Obituaries
Ottilie Erna Freundt
Oct 11, 2024
DURHAM, NC – Ottilie Erna (Wink) Freundt, age 88, died at Duke Regional Hospital on Friday, October 11, 2024. She was born in Warnitz, Germany, on Saturday, January 4, 1936, to the late Albert Wink and Maria (Fitzel) Wink.
Ottilie, known affectionately as Otti, graduated with a nursing degree from Hubertus Krankenhaus in Berlin in 1955. In May 1959, she emigrated...
Patricia Saldarini
Oct 6, 2024
Patricia Lynn (Eldridge) Saldarini, 79, beloved mother, wife, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2024, surrounded by family at The Forest at Duke retirement community in Durham, North Carolina.
Patti was born on May 28, 1945, in Trenton, New Jersey, whose proud slogan is “What Trenton Makes, The World Takes.” Patti was no exception, as her life took...
Raul Moreno
Oct 2, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Raul Moreno on October 2nd 2024, at the age of 87. Raul was born December 29, 1936 in Matanzas, Cuba.
Raul met his beloved wife of 68 years, Esther Clementina Torres in the small village Punta Brava. Esther was minding her own business on a rocking chair having a lovely...
Irene Dunbar
Sep 30, 2024
DURHAM - Mrs. Irene Gill Dunbar, age 90, died peacefully at her home on September 30, 2024. Irene was born May 29, 1934, in Pleasant Mount, PA, to the late Thomas and Beatrice Roark Gill and graduated from Pleasant Mount High School in 1951. She married Donald Anthony Dunbar, of Binghamton, NY, on October 12, 1957. The two were residents...
Bess Laws Crumpler
Sep 26, 2024
DURHAM –Bess Laws Crumpler, age 80, died at Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center on September 26, 2024. She was born on January 1st, 1944 to the late Ed Laws and Virgie Winstead.
Bess worked at GTE after graduating from high school. After retiring from GTE, she worked as a Durham County Mental Health clerical worker. Once she left the working world, she looked...
Daniel Joseph Shannon
Sep 25, 2024
With a profound sense of loss, we announce the passing of Daniel Joseph Shannon, a community leader whose passion and commitment to family, friends, and business left an indelible mark on all who knew him. Dan passed away on September 25th peacefully, with family by his side. Dan was both the founder and retired leader of Triangle Media Partners; a...
Frances "Fran" D. Newman
Sep 23, 2024
Frances D Newman, better known to many as Fran, age 93 passed away September 23, 2024. Ms. Newman was born on February 26, 1931 to the late Graham Daniels and Ruth W Daniels in the Cedar Grove, North Carolina community North of Hillsborough. Ms. Newman was preceded in death by her husband Charles Newman. Fran graduated from Aycock High School...
Mary Ann Simmons
Sep 21, 2024
Durham, NC – Mary Ann Simmons, age 87, died peacefully in Durham, NC on September 21, 2024. She was born on July 20, 1937, to the late Robert and Annie Cole Brown.
Mary Ann is survived by her brother, Fred Brown, and wife, Shirley of Greensboro, and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Mary Ann was preceded in death...
Petrus Wilhelmus Tax
Sep 19, 2024
Dr. Petrus W. Tax, Professor Emeritus of German at UNC-Chapel Hill, passed away in his home on September 19, 2024, at the age of 93. He was born on June 12, 1931, in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. After receiving a college education at Canisius College in Nijmegen, he studied Germanistik and Philosophy at the Catholic University (now Radboud University) in Nijmegen....
Nirmalya Kumar Ghosh
Sep 17, 2024
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We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr. N.K. Ghosh, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, and esteemed physician, on September 17, 2024, at the age of 88. His passing leaves a lasting impact in the hearts of his family and friends.
Born in Bengal, Dr. Ghosh graduated from Nil Ratan Sirkar Medical School in Calcutta in...
