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Richard L. Sicard
Dec 25, 2017
Richard L. Sicard, 70, of Hampton, VA died Monday, December 25, 2017 at his home. Born in Methuen, MA on January 17, 1947, he was the son of the late Arthur and Cecile (Perusse) Sicard.
He lived in Lawrence, MA and graduated from Lawrence High School. Richard entered the...
William A. Rhue, Jr.
Dec 24, 2017
Due to pending weather, services have been postponed for Thursday (1/4) and rescheduled to Monday, January 8, 2018 at 11 AM with visitation from 10 - 11 AM. William A. (Lon) Rhue, Jr. passed away suddenly on December 24, 2017 at Sentara Hospital. William was born in Fairbanks, Alaska.  to William A. and...
Richard L Meiser
Dec 23, 2017
Richard L. Meiser, Feb 11, 1941 -Dec 23, 2017 ETCMSS, retired with 30 years of service. Dick died in his home Saturday Decemer 23 surrounded by family after a long battle with COPD. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and active in their home bible study. Dick was an active leader in...
Monica A. Ruck
Dec 22, 2017
Monica A. Ruck, 86, transitioned from this life to her eternal reward on Friday, December 22, 2017. Born August 28, 1931 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Monica was an accomplished opera soprano, performing for audiences in the US and internationally.
Although Monica was a happy homemaker and a successful...
Evelyn P. Solomon
Dec 22, 2017
Evelyn P. Solomon, 81, passed away Friday, December 22, 2017. A native of North Carolina, she had been a Hampton resident since 1951. She was active in First Presbyterian Church of Hampton, the Woman's Club of Hampton and the Hampton Elks Lodge.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Solomon; her...
Chieko O. Soltis
Dec 21, 2017
Chieko O. Soltis passed away peacefully on December 21, 2017, at her Chamberlin home on Fort Monroe. Chieko, known to her American friends as "Bunny," was born in Tokyo, Japan on February 15, 1932.
She was preceded in death by her...
Wanda Jerz Mcerlean
Dec 21, 2017
Wanda Jerz McErlean, 90, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2017. She was born in Somerset County, PA. She was a resident of Hampton for over 65 years. Â For most of her career she was an educational secretary for Hampton City Schools. Â She was a founding member and active parishioner of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church...
Aiden Kyle Willis
Dec 21, 2017
Aiden Kyle Willis, age 2, the beloved son of Crystal Montoya and Ashton Willis passed away on December 21st 2017. Aiden was a child who loved life, he was a sweet child who brought a smile to everyone he was around. He loved cuddling with family, he loved his Ironman and was never far from...
Thomas R. Hagner, Jr.
Dec 18, 2017
Thomas R. Hagner Jr., began life in Norfolk in 1944. Complications of Parkinson's Disease ended that life on December 18 in Newport News. His work as a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer took him all over the country and around the world, and he was proud of his cutting edge, patented accomplishments in commercial ship building. He was devoted...
Billy Joe Onks
Dec 17, 2017
Billy Joe Onks was called to his heavenly home on December 17, 2017 at the age of 86. Billy was a long-time resident of Phoebus and resided in Suffolk for the past nineteen years.
In May 1953, he enlisted in the Army and served in...
Benjamin Gregory Ferrell
Dec 16, 2017
Benjamin Gregory Ferrell, 49, died unexpectedly Saturday, December 16, 2017. Born in Hampton, he lived in the Tidewater area all of his life until 6 months ago when he relocated to North Carolina for his job. A very hard worker, he was employed by Boddie Noell Enterprises for the last 20 years working...
Stuart "Tred" Frear Hawkins, Iii
Dec 14, 2017
Stuart "Tred" Frear Hawkins, III, 46, died on December 14 at his home. He was born August 3, 1971 in Hampton, Virginia and was a lifelong resident of the Peninsula. Educated in local schools, and member of the Hampton High School Class of 1983 for three years, he graduated from Christchurch School in 1983 and...
Florence Brown Pigford
Dec 14, 2017
Florence Brown Pigford, 95, died Thursday, December 14, 2017. Born in Teachy, NC, she had been a Hampton resident for the last 66 years where she was a dedicated member of Fordham Baptist Church. She was a faithful Christian and had raised her family in the church. She had missed being able to attend and...
Gene E. Howard
Dec 13, 2017
Gene E. Howard died Wednesday, December 13, 2017 after a brief illness. He was born to Edna and Ernie Howard on March 3, 1943 in Harbor Beach, Michigan. Gene proudly served in the Navy for 23 years and worked for Metro Machine Corp for 18 years. He loved his music, playing guitar and karaoke and...
Jerry Stedman
Dec 12, 2017
Jerry Stedman, 69 of Hampton, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, December 12th at Riverside Hospital following respiratory complications. He was born to George and Eileen Stedman in Somerset, Kentucky on March 19, 1948. Jerry was a civil service employee at Ft. Monroe and later Ft. Eustis from 1989 until his retirement....
Walter Allen Wilkerson
Dec 12, 2017
Walter Allen Wilkerson, 81, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Born in Cavel, NC, he has been a resident of Newport News since 1959 where he retired, as a Supervisor in the Machinist Department, from Newport News Shipbuilding in in 1992. He also worked as a Starter for Kings Mill Golf Club from 1992-2014 and was a member of...
Grady James Calhoun
Dec 11, 2017
Grady James Calhoun, 76, died Monday, December 11, 2017. Born in North Carolina, he had been a longtime Hampton resident. He enjoyed golfing, boating, traveling and coached speed skating. He retired from Newport News Shipbuilding and then worked as an instructor at Thomas Nelson Community College where he trained and selected employees for the shipyard. Preceded in death by parents...
W. Roy Tate
Dec 11, 2017
Roy Tate passed away Monday, December 11th. He is survived by his wife, Jackie Reed Tate, his daughter, Wendy Tate Easmeil, his son and daughter in-law, Michael and Shannon Tate, their sons, Liam and Ryan, who Roy always referred to as his "brilliant grandchildren", his stepson, Todd Lackey, and his Miniature...
Anna Jean Goins Mikoychik
Dec 11, 2017
Anna Jean (Goins) Mikoychik passed away Monday morning December 11, 2017. She was 88.
Born May 10, 1929 in Stone, KY to Walter and Luvenia Goins, she was the 8th of nine children. She attended Belfry HS where she played basketball. She joined the US Air Force and was stationed at Otis AFB where she met the...
Betty Jewell Dronen
Dec 10, 2017
Betty Jewell Dronen, age 92, passed away Sunday evening, December 10, 2017.
Betty was born on June 16, 1925, in Zion, Illinois to the late Walter and Edith Hughes. She is survived by two sons; Michael with wife Joni and Gary with wife Cheryl. She has four wonderful grandchildren,...

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