Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Jackie G. Kerley

Jackie G. Kerley

Nov 7, 2017

Jackie Garfield Kerley, 77, of Cornelius passed away November 7, 2017 at his home.  Jackie was born in Rowan County on March 10, 1940 to the late Lloyd and Jessie Kerley.  He enjoyed spending time with his family, reading his bible, listening to gospel music, and working on adult coloring books. 

In addition to his parents, Jackie is preceded in...

Thomas Joseph Colven, Jr.

Thomas Joseph Colven, Jr.

Nov 6, 2017

Surrounded by his family, Thomas J. Colven, Jr., passed peacefully on November 6 after suffering a rapid decline in health due to advanced dementia.  Tom was born on February 10, 1928 in New York, NY, to Thomas J. Colven and Hilda Mitchell.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 50 years, Margaret, and his younger brother,...

Anne D. Warren

Anne D. Warren

Nov 2, 2017

Anne D. Warren, 79, died on November 2, 2017 at the Levine and Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville N.C.  Services will be held in Dallas Georgia.  Local Arrangements by the Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Huntersville. 

Margaret   Holland

Margaret Holland

Nov 2, 2017

Margaret C. Holland, 99 years old, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2017, of natural causes at her home in Denver, NC.

Blessed with the prediction of a long and healthy life, Margaret was born with a caul on August 16, 1918, in Portsmouth, VA, to Etta and John Cwalino.

Following WWI, the family moved to Philadelphia, PA, where she...

Karen   Zaleski

Karen Zaleski

Nov 1, 2017

Karen Zaleski, 62, of Charlotte, NC passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on November 1, 2017. Karen was born in Niagara Falls, NY on August 15, 1955 to Louis and Joan Campanaro. Karen is survived by her husband, Richard Zaleski; her sons, Vincent (Robbin) and Joseph (Shannon); sisters, Janine (Gary) Riggi and Cam Campanaro; grandchildren, Nathan and...

Jeffrey Paul  "Dino" DiNicola

Jeffrey Paul "Dino" DiNicola

Nov 1, 2017

Jeff "Dino" DiNicola passed away peacefully at his home in Huntersville, NC on 1 November 2017. Jeff loved people and loved life, which he led with a vibrant passion and will to do good for others.  Whoever coined the term, "he'd give you the shirt off his back" had Jeff in mind. Born 21 March 1954 in Pittsfield, Mass, Jeff...

Floyd Thomas Lentz

Floyd Thomas Lentz

Oct 31, 2017

Floyd Thomas Lentz, 92, of Cornelius, NC passed away at his home on October 31, 2017.  He was born in Woodleaf, NC on December 2, 1924 to the late Jeremiah Ruce Lentz and Mary Grace Lentz.  Floyd served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Bethel Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC.

Along with his parents he is...

William Albert O'Brien

William Albert O'Brien

Oct 28, 2017

William Albert O'Brien, 91, died at the Olde Knox Commons in Huntersville N.C.  Arrangements by Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Huntersville will be private. 

Phyllis   Mugford

Phyllis Mugford

Oct 25, 2017

  Phyllis Arleen (Frye) Mugford, passed away October 25, 2017, at the age of 87. She was the wife of Russell M Mugford (deceased). She was the daughter of Ralph E Frye and Mary A (Garland) Frye. Phyllis was the fourth of five girls, Mary Louise, Julia Lillian, Barbara, and Patricia, all deceased.

Mrs. Mugford leaves a daughter, Susan...

Ruth   Coolman

Ruth Coolman

Oct 22, 2017

  Ruth E. Coolman, 99, of Charlotte, NC passed away peacefully on October 22, 2017.

Ruth was born in Valparaiso, IN on March 26, 1918 to Daniel Dye and Geneva Gordon Dye.

On April 29, 1939, she married William H. Coolman, who preceded her in death in 1998.

She was a graduate of Valparaiso High School and Indiana University, and...

