Funeral Homes in Winchester, VA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Lang Campbell (american football player), Rick Santorum (lawyer and politician), Brian Benben (actor and television producer), Mark McFarland (race car driver), Phil Gochenour (technical writer), , Scott Rinker (actor), and Doug Creek (baseball player).

Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,203. It is the county seat of Frederick County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Winchester with surrounding Frederick County for statistical purposes.Winchester is the principal city of the Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV Combined Statistical Area. Winchester is home to Shenandoah University and the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley.

Winchester Obituaries

It was noted on October 16th, 2019 that Margaret Ann Hall (Reedy) passed away in Winchester, Virginia.  Ms. Hall was 81 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Margaret Ann's life.

It was reported on September 26th, 2019 that Thomas Joseph McCabe died in Winchester, Virginia.  McCabe was 82 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Thomas Joseph's life.

It was reported on September 10th, 2019 that Gordon L Captain Wineman died in Winchester, Virginia.  Wineman was 92 years old and was born in Homer City, PA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Gordon L Captain's life.

It was disclosed by The Roanoke Times & World News on August 7th, 2019 that Barbara Vinson (Fisher) passed away in Winchester, Virginia.  Ms. Vinson was 81 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Barbara's life.

It was disclosed on July 17th, 2019 that Joseph W III "Joe" Ruggiero passed on in Winchester, Virginia.  Ruggiero was 62 years old and was born in New Haven, CT.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Joseph W III "Joe"'s life.

It was noted on July 10th, 2019 that Janice E Shipman (Smith) passed away in Winchester, Virginia.  Ms. Shipman was 82 years old and was born in Chepachet, NY.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Janice E's life.

It was noted on June 18th, 2019 that Nancy Plott (Rickett) passed on in Winchester, Virginia.  Ms. Plott was 85 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Nancy's life.

It was disclosed by The Roanoke Times & World News on May 27th, 2019 that Evelyn Lee Turman passed away in Winchester, Virginia.  Turman was 76 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Evelyn Lee's life.

It was disclosed on May 26th, 2019 that Richard John "Dick" Berdaus perished in Winchester, Virginia.  Berdaus was 92 years old and was born in Washington, DC.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Richard John "Dick"'s life.

It was noted on May 9th, 2019 that John Ralph III Griffin died in Winchester, Virginia.  Griffin was 72 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor John Ralph III's life.

History

The first tribe with real control of the valley were the Susquehannocks, who were then raided and expelled by Iroquois around 1600. The father of the historical Shawnee chief Cornstalk had his court here. early native population included Cacapon, Opequon, Shawnee and Tuscarora tribes. By the Middle Ages, the natural north-south conduit of the Great Appalachian Valley made Winchester a likely place for tribal warfare as bands of Catawba, Cherokee, Delaware, Iroquois, and Shawnee marauded the valley plains for hunting grounds. The city's population was 23,585 according to the United States Census 2000 US Census.

The official website for the city of Winchester is http://www.winchesterva.gov/.