Vicki L. Jones
Apr 28, 2015
Mrs. Vicki L. Jones (née Sheehan), of Hampton, VA, died surrounded by family on April 28, 2015 after complications from a long battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was 58 years old. Vicki is survived by her children, Jennifer Roper Gulsrud and Lucas Neibaur and step-children, Mary Cornwell, Monica Carneal, and Timothy Jones; step-mother, Ingrid Sheehan; sister, Bobbie Mauch; brother,...
Ricky Lane Hoff
Apr 27, 2015
Ricky Lane Hoff, 63, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015. Ricky is survived by his wife, Alice Hoff; daughters, Kimberly Rimrodt, Karissa Bedi, Korinne Islam and Kylene Rogers; sisters, Bobbie Barcenas, Kelly Otto, Marcia Cogan, Rhea Gibson, and Raelene Winkelman; brother, Ken Hoff; and eight grandchildren. Family and friends will be received from 1-3 PM Sunday at Berceuse Funeral and...
Preacher Samuel E. Hyde, Sr,
Apr 25, 2015
Preacher Samuel Elmer Hyde, Sr. went home to be with the Lord on April 25, 2015, surrounded by those he loved. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Jane (Gragg) Hyde, with whom he shared 59 years of marriage. The Lord blessed them with 5 children, Charlene M. Close, Brenda K. Cosentino, Cynthia J. Pilkington, Donna M. Drew, and Samuel...
Michael Roy Lee
Apr 25, 2015
Michael Roy Lee, 59, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015. Born in Newport News, VA, he had been a resident of Hampton for most of his life. He worked for the yellow taxi cab in Hampton for several years. Michael was preceded in death by his parents Ethel M Lee and Willard Lee. He is survived by his daughter, Corrine...
Hazel Noel Adams
Apr 23, 2015
Hazel Noel Adams, 83, died Thursday, April 23, 2015. A native of Pittsburgh, she moved to the Peninsula in 1947. Here she met her husband, Charles Keel Adams and they moved to Hampton and began their family. While raising her children, she went back to school, first at Thomas Nelson Community College, then graduating from Old Dominion University. She worked...
Cletus Joseph Vincke
Apr 22, 2015
Cletus Joseph Vincke, 97, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Born in Ottoville, OH, he has been a resident of Newport News since 1932. He retired from NASA as an Electrical Engineer in 1977. Cletus graduated from St. Gerard's High School in Lima, OH and Ohio Northern University in Ada, OH. He was a very active member of Our Lady...
David Paul Riesbeck
Apr 20, 2015
David Paul Riesbeck, 67, died Monday, April 20, 2015. Born in Newport News, he was the son of Lewis Riesbeck Sr. and Irene Hall Riesbeck. David lettered in Track and Field and graduated from the Newport News Shipyard Apprentice School in 1971 as a Tool Engineer. He retired from Newport News Shipyard in 2007 after more than 30 years service...
Richard Dean Macomber
Apr 20, 2015
SFC Richard Dean Macomber, (US Army Ret.), 63, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015. Born in Lynwood, CA, he has been a resident of Hampton for the last 12 years. He retired from the Army in 1991 after 21 years, which included service during Vietnam. Richard was preceded in death by his wife of 27 years, Anita; parents Iva Mae...
Randy R. Levi
Apr 20, 2015
Randy R. Levi, 60, died Monday, April 20, 2015. Born in Hendersonville, NC, Randy moved to Hampton in 1989. Having served in the USAF for 27 years, he retired in 2006 and began work in Civil Service at Langley in 2MRS/MRB. He was a member of Restoration Church Phoebus Baptist serving as an elder and was member of the Gideons...
Sylvester Ruffin
Apr 19, 2015
Sylvester Ruffin, age 79, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015. Born in Georgia, Sylvester has been a resident of Newport News since 2004. Sylvester retired from Sears after serving over 20 years as an automotive technician. He enjoyed farming as well as fishing and hunting with his friends. He is survived by his wife, whom he loved dearly, Ruby; daughters...
