Obituaries
William Carter Livingston
May 26, 2023
William Carter (“Bill”) Livingston of Durham, N.C. departed this life on May 26, 2023, from Lewy Body Disease. He was born on April 2, 1943 in Staunton, Virginia and grew up in Hampton, Virginia. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnical University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and worked for many years as an engineer first at Proctor and Gamble Co.,...
David Joseph Stockwell
May 25, 2023
With a heavy heart, we learned our beloved son/brother/father, David Joseph Stockwell, 42, collapsed and passed away suddenly at his home in Asheboro, NC on May 25, 2023. David was born in Syracuse, NY to parents Joseph and Susan Stockwell and lived in Fayetteville, NY until moving with his family to Chapel Hill, NC in 1997.
David graduated from East Chapel...
Robert Charles Roule
May 23, 2023
Robert C. “Bob” Roule, loving husband of Barbara Roop, passed away at Hock Family Pavilion on Monday, May 23, 2023 at the age of 83.
He was born in the smoggy steel-mill town of Monongahela, Pennsylvania to Robert and Irene (Muntan) Roule. It was here that he began his career in newspapers, leading him via scholarship to the muggy college town...
Rolando Toledo Cruz
May 23, 2023
DURHAM– Rolando “Dodoy” Toledo Cruz, 77, died peacefully in his home on May 23, 2023. He was born on February 16, 1946, to the late Eufemio and Venancia Cruz.
Born in the Philippines, Rolando was the youngest of 7 children. Raised in the town of Bacoor Cavite, he was a member of the Catholic community and was devoted to the Parish...
Robert Constantine Wippich
May 21, 2023
ROBERT CONSTANTINE WIPPICH died peacefully at home on Sunday May 21, 2023. Robert was born in Athens, Greece, to Kyriaki (Andreou) and John Wippich. As his father was in the U.S. Air Force, Robert spent his formative years in Greece, France, Germany, Connecticut, and North Dakota. Upon graduating from the American High School in Athens, he moved to Alabama and...
Carol Elizabeth Walter
May 18, 2023
Our loving mother, Carol Elizabeth Goethals Walter, ascended to heaven on May 18th, 2023.
Carol was born on October 10, 1934, and was the youngest of three children.
Carol grew up in Mishawaka, Indiana, and graduated from Ball State University (Chi Omega) with a teaching degree in Speech Therapy. While working as a speech therapist she met Richard Lawrence Walter at a...
Jane Elizabeth Bruer
May 17, 2023
Jane Elizabeth Bruer, age 65, died on May 17th in Durham, North Carolina. On learning she had cancer twelve years earlier, Jane brought to each day thereafter the hope and determination to remain engaged in life: to find something joyful in each day, to care for those she loved, and to pursue her many interests until the end.
Jane’s parents, Charles...
Laura Eaton Branning
May 14, 2023
Laura Eaton Branning, age 66, beloved mother, sister and teacher, passed away peacefully at her home in Durham, NC on Sunday, May 14, 2023.
Laura was born on May 29, 1956, to the late Rudy Satterfield Eaton and Norman Cecil Eaton. She grew up in High Point, North Carolina, and graduated from UNC-G with a B.A in Education, a starting point...
Lynda Anne Winston
May 14, 2023
Lynda Anne Lilly Winston was born in Roanoke Rapids, NC on June 7, 1943, to the late Henry Marcus Lilly and Mary Virginia Glenn Lilly. Lynda died on May 14, 2023, at Brantwood Nursing Home.
Lynda taught second grade in Stafford County, VA and Granville County, NC and she retired in 2006. Lynda was the business manager for Oxford High School...
Richard Charles Copsey
May 14, 2023
HILLSBOROUGH – Richard Charles Copsey (“Copsey”), age 62, died at home with his family on May 14, 2023. He was born in Brentwood, Essex, England on August 25, 1960 to Betty Anne Copsey and Michael Colin Copsey.
After graduating Havering Technical College, in Essex, England, Copsey led overland safari expeditions from London to Johannesburg and spent over 16 years as a...
James Charles Mau
May 13, 2023
James Charles Mau was called home on May 13,2023. His children were by his side at Croasdaile Village in Durham North Carolina.
