Obituaries

Billie Ann Starnes Aponte

Billie Ann Starnes Aponte

Aug 13, 2023

Billie Ann Starnes Aponte, 85, of Newport, NC, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2023, at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern, NC.

Her Celebration of Life service will be held at 3 p.m., Wednesday, August 16th at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Preacher David Price. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Newport.  ...

Mary "Natalie" Hamilton

Mary "Natalie" Hamilton

Aug 11, 2023

Mary “Natalie” Hamilton, 92, of Morehead City, NC, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 11, 2023, at Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., August 28, 2023, at St. Egbert Catholic Church, presided by Rev. Ryszard Kolodziej.

Mary, known to her loved ones as...

Takahiko Sato

Takahiko Sato

Aug 10, 2023

Takahiko Sato, 69, of Morehead City, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at the Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. in Morehead City, N.C.

Joseph "Joe" Elliott Taylor

Joseph "Joe" Elliott Taylor

Aug 9, 2023

Joseph "Joe" Elliott Taylor, 78, of Sea Level, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at his home.

His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 19th at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Pastor Manley B. Rose Jr. Interment, with military honors, will follow at Styron's Creek Cemetery in Sea Level....

Kevin T. Kelly

Kevin T. Kelly

Aug 9, 2023

Kevin T. Kelly, 71, of Morehead City and Cary, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at UNC Rex Healthcare in Raleigh.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, August 19th at Munden Funeral Home, presided by Deacon Wally Calabrese.  (See the link below for the Service Bulletin.)

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Patricia Lawrence Ingram

Patricia Lawrence Ingram

Aug 8, 2023

Patricia Lawrence Ingram, 66, of Morehead City, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House. Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 12th at Munden Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Friday, August...

Jerri Lynn Rabon

Jerri Lynn Rabon

Aug 7, 2023

Jerri Lynn Rabon, 71, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, August 7, 2023, at the Croatan Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

Her memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, August 16th at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Pastor Don McNeeley.

Jerri was born on February 8, 1952, in Saltville,...

Theresa Wilder

Theresa Wilder

Aug 7, 2023

Theresa Wilder, 57, of Morehead City, North Carolina passed away on Monday, August 7th, 2023, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House.

Her memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, August 10th at One Harbor Church in Morehead City, officiated by Pastor Jesse Kincer. For those unable to attend, the service can be viewed through...

Addie Lou Vanderford Briley

Addie Lou Vanderford Briley

Aug 6, 2023

Addie Lou Vanderford Briley, 69 of Atlantic Beach, NC, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2023, at her home surrounded with love.

Addie Lou was born on October 20, 1953, in Pitt County, NC, to the late Roy Lee Vanderford and Ella Louise Matthews Vanderford. After graduating from Robersonville High School in 1972, she went on to study...

Connie Devine

Connie Devine

Aug 6, 2023

Connie Devine, 89, of Havelock, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at the Croatan Ridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Newport.

Connie was born on May 1, 1934, in Youngstown, Ohio, to the late John and Kathleen Miller. Living the majority of her life in Ohio, she spent her last few years in North...

Weiying Li

Weiying Li

Aug 5, 2023

Weiying Li, 53, of Peletier, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at her home. Weiying will be laid to rest privately at Gethsemane Memorial Park in Newport. Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. in Morehead City, N.C.

Mary Setter Hosford

Mary Setter Hosford

Aug 4, 2023

Mary Setter Hosford, 95, originally of Hartford, Connecticut, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023, at Pruitt Health - Trent in New Bern, North Carolina. The family would like to express our great thanks for the caring professionals at this facility.

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements by Munden...

Russell "Sug" Ipock Sr.

Russell "Sug" Ipock Sr.

Aug 3, 2023

Russell "Sug" Ipock Sr., 77, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2023, at Carteret Health Care. Russell, known to all as "Sug", was born on September 3, 1945, in Morehead City, NC, to the late Andrew and Letha Mae Ipock, one of nine children. Family and friends meant the world to him and if you...

William "Bill" Francis Vogel Jr.

William "Bill" Francis Vogel Jr.

Aug 2, 2023

William "Bill" Francis Vogel Jr., 70, of Havelock, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2023.

There will be a celebration of his life at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, August 18th at the Moose Lodge in Havelock. They will receive friends beginning at 2 p.m. prior to the service. The family invites you to join...

Julian Harris Smith

Julian Harris Smith

Aug 1, 2023

Julian Harris Smith, Chief Master Sergeant, US. Air Force, Retired, 91, of Cedar Island, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House. A graveside service, with military honors, will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, August 4th at Nelson Bay Cemetery in Sea Level. The family will receive friends from 9:30...

Phillip G. Smith

Phillip G. Smith

Aug 1, 2023

Phillip G. Smith, 65, of Newport, passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, August 4th at Gethsemane Memorial Park in Newport. Phillip was born on September 13, 1957, in Morehead City, North Carolina, to the late Cecil and Geraldine Smith. He...

James A. Rocci

James A. Rocci

Aug 1, 2023

James August Rocci, 77, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, with his loving family at his side, after a courageous battle with cancer.

For sixty years, he was the beloved husband of Mary Rita (Farwick) Rocci. He was the proud father of Robert, James, Christina, and Tiffani.

The cherished son of Betty (Kuhn)...

JoAnn Koontz

JoAnn Koontz

Aug 1, 2023

JoAnn Gober Koontz, 93, of Havelock, passed away August 1, 2023, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Donald “Donnie” Lee Koontz, Jr. and Connie LaFrenz Koontz, of New Bern.

She was preceded in death by her husband, of 51 years, Donald Lee Koontz, Sr.: her in-laws Claude and Eloise Koontz; her parents Houston and Virginia...

Michael Bryan Ward

Michael Bryan Ward

Jul 30, 2023

Michael Bryan Ward, 55, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. in Morehead City, N.C.

Constance Waters

Constance Waters

Jul 29, 2023

Constance Waters, 72, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at her home. Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. in Morehead City, N.C.