Recent Obituaries
Dave Ervin Buffkin
Feb 25, 2024
Dave Ervin Buffkin, 67, of Disputanta, VA passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at VCU Medical Center. Born in Fort Dix, NJ on March 5, 1956, he was the son of the late Elmore M. Buffkin and Dorothy Francis Collie Buffkin. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Marcel Buffkin.
Dave worked as a Freight Serviceman for CSX...
Weygang Andoson
Feb 23, 2024
Weygang Andoson, 30, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday, February 23, 2024. He was born May 2, 1993, in Cameroon, to the late Apa Michael Andoson and mother Geraldine Andoson. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfathers, Apa Yaro Andoson and Lawrence Djam-Ndang; and paternal grandmother, Alhuouh Rita Bobu.
Weygang was a devoted member of St. Ann Catholic Church....
Joyce Ann Smielecki
Feb 23, 2024
Joyce Ann Smielecki 79, of Chester, passed away Friday, February 23, 2024 at Chippenham Medical Center. She was born November 26, 1944 in New York to the late Chester and Julia Domnissey Offhaus. Joyce loved all animals, especially dogs & tigers and loved to go boating with her husband, on their own boat. She was a big Yankees fan she also...
Carrie "Kay" Elizabeth Gross Ogburn
Feb 19, 2024
Carrie “Kay” Elizabeth Gross Ogburn, 75, of Chester, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 19, 2024. Born in Maryland on April 5, 1948, she was the daughter of the late John M. Lewis and Agnes L. Lewis. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Deborah and Nancy Lewis.
Kay was well known in the community...
Regina Mary Zamenick
Feb 19, 2024
Regina Mary Zamenick, 87, of Petersburg Virginia, passed away Monday, February 19, 2024. Regina was a devout Catholic consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary. She was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Purtell Vandermark. Regina is also preceded in death by her husband; Lt. Col. Stephen John Zamenick; sisters, Elizabeth Stoddard, Helen...
Jerry Michael Walters
Feb 19, 2024
Jerry Michael Walters, 79 of Prince George County, passed away on February 19, 2024. Born on December 27, 1944, Jerry was the son of the late Clintus Millard Walters and Mozella Elizabeth Walters Conduff. In his military career, Jerry retired as a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves. Jerry was a member and former deacon of Oakland Baptist Church....
Linda Carol Sirles
Feb 18, 2024
Our sweet angel, Linda Carol Sirles, returned peacefully to her Heavenly Father on Sunday, February 18, 2024. Linda was born July 5, 1939, in Hopewell, Virginia. She graduated from Thomas Dale High School and married her sweetheart, Melvin Sirles, to whom she has been married 66 years. She devoted her life to her family and her friends – who were...
Carolyn Marie Brainard
Feb 17, 2024
Carolyn Marie Brainard, 81, of Colonial Heights passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Born December 30, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Bernard Joseph Callis and Virginia Carolina Lamm Trent, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Noel Brainard; and brother, Bruce Callis.
Carolyn worked for Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation in Petersburg, Virginia for a...
Earl Roger Douglas
Feb 17, 2024
Earl Roger Douglas, affectionately known as Doug, 84, of Chester passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Born October 5, 1939, he was the son of the late Earl Edward and Viola Kuntz Douglas and was also preceded in death by his daughter, Kim Elizabeth Adams.
Doug was a member of The Heights Baptist Church. He retired from Dominion Resources after...
David Eric Hurst
Feb 16, 2024
David Eric Hurst 77, of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024. He was preceded in death by his father, Howard Hurst. He is survived by his wife, Lydia Sager Hurst, and his son, Derek Hurst. He is also survived by his mother, Juanita (Bobbie) Hurst; sister Linda Lasure (William); numerous nieces and nephews; and step son,...
Elli Meta Maria Pieklik
Feb 15, 2024
Elli Meta Maria Pieklik, 89, of Colonial Heights, passed away at home on Thursday, February 15, 2024. Born on December 28, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Otto August Herman and Emma Ida Hermine Genz and was also preceded in death by her first husband, Walter G. Stockhaus, her second husband, Major General Joseph E. Pieklik, and her...
Hak Yu Lee
Feb 15, 2024
Hak Yu Lee, 78, of Chester, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024. She was born in Seoul, Korea on June 29, 1945. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ke Suk Kim Yu, and her brother, Hung Yu.
Surviving her are two sons, Roger Lee (Tami) and Paul Lee; grandchildren, Mya and Maddax Lee; brothers, Sop Yu, Hoon...
Pattie Sue Walker
Feb 14, 2024
Pattie S Walker, a Jehovah's Witness of 65 years passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2024. She was born in Brunswick County, VA to Annie Sue and Edward Davis Booth on September 13, 1932. She was married to Clifton Walker and gave birth to 4 children, Felicita Duke, Preston R Walker, and twins Lester Clifton and Lawrence Clifton Walker. Preston Sr...
Anne Davis Blankenship
Feb 14, 2024
Anne D. Blankenship, 88, of Dinwiddie departed this life on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Born in Pearisburg, Virginia on August 21, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Gladys Davis, and was also preceded in death by her beloved granddaughter, Elizabeth Hancock.
Anne moved to the Tri-city area in 1954 and never left. She was primarily a homemaker...
Stanley Eugene Cornett Sr.
Feb 14, 2024
Stanley Eugene Cornett Sr., 84, of Chester, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at his residence. He was born in Petersburg, Virginia on November 15, 1939 to the late James Stanley and Virginia Heptinstall Cornett. Stanley was a United States Navy Veteran, a member of both the American Legion Post 146 and Post 284 and the VFW Post 637. He...
Lloyd Michael Havens II
Feb 13, 2024
It is with a heavy heart the family of Lloyd M Havens II, also known as Mike announces his passing on February 13 2024 after recent vehicle accident trauma and subsequent complications.
Mike was a beloved son, brother, father, and friend to many. He is survived by his father, Lloyd M Havens; mother, Wanda Elaine Pardoe; sisters, Terri Sanderson, Lucy Lamm;...
John Lee Rowland Hoeckel
Feb 13, 2024
John Lee Rowland Hoeckel “Huck” went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at the age of 83. Born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 9, 1941, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Lorraine Bowers and John Rowland Hoeckel, and was also preceded in death by his brothers, Bruce Bernard Hoeckel and Stuart Frances Hoeckel.
Lee...
Ilse Johanna Maria Arlt
Feb 13, 2024
Ilse Johanna Maria Arlt, lovingly known as 'Oie' to family and friends, 93, of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at the Colonial Heights Rehabilitation Center. Ms. Arlt retired as a cocktail waitress from the Fort Lee Officers Club after 29 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norbert M. Arlt, and her daughter, Rose...
Mabel Logan Harpole
Feb 12, 2024
Mabel Logan Harpole, 90, of Petersburg, Virginia, peacefully passed away to be with the Lord on February 12, 2024. She was born in Smithfield, Virginia, on May 12, 1933. Mabel was preceded in death by her husband, John D Harpole, Sr.; her daughter, Donna Harpole Bishop Taylor; her son, John D. Harpole, Jr.; four sisters; one brother; and her granddaughter,...
Ingrid Elizabeth Stewart
Feb 11, 2024
Our family is saddened to announce the passing of Ingrid Elizabeth Stewart, 75, of Prince George, Virginia.
Born September 17, 1948 in Dachau, Germany, Ingrid Elizabeth (Toenniges) Stewart passed away peacefully on Sunday, February, 11, 2024, at Southside Regional Medical Center.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Victor and Sylvia Toenniges, and her brothers, Ashley Hart, Fred Toenniges, and Glen...
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