Obituaries

Ocracoke Islander Dr. Frederic Ballard Westervelt Jr., 91, died April 16.  He was the husband of Ernestine Meyer Henry Westervelt. Born June 11, 1931, at Walter...

Michael Erskine Ehringhaus Ph.D., 76, died on April 30, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Portland, Maine, after battling cancer since 2020. Born on May...

Michael D. Seibert, 64, of Ocracoke, died unexpectedly on April 8. He was the husband of Cindy Maruzo Seibert. Born Aug. 30, 1958, in Steuben, New...

Linda J. Malkowski Rippe Buck, 71, of Bayboro and Ocracoke, died March 31 at her home in Bayboro. She was the wife of Allen Ray...

Robert Benjamin (Ben) O’Neal, 68, of Ocracoke, died on Tuesday, March 21. A native of Ocracoke, Ben was born on April 7, 1954, in Morehead...

Joyce Tuttle Gordon, 89, died peacefully in her home in Mocksville, Davie County, on Feb. 1, surrounded by her family. Born Nov. 16, 1935, in...

By Peter Vankevich Ocracoke has many passionate friends and longtime visitor Carter Whitman was one of them. Born July 10, 1951, in Melrose, Massachusetts, an only...

Lynette Ballance Waller, 67, of Ocracoke, died Monday, Nov. 28, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Plymouth. Born July 11, 1955, in Portsmouth, Virginia, she...

Rena Grace Garrish Gaskill, 87, of Ocracoke, died Sunday, Oct. 23, at her home. Born Oct. 19, 1935, she was a daughter of the late...

William David Robinson, 48, of Ocracoke, died on Monday, Aug. 29. He was a loving son, brother, uncle, and friend to many. He will be...