Yvonne Rose Totzke

Yvonne Rose Totzke

Oct 20, 2017

Yvonne Rose Totzke, 80, of Denver, NC passed away on October 20, 2017. She was born in Chicago, IL on May 17, 1937 to the late Raymond Julian and Helen Lightheart.

She is survived by her loving husband, Chuck Totzke; son, Wade and his wife Sue Ellen, son Walt Totzke; daughter, Sharon Scott and her husband Tom.

She...

Linda Joan Greishaw McKowan

Linda Joan Greishaw McKowan

Oct 18, 2017

Linda Joan McKowan, 70, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at her daughter and son-in-law’s home in Cornelius, North Carolina. Linda was born on April 16, 1947 to Clarence and Edna Greishaw in Union City, Pennsylvania. She moved to Buffalo, New York in 1965, where she attended Bryant & Stratton College and led the fight for female access...

Laura Lois Pedersen

Laura Lois Pedersen

Oct 17, 2017

Arrangements are pending at this time.

Lacy "Larry" McGraw

Lacy "Larry" McGraw

Oct 14, 2017

Lacy “Larry” McGraw , 84, of Cornelius, NC went home to be with the Lord on October 14, 2017.  He was born on January 19, 1933 in Charlotte to Fred and Beatrice McGraw but was raised by his aunt and uncle Mary and Earl Polk.  Larry was a Korean War veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy.  He joined the Charlotte...

Lotte   Dials

Lotte Dials

Oct 12, 2017

Lotte Dials (Mueller) – 89, of Portsmouth, Ohio passed away on October 12, 2017. Lotte was born March 22, 1928 in Asbach-Baumenheim, Germany.   Lotte was preceded in death by her husband, William Ray; her daughters, Theresa Dials and Ursula Pruitt, grandsons Charlie Dials, and Justin Stowers.   Lotte is survived her son, Doug Dials of Lake City, Fl; daughters Rosita (Rose)...

Viona King Stum

Viona King Stum

Oct 12, 2017

Viona King Stum, 77, of Charlotte, N.C., died on October 12, 2017, at the Huntersville Oaks Nursing Home in Huntersville, N.C.  She was born on January 20, 1940, in McLeansville, N.C., daughter of the late John William King and Gracie Mae Hill King.Viona enjoyed gardening, canning and cooking, and was a Baptist by faith.  Along with her parents, she was...

Stanton Theodore Nixon

Stanton Theodore Nixon

Oct 11, 2017

Stanton Theodore Nixon, 68, of Charlotte, NC passed away October 11, 2017.  Stanton was born in Peoria, IL to the late Curtis and Mary Swast Nixon.  He was an employee of Caterpillar, Inc for 32 years, both here in the U.S. and in Canada. 

Stanton is survived by his loving family; wife, Patricia Fleming Nixon; children, Michelle Nixon Jones...

Barbara Jean Furr

Barbara Jean Furr

Oct 7, 2017

  Jean Watson Furr was born in Taylorsville North Carolina on May 12, 1940 to the late Frank Watson and Mildred Starnes Watson.  She died October 7, 2017.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Furr, her son Dennis Furr, her sister Evelyn Watson Hines, her twin sister Jeanette Watson Palmer and her brother Frank Watson, Jr.

She...

Carmela Marie Reitmann

Carmela Marie Reitmann

Oct 6, 2017

Carmela Marie Reitmann, 88, of Cornelius, NC passed away on October 6, 2017.

Carmela Marie was born in Brooklyn, NY on July 16, 1929 to the late Anthony Tomasso and Helen Zito.

Along with her parents Carmela Marie is preceded in death by her loving husband, Erich Robert Reitmann and daughter, Donna Marie Fessina and her five sisters and two...

Felisa   Davis

Felisa Davis

Oct 4, 2017

Felisa Davis, 48, of Davidson, NC passed away on October 4, 2017.Arrangements are still pending, please check back for a completed obituary.

