Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Delray Beach, Florida
Mary B. Kane
April 25, 2015
Mary B. Kane, age 92 longtime resident of Delray Beach, FL passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015. Mary was a member of St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church. She worked for Bethesda Memorial Hospital where she worked in the admissions department. Mary is survived by her sons, Richard J. Kane of Delray Beach and James L. Kane Jr. of Gainesville,...
Judith Elle Powell
April 25, 2015
Judith Elle Powell of Delray Beach, FL and formerly of Rochester, NY passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015 after a brave battle with cancer. She is survived by her brothers Bruce (Beth) Elle of Sebastian, FL and John Elle of Arizona; her daughter Erin (Todd) Orr of Westport, CT and son Jacob Powell of San Francisco, CA; her stepchildren,...
Gary Kalpakjian
April 21, 2015
Gary Kalpakjian, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, died on April 21st, 2015 in Gulf Stream Florida. Born in Constanza, Romania in 1927 to loving Armenian parents Mihran and Nevart Kalpakjian, the family including his brother Henry left Europe in 1937 and came to America. They settled in Brooklyn, where he met Helen Hartigan, whom he married in 1950....
Beatrice A. Miller
April 21, 2015
Beatrice A. Miller age 86 of West Palm Beach, FL and formerly of Collingswood, NJ passed away on April 21, 2015. She is survived by her sons; Thomas (Susan) Miller IV of Birmingham, AL and Randall B. (Karen) Miller of West Palm Beach, FL; granddaughters, Sarah (Jonathan) Murray of Birmingham, AL and Valerie (James) Hayek of West Palm Beach,...
Pauline C. Mcmurrain
April 21, 2015
Pauline C. McMurrain passed away from COPD at home in Delray Beach on April 21, 2015 surrounded by her family. Pauline was a true Native Floridian who was born on March 19, 1931 in Delray Beach to John I. and Bertha Thieme. She attended Delray Beach High School class of 1949 and 1 week after graduation she married the...
Margaret Holda-Stockton
April 19, 2015
Mrs. Margaret "Margie" Holda-Stockton (Porter) died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, April 19, 2015 in Augusta, GA where she resided with her nephew John Morris Porter.  She was a long time resident of Delray Beach and Boynton Beach, Florida.
Margie Holda is survived by her nephew John Morris Porter and Kum Ok Porter of Augusta, GA...
Thomas Edward Weber Sr.
April 18, 2015
Thomas E. Weber, Sr., 94 passed away on Sat. April 18, 2015 in Delray Beach, FL after a brief illness. He was born December 27, 1920, in Alton, IL and was a graduate of Alton High School, and Washington University in St. Louis, MO. He was Pre-deceased by his wife Jeanne Jourdain Weber and is survived by his daughter Cindy...
Carla Marie Haverland
April 18, 2015
Carla Marie Haverland (Eaton) died peacefully on April 18th, 2015 in Boynton Beach, FL at the age of 61. Carla was born on February 6 th , 1954 in San Diego, California to Alta and George Eaton. Her passions included cooking, crafting, and spending time with friends and family. Carla is survived by her children, Anthony and Keely, as...
Elaine C. Simmons
April 18, 2015
Elaine C. Simmons (Sunny) passed to our Lord on April 18, 2015. Born on September 9, 1927 in Aurora, IL, to Michael and Stella Smith, she was the eldest of five children. She graduated from Oswego High School in 1945. Sunny married 1Sgt Ward L Simmons on April 27, 1952. Sunny is survived by her 6 children: Lora Knight (Keith),...
Patrick Henry Faherty
April 18, 2015
Patrick Henry Faherty 85, of Delray Beach, Florida and formerly of Trenton, N.J. passed away peacefully on April 18, 2015 at Bethesda Hospital East in Boynton Beach. Patrick was born in Hopewell, NJ in 1929 and raised in Trenton where he attended Blessed Sacrament School and graduated from Trenton High School. He graduated from the University of Maryland and received...
