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...

Jan 24, 2022

Ralph Joseph Peters, 77, of Lake Toxaway, NC died on Monday, January 24, 2022. Ralph was the son of the late Cora Turner and Joseph Peters. He was also preceded in death by his step-mother, Angela Peters; sister, Carmen Peters; first wife, Janice Brasgalla; son, Erik Gollnick; mother-in-law, Jane Andrews; and son-in-law, John Crawford. Ralph was a Veteran of...

Jan 24, 2022

Michael Harold Milts, DVM, 84, of Brevard, passed away on January 24, 2022. A native of New York City, he was the son of the late Abraham and Helene Jacobs Milts.

Dr. Milts completed both his undergraduate and graduate work at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he was also the middleweight boxing champion. He opened...

Jan 22, 2022

Diane Lyday Owen, 68, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022. Born in Asheville, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Harley Dixon and Marjorie Nell Lyday.

Make her career as a nurse, Diane found her true calling in life by taking care of people both in hospital and homecare...

Jan 21, 2022

Finley Harris, 67, of Brevard, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022. A native of Brevard, he was the son of the late Burder and Deller Reece Harris. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brothers David Harris and Michael Harris, and his sisters Darlene Harris and Sally Harris.

Finley was...

Jan 14, 2022

Lilli Vogel Reidinger,93, passed away on 14 January 2022 in Asheville, NC. She was a daughter of the late Emil and Emilie Steinke Vogel.

A native of Lodz, Poland, she immigrated to this country in 1950 with her parents and siblings.  They settled in St. Louis, Missouri, where she attended Washington University.  She married Friedrich ("Fritz") Reidinger, an...

Jan 13, 2022

J Roger Petit, age 66, passed peacefully at his home on Thursday, January 13th, 2022. He was surrounded by his wife of almost 44 years and daughter. Roger was born on April 30th, 1955, to Charles and Shirley Petit. Being a military family, he lived many places during his younger years but settled back home in Rosman where he attended Rosman High...

Jan 9, 2022

Anthony James Duscio, 68, of Pisgah Forest, NC, died peacefully on January 9, 2022, in Asheville, NC. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY, he was the son of the late James Vincent Duscio and Ann Paccione Duscio. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lisa Ely Duscio, and his brothers, James and Christopher Duscio.