Obituaries
Matthew Stephen Simpson
Jul 14, 2022
It is with our deepest sorrow that we announce the passing of Matthew Stephen Simpson on July 14, 2022 from injuries sustained from a motorist striking his bicycle on July 10th, 2022. Matt and his family had been cycling home from the Museum of Life and Sciences in Durham, a trip they often made and enjoyed.
Matt is survived by...
Lenora Elaine Eubanks
Jul 13, 2022
Lenora Eubanks 75, of Durham, NC, went home to be with her Lord on July 13,2022. The daughter of the late Earnest Hubert Clark and Ruth Roland Cox Clark Conn, she was born on December 29,1946. Lenora enjoyed camping and spending time with her family. She was known for her love and passion for driving her bus for Durham Public...
Lyle Garrett Henthorne
Jul 12, 2022
Duke (Lyle) Henthorne of Chapel Hill, NC died on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Duke was born on June 19, 1936, in La Crosse Wisconsin to parents Bernal and Thelma (Halverson) Henthorn (deceased). Duke was predeceased by his beloved wife of 64 years Phyllis (Weaver), infant sister, Dolores, and grandson, Michael Patrick Henthorne.
Duke is survived by sons Michael Henthorne and...
John Albert Clifford
Jul 11, 2022
Mr. John Albert Clifford, age 81, died peacefully in his home on July 11, 2022. He was the son of the late Mahlon James Clifford, Sr., and Louise Eastwood Clifford born on August 1, 1940. John was born in Vance County and graduated from Dabney School in 1958. He worked for Standard Motor Parts, Carolina Power and Light and Carolina...
Edward Schwerin
Jul 9, 2022
Edward Ralph Schwerin, Jr., 77, died in the early morning of July 9, 2022 at his home in Siler City, North Carolina. He was surrounded by his children and beloved partner, Charlotte. Ed had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March of this year.
Edward grew up in Five Points, Raleigh and graduated from Broughton High School. His parents were Edward...
Jerry Grandon Tew
Jul 8, 2022
Jerry Grandon Tew, 82, of Durham, NC passed away peacefully on July 8, 2022 at UNC Hospice Hospital in Pittsboro, NC after an extended illness of Parkinson’s. He was born in Godwin, NC, the son of Earl and Minnie Tew. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother Jack Tew, sister-in-law Annette Tew and brother-in-law...
Sandra Norwood Kraft
Jul 6, 2022
Durham – Sandra Norwood Kraft, age 80, died at The Laurels of Chatham Nursing Home in Pittsboro North Carolina, on July 06, 2022. She was born on August 27, 1941, to the late George & Minnie Norwood.
A graduate of Indiana University and teacher of special needs children, Sandra worked at Neal Middle School for twenty-five years. She enjoyed crossword puzzles,...
Charles Alexander Roach , Jr.
Jul 4, 2022
DURHAM) – Mr. Charles Alexander Roach, Jr., 73, of Durham, died peacefully in his home surrounded by family on July 4, 2022. He was born on July 14, 1948, to the late Charles Alexander and Mary Martin Sherrill Roach of Durham.
He attended Randolph Macon Academy in Fort Royal, VA and graduated from Durham High School. He received...
Lawson Wescott Martin
Jul 4, 2022
Mr. Martin entered larger life 4 July 2022, at Duke Regional Hospital. A native of Durham, North Carolina he was born 20 September 1948, at the old Watts Hospital. He was the son of the late Ciblon Hoyle Martin and Mary Lawson Marlette Martin, and grandson of Carlos Ciblon Martin and Myrtle Azzie Byrd Martin of Durham and John William...
Demetrios Iwannis Koutsis
Jun 29, 2022
(Durham) James I. Koutsis (Jimmy), known to his friends as JK, passed away peacefully at his residence in Durham, North Carolina on June 29, 2022. He was born on October 26, 1938 in Karpenisi, Greece to the late Ioannis (John) and Elaine Koumparakis Koutsis.Jimmy migrated to the United States in 1953 at the young age of 15 leaving behind his...
