Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Delray Beach, Florida
S. James Macaluso
May 12, 2012
S. James Macaluso, 92, of Delray Beach passed away on May 12, 2012. James is survived by his wife Elizabeth, 3 children: Kathleen (Charles) Farinella, James and Edward Macaluso, grandson Brian (Kim) DePouli and 2 great grandchildren Nico and Luca. Friends may call on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 from 10AM to 12 noon at the Lorne & Sons Funeral Home...
John Samuel Callaway, Jr.
May 8, 2012
John Samuel Callaway, Jr., 57, of Delray Beach and formerly of Beckley, WV, passed away on May 8, 2012. Sam loved fishing, boating, sports cars, cooking and all things Florida. He enjoyed helping others and was a joy to know. Sam will be deeply missed by his family. His family will fondly remember the 8 months he spent with them...
Richard John Dugan
May 3, 2012
A memorial service for Richard J. Dugan was held at 11:00am on Monday, May 7 2012, at Lorne & Sons Funeral Home. Richard is survived by his two sons Chris and Jake, his daughter Nikki, two sisters Lynn and Eileen, and his brother Tom.
Lonnie William Cook, Jr.
May 2, 2012
Lonnie William Cook Jr., 80, of Delray Beach, passed away peacefully at home on May 2, 2012. He was born on January 4, 1932 in Delray Beach. After graduating from Delray High School in 1949, Lonnie attended Florida State University and graduated in 1957. During the 6 years before moving back to Delray Beach, Lonnie worked as an engineer in...
Doris Gloria Surles
May 2, 2012
Doris Gloria Surles Doris was born April 4th 1921 and went home to be with the Lord on May 2nd 2012. Doris was born in Palatka FL, daughter of Lawton L. Surles and Edessa Surles Hiscock. She spent her childhood on Lake George in Georgetown, FL. She graduated from Crescent City High School in 1940. After graduation she and her...
Gilman Pelletier
April 22, 2012
Gilman Pelletier passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 22nd at home surrounded by his family. Gil was with his wife Mary, his two sons, Dennis and Kenneth and his grandsons, Tom and Eric. Gil is survived by his wife, two sons, five grandsons and seven great grandchildren as well as his sister, Rella Daigle Gil was born in Fort Kent,...
Marion G. Dingman
April 22, 2012
Marion G. Dingman, 100, of West Palm Beach and formerly of Delray Beach, passed away on April 22, 2012. She is survived by her nephews, Theodore (Margaret) Owers, Paul (Li) Dingman and James Dingman, nieces, Sherry (Les) Owers Miller and Christine (Richard) Owers Keller, and numerous great nieces and nephews. Friends may call on Saturday, April 28, 2012, from 9:30AM...
Therese "Terry" S. Gergora
April 20, 2012
Therese Ann Schwender Gergora Therese "Terry" Gergora, age 53, of Boynton Beach and formerly of Orange Park, Florida passed away peacefully on April 20, 2012 after a courageous 2 year battle with Breast and Brain Cancer. Terry was born on February 17, 1959 in Dayton, Ohio. She was a cheerful giver and brightened the world for all that knew her....
Richard A. Roegiers
April 13, 2012
Richard A. "Dick" Roegiers, 82, passed away peacefully with his family at his bedside in Boynton Beach on Friday, April 13, 2012. He was born in Moline, IL, on February 1, 1930, to August and Pauline Roegiers. Both of his parents' families had emigrated from Belgium to the United States. After serving in the U.S. Army for three years during...
Lillian S. Bernhard
April 12, 2012
Lillian S Bernhard of Delray Beach and formerly of Pittsburgh, PA passed away peacefully into God's loving hands on April 12, 2012. She is survived by her three sons John S. Bernhard of Sewickley, PA; Bill Bernhard, Honeoye Falls, New York; Charles Weber Bernhard Jr. (Sonny) who lives in Knoxville, Tennessee and one daughter, Sally Allen, who lives in Palm...
