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Dennis Joseph Zdan of Woodbridge, Va passed away in his home on May 26, 2020, at the age of 63. He was born in France on July 16, 1956.

He was retired from the United States Postal Service after 35 years.

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Joyce Rosenberger Slaight died May 30, 2020 at the age of 100. Joyce was born on September 26, 1919, in Bucks County, PA, to Chester and Alma Rosenberger. The family moved to Tottenville, Staten Island, NY when Joyce was four years of age.  She was a graduate of Tottenville High School, West Chester State Teachers College (PA) and the Packard Business School (NY, NY). Prior to her marriage, she worked for Staten Island National Bank and for the Richmond County Savings & Loan, Assoc.

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Peggy Joyce (Jones) Purnell, 82, of Woodbridge, VA, passed away unexpectedly on May 23, 2020, in her home.  She was born to the late James D. and Evelyn R. Jones on December 2, 1937, in Arlington, VA, and lived in Upperville, VA, and Selma, NC, until the family moved to Occoquan in the mid-1940s.  In 1950, they moved to Easy Street in Woodbridge.  In 1952, the family settled into their newly built home on F Street, where she lived until her marriage.

In the 6th grade, while both attended Occoquan Elementary School, Peggy met Thomas, who would on August 1, 1959, become her husband.   In 1956, she graduated from Gar-Field High School and immediately started working for the Federal Government at Ft. Belvoir, VA, as a Secretary.  In 1961, after her only child was born, Peggy “retired” from her Federal Government job to become a full-time homemaker.  Her entire life’s focus was on caring for her family.  In her role as Mom, she chaperoned field trips, hosted play dates and sleepovers, and even went camping with the Girl Scouts, despite an overwhelming fear of snakes.  As Poppa, Grandma, and Granny, she never missed an opportunity to cheer at school events, ballet recitals, dirt bike races, and football and baseball games. 

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Marian Lois Krauss, was born April 19,1928 in Grygla, a small farming community in northern Minnesota. Her parents Winnie Holbrook and Harold Bush were from two of five original settler families in the area in the early 1900’s. After High School, Marian married her to be husband of many years, Wade H. Krauss. After living with Wade’s parents in Louisville Kentucky a short time the family moved to San Diego, California where she spent the rest of her life.

Marian was a lifelong voracious reader. Her interests were eclectic and she loved to talk about her reading with friends and family. The library was visited often. She was a wonderful quilter and seamstress. Her sewing group brought her great joy for many years. She loved to garden and to be outdoors, often with her “walking group”. She practiced Tai Chi and yoga regularly until the years caught up to her. She was a lover of theatre and the arts.