Obituaries

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DURHAM - Mary Ellen Gunter, 89, died Sunday night at the LaSalle Healthcare Center. Born in Durham, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas Gunter and Anee Belle Lockamy Gunter. Miss Gunter served in the U. S. Army. She was retired from Burlington Industries and she attended Grey Stone Baptist Church. Surviving are one sister-in-law, Pansy Browning Gunter,...

Virginia Grim Smith Bussey, 88, of Carol Woods Retirement Community died after a brief illness Sunday in UNC Hospital. She was borneecember 25, 1916 in Richmond, VA to Eugene Henry Grim, Jr. and Addie May Seward Grim. She was raised in both Portsmouth and Norfolk, VA, and lived in Norfolk until 1966. Mrs. Bussey moved to Edgefield, SC, where she...

Krzysztof, known as Christopher to many of his friends, is survived by his wife Teresa, his sons Matt and Konrad, Konrad's wife Stephanie and their son Ryan, as well as many other family and friends. The funeral will be held at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Chapel Hill on Friday, January 28 at 1pm. In lieu of flowers, the...

Sarah Lackey Ferrell, age 91, former resident of 107 W. Lynch Street, died Thursday evening at Duke Medical Center. Mrs. Ferrell was born in Alexander County, NC ands was the daughter of the late George W. and Flossie Head Lackey. She worked as a nurse at Duke Hospital, at Durham Veterans Hospital for 32 years and with Durham Regional Hospital...

John Cullum Wilson, born July 14, 1917, died Tuesday, May 10th after a brief illness. He lived in Durham for 64 years; first on Oakland Avenue then David Street, and most recently at Croasdaile Village. Cullum was born in Lincoln County, TE and was the only child in his first grade class to attend college. During the Depression, he worked...

Marion "Mae" Turner Bowen, 85, died Thursday at Durham Regional Hospital. Born in Durham, she was the daughter of the late Robert O. Turner and Carrie Byrd Turner. She was a member at Carr Uneed Methodist Church and the Nell Morris Sunday school class. Through the church, Mae and her husband, the late William W. Bowen, Jr., voluneered with Urban...

Helen Louise Bronner of Durham died Monday, July 24, at her home. She was 81 years old. She is survived by four sons: Peter, Carl, John one daughter, Valerie; three sisters, Sophie, Ramona, and Jody; three grandchildren, Stephanie, Alexander and Bret. Mrs. Bronner was preceded ineeath by her husband, Finee. Bronner, who died in 2003. A funeral liturgy will be...

Born aneeducated in Great Britain, Patrick is a graduate of the Uneersity of Buckingham, England. He completed a Duke Uneersity Certificate in Paralegal Studies in 2007 and worked first for Legal Aide of Durham and later for Nick Galifianakis & Associates. His kind and genee nature will be missed by all who met & knew him. Patrick leaves behind his...

Roland A. Frate, age 77, died Monday afternoon, March 21, in Durham. He was borneebruary 11, 1928 in Bloomfield, NJ to the late Michael and Rosalie Dispenza Frate.Roland was a devout Christian and involved member of the Knights of Columbus who doneed his time and talents whenee was a parishioner at St. Pius Catholic Church in Conyers, GA. He and...

Antonio Melendez, age 71, died Friday, March 30, ineerson County Memorial Hospital. A resident of Roxboro, Mr. Melendez was born in Puerto Rico to the late Dionisia Saneez and Crecenciano Melendez. Mr. Melendez is survived by his wife, Victoria Melendez; his children: Antonio Melendez, Jr., Magdalia Melendez, Diana Rodriguez, Crecenciano Melendez and Alexander Melendez.; eleven brothers and sisters aneeleven grandchildren....

Joan Marie Stets was born in Fort Knox, KY on August 3, 1952. She was the eldest daughter of John F. Stets deceased and Josephine S. Stets. She graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Warren, OH, Ohio State Uneersity and Ohio State Uneersity Medical School in Columbus. Joan completed her residency at Ohio State Uneersity and Moneeal General...

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Edwina Nadine Bottom Piper, 91, a resident of Magnolia Gardens died Friday at Durham Regional Hospital. Born in Hutton Valley, MO, she was the daughter of the late Owen and Florence Simenton Bottom. Mrs. Piper worked as a bookkeeper until her retirement. She was a member of the National Organization of Retired Federal Workers. She was a member of First...

: John B. Makros, 80, died Saturday in the VA Hospital. He was born neember 30, 1930 in Kardamyla, Chios, Greece and previously was a longtime resident of Huntington, NY. Most recently he lived with his sister in Cary. John came to the U.S. in 1947 and graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, after which he attended Appalachian...

Pearl Elizabeth Schronce Turner left this world oneednesday, April 26, after livineeighty-two years of sweet kineess and genee love. Pearl, her brother Paul Schronce, and her sister, Lovetta Dean Schronce, were raised in and around Hickory, N.C. by their parents, Ernest aneemma Schronce. Paul went off to WWII as an Army Ranger while Pearl and Dean opened LaBelle Beauty Shop...

Eugene J. Mogilnicki, 85, died Saturday at home following an extended illness. A native of New Bedford, MA, he attended New Bedford public schools and graduated from the Uneersity of Mass. at Dartmouth ineextile chemistry. Mr. Mogilnicki moved to North Carolina and resumed studies at NC State Uneersity, where he graduated with a chemical engineering degree after serving in the...

Mary Mason Foster, 96, resident of 4912 Biscayne Road, Durham, NC died Friday afternoon. Mrs. Foster was born in Gaston County and was the daughter of the late William and Senith Stewart Mason. She operated a Day Care from her home for about 10 years and then was employed with the J. B. Ivey Department Store for several years. In...

Bill Harvey, who served as Duke's head wrestling coach for 31 years until retiring in 1997, passed away oneebruary 29, 2012. He was 76. Bill was born in Phoenixville, Pa May 24, 1935 and graduated from Stevens Trade School in Lancaster, Pa with a degree in printing. He attended Appalachian State Uneersity where he wrestled and played football. Bill was...

Noel Francis Castle, Jr., 39, died this past week in Durham, NC. Born in Danbury, CT, Noel was the son of Noel F. Castle, Sr. and Lois Jane Oldakowski Castle of Gaylordsville, CT, who survive him. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and was employed as a licensed clinical social worker in the Trianee area. In addition...