Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Violetta Mejia Camirio

Violetta Mejia Camirio

Sep 16, 2025

Violetta Mejia Camirio, beloved daughter of Emiliano Mejia Marcelino and Esmeralda Camirio Martinez, passed away September 16, 2025.

She was born September 2, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Mass of Christian burial will be held at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at St. Mark Catholic Church, Huntersville. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Community Cemetery in Cornelius.

Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home & Cremation...

Doris Colyer Dinning

Doris Colyer Dinning

Sep 12, 2025

Doris Colyer Dinning of Davidson, NC, passed away September 12, 2025. Doris was born in Middletown, KY on December 13, 1936. She was the oldest of 7 children. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Bob Dinning. Her two daughters, Lora Chisholm (Tom) and Lisa Henningsen (Russ). Her grandchildren Allen Chisholm (Samantha), Katie Hansen (Ryan), Garrett Lyon, Spencer...

Nohemi Gonzalez Aguirre

Nohemi Gonzalez Aguirre

Sep 10, 2025

Nohemi Gonzalez Aguirre, 56, of Huntersville, North Carolina passed away on September 10th, 2025.

Nohemi was born in Iztapalapa, Mexico on September 27th, 1968, to the late Encarnacion Gonzalez Castro and Maria Elena Aguirre Flores.

Nohemi was the family matriarch. She managed her own house cleaning business in the Huntersville area. She loved taking her dog, Rudy, on walks, gardening and spending...

John Joseph Petronis

John Joseph Petronis

Sep 9, 2025

John Joseph Petronis, 82, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, North Carolina.

Services will be held in Morgantown, WV.

A full obituary will be posted shortly.

Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home & Cremation Services is caring for the Petronis family. Condolences and memories may be shared at www,KepnerFH.com

Margaret Thomas Stauffer

Margaret Thomas Stauffer

Sep 7, 2025

Margaret Thomas Stauffer, 80, of Davidson, NC passed away on September 7th, 2025.

Margaret was born in Charlotte, NC on June 15th, 1945, to the late Donald Wayne Thomas and Margaret Hawkins Thomas.

Margaret grew up in Wendell, NC. She graduated from Wendell High School and Atlantic Christian College (Barton College) in Wilson, NC. She was a teacher in Virginia and North...

Gill Petri

Gill Petri

Sep 5, 2025

Millham Gill Petri, of Iron Station, NC, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on Friday, September 5, 2025, at the age of 84. Gill was born in Rochester, NY on December 19, 1940, to the late Hanford and Dorothy Millham Petri. Gill was a proud Marine veteran and a career long educator in the science department at Pittsford Central Schools in...

JoAnn Sesso Beman

JoAnn Sesso Beman

Sep 4, 2025

With great sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, JoAnn Sesso Beman, on September 4, 2025 at the age of 87. She passed away peacefully at the Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, NC after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

She was born in Washington, DC on February 7, 1938 to Joseph R. Sesso and Clara Conaway...

Stephen Ross Jellenik

Stephen Ross Jellenik

Sep 4, 2025

Stephen Ross Jellenik, 89, of Terrell NC, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025.

Stephen was born in New York, N.Y., on May 25, 1936. He was the son of the late Howard Herman and Ruth Ann Frankenbush Jellenik, and brother of the late Roger Bruce Jellenik.

Stephen grew up in Malverne, Long Island. He received a bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence...

James David Hunt

James David Hunt

Sep 3, 2025

James David Hunt, 54, of Huntersville, NC passed away on September 3, 2025.

David was born in Charlotte, NC on May 14, 1971 to Frank and Gail Hunt.

He is preceded in death by his father Frank Hunt, mother Gail Hunt and longtime companion Deborah Knox.

He is survived by his sisters, Vickey Holmes, Nancy Salazar (Robert) and Toni Hilton; brother, Randy Smith;...

Eugene Alan Braunfeld

Eugene Alan Braunfeld

Sep 3, 2025

Eugene Alan Braunfeld, 81, of Charlotte, NC, passed away on September 3, 2025.

He was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 6, 1943, to the late Irving and Marcia Lebowitz Braunfeld. Along with his parents, Eugene is preceded in death by his uncle and aunt, Gerston and Charlotte Lebowitz.

Eugene was a proud father and loving grandfather. He had a soft spot...