Thomas F. Browne
April 8, 2012
Thomas F. Browne, 91, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday April 8, 2012. Mr. Browne was born August 5, 1920 in Brooklyn, NY to Matthew and Margaret Browne who emigrated from Ireland. Prior to college, Mr. Browne served as a 1st Lt. in the U.S. Third Army 10th Infantry Regiment and fought in the Battle of the Bulge where he...
Ann Hahn Taylor
April 7, 2012
Ann Hahn Taylor, 73, of Delray Beach and formerly of Omaha, Nebraska passed away on April 7, 2012. Ms. Taylor was predeceased by her husband Dr. Richert J. Taylor in 2010 and her first husband Dr. Robert E. Hahn in 1968. She is survived by her daughter Mary Elizabeth, son William and grandchildren Sarah, Elizabeth and Patrick. Ann was a...
Lawrence E. Phillips
April 7, 2012
Larry Phillips Sr., Age 74, of Delray Beach, FL passed away on April 7, 2012. Larry was predeceased by his wife Eleanor on April 23, 2003. He is survived by 2 children, Larry Jr. (Tammy) and Greg; 4 grandchildren, Larry III (Kim), Zachary (Nicole), Brandon, and Heath; 2 Great Grandchildren, Noah and Gracelyn. A memorial service will be held on...
Jane Emery Macdonald Healy
April 3, 2012
Jane Emery Macdonald Healy, 79, passed away on April 3, 2012 in Delray Beach, Florida. She lived with her husband, Fritz Healy, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Jane was born in 1932 in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents were Margaret M.and John S. Macdonald of Scarsdale, New York. Jane attended Dana Hall Boarding School along with Smith College and Duke University....
Alice P. "Scooter" Cochrane
March 30, 2012
Alice P. "Scooter" Cochrane, 70, of Delray Beach, passed away peacefully at her home on March 30, 2012, surrounded by her loving family and many close friends. Alice was born in West Palm Beach, and was a 1961 graduate of Seacrest High School in Delray Beach. She spent her working career involved in the banking industry. Alice is survived by...
Charles Russell Massey
March 23, 2012
Charles Russell Massey, Ph. D., Boynton Beach resident, passed away peacefully at his home on March 23, 2012. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 5, 1947 and raised in Lantana, Charles served in the United States Army as second lieutenant. He received his doctorate in criminology from Florida State University and recently retired after 32 years as Associate Professor of...
Vivian Scheri Lia
March 16, 2012
Vivian Scheri Lia, of Delray Beach passed away on Friday, March 16, 2012. A Cryptside service will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2012, 10am at the Boca Raton Mausoleum, 451 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida. LORNE & SONS FUNERAL HOME, Delray Beach in charge of arrangements.
Jean W. Nowlin
March 16, 2012
Jean W. Nowlin of Delray Beach and formerly of Arcadia, Florida passed away on March 16, 2012. Born Callie Euguenia Rickards in Limestone, Florida, August 16, 1919 to Minnie Leigh Rickards and Frank Rickards, Jean graduated from DeSoto County High School in 1936. Jean married T.P. Wyatt of Arcadia, FL in 1937 and moved to Delray Beach in 1939. Jean's...
William Hollis Peirce
March 10, 2012
William Hollis Peirce of Delray Beach, FL and Rangeley, ME passed away on March 10, 2012. He was born on July 9, 1925 in Chestnut Hill, PA to E. Converse Peirce and Gertrude (nee Hollis) Peirce. Bill attended William Penn Charter School and graduated from Deerfield Academy, M.I.T. and the University of Wisconsin. He is survived by his wife, Jamesina;...
Barbara B. Gracey
March 9, 2012
Barbara Banta Gracey, 89, died on Friday, March 09, 2012 in Delray Beach, Florida, four years to the day after the death of her beloved husband, Matthew Gracey. Born in Lockport, NY on October 14, 1922, Barbara is predeceased by her parents, Thomas A. Banta and Gratia M. Banta, her aunt Florence M. Boughton and her brothers Thomas A. Banta...


