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Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Grace Lee Tefel

Grace Lee Tefel

Jan 3, 2012

Grace Lee Farmer Tefel, 79, of Huntersville, NC formerly of Vero Beach, FL passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Levine Dickson Hospice House. Grace was born October 8, 1932 to the late Benjamin and Charlotte Gorman Farmer in New York, NY. She was a retired hotel clerk with Howard Johnson's. Along with her parents she was preceded in death...

Richard Hunter Barkley

Richard Hunter Barkley

Jan 2, 2012

Richard Hunter Barkley "Toad," 63, of Davidson, NC passed away at home on January 2, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Edith Barkley, and sister, Tana Beaube. Rick was a great friend to many people. He was a race fan for many years, and enjoyed spending the summers on Lake Norman with his godsons, Doug...

David   Turner

David Turner

Dec 30, 2011

Mr. David W Turner, 54 of Huntersville past away December 30 2011 at Carolinas Medical Center Northeast. Mr. Turner, retired from UPS freight after 35 years of service. He was a Charlotte native but a beach lover at heart. He was a generous man and a wonderful father. Everyone enjoyed his wit and humor and he will be greatly missed...

Howard Donald Ray

Howard Donald Ray

Dec 27, 2011

Howard Donald Ray, 67, of Huntersville, NC died Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Born June 19, 1944 to the late Ben Elmore and Mary Sue Ray Gryder in Kingsport, TN. Howard was a member of Lake Haven Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening, fishing and working at his church. He was a delivery manager for Lowe's Hardware. Howard is survived by his...

Virginia Frances Leger

Virginia Frances Leger

Dec 27, 2011

Virginia Frances Leger died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at the age of 91 in Huntersville, NC. Virginia grew up in a loving home full of Aunts and Uncles in Chelsea,MA. After graduating in 1941 from Lesley Teaching College she began teaching 40 second and third graders in Belchertown MA. On June 29, 1946 she married Edward E. Leger. Together they...

Edward Joseph Camino

Edward Joseph Camino

Dec 25, 2011

Camino, Edward Joseph, 86, of Huntersville, NC passed away at his home on December 25, 2011. He was born on December 1, 1925 in Newark, NJ to the late Joseph and Giavonna Mancini Camino. Edward served in the Navy during WWII and is retired from the US Post Office in Toms River, NJ. He is survived by his wife, Donna...

Frank   Brierly

Frank Brierly

Dec 24, 2011

Frank F. Brierly II, age 73, of Huntersville, NC formerly of Holden, MA, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2011 at his home surrounded by family. Frank was born on March 15, 1938 in Berea, OH. He graduated from Germantown Friends School in Germantown, PA in 1956 and The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1963....

Thomas Allen Gisinger

Thomas Allen Gisinger

Dec 22, 2011

Mr. Thomas Allen Gisinger, 84, of Cornelius NC died Thursday December 22, 2011 at Levine Dickson Hospice House. Born August 28, 1927 in Ohio he was the son of the late John Wallace Gisinger and Anna Gish Gisinger. Mr. Gisinger served in the US Navy, was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church and retired from a long career in...

James Robert Smith

James Robert Smith

Dec 21, 2011

James Robert Smith, born June 2nd 1957 in Tacoma, WA, went home to be with the Lord on December 21, 2011. He was a faithful member of the Huntersville Church of God and son of the late Rev. Jack Smith. Survivors include his Mom Evelyn Smith and Mother Ruby Peppers, his wife Suzanne Smith, and his children Michael Smith and...

Mabel Muriel Eddins Pugh

Mabel Muriel Eddins Pugh

Dec 21, 2011

Mabel Muriel Eddins Pugh, 81, of Concord, passed away on December 21, 2011. The daughter of the late John Samuel and Effie Eliza Eddins, she attended the Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in Winston-Salem, NC and received a BSN and subsequently a MPH from UNC Chapel Hill. After a long career, she retired in 1998 as Director of Psychiatric Services...

RC   Sifford

RC Sifford

Dec 20, 2011

On Tuesday, December 20 RC Sifford won his short battle with cancer. He passed away only six days after being taken to the hospital. RC was one of the greatest of the Greatest Generation. He was born to Ray and Dola Barker Sifford on July 25, 1923 in Lowesville. His sisters Patsy Sifford, Jessie Gougher, Brettie Black, and Lois Henkle...