Pamela Puckett Pavlik
Apr 19, 2015
On Sunday, April 19, 2015, Pamela Puckett Pavlik, 58, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends at Riverside Regional Medical Center after a short, hard-fought battle with lung cancer. Known to most as "Pam," she was a lifelong resident of Hampton and was a 1974 graduate of Bethel High School. Throughout her working career, Pam was a valuable employee...
Jean Marie Smith
Apr 16, 2015
Jean Marie Smith, 25, passed away April 16, 2015. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, she had been a Tidewater resident for 4 years. She graduated from ECPI with a Technical Degree and served in the U.S. Navy prior to that. Jean Marie is survived by her mother, Mary Jean Smith, and her maternal grandmother, Mary Hawalka. A Christian funeral wake service...
Kristina Mary Robinson
Apr 16, 2015
Kristina Mary Robinson, 28, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 16, 2015. Born in Manhattan, NY she has been a resident of Hampton for 10 years. She has worked the last eight years as a Customer Service Rep for Sprint. She was also a Junior at Liberty University and a member of the Order of the...
Captain Thomas John Trebby
Apr 15, 2015
Capt. Thomas John Trebby, 69, died unexpectedly April 15, 2015, after a 10 month battle with gastric cancer. He was born in Lafayette, Indiana, to Claudine Chelmaniak and Francis Jack' Trebby, Professor of Engineering at Purdue University, also Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA., where he taught History. Tom attended Gonzaga Preparatory High School, Spokane, Seattle University, Seattle, and Embry Riddle University,...
Janice Pigford Chalmers
Apr 10, 2015
Janice Pigford Chalmers, 83, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 10, 2015. Jan was born in Willard, NC, one of nine children born to the late Susan and Kenneth Pigford. She had been a Peninsula resident since 1953. She is survived by her husband of sixty years, Charles Chalmers of Hampton, VA, her son Cameron Chalmers (Wanda) of Blacksburg, VA,...
Captain Francis Carlton Rowe
Apr 10, 2015
Captain Francis Carlton Rowe, 86, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015. Born in Gloucester, he has been a lifelong resident of Tidewater. At age 16, he was the youngest person ever to obtain a Captain's license. Capt. Francis was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Irene and three daughters, Linda Sue Dixon, Deborah Anne Conard and Frances Jolene Sommer....
Eleanor L. Houston
Apr 10, 2015
Eleanor Houston was called home by her Lord and Savior on April 10, 2015. She was born on May 27, 1918 to the late Edward and Blanche Lewis. She was a 1935 graduate from Hampton High School and a member of Central United Methodist Church in Hampton where she was a member of the Lois Lane Circle. She was preceded...
Joyce Faye Hudgins
Apr 9, 2015
Joyce Faye Hudgins, 63, died Thursday, April 9, 2015. Born in Richmond, she was a longtime Hampton resident and was a former member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. A true animal lover, she was a dog breeder for a short time and she enjoyed being outside working in the yard and liked to fish. She spent many hours bowling and...
Lynda Lou Pierce
Apr 9, 2015
Lynda Lou Pierce, 74, died Thursday, April 9, 2015. Born in Illinois she had been a Hampton resident for 55 years and retired from Howmet in 2003. Lynda loved playing bridge and bowled at Century Lanes. Lynda is survived by daughters, Karen and husband Monty, Debbie and husband Steve; sons, Phillip and wife Lindsey, Jeff and wife Stephanie; sisters, Denise...
Jason Kent Lawson
Apr 8, 2015
Jason Kent Lawson, 50, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015. A native of Bristol, TN, he had been a Hampton resident since 1972 where he attended Langley Christian Church. He was a natural born mechanic and loved helping his friends with their vehicle repairs. Preceded in death by his father, Gene A. Lawson and his grandparents, JK and Volney Lawson and...
