Obituaries in Newport News, VA

Mr. John Nuttal Meadows Jr. age 86 passed away peacefully in his sleep in the comfort of his home on Friday October 18 2024. His death was the result of a lengthy battle with dementia. John affectionately known as Johnny to his friends and Paw Paw to his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren is the h...

Leona Grindstaff Price 106 passed away peacefully at home on October 13 2024. She was born in Spruce Pine NC to Jesse and Melissa Grindstaff. She lost both her parents at a very young age and grew up in the Mills Home Baptist Orphanage in Thomasville NC along with 500 other kids. Leona often said th...

Lois Myrtle Oglesby 95 passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on October 9 2024. She was born in Miller In. to Myrtle Olson Regel and Walter Gustav Regel and spent her early adulthood in the central United States and Cuba before moving with her family to Newport News VA where she has re...

Margaret Wright Odell 101 faithful Christian loving wife and mother dedicated homemaker and home economics teacher passed away in her home at The Hidenwood Retirement Community in Newport News on Thursday morning September 12 2024. Margaret was born in Norfolk Virginia the fifth of five surviving ch...

Hazel Ruth Vanhook 83 passed on to heaven on September 9 2024. Ruth was born to Bious and Virginia McGee in Olinger VA. She graduated from Appalachia High School. Ruth married Warren D. Vanhook and they were married 62 years at the time of his passing. They moved to northern Indiana where they lived...

It is with much sadness the Nettemeyer family announces the unexpected passing of Karen Marie Nettemeyer 62 in Newport News Virginia on August 29 2024. Born in St Louis Missouri to Conrad and Evelyn Nettemeyer Karen was raised in Roanoke Virginia where she graduated from Roanoke Catholic High School...

Cono Capobianco passed away peacefully at the age of 69 on Monday August 19th with his family at his side. Cono is predeceased by his father Cono Capobianco Sr his mother Carmella Capobianco and brother James Capobianco. He is survived by his wife of 49 years Donna Ebbrell Capobianco his son Cono An...

Clarence is survived by his four children Dwayne Harris Teresa Julie Garrison Elizabeth Karr Marty and Jennifer Mann Jeff six grandchildren Brittney Hamilton John Zachery Mann Gavin Mann Brayden Karr Ella Mann and Ava Mann four greatgrandchildren Skyler Emma Abigail and Landon and his sister Carolyn...

Shirley Jean Swartz 75 was born in Newport News Virginia.Her mother Chalmer Fern Swartz and father James Early Swartz resided on 34 She graduated from Newport News High School at the age of 17.She went to Kee Business College where she graduated with honors.She spent the next 10 years working for th...

John Frank FranklinGreen Jr. 65 passed away on Thursday July 18 2024 after a long and valiant fight following a stroke. Frank graduatedfrom Tabb High School in 1977 and enlisted in the United States Navy serving as a medical corpsman with the Marines. Upon his return home he joined the York County S...

George Fredrick Hake 90 passed away Thursday July 11 2024. He was born in New Castle Pennsylvania and had been a Newport News resident since 1973. He served his country honorably and retired from the U.S. Navy as a GMM1. George was extremely talented through his expression of oil and water color pai...

She enjoyed spiritual conversations cooking pickle soup and baking kolaczkis for family and was a therapist to many. She was extraordinarily positive in spirit throughout everything in life and kept prayer a priority through it all. Josephine Nana was the loving wife of 50 years to Jesse Murdza devo...