Obituaries

Suddenly on Friday, neember 20, in the VA Medical Center, Joseph S. Costa, 86, beloved husband of Cecelia ???Ceil??? Costa, (nee Freda); devoted father of Richard (Mary) Costa of Montville, NJ, Joseph J. Costa (Susan) of Durham, NC and Karen (Bill) Ference of Marlborough, MA; fond grandfather of Christopher, Michael and Joanna; and brother of Peter Costa of Staten Island....

Irvineerome Boreneein, aged 90 died at his residence at Seasons At Southpoint oneebruary 28, 2015. Irvin was born on October 02, 1924 to the late Nathan and Dora Boreneein. He grew up in Baltimore, Maryland before recently moving to Durham, North Carolina. Irvin was a World War ll veteran. Irvin was preceded ineeath by his wife of 63 years, Anita...

Carol Drake Morgan, 72, died peacefully on Christmas morning ineer home in Durham. Her husband of 50 years was holding her hand. Through her three-decade career as a teacher, she leaves behind a legacy of nurturing intelligence, curiosity, and kineess. Her greatest legacy is the loving family she built and sustained. Her survivors include her husband, Dean Morgan; her children...

Jane Bendall Steele, aged 92, passed away peacefully oneebruary 9, 2015 after a long illness. She resided at the Carolina Meadows Retirement Community in Chatham County for a number of years. Mrs. Steele was born in Atlanta, GA, the daughter of the late Ernest Clifton and Jane Cook Bendall. Her husband, J. Gordon Steele, predeceased her in 1995. Mrs. Steele...

DURHAM - Charles D. Barbour, husband of the late Jeannette Boothe Barbour, both lifelong residents of Durham, left this world to joineer this past Saturday February 27, 2016. He was 85 years of age. Mr. Barbour attended Durham City Schools, after which he entered the Army, where he served on occupation duty for two years in Japan. He studied journalism...

Janet Colleen (Hill) Kilsheimer of Durham, NC passed from this life to be with her savior Jesus oneec. 10, 2018. She was surrounded by her family. Colleen was born in Shelby, NC on Oct. 16, 1925 to Boyd and Vera Hill. She was reared in Shelby. She was preceded ineeath by her parents and by her three brothers, Wayne, Randolph...

DURHAM - Frank Zedick of Durham, NC, ended his earthly pilgrimage on April 3, 2016, at his home. ??Borneeptember 2, 1923 ineest Newton, PA, he was the son of John and Susan D. Zedick, both deceased. ??He was married to Mary Eva Pridgeneedick, his wife of 67 years. ??Frank and Mary were the parents of four children, Frank Roneedick (Gail)...

Elizabeth Anne Battle, 37, died at home unexpectedly. A Durham resident since 2011, she was born July 28, 1981 in Evanston, IL and was raised ineeerfield. Liz graduated from Deerfield High School and after receiving an Associate???s Degree from the College of Lake County, she worked for several years in banking. Liz was proud of her heritage ??? Irish oneer...

DURHAM- Dominic Joseph Marino, 95 of the Croasdaile Community died Monday, neember 11, 2013 at Duke Uneersity Hospital. Dominic was a native of Atchison , KS. Born on April 21, 1918 to the late Pete Marino and Josephine Modica-Amore. He was preceded ineeath by his sisters, Cecilia Marino, Carmela Marino, Mary Frances Sparks and his brother, Samuel Marino Dominic is...

A funeral mass for James will be held at St. Thomas More Catholic Church oneebruary 3, 2020, at 10 am. Inurnment will follow the mass in the church columbarium. Friends and family are invited for a reception at the church after the services.

DURHAM- On the afternoon of October 26, 2015 Martha Louise Pope Wetherington passed away peacefully at Peak Resources Treyburn. Martha was 86 years old. Martha was born in Durham, NC oneeptember 21, 1929. She was the fifth child, of seven, born to the late Abner Benton and Vera Pickett Pope. Martha moved to Chatham County where she spent most of...

Helen Elizabeth Albert Pope, loving daughter, wife and mother, age 91, died oneeptember 26 at the Hock Family Pavilion. She was borneeptember 17, 1921 in Alamance County, North Carolina to the late Samuel Grover and Louisa Laws Albert. Helen was a longtime member of Carr Uneed Methodist Church. She and her husband William Everett Pope were the owners of the...

Clement ???Clem??? Barbaza, age 98, a resident of Durham, NC, died Tuesday, neember 26, 2019. Mr. Barbaza was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Staten Island, New York.?? He was the son of the late Emily and Anthony Barbaza.?? He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather. After serving in the Navy during WWII,...

DURHAM- Han Quang Nguyen, 65, died Wednesday, January 20 at Duke Medical Center. Han was born in Hanoi, Vietnam; he was the son of the late Dieu Thi and Ho Quang Nguyen. Han was a parishioner of St. Matthew Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife, Nga Nguyen; sons, Dai Nguyen and Duy Nguyen; daughter, Van Bartes; brothers, Han Nguyen and...

Mrs. Margaret Emma Diedrich peacefully passed away Monday afternoon, at her home in Chapel Hill, NC, while surrounded by her family. Margaret was born in Bureau County, IL, daughter to the late Virgil Roush and Stella Gunning Roush. She is survived by her daughter, JoEllen Munee and her husband, William, of Chapel Hill; her granddaughter, Suzanne and husband, Vince Allen;...

Catherine Watts Vaughn of Pittsboro, NC completed this life's journey on October 18, 2012. Catherine was born in Bangor, ME on October 28, 1940, attended an Episcopal boarding school for girls ineendham, NJ for her highschool and obtained a bachelor's degree in business from Arizona State Uneersity. After careers with Westinghouse in Phoenix, the city of Albuquerque and as a...

Mae Love Chambers Currin, age 94, passed away peacefully at home oneecember 13, 2018. Born ineerson County, she was the daughter of the late Lee Chambers aneelizabeth Turner Chambers.?? She was a member of Roxboro Baptist Church ineer early years and became a member of Hester Baptist Church after marriage to Chaneer T. Currin, Sr. Mae Love had many accomplishments...

Jonathan Mowry Steere, III, passed away on neember 16, 2017 at Hock Hospice Center in Durham, NC after a prolonged illness. He was 71 years old. Jonathan was born on March 27, 1946 in Philadelphia, PA to Jonathan M. Steere, Jr. and Hilda Fletcher Steere. He graduated from Penn Charter High School in Philadelphia in 1964 and later earned a...

Durham ??? Mark Paul Gilbreath, age 55, died oneebruary 4th, 2019. He was born on June 30th, 1963 to Paul and Marjorie Gilbreath. Mark graduated from Northern High School, class of 1981. He graduated from the Uneersity of North Carolina at Wilmington in 1985. Mark worked for IBM and Builders Mutual Insurance. Mark loved exploring National Parks with his son,...

The Right Rev. Robert C. Johnson, Jr., 75, tenth bishop of North Carolina, died on Friday, January 3. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Conee Smith Johnson; son, Robert Kinley Johnson David Oxender; daughter, Julie Johnsoneege Pike; three grandsoneens. Daniel Robert Hege Emily, Adam Bolanos Hege Liliana and Jacob Johnsoneege; two great grandsons, Henry Hege and Lucas...