Obituaries
Catherine "Kate" Blommer
Mar 17, 2016
Catherine ???Kate??? Blommer, age 94, died peacefully ineer Durham home on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Kate was born in Albany, MN to the late Louis and Clara Brandtner Dinndorf. Kate, the eldest of six, was a compassionee big sister. She cherished her 52 year marriage to Earl, raised her children and raneer household with love and a sense of humor...
Mary Elizabeth Lauder Hobart
Mar 16, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Lauder Hobart, widow of Dr. Seth G. Hobart, Jr. died at The Forest at Duke on March 16, 2016, following a short illness. She was borneept. 7, 1916 in Tyrone, PA, the daughter of the late Florence and Robert Blair Lauder. She is survived by her childreneesa H. Johnson (Rick), Seth G. Hobart, III (Faye) and Jeffrey K....
Edna S. Gilliam
Mar 16, 2016
Edna S. Gilliam, age 93, died peacefully oneednesday, March 16, 2016 at Rose Manor. A Durham native, Edna was born to the late Daniel and Anee Crabtree Stephenson. She graduated from Durham High School in 1940, married her sweetheart, William Paul Gilliam and was a member of the first LPN graduating class at Watts Hospital. Edna was always proud of...
Mary Elizabeth Hobart
Mar 16, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Lauder Hobart, widow of Dr. Seth G. Hobart, Jr. died at The Forest at Duke on March 16, 2016, following a short illness. She was borneept. 7, 1916 in Tyrone, PA, the daughter of the late Florence and Robert Blair Lauder. She is survived by her childreneesa H. Johnson (Rick), Seth G. Hobart, III (Faye) and Jeffrey K....
Donald Todd Brame
Mar 15, 2016
Oxford: Donald Todd Brame, 47, of Hampstead, NC died March 15, 2016. He was a big sports fan and an avid supporter of his beloved UNC Tar Heels. Todd took great pride in his work as a tile mechanic and he also loved spending time caring for his dogs. He is the son of the late Johnny Frank and Gloria...
Ronald Frank Thomas
Mar 14, 2016
Dr. Ronald Frank Thomas, age 70, peacefully left this earthly world on Monday, March 14, 2016 at his home in Hillsborough. Born oneebruary 19, 1946 in Salem, Massachusetts, Ronald was son to the late Edward and Amelia Szpak Thomas.?? People always said that Ronald had a wonderful sense of humor as well as an adventurous spirit.?? He attained a Doctorate...
Helen Hathaway Bourke
Mar 12, 2016
Helen Hathaway Bourke, a resident of Carolina Meadows for 27 years, died at the age of 101 on March 12, 2016. Mrs. Bourke, the daughter of Capt. and Mrs. G.S. Hathaway (USN), was born in North Wilmington, MA on June 6, 1914. She attended Trinity College in Washington DC and graduated from San Diego State in 1936. Continuing in the...
Gamaliel Gallegos Gonzalez
Mar 9, 2016
Mr. Gamaliel Gallegos Gonzalez, age 18, passed away oneednesday, March 9, 2016 in a car accident. Gamaliel was born on March 22, 1997 to his mother Mrs. Rosaura. Gamaliel was a native of Durham and always had a positive outlook on life. He was a very social and outgoing young man that loved to read and listen to music. Gamaliel...
Basil Wallace Bassett
Mar 8, 2016
Basil Wallace Bassett, age 82, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2016 at his home in Efland. A native of Durham, he was the son of the late Lacy Phipps Bassett and Lois Hay Bassett and was preceded ineeath by his sons, Anee Wallace Bassett and Basil Randolph Bassett and a brother, Lacy Phipps Bassett Jr. Basil proudly served his...
Reverend James Francis Butler
Mar 7, 2016
SOUTHERN PINES: Reverend James Francis Butler, 75, died Monday, March 7, 2016. He was born May 29, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY to the late James G. and Regina R. (Timmons) Butler. Father Butler was an alumnus of Saint Francis Uneersity, Loretto, PA, Saint Francis College, Brooklyn, NY and Fordham Uneersity, New York, NY. After discerning a vocation to the Priesthood,...
