Obituaries

Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC

Sandra Cotte

Sandra Cotte

Dec 25, 2024

Sandra Jean Benson Cotte, 73, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2024. She was born September 29, 1951 in Lexington, NC, daughter of Helen Allred Benson and the late Cornelius Benson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bob Cotte; her son, Kenneth Eric Lynch; and her brother, Jimmy Benson.

Private funeral services will...

Michael John Kubinski

Michael John Kubinski

Dec 24, 2024

Michael John Kubinski, 69, of Waxhaw, NC passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2024. He was born in Will County, Illinios on February 5, 1955 son to the late Daniel Kubinski and Grace Herr Kubinski. He is also preceded by his wife Roxanne Kubinski.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

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Judith  "Judy" Braswell Yandle

Judith "Judy" Braswell Yandle

Dec 24, 2024

Judith “Judy” Braswell Yandle, 89, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2024. She was born January 10, 1935 in Union County, NC daughter of the late Justin and Annie Taylor Braswell. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Clyde “Hip” Yandle, and her brother Linwood Braswell.

A memorial service will be...

Tommy Dale Laney

Tommy Dale Laney

Dec 23, 2024

Mr. Tommy Dale Laney, 72, of Monroe went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 23, 2024, at his residence. He was born on July 2, 1952, in Union County, son of the late Pauline Benjamin Laney and Clara Montgomery Laney Simpson. He was the retired owner and operator of Boulevard Radiator Shop in Monroe.

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Robert Michael Crump

Robert Michael Crump

Dec 18, 2024

Robert “Mike” Crump, 58, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2024. He was born in Union County, NC on February 19, 1966, son of Terry Funderburk Helms (Danny) and the late Robert Benjamin “Bobby” Crump. He was also preceded in death by his granddaughter, Emily Cate Horne.

Mr. Crump was employed at Pennsylvania House, where he...

Linda Jane Berman

Linda Jane Berman

Dec 18, 2024

Linda Hirsch Berman, 83, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2024. She was born November 12, 1941 in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Irving and Estelle Fogelson Hirsch.

A private service will be held at a later date.

Ms. Berman is survived by her husband of 59 ½ years, Lawrence “Larry”...

Randy Marcus Swinson

Randy Marcus Swinson

Dec 15, 2024

Randy Swinson, 62, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2024. He was born in Union County, NC on July 24, 1962, son of the late Joel Swinson and Irene Price Swinson. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Danny Swinson.

A visitation will be held on Sunday, December 29, 2024 from 2:00 PM...

Ann Summerlin Williams

Ann Summerlin Williams

Dec 14, 2024

Mrs. Ann Summerlin Williams, age 84, of Wingate, went to be with the Lord peacefully at her home on Saturday, December 14, 2024.

Dorothy “Ann” Summerlin was born December 17, 1939, at her family home in Wingate. The daughter of the late Dorothy and Spurgeon Summerlin. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in...

Betsy Lee Griffin

Betsy Lee Griffin

Dec 13, 2024

Betsy Lee Griffin, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 13, 2024, at The Cypress of Charlotte Stewart Health Center. She was born October 10, 1925, in Monroe, NC, daughter of the late Andrew McConnell Lee and Christine Marsh Lee, and was the beloved wife for 62 years of her late husband C. Frank Griffin. Frank and Betsy were proud...

Clara Mae Price Wooten

Clara Mae Price Wooten

Dec 10, 2024

Clara Mae Price Wooten, 95, of Monroe, NC passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. She was born in Union County, NC on December 14, 1928 daughter to the late Kern Neal Price and Etta Arilla Helms Price. She is also preceded in death by her siblings, William Neal Price, James Whiteford Price, Charles Robert Price, Marvin Pruitt Price,...

Ronald James Tain

Ronald James Tain

Dec 9, 2024

Ronald James Tain passed away on December 9, 2024, at the age of 86 after a long history of heart disease. Ron was born in Pittsburgh, PA on November 17, 1938. At the age of 18 he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served both in the USAF and the Missouri Air National Guard for a total...

Marilyn Kathleen Perez

Marilyn Kathleen Perez

Dec 9, 2024

Marilyn Salva Perez, 81, passed away Monday, December 9, 2024. She was born June 18, 1943 in Edison, NJ, daughter of the late Paul and Catherine Tkac Salva. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Tiffany Lemoine and her brother, Peter Salva.

Mrs. Perez worked as a travel and booking agent for American Airlines....

Beverly Ann Knight

Beverly Ann Knight

Dec 7, 2024

Beverly Ann Knight, 77, of Monroe, NC passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2024. She was born on March 1, 1947 to the late Johnson Lee Baucom and Mary Gordon Baucom. She is preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Benny Neal Knight and her sister Betty Moss.

At an early age, Beverly...

Karoline "Karin" Dannbauer Rhyne

Karoline "Karin" Dannbauer Rhyne

Dec 4, 2024

Karoline “Karin” Dannbauer Rhyne, 98, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 4, 2024, at the Levine and Dickson Hospice House, Huntersville, North Carolina. Most recently a resident of Charlotte, she was a long-time community member in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.

On April 11, 1926, Karoline was born in Regau, Austria to Ludwig Dannbauer and Anna...

Wiley Carson Weaver

Wiley Carson Weaver

Dec 4, 2024

Wiley Carson Weaver, 87, of Monroe, NC passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. He was born in Durham County, NC on May 9, 1937 son to the late Oscar Weaver and Myrtle Brown Weaver.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Online condolences may be made...

Barbara Staton Scism

Barbara Staton Scism

Dec 2, 2024

Barbara Staton Scism, 81, of Indian Trail, NC passed away on Monday, December 2, 2024. She was born in Anson County, NC on June 15, 1943 daughter to the late Claude Staton and Glennie Hamilton Staton. She is also preceded in death by her husband of over 60 years, James Franklin “Frank” Scism, brother, Bob Staton and sister, Bronnie...

Martha Jo Randall Nance

Martha Jo Randall Nance

Dec 1, 2024

Martha Jo Randall Nance passed away on December 1, 2024 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House at Southminster in Charlotte, NC at the age of 92.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 11:00 AM in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC. The family will visit with friends and...

Lynn Patrick Hunt

Lynn Patrick Hunt

Nov 30, 2024

Lynn Patrick Hunt, 68 of Monroe, NC- formerly of Perryville, Missouri passed away Saturday, November 30, 2024. He was born March 17, 1956 to the late Donald and Dorothy Hunt.

Lynn had a passion for being outdoors, fishing, working and spending time with his family. He worked in plaster most of his younger years before...

Marie Smith Demarest

Marie Smith Demarest

Nov 30, 2024

Marie Demarest, 91 of Waxhaw, NC passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2024. She was born on January 24th, 1933 to the late John and Hazel Smith in Patterson, New Jersey.

Marie was an active member of her church St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Monroe, North Carolina. If you did not see her before church...

Dena Imburgia

Dena Imburgia

Nov 29, 2024

Dena Villella Rossetti Imburgia, 90, of Monroe, NC passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 9, 1934, daughter to the late Joseph Villella and Fortunata Panarello Villella. She is also preceeded in death by her husbands, Marcello Rossetti, Anthony Imburgia, as well as her two brothers, Italo Villella, Enzo Villella;...

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