Janet H. Lewis
April 16, 2015
Janet H. Lewis, 92, of Deerfield Beach and formerly of Milwaukee, WI passed away on April 16, 2015. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach since 1980, where she sang in the choir for 18 years and hosted the Delray Beach Chorale from its infancy for 8 years. Janet is survived by her nieces, Judith (Dennis)...
Peggy Reynolds Laughter
April 15, 2015
Peggy Reynolds Laughter passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 15th, 2015, in Delray Beach, FL, where she resided for her last forty years. Born in New York City on September 23rd, 1926, to Thirza and Edwin Reynolds, she grew up on her grandparents' estate, Normandy Farms in Dayton, Ohio. Her grandfather Richard Grant, was instrumental in General Motors'...
Jean M. Duffy
April 12, 2015
Jean Marie Duffy of Delray Beach, passed away on April 12, 2015 on her 80th birthday after a brief illness. Jean was an active member in the Methodist Church. She treasured the opportunity to express her faith through an extraordinary number of charitable activities. But above all she is most remembered as a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend....
Mary Ella Alfring
April 12, 2015
Mary Ella Alfring, born in Chanute, Kansas on January 27, 1916 died at her home, Mar Cielo, April 12, 2015. Mary Ella was the second daughter of Mamie Chandler and Milo T. Jones. As she liked to say, she was born into a "prominent pioneer family" whose grandfather, M.T. Jones founded Chanute with his brother, T.C. Jones when they realized...
Linda M. Ditondo
April 8, 2015
Linda Marie DiTondo, 53 of Pompano Beach, Florida and formerly of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania passed away on April 8, 2015. Ms. DiTondo was predeceased by her father Joseph DiTondo and her daughter Bianca Yodice. She is survived by her mother Italia Brosseau, siblings Kathleen, John, Debbie and Stephanie, daughter Alexandrea DiTondo, son Damian Yodice and her grandchildren Veronica Maden and Jaden...
Cornelia Dickson
April 6, 2015
Cornelia Dickson, 95, of Delray Beach and formerly of Elmont & Brooklyn, NY passed away on April 6, 2015. Cornelia was predeceased by her husband Thomas in 1989. She is survived by her children: Cheryl (James) Kahles of Cincinnati, OH, Jill Pagano of Mount Morris, NY, Thomas W. Dickson of Merrick, NY and Paul Dickson of Delray Beach, FL; 5...
Mary Ann Furst
April 5, 2015
Mary Ann Furst, age 81 of Delray Beach, FL, ascended into heaven on April 5, 2015. Born November 10, 1933 in Utica, NY, she was the daughter of the late Emily and Joseph Baker. She graduated from Paterson High School (NJ). In 1954, she married the love of her life, Gerald "Gerry" Carroll Furst. Their life together took them from...
Ariana Victoria Jacobus
April 3, 2015
Ariana Victoria Jacobus died April 3, 2015 in Delray Beach, Florida by taking her own life. She struggled valiantly for most of it with the diseases of Bipolar disorder and addiction. Ariana was born December 15, 1985 in Dallas, TX to Lacy Jacobus and Mark Stumpf, and attended Coppell High School and Trinity University. She was a charismatic, brilliant light,...
George M. "Ted" Rogers, Jr.
March 31, 2015
George M. Rogers, Jr. ("Ted"), age 81 of Gulf Stream, Florida, formerly of Chevy Chase, Maryland, passed away on March 31 with his wife and two children by his side.
Ted grew up and lived most of his life in Chevy Chase. He attended the Landon School in Bethesda, from which he graduated in 1951.
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William C. Forbes
March 31, 2015
William C. Forbes, 82, of Boynton Beach, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Originally from Wildwood, NJ, he and his family moved to Delray Beach in 1964. Bill was a district manager for Bell South. He is survived by Helen, his loving wife of 60 years; son, William J. (Debbie) Forbes and daughter, Victoria (Gray) Hopkins and three grandchildren,...


