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death year.
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David, Ronald Brian
August 3, 1937 - November 27, 2025
Ronald Brian David, MD, of Topping, died on Friday,
November 27, 2025.
Ron was a native Virginian who boasted having visited 50 states and 50
countries in his 88 years. He was born in Richmond, the son of Edwin David
and Nettie Goldenberg David. His sister Karen was born four years later.
They lived in what is now the Museum District of Richmond in his early
years.
When Ron was 12 years old, the family was living in New York with his
mother’s extended family. In that year, Nettie died suddenly at the age of
37. Karen was then raised by her maternal grandparents, while Ron went to
live as a foster son in a Mennonite family in the Denbigh area of Newport
News. His foster parents, Lloyd Weaver Sr. and Sara Weaver, provided the
steadfast guidance and structure needed to raise a bright and strong-willed
boy.
Ron attended Eastern Mennonite High School and Eastern Mennonite College,
now Eastern Mennonite University, in Harrisonburg. He completed two years of
conscientious objector alternative service as a high school science teacher
in Pennsylvania, before enrolling in medical school at the Medical College
of Virginia, now VCU Medical Center. He completed his Internship in
Pediatrics at the Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania and his Residency
in Pediatrics at MCV. He completed his Fellowship training at the Mayo
Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and ultimately earned his certification in
both Adult and Pediatric Neurology.
Following his fellowship, Ron and his young family returned to Richmond,
where he joined the faculty at MCV in pediatric neurology, before entering
private practice. He was always fond of telling folks that he had been in
practice for 54 years and had seen over 28,000 patients. He and Susan, who
worked alongside him in later years, retired in June 2024 when Ron was 86.
Ron was a pillar in the pediatric community of Richmond for over five
decades. He also maintained satellite offices in Newport News and
Kilmarnock. In recent years, he devoted himself especially to caring for
children with developmental disabilities and autism, while continuing to
follow some patients into adulthood for whom he had cared since they were
children. He was especially proud to be considered the “go-to guy” for
autism diagnosis, working closely with the expert colleagues of Virginia
Center for Autism and Related Developmental Disabilities (VCARDD). He served
for many years on the board of Commonwealth Autism Services and was a
founder of Northstar Academy in Richmond, which serves many atypical
learners. He was also a proud member of The Doctors Mayo Society.
Ron was a founder of Key Humanitarian Initiative for Southern Honduras
(KHISH), which began bringing medical and dental care to underserved
communities in 2005. In 2009, Ron “had the vision” of expanding the services
of KHISH to include eye care. In 14 annual “brigades” since 2011,
KHISH has provided comprehensive eye exams to many thousands and restored
sight to over 2500 individuals through cataract surgery. Ron personally led
these brigades until 2020, when he handed over the leadership of KHISH to
Susan.
Ron was an adventure traveler. He proudly celebrated having been to
the North Pole, to Antarctica (twice!) and to Mount Everest—he said that
this made him “tripolar.” He sailed to the Southern Pacific Ocean on the
Picton Castle, an antique barque, when he was 65.
Ron was preceded in death by his mother, Nettie Goldenberg; his
father, Edwin David; his sister, Karen Finn; his foster mother, Sara Weaver;
his foster father, Lloyd Weaver Sr.; his foster sister, Sara Jane (Weaver)
Wenger and her husband Chester Wenger; his foster brother, Lloyd Weaver Jr.
and his wife Sarah Marie; his foster brother, Kenneth Weaver and his wife
June Marie; his foster sister-in-law Sarah Weaver; and his former wife,
Rhoda Dillon, the mother of his children.
He is survived by his wife, Susan Lewis Pillsbury David; his son, R.
Bryan David (Jamie); his daughter, Susan Staub (Scott); his daughter,
Elizabeth Kurtz; his son, Thomas David (Amy); and his foster brother, Samuel
Weaver. He also leaves behind 10 grandchildren and one great-grandson, John
Michael Levorse III. Additionally, he leaves behind three step-children,
Adam Pillsbury (Meg Bianco), Molly Burks (Ryan Jones) and Abigail Genazia
(Adam); and four step-grandchildren, as well as beloved Shawke Soueidan and
Christopher Burks.
He will be deeply missed by his former colleagues, coworkers, patients
and friends—especially his longtime running buddy Grover Robinson, and Wayne
Parks, whom he loved dearly despite–or maybe because of–the fact that Wayne
was a Yankees fan.
Ron also leaves to cherish his memory his Honduran “family,”
especially the Moreno family, Edwin Carbajal Hernandez, Melvin Tejada and
his family (Lorena, Alejandra Rivera Tejada and her husband Drew Diaz, and
Maria Jose) and Beatriz and Marvin Hernandez.
Ron’s memorial service will be private. He will be laid to rest in the
churchyard of his beloved Immanuel Episcopal Church in Old Church
(Mechanicsville).
In memory of Dr. Ron, please consider contributing to the Key
Humanitarian Initiative for Southern Honduras www.KHISHProjectVision.com or
PO Box 470, Topping, VA 23169.
Services under the direction of Hogg Funeral Home.
https://www.hoggfh.com/obituaries/Dr-Ronald-B-David?obId=46595166
Accessed January 10, 2026 by Phil Kniss
Detwiler, Miriam Godshall
October 12, 1931 - August 5, 2025
Miriam lived with a steady and faith-filled presence all of her long life.
