Obituaries
Sally Kooistra Ransford
Jan 10, 2017
CHAPEL HILL: Sally Kooistra Ransford passed from this life at home in the early hours of January 10, 2017. Mourning her loss but celebrating her life and future are her husband of 51 years, Paul; her three daughters and their spouses, Kristin and Hans Hiemstra of Chapel Hill, Becca and Lee Champion of Charlotte, and Julie and Aaroneeon of Raleigh;...
Dr. Sharoneeannette Overcast-Hawks Dnp, Msn, Crna
Jan 10, 2017
Sharoneeanette Overcast-Hawks passed away ineer home, surrounded by her beloved family, January 10, 2017 from complications of cholangiocarcinoma. She was born May 3, 1956, in Mt. Airy, NC and lived in Cana Virginia during her youth surrounded by her entire family. Sharon attended Virginia Tech and graduated with a Bachelor???s Degree in Nursing from Radford Uneersity and moved to Durham...
Doris Riley Ondek
Jan 10, 2017
Durham ??? Mrs. Doris Riley Ondek was born in Omaha, Nebraska oneeptember 22, 1922 and she died on January 10, 2017 at Duke Uneersity Hospital. Doris spent her youth living in Omaha, NE and San Francisco, CA. She graduated from Benson High School in Omaha, after which she moved back to San Francisco where she was employed as a secretary...
Mary Franklin Jones
Jan 9, 2017
Mary Franklin Jones, 97, of Durham died Monday, January 9, 2017 at her residence at The Forest at Duke. Mary was born in Norfolk, VA on April 6, 1919 to the late Luther and Ada Franklin. She grew up in Stem, NC, graduated from East Carolina Uneersity with a BA in Home Economics and Science, and taught Home Economics ineenton,...
James Thomas Hewitt
Jan 9, 2017
DURHAM: James Thomas Hewitt, 82, died Monday, January 9, 2017, at Duke Hospital following a short illness. He was borneeptember 3, 1934 in Scranton, PA to Samuel aneelizabeth (Craig) Hewitt. Jim graduated from Notre Dame, after which he received an MBA degree from Northwestern Uneersity and a J.D. degree from John Marshall Law School. He served in the U.S. Army...
Joseph Brodie Newton
Jan 7, 2017
Joseph Brodie Newton, of Oxford died on January 7, 2017. He was a native of Granville County and the son of the late Victor and Josephine Overton Newton. He is survived by his wife Shirley Harris Newton and his sister Jo Ann Newton Elliott. Joseph is also survived by other loving friends and family. Joseph was a lifelong resident of...
Joseph Brodie Newton
Jan 7, 2017
Joseph Brodie Newton, of Oxford died on January 7, 2017. ??He was a native of Granville County and the son of the late Victor and Josephine Overtoneewton. He is survived by his wife Shirley Harris Newton and his sister Jo Anneewton Elliott.?? Joseph is also survived by other loving friends and family. Joseph was a lifelong resident of Granville County.??...
Mary Jean Watters Moore
Jan 7, 2017
Durham ??? Mrs. Mary Jean Watters Moore, 90, died peacefully on January 7, 2017 at Croasdaile Pavilion. Mrs. Moore was born neember 15, 1926 in Mobile, AL to the late Nicholas and Katherine Watters.?? Jean graduated from Auburn Uneersity, and in 1947, married Ruben Thomas Moore, who preceded her ineeath in 2007.?? After their children had grown, she returned to...
Christopher Theodosios Lazakis
Jan 1, 2017
DURHAM- CHRISTOPHER THEODOSIOS LAZAKIS We mourn the death of Christopher Theodosios Lazakis, who passed away in Durham on January 1, 2017. Born October 5, 1928 in the Greek village of Kleisari, North Epirus, Christopher initially followed in the footsteps of his father Theodosios, working as a teacher in North Epirus and on Syros. After travelling to the US, he earned...
