Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Timothy Rogers
Aug 25, 2016
Timothy Ray Rogers, 62, of S. Chesterfield, VA passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2016. Born in Martinsville, VA he was the son of the late Shirley Ray Rogers. Tim was retired from the Department of Defense after 30 plus years of service and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Colonial Heights. He is survived by his mother,...
Frances Gary
Aug 25, 2016
Frances Saunders Gary, 83, of Chester, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at John Randolph Hospital. She was born May 3, 1933 to the late George Washington Saunders and Janet Josephine Harris Saunders and was the widow of Granville Boyle Gary. She is survived by her four daughters; Ada Jannette, Karen Lee, Anita Kathleen and Arline Marie; nine grandchildren,...
Robert Holzner
Aug 24, 2016
Robert "Robbie" C. Holzner, 89, of Colonial Heights, VA went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 surrounded by his family. Mr. Holzner was the son of the late, Leo Joseph and Hattie Loving Holzner; and was also preceded in death by his first wife, Connie; a brother, David "Buster"; and three sisters, Margaret, Alice and...

John Kcraget Sr.
Aug 23, 2016
John O. Kcraget, Sr., 86, of Colonial Heights passed away at his residence surrounded by his family. Born December 19, 1929, he was the son of the late George K and Minda A. Kcraget, and was also preceded in death by his sisters, Tina Houle and Margaret Hall; and brothers, William and George Kcraget. Mr. Kcraget was a member of...
Sterling Birdsong
Aug 21, 2016
Sterling Otis Birdsong, 81, of Richmond, formerly of Petersburg, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at Chippenham Medical Center. He was the son of the late Percy Temple and Lena Watson Birdsong and was the widower of Patricia Vaiden Birdsong. He was a member of the Colonial Heights Senior Golf Association and was retired from Phillip Morris Tobacco Co....

June Guldenschuh
Aug 19, 2016
June Menzies Guldenschuh, 90, of Prince George, Virginia passed away on August 19, 2016. Born on December 7, 1925, in Endicott, New York, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Nettie (Scharf) Menzies, and was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Rev. Edward Guldenschuh; and her brother, Ralph Menzies. She was a graduate of...

Anna Keeney
Aug 19, 2016
Anna M. Keeney, 68, of South Chesterfield passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016. Born on June 28, 1948, she was the daughter of Edgar O. Urban, Sr. and Alice Walls Bomurski. She is preceded in death by her father; step-father, Benjamin Bomurski; and brother, Dale Urban. Anna was an active member of Western Heights Baptist Church, where she taught...
Audrey Norman
Aug 17, 2016
Norman, Audrey Talley Dean, "Peggy", of Colonial Heights, passed away peacefully at her home on August 17, 2016. Peggy was born on May 1, 1934 in Petersburg, VA to William H. Talley, Jr. and Audrey Hurt Talley. She was preceded in death by her loving partner of more than 30 years, Nelson ("Randy") Rand; and her first husband, James L....
Zaydelle Tyler
Aug 14, 2016
Zaydelle O'Mery Tyler, 95, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Tyler's Retreat. She was the daughter of the late Tasker P. and Clemmie Shell O'Mery; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond L. Tyler, Sr. Mrs. Tyler was a member of Colonial Heights Baptist Church and had retired from Titmus Optical...

Ferguson Gemeny Jr.
Aug 13, 2016
Ferguson Gemeny, Jr., 81, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at his residence. Born in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late, Ferguson Sr. and Lena Julia Mason Gemeny. Mr. Gemeny was a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Colonial Heights. He was a United States Navy Veteran and had retired from...

Lois Mraz
Aug 12, 2016
Mrs. Lois Marie Gravitte Mraz of Colonial Heights,VA, formerly of Prince George and Carson, VA went home to heaven to be with the Lord on August 12, 2016 after a courageous medical battle in the hospital and nursing home, due to stroke, breathing, kidney, other interelated medical problems . Born in 1930 in Carson VA, she was preceded in death...

Elizabeth Hicks
Aug 12, 2016
Elizabeth "Betty" Wynn Hicks, 83, of Dinwiddie, VA passed away on Friday, August 12, 2016 at the Dinwiddie Health and Rehab Center. Born in Petersburg, VA she was the daughter of the late Leonard Rogers and Annie Alma Rogers Wynn; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Bright T. Hicks; one brother, Thomas Wynn (Elva); and three sisters,...
Linda Cook
Aug 8, 2016
Linda M. Cook-Yanes (Merlo) Linda M. Cook-Yanes of Colonial Heights, VA, formerly of Northampton, PA, passed away at home on August 8, 2016. Born in Easton, PA on July 15, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Merlo-Danyluk and Vito Merlo. Linda attended Easton Area High School. She is survived by her spouse, Eugene Yanes of Colonial Heights,...
Timothy Williams
Aug 8, 2016
Timothy "Timmy" Randolph Williams, 28, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on Monday, August 8, 2016 at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, VA. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, John R. Williams; and an uncle, Larry Williams. Timmy was a 2005 graduate of Colonial Heights High School. Growing up he enjoyed playing soccer, and later in life...
Tracy Schutt
Aug 6, 2016
Tracy Lynn Schutt, 51, of Colonial Heights passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at VCU Medical Center. Born on March 24, 1965, she was the daughter of James S. and Irish Faye Schutt. Tracy was a kindergarten teacher at Patrick Copeland Elementary School for 25 years. She was very crafty with a needle and thread as she loved to...

William Richards
Aug 5, 2016
MSGT William Russell Richards, U.S. Army Retired, passed away at Southside Regional Medical Center on August 5, 2016. He was born July 8, 1928 to the late Lewis Christopher Richards and Anna Pauline Hypes Greenway. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Eugene Greenway; his sister, Ruth Bower; and a son in-law, Andrew Stuart Kerrick. Mr. Richards retired...
Alice Fite
Aug 3, 2016
Infant Alice Jane Boone Fite, passed away Wednesday, August, 3, 2016 at Johnston Willis Medical Center. She was born August 2, 2016 to Daniel Fite and Victoria Rainey. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather Richard Rainey. Survivors include her parents, maternal grandmother, Amy Bowe; paternal grandparents, Douglas and Kathy Fite; great-grandparents, Thomas and JoAnne Bowe, Sharon Moe,...

Robert Hearn
Aug 2, 2016
Robert Barry Hearn, 67, of Colonial Heights passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at VCU Medical Center. Born on June 15, 1949, he was preceded in death by his father, Robert Elmer Hearn. Out of high school, Mr. Hearn enlisted in the United States Army and served for three years. For the next 26 years, he served in the...
Jerry Thomas Sr.
Aug 1, 2016
Jerry Paul Thomas Sr. 83, of Colonial Heights, died on August 1, 2016. Born on January 14, 1933, he was the son of the late Curtis Oscar and Ruth Elizabeth Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite mason with Albert Pike Memorial Temple of Little Rock, Arkansas, a member of Em Lodge No. 363, Fordyce, Arkansas, Free and...
Joleene Eldridge
Jul 31, 2016
Joleene Zelma Eldridge, 85, of Colonial Heights, Virginia passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2016. Born on September 15, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Perry D. and Grace L. Payne, and was also preceded in death by her husband, John Tipton Eldridge, Sr. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Colonial Heights, and the former...
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