City of Oaks Funeral Home & Cremation
Obituary
Michael Dale Nash
Durham, North Carolina
Age 83.
Died 03/11/2025.
Mike was born the youngest of four boys to Richard and Lucille Nash on November 5, 1941 in Kansas City, Mo. He went to East High School where he met and married his first wife the late Arlene Akers with whom he shared daughters Robin (Don) Clark of Star, ID, Erin (Tom) Radcliff of St Louis, MO and Christene (Brian)Wiskur of Olathe, KS.
After High School he studied Business at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. He began his career with the Federal Reserve Bank before moving to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he met his second wife the late Barbara (Erdmann) with whom he shared daughter Abigail (Kyle) Hedges of Charlotte, NC.
After years of working in banking Mike ran several successful small businesses.
Mike loved spending time with his family. He had many adventures with his brothers growing up. From playing the family accordion to learning how to work on a car he bought from his older brother Dick and giving his brother David haircuts. He shared a love of baseball with his dad and enjoyed listening to the St Louis Cardinals. Mike played football in high school and enjoyed watching Ohio State win the National College Football Championship this year. He enjoyed sitting outside to watch college football while eating a Costco hotdog with his friend Jimmy. Mike also enjoyed playing golf and coaching softball for daughter Abby.
Mike enjoyed traveling to golf or to spend time with family and friends. He enjoyed time at Disney World with all the grandkids, an African Safari and a River Cruise in Europe just to name a few trips.
As Mike’s health declined, he loved visits from family and many hours on the phone with his daughters and grandchildren, he always had time for each of them.
Mike is survived by his wife Judy, daughters Robin, Erin, Christene and Abby, step-son Neil Edwards and step-daughter Caroline Clark. Grandchildren Matthew Nicholas, Hannah, Tim and Madeline Clark; Natalie Fisher, Carrie DeBoer and Jeff Camp; Erica Mitchell, Laura Hardy and Tristian Mitchell; Hunter and Reid Hedges. Great-grandchildren: Oliver, Anthony, Abigail, Rachel, Monica and Elenore Clark; Hadley and Stella Fisher; William, Theo, Conrad and Aubrey DeBoer.
Mike, while you are gone from sight you will live forever in our hearts. We are grateful for the legacy of love you gave each of us.
“What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never loose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us.” -Helen Keller
A small family memorial will be held in April. In lieu of flowers we would love for you to share memories of time spent with Mike.
For additional information or for service details, please reach out to the family directly.
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City of Oaks Cremation and Funeral Home is a full-service funeral home in Raleigh, serving all of North Carolina and beyond. We provide an alternative to costly funeral homes and every day we help families in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and all over North Carolina make simple, affordable funeral arrangements.
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Apples to Apples
Just like all other licensed funeral homes in North Carolina, City of Oaks Cremation, LLC is regulated by the NC Board of Funeral Service.
The same laws that apply to the big corporate funeral homes also apply to the modest independently owned firms like ours. All crematories in North Carolina, regardless of who owns them, are inspected annually by the state and must adhere to the same rules and laws.
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We're committed to providing families within our community unsurpassed service before, during and after the time of loss.
Our staff will provide clear communication to your family through each step as we move forward from the original phone call notifying us of a death to the time we deliver the urn back to your family. We will treat your family with the utmost respect, as we honor the wishes of your loved one.
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Our Funeral Home is located in Wake County NC; however, we provide our services to families throughout the entire State.
Unlike other funeral homes, we don't charge an additional mileage fee. Regardless of what county you live in, we can help your family with making simple, affordable funeral arrangements. From Asheville to Wilmington, we're proud to help families statewide.
Our Services
$1196.75
Nobody likes surprise costs added in at the last minute. We guarantee you will not find any hidden charges here. We include everything you need for a simple or direct cremation. Simple, affordable and reliable. We have not changed the cost of our direct cremation service since we opened City of Oaks in 2012.
$2875.66
We offer the option of choosing how you receive your loved ones remains. Selecting our Direct Cremation with Solidified Remains option is a beautiful way to transform cremated remains into 40-60 “stones” that you can hold.
$1917.84
City of Oaks Funeral Home and Cremation provides an affordable cremation option with onsite visitation. Nobody likes surprise costs added in at the last minute. We guarantee you will not find any hidden charges here. Simple, affordable and reliable.
$2497.50
An immediate burial has the same end result as a traditional burial; however, we have eliminated the extra (sometimes unnecessary) services prior to getting to the cemetery. Not everyone wants an open casket for viewing or a limousine for the family. Despite the term immediate, we can move as fast as you need or as slow as you like. This option simply allows you to save money by eliminating some of the fancy extras at the funeral home.
$6081.48
We offer the same traditional funeral services as the big corporately owned funeral homes in the area; however, we cost about half the amount. You might consider a traditional funeral service if your family is looking for an open casket visitation, a traditional church service or a funeral service in the funeral home's chapel. A traditional funeral service can be altered to fit the needs of your family.
$3033.75
This establishment is one of a select number of funeral homes who meet the criteria for providing green funeral service by the Green Burial Council; a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization working to encourage environmentally sustainability in the field of funeral service. Our Green options allow for a funeral to take place without the use of toxic and non-biodegradable materials/chemicals.
$2640.59
As an alternative to traditional cremation, City of Oaks Funeral Home also offers Aquamation. The Aquamation process, often referred to as alkaline hydrolysis, uses a solution of water and potassium hydroxide to facilitate natural decomposition.