Feb 23, 2017

Michael Dean Fratt, 73, of Flat Rock, NC, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2017. A native of Pico Rivera, California, he was the son of the late William and Virginia Word Fratt. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Claudia Ann Fratt.

He is survived by his children: Michele...

Feb 19, 2017

Florence Collier Grogan, 72, of Hendersonville, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. A native of Mineola, New York, she was the daughter of the late James and Florence Cullman Collier. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Charles "Chuck" Grogan of Brevard.

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Feb 17, 2017

Friedrich J. "Fritz" Reidinger, 90, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017. Born in Steyrermuhl, Austria, he grew up in Linz, Austria. He first came to the United States as an exchange student to Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and relocated permanently to this country to take a position as a research chemist with Olin Corporation. He worked...

Feb 16, 2017

Martha Manley Gaddy, 73, of Hendersonville, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Brevard, she was the daughter of the late Robert Marion and Helen Coren Manley. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her son, James D. Owen, her sister, Pauline Styles, and her brother, Robert...

Feb 15, 2017

Joseph William Benson went home to be with his Beloved Lord February 15, 2017. A native of Transylvania County, he was the eldest son of the late William Ralph and Julia Johnson Benson and was husband of Sue Benson, the most devoted and loving wife and caregiver a man could ever have.

Survivors include his son Danny...

Feb 14, 2017

Jerry L. Kinsey, 65, of Brevard, Passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Arthur Jerry and Thelma Cordell Kinsey.

His loving survivors include his wife, Teresa Baker Kinsey; daughter Stephanie K. Rigler; grandchildren Joshua Alexander Roberson and Kacey Lyndon Roberson; and his brother, Charles Wayne...

Feb 9, 2017

Carolyn M. Henley, 85, of Brevard, Passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017. A native of South Bend, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Gordon Sinclair and Kathryn Cummins Crispin. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her brother, Kenneth Crispin.

She lovingly doted on her children and then her...

Feb 3, 2017

Wayne G. Hunter, 70 of Grover, NC passed away Friday, February 3, 2017 at his home. A native of Brevard, he was preceded in death by his parents, Sherman and Angelina "Linda" Hunter. He was a 1964 graduate of Brevard High School, and had a lifelong love for the Brevard Blue Devils; first as a player and later as...

Feb 2, 2017

Remus Leroy Roper, 75, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017. A native of Pickens County, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Remus Gilland and Clara Lee Ellen Johnson Roper. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara Gail Cassell Roper and infant daughter Felecia Christine...

Jan 31, 2017

Howard Stansell Rahn, 69, of Leicester, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. A native of Hendersonville, he was the son of Elizabeth P. Rahn and the late Hermon Perry Rahn.

He was a graduate of Western Carolina University and also a Veteran of the United States Air force.

He is survived by his mother,...