Julian Graham Lindsay-Kaufman
Nov 2, 2025
Julian Lindsay-Kaufman died by suicide on November 2, 2025. He took an overdose of fentanyl to end the mental anguish that he had endured and struggled against for years, made worse by dismay at the state of the United States and the world. He was twenty-six years old.
Julian lived most of his life in Chapel Hill, NC, where he attended...
Caroline Hickman Vaughan
Oct 27, 2025
Caroline Hickman Vaughan was born on June 3, 1949, and passed away on October 27, 2025. Born at Duke Hospital to Mary Hickman Vaughan and William Thomas Vaughan, she resided in Durham until 2018 when she moved to Hillsborough, North Carolina with her wife Jane and their two Wheaten Terriers Murphy and Lucy. She received her B.A. in English from...
Roberta Lee Marasca
Oct 27, 2025
Roberta was born and raised in Lexington, Ma. After attending public schools she continued on to Syracuse University. A proud class of '85 graduate, Roberta stayed in the area for eight more years. It was there that she found her group of life long friends and where she began learning how to have a life in the arts. There was...
Allan Kirkpatrick Troxler
Oct 26, 2025
Allan Kirkpatrick Troxler -- graphic artist, mask-puppet-and-banner maker, violinist, country dance teacher, community activist, and devoted friend -- died at age 78 at Brookdale Memory Care in Chapel Hill on October 26, 2025. His final days were filled with Haydn quartets, songs from his childhood, and the voices and touch of so many who loved him.Allan was born April 22,...
Sharon Elke Burroughs Stevens
Oct 26, 2025
Sharon Burroughs Stevens of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away peacefully at home on October 26, 2025. She was born in Danbury, CT, on December 22, 1972, and made Chapel Hill her home for the past 26 years. Sharon was a mother, a dear friend, and a steadfast believer in the goodness of people.
A lifelong artist, Sharon devoted herself to creative...
Kelly Leigh Lilley
Oct 25, 2025
Kelly Leigh Lilley, age 51 - beloved wife, daughter, and friend - passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 7:22 PM, surrounded by the love of her husband and close friends.
Kelly was born on April 24, 1974, in Durham, North Carolina, to Samuel Clay Riggsbee and Donna Sue Riley. Raised in northern Durham County, she loved animals and...
Simon (Kap Joon) Choi
Oct 25, 2025
Simon Kapjoon Choi was born on December 2, 1934 in Seoul, Korea and passed away on Saturday, October 25 in Chapel Hill, N.C. at the age of 90 . He was one of three brothers -Jae and Camilo and two sisters- Haesoon and Sophia, all of whom preceded him in death.
When he was 16 he experienced the horrors of...
Carol Holland Stein
Oct 24, 2025
Carol was released from her earthly body in the company of her daughter and daughter-in-love on 10/24/2025.
Carol was born in 1947, the youngest of 2 girls born into a military family. She spent her young years growing up on military bases around the world and around the country. Her family eventually relocated back to Southeastern Missouri where their roots were,...
Richard Vance Wolfenden
Oct 22, 2025
Richard Vance Wolfenden passed away on the morning of October 22, 2025 at the age of 90, after a long illness. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Anita (83), his son Peter (59), his sister Susan (83), grandchildren Shea (24), Maeve (22), Giovanna (19), and Corrado (14) and is predeceased by his son John, who passed in...
Kathryn Anne Kussel Clarke
Oct 22, 2025
Kathryn Clarke, 59, died in her home in the woods of Chapel Hill on Oct. 22, 2025, surrounded by her beloved family: husband David and daughters Emily (Matt) and Susan.
Kathryn was born March 6, 1966, in Middletown, New York to Trudi Kussel and Tom Kussel, both deceased. She and David met at work – her beauty instantly captivated him, and...