Raleigh, NC Obituaries

Francisca Uchenna Uwa, born on December 18, 1989, passed away on December 19, 2025, at the age of 36. A graveside service will be held at Raleigh Memorial Park & Mitchell Funeral Home, located at 750...

Catherine Hunnicutt Ellington, born on December 8, 1946, passed away on December 24, 2025, at the age of 79. She was a resident of Statesville, North Carolina. A visitation will be held on December 3...

Martin L. "Chuck" Wachtel was born on April 23, 1941, and passed away on December 23, 2025, at the age of 84. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, January 23, 2026 at Christ Church,...

Jackie Carlton DeBerry, passed away on December 24, 2025, at the age of 85. A full obituary is forthcoming. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 2:00pm in the Mausoleum C...

Thomas Edison Castelloe, MD, born on October 18, 1931, passed away on December 23, 2025, at the age of 94. He was a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina. Service information is forthcoming for Dr. Cas...

Marilyn Zahner Blackmer, born on August 22, 1942, passed away on December 22, 2025, at the age of 83. She was a resident of Orlando, Florida. Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 300 Saint Mary's St. Raleigh, ...

Matthew Thomas Ryan, born on March 9, 1970, in Louisville, Kentucky, passed away on December 21, 2025, at the age of 55. Known for being adventurous, beloved, brave, hard-working, gentle, kind-hearted...

Commander Smitty Roberson Harvell, U.S. Navy (Ret.), a lifelong Raleigh native, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2025. He was born Aug. 27, 1950, in Raleigh, North Carolina, to Erma Wilkins Harv...

William Louis “Bill” Bingham died December 19, 2025, in the family home in Raleigh, NC. Bill was born in Cascade, Jamaica, on March 31, 1934, to missionary parents, the Rev. Buell Elden Bingham and th...

Franklin Delano Mathews passed peacefully on December 19, 2025 in Roxboro, NC at the age of 92. He loved his family endlessly and was a very kind and easy-going person. He was born on April 14, 1933 ...

Remembering a Life of Compassion, Service, and Love Elizabeth “Liz” Tucker Rudisill passed away on December 17, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of kindness and dedication that will be cherished by all...

Charles ”Chuck” Edward Ostendorf, 87 passed away Dec, 17,2025 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Jan. 27, 1938 in Vincennes, IN. He was son of the late Joseph Edward Ostendorf and Edna T...

Dr. Nelle Strozier Moseley devoted her life to the practice of medicine, drawn both by a deep commitment to helping others and by an abiding intellectual curiosity about the science and art of me...

Anna Leah Jacobson, born on January 21, 1939, in Camden, New Jersey, passed away on December 18, 2025, at the age of 86. A memorial service will be held at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, located at 1701 ...

Sharon Jones Sheets, born on September 20, 1943, passed away on December 17, 2025, at the age of 82. Sharon was a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on S...

Joseph Bernard Webb, son of Bernard and Opal Collier Webb died at home, surrounded by family, on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. He was a native of Galax, Virginia where he attended the public schools....

Beverly Hale Johnson Funke was born on November 16, 1950, in Raleigh, North Carolina. She and her twin sister, Deborah Johnson Brown, were adopted by Selma and Troy Johnson and raised in a warm, lovin...

Kevin Michael Wood, born on April 4, 1981, in Poughkeepsie, New York, passed away on December 14, 2025, at the age of 44. He was a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina. A visitation will be held at Br...

Bhagirath Natwerlal Shah, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, entrepreneur, and the steadfast pillar of his family, passed away peacefully on December 15, 2025. Born on August 14, 1940, in Gujarat...

Jules Hirsch passed away on December 16, 2025, at the age of 89. Born on June 15, 1936, Jules lived a long life.

Virginia Camp Brown passed away on December 15, 2025, at the age of 91. She was born on July 24, 1934, in Daingerfield, Texas. She was a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina.

Peggy Donovan, 84, of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 14, 2025, with her family by her side, following a long and courageous battle with dementia. Born i...

Norman Winston Taylor Jr. of Wake Forest, NC passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at the age of 97. He was born on October 18, 1928 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He graduated from New Bedford ...

Jean Pittman Lynn, born on December 7, 1947, passed away on December 13, 2025, at the age of 78. A funeral service will be held on January 3, 2026, at 11:00 AM at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home; 300 Saint ...

Betty Moore Fox, 89, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025, surrounded by children and grandchildren. She was born on January 26, 1936, at Mary Elizabeth Hospital in Raleigh, NC, to Veda Clark Mo...

