Rosemary Shad, 73, of Arlington and Woodbridge, Virginia, passed away on May 13, 2026, at Virginia Hospital Center, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Rose was born on July 5, 1952, in Grafenwöhr, Germany, to Ingeborg Rosa Heller.
Rose graduated from Groveton High School in 1971 before attending Northern Virginia Community College. She worked with the Catholic Diocese of Arlington...
Catherine “Cathy” Goodwin Rinzel, 79, of Garrett Park MD passed away on May 13, 2026 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda MD. Cathy was born on October 31, 1946. She grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and attended Middle Tennessee State University (1964-1967), studying sociology. While on a semester break, she met John Rinzel, who was working in Oak Ridge as...
Wayne Randall Broadwater, Jr. of Herndon, VA passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 in Manassas, VA. Wayne was born on Wednesday, October 4th 1972, on Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. He was the son of Major Wayne Randall Broadwater, Sr. and Margaret Suzanne (Irwin) Broadwater. In early life, Wayne grew up in many places as a military dependent,...
Edward John “Ed” Fries, 87, of Ashburn, Virginia, passed away on May 12, 2026 surrounded by the love of his family. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, athlete, gardener, and traveler, Ed lived a life marked by optimism, curiosity, kindness, and joy.
Ed was born on June 3, 1938, in Columbus, Ohio, to Edward Stewart Fries and Claire Rollinger Fries. He grew...
In Loving Memory of Maria Luz Rodriguez
Maria Luz Rodriguez, affectionately known to her family and friends as "Yaya" and "Grandma Lucy," passed away peacefully on May 12th, 2026 at the age of 93 in Accokeek, Maryland. Maria was born on January 10, 1933, in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. She lived a long, vibrant life centered entirely around her family, who will...
William “Bill” Bonner, passed away on May 12, 2026, at his home in Knoxville, Maryland. Bill was just shy of his 71st birthday.
Bill is survived by his loving wife, Kathy, with whom he had been married for 26 years, and his daughters: Christy Rowland and her husband, Jim; and Caryn Seward Eckley, and her husband, Eric.
Additional family members who have...