As a mother of 6 children and wife of an adventurous dairy farmer she
carried herself with quiet strength and a resourceful attitude. Miriam
Godshall Detwiler, 93, of New Milford, PA died on August 5, 2025.
She was born in Franconia Township, PA on October 12,
1931 to Mamie (Metz) and Jonathan Godshall. Raised by a rather studious mom
and a dad with a Pennsylvania Dutch style humor, Miriam inherited a lovely
blend of both. Miriam began schooling in a one-room-school-house and later
graduated 8th grade from Franconia Mennonite School.
On a neighboring farm, with a creek running between their
farms, lived a young man who would later become her husband. Miriam often
told the tale of how this guy Ralph and his brothers would dunk her sisters
and her under the water as they all met at the summer swimming hole.
Eventually swimming shenanigans turned into love and Miriam and Ralph were
married December 25, 1952 at Spring Mount Mennonite Church.
Miriam and Ralph set up house in Ralph’s parent’s
apartment on Keller’s Road, Franconia. The first 3 of their 6 children were
born there. Sons, Blaine (Connie), Kenneth, and Michael (Lorrie). In 1957
they purchased a farm in Jackson Twp. PA and their 3 daughters were born
there; Gay (Doug), Joy (Mickey) and Crystal (Greg). Miriam and Ralph always
understood that their dairy farm was merely the starting point for their
children to pursue and launch their own careers.
After raising their own 6 children a goodly number of
grandchildren soon followed. Aaron, Rebecca, Michelle, Jonathan, Eric,
Jimmy, Nate, Mitch, Luke, Noah, Gabe, Eli, and Hannah. Miriam’s refrigerator
door was fully decorated with all their pictures and she would cackle while
she told you endless tales of their latest triumphs and numerous escapades.
She might become a little bit sad if any of her brood could not make it to
her spacious Thanksgiving tables or Christmas Eve gift exchanges. She loved
every one of her grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Miriam was always an active member of the churches she
attended. She was a teacher and girls club sponsor. Given her shy
personality she was often most at home in more supportive roles. She was a
lifelong quilter, designing and stitching numerous quilts for family members
and in support of the relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee. In her
later years, after moving to a senior apartment she helped out with New
Milford Methodist Churches’ ‘Feed My Sheep’ program. During 3-week visits to
Chambersburg she volunteered mornings at Cumberland Valley Relief Center.
Her Christian faith was solid. She read bible stories and
Aesop’s Fables at bedtime. She managed her dairy farm household with
steadiness and good humor. She loved gardening and pasture walks to pick
huckleberries and wild blackberries. A slice of fresh warm blackberry pie
with a dollop of vanilla ice cream is a memory not soon forgotten.
Miriam was preceded in death by her husband Ralph, her
son Kenneth and 8 siblings Willard; Ernest, Jonathan Newton, Eva, Anna,
Stanley, Linnaeus and Verna.
A funeral service will be held at Noon on Saturday,
August 9, 2025 at Lakeview Mennonite Church, Susquehanna, PA. Interment will
be made in Lakeview Cemetery, Friends may call from 10 until noon, prior to
the service at the church. Arrangements entrusted to the Tuttle-Yeisley
Funeral Home, Inc., Hallstead, PA. Should friends so desire, expressions of
sympathy may take the form of a donation to Barnes-Kasson SNF, 2872 Turnpike
Street, Susquehanna, PA 18847.
https://www.tuttleyeisleyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/miriam-detwiler/#!/Obituary
Accessed January 10, 2026 by Phil Kniss
Good, Lorraine Bradfield
May 24, 1937 - January 5, 2026
Lorraine Bradfield Good, 88, a
resident of Rockingham, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Mrs. Good was born on May 24, 1937 in Onego, West Virginia and was a
daughter of the late Gordon Loman and Marie Vance Bradfield.
She was married to Bobby Allen Good who survives on June 9, 1962 and they
were married for 63 years.
Also surviving are two children, Stephanie Tyler and husband Mike, Steve
Good and wife Amy; siblings, Chester Bradfield and wife Nancy, Lois Payne
and husband Duke; and grandchildren, Aundrea (Leo Nakamura), Ashley (Nic
Smith), Kameron Good (fiancée Alexa Holloway), Allyson (Daniel Keith), and
Luke Good.
Lorraine was an active member of two Red Hat Societies, the Professional
Secretaries International, the Poultry Federation, and served as the
president of the local Truckers Association. She was a charter member of
the Rockingham Ruritan Luncheon Club, three year director and had 17 years
of perfect attendance. Her professional endeavors included serving
as a secretary for Hartman’s Inc and a dispatcher for North and South
Trucking. She was an active member of Harrisonburg Mennonite Church.
Lorraine and Bob enjoyed sponsoring Fresh Air Children from NYC and
international students attending local universities. They also did
extensive travel throughout the world.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026 at 2:00
p.m. Harrisonburg Mennonite Church with Pastor Craig Maven
officiating. The family will receive friends following the service.
Burial will be held privately.
In lieu of flowers of memorial contributions may be made to Rockingham
Luncheon Ruritan Club, c/o Rick Keaton, 428 Hickory Grove Circle,
Harrisonburg, VA 22801.
The family would like to thank the angels at Unity House for taking such
great care of our beloved, wife, mother and grandmother, Lorraine, for the
short stay she had at Bridgewater Retirement Community.
Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting
www.mcmullenfh.com.
https://mcmullenfh.com/obituaries/lorraine-good-2026, accessed January
7, 2026
Submitted by Phil Kniss
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