Obituaries

August 13, 2025

Rose Martellacci, 94, of Delray Beach and formerly of Astoria, New York passed away on August 13, 2025.

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Rose Martellacci, beloved wife to Antonio, mother to Lena, Albert and Michael, grandmother to John Michael, Marisa, Alex and Nina, sister to Mary, to and mother-in-law to Monica,...

August 12, 2025

Patricia "Pat" Padla, beloved wife, devoted friend, and vibrant spirit, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2025, in Delray Beach, Florida, at the age of 71.

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Pat grew up in Ridgefield, where she attended Saint Matthew's Elementary School and graduated from Ridgefield Memorial High School in 1971. A proud cheerleader and...

August 11, 2025

Antoinette Adkins, 91, resident of Delray Beach since 2001 and formerly of Long Island, New York passed away on Monday, August 11, 2025.  She retired as an Executive from Blue Cross Blue Shield in New York.  Antoinette was a faithful communicant of St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray Beach.

She is predeceased by her husband John...

August 10, 2025

Fay Pica, 101, of Boynton Beach passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on August 10, 2025.

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Fay was the daughter of the late Luigi & Florence Rufino.  When she was 18 years old, Fay met her future husband, Albert Pica.  In October of 1969, they moved to Florida and ran Rumeur...

July 17, 2025

Horace (Stretch) Weiss, age 92, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away on July 17, 2025, in the caring hands of Trustbridge Hospice. He was born in Jackson Heights, Long Island, New York. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Peggy. He is survived by his daughter, Linda Weiss Cross, his son-in-law, Gregory Wayne Cross,...

July 16, 2025

Virginia Lee Borough "Ginny", of Boca Raton, Florida, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2025 at the age of 96.  She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Lt. Col. Gerald W. and Kathleen (Brothers) O'Boyle and raised in Cassopolis, Michigan.  Ginny graduated from Nazareth Academy in Kalamazoo, Michigan and received her bachelor's degree in education from Western Michigan...

July 15, 2025

Frances Fontaine Bourque of Delray Beach FL, passed away peacefully at home on July 15, 2025 following a short battle with recurrent pancreatic cancer. Frances, 84, is survived by her devoted husband of 63 years, Dr. Robert G. Bourque, her 4 children, 9 grandchildren and 1 great-grandson. Andrew Bourque (Sandro) & Kira Brown; Chris Bourque (Charlie, Tyler, Bobby, Lucas);...

July 3, 2025

Martha Schubert, 100, died Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. of complications from a recent fall. She passed peacefully, having been surrounded by love. She was preceded in death by her late husband Raymond Joseph Schubert, and her siblings Elsie Mae Kirby, James Watson, William Watson, Rexford Watson, Laura Woodford, and Robert Watson.

Born March 7,...

July 2, 2025

Robert "Bob" Johnson Hitchens Jr., born in Williamsport, PA and raised in Chinook, MT and Watsontown, PA, passed away on July 2, 2025 at the age of 74. He was a loving husband, devoted father and grandfather, and a friend to all who knew him.

Bob was a proud graduate of Warrior Run High School, Turbotville, PA,...

June 21, 2025

Ralph "Kelly" O'Kelly Browning, Jr. passed away on June 21, 2025. Kelly started out as a firefighter and paramedic with Deltrail in 1977, from there to Lantana, then Palm Beach County. He was one of the first flight medics on Trauma Hawk. Kelly will be missed by Billie, his wife of 37 years, first wife Bobbi and son Michael,...

June 19, 2025

Mario G. Salvatore was born and raised in New York, where the sounds of doo-wop—especially favorites like Dion and the Belmonts—became the soundtrack of his youth. He had a passion for working on cars, and from an early age, his hands were never idle. Whether under the hood or behind a set of tools, Mario approached life with grit,...

June 19, 2025

Daisy Holung, 99, of Delray Beach passed away Thursday morning, June 19, 2025 at her home. She was born in St Ann, Jamaica to the late William and Irene Hue.

She was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother and will be greatly missed.

Daisy is survived by daughters, Janice Chin of Boynton...

June 16, 2025

Debbie Serritella, 61 of Delray Beach, FL passed away on June 16, 2025.

Debbie was raised in Huntington, NY.  She was a beloved mother to her darling daughter, Gianna, and a treasured sister and sister-in-law to Robin and Randy Hunt.  She was predeceased by her parents, Elaine and Gilbert Dickholtz.

Debbie was an accomplished equestrian...

June 15, 2025

With broken hearts, we announce the passing of Denis James Reilly, who left this world unexpectedly on June 15, 2025, the evening of Father's Day weekend. He was 84 years old.

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, on January 28, 1941, Denis was raised in West Haven and graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1958. He went...

June 12, 2025

Jay Michael (Mike) Callaway passed away at his home in Boynton Beach, Florida at the age of 69 on Thursday, June 12, 2025.

A native of Delray Beach, he was born on August 18, 1955 to J. Major and Bunny Callaway and was a brother to J. Major Callaway, Jr. and Kathleen Mann. He is survived by...

June 7, 2025

Adorno "John" Joseph Prosperi Jr., a beloved patriarch known for his love of family, his Italian heritage, and the many cherished friendships he cultivated at the beach, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 7, 2025. He was 90 years old.

Born on October 27, 1934, in Washington D.C., Adorno successfully established and grew a thriving furniture refinishing,...

June 5, 2025

Harold "Sonny" VanArnem III, a visionary technologist, entrepreneur, sportsman, and loving father, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2025, in Delray Beach, Florida. He was 84 years old.

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sonny's life journey defied convention and exceeded expectations. A gifted athlete, he played college football as a wide receiver at the University of Cincinnati before...

June 5, 2025

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Edna Cacchioli, who passed away peacefully at the age of 96. Edna was born on January 12th, 1929, and grew up in Paterson, NJ with her siblings, Leon, June and Edith. She lived a full and vibrant life, leaving behind many cherished memories.

Edna was a...

June 3, 2025

James "Jim" F. Stahl lived a life grounded in faith, service, and family.  Born in Dayton, Ohio, and raised in North Miami Beach, he was the second of five brothers and a proud graduate of North Miami High and Florida Southern College.  Jim served honorably in the U.S. Army, achieving the rank of Sergeant and earning several commendations.  After...

June 1, 2025

Diane W. Lobkowicz, 67, of Delray Beach, Florida and formerly of Webster and Natick, Massachusetts passed away unexpectedly on June 1, 2025.

She was a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, grandmother ("DiDi"), and friend to many. Diane was predeceased by her father, Richard Woznicki. She is survived by her husband Martin, her mother Virginia Woznicki, her...