Obituaries
Nancy Starr Avery
Jan 29, 2024
Chapel Hill, NC – Nancy Avery, age 86, died at a local hospital on January 29, 2024.
Born in Columbia, S. C., Nancy and her mother later moved to a home on Hillsborough Rd in Chapel Hill when she was two years old. Her mother found employment as a secretary in the Education Department at UNC. Nancy enjoyed laughing and chatting...
Betty Lou Webb
Jan 26, 2024
Betty Lou Stanberry Murchie Webb
August 13, 1925-January 26, 2024
Betty's earthly journey ended January 26, 2024, at Croasdaile Village in Durham, North Carolina. She was born in Winona, Minnesota, on August 13, 1925, the daughter of Roscoe and Gladys Stanberry. Most of her early years were spent in the beautiful city of Minneapolis. Though her childhood was during the Great Depression,...
Deborah Susan Dale
Jan 26, 2024
Durham, NC – Deborah Dale, age 72, a beacon of love and an embodiment of resilience, beautifully impacted the hearts of so many. She peacefully passed on Friday, January 26 at 8:40a but her legacy of Love endures.
Born to Eleanor and Gib, Deborah's early life was marred by challenges that she transformed into a wellspring of strength and compassion. Faced...
David Malbourne Stovall
Jan 26, 2024
David Malbourne Stovall, age 82, died peacefully on Friday, January 26, 2024 at Duke University Medical Center following a period of declining health. He was born on September 15, 1941, in Stovall, North Carolina to the late Willard Holmes “Snooks” Stovall and Ruby Guthrie Stovall.
David graduated from Stovall High School and Fuller’s Business School. He also attended East Carolina University...
Richard Marvin Hauck
Jan 25, 2024
Richard M. Hauck was born on June 22, 1938 to the late Clarence and Mary Hauck, and passed peacefully on January 25, 2024, at the age of 85.
Richard was employed by Case-Hoyt Printers of Rochester, NY for 40 years before retiring to Durham, NC. Richard was also a U.S. Army Veteran.
Richard is survived by his wife Margaret, son James...
Ella Jean Evans
Jan 23, 2024
Ella Jean McDonald Evans, age76, passed away at her home on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. She was born on September 11, 1947, in Granville County, North Carolina to the late William Ralph McDonald and Florence Hester McDonald.
Jean retired from the state of North Carolina after working 30 years with children that she loved like her own. She was known for...
Robert Lee Fustine
Jan 22, 2024
Robert L. Fustine, age 61, of Durham NC, passed away on January 22, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his family. Born June 2, 1962, in DuBois, PA, he was the son of the late Henry and Kathryn Fustine of Brockway, PA.On December 1,1984, Bob married Annette Neal who survives.
Bob worked as the Facilities Manager at the Duke Faculty Club...
Merial R Depasquale
Jan 18, 2024
Merial Rimmer DePasquale was born December 26, 1924, in Mebane NC, to Arthur Hughes Rimmer and Beatrice Breeze Rimmer. She spent most of her youth in Roxboro, North Carolina, along with her two sisters, Janice and Alta.
She had various jobs in her life and one of the first was During WWII, working at Collins and Aikman inspecting material that was...
Ingrid Buhler Pisetsky, Md
Jan 17, 2024
(Durham, NC) – Ingrid Christine Buhler Pisetsky, MD, age 78, died peacefully at home on January 17, 2024. She was born on June 16, 1945, in Pasadena, CA to the late Rolf and Mary Buhler.
Ingrid lived in Durham, NC for over 45 years, with cherished friends in the Forest Hills neighborhood bridge group, of which she was a member for...
Rosalyn Estelle Crews
Jan 16, 2024
Rosalyn Estelle Crews, fondly known as Sister, went to her Heavenly home at the age of 90 on January 16, 2024. She lived her entire life in the home she was born at on May 27,1933 to her late parents, Norfleet Green Crews, Jr and Rosalyn Estelle HarrissCrews.
