Jacob Alan Zimmerman
Feb 26, 2026
Jacob Alan Zimmerman, 53, of Gordonsville, VA, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at his home. He was born on October 8, 1972, in Washington, D.C. to Verlie Lois Cleveland and the late Edward Alan Zimmerman.
Jacob was a talented artist whose gift for drawing captured both beauty and emotion with remarkable skill....
Tony Rodgers Brown
Feb 24, 2026
Tony Rodgers Brown, 67, of Scottsville, VA, passed away with family by his side on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at his residence. He was born on May 7, 1958, in Charlottesville, Va to Sally Ann Arthur and the late Edgar P. “Dee” Brown, Jr.
Tony was a man who found joy in life’s simple pleasures and shared that joy generously with...
Patti D. O'Donnell
Feb 22, 2026
Patricia “Patti” D. O’Donnell, 67, of Oak Park, VA, passed peacefully and surrounded by friends on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at her home. She was born on April 3, 1958, in Charlottesville, VA to the late William E. O’Donnell and Peggy D. O’Donnell.
Patti lived a life rooted in hard work, open fields, and the steady rhythm of hooves against the...
Katherine "Lori" Lawson
Feb 18, 2026
Katherine Lori Lawson, 54, of Stanardsville, VA, passed away with family by her side, on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at the University of Virginia Medical Center. She was born on November 21, 1971, in Richmond, VA, to the late Roger Ebert and Brenda Perkins.
Lori was a beautiful soul whose quiet strength and gentle spirit touched everyone who had the privilege...
Carolyn Carey Morgoglione
Feb 15, 2026
Carolyn Carey Morgoglione died peacefully on February 15, 2026. Born on September 20,1935 in Delmar, Delaware and christened Carolyn Marie, she was the only child of Elizabeth and Carroll Carey.
At Wicomico High School in Salisbury, Maryland, Carolyn -nicknamed “Kac” - served as English Club President, Debating Club Vice-President, and staff writer for the Wi-Hi News. With her eye on a...
Emma Elizabeth Carden
Feb 14, 2026
Emma Elizabeth Carden, 81, went home to be with Jesus on February 14, 2026. Emma was born on September 13, 1944, in Charlottesville Virginia to Mattie Virginia Ferneyhough and Ivan J. Peters. Emma married the love of her life, Howard Carden, on June 7, 1962. They moved to Savannah Georgia while Howard served in the US Army. Once back in...
James Patras
Feb 13, 2026
James Patras, 77, of Louisa, VA, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026, at the Hospice House in Charlottesville, VA.
James was a hardworking and driven man who believed in staying busy and living life in motion. After completing two years of college, he built a career defined by dedication, leadership, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
James worked for Pepsi, where he was...
Ferraba Denise Brown
Feb 13, 2026
Ferraba Denise Brown, 58, of Waynesboro, VA, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026. She was born on August 2, 1967, in Staunton, VA, to the late, George and Nancey Shover.
Ferraba was a lifelong member of her community, attending Beverley Manor Elementary School and Riverheads High School. She spent most of her life at her beloved home on Bradley Lane,...
Jeffrey Thomas Alther
Feb 7, 2026
Jeffrey Thomas Alther, 64, of Madison, VA, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at his mother-in-law’s home in Culpeper. He was born on October 21, 1961, in Culpeper, VA, to the late Thomas Henry Alther and Margaret Russell (Kincer) Alther.
Jeff was a hardworking, loyal man who believed in showing up and giving his best...
'Dory' Delores Irene Lockerby
Jan 27, 2026
“Dory” Delores Lockerby, age 62, of Stanardsville, Virginia went to be with our lord on 1/27/2026, at home with her husband, Paul and daughter, Michelle by her side. Born 2/7/1963 in Canastota, NY to Harry and Margaret Babcock of Wampsville, NY. Later moving to Sandy Creek NY in her teens where she married her childhood sweetheart Paul Lockerby in March...
