Southport, NC Obituaries

Malakai Scott Jenkins, infant son of Travis and Katelyn Jenkins passed away on February 5, 2026. Malakai was born at 5:51 am in the Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center in Bolivia and weighed 1 pou...

Dr. Joseph R. Castagnola, of Southport, North Carolina, passed away on February 1, 2026, at the age of 75. Dr. Castagnola was born on March 19, 1950, the son of the late Joseph J. Castagnola and Susa...

Richard William Malinofsky, of Oak Island, North Carolina passed away on February 1, 2026, at the age of 69. Richard was born on November 30, 1956 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, son of the late Willi...

George Elbert VanCott, Jr. of Leland, NC, passed away on January 26, 2026, at the age of 91. He was born on November 19, 1934, the son of the late George VanCott and Jane Carlson VanCott. George grew...

Joan Hartwell Johnson, 88, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026 in Bolivia, NC. She raised her three daughters in Riverside, CT and then enjoyed 30+ years in Savannah, GA with her husband, Kenne...

MSG Brian Scott Hakey, a resident of Southport, North Carolina, passed away on January 23, 2026, at the age of 56. Brian was born on December 5, 1969 son of Herb and Margaret Hakey. Brian served 37 ...

Charles Randolph "Randy" Merritt, aged 73, of Oak Island, North Carolina passed away on January 23, 2026. Mr. Merritt was born on August 29, 1952, son of the late Charles Brown Merritt and Mae Merri...

Shelby Leigh Cook unexpectedly passed at age 25 on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at the home of her parents. Born March 8, 2000, in Charlotte, NC, Shelby was the cherished daughter of Rob and Cheryl Coo...

Sandra Kay Smith Cochran was born August 9, 1940, in Acme, NC, the daughter of the late Leon Thomas Smith and Naomi Francis Spivey Smith. Sandra and her family moved to Southport when she was five, an...

Thomas Harold "Tom" Carter, born on July 26, 1946, passed away on January 21, 2026, at the age of 79. A celebration of life will be held at Peacock, Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service on W...

Cary Nicole Turner, a resident of Oak Island, North Carolina, was born on January 3, 1972, and passed away on January 20, 2026, at the age of 54. Cary was the daughter of Sunday Baker Turner and the ...

Lynne (Myers) Barmore passed on to heaven on January 18, 2026, after an extended struggle with cancer. She was born to Max and Martha Myers shortly after the “big snow” of December 1950. She gradu...

Joseph E. Whitaker Sr., known to many as “Big Joe” and to his greatest joys as “Papa Joe,” passed away at the age of 71 on January 19, 2026, in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Born in Sanford, Nort...

John "Rick" Zoretic, a resident of Southport, North Carolina, was born on April 23, 1939, and passed away on January 18, 2026, at the age of 86. He was the son of Joseph Zoretic and Nellree Cover Zor...

James Dale Darnell, born on October 11, 1963, passed away on January 15, 2026, at the age of 62. James resided in Southport, North Carolina.

Lois Ella Cano passed away on January 17, 2026, at the age of 79. She was born on April 30, 1946. Lois Ella Cano was a resident of Southport, North Carolina.

Jane Marie Julicher Walsh, born on August 27, 1942, passed away on January 16, 2026, at the age of 83. Mrs. Walsh was the beloved daughter of the late Jay and Rita Julicher. She was deeply passionat...

Bonnie Lee Lewis, of Southport, North Carolina, passed away on January 13, 2026, at the age of 66. Bonnie was born on March 29, 1959, daughter of the late Floyd Lindberg Lewis and Jean Marie Lewis. ...

Mary Howard passed away on January 12, 2026. Mary was a resident of Oak Island, North Carolina.

Susie Butler, of Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina, passed away on January 10, 2026, at the age of 61. Susie was a devoted mother and creatively gifted. Anyone close to her was likely to have rece...

Thomas Robert "TR" Gill, age 75, of Oak Island, NC; passed away on January 9, 2026 in Bolivia, NC. Tom was born on February 2, 1950 in Springfield, IL ; a son of the late Jack and MaryEllen Apblett Gi...

Gie was many things: a son of Belgium, an athlete, a true oilsjteneer, a devoted husband, a proud father and grandfather, a healer by trade, and a man whose humor and quiet cool could fill a room with...

Wayland Alexander Whittinghill III January 29, 1956 – January 6, 2026 Wayland Alexander “Alex” Whittinghill III passed away suddenly on January 6, 2026. He was preceded in death by his parents and tw...

Sharon Doris Collins, of Leland, North Carolina passed away on December 21, 2025, at the age of 70. Sharon was born on May 4, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York, daughter of the late Frank and Florence McGi...

Darrell Arthur Anderson, 87, of Bolivia, NC, passed away peacefully in his home on January 6th, 2026. Darrell was born in New Rockford, ND to Arthur and Olga Anderson on February 28, 1938. He gradua...