Sister led a full life. Faithful to her family, she worked hard ...
Tor Juan Liholt
Jan 13, 2024
Durham – Tor Juan Liholt, age 94, died at home in Durham, North Carolina on Saturday, January 13, 2024. He was born on Monday, August 12, 1929 to the late Hjordis Ricarda Liholt and Hugo Liholt.
Tor J Liholt was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and in young adulthood moved to the United States to pursue school in building and fixing...
Michael Eugene Mcleod, M.D.
Jan 10, 2024
Michael Eugene McLeod passed away peacefully on January 10, 2024, six months after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Mike spent his final months savoring good food and meaningful visits with close friends, family, and fellow members of the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. During this time, he continually expressed his gratitude for his many deep relationships, the beauty...
Liliana Concha-Perez
Jan 9, 2024
Liliana Concha Perez, age 55, died in Raleigh on January 8, 2024. She was born on October 19, 1968 to Alba Perez and the late Orencio Concha.
Liliana was born and raised in Medellin, Colombia. She moved to London for school before moving her family to North Carolina. In the Triangle, Liliana worked in banking before starting her real estate career...
Gerard John Hyland, Jr.
Jan 8, 2024
DURHAM – Gerard J. Hyland, Jr. (Jerry), age 81, died January 8, 2024 at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. He was born October 9, 1942 to the late Gerard J. Hyland, Sr. and Mary E. Hennigan.
Jerry was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Central High School in 1961 (Scranton, PA) and enlisted in the Army January 3,...
Helen Anne Mcnamara
Jan 7, 2024
McNamara, Helen Anne (McDonald) of Chapel Hill, NC, formerly of Lexington, MA
Helen McNamara died peacefully on Jan. 7 at Chatham Ridge Assisted Living in Chapel Hill. She was 96.
Helen was born Nov. 9, 1927, in Boston, MA, the youngest of Helen L. (Judge) and John C. McDonald, and sister to John Edmund McDonald.
Helen attended Girls’ Latin School....
Brendan Alexander Elwell
Jan 7, 2024
Brendan Alexander Elwell, 51, passed in Durham, North Carolina on January 7th, 2024. Born in Portland, Oregon to Lynn and Josephine Elwell, the family lived in Seattle before settling in Durham where Brendan spent his childhood.
Brendan attended grade school locally before completing his Bachelors in Communications at Methodist University in Fayetteville in 1995.
Brendan was a hardworking man. He began working...
Barbara May Lane
Jan 1, 2024
Barbara May Lane, age 73, of Oxford, North Carolina, died on January 1, 2024. Born in Oxford, NC, Barbara was the daughter of the late Albert Winston May and Roslyn Ruth VanDyke May.
Barbara was a woman of strong faith who attended Bethel United Methodist Church all of her life. She had a big heart and loved her family unconditionally.
Barbara is...
Emily Eliza Willis
Dec 31, 2023
Emily Johnson Willis, age 104, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2023, with Duke Hospice at Hock Family Pavilion. She worked in Durham and retired with Wachovia as a bank teller. She loved God, church, birds, and cats. She was proud to live at Brookdale in Durham and was their oldest resident.
Her presence was loving and friendly. She brought light...
Celia H. Brown
Dec 30, 2023
Celia H. Brown, 87 years, of Oxford, NC died Saturday, December 30, 2023, at the Hock Family Pavilion, Duke Hospice Care, Durham, NC. After several wonderful days filled with visits with family and dear friends, she passed away very peacefully surrounded by family.
Celia was born in Granville County, NC, to Ernest Durand Perkins and Alma Gray Smart on August 1,...
Charles Edward Averette
Dec 30, 2023
Charles Edward Averette, age 70, of Butner, North Carolina, died on December 30, 2023. Born in Oxford, NC, Charles was the son of the late Dewey Young (DY) Averette, Jr and Mildred Gray Sims Averette.
Charles was a hardworking man and a good carpenter. He would do anything for anyone, especially for his family. Once you met him, you couldn’t help...
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