Michelle Boryk Oppegaard, 46, our beloved mother, fiancée, sister, and loyal friend left this earth way too soon, leaving an empty place in lives and in our hearts.

Michelle was born in Wilmington on July 25, 1975.  She passed peacefully on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at UNC Hospitals-Chapel Hill after a courageous battle with cancer.

She was predeceased by her parents, Milton Rae "Kip" Oppegaard and Annette Boryk Oppegaard.

Left to cherish wonderful memories of Michelle are her daughter, Anna Amelia Boryk Weaver; son, Eric Michael Weaver; fiancé, Jose Pinheiro; brother, Michael Oppegaard and his wife Susanne; and many of her dear friends.

For many years Michelle worked as a Real Estate broker in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Michelle loved her family beyond measure and was the BEST Mom, fiancé, sister and friend.

Michelle was a true Southern lady who loved her grits and fried chicken. She also loved Topsail Island and her Sound Pier crab soup recipe. She graduated from Saint Mary's College in 1995 and Meredith College in 1997 with her Bachelors in Child Development and a minor in Religion. She was also part of the Debutante class of 1994 with the Raleigh Terpsichorean Society. Michelle loved traveling and was planning a wedding to her fiance, Jose, in his home country of Portugal. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her and was a one in a billion kind of lady.

The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, February 18, 2022 at Quinn McGowen Funeral Home.

Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Quinn McGowen Funeral Home Burgaw Chapel with The Rev. Meta Ellington conducting the service.

Burial will follow in St. Helena Cemetery.   Following the committal service, there will be a celebration of life reception from 1:00 to 5:00PM  at the Mad Boar Restaurant upstairs ballroom, 111 River Village Place,  Wallace, NC 28466.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to Topsail Beach Historical Society, PO Box 3653, Topsail Beach, NC 28445 or to Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation.org  or Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, 5526 West 13400 South, #510 Herriman, UT 84096.

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A service of Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Burgaw Chapel.