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Londa Ann Gemeinhardt
Londa Ann Gemeinhardt, 56, of Cary, died Sunday, April 29, 2007 at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. She was a Registered Nurse during her working career.
Surviving are her husband Don Gemeinhardt of the home, two sons: Chad Gemeinhardt and his wife Eisa of Charleston, S.C., and Garit Gemeinhardt and his wife Susan of Charlotte; and a daughter, Brianne Gemeinhardt, of the home. Also surviving are her father, Marvin Lecher of Janesville, Wis.; two brothers, Kip Lecher of Janesville, Wis., and Danny Lecher of Ft. Atkinson, Wis.; and one sister, Vicki Rauscher of Plano, Texas. The family received friends from 10 a.m. until noon on Wednesday, May 2, at the Apex Funeral Home, 550 W. Williams St., Apex. A reception for friends followed at 12:30 at 816 White Meadows Dr. in Fuquay-Varina, NC. Funeral services will be held at a later date in Janesville, Wis. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Shepherd Center Foundation, 2020 Peachtree Road N.W., Atlanta, GA 30309, or online at www.shepherd.org.
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William King Grogan Jr.
William King Grogan, Jr., 75, died on Sunday, May 13, 2007 at the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington.
A native of Forsythe County, he was born on June 30, 1931 to the late Mozelle (Culler) and William King Grogan. William was a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and retired from Research Triangle Institute, International.
Surviving are his beloved wife of 50 years, Jane McCullers Grogan of Cary; daughter, Laura Grogan Willis and husband, Brian; grandson Zachary Willis, all of Wilmington.
A memorial service will be held at at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, at the chapel of Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 200 S.E. Maynard Road, Cary. The Rev. Dr. H. William Green will officiate.
The family will receive friends directly following the memorial service at the funeral home on Wednesday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Raleigh Rescue Mission, P.O. Box 27391, Raleigh, NC 27611.
Martha R. Johnson Holland
Martha R. Johnson Holland, 94, of New Hill died Sunday, May 27, 2007 at Laurel's of Chatham. Mrs. Holland was born June 6, 1912 in Harnett County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Estice E. Holland, and daughter, Lorita Willett, in the year 2004.
She is survived by five children; Annie H. Flinchum and Clara H. Flinchum of Carthage, Lu H. Smith and husband, Bob of Fuquay-Varina, Nancy H. Dickens Howell and husband, Sterling of Seagrove, Charles and wife, Linda P. Holland of New Hill. She is also survived by 16 grandchildren, Larry Flinchum, Ronnie Flinchum, Tony Flinchum, Gale F. Harlan, Janet F. Knowlton, Mike Flinchum, Delores D. Garner, Lisa D. Dunlap, Tracey Dickens, Danny Gaines, Barry Gaines, Sandra Frye, Andy Holland, Peyton Holland, Pam S. Webb, and Sherry S. Howe; 22 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. She leaves brothers, Eugene Johnson Jr. of Daytona, Fla., Ernest Johnson of Durham, Lee Johnson and wife, Nora of Goldsboro and Sherwood Johnson and wife Lillian of New Hill.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 28, at Apex Funeral Home, 550 W. Williams St. (N.C. 55), Apex.
The funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 29, at Olive Chapel Baptist Church, 600 Olive Chapel-New Hill Road, Apex. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Flowers are welcome and memorial contributions may be made to a charity on one's choice.
Anita M. Brown
Anita M. Brown, 77, of Cary, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at WakeMed Cary Hospital.
A native of Dawson, N.M., she was born on Christmas Day in 1929 to the late Paul Gosney and Dorothy Kelly Flood. In addition to her parents, her husband, Donald Rex Brown also preceded her in death.
Anita grew up in Colorado, where she adored the mountains. Professionally, she was an elementary and middle school teacher, where she taught English and History. The dearest in the world to her were her three beloved grandchildren, Cameron, Cole and Conner.
Surviving are her daughter, Julie B. Moye and husband, David Brooks Moye Jr. of Cary; son, Mike Brown of Colorado Springs, Colo.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Charlie and Elli Flood of Colorado Springs, Colo., Paul and Susan Flood of Spokane, Wash., and John and Jane Flood of Bent, Ore.; sisters and brother-in-law, Helen Lazar of McLain, Va. and Ann and Greg Meyers of Beaverton, Ore.; grandchildren, Cameron, Cole and Conner Moye.
