All Obituaries

Charles Louis Blaschke FEBRUARY 1, 1941 ~ AUGUST 5, 2018 (AGE 77)   Charles Blaschke, age 77 of Arlington, Virginia, passed away August 5, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Hurley, and a sister, Eleanor Gracey of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Born in the Beeville, Texas and raised in Skidmore, Texas, Charles was the son of the late Raymond George and Mamie Sugarek Blaschke. Charles attended Texas A&M University, where he received a degree in political science....

Marcella Frances Coates,74, enetered into eternal rest on Sunday, August 5, 2018. Marcella was a loving and supportive wife of George for fifty years and the mother of George,Jr. (wife Ana), grandmother of Isabella and Georgana, sister of Rose Marie, Patie and the late Tom, aunt to Paulie, Pam, Joanna and great-aunt to Malia. She was a full-time resident of the Eastern Shore for thirty seven years, an active and supportive member of St. Charles Catholic Church, a volunteer at Broadwater...

Philip Bernard Tankard, affectionately known as “Philip Bernard or Pop Pop”, a resident of Bridgetown, VA passed away on July 14, 2018, at his home on Grapeland Farm at the age of 89. In November 17, 1928, he was the very first baby born in the Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital. A graduate of Northampton High School in Eastville, VA, Tankard earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and math at Randolph-Macon College and secured his first job teaching at Atlantic High...

Patricia Barbosa Georgiana, 70, wife of the late Anthony Thomas Georgiana and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Born November 5, 1947 in Santa Clarita, CA, she was the daughter of the late Bernardo Vasquez Reyes and the late Socorro Barbosa Reyes. She was a former employee of the Northampton County Health Department, retired employee of the United States Postal Service, and proud owner of El Maguey Mexican Restaurant in Exmore, VA. She loved time spent...

James Tyler Fisher Jr., 71, of Quinby, VA. died suddenly Tuesday morning, April 17th at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. In his younger years, Jim was an avid saltwater angler in Florida. Upon returning to Virginia, he worked on the water, crabbing: and was proud to be a licensed Waterman. He loved art, going to museums, reading about artists, and had an appreciation for antiques. He was a lifelong billiards player who could beat other players using just a broomstick. Jim...

Lucille Floyd Belda, 98, passed away in Norfolk on April 3, 2018. Born June 28, 1919 to parents Lawrence Robert and Evelyn Scott Floyd. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Francis A.Belda. A native of Capeville, she was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church .Mrs. Belda worked for many years at A.C. Ward's Sr. Garage in Eastville with her husband, Francis,and later as a teachers aide in the Northampton County School System .Lucille lived life to the fullest through simple...

Anne Lambertson Smith, 85 passed away peacefully at her home on Jacobia Lane, Cape Charles, March 16, 2018. Born September 2, 1932 to parents Henry Jennings “Jake” Lambertson and Elizabeth Gentry Lambertson. She was predeceased by a beloved husband William H. Smith, a son William H. Smith Jr. and brother H. J. “Herky” Lambertson Jr. Born and raised in Cape Charles, she graduated from CCHS and attended the College of William and Mary. After marriage and the birth of...

Thomas Larkin “Butch” Eure died peacefully in his home on February 4, 2018. He was 91. Mr. Eure was born on July 20, 1926 in Portsmouth, VA to his parents Talton Clyde and Ruby Eure. He married Lillian Edith Gooding in 1951 - when she passed in 2011, they had been married for 60 years - he joins her now in peace. Mr. Eure enrolled in the Navy while still in high school and is a veteran of WWII - and he exemplified every reason his generation is called the greatest generation....

Elizabeth Bagley Tankard, 65, beloved eldest daughter of Philip Bernard Tankard and the late Jane Underhill Tankard, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2018. Betsey battled arthritis most of her life but refused to let it define her. Gracious and giving, she always had a smile. She traveled, was active in the Ye Accomacke Garden Club and was an avid gardener, ice skated, played softball, rode horses, was a high school cheerleader and was on the dive team at Virginia Intermont College....

Daphne Gladden Joynes, 97, of Chesapeake, VA. passed away Monday, January 29, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Birdsnest, VA. on March 3, 1920 to Elton and Amie K. Gladden, She was the second daughter of seven girls. Daphne was predeceased by her loving husband, Howell M. Joynes,Jr. (Buck). She is survived by her daughter, Darlene and her husband Ray Whitehurst, her grandson, Scott Whitehurst and his wife June, her great-granddaughter, Sydnee E. Whitehurst, great-grandson,...