Obituaries

Holland Joseph Topolski

Holland Joseph Topolski

Jul 15, 2024

Holland Joseph Topolski, 47, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away at his home on Monday, July 15, 2024.

A funeral service to honor Holland’s life will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 20th at Munden Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Park. The family welcomes everyone to join them for a reception from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.,...

Dianna "DeeDee" Maguder Kelley

Dianna "DeeDee" Maguder Kelley

Jul 14, 2024

Dianna “DeeDee” (Maguder) Kelley, 81, of Hubert, North Carolina, passed away on July 14, 2024.

Dianna, daughter of Frances and Frank Maguder of Lawrence, Massachusetts, graduated from Lawrence High School and worked in the Lawrence Mills. She married Richard “Rick” Kelley of Lawrence, who was a Green Beret in Vietnam for over a decade. Her life as a military wife and...

Leia Caitlyn Lewis

Leia Caitlyn Lewis

Jul 14, 2024

Leia Caitlyn Lewis, 33, of Greenville, North Carolina, left this world on the morning of July 14, 2024, at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, following a battle with liver disease, with her father by her side. 

A celebration of Leia’s life will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, July 20th at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City. The family will...

Anne Gwynne Goodwin

Anne Gwynne Goodwin

Jul 14, 2024

Anne Gwynne Goodwin, 80, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2024, at her home.

A funeral service to honor Anne’s life will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 18th at Broad Creek Church of God, officiated by Rev. Robbie Strickland. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. The interment will be held...

Tracy Curry Beam

Tracy Curry Beam

Jul 13, 2024

Tracy Curry Beam, 60, of Morehead City, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Duke University Hospital.

A memorial service to honor Tracy’s life will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, July 27th at Munden Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from one hour prior to the service. Tracy will be laid to rest at Gethsemane Memorial...

Caroline Juliet Brinkley

Caroline Juliet Brinkley

Jul 13, 2024

Julie Brinkley, 68, of Morehead City, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at her home.

A graveside service to honor Julie’s life will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, July 18th at Bayview Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior at the cemetery.

Julie was born on July 17, 1955, in Morehead City, to the late Alvin and Margaret...

Michael "Rocky" Joseph Rockwell

Michael "Rocky" Joseph Rockwell

Jul 11, 2024

Michael "Rocky" Joseph Rockwell, 81, of Havelock, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at his home.

Rocky will be laid to rest at Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery with Military Honors. 

David Jones

David Jones

Jul 11, 2024

David Jones, 66, of Morehead City, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill.

Born on August 19, 1957, in Oakland, California, David was the son of the late Frank Jones and Margaret Knight Jones. After graduating from high school, David proudly served his country in the States Air Force from 1975 to...

Hayley Gillian Hannel

Hayley Gillian Hannel

Jul 11, 2024

Hayley Gillian Hannel, 27, of Morehead City, North Carolina, passed away at her home on Thursday, July 11, 2024.

A memorial service to honor Hayley’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 17th at Munden Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. For those unable to attend, the service can be viewed through...

Pastor James H. Gurganus

Pastor James H. Gurganus

Jul 11, 2024

Pastor James H. Gurganus, 92, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at Carteret Health Care.

A funeral service to honor James’ life will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 17th at Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Mitchell Parker, Rev. Freddie Braswell, Rev. David Charles Hansley, and Rev. Tony Russell. Interment...

Garry Charles Schriever

Garry Charles Schriever

Jul 10, 2024

Garry Charles Schriever, 75, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at his home in Brandywine Bay in Morehead City, North Carolina.

Garry was born on October 15, 1948, in Jamaica, New York, to the late Milton Schriever and Lillian Hopman. He proudly served his country as a Veteran of the United States Navy, showing exceptional courage during his service...

Mr. Thomas Stephen "Tom" Bennett, Sr.

Mr. Thomas Stephen "Tom" Bennett, Sr.

Jul 9, 2024

Mr. Thomas Stephen "Tom" Bennett, Sr., 90, of Morehead City, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.

A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., Saturday, July 13th at Munden Funeral Home. The family will honor Mr. Bennett's life with a private memorial service before the gathering.

Tom was...

Rodger Dale Sanders

Rodger Dale Sanders

Jul 9, 2024

Rodger Dale Sanders, 79, of Otway, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at PruittHealth - Crystal Coast.

A funeral service to honor Rodgers’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 16th at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Pastor Ricky Rose. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Rodger will be laid...

Robert Joseph Wichtl

Robert Joseph Wichtl

Jul 8, 2024

Robert Joseph Wichtl, 68, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away at his home on Monday, July 8, 2024.

A memorial service to honor Robert’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 13th at the Newport Moose Lodge.

Robert was born on August 6, 1955, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to the late Richard and Jeanette Wichtl. Growing up as the son...

Dr. Walter Sabiston

Dr. Walter Sabiston

Jul 7, 2024

Dr. Walter Sabiston passed away at home in Newport, North Carolina, on July 7, 2024. Born in Kinston, North Carolina in 1941, he was the son of Dr. Frank Sabiston and Ethel Roberts Sabiston. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Alabama Medical School. After a tour of duty in Vietnam, he...

Stephen Todd Oglesby

Stephen Todd Oglesby

Jul 7, 2024

 Stephen Todd Oglesby, 63, of Morehead City, NC, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on Sunday, July 7, 2024, at the Tammy Lynn Center, a home for the mentally challenged.

A funeral service to honor Stephen’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 14th at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. John Carswell. Interment will follow at Bayview Cemetery....

Vina N. Vesco

Vina N. Vesco

Jul 7, 2024

 Vina N. Vesco, 58, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 7, 2024, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House.

A graveside service to honor Vina’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, July 12th at Cedar Grove Cemetery, officiated by Frank Jarman. 

Vina was born on March 17, 1966, in Long Beach, California, to the late August and...

Peter "Pete" Carr

Peter "Pete" Carr

Jul 5, 2024

Peter “Pete” Michael Carr, 59, Morehead City, NC, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2024, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

A memorial service to honor Pete’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, July 12th at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. James Chadwick. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. For those unable to...

Charlotte Ray Canady

Charlotte Ray Canady

Jul 5, 2024

Charlotte Ray Canady, 80, of Morehead City and formerly of Gray’s Creek, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 5, 2024, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House.

Charlotte was born on November 15, 1943, in Fayetteville, NC, to the late Edgar and Flora Canady. She grew up in her hometown of Gray’s Creek, later moving to Morehead City in 2010....

Peter "Pete" Vincent MacAvery

Peter "Pete" Vincent MacAvery

Jul 5, 2024

Peter "Pete" Vincent MacAvery, 78, of Peletier, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, July 5, 2024.

Born on May 6, 1946, in Beacon, New York at Highland Hospital, Pete was the son of the late William Vincent MacAvery and Charlotte R. Kirkup MacAvery. After graduating from Beacon High School in 1964, he began work at IBM East...