Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Cecilia Virginia Jarrett

Cecilia Virginia Jarrett

Jan 2, 2016

Cecilia “Cel” Virginia Witton Jarrett, 92, long-time resident at Aldersgate and devoted friend of many, passed away Saturday, January 2, at Presbyterian Hospital following a brief illness.

Born March 2, 1923 in Martin’s Ferry, OH, to the late Thomas Witton and Mary Ney Witton, Cel was a caring soul—a beautiful person inside and out who looked for ways to serve,...

John   Hagaman

John Hagaman

Jan 1, 2016

Arrangements are pending at this time.

Keith   Hepburn

Keith Hepburn

Dec 30, 2015

Keith Andrew Hepburn, 24, of Huntersville, NC passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015.  Keith was born January 1, 1991 in Boca Raton, FL to Laura Cisternelli Hepburn and Roland George Hepburn. Above all else, Keith liked chillin' with his friends.  Keith put love of friends, family and fun above all else. He had a passion for music, freestyling beats and writing...

Barbara   Swartz

Barbara Swartz

Dec 28, 2015

Barbara Swartz. died December 28, 2015, at the Levine and Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville N.C.  Arrangements are pending at the Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Huntersville.  

Edwin "Mell" Hicks

Edwin "Mell" Hicks

Dec 27, 2015

Edwin “Mell” Hicks, III, 63, of Davidson, NC passed away on December, 27, 2015 in Huntersville, NC.

Mell was born on November 20, 1952 in Charlotte, NC to the late Edwin Mell (EM) Hicks, Jr. and Dorothy Bowen.  Mell received his Masters Degree from Loyola University of New Orleans, he held multiple FAA pilot licensees and worked for the PCA...

Torie Mae Costa

Torie Mae Costa

Dec 25, 2015

  Torie Mae Costa, 20, of Cornelius, NC passed away peacefully on December 25, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. Torie was born on November 8, 1995 in Oceanside, CA to Marnae Kilmer Costa and Jayson P. Costa.

Words are pale and lifeless when compared to the beautiful spirit we called Torie.  Ethereal was her beauty, graceful and radiant....

Dorothy Faye Jenkins Mills

Dorothy Faye Jenkins Mills

Dec 24, 2015

 Dorothy Faye Jenkins Mills, 67, of Concord, NC passed away December 24, 2015.Dorothy was born November 6, 1948 in Chesterfield, SC to the late Carl and Mary Bell Jenkins.  Dorothy was a homemaker.  She loved gospel music, preaching and going to church.  She always enjoyed spending time with her family and working out at the YMCA.Dorothy is survived by her...

William James "Jim" Mathot, Jr.

William James "Jim" Mathot, Jr.

Dec 24, 2015

  William James Mathot, Jr. (Jim), 54, of Huntersville, NC passed away December 24, 2015 at Carolina Medical Center, Charlotte.  Jim was born September 20, 1961 in Pittsburgh, PA to William (Bill) James Mathot, Sr. and the late M. Eileen McDonough Mathot.  He was a Postal Carrier in Huntersville and a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity at the...

Lois M. Black

Lois M. Black

Dec 23, 2015

 Lois Black 90 of Charlotte, NC passed away on Wednesday December 23, 2015.  She was born September 4, 1925, the daughter of Spencer and Ruby Hubbard.  Lois attended Derita High School and went on to work in various positions at Highland Park Mill.  Lois married the love of her life Thomas Rothie (T.R.) Black and they had nearly 50 years...

Robert   Burke

Robert Burke

Dec 17, 2015

?Robert Burke, 82, died December 17, 2015, at Liberty Commons of Ballantyne.   Arrangements are pending at the Kepner Funeral Home in Wheeling West Virginia.  Local Arrangements by the Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Huntersville N.C. 

Steve   Mroz

Steve Mroz

Dec 17, 2015

  Steve Mroz, 91, of Charlotte, NC passed away peacefully on December 17, 2015.  He was born October 30, 1924 in Chicago, IL to the late Peter and Emilia Mrozowski.  Steve was a WWII, US Navy Veteran who served on the USS Fletcher. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Helen Mroz,...

Camilla    Collins

Camilla Collins

Dec 16, 2015

Camilla Collins, 89, of Charlotte, NC formerly of NY City, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2015 at Autumn Care of Cornelius. She was born February 6, 1926 in Camden, SC to the late John Collins and Camilla Thompson-Collins.

Camilla enjoyed classic movies, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, music and watching Jeopardy. She loved to travel and to sing.

Along with...

Thomas G. Mayberry

Thomas G. Mayberry

Dec 13, 2015

Thomas G. Mayberry, Jr., 74, of Denver, NC passed away Sunday, December 13, 2015 surrounded by his granddaughter, daughter, and brother.  Thomas was born on May 25, 1941 to Thomas G. Mayberry and Grace Campbell.  Along with his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jane Mayberry. Thomas leaves to cherish his memory, his loving family; daughter,...

