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New Hanover High Obituaries

Dorothy Yott
Dorothy Yott

Dorothy Galog Yott age 93 of Rocky Point passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Thursday July 17 2025. She was at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 25 1931 in South Norwalk Connecticut daughter of the late Paul and Emma Galog Jr. She was also predeceased...

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Jr. Henry Ward
Jr. Henry Ward

Henry Vance Ward Jr. died at age 76 of natural causes on September 7 2025 in Raleigh North Carolina. He was born in New Hanover County NC on May 25 1949 to Henry Vance Ward Sr. and Florence Fields Ward. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sibling Jane R Ward and nephew Bryce L...

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William "Bill" Butler
William "Bill" Butler

William N. Bill Butler was born in Whiteville NC on March 12 1936 to Benjamin Franklin and Lucille Marie Butler. He was predeceased by both parents as well as an infant brother and infant son. Bills father was killed in August 1944 while working at the Wilmington Shipbuilding Company. After his fath...

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Richard Jennings
Richard Jennings

Richard C. Jennings 72 of Wilmington NC passed away on February 20 2025 at Lower Cape Fear Life Care. Rick was born in Bethesda MD to the late Captain Carter Brooke Jennings and Marion Bailey Jennings. Rick spent his early years on or near naval bases throughout the southeastern USA. In 1965 the fam...

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Paul Holt
Paul Holt

Paul Rogers Holt beloved husband father grandfather uncle and friend passed away peacefully on February 15 2025 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice LifeCare Center. Born on March 5 1946 in Loris SC Paul was the son of Joseph Cullen Holt and Goldstone Hardee Holt. The Holt family moved to Wilmington when Pau...

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James Rich
James Rich

James Edwin Rich known to many as Jim or Jimmy passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 18 2025. Born on December 18 1946 at James Walker Memorial Hospital in Wilmington NC Jim was lovingly welcomed into the family of John Thomas Rich Jr. and Mary Lucille Rich on December 24 1946. Jim lived ...

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Robert Heinisch
Robert Heinisch

Robert Bob Bruce Heinisch age 77 passed away January 31st 2025 at Lower Cape Fear Life Care after an extended illness. He was born to Robert and Pearl Heinisch on February 25 1947. Bob attended New Hanover High School his senior year. Then in 1967 was drafted into the US Army and served honorably in...

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Michael "Chopper" Wheeler
Michael "Chopper" Wheeler

Who knew a Bruce Willis RomCom could change your life Mike Wheeler didnt. In the summer of 1987 as Help Me Rhonda by The Beach Boys played on the car radio he met his blind date Rhonda Jackson. They went to see the movie Blind Date and proceeded to talk through the whole movie. He knew that day that...

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Suzanne Huband Spivey
Suzanne Huband Spivey

Suzanne Elizabeth Huband Spivey was born in Greenville NC the second child of Earl Carlton Huband Jr. 19191962 and Elizabeth Brown Huband 19242016. As a child Suzanne was outgoing and funloving and had a knack for making friends easily. She remained outgoing and social throughout her life. Growing u...

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Jr. George Russ
Jr. George Russ

George Bennett Russ Jr passed away on a bright sunny morning on October 19 2024 at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington NC. He is survived by his devoted wife Sybil Grissett Russ his daughter Kathryn Lynn Russ both of Wilmington NC and many cousins. He was loved beyond mea...

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Wilma Ann Reed
Wilma Ann Reed

Wilma Reed age 78 passed away peacefully at home in the presence of family October 14 2024. She was born March 15 1946 in Wilmington NC to her loving parents Wilbur and Marjorie Jackson. Wilma was raised in Wilmington attending New Hanover High School and UNCW before becoming a devoted elementary ed...

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