Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Delray Beach, Florida
Ronald Raymond Rafferty
May 23, 2022
Ronald Raymond Rafferty, age 76, passed away peacefully in his home in Hypoluxo, Florida on May 23, 2022, with his wife Carolle and dog Rourke by his side.
Ron was born in New York City on February 8, 1946, the son of Mary O'Rourke and Raymond Rafferty. He grew up in Levittown, NY and attended Island Trees...
William Gregory Cornish
May 22, 2022
On Sunday, May 22, 2022, William (Bill) Gregory Cornish, 72, of Delray Beach, FL and formerly of Carlisle, MA, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. Bill was diagnosed with ALS in September 2020.
He grew up in Chestnut Hill, MA, graduating from Dexter School, Belmont Hill School and Union College before following in his...
Lucia Chertavian Yapp
May 21, 2022
Lucia Yapp, age 100 ½, died peacefully in Boca Raton, Florida on May 21, 2022, after a very long and happy life. She was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, to Kevork and Elizabeth (Mardigian) Chertavian. Lucia graduated Lowell State Teacher's College in 1943, and taught school for 19 years in Chelmsford, MA and Lowell, MA before spending 21 years teaching...
Alton Russell
May 20, 2022
Alton Russell, age 82, died peacefully in his home in Boynton Beach, Florida on May 20, 2022 with his wife Linda by his side. He had been surrounded by their children the weeks prior to his death. Alton was born in Monroe, NC on May 6, 1940 to Franklin Austin Russell and Frances Clontz Russell. He attended Monroe High...
Maude Erskine Banta
May 15, 2022
Maude Erskine Banta was born on August 13, 1924 in Brooklyn New York to James Douglas Erskine and Marguerite Maxwell Ogilvie. She was the oldest of three sisters and was raised in a loving multi-generational home. She was a lifelong Dodgers fan even when they left her hometown of Brooklyn.
Maude graduated from Packer Institute in Brooklyn...
Adrienne R. Nelson
May 11, 2022
Adrienne Reilly Nelson, 71, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer.
Adrienne was born on December 19, 1950 in New York, NY, the daughter of the late Adele and Bernard Reilly. She graduated high school from Convent of the Sacred Heart in Manhattan, and received a B.A....
Donald J. Deangelus
May 4, 2022
Donald (Donnie) J. DeAngelus, 82, passed away peacefully on May 4th, 2022, surrounded by his family after a long, courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. Donald was born on March 9th, 1940, in Schenectady, New York, the son of the late Dominick & Edith (Matarazzo) DeAngelus. Donald was predeceased by his brother Ronald P. DeAngelus. Donald graduated from Mont Pleasant...
Joann Kern Peart
May 4, 2022
JoAnn Kern Peart, 72, the daughter of Joe Russell Kern and Ann Sells Kern, was born January 23, 1950, and passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.
She was a native Floridian who spent most of her life in Delray Beach, beginning at the age of six months old.
She attended Virginia...
Catherine L. Zenone
Apr 30, 2022
Catherine L. Zenone, formerly of Brentwood, New York passed away peacefully at The Pines at Glens Falls on April 30, 2022 surrounded by her family. Born November 3, 1928, in Queens New York, she was the daughter of the late Rocco and Philomena Satira. In 1954 she married the love of her life Dominic Zenone and they enjoyed many happy...
John T. Dvornik
Apr 29, 2022
John T. Dvornik, 46, of Honolulu, HI and formerly of Delray Beach, FL passed away on April 29, 2022.
After John's stepfather, Frank Longo, passed away in December of 2020 and his mom had her knee replaced, John pursued his dream of living in Hawaii. John worked in the restaurant field while attending college there to finish...
Joseph A. Brisson
Apr 27, 2022
Joseph A. Brisson (91) of Delray Beach, FL passed away on April 27, 2022. He was born April 6, 1931 to Jerry and Ruth Brisson of Hugo, MN. Joseph moved to South Florida with his wife in 1951 and shortly after became a Concrete Contractor for over 40 years.  Joseph was an active parishioner in the early years of...
Diana Misuraca
Apr 23, 2022
Diana Misuraca, 92, of Highland Beach, FL and formerly of Southampton, NY passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022.
Diana is predeceased by her husband Peter Misuraca in 2020. She is survived by her daughters Donna Misuraca and Joanne Kowalchuk; son Vincent Misuraca; grandchildren Alexandra, Ryan, Peter and Courtney; great granddaughters Sunday Bea and Charlotte Ann.
...Noel Purinton Copen
Apr 23, 2022
Noel Copen, of Delray Beach, Florida, Charlotte, NC and White Sulphur Springs, WV, formerly of Huntington, WV passed away peacefully in Delray Beach on Saturday, April 23, 2022 after a short illness. He was born on 30th June, 1932 in Huntington, WV, the son of the late Noel Purinton Copen, Sr. and the late Ethel Franz Hickey and Carl Jackson...
Nenad Spoljaric
Apr 20, 2022
Dr. Nenad Spoljaric 87, passed away peacefully on April 20th 2022, at home in Boca Raton Florida surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 3rd 1934 in Zagreb, Croatia. In 1963 he immigrated to the USA to marry his high school sweetheart Barbara Simunovic.
Janet G. Bocskai
Apr 18, 2022
Janet G. Bocskai, 83, of Delray Beach passed away on April 18, 2022. She was a former employee of Eastern Airlines and a Real Estate Broker.
Janet was predeceased by her husband John in 2020 and is survived by her son John of Delray Beach, daughter Margaret Masri, grandchildren Wyatt, Ian, Soyra and Sabrina, and a nephew...
Clarence Richard Brown
Apr 9, 2022
Clarence Richard Brown, 83, of Boynton Beach, Florida passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022. He was born in Long Branch, NJ and was a long-time resident of Boynton Beach. He was survived by his wife of 61 years, Gudrun Brown.
Clarence was a devoted father to his children, Mark Brown (Pam) of Lake Worth, Jason Brown...
Anthony Dalessio
Apr 8, 2022
Anthony DAlessio, 65, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly on April 8, 2022 with his family by his side.
His children, Amanda and Anthony, were his best friends. They shared all his passions and his love of life and adventure. His greatest joy was spending time with them. He was fearless physically and emotionally. He rode horses, sailed...
Elaine Catherine Gallagher
Apr 4, 2022
Elaine Catherine Gallagher passed away peacefully on Monday, April 4th, 2022 at Bethesda Hospital. She was 75 years young. Elaine was born in Brooklynn, NY on February 7th, 1947 to Edna & Charles Rubino. She is survived by her loving husband Joseph F. Gallagher, children Kevin & Kelly Gallagher, & numerous grandchildren. She was the oldest of four girls;...
Carole Milheron
Mar 28, 2022
Carole Milheron passed away in a Florida hospital with all her children and grandchildren by her side. She was born in Old Town, ME on July 15, 1941, the daughter of Louis and Georgina Casey.
She was the Owner/Operator of Carole's Beauty Salon in Orono and retired after 20+ years. She was predeceased by her...
Sarah M. Spengler
Mar 27, 2022
Sarah M. Spengler passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, March 27th, at her home in the Village of Golf, Florida. She was 92 years old.
Sarah was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 3, 1929, and is survived by her husband of 70 years William F. (Bill) Spengler, and by her four chidren: Bill Jr, Mary Bryant,...


