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DREHER, CAREN (CARI) MARGARET
Southern Pines, NC
CAREN (CARI) MARGARET DREHER
8/7/64- 4/3/10
Known as Cari to all her friends, she was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1964 to Janet and Richard Nigbor.
She was well known for being a thoughtful and caring person. Cari was an accomplished artist having won many awards locally and studied under Jeffrey Mims at the Mims Studios in Southern Pines, NC. Cari was devoted to her dogs and cats and would always put out a helping hand to any animal in need. She was also well known for being the "cookie lady" to many friends and children in the Southern Pines area for her many styles of cookies. She was also a yoga instructor at Santi Yoga Studios until last year.
Cari was preceded in death by her mother, Janet Nigbor. She is survived by her husband of 19 years, Paul Dreher; her father, Richard Nigbor, of Colorado Springs, CO; a sister, Dana Alpeter, of Minneapolis MN; and a brother, Jon Nigbor, of Portland, OR. She also is survived by her mother and father-in-law, Peggy and Richard Dreher of Charlotte, NC; and a brother-in-law, Peter Dreher, of Williamsburg, VA; and five nieces and nephews, Courtney and Catherine Alpeter, Elizabeth, Leon and Matthew Dreher.
Msgr. Jeffrey Ingram celebrated a mass of Christian burial at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Southern Pines Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Haven - Friends for Life Animal Shelter, 400 Fulford-McMillan Rd., Raeford, NC 28376.
Online condolences may be made at www. bolesfuneralhome.com.
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