Jouko Ilkka Tapani Isojarvi
Jun 27, 2022
Durham – Dr. Jouko Ilkka Tapani Isojarvi, age 65, died in Chapel Hill on June 27th, 2022, after a fierce battle with a serious illness. He was born on April 7th, 1957, in Tervola, Finland, to the late Erkki Isojarvi and Maija-Liisa Isojarvi.
Jouko had an impressive career in medicine, his main passion being epilepsy research and drug development. He received...
Emily Louise Dashner
Jun 24, 2022
(Durham) – Emily Louise Dashner, age 100, died at the Carolina Reserve in Durham on June 24, 2022. She was born on 02-16-1922 to the late Emma and Lewis Howe.
She was born and raised in Springfield Vermont. She attended the University of Vermont, and then nurse’s training at Massachusetts General Hospital as a Cadet Nurse during WWII, where she...
Mary Elizabeth Eldridge
Jun 24, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Eldridge left this world on June 24, 2022. She was loved and cherished by her family and friends. Mary was born on January 10, 1943, to Mary Elizabeth Knee (Coley) and Frederick Henry Knee. She graduated from Virginia Beach High School, and attended William and Mary College where she met her future husband, Albert Francis Eldridge, Jr. Mary...
Carol Ann Koller
Jun 23, 2022
Carol Ann Koller, age 81, died peacefully at home in Durham, NC after battling a long illness on June 23, 2022. She was born on September 30, 1940, to the late Margaret and Don Lucas.
Carol raised her 6 children in Rockville Centre, NY before moving to Durham over 20 years ago. She graduated from Oceanside High School, Oceanside, NY in...
Haywood Dail Holderness, Jr.
Jun 18, 2022
Haywood Holderness of Durham, NC passed away at the Rosewood Health Center in Raleigh. His heart belonged to his wife, his family, the city of Durham, and an old beach cabin named Casablanca.
Haywood was born December 28, 1939, to Dail and Nancy Holderness. He graduated from Woodberry Forest High School in 1958, earned his B.A. degree at the University of...
Malachy Jerome Foley
Jun 16, 2022
Malachy Jerome Foley, son of the late John P. Foley, Jr., and Margaret T. Schmidt Foley, was born in Belleville, Illinois, on December 25, 1944, and passed away peacefully at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, surrounded by family on June 16, 2022. He battled ALS an amazing 12 years and was alert and carrying on conversations until the...
Jessie Keen Sumrell
Jun 14, 2022
Jessie Keen Sumrell, 76, of Oxford, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 14, 2022. She peacefully left this earthly life surrounded by her loving family.
A memorial service to celebrate her life will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on July 1, 2022, at Oxford Baptist Church, 147 Main Street, Oxford, NC. Inurnment will follow at the church...
Mary Ellen Thorp
Jun 11, 2022
Oxford—
Mary Ellen Thorp, age 87, died peacefully at home on June 11, 2022. She was born on February 22, 1935, to her late parents, Edward Bruce Williams and Ethel Phillips Williams in Greene County, North Carolina.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Henry N. Thorp Jr.; her children, Ellen Thorp Haulsee (Scott) Pinehurst N.C., Norman Thorp...
Ellen O'Brien
Jun 11, 2022
Ellen Curley O’Brien, 79, of Chapel Hill, NC, died on June 11, 2022. She was born in Boston, MA on May 25, 1943, to the late Edward and Loretta (Fitzgerald) Curley. Her grandparents were born in Ireland. She graduated from Notre Dame High School and Stonehill College. She spent her career as a social worker in Quincy, MA, selflessly serving...
Penny Curran
Jun 8, 2022
Penny Blackwood Curran died June 8, 2022. She was born on November 5, 1947 in Durham, NC to the late George Marvin Blackwood and Sarah Oliver Blackwood.
Penny is survived by her brother Steve (Carolyn) Blackwood, her children John (Jade) Goswick, Anne (Joseph) Browning, and her grandchildren Alexis Goswick, Cole Goswick, Patrick Browning, and Marleigh Goswick.
She will be remembered as a...
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