Patricia Lynne Lloyd

Patricia Lynne Lloyd

Sep 2, 2025

Patricia "Lynne" Lloyd, 87, of Mooresville, NC, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2025.

Lynne was born on August 11, 1938, in Detroit, MI, to the late Robert Edward Atkinson and Mary Agusta Tambling. She is preceded in death by her beloved son, John Robert Lloyd.

Lynne is survived by her loving daughter, Wendy Sue Jorgensen; her son, Mark Christopher Lloyd; and...

Patrick Carvel Mann

Patrick Carvel Mann

Sep 2, 2025

Dr. Patrick Carvel MannMarch 23, 1940 – September 2, 2025

Dr. Patrick Carvel Mann, 85, of Cornelius, North Carolina, and formerly of Morgantown, West Virginia, passed away peacefully at home on September 2, 2025.

Born in Decatur, Indiana, on March 23, 1940, he was the son of the late Carl Mann and Dorcas Byerly Mann.

Pat grew up on a farm in Ossian,...

Jackson Levi Simpson

Jackson Levi Simpson

Sep 1, 2025

Jackson Levi “Jack” Simpson, age 7, of Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2025. He was born in Charlotte on August 4, 2018, to his devoted parents, Jeremy and Deonna Simpson.

Jackson was a true miracle and radiant light to everyone who knew him. Born prematurely with medical complexities, he embodied strength and perseverance from the very beginning....

Kathleen Ann Paulsen

Kathleen Ann Paulsen

Aug 30, 2025

Kathleen (“Kathie”) Ann Paulsen of Davidson, NC passed away peacefully on August 30, 2025 at the age of 77, surrounded by her loving family.

Kathie was born in Council Bluffs, IA on March 10, 1948 to the late Leslie Merle and Dorothy Ann Ward. She is survived by her husband Clifford; three children and their spouses (Brett and Bernadette Paulsen; Gregg...

Jill Sammons Parrish

Jill Sammons Parrish

Aug 29, 2025

Jill Sammons Parrish, 58, of Davidson, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 29, 2025. She was born on February 21, 1967, in Blakely, Georgia, the daughter of the late Reverend Dr. Jack and Joan Clark Sammons.

Jill grew up in North Carolina, spending her childhood in Louisburg, Franklinton, and Canton before settling in Charlotte to attend the University of North Carolina...

Roger Glenn Green

Roger Glenn Green

Aug 25, 2025

Roger Glenn Green, 83, of Cornelius, North Carolina passed away August 25, 2025.

A full obituary will be posted shortly.

Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home & Cremation Services is caring for the Green family. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.KepnerFH.com

Richard Lee Standish

Richard Lee Standish

Aug 24, 2025

Richard Lee Standish was born on May 13, 1944 in Norwich, New York and died August 24, 2025.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Wanda Tefft and Glenn Standish; sister, Sandy Loomis; brother, Paul Standish; brother-in-law, Richard Ruh; and nephew, Ryan Ruh.

A memorial service will held at 12:00 pm at St. William Catholic Church, 765 Andrews Rd., Murphy NC...

Stephen J. Senvisky

Stephen J. Senvisky

Aug 23, 2025

Stephen J. “Babe” Senvisky, 86, of Huntersville, NC, and formerly of Forest Hill Drive in Austintown, Ohio, passed away peacefully at the Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, surrounded by his loving family.

Steve was born on June 10, 1939, the son of the late Stephen J. and Mary M. Senvisky. He was blessed with 59 years of marriage to...

David Walter Messig

David Walter Messig

Aug 23, 2025

David Walter Messig, 78, of Charlotte, NC passed away on August 23rd, 2025.

David “Dave” was born in Ridgefield Park, NJ on January 21st, 1947, to the late Walter Thomas Messig and Marie Dolores Irving Messig.

Dave is a graduate of Ridgefield Park HS class of 1965. He went on to graduate from Fairleigh Dickinson University and continued with a career in...

Marcia Ann Matthias

Marcia Ann Matthias

Aug 20, 2025

Marcia Ann Matthias, 81, of Davidson, North Carolina passed away August 20, 2025.

She was born January 6, 1944 in Decorah, Iowa to the late Marion Tobiason and Eileen Winter. In addition to her parents, Marcia is preceded in death by her husband Ernie Matthias, Jr., and her son, Paul Fraser.

Visitation will be held from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, Saturday,...

