Obituaries
2945 obituaries since August 2021
We’re honored to be able to provide every family that chooses City of Oaks Funeral Home and Cremations a free-of-charge, shareable online obituary to honor their loved ones as well as an easy-to-use platform that allows them to update it in their own time. Here are recent obituaries that families have posted. If you’re looking for a specific obituary, you can search above, or view all obituaries here.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Age 87 – Died 05/08/2025
Carol Zeliff Ziarnowski passed away peacefully at home in Raleigh, NC on May 8th, 2025. Carol was born in North Hornell, NY, December 27, 1937. She was the daughter of Howard Eugene Zeliff and Marion Brown Zeliff. Carol graduated from Hornell High School in 1956 and from Roches...
Wake Forest, North Carolina
Age 52 – Died 05/08/2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jennifer Elizabeth Bihl on May 8th, at the age of 52, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on July 28, 1972, in Saratoga County, NY, Jennifer grew up the youngest daughter of Thomas and Francis Harvey. She loved...
Durham, North Carolina
Age 80 – Died 05/07/2025
Sherron Williamson, 80, of Durham, NC passed away on May 7th, 2025 at her home. She was raised in Bristol, TN. After graduation from Bristol Tennessee High School, she obtained her BA Cum Laude in English from Manchester College in North Manchester, IN. After moving to New York C...
Wilson, North Carolina
Age 75 – Died 05/06/2025
Donna Kay (Winchester) Ellis Born, February 1st, 1951 in Denison, Texas. Passed, May 6th, 2025, in Wilson, North Carolina. Went to college at University of Alabama, Birmingham for Nursing. Donna was 75yrs old, when she passed. She passed peacefully in her sleep, and had been hap...
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Age 74 – Died 05/05/2025
The world became a little less bright on May 5, 2025, with the passing of Michael Edward Collins of Raleigh, North Carolina. Born on December 31, 1950, in High Point, North Carolina the son of Raymond and Dorothy (Anklam) Collins. He was a proud US Navy Veteran and University o...
Raleigh, North Carolina
Age 84 – Died 05/04/2025
Paul D. West, Jr., age 84, of Raleigh, passed away Sunday morning, May 4, 2025, at Sunrise of Raleigh. Paul was born September 21, 1940, in Charlotte, North Carolina. His parents relocated to Fayetteville where Paul grew up. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul D. West,...
Raleigh, North Carolina
Age 52 – Died 05/02/2025
Loving brother and father of three. You had a very hard life , God noticed your pain and called you home.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Age 84 – Died 05/02/2025
Patricia A. Stange passed away peacefully in Hospice on Friday, May 2, 2025. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Pat worked for many years at Brooklyn College prior to moving to North Carolina in 2005 to be with her family. Pat was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Elizabeth...
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Apples to Apples
Just like all other licensed funeral homes in North Carolina, City of Oaks Cremation, LLC is regulated by the NC Board of Funeral Service.
The same laws that apply to the big corporate funeral homes also apply to the modest independently owned firms like ours. All crematories in North Carolina, regardless of who owns them, are inspected annually by the state and must adhere to the same rules and laws.
Genuine Care
We're committed to providing families within our community unsurpassed service before, during and after the time of loss.
Our staff will provide clear communication to your family through each step as we move forward from the original phone call notifying us of a death to the time we deliver the urn back to your family. We will treat your family with the utmost respect, as we honor the wishes of your loved one.
We promise to make this process affordable and as endurable as possible.
State Wide
Our Funeral Home is located in Wake County NC; however, we provide our services to families throughout the entire State.
Unlike other funeral homes, we don't charge an additional mileage fee. Regardless of what county you live in, we can help your family with making simple, affordable funeral arrangements. From Asheville to Wilmington, we're proud to help families statewide.
Our Services
$1196.75
Nobody likes surprise costs added in at the last minute. We guarantee you will not find any hidden charges here. We include everything you need for a simple or direct cremation. Simple, affordable and reliable. We have not changed the cost of our direct cremation service since we opened City of Oaks in 2012.
$2875.66
We offer the option of choosing how you receive your loved ones remains. Selecting our Direct Cremation with Solidified Remains option is a beautiful way to transform cremated remains into 40-60 “stones” that you can hold.
$1917.84
City of Oaks Funeral Home and Cremation provides an affordable cremation option with onsite visitation. Nobody likes surprise costs added in at the last minute. We guarantee you will not find any hidden charges here. Simple, affordable and reliable.
$2497.50
An immediate burial has the same end result as a traditional burial; however, we have eliminated the extra (sometimes unnecessary) services prior to getting to the cemetery. Not everyone wants an open casket for viewing or a limousine for the family. Despite the term immediate, we can move as fast as you need or as slow as you like. This option simply allows you to save money by eliminating some of the fancy extras at the funeral home.
$6081.48
We offer the same traditional funeral services as the big corporately owned funeral homes in the area; however, we cost about half the amount. You might consider a traditional funeral service if your family is looking for an open casket visitation, a traditional church service or a funeral service in the funeral home's chapel. A traditional funeral service can be altered to fit the needs of your family.
$3033.75
This establishment is one of a select number of funeral homes who meet the criteria for providing green funeral service by the Green Burial Council; a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization working to encourage environmentally sustainability in the field of funeral service. Our Green options allow for a funeral to take place without the use of toxic and non-biodegradable materials/chemicals.
$2640.59
As an alternative to traditional cremation, City of Oaks Funeral Home also offers Aquamation. The Aquamation process, often referred to as alkaline hydrolysis, uses a solution of water and potassium hydroxide to facilitate natural decomposition.