Obituaries

Gladys Concors Siegel

Gladys Concors Siegel

Dec 1, 2024

Gladys Concors Siegel, 97, who devoted her life to her community, her synagogue and, most enthusiastically, her family, died Sunday, December 1, 2024, at the DuBose Health Center in Chapel Hill.

Mrs. Siegel was an active volunteer in numerous civic organizations in Chapel Hill and Orange County. For 40 years, until she was in her early 90s, she delivered Meals on...

Nona McDonnell Flagg

Nona McDonnell Flagg

Nov 29, 2024

Nona McDonnell Flagg, 98, passed away peacefully in her apartment at Croasdaile Village in Durham, NC, on Friday, November 29, 2024. 

Nona Mae Duke was born on March 12, 1926, and lived with her family on a series of tenant farms outside of Chickamauga, GA, until they moved to Rossville, GA, in 1939. Following graduation from high school, she joined the...

David Jennings Curtis

David Jennings Curtis

Nov 19, 2024

David Jennings Curtis, 79, passed away on November 19, 2024, at Duke University’s Hoch Family Hospice.

He will be lovingly remembered by his devoted wife of 57 years, Marguerite “Ebie” Curtis of Durham, NC; his daughter, Sally E. Curtis of Durham, NC; his son, Andrew G. Curtis of Montreal, QC; his grandchildren, Chloe R. Curtis and Quentin R. Curtis of Montreal,...

Virginia Ruth Steinmetz

Virginia Ruth Steinmetz

Nov 19, 2024

(Chapel Hill) – Virginia Ruth Steinmetz, age 88, died at home on November 19, 2024. She was born on October 15, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois to the late Harry Verploegh and Ruth Wetherell Verploegh.

Virginia was a graduate of Wheaton College. She received her Masters degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, and her PhD in English from Duke University. She taught...

David "Dave" Elmer Wannemacher

David "Dave" Elmer Wannemacher

Nov 18, 2024

Dave “Trophy” Wannemacher passed away at his home in Durham, North Carolina on November 18, 2024. He lived these last two years with humor, hope, and a sense that pancreatic cancer would not have the last word. 

Dave was born in Buffalo, New York on December 29, 1952, to Patricia and Elmer Wannemacher. He attended Catholic schools in Buffalo and was...

Eugene "Gene" Francis Coté

Eugene "Gene" Francis Coté

Nov 15, 2024

Full obituary forthcoming. 

Antonio Levin Lee

Antonio Levin Lee

Nov 12, 2024

Reflections of a Celebrated Life 

In Farmville, Virginia on September 13, 1961, Samuel Levin Lee and Mary Brown Lee were blessed to welcome their first child, Antonio (Tony) Levin Lee, into their hearts and world. Like millions of Black southerners, Tony’s parents were part of the Great Migration, leaving the Jim Crow south and seeking safety, better economic opportunities, and an...

Linda Poole Cato

Linda Poole Cato

Nov 9, 2024

The Yates staff is sad to report that Faye Poole Cato passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Saturday, November 9. She was 87 years old. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date, honoring a life of faith, family, and friendship. As we continue to bear one another's burdens toward that time, reflect...

Dr. Calvin Harrison Mitchell

Dr. Calvin Harrison Mitchell

Nov 8, 2024

It is with sorrow that we, the family of Dr. Calvin H Mitchell, share his passing after a long illness on Friday, November 8, 2024, at the Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, North Carolina. 

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 33 years, Linda (Lin) Hough Mitchell, his daughters, LeAnne Mitchell Wentworth of Tallahassee, Florida and Linda Mitchell Kime...

Jane Lee Jannelli

Jane Lee Jannelli

2024

Jane Lee Jannelli (nee’ Murray), our Nanna, was born in New York City (1939) and passed away peacefully, at home surrounded by her family in Chapel Hill, NC (2024). She was the first of three children born to her loving parents, James and Catherine Murray. She helped look after her younger siblings, Sue and Jimmy, whom she loved deeply.

Her early...

