Woodbridge, VA
Obituaries
Father Loses Second Son In Two Years After Fatal Woodbridge Crash: 'I Don't Understand' Father Loses Second Son In Two Years After Fatal Woodbridge Crash: 'I Don't Understand'
Father Loses Second Son In Two Years After Fatal Woodbridge Crash: 'I Don't Understand' A Virginia father is mourning the loss of his second son in less than two years after a deadly crash in Woodbridge. Manassas resident Joseph Franklin “Joey” LeDoux, 41, was killed on Friday afternoon when he pulled out of a private road and was involved in the fatal crash. According to the Prince William County Police Department, around 2:30 p.m. on April 10, officers were called to the intersection of Harbor Drive and a private road in the 12700 block of Harbor Drive to investigate a crash. Investigators say that Ledoux was driving a 2014 Hyundai Sonata and entered Harbor Drive from a pri…

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by Zak Failla
Lexington Park, MD
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Maryland Father Killed In Work Accident As Family Works To Bring Him Home To Guatemala Maryland Father Killed In Work Accident As Family Works To Bring Him Home To Guatemala
Maryland Father Killed In Work Accident As Family Works To Bring Him Home To Guatemala A Maryland father killed in a workplace accident is being remembered by his family as a devoted provider and proud member of his hometown, as loved ones now work to bring his body home to Guatemala. Leonicio Velasquez-Morales died on the morning of Monday, April 6, after a job-related accident, according to a fundraiser organized by his son, Jerry Velasquez. He had spent the past decade in the United States supporting his family while staying closely tied to his village of Boxoncan, a place relatives say he never stopped representing. “Leonicio Velasquez-Morales was a father, grandfather, …

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by Zak Failla
Kenilworth, NJ
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Kenilworth Teen Orphaned After Mother's Cancer Death, Father's Garden State Parkway Crash Kenilworth Teen Orphaned After Mother's Cancer Death, Father's Garden State Parkway Crash
Kenilworth Teen Orphaned After Mother's Cancer Death, Father's Garden State Parkway Crash Support is on the rise for a New Jersey teen left orphaned after his father died in a car crash in 2010, and his mother died of cancer this week. Gina Vasfailo, a Kenilworth resident, died on Tuesday, April 7 at the age of 49 after battling colon cancer, according to her obituary from the Mastapeter Funeral Homes website Vasfailo was the mother of Frankie Vasfailo IV, a 16-year-old high school sophomore. Vasfailo's father, Frankie Vasfailo III, died in a car crash on the Garden State Parkway in 2010, when his son was three months old, one day before his christening.  A GoFundMe h…

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by Sam Barron
National Interest
22-Year-Old Schwenksville Lacrosse Player Dies After Cancer Battle 22-Year-Old Schwenksville Lacrosse Player Dies After Cancer Battle
22-Year-Old Schwenksville Lacrosse Player Dies After Cancer Battle Samuel W. Nice, a 22-year-old Pennsylvania college student who inspired those around him with his strength and spirit, has died after a battle with brain cancer, his obituary on the R Strunk Funeral Home website says. Sam, of Schwenksville (Montgomery County), passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 4, following what his obituary describes as a courageous fight against the disease. Sam graduated from Perkiomen Valley High School, where he played varsity lacrosse for four years before continuing his athletic career at Neumann University alongside his brother. He later a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pine Plains-Amenia, NY
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‘True Legend’: Longtime Stanford Fire Chief Dies After Decades Of Service ‘True Legend’: Longtime Stanford Fire Chief Dies After Decades Of Service
‘True Legend’: Longtime Stanford Fire Chief Dies After Decades Of Service A longtime Hudson Valley firefighter remembered as a “true legend” and the “backbone” of his department has died after decades of service to his community.   Robert W. Stramm Jr. died on Saturday, April 4, at the age of 81 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center with his family by his side, according to his obituary.  Born in Brooklyn on Feb. 11, 1945, Stramm graduated from Carmel School in 1964 before entering military service. He later built a career as a heavy equipment operator with Clove Excavators in Poughquag, where he earned the nickname “Cactus.”  Stramm, a Stanfordv…

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by Ben Crnic
Eldersburg, MD
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‘I Love You MORE’: Eldersburg Wife Shares Details Of Final Call Before Husband’s Sudden Death ‘I Love You MORE’: Eldersburg Wife Shares Details Of Final Call Before Husband’s Sudden Death
‘I Love You More’: Eldersburg Wife Shares Details Of Final Call Before Husband’s Sudden Death A Maryland woman says her real-life fairytale came to a sudden and heartbreaking end after losing her husband of 30 years, minutes after their final conversation. “Fairytales are supposed to be ‘happily ever after’ and always have happy endings, but sadly two weeks ago mine came to a very unexpected and shocking end,” Sue Anders wrote in a touching tribute. Her husband, Kerry Anders, of Eldersburg, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 22, after a medical emergency at Carroll Hospital.  He was two months shy of his 76th birthday. In the moments before his death, the couple shared what w…

