Former Durham Mayor Dies

Harry Rodenhizer, who served as Durham mayor from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1991 to 1993, died Wednesday after a long battle with smoking-related illnesses, his family said. He was 79.

Posted 10/12/2007, 4:05:20 PM Updated 6/17/2014, 6:18:50 PM

Harry Rodenhizer, former Durham mayor — Harry Rodenhizer

Harry Rodenhizer, who served as Durham mayor from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1991 to 1993, died Wednesday after a long battle with smoking-related illnesses, his family said. He was 79.

Rodenhizer's funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Duke Memorial United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery.

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The family will receive friends afterward at Duke Memorial's Whitford Hall.

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