Elsie Levay Bledsoe

Elsie Levay Bledsoe

Dec 20, 2011

Mrs. Elsie Levay Little Bledsoe, 82, of Charlotte died Tuesday December 20, 2011 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Born March 10, 1929 in Mecklenburg County she was a daughter of the late Baxter V. Little and Margaret Robinson Little. She was an All American Basketball player at North Carolina School of the Deaf where she was inducted into the Basketball Hall...

Harry James Schadler

Harry James Schadler

Dec 18, 2011

Harry James Schadler, 86, of Charlotte, NC died Sunday, December 18, 2011 at The Haven @ Highland Creek. Mr. Schadler was born in Oyster Bay, NY on December 7, 1925 to Harry and Charlotte Guernsey Schadler. He was married to Doris Priode Schadler and had one son Tod. A service for Mr. Schadler will be held at a later date.

Nellie Sue Manies

Nellie Sue Manies

Dec 18, 2011

Mrs. Nellie Sue Hayes Manies, 97, of Charlotte, NC died Sunday December 18, 2011 at her residence. Born June 22, 1914 in Greer SC she was a daughter of the late Martin L. Hayes and Willie Masengale Hayes. Mrs. Manies was the oldest member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, enjoyed sewing, crocheting, knitting, cooking and baking. Although she never...

Emily Powell Cooper

Emily Powell Cooper

Dec 18, 2011

After her courageous battle with breast cancer, Emily Cooper joined her Savior on December 18th, 2011, at the age of 69. She met her illness in the same way that she lived her life, with cheerfulness and humor, aiming to put a smile on others' faces. Born in Pittsburgh to her beloved parents Joseph R. and Jane M. (Jennie) Powell,...

Arthur Britton Hanner

Arthur Britton Hanner

Dec 14, 2011

Mr. Arthur Britton Hanner, 86, of South Hill VA formerly of Huntersville, NC died Wednesday December 14, 2011 at his daughter's home. Born May 11, 1925 in Mecklenburg County he was the son of the late Arthur Earl Hanner and Edna Lois Alexander Hanner. He retired from the maintenance department of Bowman Transportation Company. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00...

Guadalupe Castillo Carrasco

Guadalupe Castillo Carrasco

Dec 14, 2011

Mrs. Guadalupe Carrasco, 59 of Huntersville, NC died December 14, 2011 at Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville, NC. Guadalupe was born December 22, 1951 in Brownsville, TX to Delfina and Ignacio Castillo. She is survived by her Daughter, Elvira Carrasco and her husband Israel and grandaughter Esthela Guadalupe Rodriguez, of Huntersville, NC. Funeral Mass will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Saturday December 17...

Joseph Richard Anthony

Joseph Richard Anthony

Dec 13, 2011

Mr. Joseph Richard Anthony, 59, of Huntersville, NC died Tuesday December 13, 2011. Born October 9, 1952 in Bronxville, NY he was a son of Richard Joseph Anthony and Yolanda Carrotti Anthony of Eastchester NY. He retired from Union Carbide Corp & Associates as a Financial Analyst after 35 years of service, was co owner of Johnny Brusco's Pizza in...

Patrick James Raftery

Patrick James Raftery

Dec 9, 2011

Patrick James Raftery, 89, died Friday, December 9, 2011 in Huntersville, NC. Mr. Raftery lived in Belmar, Wall Township, NJ before recently moving to North Carolina. He was a long time parishioner of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in nearby Avon-by-the Sea. Born in Newark NJ and raised in New York City, he was the son of the late John Raftery...

Lucille Massengill Hill

Lucille Massengill Hill

Dec 8, 2011

Mrs. Lucille Massengill Hill, 66, of Huntersville, NC died Thursday December 8, 2011 at Carolinas Medical Center. Born July 16, 1945 in Baltimore Maryland she was a daughter of the late Wayland Massengill and Katherine Lucille Smith Massengill. She was the owner of LMH Designs LLC. Memorial services will be conducted 3:00 p.m. Sunday December 11 in the Chapel of...

