Linda Pacini Pitelka
Feb 11, 2026
Linda Pacini Pitelka, loving spouse, mother, grandmother, scholar, teacher, and voracious reader, died of heart-failure on February 11, 2026, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, at the age of 78. She passed peacefully and painlessly in her sleep at the UNC hospital in the presence of her husband, Vince Pitelka and their son Morgan and daughter-in-law Brenda. Linda spent her final...
Lura F. Ward
Feb 9, 2026
Mary Lura Fields Ward was born on December 23, 1934, in Lago Colony, Aruba, in the Dutch West Indies, and died on February 9, 2026, at her home in Carrboro, North Carolina, with her family.
Lura always said she swam before she could walk; perhaps it was true. She was more at home in the ocean than on land. Her childhood...
Thomas Michael Dean
Feb 8, 2026
Thomas Michael Dean, affectionately known as "Tonga," was born on July 13, 1985, in Long Island, New York. He peacefully transitioned from this life on February 8, 2026, at UNC Memorial Hospital, leaving behind a legacy defined by kindness, selflessness, and a unique zest for life.
Thomas worked as a manager for Pet Smart in Morganton, North Carolina, where his passion...
Lillian Epstein Weisberg
Feb 8, 2026
LILLIAN EPSTEIN WEISBERG
“To dance is to live, and to live is to dance”.
-Isadora Duncan
Lillian Epstein Weisberg was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the younger daughter of Clara Barlas Epstein and Max Epstein, Russian-Jewish immigrants who escaped from Tzarist Russia. Lillian grew up in an artistic and intellectually stimulating household. Both of her parents were professional photographers, and her father loved classical...
Veronica Christine Parker
Feb 7, 2026
Veronica was a radiant presence in the lives of all who knew her, a woman of boundless kindness, fierce devotion, and quiet strength.
She has been surrounded by love since learning of her diagnosis of stage four colorectal cancer november 11, 2025.
She passed from this world surrounded by love, leaving behind a family and community forever changed by the light she...
Elaine Rose Caggiano
Feb 5, 2026
Elaine Caggiano, 66, born in Brooklyn, New York, passed away on February 5, 2026. She has now joined her beloved husband, Michael, in heaven.
Elaine was a devoted mother. She had a way of making her daughters feel safe and cherished, always reminding them of their beauty and worth. Her warmth filled every room, and her strength held her family through...
Joanne Bowman Shepherd
Feb 5, 2026
Mary Joanne Bowman Shepherd died peacefully at the age of 92 on February 5th, 2026 in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Joanne was born and raised in Browns Summit, NC, a farming community outside Greensboro, on October 23, 1933 to her parents, Mildred Weaver Bowman and Walter Obadiah Bowman Jr. She completed her nursing degree at Rex Hospital School of Nursing in...
Robert Francis Schaecher
Feb 5, 2026
Robert “Bob” Francis Schaecher, 85, passed away surrounded by family on February 5, 2026. Bob lived a life devoted to education, his family, and the international school community, leaving a lasting impact on students, colleagues, and friends around the world.
Born in San Leandro, California, Bob was the son of Grace and Frank Schaecher. He was a proud alumnus of Bishop...
Marilyn Sidnell Agnew
Feb 1, 2026
Marilyn was the first of two children born to Robert and Frances Sidnell in Lakewood, Ohio. Her grandmother and her father both played piano, and Marilyn started lessons at age 5. She played until age 95. Marilyn completed a 5-year program (in 4 years) in music at Ohio Wesleyan in 1947, earning a bachelor of arts in music and a...
Richard Alpha Brice III
Feb 1, 2026
Dr. Richard Alpha Brice III, age 86, passed away peacefully. Born in 1939, Richard spent much of his life in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a place that reflected his deep commitment to learning, community, and family. Richard is survived by his beloved wife, Robin Brice; his daughter, Christy Brice; his son, Richard H. Brice; his daughter-in-law, Bettina Neset; and his...