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🌱 Patch AM: Dahlmeyer, McKenna, Zehren: Recent Death Notices From Durham and Middlefield

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  • Durham community mourns three longtime residents with deep local roots

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• Dahlmeyer, McKenna, Zehren: Recent Death Notices From Durham and Middlefield (patch.com) — Durham residents are remembering three longtime community members whose recent deaths were noted, including Marjorie Dahlmeyer and James McKenna of Durham and Geraldine Zehren of neighboring Middlefield. The notices highlight their family lives, military service, local business ties, and decades-long roots in the Durham area.
   

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