Obituaries

Civic leader, Alma Powell, dies at 86

By Caitlyn Meisner | cmeisner@alextimes.com Alma Powell, a civic and nonprofit leader and philanthropist, died July 28 in Alexandria. She was 86. Alma Vivian Johnson was...

Christine Sager Holderness

Christine Sager Holderness passed away peacefully at Heritage Village Gainesville on July 14 at the age of 78. Christine was a proud native Washingtonian, growing...

Leonardo Alberto Contardo

Leonardo Contardo died on July 9, 2024, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, at the age of 100. Leonardo was born on June 4, 1924, in...

Michele Chapman, former ARHA chair, dies at 68

By Wafir Salih | wsalih@alextimes.com Michele Irene Taylor Chapman, former chair of the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s board, former Alexandria City Public Schools employee...

Couple for nearly 70 years dies 36 hours apart

By Wafir Salih | wsalih@alextimes.com Ludwig Kuttner, a devoted former United States Marine and government executive, and Barbara Kuttner, an experienced former PTA president and...

Local cyclist, Scott Binde, dies at 64

By James Matheson | jmatheson@alextimes.com Longtime leader in the Washington, D.C.-area cycling community and LGBTQ+ activist, Scott Binde, died in a cycling accident on June...