Raleigh, NC Obituaries

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Ihab Kaisar Habashy Deryas, aged 64, who passed away on June 24, 2026, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Born on January 4, 1962, in Cairo, Egypt,...

E. Roger Quillin, 82, of Raleigh, passed on June 24, 2026. He was born in Sanford, North Carolina, on April 2, 1944, to Edward and Ethel Quillin. Roger worked for Bell South/AT&T in telecommunicatio...

Barbara MacDonald, 90, passed on June 22, 2026, . Born on August 23, 1935, Barbara lived in Raleigh, North Carolina. Barbara is survived by her son, Daniel MacDonald, and his wife, Diana, of Roswell,...

Carolyn Stevens Crutchfield passed on June 22, 2026, at the age of 94. A memorial service will be held at Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community in the Auditorium, date and time forthcoming. Brow...

On June 22, 2026, the world lost a powerhouse of a woman. After a heartbreaking week in the ICU following a massive stroke, Jane Hunt left the world exactly as she had moved through it: surrounded by ...

On Sunday, June 21st, Raleigh native James (Jim) Russell Jones drew his last breath. He died peacefully in his home of over forty years where he raised his three boys, overlooking the pond he and his ...

Gail Tharpe Hunter Blake, 86, died at her home on Thursday, June 18, 2026. She was born on August 14, 1939, at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, to the late Lester Swaim Hunter and Ruby Tharpe Hunter...

Paul Dombalis fell asleep in the Lord on June 18, 2026 with his loving family by his side. Paul was born on April 11, 1958, in Raleigh, to the late John Nicholas Dombalis and Floye Lee Dombalis. P...

Richard Russell Lehman II, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, died June 19, 2026, in Raleigh, North Carolina, of natural causes following several years of battling dementia. He was 84. ...

Raleigh – With heavy hearts, we share that Colonel Thomas “Tom” Paul Finnerty, United States Marine Corps (Ret.), passed away on June 18, 2026, at the age of 79. Tom was born on September 5, 1946, in...

The family of Clifford Harrod Jr announces his peaceful passing from his home entering into Paradise on June 18, 2026. Cliff, as his friends called him, was born October 4, 1935 to the late Clifford...

Martha Councill Leak passed on June 17, 2026, at the age of 92. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, July 13, 2026 at Christ Church, 120 E. Edenton St, Raleigh. A reception will foll...

John Frederick Bruckel, 69, passed away on June 17, 2026, after a courageous battle with glioblastoma, which he was diagnosed with in June of 2025. Born on November 23, 1956, in Rochester, New York,...

Aziz Ahmed Sharifipour passed on June 16, 2026, at the age of 64, and was a resident of Apex, North Carolina. A Funeral Service will be held at the Chapel Mausoleum of Raleigh Memorial Park, 7501 G...

Tim Schelfe, a cherished husband and father, entrepreneur, award winning interior designer, and lifelong Catholic, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on June 14, 2026, in Charlotte, North ...

With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Jean Murphy, a beloved sister, aunt, and friend, who peacefully departed this world on June 14, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on June 10, 1948, in Whit...

Barry Martin Weinstein, 87, of Cary, NC passed away on June 15, 2026. Barry was born on August 22, 1938 in Brunswick, GA and grew up in Georgia. As a teenager in Jesup, Barry learned to hun...

Giles Troy Page, Jr., beloved husband of Dr. Fran M. Page, passed away peacefully at their home at The Cypress of Raleigh. He was a man whose life spanned nine decades and overflowed with purpose, pas...

Carolyn Sue Smith, 68, of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed peacefully at home on Sunday, 14 June 2026, surrounded by her family, after a years-long fight with cancer that she met the way she met everyt...

James Francis Magee, 88, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2026, surrounded by his family, after facing cancer with the same quiet strength he brought to everything in life. Born and raised in Brook...

Peggy Wiggins Titus passed on June 11, 2026, at the age of 87. Peggy was born in Belmont, SC to Laurie Howell and Kathryn Smith Wiggins on March 6, 1939. Shortly after her birth, her parents moved ...

John Alsa “Pete” Eberhart passed away peacefully at his home in Raleigh, North Carolina, on June 9, 2026. Pete was born on December 23, 1935, in Burlington, North Carolina, to John A. Eberhart and Lou...

Gary Phillips passed on June 9, 2026, at the age of 83; he was born on November 29, 1942.

Richard “Dick” Spaulding Rand, 95, of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2026, at Transitions LifeCare following a brief illness. Born on June 29, 1930, in Fitchburg, Massachu...

A bit of light, mischief, and laughter has left our world as heaven is celebrating. Jimmie Dixon Spell passed away peacefully at age 88 on Monday, June 8, 2026, surrounded by his family. Jimmie...

