Category: obituary

OBITUARY: Brevard Builder Larry Lee Withrow Sr., 80, Passed Away Peacefully March 17 Surrounded by Family

Larry Lee Withrow Sr., 80, of Palm Bay, Florida, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2023, surrounded by family. Larry was a professional builder. His expertise was in concrete, block, brick, and stone. He was a perfectionist, taking great pride in his work, which can be seen throughout Brevard County.
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OBITUARY: 39-Year Brevard County Resident Ernel Guy Hiser, 82, Passed Away March 7

Ernel Guy Hiser, 82, passed away on March 7, 2023. When he moved to Brevard County in 1984, he worked in custom home construction, then gained employment at the Space Center, from which he retired in 2005. […]

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OBITUARY: Prominent Brevard Banker Samuel Luther Bockman, 79, Passed Away After a Long Battle With Cancer

Samuel Luther Bockman passed away on March 7, 2023, at the age of 79 after a long battle with cancer and will be reunited with his loving wife, Bobbie Bockman, who passed on December 25, 2021. Sam was a prominent banker in the community having worked for SunBank and later founding Reliance Bank of Florida, where he served as President and CEO. […]

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OBITUARY: ‘Larger than Life’ Walter C. Simon of Cocoa Beach Passed Away March 7 at Age 90

Walter C. (Wally) Simon of Cocoa Beach, Florida, died peacefully at home on March 7, 2023, surrounded by his family and friends. He began his career with United Technologies and retired in 1993. He then opened Simon Sports Car Center in Bolton, CT, with his two sons, where their focus was on Porsche restoration and mechanics. He showed us how to live life and did so to the very end. […]

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OBITUARY: Amanda Darlene Hunt Passes Away March 11 After Three Year Battle With Cancer

On Saturday Evening, Titusville, Brevard County, the Space Coast, Central Florida, and our world lost an inspirational person, Amanda Darlene Hunt. About three years ago Amanda was diagnosed with Stage 4 Melanoma Cancer and fought so gracefully until Saturday evening when she went home to be with the Lord. However, she was so much more than just a woman battling cancer; that was only a chapter in the story of her life. […]

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OBITUARY: Cardiovascular Technologist Edward James ‘Jim’ DeCorte Jr. Passes Away at 69 Feb. 14

Edward James “JIM” DeCorte Jr. passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at the age of 69. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii at Tripler Army Hospital on March 13, 1953, to Phyllis DeCorte, and the late, Edward DeCorte Sr. […]

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OBITUARY: Pam Bay Resident and U.S. Marine Stephen A. Nash Passed Away at 64 on Feb. 26

Stephen A. Nash, 64, of Cocoa, Florida, passed away on February 26, 2023. Burial, with U.S. Marines honors, will be held on Monday, March 13, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery in Mims. […]

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OBITUARY: 53-Year Melbourne Resident Ann Shark, 79, Passes Away Feb. 11

Ann “Pudgy” Shark (nee Mirowsky), 79, formerly of Little Falls, New Jersey, passed away on February 11, 2023 in Melbourne, Florida. Ann moved to Little Falls and then to Melbourne, Florida, where she resided for 53 years. She worked at University Park Elementary School for many years. […]

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OBITUARY: 25-Year Palm Bay Resident Norma Anne (Dobbins) Eastman Passes Away at 80

Norma Anne (Dobbins) Eastman, age 80, passed away from skin cancer on Jan. 30, 2023, in Palm Bay. In 1998, Norma and her husband, Walter, moved from South Casco, Maine, to Palm Bay.
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OBITUARY: Eleanor Robbins Power Passes Away at 90 After Long Fight with Cancer and Battling Covid

Eleanor Robbins Power, 90 years old, born on September 17, 1932 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, passed on February 24, 2023 at home in Melbourne, Florida after a long bout with cancer and battling Covid. […]

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1959 Melbourne High Graduate Lois Margaret (Robbins) Bradley, 81, Passed Away After Battle with Cancer

Lois Margaret (Robbins) Bradley, age 81, of West Melbourne, Florida, passed away on February 20, 2023, after losing her battle with cancer. Lois had a playful and joyful soul with an incredible and infectious laugh. She graduated from Melbourne High School in 1959. […]

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OBITUARY: Longtime Brevard Resident Nadine Palermo, 95, Passed Away Peacefully Feb. 28 at Home Surrounded by Family

Thirty-eight-year resident of North Cocoa, Florida, Nadine Palermo died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on  February 28, 2023, eight days after her 95th birthday. Originally from Howes Mill, Missouri, Nadine was born on February 20, 1928, and was one of six children born to Earnest and Barbara Short. […]

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OBITUARY: Sun Im Bird (née So), Age 76, of Melbourne, FL, Passed Away Feb. 20

Sun Im Bird (née So), age 76, of Melbourne, FL, passed away surrounded by love in the presence of her family on February 20, 2023, after battling a long illness. She worked at the army base in Dongducheon in 1971, where she met her yeobo (sweetheart) and husband of 50 years, John C. Bird III, while he was serving in South Korea. They were married in 1973 at the Bird family home in Wharton, New Jersey, by their beloved pastor, Paul L. Virkler, and shared a Christ-centered lifetime together. […]

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OBITUARY: Korean War Veteran Victor Louis Lawson, 89, Passes Away Feb. 19

Victor Louis Lawson, 89, passed away Sunday, February 19. Victor served in the Army during the Korean War. He graduated from Auburn University in 1960 and worked for USBI at the Kennedy Space Center before retiring in 1996. […]

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OBITUARY: Winifred M. Brown of Melbourne Beach Passed Away Peacefully at 80 After Battle with Cancer

Winifred M. Brown of Melbourne Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2023, surrounded by her family at home with Hospice. Winnie was a warrior in her battle with cancer as she defied the odds with grace and dignity as only Winnie could. She taught us the true meaning of courage. […]

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OBITUARY: Community Leader Eugene Brendan McCarthy Jr., 79, Passes Away Feb. 16 in Indialantic

Eugene Brendan McCarthy Jr. passed away on February 16 at home in Indialantic, surrounded by his loving family. His illustrious volunteer career included being Past President of the Holy Name of Jesus Parish Council and Knights of Columbus 4th Degree; Past Chairman of Health First Foundation; Past Chairman of the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, and recipient of their Volunteer of the Year Award. […]

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OBITUARY: Highly Decorated Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Gavel Passed Away Feb. 9

 John Gavel, an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel on the permanent disability retirement list, passed away peacefully on the afternoon of February 9, 2023.
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OBITUARY: Mae Lucy Piszczek, 94, Passed Away Jan. 29; Lived in the Same Melbourne Village Home for 66 Years

Mae Lucy Piszczek, 94, of Melbourne Village, Florida, passed away on January 29, 2023. During World War II, she was a member of the Massachusetts Civil Air Patrol, trained to keep her eyes on the sky and identify any enemy aircraft that might invade U.S. airspace. In 1957, she moved to Melbourne Village, where Mae and her husband raised five children and remained in the same home for 66 years.  […]

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