Todd Hunter Fitch

Todd Hunter Fitch

Nov 6, 2024

Todd Hunter Fitch (born January 24, 1959 in Burlington, Vermont) passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. He was 65 years old. The son of Arthur Erwin Fitch and Beatrice (Kit) Murial Lucia Fitch, Todd was the youngest of three and had an adventurous upbringing on County Road in East Montpelier, Vermont. He enjoyed getting into mischief around the neighborhood...

Victor Stuart Wells

Victor Stuart Wells

Nov 6, 2024

Victor Stuart Wells, 67, of Durham, died peacefully November 6, 2024, at Duke University Medical Center after losing his hard-fought battle with a relatively recently diagnosed, aggressive lymphoma.  

The son of the late James Shelton Wells, Sr. and Marie Whitehurst Wells, he was born and raised in Greenville, NC. He graduated from J.H. Rose High School in 1975 and in...

Elyce Ann Brown

Elyce Ann Brown

Nov 3, 2024

Elyce Ann Brown of Durham, NC passed away on November 3 following a brief illness. She was 68.

Elyce was born in Plainfield, NJ to Horace and Louise Brown. In 1978, she completed a bachelor’s degree in music at Eastern Carolina University and returned to Plainfield where she worked as a church organist. She later became certified in medical coding and...

William A. Cashin, Jr.

William A. Cashin, Jr.

Nov 2, 2024

Mr. William A. Cashin, Jr. entered into rest on November 2, 2024. Bill was born in Augusta, Georgia on October 10, 1933 to William Anthony Cashin, Sr. and Sarah Costello Mulherin from two old Irish families in Augusta. He graduated from Boys Catholic High and Georgia Tech with a degree in Electrical Engineering and was President of Theta Chi Fraternity....

Patricia McGinn

Patricia McGinn

Oct 31, 2024

Durham – Patricia Anne McGinn, age 84, died in the Cardiac ICU of UNC Hospital on Oct. 31, 2024. She was born on Feb. 4, 1940 to the late Charles and Henrietta Hughes.

Pat was a graduate of Saint Denis School and Sacred Heart HS in Yonkers, NY. She and George McGinn married at St. Denis on August 31, 1963. After...

David Albert Burgess

David Albert Burgess

Oct 29, 2024

Durham, NC – David Albert Burgess, 75, beloved husband, father, grandpa, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2024, surrounded by his family at home.

Dave was born on January 20, 1949 in Brockton, MA to a big Swedish family that taught him to love music, creamy casseroles, and beach vacations on Cape Cod. As the second of five children,...

Edgar Joseph Harlow

Edgar Joseph Harlow

Oct 28, 2024

Edgar J. Harlow, 78, passed away on October 28th, 2024. He was born and raised in Kingston, NY, the son of the late Edgar Windhams Harlow of Ogdensburg, NY and Anna Rose Coughlin Harlow of Kingston, NY.

Ed attended college at SUNY New Paltz in NY where he graduated, in 1968, with a BS in Education. He later earned an MS...

John Luther Pendergrass

John Luther Pendergrass

Oct 28, 2024

John Luther Pendergrass passed away peacefully at Hock Family Pavilion on Monday, October 28th. 

John was born in Durham, NC on August 3rd, 1955. After graduating high school, John attended Guildford College and played on the football team. John excelled in the paper printing business and worked for Zellerbach, Mead-West-Vaco and Chamblee printing. Despite a busy work schedule, John was always...

Karl Kurt Heinz Freundt

Karl Kurt Heinz Freundt

Oct 27, 2024

DURHAM, NC – Karl Kurt Heinz Freundt, age 91, died at Duke Health’s Hock Family Pavilion on Sunday, October 27, 2024. He was born in Luckow, Germany, on Monday, April 3, 1933, to the late Erich Max Karl Freundt and Lucie Amalie Wilhelmine (Meck) Freundt.

As a young man in Berlin, Karl worked as the hospital administrator at Hubertus Krankenhaus, where...

Marilyn Bell Wagner

Marilyn Bell Wagner

Oct 26, 2024

Durham, NC — Marilyn B. Wagner, 77, of Durham, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Born on April 10, 1947, in Sioux City, IA, to Robert and Betty (Baker) Hine, Marilyn was raised in Sioux Falls, SD, where she touched the hearts of all who knew her, leaving an indelible mark on her family and...

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