Obituaries

Elizabeth Ward

Elizabeth Ward

Apr 30, 2014

Elizabeth Dae Lewis Ward, 85, wife of the late Austin Carroll Ward, Jr. and a resident of The Hermitage, formerly of Machipongo, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. Born in Cheriton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Seymour Lewis Sr. and the late Mary Burnette Richardson. She is survived by her children,...

Nickolas Handwerk

Nickolas Handwerk

Apr 30, 2014

Nickolas Alexander Handwerk, 14, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at his residence. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of Franklin G. Handwerk, Jr. of Jeffersonville, IN and Carol Hochella Handwerk of Cape Charles. He was a former student of Northampton Middle School and Indiana Cyber School. In addition to his...

Delma Lewis

Delma Lewis

Apr 20, 2014

Delma Virginia Lewis, 90, wife of the late Cecil T. Lewis, Sr. and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Machipongo, VA, she was the daughter of the late Allen E. Outten, Sr. and the late Alice Catherine Richardson Outten. She was a homemaker and...

Emma Kelly

Emma Kelly

Apr 14, 2014

Emma Loretto Kelly, 104, wife of the late Eugene B. Kelly and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, formerly of Newburgh, NY, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Marlboro, NY, she was the daughter of the late Peter Krones and the late Honora McManus Krones. She was a retired secretary...

ADCS U.S.N. Ret. Ashley Lee Lamm

ADCS U.S.N. Ret. Ashley Lee Lamm

Apr 13, 2014

ADCS U.S.N. Ret. Ashley Lee Lamm, 76, husband of Evelyn L. Lamm and a resident of Craddockville, VA, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Wilson County, NC, he was the son of the late Walter Lee Lamm and the late Ella Mae Turnage Lamm. Mr. Lamm retired from the U.S. Navy and...

Floyd Gaskill

Floyd Gaskill

Apr 12, 2014

Mr. Floyd Wilbur Gaskill, 82, loving father, loyal friend, and unique character departed this life on April 12, 2014. Floyd was born in Tuckerton, New Jersey, raised in Ewing, New Jersey, and happily retired in Cedarview Beach, Virginia for the last twenty-five years. Floyd was a "come here" to the Eastern shore and was proud to become a "been here."...

Anita Young

Anita Young

Apr 10, 2014

Anita Ruth Scanlan Mason Young passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014. She was born at Oakland Park near Exmore, VA, the daughter of James Gurber Scanlan and Stella Harris Scanlan, on May 30, 1928. Anita was christened Episcopalian in New York City and attended Baptist and Methodist Churches. She was the wife of the late William R. Mason, Jr. and...

Katherine Huffman

Katherine Huffman

Apr 4, 2014

Katherine Smith Huffman, 69, wife of the late William E. Huffman and a resident of Bloxom, VA, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Willis Wharf, VA, she was the daughter of the late Elsworth M. Smith and the late Katherine Cottee Smith. She was a home health aide and a member of...

Janet Ebersole

Janet Ebersole

Mar 30, 2014

Janet Schopf Ebersole, 92, wife of the late Walter K. Ebersole and a 60-yr resident of Bellport, NY, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. Born in Lancaster County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul F. Schopf and the late Pauline Yentzer Schopf. A graduate of Lebanon Valley College, where...

Judy Lessard

Judy Lessard

Mar 29, 2014

Judy Lynn Angell Lessard, 64, a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Mount Clemens, MI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph James Angell and the late Olga Myers Angell. She was a member of Lower Northampton Baptist Church and the Amyloidosis Foundation. She...

Alfred Bridgewater

Alfred Bridgewater

Mar 20, 2014

Alfred James Bridgewater, 86, of Nassawadox, VA, formerly of Pungoteague, VA passed away Thursday March 20, 2014 at Heritage Hall HealthCare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late Sidney Bridgewater and the late Katrina Steffes-Lai. Mr. Bridgewater was a retired roofer and a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include a sister, Clara...

Alice Vitaliani

Alice Vitaliani

Mar 16, 2014

Alice Mae Barcroft Vitaliani, 90, a resident Cape Charles, VA, passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014 at her residence. A native of Capeville, VA, she was the daughter of the late James F. Barcroft and the late Alice Richardson Barcroft. She is survived by a son, Alfred Orsinger and his wife, Jean, of Capeville; a brother, James M. Barcroft of...

Edwin Marshall

Edwin Marshall

Mar 13, 2014

Edwin T. Marshall, 84, husband of Nancy Bonniwell and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Willis Wharf, he was the son of the late Navelle Thomas Marshall and the late Fairy Stevens Marshall. He was President of Marshall Tire Company, a member of...

Jackie Bradshaw

Jackie Bradshaw

Mar 12, 2014

Betty Jacqueline Bloxom Bradshaw, 83, wife of the late Kinley "Duck" Bradshaw and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Capeville, VA, she was the daughter of the late William Edward Bloxom and the late Helen Whitehead Bloxom. She was a member of Belle Haven United Methodist Church....

Richard Landon

Richard Landon

Mar 11, 2014

Richard Bates Landon, better known as Rooster, 62, husband of Mary Lee Merritt Landon and a resident of Eastville,VA, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. A native of Tangier Island, VA, he was the son of the late Willie Bates Landon and the late Panit-Lee Abraham Landon. He was a retired Commercial Fisherman...

Belford Kellam

Belford Kellam

Mar 10, 2014

Belford Downing Kellam, 89, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Franktown, VA, he was the son of the late Russell Kellam and the late Louise Miles Kellam. He was a World War II United States Navy Veteran, a graduate of University of Virginia,...

Bill Massey

Bill Massey

Mar 7, 2014

William Gregory "Bill" Massey, 70, a resident of Silver Beach, VA, passed away Friday, March 7, 2014, at his residence. He was the son of the late Wilbur Massey and the late Dorothy Trapp Massey. Bill graduated from The Citadel, was a U.S. Marine Veteran and part owner of the Eastern Shore Post. He is survived by his best friend...

Wayne Sturgis

Wayne Sturgis

Feb 25, 2014

B. Wayne Sturgis, 58, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at his residence. A native of Wachapreague, VA, he was the son of the late Bernie Lee Sturgis and the late Georgie Smullin Peppler. He served in the United States Coast Guard. He is survived by three daughters, Crystal S. Hart and her husband, Sean,...

Audrey Belote

Audrey Belote

Feb 22, 2014

Audrey Louise Mapp Belote, 78, wife of the late Shirley M. Belote and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Riverside Shore Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA. A native of Wardtown, VA, she was the daughter of the late Richard Benjamin Mapp, Jr. and the late Alice Hopkins Mapp. She was a former cafeteria worker...

Alma Hawkins

Alma Hawkins

Feb 13, 2014

Alma Corbin Hawkins, 96, wife of the late Maurice Hawkins and a resident of Capeville, VA, formerly of Warrenton, VA, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Fauquier County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Alexander Corbin and the late Nora McIntosh Corbin. She was a member of...