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Richard Windsor, 72 of Woodbridge passed away on Tuesday, January 19th.
Married 42 years to Hester Woods, he also leaves behind his son Ricky Windsor son Vincent Woods and his daughter Evelyn Windsor, Along with 3 grand kids Anthony Windsor, Kayla Windsor, and Kyrie Windsor.
Richard was a laid-back hardworking man who would give his shirt off his back to almost anybody always made sure his family was good, He loved to sing out loud when he would drink and read his newspaper.
Ann Gurtler, 77, beloved mother, sister and friend, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2020, of natural causes in Woodbridge, Virginia.
Ann Gurtler was born in Portland, Oregon in 1943. The family moved to Sacramento, California after the war, and that’s where Ann grew up. She went to UC Berkeley and got a degree in history; she was at Berkeley during the Free Speech Movement, which had an important effect on her life.  She worked at the Stanford Linear Accelerator and at Stanford Research International, both in Palo Alto, as a research assistant. In the late 60s she lived in Stockholm, Sweden, for a year, working for SRI, and then spent the next year traveling all over Europe. After she returned, she completed a Master’s Degree in Education, and her Master’s thesis was on the guru as teacher.
She returned to Silicon Valley to work, met her husband Bob Gurtler at a Zero Population Growth hike, and they moved to Virginia after their marriage. Their daughter Katherine was born in Manassas. Ann worked for IBM for several years.
Diagnosed with late onset schizophrenia, Ann struggled with her mental health issues for years.  When her symptoms became more manageable, Ann looked in the community for more support.  She could not find support, so she created it.
Ann sought out and received training from Johns Hopkins Hospital in how to begin and facilitate a peer support group for people with mental health challenges.  She immediately began a group in Manassas and led it for 20+ years.  Her commitment to her own mental health recovery and commitment to support others continued to grow.   In 2007, a grant initiative became available in Northern Virginia for businesses which were ran by and for people living with mental illness.  Ann recruited two of her friends and they started what is now known as Trillium Center, Inc.
Trillium Center is an award winning non-profit that offers Peer Support Services for people living with mental illness.  Ann helped create Trillium for the Prince William Community to continue to give the kind of support that she had been providing for years, but on a much larger scale.  Ann was most interested in providing support to people who were in a psychiatric crisis, offering social support, hosting a philosophical group once a week at Trillium, and playing cards with people.  In recent years Ann worked one night a week, committed to holding a Music Group for all who love music and a Support Group for women who attended Trillium.  She would also host the wildly popular Tea with Ms. Ann every few months.
Her daughter, Katherine Gurtler and three siblings survive Ann: John Greenwood of Ivins, Utah; Charles Greenwood of Cave Junction, Oregon; and Margaret Greenwood of San Francisco, California.
Remembrances in lieu of flowers should be sent to Trillium Center, Inc., 13184 Centerpointe Way, Woodbridge, VA  22193 to support their Music Program.  A Zoom Celebration of Life will be held on February 21, 2021.  More details will be forthcoming and will be posted on www.TrilliumCenterInc.org as they are available.
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Joan B Owen 03/16/1928 – 01/22/2021
She passed away from congestive heart failure with her loving family by her side. She was proceeded in death by her daughter Dolores, Husband Johnny, mother Alyce, sisters Dottie and Fay, brother Jake, step-sisters Eloise, Marg, Alice, Betty, Annabelle. She is survived by her children Tommy (Waltraud), Donny (Elaine), Barry (Luanne), Debbie (Carlton) and Tina (Don). And her many grandchildren Doug, Iris, Jen, Tresha, Amber, Melissa, Bridgette, Bobby, Taylor, Kath, Joan and Jenna. And we can’t forget the great grandchildren because she wouldn’t; DJ, Corey, Kala, Cody, Mia, Tyler, Evan, Auston, Ryan, Nathan, Mitchell, Savannah, Caitlyn, Lucas, Maris, Cameron, Mickey, Alex.
Who was Joan Owen? She was born in Severna park Maryland. She loved her fun loving Mother named Alyce, but most of us know her as “Big Mama”. She had 2 sisters Dottie and Fay and a brother Jakey and 5 stepsisters. She met our father at a dance hall during World War II. They wrote letters to one another during the war and when our father “Johnny” returned home he asked her to marry him. She made him wait a day and then said yes. They had 6 children, Tommy, Donny, Barry, Dolores, Debbie and Tina. Her children and grandchildren and great grandchildren were her greatest joy. Mom was blessed with 12 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. For most of Mom and Dad’s marriage they lived in Vienna Virginia and raised their children with love and a moral code. Mom believed in the golden rule. She was kind, compassionate, understanding, a good listener, gave good advice, she could keep a secret, and knew how to be a friend to everyone. She never met a stranger and everyone that had the pleasure of knowing her, new they had a special person before them. “Mima” loved planting flowers with her grandchildren and painting rocks and pictures. She enjoyed crabbing and going window shopping in Vienna. She also loved to play Canasta with neighborhood ladies and was a good bowler. Mom loved to dance and taught her family to jitterbug. She would go on spare of the minute trips so she could enjoy her family. She loved life and was sentimental. As Mom and Dad reached their senior years they moved to Woodbridge to be near Debbie & Carlton. Many more wonderful years were lived with the view of the beautiful water out of the living room window. Their life was full and good and beautiful. I don’t think there was anything that went unsaid. We love you Mom “with all our heart and soul and body”. May your memory be eternal…Amen
Note from the grandchildren:
Forever grateful for our Mima
You saw the best in all
You showed unconditional love
Your Spirit lives on
Robert Archambault, Jr., 83, passed away on October 22, 2020. Robert leaves behind to cherish his memory his beloved wife of 59 years, Nicole Archambault; his loving children Patrice Archambault (Nathalie), Natalie Archambault, and Cathy Archambault; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren; his sisters Linda Skalubinski (Victor), Susan Moshier, and Joann Holmes; and his brother Ronald Bilodeau.
Robert served in the United States Army and retired after 22 years. He was a faithful member f Holy Family Catholic Church since the 1970’s. He was also a member of the Dale City VFW.
There will be a Mass at Holy Family Catholic Church and he will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
