Obituaries
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
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
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
Nov 15, 2024
Eugene Francis Coté, born on October 16, 1930 in Holbrook, Massachusetts, was called home on November 15, 2024. He joined his beloved wife of 63 years, Luann Moitozo Coté, who preceded him in death in 2020.
“Gene” was a loving, faithful, generous man who cared deeply for his family. His six girls brought him the greatest joy of all. He spent...
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...
Faye 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 Yates Baptist Church in Durham on January 4th at 11:00 AM, honoring a life of faith, family, and friendship. As we continue to...
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
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
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
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...
Jay Joel Farber
Nov 3, 2024
Jay Joel Farber died November 3 at Carol Woods in Chapel Hill, of complications related to Lymphoma. Joel is best known for his seminal interpretation of the papyri from Elephantine to describe the history of a mercenary colony of Jews living on the Nile in the fifth century BCE. He was 91.
Joel was raised in Elkins Park, the son of...
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Elizabeth Skema
Oct 25, 2024
Elizabeth Maria Vela Skema, beloved aunt and sister, died in Durham on October 25, 2024.
The daughter of Dr. Luis Vela and Victoria Vergara, she was born on November 7, 1931 in Cachipay, Colombia. Elizabeth’s mother died when she was four years old and then her father when she was a teenager. These formative losses and attending boarding schools together forged...
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