Obituaries in Churchville, VA

CHURCHVILLE, VIRGINIA – Albert Bourgeois, 75, beloved husband of Deborah Winslow Bourgeois, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2025.Al was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on October 18, 1950 and was a son of the late Albert and Dorothy (Chicoine) Bourgeois. He received a Bachelor’s of Science de...

FORT DEFIANCE – Glenn Olden Humphrey, 83, formerly of Fort Defiance, passed away Thursday (January 29, 2026) in Brookdale Staunton.Born December 1, 1942 in Augusta County, he was a son of the late Ernest and Gaye Hilton (Morris) Humphrey. He was a graduate of Wilson Memorial High School and complet...

NOTE: services for Arlene McManaway are proceeding as planned.CHURCHVILLE – Arlene Wimer McManaway, age 100, went to be with the Lord on January 28, 2026.Born February 9, 1925 in Pocahontas County, W.Va., she was a daughter of John Richard Wimer and Arzola (Lambert) Wimer. Her family moved to High...

SWOOPE – Gordon Vincent Irvine, 97, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025 in Augusta Health.Born April 2, 1928 in Alleghany County, he was the son of Herman Fontaine and Christine Pearl (Irvine) Irvine.Prior to retirement, he was employed by Lee’s Carpets in Glasgow for many years. He was a long-...

CHURCHVILLE – Jerry Lee Sprouse, 73, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025.Born October 1, 1952 in Staunton, Jerry was a son of the late John Hunley and Margaret Ardelia (Ellinger) Sprouse.Jerry retired from Staunton City Schools. He was an avid fisherman and also enjoyed drag-racing, hunting and ...

CHURCHVILLE – Jesse Thomas Little, Jr., 77, formerly of Suffolk, passed away Monday, November 3, 2025.Jesse was born in Portsmouth on November 28, 1947 and was the son of the late Jesse Thomas Little and Helen Idell (Bond) Little Zerkle. He was a skilled transmission technician in the Tidewater are...

CHURCHVILLE – Edward Joseph Koska, 74, beloved husband of Linda, passed away peacefully in his home on November 23, 2025.Ed was born on March 28, 1951 in New Bedford, Massachusetts and was a son of the late Edward Joseph and Stella Mary (Fryzel) Koska. Ed was raised in Acushnet, Massachusetts. He e...

WAYNESBORO – Matthew Daniel Ostrander, 52, passed away Sunday (November 9, 2025) in the University of Virginia Hospital.Matt was born in Escondido, California on August 20, 1973 and was the son of Naomi (Quinn) Ostrander and the late Charles Daniel Ostrander. He was raised in San Diego and moved to...

STAUNTON – Herman Stuart Reed II, 88, husband of Deann Jackson Reed, passed away on November 10, 2025.Mr. Reed was born on April 6, 1937 in Staunton, Virginia and was the son of the late Herman Stuart and Helen (Brooker) ReedHe is survived by his wife, Deann Jackson Reed; and a daughter and son-in-l...

SWOOPE – Gwin Edward “Joe” Mawyer, 66, beloved husband of Terry, passed away November 12, 2025 in Shenandoah House.Joe was born in Staunton on May 16, 1959 and was a son of the late Charles Edward and Doris Jean (Buchanan) Mawyer.He was employed by Commonwealth Excavating prior to retirement. Joe w...

MONETA – William Clayton Quick II (“Bill”), 61, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 15, 2025.Bill was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, on September 25, 1963 and was the son of the late William Clayton Quick and Frances Sandy Quick. He was a former resident of Richmond and was currently liv...

BROADWAY – Karen Ann Coffman, 72, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2025 in Sentara RMH Medical Center.Karen was born in Harrisonburg on March 4, 1953, a daughter of the late Roy Edward and Iva Dare (May) Coffman. She attended Montevideo High School and was self-employed as a private-duty caregive...