Local Obituaries for the Lake Norman Community

Violetta Mejia Camirio

Violetta Mejia Camirio

Sep 16, 2025

Violetta Mejia Camirio, beloved daughter of Emiliano Mejia Marcelino and Esmeralda Camirio Martinez, passed away September 16, 2025.

She was born September 2, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Mass of Christian burial will be held at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at St. Mark Catholic Church, Huntersville. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Community Cemetery in Cornelius.

Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home & Cremation...

Doris Colyer Dinning

Doris Colyer Dinning

Sep 12, 2025

Doris Colyer Dinning of Davidson, NC, passed away September 12, 2025. Doris was born in Middletown, KY on December 13, 1936. She was the oldest of 7 children. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Bob Dinning. Her two daughters, Lora Chisholm (Tom) and Lisa Henningsen (Russ). Her grandchildren Allen Chisholm (Samantha), Katie Hansen (Ryan), Garrett Lyon, Spencer...

Nohemi Gonzalez Aguirre

Nohemi Gonzalez Aguirre

Sep 10, 2025

Nohemi Gonzalez Aguirre, 56, of Huntersville, North Carolina passed away on September 10th, 2025.

Nohemi was born in Iztapalapa, Mexico on September 27th, 1968, to the late Encarnacion Gonzalez Castro and Maria Elena Aguirre Flores.

Nohemi was the family matriarch. She managed her own house cleaning business in the Huntersville area. She loved taking her dog, Rudy, on walks, gardening and spending...

John Joseph Petronis

John Joseph Petronis

Sep 9, 2025

John Joseph Petronis, 82, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, North Carolina.

Services will be held in Morgantown, WV.

A full obituary will be posted shortly.

Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home & Cremation Services is caring for the Petronis family. Condolences and memories may be shared at www,KepnerFH.com

Margaret Thomas Stauffer

Margaret Thomas Stauffer

Sep 7, 2025

Margaret Thomas Stauffer, 80, of Davidson, NC passed away on September 7th, 2025.

Margaret was born in Charlotte, NC on June 15th, 1945, to the late Donald Wayne Thomas and Margaret Hawkins Thomas.

Margaret grew up in Wendell, NC. She graduated from Wendell High School and Atlantic Christian College (Barton College) in Wilson, NC. She was a teacher in Virginia and North...

Gill Petri

Gill Petri

Sep 5, 2025

Millham Gill Petri, of Iron Station, NC, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on Friday, September 5, 2025, at the age of 84. Gill was born in Rochester, NY on December 19, 1940, to the late Hanford and Dorothy Millham Petri. Gill was a proud Marine veteran and a career long educator in the science department at Pittsford Central Schools in...

JoAnn Sesso Beman

JoAnn Sesso Beman

Sep 4, 2025

With great sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, JoAnn Sesso Beman, on September 4, 2025 at the age of 87. She passed away peacefully at the Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, NC after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

She was born in Washington, DC on February 7, 1938 to Joseph R. Sesso and Clara Conaway...

Stephen Ross Jellenik

Stephen Ross Jellenik

Sep 4, 2025

Stephen Ross Jellenik, 89, of Terrell NC, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025.

Stephen was born in New York, N.Y., on May 25, 1936. He was the son of the late Howard Herman and Ruth Ann Frankenbush Jellenik, and brother of the late Roger Bruce Jellenik.

Stephen grew up in Malverne, Long Island. He received a bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence...

James David Hunt

James David Hunt

Sep 3, 2025

James David Hunt, 54, of Huntersville, NC passed away on September 3, 2025.

David was born in Charlotte, NC on May 14, 1971 to Frank and Gail Hunt.

He is preceded in death by his father Frank Hunt, mother Gail Hunt and longtime companion Deborah Knox.

He is survived by his sisters, Vickey Holmes, Nancy Salazar (Robert) and Toni Hilton; brother, Randy Smith;...

Eugene Alan Braunfeld

Eugene Alan Braunfeld

Sep 3, 2025

Eugene Alan Braunfeld, 81, of Charlotte, NC, passed away on September 3, 2025.

He was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 6, 1943, to the late Irving and Marcia Lebowitz Braunfeld. Along with his parents, Eugene is preceded in death by his uncle and aunt, Gerston and Charlotte Lebowitz.

Eugene was a proud father and loving grandfather. He had a soft spot...

