All Obituaries

 Raymond David Brennan, Jr. 94, of Merritt Island, Florida, passed away on September 19, 2020.  Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, he was the son of Raymond David Brennan, Sr., and Florence (Cummings) Brennan.  He is survived by his beloved wife of 74 years, Edna Mae (Walling) Brennan.  In addition to his wife, he is survived by his three daughters, Patricia A. LeClair (John) of Lagrange, Maine; Gail E. McCauley (Michael), of Oxford, North Carolina; and Sharon E. Anderson...

Cynthia Hardy Johnson died on September 18, 2020, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on April 30, 1930. In 1952, she graduated from Simmons College in Boston. She received her master's degree from Queens College in New York in 1970.    She married the love of her life, Robert Spencer Johnson, in Providence, Rhode Island in 1951. She taught home economics in the Glen Cove (NY) Public Schools from 1962 until...

James Henry Gibbons, “Hank” of Melbourne, Florida, passed away on September 15, 2020. He was predeceased by his parents; Fred Hamilton Gibbons and Marion Eloise Ramsey Gibbons. He was also predeceased by his wife Nancy Hendrick Gibbons, with whom he had two daughters; Jeanne and Lisa.  He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Jeanette Gibbons and their children; Bob Clark of Satellite Beach, Becky Clark Thomas of Rockledge, FL, his two daughters; Jeanne Gibbons of...

It is with profound sadness and much love that that we mourn the passing of Desiree Marie Letourneau of Winter Haven, Florida on September 15th, 2020.  Dez was born in Mount Home Idaho, January 29th, 1993.  She was 27 years old.   She will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by her best friend; husband, Bradley Letourneau, her newborn son, Brixton, her loving parents Lani and Paul Smith of Viera, Florida, Her maternal grandmother Maria Galang of the Philippines and...

It is with great sorrow the family of Paul Joseph Kochis announce his passing on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at the age of 83.  After a brief illness, he passed peacefully surrounded by his loved ones.   He is pre-deceased by his mother and father, Mary and Paul Kochis, brother, Donald Kochis and his sister, Elaine Kochis-Stout.   Survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Dorothy Beryl Rose Kochis, daughter Debbie, her husband George, grandchildren Melissa and Justin...

With profound sadness we announce the passing of Catherine Genelle (Gerber) Chittick, age 70. Cathy left us peacefully on September 13, 2020 following a brave battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.   A resident of Cocoa Beach since 1985, Cathy was born on November 5, 1949 in Bloomington, Indiana to Joseph and Garland (Chaudion) Gerber. She was a graduate of St. John Catholic School (elementary) and Tipton High School in Tipton, IN. She received her Master’s in Business...

Margaret Vander Hagen, 83, passed away peacefully at her Rockledge home after a long, full, happy life. She is survived by her daughters, Pamela Lamb (Robert), Laura Baxley (Glen) and Cynthia Parrish (Michael); granddaughters, Melanie Hill (Doug) and Megan McCrea (Richard). She is preceded in death by her husband, Frank Vander Hagen; her parents Henry and Mary Van de Walle; her brother, Thomas Van de Walle (Linda) and her sister, Dorothy Bidlack (Richard). Margaret was born and raised...

Marci Schirripa Giancatarino headed for Heaven on Friday, September 11, 2020 from her family home in Viera, FL.  She is survived by her loving husband, Patrick, their children Denise (Jason), Stephanie (Cody), Thomas (Megan) and Justine, and their precious grandbabies Adrianna, Hadley, Chandler, Elliette, and Layla. She is also survived by her proud siblings Bobby, Marty, Laura, Joe, Jeff, Rich, and Debbie.  Marci was preceded in death by her beloved Aunt Emily and Uncle...

  Mary Philomena Burns, 89 (formerly of Frederick, Maryland), after a short hospital stay, passed-away peacefully on Friday, September 11, 2020. Mary is survived by five of her six children, Henry E. Burns, Jr, Barbara with her husband Jerry D. Smith, Lois and her husband Mark Kipp, “Little” Mary, and Jeffery Burns with his wife Shawn, as well as her Grandchildren:  Cory, Jennifer, Jason, Samantha, Haley and Kaitlyn, plus Great-grandchildren:  Zachary), Grayson,...

Dr. Demetrios Kostas Stathis, also known as Jim, of Cocoa Beach passed away unexpectedly on September 11, 2020. He was born on May 20, 1942 in Agios Haralambos, Greece and moved with his family to Kentucky when he was seven years old. He treasured his education and earned three degrees from the University of Kentucky, the highest being his Medical Doctorate Degree. He was an avid reader and never stopped learning. “Knowledge is power” was one of his favorite sayings. He had an...