Helen Spear Youngblood Holshouser, 73, of Youngsville, NC, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 22, 2023, at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh. She was born in Richmond, VA, to the late Margaret Steptoe Kearse Youngblood and Cecil Hogue Youngblood Sr.       Helen grew up in Richmond, received her undergraduate degree from Greensboro College in Greensboro, NC, and her master's degree from Chapman College in Petersburg, VA. She was a flower child who spent her college years and...

Glenna Brinkley Brendell of Seven Lakes, NC entered the presence of her Lord and Savior on January 9, 2023 in Raleigh, NC after a valiant battle with cancer with her daughter and son-in-law by her side.  She accepted this challenge with her usual grace and fortitude, relying on her faith for strength and courage.  Her family, friends, church, and caregivers provided loving support and encouragement in her last months. Glenna was born in Burnsville, NC to the late Clyde and Velma...

Sue Hinton Mitchell, 68, of Youngsville, passed away Saturday afternoon, January 7, 2023 at Rex Hospital.  She was born in Mecklenburg County and was a retired school bus driver with Wake County Public Schools. She was a loving wife, stepmother and friend to many. Her presence will be greatly missed.   A memorial service will be held at 11 o’clock, Friday morning, January 13, 2023 at Beulah Christian Baptist Church, 8225 Mitchell Mill Road, Zebulon, NC 27587.   Mrs....

Alfred John Podszus, 81, of Wake Forest, NC passed away Monday evening, January 2, 2023 at WakeMed.  He was born in Kansas City, Missouri to the late Hans Alfred Podszus and Lenore Eichman Podszus. As a young boy of 15, John left home and supported himself by playing the trumpet.  He played locally and also performed and traveled with the USO.  After high school, John attended Midland Lutheran College (now Midland University) in Fremont, NE and then went on to...

Irene LaValley O’Leary, 83, of Raleigh, NC formerly of Brooklyn, NY and in her later years of White Lake, NY passed away Wednesday evening, December 21, 2022 at her home. She was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Lawrence “Harry” LaValley and Irene Bostonian LaValley. Mrs. O’Leary spent many years as a bookkeeper in Brooklyn, NY for Braverman Construction and for several paint stores, as well as owning and operating Brite Paint.  She later moved to White Lake, NY...

Philip Bernard “Skip” McEnaney, Jr., 83, of Wake Forest, NC, formerly a long-time resident of Howard County, MD passed away Saturday evening, December 17, 2022 at Duke Raleigh Hospital. He was born in Baltimore, MD to the late Philip B. McEnaney, Sr. and Ruby Marsteller McEnaney. Skip graduated from Calvert Hall, Baltimore, MD, and after a four-year apprenticeship, was employed as a pipefitter with Kennecott Copper Refinery for 25 years. He retired from the federal government...

Mary Russick Myers, 70, of Wake Forest, NC passed away Thursday morning, December 8, 2022 at her home.     Mary Myers was born on December 21, 1951 to Joan Young Russick and Robert Fred Russick. She was the first of 6 children. Preceded in death by her parents, Mary is survived by her husband of 42 years, Donald Foster Myers of Wake Forrest, NC, her Sister Anne Pettit of Rolesville, NC, her Brother Bob Russick (Gail) of Williams, CA, her sister Jane Russick of Westminster CO,...

David Campbell Pearce, Sr., 79, of Raleigh, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022 at WakeMed.  He was born in Franklin County to the late Ivon “Buck” Pearce and Zelma Hagwood Pearce. Mr. Pearce retired from CSX Railroad as a conductor after 37 years of service.   A funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday afternoon, December 18, 2022 at Fairmont United Methodist Church, 2501 Clark Ave, Raleigh, NC 27607. A private burial will be held at Raleigh Memorial Park on Monday,...

Dale Allyn Stauffer, 83, of Wake Forest, NC passed away peacefully Monday morning, December 5, 2022 at home surrounded by his family.  Dale was a former resident of Salem, SC.    He was born in Custer County, Nebraska to the late Kenneth and Pearl Ashley Stauffer. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and later retired after 20 years of service with the U.S. government. A memorial service will be held at 3 o’clock, Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Clancy Strickland...

Kathleen Julio Vockeroth, 80, of Raleigh passed away Wednesday evening, November 30, 2022 at Rex Hospital.  She was born in Monroe, Louisiana to the late Tony Julio and Selma Carolyn Erickson Julio. Kathleen was born in Louisiana to Tony and Selma Julio; she was the oldest of three siblings (Carolyn, Ken, and Christine).  Her family later moved to Indiana and then California.  She attended Concordia Colleges in California and Nebraska; and trained to be a Lutheran Day School...