Jim is the youngest of three boys. He was born in Wyoming on September 23, 1934 to Phyllis and Cecil Mau. He spent his childhood in rural Charles City, Iowa. His love for sports, corn on the cob and...
Barbara Schmid Dapogny
May 13, 2023
Barbara (Bobbie) Schmid Dapogny, age 92, died peacefully at Brookdale Chapel Hill Memory Care on May 13, 2023. She was born on June 13, 1930 to the late Loretta Maley Schmid and Otto Aloysius Schmid in Kansas City, MO.
Bobbie graduated from Avila College in Kansas City with a teaching degree. After graduation she moved to Annapolis, MD, where she taught...
Myra Clark Markham
May 13, 2023
Mrs. Myra Clark Markham died May 13, 2023, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, NC.
She was the daughter of Charlie C. Clark and Lyda Ruth Shaw Clark, and was the widow of Felix Donaldson Markham, III to whom she was married in 1967.
Mrs. Markham graduated as valedictorian from Lowes Grove High School. She attended Duke University where she met and...
Patricia Lorraine Dignacco
May 11, 2023
DURHAM - PATRICIA L. DIGNACCO PASSED AWAY ON MAY 11, 2023 AT SOUTHPOINT REHAB CENTER IN DURHAM,NC. SHE WAS 68 YEARS OLD.
PAT WAS BORN ON JULY 1, 1954 IN ENGLEWOOD, NJ. DAUGHTER OF JOAN IVERSEN DIGNACCO AND THE LATE
THOMAS A. DIGNACCO.
PAT GRADUATED FROM PASCACK HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, MONTVALE, NJ AND BRYAN INSTITUTE, BOSTON, MA. SHE HAD A LONG CAREER ADMINISTRATING...
John D. Carrington
May 10, 2023
Lt. Colonel John Davis Carrington (ret.), a resident of Harlingen, Texas, passed away peacefully in the company of his family on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at the age of 93. John was born on April 27, 1930 in Clarksville, Virginia to John Nathaniel Carrington and Grace Frazier Carrington. As an only child, he grew up in Oxford, North Carolina, graduating...
Kevin Michael O'Foghludha
May 9, 2023
Kevin O’Foghludha, aged 30, died unexpectedly on May 9, 2023, in London, England. Kevin was an Army veteran and was proud of successfully earning his Airborne wings and completing the Special Forces selection course. Kevin excelled at helping people and worked as a recreational therapist in Salt Lake City and at the Rutlish School in London. Kevin was a three-sport...
Mary Agnes Greenfield
May 5, 2023
Mary Agnes Greenfield, 66, lost her battle with breast cancer on May 5th, 2023 at Hock Family Pavilion.
Mary was born on January 10th, 1957, to Mary Ruth and Dr. Joseph C. Greenfield, Jr. in Durham NC. She attended the “Special Education” program at Bragtown Elementary School and continued her education at Pinecrest Haven in Belews Creek, NC. She worked at...
Carol White Hensgen
May 3, 2023
Clearwater Beach, Florida
Carol White Hensgen, formerly of Oxford, NC and Richmond, Virginia, passed away on May 3, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born October 15, 1947, and was the daughter of the late Nathan Earl White and Olivia Mae Briggs White. She was predeceased by her husband, Lowell Webster Hensgen, Jr. She is survived by her...
Sherri Humphries Herndon
May 1, 2023
Sherri Humphries Herndon, 75, our beloved wife, mother, Nana, and friend found peace and freedom from pain on May 1, 2023. She passed away surrounded by her loved ones at her home in Durham, NC. Sherri was born May 19, 1947, in Durham, NC to the late Coy Neal Humphries and Eugina Atwater Humphries. She retired from the Biology Department...
Charles Stewart Rigsbee
Apr 24, 2023
Charles Stewart Rigsbee, Sr. passed away peacefully on April 24, 2023 at the age of 85. Affectionately known as Charlie, he was born and raised in Durham, North Carolina, the son of the late Stewart and Gladys Rigsbee. He was the youngest of 3 children. Charlie graduated from Durham High School, received an associate’s degree from Campbell College and a...
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