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Susanne Heil Wolf
January 9, 1944 — February 14, 2025
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Susanne Heil Wolf, age 81, died peacefully at home surrounded by love on February 14, 2025.
A native of Dunmore, Pa., she was born on January 9, 1944, to the late Harry and Emma Heil.
She attended Marywood Seminary and Marywood College before becoming a nurse at Cornell University—New York Hospital School of Nursing in 1966. While working as a community nurse in New York City, she fell head over heels for Gregory Thomas Wolf of Scranton, Pa. They married in 1968 and moved to Chapel Hill for graduate school.
Sue, as friends and colleagues called her, earned a Master of Public Health in Public Health Nursing from the University of North Carolina (UNC) in 1970. She joined UNC’s Department of Public Health Nursing as a Research Associate in 1970, moving to a similar position in the Department of Epidemiology in 1972. She remained with the Department of Epidemiology for over 40 years until her retirement in 2013.
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As an epidemiologist, Sue oversaw projects in communities across the country, including textile mills and hog farms in North Carolina; U.S. Department of Energy nuclear material sites in Tennessee, New Mexico, and Washington; U.S. military academies in New York, Maryland, and Colorado; and with high school athletes who sustained potentially life-threatening injuries on sports fields in every state. Her tireless work revealed the occupational risks and impacts to these communities.
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Sue also gave countless hours of labor and love to other organizations, including the Home Health Agency of Chapel Hill; Haw River Assembly; Girl Scouts of the USA; and Quilts of Valor Foundation. A volunteer extraordinaire, she donated, organized, advocated for, worked with, and served many people–near and far–with enthusiasm, dedication, and respect.
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A faithful member of the St. Thomas More parish community, Sue was active with the Catholic Daughters and Respect Life ministries, including supporting teen moms and human trafficking education and outreach. She was a former member of the Parish Council, a champion of the Intercessory Prayer Team, and a teacher and mentor within the Faith Development program for many years. Her leadership, service, and commitment to the mission and work of St. Thomas More church and community are enduring.
Her true vocation was her family. To them, she was known as “Nanny,” and she will be forever remembered for puzzles and games, birds and nature appreciation, quilts and cooking, travel and curiosity, and unconditional love and forgiveness. Most wonderful of all, Nanny created a home of belonging, comfort, and much celebration.
Sue is survived by her husband; children Sara Mizelle and Gregory Wolf; grandchildren Cecelia Mizelle, Madeleine Mizelle, Crispin Wolf, and Mary Blaise Wolf; her brother John Heil (Jennifer McShane-Heil); as well as many beloved in-laws, cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Gregory Thomas Wolf
March 7, 1944 — March 2, 2025
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Gregory Thomas Wolf, age 80, died peacefully on March 2, 2025, only weeks after his wife of 56 years, Susanne Wolf, passed away.
He was born on March 7, 1944, to the late Leonard and Anne Wolf.
A proud native of Scranton, Pa., who was fond of saying “There’s always a connection to Scranton,” Greg graduated from the University of Scranton in 1965 with a B.A. in History.
From 1965-1967, he served in the Peace Corps in Thailand and taught English. He returned to New York City for graduate school at Columbia University. In New York, he crossed paths with Susanne Heil, who was from the Scranton area and a newly certified nurse working in the city. They fell in love during an all-night conversation and were married in 1968.
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Soon after, Greg and Sue headed south to Chapel Hill for graduate studies at the University of North Carolina. They lived in the married student housing known as "Victory Village" with their newborn daughter, Sara.
"The Southern Part of Heaven" suited him well and Greg befriended many of Chapel Hill’s colorful business community working at the former University Motel on N.C. Highway 54. In 1980, he opened his own business, the restaurant and bar Molly Maguire’s on East Rosemary Street, a golden door of sorts for conversation and connection, merriment and mischief, hard work and late nights.
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Greg was also a successful albeit maverick real estate investor. He owned and managed numerous properties in Orange and Chatham Counties. He and Sue lived in Bynum – the old mill community on the Haw River outside of Chapel Hill – for nearly 20 years.
Curiosity was contagious in Greg’s presence. A student of history and lover of books, his interests had no bounds. He relished a good story and lived to tell them, always with such irresistible enthusiasm that you couldn’t help but smile. Knowing Greg was knowing about people, places, and possibility.
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Greg’s life is marked most indelibly by his deep, lasting, and laugh-filled friendships – many of which were from his days growing up in the Green Ridge neighborhood of Scranton. In his later years, he was a daily swimmer at the UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont with a crowd of 5 a.m. regulars whom he cherished.
He and Sue were faithful members of the St. Thomas More parish community throughout their days in Chapel Hill.
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Greg is preceded in death by his wife and his sister Andrea Wolf.
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He is survived by children Sara Mizelle and Gregory Wolf; grandchildren Cecelia Mizelle, Madeleine Mizelle, Crispin Wolf, and Mary Blaise Wolf; siblings Leonarda Wolf, Lisa Connolly (John Connolly), Maria Hennequin (Pierre Hennequin), John Wolf, and Anitra Wolf; as well as many beloved in-laws, cousins, nieces, and nephews.