Rickey N Fink

Rickey N Fink

Dec 7, 2015

Rickey N. Fink, 59, of Charlotte, NC passed away Monday, December 7, 2015.  Rickey was born May 20, 1956 in Charlotte to Carolyn Pennell Fink and the late Bruce Nelson Fink.  Rickey was a US Marine Corp Veteran, retired truck driver, and a master mechanic who could fix anything.  He also enjoyed hunting and fishing. Along with his mother, he...

Christopher   Weaver

Christopher Weaver

Dec 7, 2015

   Christopher Laine Weaver died during the early morning hours Monday, December 7, 2015 from unknown causes.   Chris was born on June 13, 1973 in Hickory, NC. Chris was a very creative young man. His understanding of computers brought solutions to the frequent problems of friends and neighbors. He was a passionate player of CIV- a strategic civilization game...

Joyce   Ruggiero

Joyce Ruggiero

Dec 7, 2015

Joyce Ruggiero, 75, died December 7, 2015, at the Huntersville Oaks in Huntersville N.C.  Arrangements are pending at the Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Huntersville.   

Walter Julius Mack

Walter Julius Mack

Dec 1, 2015

Walter Mack, 91, of Huntersville, NC, formerly of Port St. Lucie, FL, passed away Monday, December 1, 2015. Walter was born November 30, 1924 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Lewis and Anna Holt Mack. He was a WW II, Navy Veteran then continued his career, working 25 years, as a general foreman for Singer Sewing Machines. He was a...

Robert "Trey" M. Ross

Robert "Trey" M. Ross

Nov 30, 2015

Robert "Trey" M. Ross, III, 64 of Charlotte, NC passed away on November 30th, 2015 in Charlotte, NC. Trey was born in Charlotte on August 24th, 1951 to R. Marion Ross, Jr. and the late Shirley Gibson Ross.    Along with his father Marion,  Trey is survived by his sister, Rebecca Palmer, her husband Gary; and sister, Shirley R. Nash;...

Marsha   Haag

Marsha Haag

Nov 29, 2015

Services are pending at this time.

Viola Strickland Shafer

Viola Strickland Shafer

Nov 28, 2015

Lillie Viola Strickland “Vi” Shafer, of Concord, North Carolina, passed peacefully into the arms of theLord Jesus on Saturday, November 28, 2015. Vi was born on her family’s farm in Loris, SouthCarolina on July 17, 1927 to John Robert Strickland and Lillie Belle Strickland. She was preceded indeath by her parents, her 9 brothers and sisters, her daughter-in-law,Elaine Yarborough Shafer,...

Local Obituaries for the Lake Norman Community

Cecilia Virginia Jarrett

Cecilia Virginia Jarrett

Jan 2, 2016

Cecilia “Cel” Virginia Witton Jarrett, 92, long-time resident at Aldersgate and devoted friend of many, passed away Saturday, January 2, at Presbyterian Hospital following a brief illness.

Born March 2, 1923 in Martin’s Ferry, OH, to the late Thomas Witton and Mary Ney Witton, Cel was a caring soul—a beautiful person inside and out who looked for ways to serve,...

John   Hagaman

John Hagaman

Jan 1, 2016

Arrangements are pending at this time.

Keith   Hepburn

Keith Hepburn

Dec 30, 2015

Keith Andrew Hepburn, 24, of Huntersville, NC passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015.  Keith was born January 1, 1991 in Boca Raton, FL to Laura Cisternelli Hepburn and Roland George Hepburn. Above all else, Keith liked chillin' with his friends.  Keith put love of friends, family and fun above all else. He had a passion for music, freestyling beats and writing...

Barbara   Swartz

Barbara Swartz

Dec 28, 2015

Barbara Swartz. died December 28, 2015, at the Levine and Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville N.C.  Arrangements are pending at the Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Huntersville.  

Edwin "Mell" Hicks

Edwin "Mell" Hicks

Dec 27, 2015

Edwin “Mell” Hicks, III, 63, of Davidson, NC passed away on December, 27, 2015 in Huntersville, NC.

Mell was born on November 20, 1952 in Charlotte, NC to the late Edwin Mell (EM) Hicks, Jr. and Dorothy Bowen.  Mell received his Masters Degree from Loyola University of New Orleans, he held multiple FAA pilot licensees and worked for the PCA...

Torie Mae Costa

Torie Mae Costa

Dec 25, 2015

  Torie Mae Costa, 20, of Cornelius, NC passed away peacefully on December 25, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. Torie was born on November 8, 1995 in Oceanside, CA to Marnae Kilmer Costa and Jayson P. Costa.

Words are pale and lifeless when compared to the beautiful spirit we called Torie.  Ethereal was her beauty, graceful and radiant....

Dorothy Faye Jenkins Mills

Dorothy Faye Jenkins Mills

Dec 24, 2015

 Dorothy Faye Jenkins Mills, 67, of Concord, NC passed away December 24, 2015.Dorothy was born November 6, 1948 in Chesterfield, SC to the late Carl and Mary Bell Jenkins.  Dorothy was a homemaker.  She loved gospel music, preaching and going to church.  She always enjoyed spending time with her family and working out at the YMCA.Dorothy is survived by her...

