Obituaries

Nov 9, 2016

DeSales Helen Ross, 94, of Delray Beach, passed away at home surrounded by her devoted family on November 9, 2016. DeSales was born on November 25, 1922 in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. She retired from CIGNA in 1990 and moved from Havertown, Pennsylvania to Delray Beach. DeSales was the daughter of the late Thomas Good and Helen (Howard) Good. She was an...

Nov 8, 2016

Joanne Downs Angotti "JoJo", 71 of Delray Beach, Florida, formally of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, peacefully ended her journey on this earth in her home surrounded by loved ones on November 8, 2016. She had no regrets and enjoyed a very fulfilling life. Joanne was an intelligent, hard working, family oriented, fun loving, artistic, free spirited, creative, sophisticated retired business woman. She...

Nov 5, 2016

Elizabeth "bes" Cloud Steurer, 89, of Delray Beach, passed away on November 5, 2016. bes graduated from St Elizabeth College in New Jersey. She attended graduate school at Catholic University in Washington, DC. bes taught school in Germany and Japan before moving to Boca Raton in 1962. She is survived by her seven devoted children: Justin, Susanna, Kati, Mate, Clifton,...

Oct 30, 2016

Phyllis Anderson Callaway of Ocean Ridge, FL, died on October 30, 2016, 12 years to the day of the death of her husband Trowbridge Callaway III (Toby), her spouse of 40 years. Her death followed a long fought battle with breast cancer. She is survived by her son, William Trowbridge Callaway (Lynn), Yardley, PA; two daughters, Susan Callaway Stein (Taylor),...

Oct 25, 2016

Nancy Touhey, 86, of Gulf Stream, died Oct. 25 after succumbing to cancer. Born in Milwaukee, WI to Lois Gram and George Downing, she was raised in nearby River Hills and attended Downer Seminary and Milwaukee Country Day School. Nancy was a true renaissance woman. An athlete and outdoorswoman, she competed in show jumping, tennis and golf and was known...

Oct 24, 2016

Del Casino (nee Ruggieri), Frances Moderna, age 95, of Delray Beach, Florida passed away on October 24, 2016.  Mrs. Del Casino was born on January 3, 1921 in Brooklyn, New York to James and Vincenza Ruggieri (nee Pompo).  She came to this area in 1995 from Manhattan, New York, with her husband, Anthony.  She was a devoted wife, mother...

Oct 22, 2016

Kyle Cameron Knapp of Delray Beach, FL and formerly of Tacoma, WA passed away suddenly on October 22, 2016 at the age of 49. He is survived by his mother, Doreen Knapp; daughter, Kayla Knapp; granddaughter, Emma and sister, Kelli Knapp-Brito. Kyle was kind and caring and always anxious to help others. He enjoyed the Florida sunshine in his last...

Oct 18, 2016

Geraldine (Gerry) Little, 83, a long time resident of Delray Beach passed away on October 18, 2016.  Geraldine was born July 11, 1933 at her family's farm in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The daughter of James and Rose (Strachota) Machovec, Geraldine was united in marriage to Jack W. Little on June 10, 1955.

Geraldine was active in sports...

Oct 14, 2016

Harry Moon Magro Jr. passed away peacefully on October 14, 2016. He was born on August 6, 1995 and raised in Colorado Springs, CO. He was currently living in Delray Beach with his dad. Harry's last happy memorable moment was going with his dad and reconnecting with his family in Boston. Harry was a fabulous baseball player, loved snowboarding and...

Oct 14, 2016

Billie Ratliff Kerr, 71, of Delray Beach, Florida and formerly of Annapolis, Maryland passed away on October 14, 2016. She is survived by her loving husband of 40 years, William D. Kerr (Bill); stepchildren Lynne Powell (husband, Mark), Christie Kajs (husband, Louis) and David Kerr (wife, Nilda). She is also survived by grandchildren Emily Cory, Stephanie Wasserman (husband, Bryan), Amy...

Oct 13, 2016

R. Elizabeth "Betty" Ricciardelli, 99, of Delray Beach, passed away on October 13, 2016. She moved to Delray Beach in 1977 from New York. She is survived by her son, Paul and two grandchildren, Tony and Chris. Betty was predeceased by her husband, Albert Ricciardelli, daughter, Kathy and sister, Rose Haefling. A memorial mass will be held on Wednesday, October...

Oct 7, 2016

Sarah Jane Marucci, 84, of Boynton Beach, Florida and of Orange, New Jersey and East Hanover, New Jersey passed away on Friday, October 7, 2016 after a long illness. She is survived by her husband Germano Marucci. She was the beloved mother of a daughter, Joanna C Mantini of Calabash, NC and a son Nicholas J Marucci of West Orange,...

Oct 7, 2016

Renee Hallika, 53, of Delray Beach passed away on October 7, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. Renee is preceded in death by her father Ulo Hallika. She is survived by her mother Eila Hallika, aunt Tula Toivanen, brother Eric Hallika, and nephew Joshua Hallika of Delray Beach, her sister Lea Peshock and nieces Anna and Amanda Peshock of...

Oct 6, 2016

Marian J. Buehler, 96, of Delray Beach, FL went to heaven on October 6, 2016. She was born at home in the suburbs of Philadelphia and was raised in Glenolden, PA, Delaware County. Marian was the daughter of the late Charles and Martha Knox and sister to the late Forrest T. Knox. She graduated from Glen-Nor High Scholl, Class of...

Oct 5, 2016

Barbara Flood Hart, 61, of Lake Worth and formerly of Delray Beach, passed away on October 5, 2016. She is survived by her 3 children, John S. Flood of Lake Worth, Melissa H. Russo of Okeechobee and Kimberly W. Chick of West Palm Beach, 2 brothers, Stephen R. Flood of Virginia and Jay Flood of Boynton Beach, 1 sister Deborah...

Oct 1, 2016

Anthony M. Altobelli, 91, of Delray Beach, FL and formerly of Yonkers, NY passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016.  Tony was an active member of the St. Mark and St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church Choir.  He is survived by his daughters, Mary Theresa Altobelli and Celeste (Anthony) Schumacher; sons, Mark (Michelle) Altobelli, Matthew (Mary) Altobelli and John Altobelli; 7...

Sep 30, 2016

Judith Wyatt Greene, 71, of Delray Beach, FL passed away on Friday, September 30, 2016.

Judy was a true Florida native, she was born and raised in Delray Beach. Judy received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from Florida Atlantic University.  She was a well known and respected educator in Delray Beach for 42 years. She taught...

Sep 28, 2016

Kathleen H. Santom, 85, of Port St. Lucie and formerly of Pittsburgh, PA passed away on September 28, 2016.  Mrs. Santom was predeceased by her husband of 66 years, Robert E. Santom in 2011.  Kathleen (Kay) is survived by her two sons and their wives, Robert H. and Marlene Santom, and Edward P. and Michele Santom; her 3 Grandchildren,...

Sep 28, 2016

Joseph Vincent Charyk, 96, of Delray Beach, FL, Falmouth, MA and formerly of Washington, D.C. passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. He enjoyed a long and distinguished career, making key contributions to the field of global telecommunications. Charyk is widely credited as the founder of the geosynchronous communications satellite industry. Joseph Charyk was born in Canmore, Alberta, Canada,...

Sep 23, 2016

Margaret W. Bowen, 98, of Delray Beach, passed away on September 23, 2016. Her family moved to Delray in 1958 where she dedicated her life to volunteer work. She sat on the Library Board, belonged to Seagrape Garden Club, worked on the City Beautification Board and Bethesda Auxiliary Board, but her true love was helping to form the Community Child...