Thomas W. Elkins, born on March 18, 1950, proud son of Clarkton, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2025, with his loving wife of 50 years, Anne Marie, by his side. Tom was a life...

Lynda Lloyd Smith, born on April 20, 1936, in Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away on December 12, 2025, at the age of 89.

Ellen Grey Jeffries was born at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC on June 29, 1949 to the late Pete& Hilda Ogburn Jeffries. She passed away on December 12, 2025 at the age of 76, in her favorite chair, ho...

Robert Lee Smith, Sr., affectionately known to many as “Smitty,” was born and raised in Canton, Ohio. In 2016, he and his beloved wife moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, to be closer to family. On De...

Don Thi Truong, aged 82, of Laurinburg, passed away on December 10, 2025. The family will receive friends at Mitchell Funeral Home at Raleigh Memorial Park, located at 7209 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC ...

Julia Railey Justice of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC), passed away on Tuesday December 9, 2025, at the age of 88 after a brief battle with lung cancer. She had previously survived a bout with breast ca...

David L Moll, born on November 22, 1958, passed away on December 8, 2025, at the age of 67. David was a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina.

Algernon Carlton Finley passed away on December 8, 2025 at the age of 84. He was born on November 10, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois where he grew up in a loving family. Al spent 10 years in the Unite...

Paul Jeffrey Mobus, born on January 10, 1947, in Maryland, passed away on December 6, 2025, at the age of 78. He was a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina. A Celebration of Life will be held at Brown...

Amy Parker Fazzini, 54, of Raleigh, passed away after a sudden illness Sunday, December 7, 2025 at her home in Raleigh. Amy was born June 21, 1971 in Raleigh to Marshall Owen Parker and Margaret ...

Dewey Frederick Weir, Jr. passed away peacefully on December 5th, 2025, in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was born on October 21, 1939 in Wilmington, North Carolina to Lillie Mae and Dewey F. Weir,...

Denise Inez MacDonald, born on April 28, 1950, in Springfield, Illinois, passed away on December 6, 2025, at the age of 75. She was a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina.

Nancy Evans McLaughlin Stevens, 81, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, December 7, 2025, at WakeMed after a brief illness. She was born July 14, 1944, in Washington, D.C. to Melvin and Florence Evans Mc...

Dennis Benedict Keller, 85, husband of the late Carolyn Keller, passed away on December 7, 2025 in Raleigh, NC. Dennis Benedict Keller was born the son of Joseph George Keller and Marcella Agnes Depw...

Ralph Saleeby passed away on December 7, 2025, at the age of 88. He was born on May 8, 1937.

LTC (Ret) Donald Wilt Shive, Jr., U.S. Army, was born in North Carolina October 16, 1941, to Colonel Donald W. Shive and Alice Frances LaGarde Shive. He passed away on December 8, 2025, at his home in...

Carol Goodno Long Grummer of Raleigh, NC passed away on Friday, December 5th at the age of 73. She was born on January 12th, 1952 at Rex Hospital, in Raleigh, NC where she grew up. She worked as a r...

Douglas "Doug" James Leupen, 79, of Raleigh, NC, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2025, at the Memory Support community of Hayes Barton Place, surrounded by the love that defined his remarkable l...

Victor Joseph Gianotti, 94, of Raleigh, passed away peacefully at his home on December 5, 2025, with his family at his side. Victor was born on September 14, 1931, in North Bergen, New Jersey, to the...

Patricia “Patsy” Pate Stockstill died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, December 6 following a long battle with dementia. She was born in Wake County to Julia Ethel Smith and Tyson Pharoah Pate. Fo...

Paul Christopher Kleyla passed away on December 5, 2025, at the age of 77. Brown-Wynne, 300 Saint Mary's

Glenda Milikin Myers passed away peacefully on December 3, 2025, in Raleigh, NC at the age of 87. She was born in Jesup, GA and lived in Raleigh, NC since 1973. Glenda grew up in Gardi, GA, and was ...

An angel, Charleen Lilley Powers, was welcomed into heaven by her parents, Arthur Wallace and Hattie Lilley, on December 4, 2025. Charleen was born in Plymouth, North Carolina on May 9, 1952. Surviv...

Beulah Agnes Wagner Hill, known as “Boots” from an early age, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 4, 2025, after a long battle with Parkinson’s. Her passing was a blessing, and her fa...

Arthur John Koop, 63, of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 4th, 2025, from complications from interstitial lung disease. He was born on September 5th, 19...