Obituaries

Virginia Rita Belle-Oudry

Virginia Rita Belle-Oudry

Apr 21, 2025

Virginia Rita Belle-Oudry, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on April 21, 2025 in Mesa, Arizona. 

Virginia was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 24, 1937. She lived with her parents Frederick and Elizabeth Clayton  and her siblings Frederick, Barbara and Jeanette until she married her childhood sweetheart and best friend, Jacques in 1956.

After Jacques’s untimely death in...

Christopher Joseph Smith Jr.

Christopher Joseph Smith Jr.

Apr 19, 2025

Christopher Joseph Smith Jr., 92, of Moriches, New York, passed away peacefully and with all our love on April 19, 2025. Born on May 18, 1932 in Richmond Hill, Chris was a devoted husband to the late Helen Boyle Smith and a loving father to Lorraine Maclaren (Don Maclaren), Christopher Smith III, (Cynthia Smith), Thomas Smith (Gayle Smith), Diane Gallipoli...

Vincent P. Ward

Vincent P. Ward

Apr 19, 2025

Vincent passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on April 19, 2025.

He is the beloved husband of Fran, Cherished Father to his Ducks Fran Federman, Christine Miller and Karen Massoud. Adored father-in-law of Keith Federman, Christopher Miller and Kareem Massoud, Loving Grandpa to his Ducklings Sophia Miller, Meghan Miller, Tyler Federman, Katharina Massoud, and Thomas Massoud. Proud Brother...

Carol A. Staufenberg

Carol A. Staufenberg

Apr 18, 2025

In lieu of flowers the family has chosen organizations that were dear to Carol's heart as well as her families.

Please consider making a donation in memory of Carol A. Staufenberg to any of the following charities:

www.gifts.duke.edu\dch

https://support.smiletrain.org/

www.stepsworldwide.org