Donald H. "Chico" Currin
Mar 4, 2016
Oxford: Donald H.???Chico??? Currin, 74, of Oxford went to be with his family and Savior on Friday March 4, 2016. Chico was a native of Granville County, son of the late William Hayes and Mary Geneva Cole Currin, and a member of Oxford Baptist Church. He was preceded ineeath by his sister Alice Grey Currin and his brother Harold A....
Ann Squire
Mar 2, 2016
DURHAM ??? Ann Little Squire, age 86, of Durham NC, passed away peacefully from natural causes Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at her residence. She was born oneecember 16, 1929 in Statesville, NC to the late Dr. Lonee and Beulah Little. She graduated from Statesville High School and Women???s College of the Uneersity of North Carolina. She truly loved her family...
Catherine Bartolomeo
Feb 28, 2016
-DURHAM- Mrs. Catherine Bartolomeo, age 86, peacefully passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Duke Uneersity Medical Center in Durham. Catherine was born on July 30, 1929 to the late Carlo and Mary Sanfilippo in Brooklyn, NY. Mrs. Bartolomeo grew up in an apartment located on the Brooklyn side of Ridgewood, NY near Bushwick High School where she later...
Ruth Isabelle Connolly Pryer
Feb 27, 2016
Mrs. Ruth Isabelle Connolly Pryer, age 90, peacefully passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Duke Hospice???s Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC. She is survived by her daughter, Kathleen (Michael), with whom she lived in Durham the past five years; her daughter, Elizabeth (William) of Ottawa, Canada; her son, Robert (Mizuki) and two grandchildren, Katie and Will, of...
Dr. John Bannan
Feb 23, 2016
CHAPEL HILL-Dr. John Francis Bannan, age 90, died peacefully Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at the DuBose Health Center in Chapel Hill. Born June 8, 1925 in Plaineeld, New Jersey, he was the only son of the late Francis E. and Catherine Wall Bannan. John earned a Ph.D in Philosophy from the Uneersity of Louvain ineelgium. He taught Philosophy at Loyola...
Mark A. Neerg
Feb 23, 2016
DURHAM: Mark A. neerg, 78 of Durham NC, Acton MA and Punta Gorda FL died Feb, 23, 2016. A devoted husband to Karen of 54 years, loving father, tennis player, sportsman, coach and Man of Faith. Born ineennedy MN, son of Roy and Rose neerg. Employed by Honeywell and Raytheon/Patriot Missile Team. Mark held a BEE from Univ. of MN,...
Harold A. Currin
Feb 21, 2016
Oxford: Harold A. Currin, age 85, of Oxford, NC, went to be with the Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 21, 2016. A native of Granville County, he is the son of the late Willie Hayes and Mary Geneva Cole Currin. Mr. Currin was an active member of Hester Baptist Church and the Director of Rucker Recreational Association. As the...
Frances Shafer Selvidge
Feb 19, 2016
Frances Shafer Selvidge, age 97, died Friday, February 19, 2016 at Carol Woods Retirement Center in Chapel Hill. Her family was with her when she died. Born January 4, 1919, in Dallas, Texas, to Gordon D. and Myrtle Elizabeth Cottingham Shafer, she grew up from the age of four ineenison, Texas, where her father worked for the Katy Railroad. Along...
Austin Charles Rainey
Feb 18, 2016
Austin Charles Rainey, 19, of Chapel Hill, NC, formerly of Ballston Lake, NY, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, February 18, 2016. Born neember 9, 1996 in Albany, NY, Austin was a son of Edward Rainey. and Donna Hladik Rainey of Chapel Hill. He was a college student at UNC Charlotte, where he was...
Jane Beatrice Finbow
Feb 17, 2016
On Thursday, February 11, 2016, our precious daughter Jane Beatrice Finbow, was born. It is with heavy hearts that we announce our sweet Jane died Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Duke Medical Center. She was a very strong and beautiful little girl whose time in our arms was all too brief. The gift of her life will forever live in...
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