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Dan Holler

Dan Holler

Mar 8, 2024

 

Our beloved Dan Holler, husband, father, brother, friend and joyous companion, died at Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard, NC, at midday on Friday, March 8, with his family by his side.  Dan F. Holler, Jr was born on October 4, 1941 in Raleigh, NC to proud and loving parents Dan F. Holler, Sr, and Harriet Lee McGoogan.  He grew up...

Jerry Joseph Siemann

Jerry Joseph Siemann

Mar 7, 2024

Jerry Joseph Siemann, 82, of Brevard, NC passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on March 7, 2024.  Jerry was born December 25, 1941, in Lancaster, WI. to the late Joseph Theodore Siemann and Vera Elizabeth Bennett. He was also preceded in death by his sister Judith Ann Strye.

Jerry is survived by his loving wife of 62 years,...

Linwood "Sonny" Butler

Linwood "Sonny" Butler

Feb 28, 2024

On Wednesday February 28,2024, Linwood Christian (Sonny) Butler, 89, of Brevard, North Carolina and San Antonio, Florida, went to be with his Lord Jesus Christ.

Sonny was predeceased in death by his parents Linwood Butler and Florence Butler, his first wife Barbara Ann Dinsmore Butler, His children Paulette Gary, Douglas Butler, Richard Butler, and Thomas Butler and Sisters Mary Randolf and...

Teri Jo Norris

Teri Jo Norris

Feb 27, 2024

Teri Jo Norris age 67 of Etowah, NC passed away peacefully with her husband by her side on February 27, 2024. Teri was born June 28, 1956, in Sussex, NJ to the late Phyllis A. LaPorta. She was also predeceased in death by her grandmother Margaret C. Strait, Brother Michael LaPorta, Aunt Sandra Smith, Mother and Father-in-Law Richard and Beatrice...

Dorothy "Dottie" Ehmann

Dorothy "Dottie" Ehmann

Feb 24, 2024

Dorothy J. “Dottie” Ehmann, 91, of Brevard, passed away on February 24, 2024 after a severe heart attack. A native of Chillicothe, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Willie Mae Irick James. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Margaret Anderson and her brother, Frank.

She was a loving mother,...

Norman H. Macoy

Norman H. Macoy

Feb 22, 2024

Norman H. Macoy, aged 87, passed away on February 22, 2024 in Brevard, NC. He had left Fairfield, CT with his spouse, Suzanne, in 1995 and moved to Ft. Wayne, IN. He then retired to North Carolina in September 2002.  

Born September 30, 1936, in Newark, NJ, he was the son of Eugene Wilson Macoy and Ruth Norman Macoy, both...

Wanda Ledford

Wanda Ledford

Feb 17, 2024

Wanda Owen Ledford, 73, of Lake Toxaway, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 17, 2024. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Luther Theodore and Frances Chastain Owen. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brothers, Charles Lawter and Gary Owen and her sisters, 



Janice Owen and JoAnn Adams.  

Living...

Paul James Owen

Paul James Owen

Feb 13, 2024

Paul James Owen, 76, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late George Thomas and Willie Mae Owen. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sister, Laverne Owens.

The former pastor of Holly Springs Baptist Church, he was also retired from DuPont...

John Robert Brinkley

John Robert Brinkley

Feb 13, 2024

John Robert Brinkley, 86, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 after a long illness.  John is preceded in death by his wife of nearly 30 years, Wanda Owen Brinkley and his parents A.P. Brinkley and Martha Moody Brinkley Turbyfill.  

John was born in Elk Park, NC and graduated from Cranberry High School.  He served in the United...

Wanda Fisher

Wanda Fisher

Feb 12, 2024

Wanda Lou Fisher, 71, of Brevard, peacefully passed away on Monday, February 12, 2024 after a lengthy illness.

A beautiful woman of faith and love, she was a blessing to all that knew her. She was a collector of both treasures and cats. She loved her friends, family and her flowers and pink was her signature color. 

Her loving survivors include her...

Loenna Lyda Henderson

Loenna Lyda Henderson

Feb 10, 2024

Loenna Aileen Henderson, 80, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Born in Henderson County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Clyde henry and Edith Blackwell Lyda. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Clay Radford Henderson, and her sister, Barbara Nicholson, and her best friend in the...

Janette Frances Ziegler

Janette Frances Ziegler

Feb 3, 2024

Janette Frances Raines Ziegler passed away peacefully in her home after a relatively brief battle with Alzheimers. She was preceded in death by her daughters, Polly Darcus and Katherine Ruth Ziegler; Mama and Papa, Katie and Van Buren Waldrop; her parents, Leo Rutledge and Polly Darcus Raines; twin sister, Jennie Wilde and her husband Kadez; sisters Louise Moffit and her...

William Brantley Scott

William Brantley Scott

Jan 31, 2024

William Brantley Scott (“Bill”) passed away suddenly on January 31, 2024 at his home.  Home was a fitting place for his final moment as he lived his entire seventy-five years of life within a quarter mile radius on the same street in the same neighborhood in Brevard, North Carolina.                Born in Brevard on May...

Anne Proctor Chapin

Anne Proctor Chapin

Jan 26, 2024

Anne Proctor Chapin, 62, passed away on January 26, 2024 after a courageous three-year battle with brain cancer.

            Born in Philadelphia, PA, Anne grew up in Mountainside, New Jersey, opposite Manhattan, and graduated from the Pingry School before gaining her B.A. in Economics from Duke University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Art History from...

Yvonne Nitschke

Yvonne Nitschke

Jan 19, 2024

Yvonne S. Nitschke, 96, of Hendersonville, passed away on January 19, 2024. Born in Italy, and raised in France, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Archangelo Canucci Spinazzola. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd A. Nitschke.

Service arrangements will be announced at a later date.

 

Casey Ronald Bennett

Casey Ronald Bennett

Jan 19, 2024

 Casey Ronald Bennett, 87, of Rosman, passed away on January 19, 2024. A native of Lavonia, Georgia, he was the son of the late George and Obera Casey Bennett. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife of almost 45 years, Virginia Galloway Bennett; and his sister, Ovalee Johnson.

      A United States Navy Veteran,...

Blake Weston Ivers

Blake Weston Ivers

Jan 17, 2024

Blake Weston Ivers, 14, of Brevard, passed away on January 17, 2024. A native of Brevard, he was the son of Liz Ivers and Robert “Bobby” DeBiase. He was preceded in death by his second dad, Stuart Ashburn.

Blake was a quiet “old soul” who always thought more about the cares of others than himself. He was a kind and loyal friend.

He...

George Loid Williams, Jr.

George Loid Williams, Jr.

Jan 17, 2024

George Loid Williams Jr., 81, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2024 in Flat Rock, North Carolina. He was the son the late George and Arlie Williams and the oldest of four siblings. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his son, Karl Loid Williams, who passed away in 2003; as well as his two sisters. 

 

He met...

Hans Jochem Buehler

Hans Jochem Buehler

Jan 15, 2024

Hans Jochem Buehler, 87, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on January 15, 2024. Born in Germany, he was the son of the late Gustav and Maria Denzel Buehler. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sisters Helga and Christa and his brother, Georg.

A man of deep and abiding faith, he worked as a tool...

Anne Coffee Weed

Anne Coffee Weed

Jan 14, 2024

Anne Coffee Weed, 92, of Brevard, passed away on January 14, 2024, after a long illness. Born in Chamblee, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late John Coffee and Toni Sirman Coffee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Lawrence G. Weed, one sister and 5 brothers.

Anne was a woman of...

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