Donnie Atkinson

Oct 6, 2026

Obituary

In tears we saw Donnie sinking and watched him fade away. But when we saw him peacefully sleeping how could we wish him back to stay? It broke our hearts to lose him but he did not go alone, For part of us went with him The day God called him home.

Donnie Atkinson was born in Newark, New Jersey, to...

Mary Jane Belford

Oct 6, 2026

Mary Jane Belford, born Mary Jane Bowers, passed away on October 6, 2026, at UPMC Western Maryland. She was born on March 28, 1950, in Cumberland, Maryland, and carried with her throughout her life the warmth, steadiness, and care that shaped the way she met the world.

Mary attended Fort Hill High School and went on to devote herself to work...

Beatrice Jane Harnad

Oct 5, 2026

Beatrice Jane Struve Harnad

Beatrice “Beate” Jane Struve Harnad, 90, died on Monday, October 5, 2026, in Lake Ridge, VA. She was a long-time resident of Northern Virginia and Staunton, VA.

Beate was born on June 8, 1936, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late Theodore and Martha MacIntyre Struve.

She attended Bowling Green State University, where she met her late husband,...

Charu Tinaves

Oct 5, 2026

Charu Tinaves, 80, passed peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2026, at his home of 43 years in Vienna, VA. 

Born on February 5, 1946, in Bangkok, Thailand, to Charan and Tawin Tinaves, Charu was one of ten children. As a young boy, he grew up by the sea in Songkhla, Thailand, and was raised by his grandmother, who had a profound...