John Spagnolo: 1952 to 2024
John Thomas Spagnolo, 72, of Ocracoke passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, while bravely fighting cancer.
Born on April 24,...
Islander John Manning: 1945 to 2023
John Wallace Manning Jr, 78, died on Oct. 1, in the Currituck Health and Rehab Center in Barco, Dare County, where he had resided...
Obituary: Zoe Ramirez-Ramirez–Updated
Updated, March 5, 2020
Zoe Ramirez-Ramirez, 4, of Ocracoke, died unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 29.
Gail Covington, a Hyde County medical examiner, said that per the North...
Leonard Meeker, 1916-2014: una vida extraordinaria
Note this is a Spanish translation prepared by Alfredo Contreras of an obituary published by the Ocracoke Observer. To read the English, click here
Por...
Former islander Joyce O’Neal: 1955 to 2019
Joyce Salem O’Neal, 63, of Beaufort and formerly of Ocracoke Island, died on Saturday (March 9) in Carolina East Medical Center of New Bern.
Born...
Daniel Isbrecht: 1985 to 2025
Islander Daniel Patrick Isbrecht, 40, passed away on January 19, 2025, on Ocracoke, NC.
Born Jan. 4, 1985, in Greenville, Daniel graduated from Cape Hatteras...
Julian M. Brown, 1937 to 2017, supplied Ocracoke with fresh seafood
Julian Monroe Brown, Sr., 79, of Gloucester, Carteret County, died unexpectedly on April 24 at his home.
Brown, who was known as “Beartrap” and “J.M.,”...
Danny Worsley: 1950 to 2024
Danny Creighton Worsley, 74, a beloved member of the Ocracoke community, died on May 21, 2024, in Ocracoke.
Born on March 8, 1950, in Rocky...
Remembering Kathy O’Neal: 1953 to 2020
An undated photo of Kathy O'Neal.
Doris Katherine Hoggard O’Neal, 66, of Ocracoke, died on June 15.
She was the wife of David Farrow O’Neal Jr.
Born,...











