnaud, 88, of Harrisonburg passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017. He was born in Worcester, MA on December 21, 1928 and was the son of the late Joseph L. and Marie Elizabeth Davis Arnaud. Joe was an associate member at Muhlenberg Lutheran Church, and a member of Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Jerome, VA. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean War and worked in...
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Ernest Francis Bernhardi
June 5, 1920 - January 12, 2017
Dr. Ernest Francis "Bud" Bernhardi, Jr., DO, peacefully passed away at his home in Harrisonburg, VA on January 12, 2017. He was 96.Born June 5, 1920 in Chicago, IL to Ernest F. Bernhardi, Sr. and Florence Ruth MacPherson, he was raised in East Rockaway, Long Island, NY.Dr. Bernhardi was a US Army veteran of World War II and graduated in 1951 from the Chicago College of Osteopathy. He maintained a...
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Rebecca Mae Moses
February 24, 1944 - January 11, 2017
Rebecca Mae Moses, 72, a lifelong resident of Harrisonburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. She was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia and is the daughter of Thelma Marie Arbaugh Foley of Harrisonburg and the late Walter A. Wimer. Rebecca was a bartender at the American Legion Post #188 and Rion Bowman VFW Post #632. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence D. Moses...
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Ward Hinegardner Shipp
October 11, 1923 - January 8, 2017
Ward Hinegardner Shipp, 93, a lifelong resident of Rockingham County, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017. He was born in Rockingham County on October 11, 1923 and was the son of the late Herman A. Shipp, Sr. and Effie Mae Hinegardner Shipp. Ward was an active member in Brethren Services during WWII and was a member of the Melrose Church of The Brethren. He was owner of Shipp Lawnmower...
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Audrey Parker May
October 18, 1933 - December 26, 2016
Audrey Jean Parker May, 83, of Timberville passed away on December 26, 2016 at Life Care Center of New Market. She was born in Needmore, WV and was the daughter of the late Branson and Effie Haman Parker. Audrey was a lifelong resident of the Timberville area and a member of the Salem Mennonite Church in Baker, WV. On December 7, 1955 she married George W. May who preceded her in death on...
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Qorban Alexander Faison
December 16, 2016 - December 16, 2016
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Mary Sharkey Berbes
March 5, 1925 - December 14, 2016
Mary Sharkey Berbes, 91, of Harrisonburg passed away on December 14, 2016. She was born on March 5, 1925, in Harrisburg, PA and was the daughter of the late Stanley and Helen Haritos Sharkey. Mary graduated from Westminster High School and Strayer Business College. She was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church in Charlottesville and the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. She loved her family and friends,...
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