Barbara Lee Waldmann
Dec 27, 2016
Barbara Lee Waldmann died December 27, 2016 in Durham, NC. Born in Michigan to the late George and Phyllis Robin.?? Barbara recently celebrated her 77th birthday. Barbara was a graduate of the Providence School of Nursing Detroit, Michigan, Bachelor of Arts from Siena Heights Uneersity Adrian, Michigan, and the Wyandotte Hospital School of Anesthesia, Wyandotte, Michigan where she received her...
Diane Lea Wood Rosati
Dec 24, 2016
Diane Lea Wood Rosati, age 76, died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Duke Medical Center. She was born ineest Hartford, CT to the late Charles and Camille Mathieu Wood. While she grew up ineew York, she made North Carolina her home in the early 1960s and neer left. She was a treasured friend to many, always ready to lend a...
Florence Elizabeth Clouse
Dec 22, 2016
Florence Elizabeth Clouse peacefully passed away at Hillcrest Convalescent Center on December 22, 2016. She was born to the late John and Jenny Minns Cuthill on August 14, 1924, in Buffalo, NY. Florence earned a Ph.D. in physical education at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She had a long career as a physical education teacher and served as an...
Gisela Von Zur Muehlen Ives
Dec 20, 2016
Gisela von zur Muehlen Ives, 85, died peacefully at home in Durham, North Carolina on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 after an extended illness. She was preceded ineeath by her parents; sister, Ilse von zur Muehlen; and brother, Herbert von zur M??hlen, who was killed in World War II. Gisela was born oneer father???s estate in Latvia on June 17, 1931...
Jean Godwin Lazenby
Dec 18, 2016
Durham - Mrs. Jean G. Lazenby died Sunday morning at Hillcrest Convalescent Center at the age of 90, after a long decline in health. She was the widow of Dr. Glenn A. Lazenby, Jr., who died of cancer in 1985 at age 61 with her at his side as an attentive caregiver throughout. She is survived by her two sons,...
Elizabeth "Betty" Jordan
Dec 18, 2016
DURHAM ??? Elizabeth (Betty) Ochsner Jordan, 79, of Durham passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Duke Uneersity Hospital. Betty was born in Chicago, IL oneecember 7, 1937 to the late Roland Ochsner and Alice Todd Ochsner. In 1957, Betty married to James N. Jordan Jr in Chicago. They had five children over the next six years and lived...
Eleanor Carraway Noell Torres
Dec 17, 2016
Eleanor Carraway Noell Torres, 30, passed into eternal peace on Saturday, December 17, 2016, surrounded by family in Chapel Hill, NC. Eleanor was born on May 19, 1986, in Baltimore, MD as the third child of Paula Davis Noell and Charles Edwards Noell III. Eleanor grew up in Baltimore and San Diego, CA.?? Much of her childhood was spent riding...
Don Fortini
Dec 8, 2016
DURHAM- Donald ???Don??? Fortini, age 91, passed away peacefully on Thursday December 8, 2016 at Duke Uneersity Hospital. Don was born August 3, 1925 to the late Anthony John Fortini and Marjorye Haftel Fortini. Don proudly served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. He was a member of Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church. Don had a huge charismatic personality???an...
Clifton P. Shotwell
Dec 2, 2016
Roxboro, NC Clifton P. Shotwell, 86, of Roxboro, NC died on Friday December 2, 2016 at his home with his family by his side. Born in the Oak Hill community of Granville County, he was the son of the late Willie F. Shotwell and Anee Belle (Glasscock) Shotwell. He was a retired twenty-two year veteran with the Uneed States Marine...
Clifton P. Shotwell
Dec 2, 2016
Roxboro, NC Clifton P. Shotwell, 86, of Roxboro, NC died on Friday December 2, 2016 at his home with his family by his side. Born in the Oak Hill community of Granville County, he was the son of the late Willie F. Shotwell and Annie Belle (Glasscock) Shotwell. He was a retired twenty-two year veteran with the United States Marine...
Dennis Hunter Peeden
Nov 10, 2016
Dennis Hunter Peeden, 47, passed away November 10, 2016. Dennis was a loving father to his children and a good son. He enjoyed gardening and watching movies with his family. He loved Jeff Gordon racing and all things UNC. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. The family would like to give special thanks to the...
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