Obituaries

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.

Carol Bevins 77 of Dumfries passed away peacefully on May 22 at home. Born to the late Peter and Helena (nee Corley) Corradi on November 26^th 1942 in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Carol was a nurse for 50 years specializing in dialysis for 30 years. Carol was an avid solitaire player and reader. She loved making jellies candies and pickles. She was a devote catholic and a parishioner of St Francis of Assisi in Dumfries for 15 years. She doted on her grandchildren and loved being with family. Carol was predeceased in death by her parents as well as her sister Patricia and brother Peter. Carol is survived by her loving children Kelly wife of William Jakubowicz of  Fort Belvior, Son Keith Bevins husband to Gary Berkhimer of Manasses. Grandchildren Natalie, Daniel and Morgan. A celebration of Carols life will be held at a later date at St Francis of Assisi in Dumfries with burial of cremains at st Mary Cemetery.

Robert Arthur Seefeldt, of Woodbridge, Virginia, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2020 while receiving hospice care. Bob, as he was more commonly known, was born in Marietta, Minnesota and grew up on a farm where he developed a lifelong love of agriculture that would shape his future career. Despite growing up during the Depression in a home with no electricity or running water, Bob always spoke fondly of those years, and even wrote a memoir of his childhood experiences to share with the extended family. 

After a three year stint with the Army Security Agency, Bob used the G.I. Bill to fund his studies at the University of Minnesota. Bob was the first member of his family to earn a college degree. An indifferent student in high school, Bob discovered he loved teaching. He taught high school Agriculture Education in Ivanhoe, MN for a decade and went on to earn a M.S. degree in Agriculture Education from the University of Maryland in 1967. He later went to work at the national headquarters of Future Farmers of America in Alexandria, VA. He worked there as a program specialist for decades before his retirement in 1996. 

Richard Alan Musselman passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020. Rick was born in Alexandria, Virginia on April 22, 1966. He was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge, Virginia, where he lived in Occoquan, in the Musselman Family Home, established in 1930. He is survived by his mother, Constance Musselman, and is predeceased by his father Amos Nelson Musselman. He is also survived by his sister Robin Musselman Rudd and her husband Joe, as well as their children Matthew and Madison, his brother Anthony Juniper and his son William. He leaves behind his only son Joseph Nelson Musselman and Joe’s mother, Julie Richards. Rick also leaves behind a very special friend, Molly McHenry, as well as aunts, uncles, cousins and friends who loved him very much.

Rick spent the last 9 years as the Sports Editor for the Fort Belvoir Eagle. He loved the soldiers and their families and took a great deal of pride in his participation within the Army community; from watching the soldiers compete and learning and reporting their stories, to watching the families’ children grow over the years through their respective teams, the relationships built with staff… he always took joy in cheering for the Bulldogs. He had a special place in his heart for the Wounded Warriors and carried their stories with him always.

Jerry Page Price, 87, of Stafford, Virginia, formerly of Alexandria, Virginia, passed peacefully on May 23, 2020 at home with his daughters beside him. Jerry was born in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina to Page and Evelyn Price. As a youngster he picked cotton, played baseball, and became active in the Future Farmers of America (F.F.A.)

In high school, at the age of 16, Jerry had one of the finest forestry projects in North Carolina and won first place in the county F.F.A. forestry contest. His project consisted of planting seven acres with 3,000 pine seedlings, clearing 720 feet of fire lanes and overseeing the growth of four acres of growing timber. Jerry also participated in the Farm Mechanics, Farm and Home Electrification, Soil and Water Conservation and the State Star Farmer contests. Never in the history of the organization has any one F.F.A. member won such a large percentage of the individual contest prizes as Jerry Price of Wesley Chapel did that year. During high school, Jerry individually won four state championships and received his Carolina Farmer Degree. In 1952 he completed his American Farmer Degree, the highest degree awarded by the National F.F.A. Association. Jerry continued to maintain this forested area and today these trees are still owned by the Price Family.

Mary Julia Brackett, 92 of Woodbridge, VA passed away on May 14, 2020. Mary was born in Belington West Virginia, January 27, 1928 to the late James and Carrie Wilmoth. She loved her church, where she was a member: Marsh Road Baptist Church and in her spare time she enjoyed puzzles and book activities, viewing […]

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