James Herbert Lazenby
Sep 14, 2024
James Herbert Lazenby, age 82, died at home September 14, 2024. Born and raised in the Utica area of upstate New York, he was the eldest son of the late Herbert and Beatrice (Brown) Lazenby.
James began his musical career as a treble chorister (for five years) in the Choir of Men & Boys at Grace Church, Utica. At the age...
Gerald Lee Wilson
Sep 12, 2024
Gerald Lee Wilson
Gerald Wilson was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on April 22,1936 to Kitty Lee Thomas Wilson and Thomas Woodrow Wilson. He died on September 12, 2024.
After graduating from Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, he earned his undergraduate degree from Davidson College. In 1958 Gerald came to his forever permanent home, Durham, to attend Duke Divinity School and then...
Henry Ralph Gundlach III
Sep 12, 2024
Henry Ralph Gundlach III of Crownsville died September 12 while being treated for complications from a lung transplant at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC.
“Hank,” as he was known to friends and family, was well-known in the Annapolis community, having served on numerous non-profit boards and working for many years as a financial adviser for several investment firms in Maryland.
Born...
Donald Gene "Don" Hoover, Jr.
Sep 11, 2024
Donald Gene “Don” Hoover, Jr., of Durham, died September 11, 2024 after a courageous battle against pancreatic cancer. He was 60.
Don was born in New Orleans to Pat and Don Hoover Sr. on October 14, 1963. The family soon moved to Charlotte, NC, where Don and his two siblings, Rebecca and David, were raised. Don came to know Jesus at...
Norman "Bryant" Walker, Jr.
Sep 11, 2024
Durham, NC – Norman “Bryant” Walker, Jr., age 61, was surrounded by family as he passed away at Duke University Hospital on September 11, 2024. He was born on September 5, 1963, to Norman Bryant Walker and Kay Godwin Walker.
Bryant graduated from Southern High School in Durham and attended Durham Technical Community College, then began a lifelong career as a...
Lee Bernard Heavlin
Sep 10, 2024
(CARRBORO) – Lee Bernard Heavlin, age 78, died peacefully at home on the 10th of September 2024. He was born in his childhood home in Camden, NJ on February 13th, 1946, to the late Leona Bernard Heavlin and Paul Arndt Loth.
Mr. Heavlin left High School before graduation to join the Cole Bros. Circus, but that’s another story. After a short...
Sandra Lee McClurg
Sep 10, 2024
Sandra (Sandy) Lee McClurg, 82, of Chapel Hill, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at Croasdaile Village in Durham.
Sandy was born on January 21, 1942, in Gastonia, North Carolina. She grew up in North Carolina and Michigan with her parents, George and Dorothy Shannon, and three siblings. She graduated from Wayland High School in Wayland, Michigan.
Sandy attended Western Michigan...
Norman P. Barnes
Sep 7, 2024
(DURHAM) – Norman P. Barnes, age 82, died in Durham on September 7, 2024. He was born on April 27, 1942 to the late Edmund Joseph and Wanda (Czekalski) Barnes and grew up in Brunswick Ohio.
Norman attended Brunswick High School, then earned a bachelors, masters, and PhD from The Ohio State University. He chose to focus his studies on lasers...
Robert Allen Bullock
Sep 4, 2024
Raleigh, North Carolina – After a brief illness, Robert Allen Bullock passed away on 9/4/2024 at Duke Raleigh Hospital at the age of 85. He was born on 3/30/1939 in Goshen, Indiana to George and Dorothy Bullock.
Robert “Bob” Bullock graduated from Milford High School in 1957. He received an associate’s degree in business from International Business College in 1959. After...
Joseph Pridgen Martin
Aug 28, 2024
(DURHAM) – Joseph Pridgen Martin, age 83, died at Duke University Hospital on August 28, 2024. He was born on December 20, 1940 to the late Mary Pridgen Martin and Chester Barton Martin, Sr.
Joe graduated from Durham High School in 1959, and enrolled in Davidson College, from which he graduated in 1963. He served in the US Army as a...
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