Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Leo Richard Orenstein
Jul 27, 2023
Lieutenant Colonel Leo Richard Orenstein, US Army Retired, 79, of Hertford, NC, died Thursday, July 27, 2023 in his home after losing his fight with cancer.
Richard was born in Southport, NC on August 1, 1943. He moved often to follow his father’s Navy and Coast Guard assignments, but periodically returned to Southport for schooling and graduated at age 16...
Opal Howell Askew
Jul 25, 2023
Opal Iola Howell Askew, 94, formerly of 95 White Oak Road, Eure, NC, and more recently of The Gates House Assisted Living, Gatesville, died there on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.
Mrs. Askew was born in Martin County on January 14, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Mills Howell and Bessie Piland Howell Rountree. In addition to her parents,...
Rebecca Dail Eure
Jul 25, 2023
Rebecca Dail Eure, 92, of 279 NC 137, Gatesville, NC, died Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at her daughter’s home in North Topsail Beach.
Mrs. Eure was born in Virginia on August 7, 1930, and was one of eight children born to the late Landorf and Rachel Flynn Dail. In addition to her parents and six of her siblings, she was...
Kenneth Ray Casper
Jul 25, 2023
Kenneth Ray “Kenny” Casper, 69, of 303 Folly Road, Sunbury, NC, died Tuesday, July 25, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.
Mr. Casper was born in Chowan County on February 28, 1954, and was the son of the late James Robert “Jimmy” and Mary Ellen Parks Casper.
Retired from the North Carolina Department of...
Gretna Faye Goodier Morgan Torlone
Jul 24, 2023
Gretna Faye Goodier Morgan Torlone, age 95, passed away at her home in Edenton, North Carolina on July 24, 2023.
She was born on August 24, 1927 in Galveston, Indiana to the late Fred and Vera Oakley Goodier. She was married to Marvin Morgan for fifty-four years, and after Marvin’s passing, to her dear friend, Edward Torlone. She considered herself...
Ronnie Ward Brown, Sr.
Jul 23, 2023
Ronnie Ward Brown, Sr., 75, of 615 Yeopim Road, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, July 23, 2023 in Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.
Mr. Brown was raised in Colerain and was the son of the late Thomas Wesley and Ruby Ward Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Wesley Brown; and by a granddaughter,...
Sarah Sampson Bolognesi
Jul 21, 2023
Sarah Elizabeth Sampson “Sally” Bolognesi, 80, of 225 Nixon’s Beach Road, Edenton, NC, and of Durham, NC, died Friday, July 21, 2023 in her Edenton home following a sudden illness.
Mrs. Bolognesi was born in St. Louis, Missouri on January 28, 1943 and was the daughter of the late James and Dorothy Harmon Sampson. A graduate of Russell Sage College...
John Christopher Meiners, Sr.
Jul 20, 2023
John Christopher Meiners, Sr., 78, of 405 Dogwood Drive, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, July 20, 2023 in his home.
Mr. Meiners was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on July 24, 1944, and was the son of the late John Henry Meiners and Jane Smith Meiners Evans.
The retired Substance Abuse Director for both the Pasquotank Correctional Institute and the Tyrrell County...
Franklin Charles Scudder
Jul 17, 2023
Dr. Franklin Charles “Frank” Scudder, 86, of 170 Middleton Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, July 17, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Dr. Scudder was born in Bayonne, NJ on June 1, 1937 and was the son of the late James A. and Rita De Nucci Scudder. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Stephen Carlton Dail
Jul 16, 2023
Stephen Carlton Dail, 90, of 603 South Church Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2023 in Hertford Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.
Mr. Dail was born in Currituck County on March 7, 1933 and was the son of the late Stephen Richard and Jurdye Lee Parker Dail. A retired plumber, he attended Hertford Baptist Church. He was a Navy...
John Frederick Aldridge, Sr.
Jul 14, 2023
John Frederick Aldridge, Sr., 60, of 232 Riverlane Road, Jarvisburg, NC, passed away Friday, July 14, 2023 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Mr. Aldridge was born in Lyons, NY on February 21, 1963, and was the son of Frederick O. Aldridge of Virginia Beach, VA and the late Shirley Marie Morey Aldridge. In addition to his mother, he was preceded...
Maeve Elizabeth Adams
Jul 14, 2023
Maeve went to sleep in her mommy’s belly unexpectedly and without reason 2 days before her due date and was born into this world on July 14, 2023 at 12:29 pm. She was 7 lb 7 oz and 21 inches of perfection with the most beautiful face, a head full of dark hair, and the longest eyelashes.
Maeve is...
Ann Stokes Askew
Jul 12, 2023
Ann Stokes Askew, 71, of 216 White Oak Road, Eure, NC, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
Born in Colerain on January 17, 1952, Ann was the daughter of the late Edgar Lee Stokes, Jr. and Myra Sharp Stokes. A graduate of Lawrence Academy, she then attended Chowan College. First employed as a bookkeeper with her father at E.L. Stokes...
Thomas Wade Stanton, Sr.
Jul 10, 2023
Thomas Wade Stanton, Sr. 80, of 234 Winfall Blvd., Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, July 10, 2023 in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Stanton was born in Perquimans County on June 20, 1943, and was the son of the late Willis Jesse and Ruth White Stanton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Pamela Beddoe Oldham
Jul 8, 2023
Pamela Jean Beddoe Oldham, 69, of 300 Okisco Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2023 in Windsor House.
Mrs. Oldham was born in Texas on February 16, 1954 and was the daughter of the late William “Bill” Beddoe and Carlean Winchester Kerr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Brenda Thompson.
Surviving...
Barbara Thomas Risinger
Jul 7, 2023
Barbara Lee Ann Thomas Risinger, 58, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Friday, July 7, 2023 in her home.
In accordance with her wishes, a private service will be held.
Miller & Van Essendelft, Funeral and Cremation Providers, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, is assisting the family with arrangements and online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.
Wilmer Brantingham "Red" Chappell
Jul 6, 2023
Wilmer Brantingham “Red” Chappell, US Army Ret., 95, of 1803 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, died Thursday, July 6, 2023 in his home where he was surrounded and cared for by his family.
Mr. Chappell was born in Chowan County on September 23, 1927 and was the son of the late John Ervin and Rehem Dail Chappell. In addition to his...
Freddie O'Neal Todd
Jul 5, 2023
Freddie O’Neal Todd, 80, of 130 Gov Eden House Road, Merry Hill, NC, died Wednesday, July 5, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.
Mr. Todd was born in Bertie County on February 21, 1943 and was the son of the late Sherllie and Sallie Askew Todd. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
David Vernon Higginbotham, III
Jul 2, 2023
David Vernon Higginbotham III, 87, of 149 Salmon Creek Lane, Merry Hill, NC, died Sunday, July 2, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Mr. Higginbotham was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on November 6, 1935 and was the only child born to the late David Vernon Higginbotham, Jr. and Margaret Martha Moore Higginbotham Kelly.
Retired from Bell Telephone Lab Research,...
Larry Gray Winslow
Jul 1, 2023
Larry Gray Winslow, 80, of 2848 Willowwood Drive, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 1, 2023, surrounded by his loving family at his home.
Mr. Winslow was born on April 18, 1943, in the Belvidere community of Perquimans County, NC, one of five children of the late Otho Iverton and Missouria Sarah Chappell Winslow. He dedicated many years to Old...
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