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Harold Donald Stanzlaus – Oak Island

By Shawna Sanders
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Oak Island

Harold Donald Stanzlaus, 64 of SE 18^th Street, Oak Island, died Thursday, February 4, 2010 at his home. Harold was born March 14, 1945 in Newark, NJ, the son of Harold R. and Stella Stanzlaus.

Harold was a loving husband and companion of his wife Lynn for almost 43 years. They met at the age of 16 at Bayley Ellard High School, Madison, NJ and married at 22 years old. He graduated form Rutgers University in 1967. He was employed by Dunn & Bradstreet as a financial analyst and salesman in New York City and New Jersey from 1967 to 1989. Harold and Lynn moved to Oak Island after living for 29 years in Lake Tranquility, Green Township, NJ where they left many friends and had very many happy memories. Harold enjoyed fishing, biking, playing softball and watching the stock market but, mostly playing golf with his many buddies at the Oak Island Golf and Club. He leaves behind many golfer friends, particularly the Linksters and Walkers. Harold would want you all to “Have a great day”.

Harold was preceded in death by his mother and father, a niece Suzanne Soranno, and a nephew Donald Soranno of New Jersey.

Harold leaves behind his partner and soul mate Lynn Stanzlaus, his best friend and son Michael Stanzlaus and wife Angie of Oak Island, granddaughters, Brandi Fugate and husband Ed of NJ, Heather Dunaway of Kentucky, and Nikki Gault of Oak Island, a grandson Robert Dunaway of NJ, and two great-grandchildren Danyon Fugate and Haydon Fugate. Also surviving are his much loved nephew Tom Soranno and wife Susan of Chapel Hill, NC, his niece Sandra Domeratius and husband Eric of NJ, a sister Joan Soranno and husband Vito of NJ, a brother-in-law Bill Johnston and wife Deborah of Raleigh, NC, a sister-in-law Randy Johnston of Raleigh, NC, a niece Jennapher and husband Brad Wall of Apex, NC and many other nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at Oak Island Presbyterian Church with Reverend Walter Taylor officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the following brain tumor centers and care givers; The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University Medical Center, DUMC, Box 3624, Durham, NC 27710. Community Home Care & Hospice, 117 Village Rd, Suite R, Leland, NC 28451, or to the Zimmer Cancer Center, c/o NHRMC Foundation, 2259 South 17^th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401.

Our special thanks go out to Dr. James Vredenburgh and nurse Martha Workman at Duke Medical Center and, Nicole and Traneshia from the hospice center, Dr Ungaro and the staff at Zimmer, Dr. Peter Almiral and his staff from Oak Island for the wonderful guidance and compassionate care they gave Harold and our family during this time.