Obituaries
2316 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 68 – Died 01/10/2023
October 23, 1954-Jan 10, 2023 Deborah K Purnell passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 10th, 2023, at Wake Med, Cary, North Carolina. Born in Martinsburg, WV, she was a graduate of Musselman Senior High. She was a mother to many and friends to everyone. Deborah was ...
Raleigh, North Carolina
Age 82 – Died 01/09/2023
Michael Adrian Fuchs, of Raleigh, NC, passed away on January 9, 2023 at the age of 82, after a long battle with lymphoma and leukemia. Michael was born on October 21, 1940 to Nicholas Fuchs and Margaret (Folk) Fuchs in Sedley, Saskatchewan, Canada. A lifelong academic, Michael...
Apex, North Carolina
Age 66 – Died 01/09/2023
Donald Keith Burleson passed away on January 9, 2023, at the age of 66. Born on March 25, 1956, Don was the first and only child of Lt. Col. Louis Burleson and Virginia Burleson. Don is survived by his wife of 25 years, Janet, his two children, Andrew and Jennifer, and his two gr...
Raleigh, North Carolina
Age 68 – Died 01/08/2023
Jo Nell "Joni" Lawhon Rider, 68 peacefully passed away on January 8th, 2023 at her home. Joni was born in Raleigh on November 29, 1954 and lived the majority of her life in Raleigh, NC. Joni had a love for life and animals, especially her beloved cat, George. Despite her physi...
Raleigh, North Carolina
Age 94 – Died 01/07/2023
Katherine Gordon Haworth passed from this life on January 7, 2023. "Kitty," as she was known to her friends, was born October 1, 1928, in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana to Smith Gordon Haworth and Katie Walker Haworth. After graduating from Louisiana State University and starting he...
Creedmoor, North Carolina
Age 80 – Died 01/06/2023
Alan, a resident of Creedmoor for nearly 30 years, passed away January 6th at the age of 80. The son of Robert Wolfe, PhD, a physicist and Ruth Wolfe, a nurse, he was born and raised in Rochester, NY. Alan, along with his then-wife, lived and worked throughout the Northeast and N...
Fuquay Varina, North Carolina
Age 87 – Died 01/05/2023
William "Bill" McKee Palmer, age 87, passed away peacefully on January 5th 2023, surrounded by loved ones. He was born on December 6, 1935 to Elizabeth "Lib" Sawyer and Vernon Palmer. His mother passed when he was just 6 years old, leaving him to be raised by his grandmother. He...
Durham, North Carolina
Age 55 – Died 01/03/2023
On Tuesday, January 3, John Spicer, a fixture of the Durham restaurant and bar scene, passed away at the age of 55. John grew up with his mother, Norma B. Johns, in Altoona, PA. After moving to Durham in the late 1990s, John discovered his love and talent for cooking at Magnolia ...
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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.