Patricia Lynne Lloyd

Patricia Lynne Lloyd

Sep 2, 2025

Patricia "Lynne" Lloyd, 87, of Mooresville, NC, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2025.

Lynne was born on August 11, 1938, in Detroit, MI, to the late Robert Edward Atkinson and Mary Agusta Tambling. She is preceded in death by her beloved son, John Robert Lloyd.

Lynne is survived by her loving daughter, Wendy Sue Jorgensen; her son, Mark Christopher Lloyd; and...

Patrick Carvel Mann

Patrick Carvel Mann

Sep 2, 2025

Dr. Patrick Carvel MannMarch 23, 1940 – September 2, 2025

Dr. Patrick Carvel Mann, 85, of Cornelius, North Carolina, and formerly of Morgantown, West Virginia, passed away peacefully at home on September 2, 2025.

Born in Decatur, Indiana, on March 23, 1940, he was the son of the late Carl Mann and Dorcas Byerly Mann.

Pat grew up on a farm in Ossian,...

Jackson Levi Simpson

Jackson Levi Simpson

Sep 1, 2025

Jackson Levi “Jack” Simpson, age 7, of Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2025. He was born in Charlotte on August 4, 2018, to his devoted parents, Jeremy and Deonna Simpson.

Jackson was a true miracle and radiant light to everyone who knew him. Born prematurely with medical complexities, he embodied strength and perseverance from the very beginning....

Kathleen Ann Paulsen

Kathleen Ann Paulsen

Aug 30, 2025

Kathleen (“Kathie”) Ann Paulsen of Davidson, NC passed away peacefully on August 30, 2025 at the age of 77, surrounded by her loving family.

Kathie was born in Council Bluffs, IA on March 10, 1948 to the late Leslie Merle and Dorothy Ann Ward. She is survived by her husband Clifford; three children and their spouses (Brett and Bernadette Paulsen; Gregg...

Jill Sammons Parrish

Jill Sammons Parrish

Aug 29, 2025

Jill Sammons Parrish, 58, of Davidson, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 29, 2025. She was born on February 21, 1967, in Blakely, Georgia, the daughter of the late Reverend Dr. Jack and Joan Clark Sammons.

Jill grew up in North Carolina, spending her childhood in Louisburg, Franklinton, and Canton before settling in Charlotte to attend the University of North Carolina...

Roger Glenn Green

Roger Glenn Green

Aug 25, 2025

Roger Glenn Green, 83, of Cornelius, North Carolina passed away August 25, 2025.

A full obituary will be posted shortly.

Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home & Cremation Services is caring for the Green family. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.KepnerFH.com

Richard Lee Standish

Richard Lee Standish

Aug 24, 2025

Richard Lee Standish was born on May 13, 1944 in Norwich, New York and died August 24, 2025.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Wanda Tefft and Glenn Standish; sister, Sandy Loomis; brother, Paul Standish; brother-in-law, Richard Ruh; and nephew, Ryan Ruh.

A memorial service will held at 12:00 pm at St. William Catholic Church, 765 Andrews Rd., Murphy NC...

Stephen J. Senvisky

Stephen J. Senvisky

Aug 23, 2025

Stephen J. “Babe” Senvisky, 86, of Huntersville, NC, and formerly of Forest Hill Drive in Austintown, Ohio, passed away peacefully at the Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, surrounded by his loving family.

Steve was born on June 10, 1939, the son of the late Stephen J. and Mary M. Senvisky. He was blessed with 59 years of marriage to...

David Walter Messig

David Walter Messig

Aug 23, 2025

David Walter Messig, 78, of Charlotte, NC passed away on August 23rd, 2025.

David “Dave” was born in Ridgefield Park, NJ on January 21st, 1947, to the late Walter Thomas Messig and Marie Dolores Irving Messig.

Dave is a graduate of Ridgefield Park HS class of 1965. He went on to graduate from Fairleigh Dickinson University and continued with a career in...

Marcia Ann Matthias

Marcia Ann Matthias

Aug 20, 2025

Marcia Ann Matthias, 81, of Davidson, North Carolina passed away August 20, 2025.

She was born January 6, 1944 in Decorah, Iowa to the late Marion Tobiason and Eileen Winter. In addition to her parents, Marcia is preceded in death by her husband Ernie Matthias, Jr., and her son, Paul Fraser.

Visitation will be held from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, Saturday,...