OBITUARIES
Dr. Johann Sonner
Jan 11, 2018
Dr. Johann Sonner, long-term resident of Chapel Hill, passed away on Jan 11th, 2018 of pneumonia at the age of 93. Johann was born on May 3, 1924 in Munich, Germany to August and Maria Luise Sonner. He was in the Austrian signal corps in WWII, and was a POW in Russia. In 1954, he earned his doctorate from...
Dorothy Levinson
Jan 11, 2018
Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Gittins Harper Levinson, 94, passed away on January 11, 2018 at the Carillon Assisted Living in Hillsborough. Dorothy was born in Sydney, Australia on June 10, 1923 to the late Henry Francis and Dorothy Clare Gittins. She was preceded in death by her husband William Harper and late husband Sidney Levinson. Dorothy was a devoted and...
Abigail Semon
Jan 10, 2018
Abigail Joy Semon, 31, died January 10, 2017, in Chapel Hill, NC. Born February 9, 1986, in Dayton, Ohio, Abigail attended Oakwood schools in Dayton, and Asheville High School in Asheville, NC. She attended Appalachian State University with a double major in Global Studies and Spanish, and graduated with honors. Abigail was a creative writer, artist, and self-employed business...
Edward Michael Galligan
Jan 7, 2018
Edward Michael Galligan, PhD, 82, retired Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, died Saturday, January 7, 2018 at his home. Professor Galligan was born on June 9, 1935 in New York City to the late Edward and Helen Delaney Galligan. He joined the Philosophy Department in 1964, starting a tenure that lasted...
Julia O'Mahony
Jan 7, 2018
Mrs. Julia Rose O'Mahony, wife of the late Michael Finbar O'Mahony, died Sunday evening at Chatham Ridge Assisted Living in Chapel Hill. Mrs. O'Mahony is survived by her children, Rose O'Mahony, and her husband, Michael Crimmins, of Chapel Hill, NC, Kathleen P. Muha, and her husband, Joseph, of Perrineville, NJ, Eoin W. O'Mahony, and his wife, Pamela, of Saxapahaw,...
Mary Scanlon
Jan 5, 2018
Mrs. Mary Jane Zahn Scanlon, wife of Glenwood C. Scanlon, died Friday January 5 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Scanlon was born and raised in Carthage, New York. She received her BS in Psychology from St Lawrence University, She was employed for many years as a high school English teacher in Ohio and New York school systems....
Jane Cottrell
Jan 3, 2018
Mrs. Jane Cottrell died Wednesday eevning at her home in Hillsborough. Jane is survived by her sons, John and Chris. There are no services planned at this time.
Adell Howard
Jan 2, 2018
Mrs. Adell Carden Howard, wife of the late Jesse “JT” Howard, died Tuesday afternoon at her home, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Howard was born on June 13, 1924 at her home in Durham to the late James Luther and Ida Frances Brockwell Carden. She was raised in Carrboro, where she worked in Laundry, the cotton mill, and the...
Froilan Aquino
Jan 1, 2018
Froilan F. Aquino, fondly called Allan, 48, husband of Jhoanna Aquino, died Monday at Duke University Hospital after a short illness. In addition to his wife, Allan is survived by his son, Ian Aquino; his mother, Norma; brother, Nat and his wife Tes; sister, Ella; nephews, Ige, Luis and Sire; and niece, Ysha. A Funeral Mass was offered on...
James Riley
Jan 1, 2018
Mr. James Allen Riley, age 85, died on January 1, 2018. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough is honored to serve the Riley family.
Thelma Williams
Dec 31, 2017
Mrs. Thelma Dunnagin Williams, age 91, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017. Thelma was born on April 26, 1926 to the late Arthur and Emily Dunnagin. She attended Orange County schools and worked at Cones Mill for over fifty years. Mrs. Williams then went on to earn her Associate Degree in Culinary Arts from Alamance Community College. Thelma...
Richard Simpson
Dec 30, 2017
After a period of declining health, Dr. Richard Lee (Dick) Simpson passed away in his sleep on December 30. The son of Donald Dake and Lottie Lee Simpson, he was born in Chevy Chase, Maryland and graduated in 1946 from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. After receiving a Pepsi Scholarship to the University of North Carolina, he moved to Chapel...
Elizabeth Sweeney
Dec 28, 2017
Elizabeth Jane Sweeney of Durham, North Carolina died on December 28, 2017 at the age of 99. She was the daughter of the late Lee and Hildreth Melcher. She was preceded in death by her husband of 25 years Thomas Cruse Sweeney, and her three brothers William, John and Chuck Melcher. Elizabeth was born in 1918 and grew up...
Varney Ward
Dec 27, 2017
Mr. Varney Stuart Ward, age 92, passed away on December 27, 2017. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Ward family.
Michael Fabrique Christman
Dec 25, 2017
Mr. Michael Fabrique Christman, age 58, passed away on December 25, 2017. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Christman family.
Maurice Edward Young
Dec 24, 2017
Mr. Maurice Edward (“Gus”) Young, 88, died Sunday morning, December 24–Christmas Eve–2017 at Carillon Assisted Living Center of Hillsborough. Gus was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania in 1928, and raised by his grandparents, aunts, and uncles from the age of three. He attended a local two-room schoolhouse before entering Bellefonte High School and graduating in 1945. He enlisted in the...
Kathleen Mayse
Dec 22, 2017
Mrs. Kathleen Porter Mayse, 75, died Friday at UNC Hospitals. Mrs. Mayse was born in Durham, NC to the late Seth Owen and Tiny Maynard Porter. She was raised and educated in Durham. She was employed with Erwin Mills (Burlington Industries) before going to work at Golden Belt Manufacturing, where she met her late husband, Bernard Utah Mayse. She...
Fengyun Li
Dec 22, 2017
Mrs. Fengyun Li died Friday morning at Transitions Hospice Care of Raleigh. A graveside service was held on Tuesday, December 26, 2017, at 2:00pm at Markham Memorial Gardens
Mildred Stone
Dec 22, 2017
Mrs. Mildred Stone, age 91, passed away peacefully on Friday December, 22 2017 surrounded by her family and caregivers. She was born February 5, 1926 to the late Marion B. Overby and Thelma Elizabeth Proctor Overby of Durham, NC. She was a 1943 graduate of Durham High School. She worked in the medical field for Duke Hospital, UNC Hospital,...
Cronan Maxwell
Dec 21, 2017
Cronan John Maxwell, 63, husband of Bettsy W. Maxwell, died Thursday in UNC Hospitals. In addition to his wife, Max is survived by his daughter, Lauren Elizabeth McIntyre, and her husband, James, of Apex, NC; and a grandson, Ethan McIntyre; and his sister, Patricia Stockdale of Richmond, VA. A Memorial Mass will be offered at St. Thomas More Catholic...