William James "Jim" Mathot, Jr.

William James "Jim" Mathot, Jr.

Dec 24, 2015

  William James Mathot, Jr. (Jim), 54, of Huntersville, NC passed away December 24, 2015 at Carolina Medical Center, Charlotte.  Jim was born September 20, 1961 in Pittsburgh, PA to William (Bill) James Mathot, Sr. and the late M. Eileen McDonough Mathot.  He was a Postal Carrier in Huntersville and a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity at the...

Lois M. Black

Lois M. Black

Dec 23, 2015

 Lois Black 90 of Charlotte, NC passed away on Wednesday December 23, 2015.  She was born September 4, 1925, the daughter of Spencer and Ruby Hubbard.  Lois attended Derita High School and went on to work in various positions at Highland Park Mill.  Lois married the love of her life Thomas Rothie (T.R.) Black and they had nearly 50 years...

Robert   Burke

Robert Burke

Dec 17, 2015

?Robert Burke, 82, died December 17, 2015, at Liberty Commons of Ballantyne.   Arrangements are pending at the Kepner Funeral Home in Wheeling West Virginia.  Local Arrangements by the Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Huntersville N.C. 

Steve   Mroz

Steve Mroz

Dec 17, 2015

  Steve Mroz, 91, of Charlotte, NC passed away peacefully on December 17, 2015.  He was born October 30, 1924 in Chicago, IL to the late Peter and Emilia Mrozowski.  Steve was a WWII, US Navy Veteran who served on the USS Fletcher. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Helen Mroz,...

Camilla    Collins

Camilla Collins

Dec 16, 2015

Camilla Collins, 89, of Charlotte, NC formerly of NY City, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2015 at Autumn Care of Cornelius. She was born February 6, 1926 in Camden, SC to the late John Collins and Camilla Thompson-Collins.

Camilla enjoyed classic movies, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, music and watching Jeopardy. She loved to travel and to sing.

Along with...

Thomas G. Mayberry

Thomas G. Mayberry

Dec 13, 2015

Thomas G. Mayberry, Jr., 74, of Denver, NC passed away Sunday, December 13, 2015 surrounded by his granddaughter, daughter, and brother.  Thomas was born on May 25, 1941 to Thomas G. Mayberry and Grace Campbell.  Along with his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jane Mayberry. Thomas leaves to cherish his memory, his loving family; daughter,...

Rickey N Fink

Rickey N Fink

Dec 7, 2015

Rickey N. Fink, 59, of Charlotte, NC passed away Monday, December 7, 2015.  Rickey was born May 20, 1956 in Charlotte to Carolyn Pennell Fink and the late Bruce Nelson Fink.  Rickey was a US Marine Corp Veteran, retired truck driver, and a master mechanic who could fix anything.  He also enjoyed hunting and fishing. Along with his mother, he...

Christopher   Weaver

Christopher Weaver

Dec 7, 2015

   Christopher Laine Weaver died during the early morning hours Monday, December 7, 2015 from unknown causes.   Chris was born on June 13, 1973 in Hickory, NC. Chris was a very creative young man. His understanding of computers brought solutions to the frequent problems of friends and neighbors. He was a passionate player of CIV- a strategic civilization game...

Joyce   Ruggiero

Joyce Ruggiero

Dec 7, 2015

Joyce Ruggiero, 75, died December 7, 2015, at the Huntersville Oaks in Huntersville N.C.  Arrangements are pending at the Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Huntersville.   

Walter Julius Mack

Walter Julius Mack

Dec 1, 2015

Walter Mack, 91, of Huntersville, NC, formerly of Port St. Lucie, FL, passed away Monday, December 1, 2015. Walter was born November 30, 1924 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Lewis and Anna Holt Mack. He was a WW II, Navy Veteran then continued his career, working 25 years, as a general foreman for Singer Sewing Machines. He was a...

Robert "Trey" M. Ross

Robert "Trey" M. Ross

Nov 30, 2015

Robert "Trey" M. Ross, III, 64 of Charlotte, NC passed away on November 30th, 2015 in Charlotte, NC. Trey was born in Charlotte on August 24th, 1951 to R. Marion Ross, Jr. and the late Shirley Gibson Ross.    Along with his father Marion,  Trey is survived by his sister, Rebecca Palmer, her husband Gary; and sister, Shirley R. Nash;...

Marsha   Haag

Marsha Haag

Nov 29, 2015

Services are pending at this time.

Viola Strickland Shafer

Viola Strickland Shafer

Nov 28, 2015

Lillie Viola Strickland “Vi” Shafer, of Concord, North Carolina, passed peacefully into the arms of theLord Jesus on Saturday, November 28, 2015. Vi was born on her family’s farm in Loris, SouthCarolina on July 17, 1927 to John Robert Strickland and Lillie Belle Strickland. She was preceded indeath by her parents, her 9 brothers and sisters, her daughter-in-law,Elaine Yarborough Shafer,...