All Obituaries

Laurence Maxwell Smets of Arivaca Arizona died on October 1, 2019.  He was born in Augusta, Maine on April 15, 1949.  He enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of 17 and served 3 tours in Vietnam, returning home with a bullet lodged in his knee for over 30 years.  A commercial lobsterman and world traveler, who loved the water, animals, family and  friends.  He was also an avid story teller and known by many as Riley.   He is survived...

A graveside service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

Howard McCord Zimmerman, Jr., 87, died on January 2, 2021 in Alexandria, VA after a short illness.  He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 26, 1933 to Emma Catherine Stichel Zimmerman & Howard McCord Zimmerman, Sr.  Howard married Marion Nancy Zimmerman in 1969, which this May would have been 52 years. After graduating from Towson High School at the age of 16, Howard served in the US Coast Guard as a radar operator from 1949 – 1952.  He then attended and...

Mr. William Matthew Lewan was born in Bayonne New Jersey on November 28, 1945 and recently diagnose metastatic prostate cancer died on December 22, 2020 at Georgetown University hospital at Washington DC. Buried at Quantico National Cemetery on December 31, 2020.  He worked in the Army and Federal Government for total of 34 years.  During his tenure of service, he became one of the authors of Mapping Book and...

James W. Ames, 79, longtime resident of Alexandria, Va., passed away peacefully on December 30. 2020 from complications of pneumonia. He was born on February 3. 1941 in Harper,  WVa. He was raised by his Mother  (Velma) and Grandmother (Mabel Fleishman) as his Father passed while serving in WWII when he was 2 years old. He moved to Alexandria in 1963 where he worked in the printing business as a bindery worker and papercutter for 40 years before retiring. He was loving husband of...

Roy Styron Douthit took his last step, his last sip of Pernod, watched his last University of Oklahoma football game and beating Texas, said his last goodbye to the few remaining friends of many decades, and to his family. Nearly 90 he entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on October 14, 2020 to be with all the saints he knew so well in the Kingdom of this World. His family, friends, and neighbors will miss him. Anyone who met him remembers at least his unusual name, Styron (pronounced like...

Emelita Solon Bartnicki of Arlington,VA entered into eternity with the Lord on December 20, 2020 after living a long, full life of 77 years. She was born on April 8, 1943 in Cebu City, Philippines to Eufrocena Zafra Solon and Andres Rosales Solon. She came to the United States in 1969 and became a nationalized citizen. She is Survived by her son Robert Todd Bartnicki and has many friends and loved ones. Her memory will live on through all those who she came into contact with and she is...

Lt. General Aloysius G. Casey (Ret.) passed away at home on June 10, 2020 from heart complications. He was comforted by his son Matt, and daughter-in-law Nancy. He was born at home in Childs, PA on March 1, 1932 (later to be determined to be actually Leap Year Day February 29, 1932) to Mary Margaret (Malia) Casey, and Joseph John Casey. He had seven brothers and sisters, and is survived by three of his sisters, Julie McGuinness, Jean Smith, and Anne Roe. He was predeceased by brothers...

Linda Anne Russell Bolognesi of Annandale, Virginia entered into eternity with the Lord on November 22, 2020 after living a long, full life of 77 years. She was born on January 17, 1943 in Charleston, West Virginia to Harry Kent Russell and Adrienne Hahn. The family eventually moved to Huntington, West Virginia where Linda attended St. Joseph’s Central High School, graduating in 1960. She graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1964 with a double major in English and French....

On Thursday, November 19, 2020, Judith Secondo passed away at the age of 75. Judy was born on June 4, 1945 in Leechburg, PA to Joe and Gertrude Secondo.  She worked for the Federal Government for 38 years. Judy had a passion for travel and painting. Judy was preceded in death by her father, Joe, her mother, Gertrude and her twin brother, Joe. She is survived by her beloved partner of 44 1/2 years, Patricia Hockenberry, sisters Mandy Kost, and Catherine Ferrick, her nieces,...