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Ellen  M. Svaty

Ellen M. Svaty

Nov 20, 2009

Ellen M. Svaty, 99, wife of the late Martin A. Svaty and a resident of Quinby, Virginia, formerly of Ellsworth, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 20, 2009, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, Virginia. A native of Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Annie Zelenka Belt. She was a homemaker and was a lifetime member...

Herman  L. (View Video Tribute)  Bundick

Herman L. (View Video Tribute) Bundick

Nov 18, 2009

Herman L. Bundick, 83, of Coal Kiln, and husband of Emily S. Bundick, died Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at his residence. Bundick, a lifelong resident of Coal Kiln, was born November 10, 1926, to the late Leonard C. Bundick and the late Annie B. Bundick. He is survived by three (3) children including Carl H. Bundick, and his wife, Sherri,...

Edward  Lee (View Video Tribute)  Lafferty

Edward Lee (View Video Tribute) Lafferty

Nov 16, 2009

Edward Lee Lafferty, 79, of Cape Charles, died Monday, November 16, 2009 at the Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Cheriton, he was the son of the late Grover L. and Elizabeth Hamblin Lafferty. He is survived by six sisters, Mary L. Bennett of Cheriton, VA, Barbara L. Dickerson of Jamesville, VA, Charlotte L. Whitman & her husband George...

Bernice  Custis Walls

Bernice Custis Walls

Nov 14, 2009

Bernice Custis Walls, 89, wife of the late James S. Walls, and a resident of Onley, VA, died Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox. Born March 7, 1920 in Craddock Neck, she was the daughter of the late Will and Stella Bull Custis. She was a retired interior house painter and treasured the many friendships she...

Frederick  T. Salenski  Jr.

Frederick T. Salenski Jr.

Nov 8, 2009

Frederick Theodore Salenski Jr., 76, husband of the late Joan M. Salenski and a resident of Cheriton, VA passed away Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of New York, he was the son of the late Frederick T. and Helen Zawacki Salenski. He was a U.S. Army veteran and served in the Korean War. He...

Virginia  A. Truitt

Virginia A. Truitt

Nov 6, 2009

Virginia Alice Truitt, 86, of Hacks Necks, VA passed away Friday, November 6, 2009 at Shore Life Care in Parksley. A native of Hacks Neck, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Alice Truitt. Miss Truitt was retired from Perdue Foods. Other than her parents, she was predeceased by her uncle, Woodrow Charnock and her aunt, Betty Trader...

Victoria C. Elsner Rudy

Victoria C. Elsner Rudy

Nov 6, 2009

Victoria C. Elsner Rudy, 101, wife of the late Martin Elsner and the late Harry Rudy and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Friday, November 6, 2009, at her residence. A native of Northampton County, she was the daughter of the late Origin T. and Victoria Belda Charnock. Mrs. Rudy retired from Meatland Stores and she and her sister...

Priscilla  Olivia Clark

Priscilla Olivia Clark

Nov 4, 2009

Priscilla Olivia Clark, 83, wife of Hugo J. Clark and a resident of Marionville, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at her residence. A native of Long Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late John Paul and Priscilla Degrasse Paul. A 1943 graduate of Central High School in Valley Stream, NY, she was a retired clerk for...

Edmund  F. Chew  Jr.

Edmund F. Chew Jr.

Nov 4, 2009

Edmund Freeman Chew Jr., 78, husband of Patricia Lauer Chew and a resident of Haddon Heights, NJ, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at his Eastern Shore of Virginia residence. A native of Haddonfield, NJ, he was the son of the late Edmund F. and Margaret Marsteller Chew. A US Air Force veteran, he attended Lehigh University and graduated from...

Louise  Mulligan Hutchinson

Louise Mulligan Hutchinson

Oct 29, 2009

Louise Mulligan Hutchinson, 88, wife of the late Raymond E. Hutchinson and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away at her residence Thursday, October 29, 2009. She was born on August 14, 1921 in Providence, RI, as the first child of Dr. Edward William and Ida Ransdell Mulligan. Upon graduating from St. Joseph's Academy in Tucson, AZ, in 1939, Louise...

