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Roscoe Vaiden Botkin, Sr.
Jan 23, 2018
ROSCOE V. BOTKIN, SR. STAUNTON, VA… Roscoe Vaiden Botkin, Sr., 86, husband of Elsie (Kelley) Botkin, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018, in Augusta Nursing and Rehab Center, Fishersville. He was born December 31, 1931, in Headwaters, a son of the late William Ernest and Vernie Catherine (Armstrong) Botkin. Mr. Botkin was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during...
Robert F Schimanski
Jan 22, 2018
BRANFORD, CT… Robert Francis Schimanski, 69, passed away January 17, 2018. He was born November 18, 1948 the son of the late Albert A. and Frances (Gillanders) Schimanski. Mr. Schimanski was an Inspector for the Department of Environmental Protection. Family members include two children; a daughter, Cheryl Palazzo and a son, Robert Schimanski, Jr.; a brother, Albert C. Schimanski;...
William Henry Schoenthaler
Jan 22, 2018
WILLIAM H. SCHOENTHALER STAUNTON, VA… William Henry Schoenthaler, 89, widower of Nancy Lee (Brinkley) Schoenthaler, died Monday, January 22, 2018, at his residence. He was born October 12, 1928, in New York City, New York, a son of the late Henry Charles and Anna Elsa (Jacobsen) Schoenthaler. Mr. Schoenthaler was a veteran of the U.S. Army and Marines. Prior to...
Lewis Alfred Gough
Jan 22, 2018
LEWIS A. GOUGH SWOOPE, VA… Lewis Alfred Gough, 77, of Swoope, died Monday, January 22, 2018 at Augusta Health. He was born December 20, 1940 in Swoope, a son of the late James Alfred and Mary (Hayes) Gough. Mr. Gough was a veteran of the U. S. Army. Prior to retirement, Lewis was employed by the Augusta County Sheriff’s Department...
Lusina M. Ervine Shiflet
Jan 22, 2018
LUSINA M. SHIFLET STAUNTON, VA… Lusina M. Ervine Shiflet, 98, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2018 at the Legacy at North Augusta in Staunton, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dwight L. and Ollie Virginia Marshall; husbands, Harmon S. Ervine and the Reverend Harold D. Shiflet; and a sister, Virginia Eckes. Mrs. Shiflet was born at...
Earl Richard Harvey
Jan 21, 2018
EARL R. HARVEY CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA… Earl Richard Harvey, 68, of Charlottesville, died Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Martha Jefferson Hospital. He was born November 18, 1949 in Asbury, West Virginia, a son of the late William Earl and Audrey Marie (Estep) Harvey. Mr. Harvey was a veteran of the U. S. Army. Prior to retirement, Mr. Harvey was employed...
Betty Virginia Piorkowski
Jan 20, 2018
BETTY P. PIORKOWSKI STAUNTON, VA… Betty Virginia Pierce Piorkowski, 95 of Staunton, passed away peacefully in her home on January 13, 2018 with her family by her side. She was born December 24, 1922 in New Haven, CT, to the late Dorothy (Eiby) and Harold N. Pierce. She was preceded in death by her husband Stanley B. Piorkowki and one...
Genoah Fay (Ratliff) Fox
Jan 15, 2018
GENOAH R. FOX STAUNTON, VA… Genoah Fay (Ratliff) Fox, 83, widow of Elwood Lewis Fox, of Staunton, died Monday, January 15, 2018 at Shenandoah Valley Health and Rehab. She was born October 4, 1934 in Deerfield, VA, the daughter of the late Noah Irvine Ratliff and Mary E. (Price) Ratliff Powell. She graduated from Wilson Memorial High School in 1954,...
Thomas Wayne Smith
Jan 14, 2018
THOMAS W. SMITH WAYNESBORO, VA…Thomas Wayne Smith, of Waynesboro, Va, passed away, January 8, 2018, at Augusta Health. He was born January 18, 1942 in Richmond, Virginia, a son of the late, Clyde and Mary (Mann) Smith. He is survived by a son, David W. Smith and wife Linda, of Easton, PA; two daughters, Mary Contravo and Janice Smith, both...
Ray King Weems
Jan 13, 2018
RAY K. WEEMS Ray King Weems, a native of Waynesboro, passed away on January 13, 2018. Ray Weems was predeceased in death by his parents, stepmother Mildred Weems, his wife Shirley Weems, his brother, Dr. Wade Weems (Patty Weems). He is survived by Henri Weems (Elaine), Christine Weems, Marion Vosburg (Toby), Nancy Farrell (Bill), and Charlie Weems (Barbara.) He was...
