Obituaries

George Newton, 71

Obituary and service information from Colonial Funeral Home.

George MacLaughlin Newton, 71, of Waterford, VA, died Thursday, April 17, 2014. He was born to the late James and Jesse Newton, February 19, 1943, in Port Washington, NY. George graduated from Paul Schreiber High School in 1961 and received an Associates Degree from State University of New York at Farmingdale in 1963. 

He married Jeanette G. (Uhl) Newton in 1972, and they lived together in Enfield, CT., before relocating to Virginia in 1992. George was retired from GL Cornell Co. in Gaithersburg, MD.George was an active member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Leesburg, VA. 

George is survived by his wife of 41 years, Jeanette G. Newton of Waterford, VA and by three children: Jane Murray and husband Allan Murray, of Enfield, CT; Kelly Frye and husband Michael Frye, of Lovettsville, VA; and Kristy Reynolds and husband William Reynolds, of Purcellville, VA. He also is survived by two grandchildren Michael Gray and Porter Reynolds; two siblings James T. Newton of Ronkonkoma, NY and Sally Newton of Deland, FL and many wonderful nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made out to the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 605 W. Market St., Leesburg, VA 20175. 

A visitation with the family will be held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 605 W. Market St., Leesburg on Friday, April 25, 2014 at 10:00 AM with the funeral service following at 11:00 AM.


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