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Louise M. Nelson
Louise M. Nelson, 95, of Clearwater, Fla., died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, at The Oaks of Clearwater.
She was born in Chicago, Ill., and moved to Clearwater in 1970. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Clearwater.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold F. Nelson; brother, Melvin Maurer; two sisters, Minnie Maurer and Elsie Goeb; and great-granddaughter, Christa Roses Gibbs.
Survivors include her daughter, Janet Fantz, and husband, Paul, of Cary; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were held Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Woodhaven Baptist Church, 4000 Kildaire Farm Road, Holly Springs.
Moss-Feaster Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Clearwater are in charge of arrangements.
Jerome M. "Jerry" Pople
Jerome M. "Jerry" Pople, 52, of Cary, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006. He was born in Blue Island, Chicago, Ill., on April 30, 1953, to the late George and Elaine Sobczak Pople.
Jerry will be missed by his wife, Mary Feerick Pople; his daughters, Allison Pople George and husband, Jeffrey Scott George and Bridget Elaine Pople; mother of his children, Deborah Ann Pople; grandson, William Ryan George; sister, MariAnn Mailhoit, and members of the Feerick, McCormack, Moss, Ryan and Mailhoit families.
A memorial Mass was held at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 10, at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Cary. The family received friends following the Mass.
The Pople family would like to thank Dr. Ian Grimm of UNC-Chapel Hill Medical Center for his outstanding work in pancreatic and digestive diseases. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The GI Education Fund, Medical Foundation of North Carolina, 800 Martin Luther King Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514 or www.medicalfoundationofnc.org so that Dr. Grimm and his colleagues can continue to fight this devastating disease.
Alvin D. "Tex" Murtha
Alvin D. "Tex" Murtha, of 705 Summerwinds Drive, Cary, died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 8, 2006. He was 61 years old.
Tex was an avid golfer and dancer. He was a fierce competitor whose infectious personality gained him many friends and a loving family.
A service celebrating his life and homegoing was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, in the Apex Funeral Home Chapel, 550 W. Williams St. (N.C. 55) in Apex. Burial was in the Apex Cemetery, and Bishop Charles Anderson of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints officiated. The family received friends for two hours preceding the funeral service on Saturday at the Apex Funeral Home.
Surviving are his wife, Christine T. (Chris) Murtha; two sons, Ryan Murtha of Raleigh, and Michael Murtha of Wilmington; and five stepchildren, Cheri DeMucha of Lancaster, Calif., Jay Martin of Asheville, Ashley Keller of Raleigh, Kimberly Blair Martin of Las Vegas, Nev., and Amanda Fellingham of Lehi, Utah. Also surviving are his parents, Alvin D. Murtha Sr. and his wife Ruth of Indiana, Pa.; two sisters, Jeanne Zelenak of Punxsutawney, Pa., Janet Murtha of Indiana, Pa., and seven grandchildren.
Those desiring to do so should make memorials in his honor to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.
Rebecca Norma Beal Crook
Rebecca Norma Beal Crook, 99, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2006. Mrs. Crook was born in Raleigh on Aug. 20, 1906, to the late Nathaniel and Bessie Smith Beal. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Cary for more than 50 years and retired from Raleigh Letter Writers after many years of service.
Surviving are her children, William N. Crook and wife, Naomi of Kernersville, Robert Lee Crook of Richlands, Mary Jane Coppedge and husband, Bill of Garner, and George H. Crook and wife, Joyce of Monroe; grandchildren, Becky Allen of Wilson, Randy Coppedge of Greensboro, and Denise Hawse of Charlotte; sisters, Sallie Rhodes of Raleigh and Bessie Turner of Oriental; seven great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard P. Crook; grandson, Bobby Crook; three sisters; and one brother.
A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at Restlawn Memorial Gardens in Raleigh.
Flowers are appreciated or memorial contributions may be made to one's charity of choice.
Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 200 S.E. Maynard Road, Cary, is in charge of arrangements.
Richard Earl "Rick" Goheen
March 27, 1958 – Feb. 13, 2006
On Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, family and friends said goodbye to Rick of Fuquay-Varina after a courageous, six-month struggle against cancer. Rick is survived by his wife of 25 years, Mary Maguire and daughter Caitlin Rose Goheen; his mother Bernice Halbeisen Betts; sisters: Lorraine Polsley, Catherine Atrip and Carol Goheen; nieces Tressa, Melissa, Shila and Tera; and nephews Rick, Brad and Clayton all of Omaha, Neb.; brother Scott Goheen of Youngsville; father and mother-in-law, Bernard and Helen Maguire; brother-in-law, Kevin Maguire; sister-in-law Bernadette Maguire and husband Barry and niece Emma Fagnano of Raleigh. Rick is predeceased by his father, Hal Goheen.
As Rick was an avid boater and fisherman, Rolling View Community Building at Falls Lake State Park has been selected for a gathering in celebration of Rick's life. All are invited to attend on Sunday, Feb. 19, between 1 and 4 p.m. Mary and Caitlin wish to acknowledge family and friends and Rick's co-workers at High House Crossing Harris Teeter for their loving support. Also, many thanks to Dr. Ken Zeitler and Rex Oncology Associates and the nursing staff on Rex Hospital's Oncology Floor for their compassionate care.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Lung Cancer Alliance, 888 16th St., N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006.