Thomas Matthew Spittler
Jan 25, 2026
Thomas Matthew (Tom) Spittler died peacefully at home in Charlottesville, Virginia on January 25, 2026. He was born in Garfield Heights, Ohio in 1930, the third of eight children. After attending St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, he joined the Jesuit order in 1948, studying philosophy and theology at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama and at the Jesuit Seminary...
Marta "Amma" Emelina Kidd
2026
It is with deep reverence that the family of Marta Emelina “Amma” Debayle Kidd announces her transition into the celestial realms. Amma, a beloved spiritual “mother,” leader, and teacher at the Satchidananda Ashram Yogaville, whose light, love, and counsel touched the hearts and souls of so many, made her heavenly journey on January 24, 2026, in complete peace at her...
Gale Bain Ironside
Jan 20, 2026
Gale Bain Ironside of Landrum, SC passed away in Charlottesville, VA on January 20, 2026, after an illness. Gale was born Margery Gale Bain on August 20, 1942, in Baton Rouge, LA to parents Richard Carlysle Bain and Margery Webbe Bain.
Gale graduated from Annandale High School in Annandale, VA. Gale married Earl Bruce Omohundro in 1962 and together they had...
Lenore Helen Rothacker
2026
Lenore Helen Perring Rothacker passed peacefully in Afton, Virginia, on January 18, 2026, at the age of 94. She was born on October 10, 1931, in Elmhurst, Illinois.
Lenore graduated from York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, and built a long and accomplished working life. She was employed as an administrative assistant in the Physics Department at the University of Virginia...
Patrick (PC) Cline Shifflett
Jan 16, 2026
Patrick Cline Shifflett (PC), 57, of Stanardsville, VA, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2026, at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He was born on September 30, 1968, in Charlottesville, VA, to Henry and Patty Shifflett.
PC was a graduate of William Monroe High School, where he was a true all-around athlete, earning varsity letters in baseball, football, and basketball....
DeVeta Elaine Shepard
Jan 14, 2026
DeVeta Elaine Aiken, Hartis, Shepard, 73, of Wilmington, NC, died on January 14, 2026, in Stanardsville, VA. She was born on October 4th, 1952, to Josephine Winters and Woodrow Wilson Aiken, US Navy QMCS, in Wilmington, NC.
She was preceded in death by Woodrow Aiken, Josephine Winters, Harold Henderson Hartis, and brother Darrell Henderson Hartis.
She was raised by her mother and...
John Judson Rady
2026
John J. Rady of Keswick, Virginia formerly of Boonesville, the self-proclaimed “good-looking guy with a moustache” died on January 10, 2026. He was 85. John was raised in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the youngest of Eugene and Eleanor Rady’s three children. He lost both his mother and stepmother in tragic accidents when he was a preschooler and teenager. A resilient...
Mark Warren Syverud
2026
Mark Syverud, 73, of Charlottesville, VA passed away on January 6, 2026, at UVA Medical Center after complications from Parkinson’s Disease, which he survived for 25 years. He was predeceased by his parents, Janet and Warren Syverud, and will be missed by his wife Ellie, daughters, Jenny Arcidicono and Gretchen Syverud, sons in law, Joe Arcidicono and Larry Nutt, grandchildren,...
Lawrence Edward Kephart
2026
Lawrence Edward Kephart, 83, of Crozet, VA, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA.
A service to honor his life may be announced at a later date.
An online guestbook is available at www.compassionatecremationva.com
Compassionate Cremation Services of Ruckersville, VA is handling the arrangements.
Brandon Keith Smith
Jan 5, 2026
Brandon Keith Smith, 38, of Louisa, VA, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2026, at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He was born on April 8, 1987, in Richmond, VA, to Keith and Loretta Smith.
Brandon was born and raised in the Stafford–Fredericksburg, Virginia area, but lived in Louisa, VA, where he built a life rooted in hard work, family,...