Carl G. Blackwell
Jan 13, 2018
CARL G. BLACKWELL RAPHINE, VA… Carl Glenn “Sonny” Blackwell, 73, of Raphine, died Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Augusta Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born on December 20, 1944 in Staunton to Manuel Harrison and Beulah Wickham Blackwell. Mr. Blackwell retired after 40 years of service as an operator at Dupont. He was very active for a number of...
Brenda May Entwistle
Jan 10, 2018
BRENDA G. ENTWISTLE STAUNTON, VA… Brenda May (Gay) Entwistle, 83, wife of Geoffrey Sharpe Entwistle, of Staunton, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at her residence after a long illness. She was born December 9, 1934 in London, England, a daughter of the late Charles John and Ethel Ada (Bowler) Gay. She was self-employed as a landscaper and garden designer....
Paul Bosserman
Jan 9, 2018
PAUL BOSSERMAN WAYNESBORO, VA… Paul Bosserman, 86, husband of Patricia Ann (Graves) Bosserman, of Waynesboro, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Augusta Health. He was born February 4, 1931 in Augusta County, the son of the late Steve Albert and Elizabeth (Scott) Bosserman. Mr. Bosserman was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Prior to retirement, he was employed by Smith’s...
Jane Proffit Pruett
Jan 8, 2018
JANE P. PRUETT STAUNTON, VA… Jane (Proffit) Pruett, 93, widow of Dr. Charles Edwin Pruett, formerly of San Diego, California, died Monday, January 8, 2018, in Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born October 4, 1924 in Floyd County, a daughter of the late Winston K. and Esther (Brame) Proffit. She attended Emmanuel Episcopal Church. ...
Ronald C. Seal
Jan 6, 2018
Ronald Conway Seal, 69, husband of Judy (McClain) Seal, of 2305 Eastside Highway, died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on April 18, 1948 in Deerfield, a son of the late Fred G. and Catherine (Talley) Seal. Ronnie and Judy just celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary on January 1st. They loved...
Boyd Ernest Cook, Sr.
Jan 3, 2018
BOYD E. COOK, SR. SWOOPE, VA… Boyd Ernest Cook, Sr., 91, husband of Emily Geraldine (Hammer) Cook, of Swoope, died Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at his residence. He was born April 1, 1926 in Augusta Springs, a son of the late Marshall Wilson Cook and Lenore (Bird) Cook. Boyd was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in WWII.Prior...
Royce Leo "Sonnie" Painter, Jr.
Jan 3, 2018
ROYCE L. “SONNIE” PAINTER, JR. WAYNESBORO, VA… Royce Leo “Sonnie” Painter, Jr., 67, of 13 April Drive, Waynesboro, died Wednesday, January 3, 2018. He was born April 28, 1950 in New Market, a son of the late Royce Leo, Sr., and Betty (Lloyd) Painter. Prior to retirement, he was employed by the City of Staunton. Royce was an avid hunter...
Donald Leo Shipe
Jan 2, 2018
DONALD L. SHIPE STAUNTON, VA… Donald Leo Shipe, 80, husband of Billijean (Kothbauer) Shipe, of Staunton, died Tuesday, January 2, 2018 in the University of Virginia Medical Center. He was born May 11, 1937 in Staunton, a son of the late Charles J. and Helen (Drumheller) Shipe. Donald was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Prior to retirement,...
Michael George Kleinkort
Jan 2, 2018
MICHAEL G. KLEINKORT Michael George Kleinkort, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at home in Staunton VA. He received the Sacrament of the Sick and the Eucharist as viaticum from the Catholic Church. He was born on 27 Nov 1933 in St. Louis MO to the late Michael and Florence Kleinkort. Mike grew up in Ferguson...
Carolyn C. Pettis
Dec 30, 2017
STAUNTON, VA… Carolyn Cassell Pettis, 73, wife of Hugh F. Pettis of Raphine, died at 6:20 a.m. on December 25, 2017, in King’s Daughters’ Community Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 10, 1944, in Bassett, a daughter of the late J. Irving and Elsie (Ferguson) Cassell. She retired as a medical transcriptionist. Carolyn was a member of...
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