Obituaries

Jul 3, 2019

Lin Feaker, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at her home in Painter, VA. She was 74. Lin moved to the United States in 1991 from Hong Kong. She married Bob Feaker in 1993, and they lived in Southold, NY, until recently relocated to Painter, VA.

She is...

Jul 2, 2019

Jerome Carl Loomis, 76, husband of Judy Williams Loomis and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. A native of Ludington, MI, he was the son of the late Russell J. Loomis and the late Beatrice Burke Loomis. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, having served in...

Jul 1, 2019

Diane Ellyse Winters Browne, 88, wife of the late Harris W.C. Browne, Jr., passed away Monday, July 1, 2019, at home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her sister, Elaine Kniskern, and brother, Bill Winters. She leaves behind three children: Garlan Quiroz, Charrie Cook and Tabet Browne. Their grandchildren: Agnetha, Brigitte, Leslie, Logan, and Dillon. Great grandchildren:...

Jun 25, 2019

Frances Powers Roberts, 88, wife of the late Hurley Carliss Roberts, Jr. and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA. A native of Quinby, she was the daughter of the late Rooker W. Powers and the late Louise Carruthers Powers. She was a member of Smith...

Jun 21, 2019

Mr. George Willis Young, 91, died June 21, 2019, at his home on Olde Hickory Farm in Exmore. A Northampton High School graduate, he devoted his career to public education as a teacher, athletic coach, assistant principal and principal of Northampton High School and served as superintendent of Northampton County Public Schools for 20 years. During his career, he...

Jun 18, 2019

Hazel Doris Buckhalt Lewis, 98, wife of the late Francis G. Lewis and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Dowling Park, FL, she was the daughter of the late John F. Buckhalt and the late Pearl Lee Horton Buckhalt. She was a member...

Jun 18, 2019

Robert Hippolit Pfund, 86, husband of the late Dolores A. Pfund and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of the Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late William A. Pfund and the late Marie McCauley Pfund. He worked in Corporate Real Estate...

Jun 17, 2019

Adam Schwegerl, Jr., 97, husband of Barbara L. Schwegerl and a resident of Concord Wharf, VA, passed away Monday, June 17, 2019, at his residence. A native of Floral Park, NY, he was the son of the late Adam Schwegerl and the late Sally Christy Schwegerl. He was a retired Officer in Special Credit at J. P. Morgan Chase...

Jun 16, 2019

Mary Louise Bayly, 100, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of the late Albert Berchtold and the late Susie Ashby Berchtold. She was a homemaker and member of Epworth United Methodist Church.

She is survived...

Jun 13, 2019

Deborah Lee Chandler, 68, wife of Teresa Ann Shook and a resident of Concord Wharf, VA, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2019, at her residence. A native of Exmore, she was the daughter of the late Marquard Lee Chandler and the late Mary Jane Hudson Chandler. She was a United States Army Veteran, graduate of The University of the...

Jun 9, 2019

Frank John Etz, Jr., 95, husband of the late Sadie Moore Etz and a resident of Capeville, VA, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019, at Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA. A native of Bayview, VA, he was the son of the late Frank John Etz, Sr. and the late Carrie Richardson Etz. He was a United...

Jun 6, 2019

Paul Kovacs III, 80, husband of Susan Y. Kovacs and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Van Nuys, CA, he was the son of the late Paul Kovacs, Jr. and the late Sophie Rangeo Kovacs. He was a graduate of Virginia Tech Class...

May 28, 2019

Silas Raymond Cappel, 80, husband of the late Nellie Maria Cappel and a resident of Davis Wharf, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of New York, he was the son of the late Richard L. Cappel and the late Rosalie Prince Cappel. He was a retired waterman and...

May 26, 2019

Harry Dowl Boteler, 80, husband of the late William Snyder Keyton, Jr. and a resident of Machipongo, VA, formerly of Berryville, VA, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Annapolis, MD, he was the son of the late William Stewart Boteler and the late Theresa Konopik Boteler. He was...

May 23, 2019

Jean Belote LeCato, 67, wife of the late Howard Allen LeCato and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019, at her residence. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of Carolyn Ward Belote of Cape Charles and the late James Stanley "Bucky" Belote. She was a retired bookkeeper for Gladden Tire Company....

May 22, 2019

William Thomas Hemphill Jr., 80, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, MD. A native of Louisiana, he was the son of the late William Thomas Hemphill Sr. and the late Agnes Turnbow Hemphill. He was a retired truck driver.

He is survived by two...

May 22, 2019

Alton Harold Bowen, 88, husband of Joyce Arrington Bowen and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at his residence. A native of Hog Island, VA, he was the son of the late Ervin H. Bowen and the late Olive Simpson Bowen. He was retired from Suburban Propane, a member of Epworth United Methodist Church...

May 19, 2019

Captain Edgar T. Steward MSC, USN (Ret), 97, died peacefully on May 19, 2019. A veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam he rose in the enlisted ranks to Chief Hospital Corpsman, was commissioned an Ensign and moved through the ranks retiring as Captain in 1979 after 38 years serving our country. Captain Steward was born on August...

May 19, 2019

William Thomas Bell Sr., 82, husband of the late Anna Thornes Bell and a resident of Chesapeake, VA, formerly of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Atlantic Shores Retirement Community in Virginia Beach. A native of Cape Charles, VA, he was the son of the late William C. Bell and the late Helen Moore Bell. He...

May 14, 2019

Husband, father, grandfather, Episcopal priest, mentor, leader, US Army officer, humanitarian, tireless volunteer, and a friend to all, the Rev. Harry Wilson Crandall was born on March 30, 1932 on Great Diamond Island, in Casco Bay, Portland, Maine, and died Tuesday, May 14, 2019, after a brief illness; he was 87. Harry is predeceased by his parents, Major General...