Category: Obituaries

OBITUARY: Former NASA Astronaut Thomas Stafford, 93, Passes Away Monday at Home in Satellite Beach

Former NASA astronaut Thomas Stafford, who flew to the moon before leading the first international space mission carried out by the United States and Russia, died at the age of 93 on Monday at home in Satellite Beach after an extended illness, according to Max Ary, director of the Stafford Air and Space Museum in Oklahoma. […]

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Florida Tech Mourns Longtime Faculty Member R.G. Deshmukh, Passed Away March 4 at Age 87

Florida Tech mourns the passing of Faculty Emeritus Raghvendra Girirao “R.G.” Deshmukh, a distinguished scholar of electrical engineering who spent nearly a quarter-century as a faculty member at the University. […]

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OBITUARY: U.S. Navy Veteran Preston Leon Jones, 81, Passed Away March 7 Surrounded By Family

Preston Jones 81, passed away, surrounded by his loving family on March 7, 2024. Preston, a native of Hobart, Oklahoma enlisted in the U.S. Navy in June 1960 following graduation from high school in Montclair California. After serving a distinguished 30 year career, where he advanced through 16 different pay grades, he retired as a Commander in San Diego, California on August 15th, 1990. […]

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OBITUARY: Edmund ‘Ned’ Steel III, 81, Passes Away March 13, Taught Science at Cocoa High School for 30 Years

Edmund “Ned” Steel III, beloved educator, husband, father, partner, Pappy and PopPop, passed away peacefully while under the care of St. Francis Hospice on Wednesday, March 13th, 2024, in Melbourne, Florida. Ned was 81 years old. […]

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OBITUARY: Longtime Cocoa Beach Mechanic Shop Owner Hodges Louis Bilbo, 83, Passes Away March 5

It is with a heavy heart and deep sadness that we announce the death of Hodges Louis Bilbo, born in Bay St. Louis, MS on August 5, 1940, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at the age of 83 in Kiln, MS leaving to mourn his family and friends. He had his own mechanic shop in Cocoa Beach, FL for many years where he shared his passion of working on cars and racing cars with his son Matthew. […]

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OBITUARY: Jeffrey George Johnson, 63, of Viera Passed Away Feb. 24 After Heroic Battle With Pancreatic Cancer

Jeffrey George Johnson, 63, of Viera, FL, passed away on February 24, 2024 at home surrounded by his loving family after a heroic battle with pancreatic cancer. Jeff possessed an extraordinary zest for life that was magnetic and contagious. He had a way of connecting with others on a deeper level and fostering that bond of friendship. Jeff was a loyal friend. He had a wide array of passions and hobbies that brought him immense joy. […]

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OBITUARY: 1962 Mel-High Graduate James W. ‘Jim’ Nowlin Jr., 79, Passed Away Feb. 28

James W. Nowlin Jr., 79, passed away February 28, 2024 in Melbourne, Florida. He graduated from Melbourne High School in 1962. He joined the Air Force in Jan 1964 where served his country in Vietnam. Jim retired from Harris in December, 2010 after 36 years of employment. […]

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OBITUARY: Titusville High School Graduate John Joseph Grillion, 49, Passed Away Unexpectedly Feb. 8

John Joseph Grillion, age 49, passed away unexpectedly on February 8, 2024, in California. He was born on May 2, 1974, in Rockledge, Florida to Roy and Jacqueline Grillion. […]

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MedFast Urgent Care’s Marilyn Stevens, 70, Passes Away March 3 After Battle With Breast Cancer

MedFast Urgent Care Director of Billing Marilyn Stevens, a driving force in the health care company’s impressive expansion to 18 locations, passed away Sunday, March 3, at age 70 after a battle with breast cancer. […]

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IN MEMORIAM: NASA Honors Life of Former Administrator and Astronaut Richard Truly, Passed Away Feb. 27

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on former NASA Administrator and astronaut Richard Truly, who passed away Feb. 27, 2024, at his home in Genesee, Colorado, at the age of 86.
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Stacy Wakefield Dies of Pancreatic Cancer Just Months After Husband Tim Wakefield’s Death of Brain Cancer

Stacy Wakefield, 53, left, the wife of Space Coast Sports Hall of Famer Tim Wakefield, passed away on Wednesday after battling pancreatic cancer, less than five months after her husband’s death of brain cancer last October at the age of 57. […]

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OBITUARY: Peggy Irene Kobey, 83, Resident of Indian River Colony Club in Viera, Passed Away Feb. 14

Peggy was born in New Malden, Surrey, England, on March 9, 1940, the daughter of the late Arthur and Ruby Wise. She had four older sisters and a younger brother. […]

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OBITUARY: Paul Keith Hescht, 81, Passed Away After Short Battle with Pancreatic Cancer

Paul Keith Hescht, 81, of Palm Bay, Florida, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, along with being reunited with his wife, Emma Bernice, on February 13, 2024, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
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OBITUARY: Brevard County Psychiatrist Dr. Vijaykumar Rau Bhujang, 73, Passed Away

Dr. Vijaykumar Rau Bhujang, MD, of Melbourne, Florida passed away on February 16, 2024 in Viera, FL. He was born in Chennai, India, and was 73 years old. Dr. Bhujang was a devoted and caring doctor who treated patients compassionately and served the Brevard community for 32 years. He practiced as a Psychiatrist at Adult and Child Couseling Center in Melbourne. […]

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OBITUARY: Space Program Leader Lee Solid of Merritt Island Passes Away Feb. 3 at Age 87

Leroy “Lee” D. Solid of Merritt Island, Florida passed on to his new home in eternity on February 3, 2024. After graduating from the South Dakota School of Mines, Lee embarked on a remarkable career in the manned spaceflight program that would send a man to the moon in 1969. He would continue his work as VP-GM of the group at Rocketdyne managing the Space Shuttle Main Engines program. […]

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OBITUARY: Longtime Engineer at KSC William Fisher Duckworth, 81, Passed Away in Titusville

William Fisher Duckworth Jr., also affectionally known as Ducky, passed away on February 8, 2024, at the age of 81 in Titusville, Florida. He was born on February 3, 1943, in Baltimore, Maryland. […]

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OBITUARY: Reverend Robert J. ‘Bob’ Hoeffner, 76, of Palm Bay Passed Away Jan. 28

Reverend Robert (Bob) Hoeffner (76) of Palm Bay passed away on January 28, 2024. Father Bob lived his entire life serving God through his vocation as a priest and ministering to others. […]

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