Private services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Hospice of Wake County, 1300 Saint Mary’s St., Raleigh, NC 27605.
Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Maynard Road, Cary.
Florence Helen Weichel
Florence Helen Weichel, 78, of Apex, died Wednesday May 16, 2007 at Sanford Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born in New Jersey and lived most of her adult life there before retiring to North Carolina in 1992. A service celebrating her life and home going will be held on Saturday, May 19, at 11 a.m. in the Apex Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Apex Cemetery.
Surviving are two sons: Wayne A. Weichel and his wife Carol of Apex, and Reed A. Weichel of Garner; and three granddaughters: Kristen L. Weichel of Winston-Salem, Jennifer L. Weichel and Megan E. Weichel, both of the home. Her family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 18, at the Apex Funeral Home, 550 W. Williams St. (N.C. 55) in Apex.
Memorials may be made in her name to Advantage Hospice and Home Care, 2801 Blue Ridge Road, Suite 113, Raleigh, NC 27607.
John Hriso
John Hriso, 94, died on May 3, 2007, at St. Luke Lutheran Community in Canton, Ohio.
John was a resident of Apex for six years.
He was born in Elkhorn, W.Va., on May 18, 1912 to Andrew and Anna Dugan Hriso.
He married Margaret Shedlock Sample, who preceded him in death.
John served four years aboard the battleship USS Texas prior to the beginning of World War II.
He retired from Avtex Fibers in 1976.
He was affiliated with Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church.
Survivors include two sons, Jim Hriso and his wife, Carolyn of Cary, and Bob Hriso and his wife, Barbara, of Tallmadge, Ohio; three sisters, Anne Peterson or Jamestown, N.Y., Helen Miller of Ashtabula, Ohio, and Marie Gidus and her husband, Tim, of Columbus, Ohio; four stepchildren, Darlene Stewart and her husband, Art, of Conneaut Lake, Pa., Kathy McGreavy and her husband, Bill, of Meadville, Pa., Dorothy Hall and her husband, Doug, of Conneautiville, Pa. and George Sample of Saegertown, Pa.; 15 grandchildren, Kim Hofland and her husband, Paul, of San Francisco, Calif., Greg Hriso and his wife, Ann, of Parker, Colo., Travis Edmonds of Cary, Adam Edmonds of Cary, and Elizabeth Edmonds of Chapel Hill, Suzie Labeka and her husband, Brett, of Meadville, Pa., Sherie Scoobo of Meadville, Pa., Shelley Caravella and her husband, Craig, of Meadville, Pa., Brian Thomas and his wife, Lisa, of Burlington, George Thomas of Galveston, Texas, Greg Thomas of Meadville, Pa., Marvin Hall of Guys Mills, Pa., Stacey Hall of Conneaut Lake, Pa., Katelyn Sample of Conneaut Lake, Pa. and Brittany Sample of Saegertown, Pa.; and 12 great-grandchildren, Ethan Hriso, Emmeline Hofland, Mirabella Hofland, Alexas Labeka, Ashley Labeka, Shawn Labeka, J.D. Folmer, Chase Caravella, Chelsa Caravella, Jillian Williams, Cody Hall and Ella Thomas. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Mike Hriso; and his wife, Margaret Shedlock Sample Hriso. Viewing was on May 7 at 10 a.m. followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. at Roofner-Collins Funeral Home Inc., 544 Chestnut St., Meadville, Pa.. The funeral was officiated by Father Dennis Hendershot of Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church. Burial followed in the Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Cemetary in Crossingville, Pa.. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to St. Luke Lutheran Community, 220 Applegrove St., NE, North Canton, OH 44720.
Lucille Fairchild Taylor Cogdell
Lucille Fairchild Taylor Cogdell, 83, died May 20, 2007. She was born in Hamilton County, Tenn., on Sept. 22, 1923 to Harry Luther Fairchild and Stella Clay Barger Fairchild. Mrs. Cogdell graduated from Hixon High School in 1941 and attended the University of Chattanooga. She worked as assistant registrar at Wake Forest College and Registrar at Gaston Technical Institute.
