Obituaries

Apr 16, 2021

Daniel Wayne Cappel, 58, a resident of Davis Wharf, VA, passed away Friday, April 16, 2021, at his residence. A native of Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Silas Raymond Cappel and the late Nellie Maria Cappel. He attended the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall in Exmore, VA.

He is survived by two brothers, David...

Apr 12, 2021

Otto Kinbacher, 78, husband of Helen Kinbacher and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021, at his residence. A native of Babylon, NY, he was the son of the late Otto Kinbacher and the late Rose La Porte Kinbacher. He was a retired ISD Foreman for Long Island Lighting Company and a member of St....

Apr 8, 2021

Thomas Preston Savage, 62, a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021, at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Saltworks, VA, he was the son of the late Thomas P. Savage and the late Pearl Merritt Savage. He was a retired maintenance worker and member of Bethel United Methodist Church....

Apr 3, 2021

Claudia Mae Lambert, 74, wife of 51 years to Robert C. Lambert and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021, peacefully at her home. Born in Johnstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Claude Nitch and the late Roselee Koch Nitch. A member of Smith Chapel United Methodist Church, Claudia was a retired...

Mar 31, 2021

Nancy Killmon Mapp, 78, wife of the late Eugene Bruce Mapp and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at The Citadel at Nassawadox. A native of Exmore, she was the daughter of the late Ben Killmon and Gladys Beach Ward of Exmore. She was a member of Exmore Baptist Church, the Ladies of the...

Mar 28, 2021

Sarah Catherine Taylor, 17, of Onancock, VA, passed away at her residence on March 28, 2021. She is the daughter of Angela Taylor and stepfather, Devon Fairhurst, and the late Turner Mapp Taylor. She was born March 19, 2004, in Nassawadox, VA.

Sarah was a very determined and strong willed young lady. With her vibrant personality and...

Mar 27, 2021

Theodore Eugene Geary, 88, husband of the late Janice Mae Simmons Geary and a resident of Craddockville, VA, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021, at his residence. A native of Pomeroy, OH, he was the son of the late Oliver Geary and the late Erma Langel Geary. He was United States Air Force Veteran, retired from LTV Steel Company...

Mar 22, 2021

Sharon Yvonne Lewis Royster, 53, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021, at her residence. A native of Oyster, VA, she is the daughter of Carolyn Jean Parker Shanley of Cape Charles and Edward Lee Lewis of Chesapeake, VA. She was an in home healthcare worker and lover of animals.

In addition...

Mar 22, 2021

James Allen Powell, 71, a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021, at his residence. A native of Quinby, VA, he was the son of the late John T. Powell, Sr. and the late Anna Farren Powell. He was a United States Army Veteran and retired Home Builder.

He is survived by two...

Mar 17, 2021

Glenwood L. “Sonny” Bennett, Jr., 84, husband of Maybelle Spence Bennett and a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. A native of Hacksneck, VA, he was the son of the late Glenwood Ledell Bennett, Sr. and the late Gladys Chambers Bennett. He was a retired Waterman and Past...

Mar 13, 2021

Lawrence Milton Nottingham, 95, husband of the late Sue Robins Nottingham and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021, at his residence. A native of Bridgetown, VA, he was the son of the late Lawrence Milton Nottingham and the late Jennie Roberts Nottingham. He was a retired General Agent for Penn Central Railroad, member of...

Mar 10, 2021

Irene Mlodynia was born October 17, 1930, in Lezajsk, Poland, to Ignac and Mary Markiewicz. She was the youngest of eight children, brothers, Adam, Charles, Michael and sisters, Pauline, Francis, Antoinette and Elizabeth. Irene immigrated to the United States June 10, 1947. She first worked at an eyeglass factory in Queens, NY, where she met her future husband Stanley...

Mar 6, 2021

Kemmie Mason Dize, Servant of God, 91, husband of Jackie Nordstrom Dize and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021, at his residence. A native of Onley, VA, he was the son of the late Elmer Thomas Dize and the late Sarah Mason Dize. He was a retired Superintendent - Maintenance, Shops and Services...

Mar 1, 2021

Eileen Ashton, 96, wife of the late Eugene G. Ashton, Sr. and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore, Onancock, VA. Born in New London, Connecticut and raised in Langhorne, PA, she married and raised her family in Bensalem, PA, prior to moving to Painter.

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Mar 1, 2021

Samuel Brady, Jr., 81, husband of Louise Stillwell Brady and a resident of Cedar Grove, VA, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021, at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Oyster, VA, he was the son of the late Samuel Brady and the late Doris Mae Hinman Brady. He retired from the maintenance department...

Feb 28, 2021

Mrs. Irene Teresa Surran, 96, beloved wife of the late Richard B. Surran and a resident of Commonwealth Senior Living in Onancock, Va., formally of Melfa, Va. and Blenheim, N.J., passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021.

She was raised in Blenheim and predeceased by her parents, Joseph Dintino and Susie Dintino.  Irene graduated from Haddonfield High...

Feb 28, 2021

Margaret Ann Harmon Colburn, 85, wife of the late Quinton Douglas Colburn, Sr. and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021, at her home. A native of Melfa, VA, she was the daughter of the late George D. Harmon and the late Margaret Walker Harmon. She was a retired secretary for the Northampton County Public...

Feb 26, 2021

Kathy Cummings, 68, wife of Jack Cummings and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021, at her residence. A native of Pungoteague, she was the daughter of the late Mavis Roughley. She was retired from New Ravenna, owner of Shore Wildlife Rescue, an artist and an avid animal lover.

In addition to her...

Feb 19, 2021

Jack Thomas, 67, husband of Janey Roehm Thomas and a resident of Exmore, VA, entered safely into the arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ Friday, February 19, 2021.

Born on April 8, 1953, he was the son of the late Jackie Thomas and the late Mary Wilson Mears. Jack was a 1971 graduate of Northampton High School. ...

Feb 13, 2021

Harold Bruce Arnold, 78, a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA. Born in Tacoma, WA, he was the son of the late Buckly Bruce Arnold and the late Rosemary Montag Arnold. He was a retired Officer for The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, member of St....