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 revealed on January 24th, 2020 that Myrtle Jane "Jane" Mort (Shoemaker) passed away in Winchester, Virginia.  Ms. Mort was 86 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Myrtle Jane "Jane"'s life.

It was revealed on December 27th, 2019 that Georgiana Muriel miss Moore passed away in Winchester, Virginia.  Moore was 95 years old and was born in Oshkosh, WI.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Georgiana Muriel miss's life.

It was noted on December 15th, 2019 that Ronald Lewis Benedict perished in Winchester, Virginia.  Benedict was 84 years old and was born in Detroit, MI.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ronald Lewis's life.

It was reported on November 16th, 2019 that Ervin Henry Hagy passed away in Winchester, Virginia.  Hagy was 80 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Ervin Henry's life.

It was written on October 30th, 2019 that Frank William Jr Willard passed away in Winchester, Virginia.  Willard was 77 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Frank William Jr's life.

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

It was noted on September 26th, 2019 that Thomas Joseph McCabe perished 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 sympathy and honor Gordon L Captain's life.

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

It was revealed on July 17th, 2019 that Joseph W III "Joe" Ruggiero died 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.

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/.