Mrs. Cogdell is survived by her husband, Herman Burnette Cogdell of Cary; daughter, Dianne Taylor Dougherty and husband, Bartlett of Cary and Boone; granddaughters, Catherine Land of Greenville and Mary Taylor Land-Wilkins and husband, Michael of Garner; and sister, Lila Marie Schultz of Fort Myers, Fla.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, James Samuel Taylor.
A service of remembrance was held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 22, at Woodland Terrace in Cary. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, at Roane Memorial Gardens in Rockwood, Tenn.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058 or the American Cancer Society, 8300 Health Park, Suite 10, Raleigh, NC 27615.
Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Cary.
Christopher Glenn Reuther
Christopher Glenn Reuther, environmental journalist, photographer and graphic artist, died April 26, 2007 in Honolulu, Hawaii, as a result of a sudden, inflicted cerebral hemorrhage.
He was 34 years old and had so much more life to live. Chris was a longtime resident of Chapel Hill, though he lived much of his formative years in Enka, outside of Asheville.
He attended Enka High School for two years.
A childhood spent in the Blue Ridge Mountains planted the seeds of his passion for protecting the earth so that it could continue to give life and beauty to future generations.
His later years spent in Chapel Hill gave rise to his deep commitment to the idea that individuals should do whatever is in their power to improve the lives of others.
This was his mantra, and he lived it fully. Chris had a small family that adored him, and also a larger extended family of friends that includes almost everyone who ever met him.
He is survived by his mother Judy Wilson of Apex, his father Philip Reuther of Charleston, S.C., his sister Heather Litton and her husband Ken Litton of Westport, Conn., his niece Katie and nephew Will also of Westport, his aunt Theresa Arrigon and uncle Robert Arrigon of Setauket, N.Y., and his beloved dog Jupiter.
He is also survived by his stepmother Carolyn Reuther, stepsister Laura Getz, and stepbrother Jason Bennett, all of South Carolina, and other family. A hallmark characteristic of Chris's was his insatiable curiosity and keen intellect. His junior and senior years of high school he attended the North Carolina School of Science and Math in Durham. Chris graduated from the UNC-Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Public Health and a B.A. in journalism, simultaneously. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Fraternity and a writer and photographer or The Daily Tar Heel.
The summer before his last year of college, Chris began his career at Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), a science and news journal published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Durham, North Carolina.
During the 10 years he was on staff (for an interim year he was a writer for the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), he discovered a love for environmental reporting and a passion for the work of EHP.
It became a personal mission for him to improve the lives of people in his own and the larger global community.
He was also a skilled amateur photographer, and recorded the world around him in intimate and compelling detail.
He was set to further expand these gifts to make the world a far better place; he had been recently accepted to four different law schools, including the University of Hawaii and Tulane University in New Orleans, where he was offered the Dean's Scholarship.
His plan was to study environmental and international law so that he could dedicate his life to empowering those around the world who are powerless to avoid environmental injury.
Chris gave humbly, generously, and often of himself to both friend and stranger alike. He was, in his heart, a citizen of the world.
This led him to travel as often and as far as he could, fearlessly embracing new people and experiences as he went.
His philosophy was always to give people-and life-the benefit of the doubt. He loved to do anything outdoors, and was learning to be a pilot; there seemed to be no limit he would not challenge.
In the end, it is Chris's unadulterated enthusiasm for life that will be most remembered, and it is fitting that his generous donation of his organs has and will continue to bring new chances at life to many, many people. He would be pleased to know that parts of him will go on to live in the bodies of these people and bring them health, peace, and well-being. It is just as sure that Chris's spirit will continue to live in the hearts and minds of those who knew and loved him best. A memorial service for Chris was held Sunday, May 6, at 2 p.m. at Apex Funeral Home. The family received visitors at the funeral home during the hour prior to the service. Memorial donations may be made to the Samaritan's Purse Emergency Fund (www.samaritanspurse.org) for the rebuilding of New Orleans or to the Society of Environmental Journalists Endowment (www.sej.org) for the support of high-quality, unbiased news coverage of environmental issues.
