Michael Shulman
Nov 14, 2025
Michael Shulman, b. 1946, died at home, under hospice care, on November 14, 2025. He leaves behind his partner of 23 years, Maj-Britt Johnson, his standard poodle Shotzie, nephews Peter Weinman of Staten Island NY, and Sam Johnson of Santa Fe NM, nieces Ashley Flood of Cincinnati, Emily Perez-Johnson of Santa Fe, Natalie Johnson of Ann Arbor Michigan, and Eleanor...
Linda Ruth Barnett
Nov 13, 2025
Dr. Linda Ruth Barnett passed away at home in Durham on November 13, 2025. Linda was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, therapist, and friend. Her final days were filled with sunshine, music, poetry, and countless stories of the difference she made in the lives of others. Her family deeply grieves her loss while finding peace in the...
Steven D. Prakken
Nov 12, 2025
Dr. Steven D. Prakken passed away on November 12, 2025, after a courageous eleven-month battle with cancer. He is survived by his beloved wife Kath, sons Jesse and Alex, stepson Terry, brother Randy, and step-sister Lori. Born in Boise, Idaho, Steve spent his early years on his grandparents farm before his family relocated to Portland, Oregon.
His path to medicine was...
Barry Edward Taylor
Nov 9, 2025
Barry Edward Taylor was born July 7, 1947 and left suddenly on Sunday November 9.
He completed the family of Clarence and Bernice Healy Taylor, joining a sister Sue who was five years older. Sue exclaimed that her newborn brother looked “just like a strawberry” with his red hair, and hence his family called him Barry.
He will always be remembered as...
Robert William Wentz
Nov 8, 2025
Robert William (Bob) Wentz left this world on Saturday, November 8, 2025 after a brief illness in Asheboro, NC where he lived with his daughter and her family. He believed when he died his spiritual energy would stay with us and continue to be a part of our universe. Bob embraced life with all of the characteristics of a Renaissance...
Joyce Ann Boucheron
Nov 8, 2025
It is with great sadness that the family of Joyce Ann Boucheron announces her passing on November 8, 2025. Joyce was born in Syracuse, NY, in 1955. She was the daughter of Jean Edward Boucheron, Jr. and Ruth Emma Bennett Boucheron. Joyce is survived by William (“Bill”) Mahony, beloved husband of 44 years, and beloved daughter Leah B. Mahony, both...
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,...