Dorothy Elder "Dot" Harris, 91 of Southport, North Carolina, passed away on January 5, 2026. Mrs. Harris was born on December 3, 1934, in Siler City, North Carolina, daughter of the late Harland and...

Thomas Louis Lombardi, 86, of Southport, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2026. A man larger than life in presence and purpose, Tom devoted his life to serving his family, his comm...

John L. Muuss, of St. James, NC passed away on December 30, 2025, at the age of 85. John moved to this area in 2000 and made his mark as a photographer, using his skills in his professional business...

Gary Victor Peterson, a resident of Oak Island, North Carolina, passed away on December 29, 2025, at the age of 86. Mr. Peterson was born on September 15, 1939, in Clay County Kansas, son of the late...

Kevin Edward Thomas Hale August 15, 1951 - December 26, 2025 Kevin was the son of the late Richard and Celia Hale. For much of his childhood, his family resided in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. Being...

Amy Miller, 50, of Southport, North Carolina passed away on December 23, 2025. Born on December 15, 1975, Amy was a free spirit whose life was defined by creativity, connection, and love. She was a c...

Etheridge L. Hewett, age of 91, of Bolivia, North Carolina passed away on December 24, 2025. Mr. Hewett was born December 25, 1933 in Brunswick County, son of the late Ed and Lonah Hewett. He was a ...

Sondra Mooney Nobles passed away peacefully surrounded by family in Southport, North Carolina, on December 23, 2025, at the age of 85. She was born on July 13, 1940, in Whiteville, North Carolina. S...

Russell Clifford "Russ" Freitag, aged 71, of Oak Island, North Carolina unexpectedly passed away on December 18, 2025. Russ was born in Long Island, New York on September 3, 1954, son of the late Ho...

Joseph Paul Amato, of Bolivia, North Carolina was born on November 8, 1949, passed away on December 19, 2025, at the age of 76. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, son of the late Joseph and Ant...

In Loving Memory of John Everett Edwards; June 19, 1964 - December 16, 2025. Those we love don’t go away; They walk beside us every day. We gather today to mark the passing of John Everett Edwards,...

Rick Vigland, born on October 26, 1958, passed away on December 16, 2025, at the age of 67. Rick was the son of Roger Vigland and the late Ginny Vigland. Survivors include his significant other, She...

Ralph Thomas Knudsen, peacefully passed away on December 16, 2025 at the age of 99. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 25, 1926 and was a WWII Veteran. He served in the US Navy from May of 194...

Suzan Marie Johnson, born on March 5, 1944, in Great Falls, Montana, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2025, at the age of 81. She was a resident of California her whole adult life and had move...

Margaret Niblo Sturdevant, of Leland, North Carolina passed away on December 3, 2025, at the age of 82. Mrs. Sturdevant was born on April 2, 1943, daughter of the late Thomas and Winifred Niblo. She...

Victoria Augusta Hoffmann of Southport, NC passed away on December 3, 2025 at the age of 97. Known as “Tory" to her family, and “Victoria” to her NC friends, she was born on February 19, 1928 in West ...

Marshall Foster Reed, Jr., age 94, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2025. A resident of Southport, North Carolina since 2004, Marshall lived a life marked by service, leadership, civic commitment...

Sadonie "Donnie" Kirby, of Southport, North Carolina, passed away on December 2, 2025, at the age of 90. Donnie was born February 18, 1935, daughter of the late Thomas de Vaux Fredericks and Ragnhild...

Anne Parker Scudieri, of Boiling Spring Lakes, passed away on November 30, 2025, at the age of 87. Mrs. Scudieri was born December 24, 1937, daughter of the late Thomas and Anne Parker. She was rais...

Jon H. Roethke, of Southport, North Carolina passed away on December 1, 2025, at the age of 87. Mr. Roethke was born December 16, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York, son of the late Walter and Mabel Roethke...

Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Patterson passed away on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2025, her favorite holiday, in Southport, North Carolina. She was born on October 24, 1964 to Liz (Phillips) Patterson...

Joanne Mae Harbour, a devoted and faithful individual, passed away on November 28, 2025, at the age of 77. Born on June 13, 1948, daughter of the late Kenneth Lee Harbour and Florence Bell Rule Harb...

Wallace Lee Rueckel, born on February 23, 1944, in Columbus, Ohio, passed away on November 24, 2025, at the age of 81. He was a resident of Southport, North Carolina (St. James Plantation). The famil...

Geert Eva Faulborn passed away on November 23, 2025, at the age of 97. Mrs. Faulborn was born on October 10, 1928 in Rotterdam, Holland. She was a survivor of the Holocaust. After the war, she emigra...

George Clive Dosher, born on June 4, 1944, passed away on November 22, 2025, at the age of 81. Mr. Dosher was the son of the late Pastor J. Bryan Dosher and Woodrow Walton Dosher. He was a veteran of...