Local Obituaries for the Lake Norman Community

Grace Lee Tefel

Grace Lee Tefel

Jan 3, 2012

Grace Lee Farmer Tefel, 79, of Huntersville, NC formerly of Vero Beach, FL passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Levine Dickson Hospice House. Grace was born October 8, 1932 to the late Benjamin and Charlotte Gorman Farmer in New York, NY. She was a retired hotel clerk with Howard Johnson's. Along with her parents she was preceded in death...

Richard Hunter Barkley

Richard Hunter Barkley

Jan 2, 2012

Richard Hunter Barkley "Toad," 63, of Davidson, NC passed away at home on January 2, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Edith Barkley, and sister, Tana Beaube. Rick was a great friend to many people. He was a race fan for many years, and enjoyed spending the summers on Lake Norman with his godsons, Doug...

David   Turner

David Turner

Dec 30, 2011

Mr. David W Turner, 54 of Huntersville past away December 30 2011 at Carolinas Medical Center Northeast. Mr. Turner, retired from UPS freight after 35 years of service. He was a Charlotte native but a beach lover at heart. He was a generous man and a wonderful father. Everyone enjoyed his wit and humor and he will be greatly missed...

Howard Donald Ray

Howard Donald Ray

Dec 27, 2011

Howard Donald Ray, 67, of Huntersville, NC died Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Born June 19, 1944 to the late Ben Elmore and Mary Sue Ray Gryder in Kingsport, TN. Howard was a member of Lake Haven Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening, fishing and working at his church. He was a delivery manager for Lowe's Hardware. Howard is survived by his...

Virginia Frances Leger

Virginia Frances Leger

Dec 27, 2011

Virginia Frances Leger died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at the age of 91 in Huntersville, NC. Virginia grew up in a loving home full of Aunts and Uncles in Chelsea,MA. After graduating in 1941 from Lesley Teaching College she began teaching 40 second and third graders in Belchertown MA. On June 29, 1946 she married Edward E. Leger. Together they...

Edward Joseph Camino

Edward Joseph Camino

Dec 25, 2011

Camino, Edward Joseph, 86, of Huntersville, NC passed away at his home on December 25, 2011. He was born on December 1, 1925 in Newark, NJ to the late Joseph and Giavonna Mancini Camino. Edward served in the Navy during WWII and is retired from the US Post Office in Toms River, NJ. He is survived by his wife, Donna...

Frank   Brierly

Frank Brierly

Dec 24, 2011

Frank F. Brierly II, age 73, of Huntersville, NC formerly of Holden, MA, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2011 at his home surrounded by family. Frank was born on March 15, 1938 in Berea, OH. He graduated from Germantown Friends School in Germantown, PA in 1956 and The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1963....

Thomas Allen Gisinger

Thomas Allen Gisinger

Dec 22, 2011

Mr. Thomas Allen Gisinger, 84, of Cornelius NC died Thursday December 22, 2011 at Levine Dickson Hospice House. Born August 28, 1927 in Ohio he was the son of the late John Wallace Gisinger and Anna Gish Gisinger. Mr. Gisinger served in the US Navy, was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church and retired from a long career in...

James Robert Smith

James Robert Smith

Dec 21, 2011

James Robert Smith, born June 2nd 1957 in Tacoma, WA, went home to be with the Lord on December 21, 2011. He was a faithful member of the Huntersville Church of God and son of the late Rev. Jack Smith. Survivors include his Mom Evelyn Smith and Mother Ruby Peppers, his wife Suzanne Smith, and his children Michael Smith and...

Mabel Muriel Eddins Pugh

Mabel Muriel Eddins Pugh

Dec 21, 2011

Mabel Muriel Eddins Pugh, 81, of Concord, passed away on December 21, 2011. The daughter of the late John Samuel and Effie Eliza Eddins, she attended the Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in Winston-Salem, NC and received a BSN and subsequently a MPH from UNC Chapel Hill. After a long career, she retired in 1998 as Director of Psychiatric Services...

RC   Sifford

RC Sifford

Dec 20, 2011

On Tuesday, December 20 RC Sifford won his short battle with cancer. He passed away only six days after being taken to the hospital. RC was one of the greatest of the Greatest Generation. He was born to Ray and Dola Barker Sifford on July 25, 1923 in Lowesville. His sisters Patsy Sifford, Jessie Gougher, Brettie Black, and Lois Henkle...