Local Obituaries for the Lake Norman Community

Jackie G. Kerley

Jackie G. Kerley

Nov 7, 2017

Jackie Garfield Kerley, 77, of Cornelius passed away November 7, 2017 at his home.  Jackie was born in Rowan County on March 10, 1940 to the late Lloyd and Jessie Kerley.  He enjoyed spending time with his family, reading his bible, listening to gospel music, and working on adult coloring books. 

In addition to his parents, Jackie is preceded in...

Thomas Joseph Colven, Jr.

Thomas Joseph Colven, Jr.

Nov 6, 2017

Surrounded by his family, Thomas J. Colven, Jr., passed peacefully on November 6 after suffering a rapid decline in health due to advanced dementia.  Tom was born on February 10, 1928 in New York, NY, to Thomas J. Colven and Hilda Mitchell.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 50 years, Margaret, and his younger brother,...

Anne D. Warren

Anne D. Warren

Nov 2, 2017

Anne D. Warren, 79, died on November 2, 2017 at the Levine and Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville N.C.  Services will be held in Dallas Georgia.  Local Arrangements by the Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Huntersville. 

Margaret   Holland

Margaret Holland

Nov 2, 2017

Margaret C. Holland, 99 years old, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2017, of natural causes at her home in Denver, NC.

Blessed with the prediction of a long and healthy life, Margaret was born with a caul on August 16, 1918, in Portsmouth, VA, to Etta and John Cwalino.

Following WWI, the family moved to Philadelphia, PA, where she...

Karen   Zaleski

Karen Zaleski

Nov 1, 2017

Karen Zaleski, 62, of Charlotte, NC passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on November 1, 2017. Karen was born in Niagara Falls, NY on August 15, 1955 to Louis and Joan Campanaro. Karen is survived by her husband, Richard Zaleski; her sons, Vincent (Robbin) and Joseph (Shannon); sisters, Janine (Gary) Riggi and Cam Campanaro; grandchildren, Nathan and...

Jeffrey Paul  "Dino" DiNicola

Jeffrey Paul "Dino" DiNicola

Nov 1, 2017

Jeff "Dino" DiNicola passed away peacefully at his home in Huntersville, NC on 1 November 2017. Jeff loved people and loved life, which he led with a vibrant passion and will to do good for others.  Whoever coined the term, "he'd give you the shirt off his back" had Jeff in mind. Born 21 March 1954 in Pittsfield, Mass, Jeff...

Floyd Thomas Lentz

Floyd Thomas Lentz

Oct 31, 2017

Floyd Thomas Lentz, 92, of Cornelius, NC passed away at his home on October 31, 2017.  He was born in Woodleaf, NC on December 2, 1924 to the late Jeremiah Ruce Lentz and Mary Grace Lentz.  Floyd served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Bethel Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC.

Along with his parents he is...

William Albert O'Brien

William Albert O'Brien

Oct 28, 2017

William Albert O'Brien, 91, died at the Olde Knox Commons in Huntersville N.C.  Arrangements by Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Huntersville will be private. 

Phyllis   Mugford

Phyllis Mugford

Oct 25, 2017

  Phyllis Arleen (Frye) Mugford, passed away October 25, 2017, at the age of 87. She was the wife of Russell M Mugford (deceased). She was the daughter of Ralph E Frye and Mary A (Garland) Frye. Phyllis was the fourth of five girls, Mary Louise, Julia Lillian, Barbara, and Patricia, all deceased.

Mrs. Mugford leaves a daughter, Susan...

Ruth   Coolman

Ruth Coolman

Oct 22, 2017

  Ruth E. Coolman, 99, of Charlotte, NC passed away peacefully on October 22, 2017.

Ruth was born in Valparaiso, IN on March 26, 1918 to Daniel Dye and Geneva Gordon Dye.

On April 29, 1939, she married William H. Coolman, who preceded her in death in 1998.

She was a graduate of Valparaiso High School and Indiana University, and...

