Feb 17, 2022

Andrew P. Martin III, 97, of Brevard, NC, passed away on February 17, 2022.  Andrew, known as Andy to friends and family, was the son of the late Andrew P. Martin, Jr. and Edith Marshall Martin Selph.  He was the loving husband of MaryAnn Martin for 62 years until she passed away in 2018.

Andy was born...

Feb 15, 2022

Berta Jeanne Lefkovich, 87,of Brevard, passed away on February 15, 2022. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Solomon and Frieda Nigrosh.

Berta moved to the mountains of North Carolina several years ago and had many special friends that she enjoyed helping and spending time with. She loved animals, but none more...

Feb 14, 2022

Barbara Hall "Bobbie" Matthews, 80, of Lake Toxaway, passed away on Monday, February 14, 2022. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Lucy Johnson Hall. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Elmo Matthews, and her brother, Ray Von Hall.

A simple country...

Feb 12, 2022

John Richard Gustafson, 68, of Brevard, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022. A native of Brevard, he was the son of Richard Gustafson and the late Laura Clark Gustafson.

John loved being with his family and friends. He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He was a self-proclaimed “food-aholic,” and always enjoyed a good craft...

Feb 4, 2022

Sarah Ann Wilson, 61, of Brevard, passed away on Friday, February 4, 2022.  Born in Hendersonville, she was a resident of Transylvania County and the daughter of the late William Walker Wilson and the late Nancy McCrary Wilson Holden.

Ann loved her work as an E.M.T. and as a Paramedic as she worked for Buncombe, Henderson and...

Feb 2, 2022

Marvin “Craig” Wilkes, a caring father, grandfather, brother, and friend passed away on February 2, 2022, at age 75.

He was born to Helen Sharpe and Marvin Wilkes on September 4, 1946. He is preceded in death by his wife, Lynn Wilkes; sisters: Shirley Payne, and Florence Robinson; and brothers: Harold Wilkes, and Kenneth Wilkes.

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Jan 30, 2022

Argyle Gash, 93, passed away suddenly on January 30, 2022.  She was born in Buncombe County but spent most of her life in Transylvania County.  Argyle was the daughter of Ott and Alma Wells. In addition to her parents she is predeceased by her husband of 16 years, William Gash, whom she married in 1950; a brother, Arnold Wells, and...

Jan 27, 2022

Lorraine Julie (Friedrichsen) Fink, age 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at Elizabeth House Hospice in Hendersonville, NC. She was born on September 1, 1931, in Oakland, CA, to Edgar and Clara (Clausen) Friedrichsen.

After moving to Brevard from Los Angeles in 2011, she played violin with the Brevard Philharmonic, the Unitarian Universalist Church...

Jan 26, 2022

Kline Hoover Sentelle, 93, of Pisgah Forest, NC passed away January 26, 2022, at Transylvania Regional Hospital after a brief illness.  He was a son of the late Jethro and Tunia Frances Burns Sentelle.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Infant J.C. Sentelle, Thelma Merrill, Eva Rogers, Frazier Sentelle, Faye Simms,...

Jan 24, 2022

Mark Lavery, 68, of Rosman, joined his Heavenly Father suddenly on January 24, 2022. A native of Schenectady, New York, he was the son of the late Paul and Marion Boland Lavery. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brothers, Paul and Stephen Lavery.

In his early years, Mark worked in...