It is with great sadness that Jack and Jackie Newcomer, of Suffolk, announce the passing of their beloved daughter, Michele Lea Newcomer. She was born at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital on November 20, 1971 and passed away on March 25, 2022, after a long illness.

She was predeceased by her paternal grandparents, Jack and Ruby Newcomer; maternal grandparents, Jack and Bertha Holmes; aunt, Florence Deel and uncle, Terry Newcomer, all of Charleston, West Virginia.

Left to cherish her memory is her uncle, Bob Newcomer of Charleston, West Virginia; aunts, Jean Henson of Houston, TX and Susan Wyatt of Ripley, West Virginia and uncle, Mike Holmes, of Charleston, West Virginia.

The family would like to give many thanks to Hospice and Gilbertson Lodge, Newport News, that helped Michele through the past four years. A memorial will be conducted at a later date with location to be determined.

Cremation Society of Virginia-Newport News assisted the family with arrangements.