Yvonne Rose Totzke

Yvonne Rose Totzke

Oct 20, 2017

Yvonne Rose Totzke, 80, of Denver, NC passed away on October 20, 2017. She was born in Chicago, IL on May 17, 1937 to the late Raymond Julian and Helen Lightheart.

She is survived by her loving husband, Chuck Totzke; son, Wade and his wife Sue Ellen, son Walt Totzke; daughter, Sharon Scott and her husband Tom.

She...

Linda Joan Greishaw McKowan

Linda Joan Greishaw McKowan

Oct 18, 2017

Linda Joan McKowan, 70, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at her daughter and son-in-law’s home in Cornelius, North Carolina. Linda was born on April 16, 1947 to Clarence and Edna Greishaw in Union City, Pennsylvania. She moved to Buffalo, New York in 1965, where she attended Bryant & Stratton College and led the fight for female access...

Laura Lois Pedersen

Laura Lois Pedersen

Oct 17, 2017

Arrangements are pending at this time.

Lacy "Larry" McGraw

Lacy "Larry" McGraw

Oct 14, 2017

Lacy “Larry” McGraw , 84, of Cornelius, NC went home to be with the Lord on October 14, 2017.  He was born on January 19, 1933 in Charlotte to Fred and Beatrice McGraw but was raised by his aunt and uncle Mary and Earl Polk.  Larry was a Korean War veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy.  He joined the Charlotte...

Lotte   Dials

Lotte Dials

Oct 12, 2017

Lotte Dials (Mueller) – 89, of Portsmouth, Ohio passed away on October 12, 2017. Lotte was born March 22, 1928 in Asbach-Baumenheim, Germany.   Lotte was preceded in death by her husband, William Ray; her daughters, Theresa Dials and Ursula Pruitt, grandsons Charlie Dials, and Justin Stowers.   Lotte is survived her son, Doug Dials of Lake City, Fl; daughters Rosita (Rose)...

Viona King Stum

Viona King Stum

Oct 12, 2017

Viona King Stum, 77, of Charlotte, N.C., died on October 12, 2017, at the Huntersville Oaks Nursing Home in Huntersville, N.C.  She was born on January 20, 1940, in McLeansville, N.C., daughter of the late John William King and Gracie Mae Hill King.Viona enjoyed gardening, canning and cooking, and was a Baptist by faith.  Along with her parents, she was...

Stanton Theodore Nixon

Stanton Theodore Nixon

Oct 11, 2017

Stanton Theodore Nixon, 68, of Charlotte, NC passed away October 11, 2017.  Stanton was born in Peoria, IL to the late Curtis and Mary Swast Nixon.  He was an employee of Caterpillar, Inc for 32 years, both here in the U.S. and in Canada. 

Stanton is survived by his loving family; wife, Patricia Fleming Nixon; children, Michelle Nixon Jones...

Barbara Jean Furr

Barbara Jean Furr

Oct 7, 2017

  Jean Watson Furr was born in Taylorsville North Carolina on May 12, 1940 to the late Frank Watson and Mildred Starnes Watson.  She died October 7, 2017.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Furr, her son Dennis Furr, her sister Evelyn Watson Hines, her twin sister Jeanette Watson Palmer and her brother Frank Watson, Jr.

She...

Carmela Marie Reitmann

Carmela Marie Reitmann

Oct 6, 2017

Carmela Marie Reitmann, 88, of Cornelius, NC passed away on October 6, 2017.

Carmela Marie was born in Brooklyn, NY on July 16, 1929 to the late Anthony Tomasso and Helen Zito.

Along with her parents Carmela Marie is preceded in death by her loving husband, Erich Robert Reitmann and daughter, Donna Marie Fessina and her five sisters and two...

Felisa   Davis

Felisa Davis

Oct 4, 2017

Felisa Davis, 48, of Davidson, NC passed away on October 4, 2017.Arrangements are still pending, please check back for a completed obituary.