Obituaries
Richard Frischmann
Jan 2, 2026
Richard David Frischamann of Cary, North Carolina formerly of Tuckahoe, New York went peacefully to his eternal rest surrounded by his family and friends on January 2, 2026. Richard “Rich” was born on March 23, 1936 to Joseph and Catherine Frischmann of Ardsley, New York. Rich attended Lehigh University until he was drafted into the Army where he served as...
Alexander Cole Birdsong
Dec 30, 2025
Arrangements are currently pending at this time. A full obituary to follow.
Kiley Louise Jones
Dec 29, 2025
Kiley Louise Jones, 60, died on Monday, December 29, 2025. She was born on September 22, 1965, in Binghamton, NY to George Thomas Jones and Shirley Ruth Mackenzie Jones of Raleigh.
Kiley grew up in Raleigh, NC but also lived and worked for many years in Beaufort and Morehead City, NC. She loved the beach, fishing, her dogs Maggie and Boo...
George Steven Blackwood
Dec 27, 2025
DURHAM – Retired Command Sergeant Major George Steven “Steve” Blackwood, age 81, died on December 27, 2025, at PruittHealth Carolina Point. He was born on June 8, 1944, to the late George Marvin Blackwood and Sarah Blackwood Rogers.
Steve graduated from Southern High School in Durham in 1962. In 1965, he enlisted in the North Carolina Army National Guard. He was...
John T. Slavin
Dec 26, 2025
Born July 28, 1927, in NYC, grew up in Fair Lawn NJ. Served in the US Navy 1945-1947, attended Northwestern University, graduating with a BS in Business Administration in 1952, as well as a lifelong group of friends that cared for and support each other even to this day. Worked in the Finance Dept. of American Airlines from 1953 to...
Hazel Swanson
Dec 25, 2025
DURHAM – Margaret Hazel King Swanson, age 97, died at Duke University Medical Center on December 25, 2025. She was born on September 12, 1928, to the late Sidney Richard King and Alma Hopson King.
Hazel was born and raised in the Lowe’s Grove community. She was a faithful member of Lowe’s Grove Baptist Church her entire life. Hazel was blessed...
Raymond Dennis Sackie
Dec 25, 2025
DURHAM – Raymond Dennis Sackie (Ray), age 75, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2025, with his wife, Deborah (Deb), daughter Julia and son-in-law, Josh by his side. He was born on January 10, 1950, in Mt. Vernon, New York. He attended Mt Vernon HS where he was the co-captain of the varsity football team. Ray also played football for...
Mary Thomson Champagne
Dec 14, 2025
Durham - Mary Thomson Champagne, age 79, died at her home on December 14 surrounded by her loving children. She was the second of seven children born to the late John and Marge Thomson in Ottawa Illinois.
Mary graduated from San Jose State University in 1968. She then embarked on an adventure to Lashkar Gar, Afghanistan as a Peace Corp Volunteer,...
Alfredo Sanchez Soto
Dec 14, 2025
Alfredo Sanchez Soto, 32, died on Sunday, December 14, 2025. He was born on March 22, 1993, to Jose Sanchez Campos, Sr. and Maria Ines Soto Perez of Durham.
Alfredo known as “Freddy” worked as an electrician, and other side jobs. Alfredo's hobbies were DJ-ing, going out with family and friends, playing volleyball, always having his car cleaned, in general we...
Walter Joseph Psoter
Dec 11, 2025
Dr. Walter Joseph Psoter, 74, known to many by “Walt” or “Bud”, was reunited with the love of his life and late wife, Mo, on December 11, 2025, at his home in Durham, NC, while surrounded by his family.
He was born in Meriden, CT, on March 13, 1951, the eldest son to the late Walter and Rosemary (Salka) Psoter. Walter...
Elisabeth Ryder Dilday
Dec 8, 2025
Elisabeth Ryder Dilday went home to be with Jesus peacefully on Dec 8, 2025. She was born on July 14, 1926 to Herbert Sterling Ryder and Mary Ruth Groenier Ryder. She was born in Littleton, NC, but spent most of her growing up years just outside her beloved Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She graduated from High School in Indiana, and earned a Business...
Dr. Jay R. Williams
Dec 8, 2025
Dr. Jay R. Williams, age 86, passed away peacefully at the Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center on Monday, December 8, 2025. He was born on July 13, 1939, to the late Anna Iola Williams (Reigle) and Jesse Stanley Williams of York, Pennsylvania.
Jay graduated from William Penn Senior High School in York, PA in 1957. He completed his undergraduate work at Franklin and...
Norma Jean Horton
Dec 6, 2025
Norma Jean Horton died peacefully in hospice care at the Durham VA on Saturday, December 6, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with dementia. She was born in Durham on March 4, 1941.
Norma grew up in downtown Durham and graduated from Durham High School, Class of 1960. Shortly after graduation, she enlisted in the Army on June 29, 1960,...
Alan A. Stone
Dec 6, 2025
Alan Atwood Stone, age 89, died peacefully at home on Saturday December 6th, 2025. Alan was born on June 29, 1936, in Ames, Iowa. The following year, the family moved to State College, Pennsylvania where his father took a position at Penn State as an Assistant Professor in Bacteriology. Early on, Alan distinguished himself as a rover and a free-thinking...
Lucia P. Forthofer
Dec 4, 2025
Lucia P. Forthofer suddenly and peacefully passed from this life on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at the age of 89.
She was a native of Durham, NC, a 1954 graduate of Durham High School, and a 1959 graduate of High Point University. She began her 45-year elementary school teaching career in Durham before moving to Florida in the late 1960s where...
William Derek Shows
Dec 2, 2025
William Derek Shows died on December 2, 2025 at Duke University Hospital. Derek was born in Soso, Mississippi on July 3, 1936 to William Orion Shows and Mitchell Rea Ford. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Emma Jean Windham, his brothers, Thomas Larry Shows, Sr. and David Michael Shows, and his wife of over fifty years,...
Pascal "Pat" Carmen Soriano Jr.
Dec 1, 2025
In Loving Memory of Pat Soriano
Pat, a devoted husband, loving father, and dedicated employee, passed away peacefully after a long and fulfilling life. Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1930, Pat was a true Jersey native who carried his hardworking spirit throughout the world.
He attended Barringer High School in Newark. It was there, on a local bowling league, that fate...
Anthony Lawrence Palmieri
Nov 30, 2025
Anthony Palmieri died on November 30, 2025, in Durham, NC at the age of 87 from complications of Parkinsons and Lewy Body dementia.
Tony was born on January 4, 1938, in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents, Lorenzo and Ermalinda Palmieri, emigrated from the Abruzzo region of Italy in the 1920's. Tony, a Bostonian to the core, graduated from Boston Latin School in...
Beverly Wolford Karrenbauer
Nov 30, 2025
Cary, North Carolina - Beverly Wolford Karrenbauer, 87, passed away peacefully at WakeMed Cary Hospital on Sunday, November 30, 2025. Born August 5, 1938, to the late Dr. Clarence Frederick Wolford and Thelma MacArthur Wolford, Beverly dedicated her life to education, leadership, and the advancement of early childhood learning.
Throughout her distinguished career, Beverly served as Superintendent for grades K–3 in...
William Brantley Burnett
Nov 20, 2025
William Brantley “Bill” Burnett, age 87, passed away in Durham, North Carolina, on November 20, 2025, after a long illness. He was born on November 22, 1937, to the late Marvin B. Burnett Jr. and Inez Chatham Burnett.
Bill graduated from Durham High School in 1955 and attended North Carolina State University for a time before entering the United States Air...
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