Obituaries

Nov 1, 2020

Gloria Silva, 73, of Summerfield and formerly of Delray Beach passed away on November 1, 2020. Mrs. Silva is survived by her loving: husband Mario Silva of 48 years, son Mario Silva Jr, daughter April Silva, a sister Francisca Munoz, two brothers Aniceto and Manuel Vasquez, 2 grandsons Mario Silva and Eluterio Aguirre, 2 granddaughters Vanessa and Alexia Silva,...

Oct 27, 2020

Gertrude Victoria Drummond passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. She was born Genevieve Victoria Chebuski to Mary (Wowak), a WWI nurse, and Ignatius Chebuski, a gardener, on Dec. 4, 1923. Due to the midwife's spelling limitations, she was officially misnamed Gertrude. Unaware of the mistake until years later, she grew up as Gene in Glen Cove, NY, with...

Oct 26, 2020

Doris M. Hoffmann ,92, of Delray Beach died peacefully on Monday, October 26th, 2020. She was predeceased by her husband John M. Hoffmann Sr in 2000 and her son John M. Hoffmann Jr in 2012. She is survived by her son Scott Hoffmann (Janee) of Delray Beach, daughter Jill (Bill) Black of Boynton Beach; 3 grandson's John Black (Carly),...

Oct 20, 2020

Arthur Louis Falcone, 72, of Delray Beach, Florida passed away peacefully at his home on October 20 th , 2020.

He is survived by his loving wife Lisa Falcone; son Emanuel Robert Falcone; daughters Chantal Falcone Cox and Nicole Lynn Falcone; son-in-law Michael Cox; extended family of children Susan, Eric and Lisamarie; cousins Lynn and Mike Pizzirusso...

Oct 19, 2020

Edward Croteau, of Punta Gorda, FL and formerly of Waterford, CT, passed away on October 19, 2020 at the age of 86.  Edward is survived by his beloved wife Georgette LaPrise Croteau; his sister Shirley Brown of Marlborough, NH; his 4 children, Trevor Croteau of Minnesota, Edward Croteau of Missouri, Julie Wolff of Florida, and Jeffrey Croteau of North...

Oct 18, 2020

Dorothy "Dottie" A. Sylvester passed away on Sunday October 18, 2020 at her home "The Carlisle" in Lantana Florida at the age of 92. Dorothy was born in Pittsburgh PA on July 9, 1928 to Catherine A. Freeman and Joseph F. Smith. One of nine children she is survived by sister Marlene Dawson and brother Thomas Smith. Her siblings Joseph...

Oct 13, 2020

Dr. Tulisa LaRocca, age 44, passed away in her home in Boynton Beach, Florida, October 13, 2020, due to breast cancer.  She was born January 21, 1976 in Castro Valley, California to Naftula and Isabel Hanflink.  She married her longtime friend and love, Nicholas LaRocca, in December of 2010.

Tulisa was an extraordinary woman, physician,...

Oct 12, 2020

Joseph T. Kelley, 96, of Delray Beach, Fla., formerly of Spring Lake, N.J.; Naples, Fla.; London, England; and Verona, N.J., passed away peacefully on October 12, 2020, at Harbour's Edge Health Center in Delray Beach, after a short illness and a life well lived. Mr. Kelley was defined by his fervent faith, adventurous spirit, love of family—especially his grandchildren...

Oct 4, 2020

Deborah Meyer, 55, of Boca Raton and formerly of New York City, passed away suddenly on October 4, 2020. Deborah, Debra, Debbie, Deb, Aunt Debbie was a loving daughter, sister, sister-in-law, aunt and great aunt, as well as, friend of many. She is survived by her mother Emma Meyer of Delray Beach (formerly of New York and New...

Oct 3, 2020

Timothy Andrew Gosnell, 58, of Delray Beach passed away peacefully on October 3rd, 2020. Tim was born on May 19th, 1962 in Delray Beach, son of the late Mary & John Gosnell. He was a graduate of Atlantic High School. Tim worked for Verzaal Farms and Supply for 33 years before joining Palm Beach Wholesale Flowers.

