All Obituaries

Harvey Joseph Smith passed away on September 25, 2021. Born October 24, 1952, in Calhoun Ga. Son of Albert Joseph Smith and Aileen Freeman. He is survived by his wife June, Children: Jonathan, Joseph, Ahna, Harry (Alyssa & their daughter Gianna “Toodlepoots”), Jared & Leah of Georgia and their children. His Granddogger Avery and Grandkitties Max, Stella, and  Jax. He was predeceased by his parents Albert and Aileen Smith. Harvey grew up in Calhoun, Ga where he...

Patricia (Patti) Hope Caputo passed away on May 20, 2022 at home in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Patti has joined her beloved husband Bruno Caputo in heaven. She is missed and remembered by a proud legacy of her children:  Bill and Angela Caputo, Lorraine and Gene Jordin, Maureen and John Start, her 12 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren. Patti was born July 6th,1934 in Brooklyn New York. She was raised by her parents, William and Joan McNulty....

DOROTHY WASHENKO, age 92, died peacefully at home surrounded by her daughter JoAnne and son in law Bob.  Dorothy was born in Yonkers, NY on July 20, 1929 daughter to the late Onufry Dzilinka and Anna Chelak and was the youngest of 8 children. None survive. She is survived by her daughter, JoAnne (Robert Post) her granddaughter Allyson (Edward Scott Davis) of Sugar Hill,  Georgia and her great-grandsons James and Andrew along with several nieces/nephews and grandnieces and...

Steven Ray Anderson, a beloved son, husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away on May 19th 2022 due to a sudden heart complication. Steve had just celebrated his 64th birthday with family on May 16th. Steve, born to Ray and Linda Anderson on May 16th, 1958 in Greenville, OH. Early in his life began a passion for cars and just about anything with a combustible engine. While growing up in Ohio he enjoyed working at his dad's alternator shop, riding around the farm with his...

Theresa (Tessie) Kopylec Wayne, 98, formerly of North Haven, Connecticut and Eustis, Florida, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2022 after a long illness in Viera, Florida. Theresa was born in East Haven, Connecticut October 23, 1923, daughter to the late Alex and Eva (Garbinski) Kopylec.  She is survived by her children, Edwin A. Wayne, (Suzan) of Warren, Maine, daughters Nancy W. Hughes (Stephen) of Merritt Island Florida and Dr. Susan I. Wayne, DVM of Eustis, Florida. Theresa is...

Thomas Francis Tiedemann passed away on 7:51 pm May 17, 2022, on his 88th birthday. He was a caring, loving, and thoughtful man. He resided in Merritt Island, Fl. He worked as a mechanical engineer for the Florida Solar Energy Center and retired in 1999. Thomas was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey.  He is survived by his wife, Eileen, three adult children, Kerry, Tom, and Mike. His oldest son, Tim, died in 2011. The funeral service...

Col. Robert “Bob” Burgess, 93, of Melbourne, FL entered eternal rest on Friday, May 13, 2022. He is survived by his beloved wife of 64 years, Margaret Ann. His legacy will live on through his children Connie, Clare, Max (Jan), Robin (Rich), and Scott, as well as his six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. As a Colonel in the US Army, he served proudly in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Following his retirement from the Army, Col. Burgess went on to become Headmaster at...

Philip Richard Nicolini, Sr. passed away peacefully on May 12, 2022. Born June 18, 1938, originally from Brooklynn, NY he raised his family in New Jersey and moved to Merritt Island, FL in 1980. He is survived by his wife Theresa, of 63 years, Sisters Joan Gentile and Brenda Nixon, daughter Kim (Robert) Bliven, sons Philip (Yvonne) Nicolini and Paul Nicolini, 12 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents Philip...

Jeanette Rayne Bunting, 90, passed on Monday, May 9, 2022, with family by her side in Cocoa Beach, FL. Jeanette was born in Selbyville, DE, on October 21, 1931, to Calvin T. and Hazel L. Rayne. Jeanette was a graduate of Selbyville High School, class of 1949, where she later worked as a secretary for several years after graduating. She married James Richard Bunting in 1957. As a young couple, Jeanette and Richard moved to Cape Canaveral, FL, in 1959. They briefly relocated out of state...

MARLEEN EBENHARDT, 91, passed away on May 7, 2022, after a progressive battle with dementia and heart disease.  She was born in Poland on February 15, 1931, the daughter of Kazimierz and Krystyna Kaczanowski and the youngest of 6 children.  In 1944, as the Second World War escalated, Marleen was taken from her native homeland with her family by the Nazis and enslaved in German labor camps until the end of the war.  She and her family were liberated and placed into a displaced...