Deanna Sink Orenstein

Deanna Faye Sink Orenstein, 75, of Adams Court South, Hertford, NC, died Saturday, October 10, 2015 in Vidant Bertie Hospital, Windsor. Mrs. Orenstein was a native of High Point and was the daughter of the late William Grayson and Mildred Irene Rothrock Sink. A retired educator, she had taught at Ragsdale High School in Jamestown, was a former instructor at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and was an Army Education counselor on several posts worldwide. She was a member of the Edenton Tea Party Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Surviving are her husband of 47 years, Leo Richard Orenstein (a native of Southport); her daughter, Scarlett Orenstein Grose and husband Matthew of McLean, VA; and two grandchildren, Carter and Sydney. A gathering will be held Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Home, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford. Graveside services will be held in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (www.stjude.com). Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.