Elsie Levay Bledsoe

Elsie Levay Bledsoe

Dec 20, 2011

Mrs. Elsie Levay Little Bledsoe, 82, of Charlotte died Tuesday December 20, 2011 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Born March 10, 1929 in Mecklenburg County she was a daughter of the late Baxter V. Little and Margaret Robinson Little. She was an All American Basketball player at North Carolina School of the Deaf where she was inducted into the Basketball Hall...

Harry James Schadler

Harry James Schadler

Dec 18, 2011

Harry James Schadler, 86, of Charlotte, NC died Sunday, December 18, 2011 at The Haven @ Highland Creek. Mr. Schadler was born in Oyster Bay, NY on December 7, 1925 to Harry and Charlotte Guernsey Schadler. He was married to Doris Priode Schadler and had one son Tod. A service for Mr. Schadler will be held at a later date.

Nellie Sue Manies

Nellie Sue Manies

Dec 18, 2011

Mrs. Nellie Sue Hayes Manies, 97, of Charlotte, NC died Sunday December 18, 2011 at her residence. Born June 22, 1914 in Greer SC she was a daughter of the late Martin L. Hayes and Willie Masengale Hayes. Mrs. Manies was the oldest member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, enjoyed sewing, crocheting, knitting, cooking and baking. Although she never...

Emily Powell Cooper

Emily Powell Cooper

Dec 18, 2011

After her courageous battle with breast cancer, Emily Cooper joined her Savior on December 18th, 2011, at the age of 69. She met her illness in the same way that she lived her life, with cheerfulness and humor, aiming to put a smile on others' faces. Born in Pittsburgh to her beloved parents Joseph R. and Jane M. (Jennie) Powell,...

Arthur Britton Hanner

Arthur Britton Hanner

Dec 14, 2011

Mr. Arthur Britton Hanner, 86, of South Hill VA formerly of Huntersville, NC died Wednesday December 14, 2011 at his daughter's home. Born May 11, 1925 in Mecklenburg County he was the son of the late Arthur Earl Hanner and Edna Lois Alexander Hanner. He retired from the maintenance department of Bowman Transportation Company. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00...

Guadalupe Castillo Carrasco

Guadalupe Castillo Carrasco

Dec 14, 2011

Mrs. Guadalupe Carrasco, 59 of Huntersville, NC died December 14, 2011 at Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville, NC. Guadalupe was born December 22, 1951 in Brownsville, TX to Delfina and Ignacio Castillo. She is survived by her Daughter, Elvira Carrasco and her husband Israel and grandaughter Esthela Guadalupe Rodriguez, of Huntersville, NC. Funeral Mass will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Saturday December 17...

Joseph Richard Anthony

Joseph Richard Anthony

Dec 13, 2011

Mr. Joseph Richard Anthony, 59, of Huntersville, NC died Tuesday December 13, 2011. Born October 9, 1952 in Bronxville, NY he was a son of Richard Joseph Anthony and Yolanda Carrotti Anthony of Eastchester NY. He retired from Union Carbide Corp & Associates as a Financial Analyst after 35 years of service, was co owner of Johnny Brusco's Pizza in...

Patrick James Raftery

Patrick James Raftery

Dec 9, 2011

Patrick James Raftery, 89, died Friday, December 9, 2011 in Huntersville, NC. Mr. Raftery lived in Belmar, Wall Township, NJ before recently moving to North Carolina. He was a long time parishioner of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in nearby Avon-by-the Sea. Born in Newark NJ and raised in New York City, he was the son of the late John Raftery...

Lucille Massengill Hill

Lucille Massengill Hill

Dec 8, 2011

Mrs. Lucille Massengill Hill, 66, of Huntersville, NC died Thursday December 8, 2011 at Carolinas Medical Center. Born July 16, 1945 in Baltimore Maryland she was a daughter of the late Wayland Massengill and Katherine Lucille Smith Massengill. She was the owner of LMH Designs LLC. Memorial services will be conducted 3:00 p.m. Sunday December 11 in the Chapel of...

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