Susan Catherine Whitney
Jan 9, 2025
Susan Catherine Whitney (Balle), 81, widow of Robert (Bob) Eugene Whitney, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends in Newport News, VA on January 9, 2025. Sue was born on November 12, 1943, and grew up in Amsterdam, NY. She graduated from Wilbur H. Lynch High School in Amsterdam and then went on to complete the administrative business...
Ronald Steven Mcquade Jr.
Dec 31, 2024
Ronald Steven "Old Man" McQuade Jr, 60, was called home to Heaven on December 31, 2024. Born in Riverside, NJ and a 1983 graduate of Salem High School, he found his freedom on the open road as a truck driver for many years. He was a Peninsula resident off and on since 1990, where he spent his life being...
Randy Alan Reece
Dec 29, 2024
Randy Alan Reece, 66, passed away on December 29, 2024. A lifelong resident of Newport News, he was an Engineer at Newport News Shipbuilding and a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church.
Randy was preceded in death by his mother, Bonnie Sue Reece; father, Jack E. Reece; and nephew Jeffrey Gares. He is...
Bryan Scott Frye Sr.
Dec 29, 2024
Bryan Scott Frye Sr., 61, passed away after a long illness on December 29, 2024. Born October 22, 1963 in Newport News he had been a longtime resident of the Peninsula. Bryan attended Kecoughtan High School. He will be remembered for his tremendous talent as a musician. Bryan loved to play his guitar and sing and song write.
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Jean Gonser Hastedt
Dec 24, 2024
Jean Gonser Hastedt, 62, went to be with the Lord on December 24, 2024. She fought valiantly over the last year to overcome complications from a February 2024 liver transplant.
Jean was preceded in death by her father, Ronald Gonser, and her nephew, Anthony Krever. She is survived by her son, Bryan Rowe (Kaitlin) and her five...
Alma Allmond Savage
Dec 22, 2024
Alma Allmond Savage, 85, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 22, 2024. She was born in Isle of Wight County, VA, and grew up in Hampton. Alma graduated from George P. Phenix High School in June 1957. She attended the Peninsula Business College for two years. Alma worked in the Credit Department for Sears Roebuck...
Katherine Humphrey Webster
Dec 22, 2024
Katherine Humphrey Webster, 87, passed away on December 22, 2024. Born and raised on the Peninsula, she graduated from Hampton Institute (University) in 1963, then became a teacher in the Smithfield and Hampton Public School system. After retiring from the school system in 1981, she began working at the General Smalls Inn on Ft. Eustis, retiring again in 2024....
Juanita Lewis
Dec 10, 2024
Mrs. Juanita Lewis, 88, departed this life on December 10, 2024. Mrs. Lewis was born on August 2, 1936 in Hampton, VA to the late Nannie Winston Watts and George Watts. She attended George P. Phoenix High School and was a lifelong resident of Hampton. Mrs. Lewis retired from Grahams & Rollins Seafood Company after 25 years of service....
Rita Delcorso Cenname
Dec 5, 2024
In her home, surrounded by her family and covered in love and prayer, Rita DelCorso Cenname, 76, peacefully passed away, on December 5, 2024. Daughter of Major General Sylvester T. DelCorso and Emma Louise DelCorso 1 Lt., RN, Rita was born in Berea, Ohio.
Following in her mother's footsteps, Rita gained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing...
Carolyn Plasted
Dec 4, 2024
Hampton,
Carolyn Plasted, 70, passed away unexpectedly on December 4, 2024. Born in Clifton, Oxfordshire, England, on October 26, 1954, Carolyn moved permanently to the United States in 1968. She has been a resident of the Peninsula since 1970, and graduated from Kecoughtan High School in 1973. She has worked for Hardees in Hampton for over 10...
Judy Ann Puma
Nov 23, 2024
Judy Ann Puma, 80, passed away from this earthly life and stepped into the unhindered fullness of her beautiful spirit on November 23, 2024.
She was born March 14, 1944, in Great Bridge, Virginia to the late Archie Delma Parker and Evelyn Mae Cribbs.
Judy's life was dedicated to serving and loving others. She was...
Thomas Arthur Wunder Sr.
Nov 18, 2024
Senior Chief, US Navy Ret, Thomas Arthur Wunder Sr, 79, passed away on November 18, 2024. Born in Harlan, IA, he has been a resident of Tidewater since 1996.
Serving in the US Navy Submarine Service for 22 years until he retired in 1986, he then worked as an instructor of Nuclear Propulsion with Civil Service at...
Lois Beatrice Nicholson
Nov 12, 2024
Lois Beatrice Nicholson, 91, passed away on November 12, 2024. Born in Amelia, VA, she has been a resident of Hampton since 1985. She retired as a Contracting Officer at Langley Air Force Base in 1996 after over 40 years of Federal Civil Service working in various federal agencies. Following retirement from Federal Civil Service, she continued utilizing her...
Craig Siefring Jernigan
Nov 10, 2024
Craig Siefring Jernigan, 77, passed away on November 10, 2024. A lifelong resident of the Peninsula, she retired as a Special Education Teacher in 2002 after working 25 years with the Hampton and Newport News Public School Systems. She was also a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church in Newport News.
Craig was preceded in death by...
Clarence Lee Wilkins, Sr.
Nov 4, 2024
On Monday, November 4, 2024, Mr. Clarence Lee Wilkins, Sr. 88 years old, fondly known as "Mr. C", and widower to the former Mrs. Halistine Wilkins went home to be with the Lord.
Born on December 7, 1935, to Mr. James Wilkins and Ms. Mamie Maze of Chester, Pennsylvania, Clarence was the only child born from this...
Roger Dale Nicholas
Oct 29, 2024
Roger Dale Nicholas, 73, passed away on October 29, 2024. Born in Randolph, WV he served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He also worked as a rigger at the Surry Nuclear Power Plant.
Roger loved having fun and working. He was also the former owner of Butler's Tavern in Newport News, and was an...
Margaret Mae Harris
Oct 25, 2024
Margaret Mae Harris, age 68, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024. She will be truly missed for her acts of kindness that touched the hearts of those who knew her. Margaret never met a stranger- she always had a genuine love for people.
Margaret is preceded in death by her mother, Elizabeth Jackson, and father, Nathaniel...
Alipio De Leon Olitres, Jr.
Oct 15, 2024
ALIPIO "June" de LEON OLITRES, Jr., 60, was born to this life on 4 January 1964 in Angeles City, Philippines, and entered into eternal life on 15 October 2024, the feast of Santa Teresita.
June is preceded in death by grandparents, Marina Cunanan and Lorenzo deLeon; parents Amelia Cunanan deLeonOlitres and Alipio Olitres; and sisters Laura, Cora,...
Eleanor Cole Williamson
Oct 14, 2024
Eleanor "Ellie" Cole Williamson, 88, widow of Donald "Don" L. Williamson, passed away on October 14, 2024. Born in Hopewell, VA, she was a graduate of Centre College in Kentucky. After teaching elementary school in Ashland, KY for several years she met and married her sweetheart Don, a USAF pilot. After several US and International assignments, they chose to...
Shirley Mitchell Wilson
Oct 8, 2024
Shirley Mitchell Wilson, 90, passed away on October 8, 2024. Born in Portsmouth, she has been a lifelong resident of Hampton Roads where she was a writer.
Shirely is survived by her daughters, Laurie Willson Fore and Leslie Wilson Doss.
Always loving and kind, Mom enjoyed spending time with family and friends. We fondly remember...