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...
Granville Robert Coleman, Jr.
Oct 7, 2024
Granville Robert Coleman Jr. passed from this earthly life into the realm of his Savior on October 7, 2024. He was born on April 19, 1941 in Norfolk, Virginia. "Bobby", as he was more commonly known, spent his adolescence in Tidewater and established many childhood friends, which would become a trait that would follow him throughout his life- he...
Meredith Dee Kotre
Sep 30, 2024
Meredith Dee Kotre, 64, passed away on September 30, 2024. Born in Milwaukee. WI, she has been a resident of Hampton Roads since the 80's. She served in the US Air Force and worked in Real Estate for over 30 years.
Meredith is survived by her children, Jason Schowalter, Alexis Kotre and Megan Williams (spouse Alexander); and...
David Allen Sulava
Sep 27, 2024
David Allen Sulava, 77, passed away on September 27, 2024. Born in Leechburg, PA, he served in the US Army for over 16 years, including 3 tours of duty in the Vietnam War followed by a tour in Germany. He has resided in the Hampton Roads area since 1977, when his final orders had him stationed at Ft. Eustis,...
Everett Wellington Peckham
Sep 20, 2024
Everett Wellington Peckham II, 94, Hampton, VA., passed away on Sept. 20, 2024, after a brief illness surrounded by his loving family. Everett, also known as Peck, was ever the optimist, always outgoing and lived a long and healthy life.
Born on Jan. 7, 1930, in Providence, RI, he was the son of Everett W. Peckham and...
Christopher Paul Liakos
Sep 15, 2024
Christopher Paul Liakos, August 23, 1964 – September 15, 2024, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his sisters. Chris was predeceased by parents George S. Liakos and Agnes T. Hillis Liakos; sisters Patricia Amburgey and Barbara Jean Langley, 3 brothers-in-law and a great nephew.
Chris is survived by siblings, George Liakos (Gayle), Mary Beth Joyner (Tom),...
Barry James Blaise Yachem
Sep 13, 2024
Yorktown,
Barry James Blaise Yachem, 61, passed away on September 13, 2024. Born in Hazelton, PA, he has been a resident of Yorktown since 1984, over the last 40 years he was employed at Jefferson Labs and Huntington Ingalls.
Barry was a member of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church, and the Knights of Columbus Council...
Richard John Re
Sep 9, 2024
Richard John Re, 87, passed away peacefully on September 9, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was born in Boston, MA, to Attilio and Louisa Re, and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in aeronautical engineering, later completing his Master's studies at VPI & SU (now Virginia Tech).
He has resided in Hampton since 1958 when...
Michael Gordon Smith
Sep 2, 2024
Hampton,
Michael Gordon Smith, 74, passed away peacefully in his home on September 2, 2024. He was born Nov. 8, 1949 to Vivian and Rebecca Smith and was a graduate of Warwick High School. A lifelong resident of Virginia, living most of his adult life in Hampton, more specifically the Phoebus area.
Smitty, as most...
Trent Scott Baker
Aug 19, 2024
Trent Scott Baker passed away on August 19, 2024. Born in Bellaire, OH, he joined the United States Air Force in 2000 and was a resident of Hampton since 2002. After leaving the Air Force, Trent joined the Virginia Air National Guard, achieving the rank of Senior Master Sergeant. Trent was proud to serve his country. What made Trent...
Nicole Mae Morgan
Aug 19, 2024
It is with great sadness to say goodbye to someone so precious. Nicole Mae Morgan, 29, was unexpectedly called to eternal peace on August 19, 2024 after a battle with Deep Vein Thrombosis.
Nicole was born on June 22, 1995 to Joe and Tammy Morgan. She was born in Puyallup Washington and grew up in Yorktown, Virginia. ...
Remell Evelyn Williams
Aug 6, 2024
Remell Evelyn Williams, 86, passed away on August 6, 2024. Her maiden- name is Cochran. She was born in Hampton SC on December 31, 1937, to Viola and Luther Cochran as the first-born of seven children. She has been a resident of Hampton Virginia for many years, where she was a Home Care Nurse and Personal Cook, as well...