Tim...

Sep 19, 2020

Frederick Gordon Crill, long time resident of Boynton Beach, passed away peacefully in the care of Trustbridge Hospice on September 19, 2020. He was a devoted husband and is survived by his wife Linda Rose Costa Crill of Long Island, New York. He also leaves behind his siblings: Bonnie Forlaw of Delray Beach, David Crill of Lake Worth, Robert...

Sep 18, 2020

Kimberly Anne Lohse, age 59, passed away suddenly on September 18, 2020 in Boca Raton, Florida.

Kim was the loving daughter of her Mother, Carole Lohse and Step-Father Richard Murray of Boca Raton, Florida, her Step-Mother Karen Lohse, of Mentor, Ohio; and her Sisters Vicky Lohse Segerson (Tom) and Ginni Lohse Crankshaw (Kevin), of Boca Raton, Florida,...

Sep 17, 2020

William "Billy" Spellman, 68, of Boynton Beach, FL, died peacefully and with dignity on September 17, 2020 after a long and courageous battle with cancer and more recently, Covid. Billy was predeceased by his father, Dr. Robert M. Spellman and his mother, Gloria Hamel Spellman. Billy is survived by his siblings, Robert and his wife Amanda Spellman of Merrimac, MA,...

Sep 13, 2020

John Bocskai, 86, of Delray Beach passed away on September 13, 2020. He was a meat department manager for Armor Company and Albertson's Grocery chain. John escaped from Hungary under communism regime and came to the United States in 1956.

He is survived by his wife Janet, son John and daughter Margaret Masri, grandchildren Wyatt, Ian, Soyra...

Sep 12, 2020

Robert J. Faccani, 81, passed away September 12, 2020 in Delray Beach, FL.  Also of Allentown and Greentown, PA.  He leaves behind his wife of 60 years, Joyce, son Anthony and daughter in law Deborah.  Hi is predeceased by his son James, who passed last year.  He also has many nieces and nephews to whom he was close.

Sep 10, 2020

Allen J. Courchene, 67, of Delray Beach passed away on September 10, 2020.

A memorial Mass will be celebrated on November 12, 2020, 10:30 AM at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 370 SW 3rd Avenue, Boca Raton, FL 33432.

Sep 6, 2020

Lawrence "Larry" Blum, a resident of Truth or Consequences, NM, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. Larry was born January 30, 1963 at Bethesda Hospital, Boynton Beach, Florida to Peter and Maureen Blum. He is survived by his father, Peter (Mary) Blum of Boynton Beach, Florida; a brother, Randall (Debby) Blum of South Bend, IN; a niece,...

Sep 5, 2020

William Joseph McFarland passed away on September 5, 2020.

Born to Charles and Marcella McFarland on March 12, 1931, Bill remained a native New Yorker at heart. He was raised in Queens, NY and resided on Long Island, NY and in Montville, NJ and Boynton Beach, FL.

Bill was blessed. He met the love of...

Sep 3, 2020

Teresa M. Crisalli, 92, of Boca Raton passed away on September 3, 2020.  She is survived by her four children: Jo Anne (Rick) Zellers of Naples, FL, Anthony Jr. (Bonnie) of Richfield, OH, Karen (Page) Pennell of Wyckoff, NJ, and Gail (Robert Carl) Crisalli of West Palm Beach, FL.  Her grandchildren Rory (Daniela); Nicholas, Samantha, Max, Kevin and Scott. ...

Aug 31, 2020

Linda K. Inostroza, 70, of Delray Beach passed away, of natural cause, on August 31, 2020. She was born on March 19, 1950 in Jefferson, Ohio. Linda spent most of her life in South Florida where she started her family and met her husband Jorge. Linda fought non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and beat it in 2016. She was a strong fighter...