Cecilia Drotar Lesko
Cecilia Drotar Lesko, 90, of Cary, formerly of Endwell, N.Y., died Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, in Windsor Point of Fuquay-Varina. A funeral Mass will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 804 High House Road, Cary. Burial will be at a later date in St. Cyril's, Binghamton, N.Y.
Mrs. Lesko is survived by her devoted husband of 68 years, Robert O. Lesko of Cary; children, Rita Donahue Grillo and husband, Dominic of Easton, Pa., Robert D. Lesko and wife, Marsha of Apex; and Deborah Coleman and husband, Stephen of Avon, N.Y.; grandchildren, Doreen Donahue, Joseph Donahue, Shawn Donahue, Tricia Chissman, Russell Lesko, Nikki Perry, Steve Coleman and Kelly Coleman; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Community Home Care and Hospice, 7714 Chapel Hill Road, Raleigh, NC 27607.
Arrangements are entrusted with Apex Funeral Home, 550 W. Williams St. (N.C. 55), Apex, NC 27502.
Jennifer Leeann Stewart
Jennifer L. Stewart, 19, died Feb. 11, 2006. She was born April 14, 1986, to James and Lori Ann Fisher Stewart in Nurenberg, West Germany.
Jennifer is survived by her parents, James and Lori Stewart of Cary; three sisters, Jessica, Jacqueline and Staci Stewart, all of the home; maternal grandmother, Sandra Fisher of Sacramento, Calif.; paternal grandparents, Robert and Jacqueline Stewart of Aberdeen, S.D.; great-grandmother, Angelina Fisher of Sacramento, Calif.; many aunts, uncles, cousins and good friends.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, at St. Francis United Methodist Church on Kildaire Farm Road in Cary. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the church.
John Eugene Roger Harrison
John Eugene Roger Harrison of Fuquay-Varina, born Sept. 20, 1931, in Manitoba, Canada, passed away peacefully after a prolonged illness on Feb. 11, 2006, at his daughter's home in Zebulon.
Gene is survived by his wife, Marjorie Keith Harrison, of Fuquay-Varina. He is also survived by his five children, Kevin Harrison and Mary Munson of Canandaigua, N.Y., Robert Harrison of Hatteras, Ann Harrison Barker of Zebulon, and Molly Harrison of Nevada City, Calif. Gene is survived by 14 grandchildren: Wesley, Brian, Cameron and Rosalie Harrison; Phillip and Sarah Munson; Robert Jr., Graham, and Alana Harrison; Roger and Emily Barker; Tiffany Hopkins, Hannah and Amara Harrison Pfahl. He is also survived by his brother, Dr. James Harrison of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as well as many friends all over the world.
Along with being a wonderful father, Gene had a long and successful career. He had a deep interest in making radios as a boy and attended the Colorado School of Mines as a young man. He was a ham radio operator for many years. Gene was married for 20 years to Joan Faulkner Harrison. He and his young family emigrated from Canada to Massachusetts in 1956. Gene worked as an electronics engineer for General Dynamics Corporation in Rochester, N.Y., from 1958 until 1960. One of the highlights of his career was being asked to be part of a new company named RF Communications, where he obtained several patents for electronic communication devices, including digital tuning. Gene was also in charge of government contracts and traveled worldwide.
In 1976 Gene moved to Escondido, Calif., to run South Com International Inc. His daughters Ann and Molly both followed him to California and worked along side their father for several years. A few years later Gene "retired" to Apex, and started a land development company with his son, Robert, near Jordan Lake, in Pittsboro. Here he met Marjorie, and they were married in May of 1993. Marjorie and Gene enjoyed taking trips, especially to the beach.
He deeply enjoyed farming, building and running heavy equipment. He also enjoyed driving Jaguars and riding motorcycles. He bought a large farm in Bristol, N.Y., where his daughter and her husband, Mary and Mark Munson, still farm today with their son and his wife, Phillip and Sandy Munson. Gene ran his 500-plus acre farm while working full time until 1973. His sons Kevin and Robert worked with him when not in school.
Gene was an avid hunter and fisherman, as well as being a sharpshooter, and a gun and coin collector. He shared these passions with his children and grandchildren. Gene also built three homes in his leisure time. While Mary lives on the original family farm, Kevin and his wife, Mary, live in another home Gene built just a few miles away in Canandaigua, N.Y.
It seemed there was nothing Gene could not design, build or fix. He loved a challenge, loved to work with his hands and to problem solve with his mind. Gene will be deeply missed by his friends and family. There will be a memorial service at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the Chapel of Windsor Point, 1221 Broad St., Fuquay-Varina.
Inurnment will follow in Restlawn Memorial Gardens, 7600 ACC Blvd, Raleigh. Flowers are welcome or memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, Eastern North Carolina Chapter, 400 Oberlin Road, Suite 220, Raleigh, NC 27605-1351.
Arrangements are entrusted with Apex Funeral Home, 550 W. Williams St. (N.C. 55), Apex, NC 27502.