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by Zak Failla
Newark, NJ
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Juvenile Charged In Deadly Newark Carjacking That Killed Father Of 3: Prosecutor Juvenile Charged In Deadly Newark Carjacking That Killed Father Of 3: Prosecutor
Juvenile Charged In Deadly Newark Carjacking That Killed Father Of 3: Prosecutor A juvenile was arrested and charged with felony murder following a carjacking that turned deadly in Newark, authorities announced Wednesday, April 8. At 12:44 p.m., Jhon Aponte, a 46-year-old Elizabeth resident, left his vehicle unattended while delivering packages, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The juvenile then jumped inside the vehicle, authorities said. The victim held on to the car in an attempt to stop the suspect from driving off, authorities said. The vehicle then traveled southbound on Bergen Street before cras…

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by Sam Barron
Bergenfield, NJ
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Bergenfield Mom Dies 5 Months After Breast Cancer Diagnosis Bergenfield Mom Dies 5 Months After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Bergenfield Mom Dies 5 Months After Breast Cancer Diagnosis A 37-year-old Bergen County mother and lifelong educator has died following a battle with cancer, leaving behind her husband and two young sons. Floralba “Flora” Santos, of Bergenfield, died on Friday, April 3, surrounded by her family, according to her obituary from Riewerts Memorial Home. A GoFundMe organized by Nina Parakadavil Santos had raised more than $60,000 as of Wednesday, April 8. Santos had been diagnosed in November with Stage 4 triple-negative breast cancer with a rare complication known as leptomeningeal disease, according to the campaign launched by Nina Parakadavil Santos …

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by Cecilia Levine
Griswold-Lisbon, CT
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CT Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Was 'Great Family Man,' Beloved Restaurant Worker CT Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Was 'Great Family Man,' Beloved Restaurant Worker
CT Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Was 'Great Family Man,' Beloved Restaurant Worker A 35-year-old Connecticut motorcyclist killed in a violent weekend crash that sent his passenger to the hospital is being remembered for his big heart and compassion for friends and family. Nathan Musto, of Voluntown, was thrown from his motorcycle after colliding with a pickup truck on Stone Hill Road in Griswold at approximately 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4, Connecticut State Police said. His passenger, a 35-year-old Voluntown woman, was seriously injured when she was ejected from the bike, police said. Her condition on Monday was not immediately known. Nathan worked at The Middle of Nowh…

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by Josh Lanier
Centereach-Selden, NY
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Teen Opened Fire On Coram Family Over $25 Weed Debt: Authorities Teen Opened Fire On Coram Family Over $25 Weed Debt: Authorities
Teen Opened Fire On Coram Family Over $25 Weed Debt: Authorities A Long Island teen opened fire on a family over a $25 marijuana dispute and now faces an attempted murder charge, authorities announced Friday, April 3. Dominick Tullon, an 18-year-old Coram resident, fired four shots in the incident, missing with three but seriously wounding a man with the fourth, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Tullon arrived at the victim’s apartment in Coram on Sunday, March 22, over a dispute with the victim’s 16-year-old stepson about $25 the teen owed Tullon for marijuana, investigators said. The incident quickly escalated into an argument with T…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Hagerstown, MD
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Missing Teen Found Dead In Virginia Pond Remembered As Four Now Charged With Murder Missing Teen Found Dead In Virginia Pond Remembered As Four Now Charged With Murder
Missing Teen Found Dead In Virginia Pond Remembered As Four Now Charged With Murder Four people have reportedly been arrested in connection with the death of 18-year-old Jayden Michael McComber, who was reported missing and later found in a Virginia pond. On Wednesday, March 25, an alert was issued for the Hopewell High School student who was last seen in the 2500 block of Richmond Street in Virginia, driving a silver Chevy Silverado. Days later, on Tuesday, March 31, officials confirmed that McComber's body was identified as the person found by an ATV rider on his property. According to multiple reports released on Thursday afternoon, four people were arrested by the Car…

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by Zak Failla
Nyack-Valley Cottage, NY
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Drunk Driver, 25, Charged In Thruway Crash That Left Father Of 2 Dead In Clarkstown: NYSP Drunk Driver, 25, Charged In Thruway Crash That Left Father Of 2 Dead In Clarkstown: NYSP
Drunk Driver, 25, Charged In Thruway Crash That Left Father Of 2 Dead In Clarkstown: Nysp A Westchester County man has been charged months after a deadly crash on the New York State Thruway that claimed the life of a Rockland County father, police announced.   William Peralta, 25, of Elmsford, was arrested on Wednesday, March 11, in connection with the Aug. 11, 2025, crash in Clarkstown that killed Steven Redner, 47, of Tallman, New York State Police said on Thursday, April 2.  As previously reported by Daily Voice at the time, the crash happened around 12:40 a.m. on the northbound Thruway just north of Exit 12.  Investigators said Redner’s vehicle was disab…

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by Ben Crnic