Sandra Jane Fearrington, MD of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at the age of 67. She was born on September 16, 1958, in Raleigh, North Carolina where she grew up in ...

Susan Kimberly Rahal, 60 of Raleigh, NC, passed away peacefully on June 8th, 2026. Susie was preceded in death by her father and mother, Ayoub and Elaine Rahal of Huntington, WV. Susie is survi...

Pamala Ehrens Dillard, 78, passed away on June 7, 2026 at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh. Born on September 13, 1947 in Breckenridge, Minnesota; she was the tenth child of eleven of the late Rudolph ...

Lorraine Errico Signore, 98, passed away peacefully in her Raleigh, North Carolina home on June 6, 2026, just a few weeks shy of her 99th birthday. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, James Si...

Adrienne Marie (Lawrence) Wyatt, 79, passed away surrounded by family on June 6th 2026. She was born on August 15, 1946, in Sheffield, England, to Frank and Marina Lawrence. Frank served as a fireman ...

Roger L. Earnhardt passed away on June 5 at Springmoor’s Stewart Health Center in Raleigh, NC. Roger was born on May 22, 1937 in Monroe, NC to the late Cyrus Parsons and Florence Rodgers Earnhardt. H...

The daughter of Pamela L. Stockton and Raymond M. Stockton Lisa was born in Raleigh, NC in 1963. She graduated from Peace College in 1982 and Barton College in 1985.Lisa was a very special person to...

William Nathan Cohen passed away on June 5, 2026, at the age of 90. Born on December 10, 1935, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Herb and Lillian Cohen. He attended Johns Hopkins University and earned ...

Linda Sue Martin passed away at the age of 70 on June 3, 2026, in Raleigh, NC. She was born July 4, 1955, in Valley Forge, PA to Millard O. and Juanita “Jean” (Fielder) Snyder. On December 31, 1998, ...

Martha Carolyn Brock, 76, passed on June 3, 2026 in Raleigh, NC. A full obituary is forthcoming. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. If you would like to leave a favorite story / m...

It is with a special sense of appreciation that we brothers John, George and Randy McAdams, celebrate the life of our beloved sister Ann McAdams. We were all born in Raleigh, all members of Hayes Bart...

Melvin Duane Starnes (Mel), 94, of Raleigh, North Carolina, loving father of four and adoring husband to Sue Boggs Starnes, passed away on June 3, 2026. He was the son of the late Creola Mae Starnes a...

Brian Anthony Bartimac, 51, passed away peacefully at his home on May 29, 2026, with his beloved dog, Miley, faithfully by his side. Born on September 5, 1974, in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, Br...

Douglas Bartley Klima passed on June 2, 2026, at the age of 85. Born on September 7, 1940, Douglas was a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina.

Karen Lee Schwall, 81, died June 2,2026 at Pruitt Health Care, Raleigh, after a long illness with Hospice support. She was born in Zanesville, Ohio on August 29,1944 and moved to Raleigh in 1948. ...

Carson Serpell Dunning Jr. passed on June 1, 2026, at the age of 100. Born on August 18, 1925, Carson lived in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Nikisha Chantas Linen passed on May 30, 2026, at the age of 50, having been born on May 4, 1976.

Dorie Atkins Monroe of Raleigh, NC passed away on Monday, June 1, 2026 at the age of 95. She was born on June 28, 1930 in Apex, NC where she grew up the youngest of six children. She graduated from H...

David Andrew Wright, 36, of Raleigh, North Carolina, entered into God's eternal care on May 29, 2026. Born on May 19, 1990, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, David was the beloved and only child of Andrew W...

Betty Ann Adams Rogers, remarkable Mom, Granny, nurse, and friend, died May 31, 2026, in Raleigh, NC at age 95. The daughter of Mabel Clair McShane Adams and Roscoe Summers Adams, Betty Ann was born...

Eliza Roberts Hofler Williams passed on Saturday, May 30, 2026. "Tot", as she was called from an early age, was born in Windsor, North Carolina on August 24, 1942. She was the middle daughter of Eliz...

Jane Reames Stikeleather, died on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on August 22, 1938, in Asheville, North Carolina, Jane was the daughter of James G. Stikeleather Jr. and Dorothy Kimberl...

Jeffrey Lynn Kivisto, born August 13, 1940, in Wakefield, Michigan, the son of Erwin and June Ann Kivisto, passed peacefully on Friday, May 29, 2026. He met Margaret Dodd in high school and after si...

Michael B. May, 71, of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2026, at Transitions LifeCare following a brief illness. Born on August 21, 1954, in Raleigh, Mike was the son of the ...

Reves Handy Corn, 95, formerly of Winston-Salem and Gastonia, NC, died Wednesday, May 27, in Raleigh, NC. Reves was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Corn. She is survived by her daughters...