Wyvetta  Craun Wells

Wyvetta Craun Wells

Oct 27, 2009

Wyvetta Craun Wells, 89, known to friends and family as Vettie, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2009. She was born in Orange, Va. and grew up in the Roanoke area. She returned to Orange as a young woman where she met her husband of 69 years, Robert William Wells. Wyvetta moved to the Tidewater area during WWII where she worked...

Val Fluhart

Val Fluhart

Oct 26, 2009

Val Fluhart, 82, husband of the late Pauline Kellam Fluhart and a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Monday, October 26, 2009, at his residence. A native of Jamesville, VA, he was the son of the late Mary Fluhart. He retired as a farm equipment mechanic. He is survived by a son, Larry F. Fluhart and his wife Faye of...

Barbara  Outten Costin

Barbara Outten Costin

Oct 22, 2009

Barbara Outten Costin, 81, a resident of 2500 Block East Little Creek Road, Norfolk, VA, peacefully went home to be with her Lord Thursday, October 22, 2009. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of the late Russell Outten and Julia Masenhimer Outten. She was a homemaker, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a member of Cornerstone...

Sally  Jane Gale

Sally Jane Gale

Oct 22, 2009

Sally Jane Gale, 82, of Cheriton died Thursday October 22, 2009 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Cherrystone, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas & Martha Elizabeth Hall Gale. Survivors include a son, Lee Roy Gale, a sister-in-law, Juanita Gale, both of Bayview and a niece, Barbara Sue Wroten. A private family service will be...

Robert  W. Wells

Robert W. Wells

Oct 19, 2009

Robert W. Wells, 86, known to friends and family as Bob, passed away Monday, October 19, 2009. He was born and raised in Orange, Va., where he met his wife of 69 years, Wyvetta Craun Wells. Bob soon went to WWII serving from 1943 - 1945 in the Merchant Marines. He returned to live in Tidewater for the next 60...

Joshua  Todd (View Video Tribute)  Whiteside

Joshua Todd (View Video Tribute) Whiteside

Oct 18, 2009

Joshua Todd Whiteside, 20, a resident of Baltimore, MD, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2009. A native of Willis Wharf, VA, he was the son of Laura Parks Tatum of Baltimore and Raymond Whiteside Sr. of Norfolk, VA. Other than his parents, he is survived by a brother, Bruce and his wife Susana Whiteside of Willis Wharf; maternal grandparents, Donnie...

Elizabeth  H. (View Video Tribute)  Lafferty

Elizabeth H. (View Video Tribute) Lafferty

Oct 15, 2009

Elizabeth Hamblin Lafferty, a resident of Cheriton, VA, died October 15, 2009 at her residence. Born September 20, 1909, she was the eldest daughter of Larry H. and Minnie Smith Hamblin. She was married to Grover Lafferty Sr. for 63 years. She lived on Myrtle Island as well as on a houseboat until she moved to the mainland for school....

Beth  Powell Bitterman

Beth Powell Bitterman

Oct 14, 2009

Beth Powell Bitterman, 46, of Eastville, VA, passed away Wednesday,October 14, 2009, at her residence. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of Robert L. Powell and his wife Barbara of Norfolk, VA, and Marge C. Powell of Cheriton, VA. Other than her parents, she is survived by two daughters, Ashley Bitterman of Vancouver, WA, and Kelsea...

Albert  J. Koury  Jr.

Albert J. Koury Jr.

Oct 9, 2009

Albert Joseph Koury Jr., a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2009. He was the devoted husband of Eleanor Frances (O'Neill) Koury for 53 years. Mr. Koury was born in Woonsocket, R.I., the son of the late Abdullah Koury and Jamela (Lataash) Koury. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Other than...

Robert  L. Tarr

Robert L. Tarr

Oct 8, 2009

Robert Lewis Tarr, 83, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Girdletree, Maryland, he was the son of the late Alfred Thomas and Jane Tarr. He retired from Sealtest Milk Company. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Belote Tarr; four children, Larry J. Hicks of Exmore, Deborah H....

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