Francis J. Longo
December 5, 2020
Francis J. Longo, 75, of Delray Beach passed away on Saturday, December 5,2020. He was born on February 10, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York to Maurice M. and Gloria M. Longo.
Frank graduated from Long Island University in October of 1968 with a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics. He married Lois E. on September 4, 1967 and raised...
Mary Van Lennep Plum
December 5, 2020
On Saturday, December 5, 2020, Mary (Van Lennep) Plum, loving mother of three children, passed away at the age of 81. Mary was born and raised in Flint, Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan and graduated with honors with a BS in Accounting from Florida Atlantic University. Mary was intelligent, hardworking and successful. She owned and operated her...
Juanita Gwendolyn Mcmurrain Mcduffie
December 4, 2020
Juanita Gwendolyn McMurrain McDuffie went peacefully to meet her Lord and Savior December 4, 2020. She was the loving and devoted wife of Frederick "Fred" Sherwood McDuffie who preceded her in death on February 12, 1984. Fred and Juanita were blessed to have 39 years of marriage together.
Juanita was born on December 26, 1923 to J.T....
Jennie A. Smith
November 29, 2020
Jennie A. Smith, 97, of Boynton Beach, and at times, Maggie Valley, NC passed away on November 29, 2020. Jennie was originally from Niagara Falls, NY and moved, with her family, to Boynton Beach in 1957. Jennie was predeceased by William Smith, her "One and Only" beloved husband in 1994. They met while working at Bell Aircraft Co. in...
S, Edward Withrow
November 22, 2020
Former Florida resident S. Edward Withrow, 99, died Nov 22, 2020 at his home in Delray Beach, Florida.
A private service will be held Dec 1, 2020 at the National Cemetery in Lake Worth Florida.
Mr. Withrow was born January 20, 1921, in Charleston, West Virginia to Fletcher and Lottie Withrow. Edward was one of...
Mary B. Sussen
November 21, 2020
Mary B. Sussen, 96, of Delray Beach, FL, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020. She was born in Cleveland, OH on November 12, 1924 to Philoma Becker Bernet and William G. Bernet. Mary was predeceased by her husband Joseph J. Sussen, Jr. in 2002. She is survived by her children Mary Patricia Carroll, Joseph M. Sussen (Vickie), Kathleen...
Joyce "Jody" Nichols Cook
November 20, 2020
Joyce "Jody" Nichols Cook, 84, of Olathe, KS passed away November 20, 2020 at Azria Health, Olathe, KS.
On August 6, 1936, Jody was born in Delray Beach, FL to E. B. and Maurietta Nichols. She grew up in Delray Beach and graduated from Seacrest High School.
Jody married Boyd "Wade" Cook on January 19,...
Alice Ellen Thomas Lunsford
November 19, 2020
Alice Ellen Thomas Lunsford, 81, passed peacefully at home in Delray Beach on November 19, 2020. Alice was born on August 4, 1939 in Donalsonville Georgia and grew up in the Enterprise community. She attended Miller County High School where she met H. Ray Lunsford of the Boykin community and they were married in 1956. After high school the...
John Wootten Carpenter, Jr.
November 14, 2020
"I can't believe the world has lost another wonderful person." – Allen Carpenter John Wootten Carpenter, Jr. was born September 13, 1942 in Wilmington, Delaware to Fay and John Carpenter. He passed away on November 14, 2020 of Covid-19 related causes. John was preceded in death by his parents and sister Carol Fay Carpenter of Delray Beach. He is survived...
Edward John Skiko
November 12, 2020
On Thursday, November 12, 2020, Edward John Skiko, loving husband and father, peacefully passed away at his home in Boynton Beach, Florida, surrounded by family and friends. He was born to Edward A. and Alice Skiko on July 13, 1935 in Bronx, New York, along with his departed siblings Marion Alice (Congregation of Sisters of St Agnes) and Peter. Ed...
Ann E. Hoyt
November 5, 2020
Ann was born in Queens, NY and grew up in Massapequa and West Islip, LI where she attended St. John the Baptist High School. She graduated Cum Laude from SUNY at Geneseo in 1979 and briefly married her college sweetheart, Steven Hoyt. After a vacation in Key West, FL, Ann decided she had found Paradise and said, "Why would I...
Helen D. Dacruz
November 4, 2020
Our beloved Helen passed away peacefully November 4, 2020 at her home in Boynton Beach, Florida, after suffering a stroke two weeks prior to her passing.
Her family and friends all had the same thing to say about her. Helen was sweet, kind, caring, always seeing the best in people and supporting them to be their best.  ...
Gloria Silva
November 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,...
Gertrude Victoria Drummond
October 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...
Doris M. Hoffmann
October 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),...
Arthur Louis Falcone
October 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...
Edward Croteau
October 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...
Dorothy A. Sylvester
October 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...
Dr. Tulisa Larocca
October 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,...
Joseph T. Kelley
October 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...
