Obituaries

Mar 25, 2021

John Nicholas "Nick" Sloan III, 84, a lifetime resident of Delray Beach, Florida passed away on March 25, 2021. Nick was born on November 20, 1936 to Annie Rose and J. Nick Sloan, Jr. He attended Delray Beach Elementary School, Seacrest High School, Riverside Military Academy, and the University of Florida. Nick served his country in the United States...

Mar 24, 2021

Gail Carlyn Mansa, 83 of Boynton Beach and formerly of Guilford, CT passed away on March 24, 2021.  Gail is survived by her husband Hans Henrik Mansa, daughters Susanne Sobon and Heidi Mansa.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, 11am at the Delray Beach Cemetery, 903 SW 10th St., Delray Beach, FL...

Mar 24, 2021

Cheri Billingsley Jones, 73, of Ocean Ridge, Florida passed away on March 24, 2021, after courageously battling breast cancer for over 6 years. Cheri was born in Columbus, Ohio on April 16, 1947.

Cheri is survived by her husband Earl Jones, her daughter Wendi (Gregg) Zukoski, her stepchildren, Jolie (Jimmy) Callus and Sam Jones, her mother Lois...

Mar 20, 2021

Billie H. McCutchen, 85, of Boynton Beach, Florida passed away on March 20, 2021.  Bill was born in Booneville, Mississippi on August 12, 1935 to the late Clovis McCutchen and Vera Holley McCutchen.

Bill served in the Air Force for 4 years and then obtained his Bachelor of Science at the University of Southern Mississippi. ...

Mar 16, 2021

Louise S. Reich of Delray Beach, FL passed away Tuesday afternoon March 16th (3:16) 2021.  Louise is survived by her husband Chris, two sons Tony and Todd, eight grandchildren Bo, Brittney, Jessica, Jeff Ray, Simon, Skyller, Julia and Grayson and six great grandchildren.  Louise was a member of St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray Beach and Holy Spirit Catholic...

Mar 15, 2021

Loretta A. Wirbilowicz, 90, of Delray Beach, Florida and formerly of Clifton, New Jersey passed away on March 15, 2021. Loretta was predeceased by her husband, Chester, in 1982.

She is survived by her daughter, Karen Gonyer, of Jupiter, Florida; son-in-law, Timothy Gonyer; daughter, Janet Butter, of Short Hills, New Jersey; son-in-law, Gary Butter; son, Stephen Wirbilowicz,...

Mar 13, 2021

Randolph Lexington Powe, "Randy", died suddenly shortly after a heart attack in Lake Worth, Florida on March 13, 2021.  He is survived by his mother, Kathleen Cooke; his son, Joshua L. Powe; Sisters, Elaine Powe-McMaster (Peter); Rhonda Powe-Mensah (Ngozi); Charmaine Powe, Brother, Richard Powe; Nieces, Melvina Bayley-Hay (Daren); Lisa Bushell; Nephews, Toma Moore (Angela) and Alexander Mensah; his girlfriend,...

Mar 9, 2021

Jakob Peter, 80 of Delray Beach, Florida passed away peacefully on March 9, 2021.

Jakob was born on March 19, 1940 in Bonstetten, Switzerland, the son of Jakob and Hulda Peter.  He was an engineer work primarily on diesel trains.   He met and married his wife Jennifer while working in England.

He is survived by...

Mar 9, 2021

Edward "Butch" Bradley, age 81, of Boynton Beach, FL passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Butch was born July 23, 1939 in New Britain, CT to the late Edward E. and Amelia Naples Bradley. He is predeceased by his son Wayne Bradley and sister and brother-in-law Charlotte and Armand Dellabianca.

Butch became a resident of Florida in...

Mar 8, 2021

Dorothy Ann Gagne was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on February 7, 1927 the daughter of Harriet and Bernard Shea.  She grew up in Somerville, Massachusetts and graduated from Somerville High School in 1944 where she was the Vice President of her class.

Dotty met the love of her life, Larry Gagne in French class while attending high...

Mar 8, 2021

Barbara Anne Conte, 88, of Delray Beach, Florida passed away March 8, 2021. She was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan to mother and father Margaret and August Van Tiem. She grew up with 6 siblings, Augustus (d) (Janice, d), Thomas, Sr. (Helen, d), Patricia Morgan (d), (Kenneth, d), Phillip (Darlene), Frederick (d) (Janet Herrick), and Stanley (Leigh).

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Mar 6, 2021

Natalie Schippmann Shourd Weikel passed away on March 6, 2021 in Boynton Beach, Florida. She was born in Oak Park, Illinois on April 12, 1935, daughter of the late Edward and Crystal (Severin) Schippmann.  Her family moved to Petite Lake while she was in elementary school and she graduated from Antioch High School in 1952.

She married...

Mar 5, 2021

Manus passed away peacefully, in the loving care of his family, on March 5, 2021 after a brief illness. Until his last days he was still playing golf, rooting for his beloved St. John's Red Storm basketball team, and enjoying pictures and stories of his four children, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He had a great zest for life...

Mar 4, 2021

Robert H. Dugan, 96, of Delray Beach passed away on March 4, 2021. A South Florida resident since 1986, Bob formerly lived in Kettering (Dayton), Ohio. He was born on August 28, 1924 to James and Mary Murphy Dugan of Murray City, Ohio. Bob was inducted into the Army in May of 1943. Eventually, he served with Co. M290,...

Mar 4, 2021

Wanda Davis Machek, 81, a lifelong resident of Delray Beach, Florida passed away March 4, 2021.  Wanda was born on March 30, 1939, to Gilbert and Thelma Davis.  She attended Delray Beach Elementary School and Seacrest High School where she met the love of her life, Richard.  They were married for 62 years.  They had two daughters, Carol and...

Mar 1, 2021

Born in Ft. Lauderdale and a life-long Floridian, Jim was the "caboose" of seven children, much adored and cared for by his siblings. His work ethic started young. Jim was working his own lawn business after school to save up money for his dream car.  The dream became reality. He was the immensely proud owner of a black...

Feb 26, 2021

Our hearts are shattered.  On February 26, 2021, Rich went home to be with the Lord.  The youngest of five children, Rich was born in the Bronx, New York, on November 2, 1964, and grew up in Denville, New Jersey.  He attended Morris Catholic High School, where he was a star athlete playing three separate sports, football, baseball...

Feb 22, 2021

Paul William Ruopp of Briny Breezes, FL and Brick, NJ went peacefully home to be with the Lord February 22, 2021. He was born on March 7, 1932 to Hans and Helen Ruopp in Roselle Park, NJ. Paul was a 1950 graduate of Roselle Park High School. There he was active in sports, Glee club and All-State chorus in...

Feb 21, 2021

Richard Frank "Buck" Ward passed away in Lexington, SC, on February 21, 2021.

Buck was born in Delray Beach on December 9, 1929, and lived there until 2017 when he moved close to his son, Joe, in SC. He was predeceased by his parents, Richard and Laura Ward, and three brothers, Carl, Billy and Dan. Other beloved...

Feb 17, 2021

Joseph F. Porrino, a born-and-bred New Yorker, died on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 in Delray Beach, FL. He was 76.

Joe was born on August 14, 1944 on Washington Square Park in New York City's West Village, where he resided for most of his life. He graduated from New York's Friends Seminary in 1962, Bowdoin College in...