Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida
Pierre A. Vignau
August 15, 2012
Dr. Pierre Vignau was born in Caen, France and was a beloved and unique educator. Teaching was his passion. His patience and humor helped thousands of students master la belle langue, French. He also taught Spanish as well as Latin. He believed in full immersion in the language as the best (and most fun) way to learn. He took hundreds...
Darlene Marie Lindeen
August 9, 2012
Darlene M. Lindeen-Fitzpatrick, 70 of Lantana, Florida formerly of Sycamore, IL, died on 8/9/2012 at Baptist Hospital in Miami, Florida. She was born on 3/2/1942 to Larry and Helen Laureano in Chicago, IL. Darlene was a life long nurse, caring for people at DeKalb, Sycamore and Kishwaukee Hospitals. In 1987 she moved to Florida and taught others the joy of...
Doris I. Druga
August 8, 2012
Doris I. Druga, 83, of Delray Beach, passed away on August 8, 2012. She is survived by her husband, George; daughters, Michelle, Denise and Deborah and their families. Friends may call on Saturday, September 1, 2012 from 10AM to 11AM at Emmanuel Catholic Church, 15700 S. Military Trail, Delray Beach, with an 11:00AM funeral mass. Lorne & Sons Funeral Home,...
Philip Conway
August 6, 2012
Philip Conway, 94, of Ocean Ridge, FL and formerly of Bronxville, NY, passed away on August 6, 2012. Born on May 22, 1918 in South Orange, NJ to William Palen Conway and Rebecca Ambrose. Mr. Conway was a 1936 graduate of The Choate School. In 1940, he graduated from Princeton College (University). He was also a graduate of ROTC -...
Barbara Jean Gwynn
July 29, 2012
Barbara Carlson Gwynn passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, July 29, 2012. Barbara moved to Delray Beach from Batavia, Illinois in 1952. She met and married her devoted husband, William Gwynn on July 25, 1954. She worked as a model in South Florida while raising her three daughters and founded BG Modeling Agency in 1969. In...
Anne "Nancy" Maury Miller
July 28, 2012
Anne ("Nancy") Fontaine Maury Miller, 79, of Boynton Beach, loving wife and devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed on to heaven on July 28th 2012. Born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, she grew up in Delray Beach and Annapolis, Md. Locally, she attended the Gulf Stream School, Delray Elementary School and Delray High School (now Old School Square Cultural Arts Center)...
Nellie M. Macmillan
July 21, 2012
Nellie Frances Mires MacMillan died on July 21, 2012. She was born in Enterprise, Florida, in 1920, to John Jefferson Mires and Frankie Mae Martin Mires. She grew up in DeLand, Florida. She is survived by her four children, Lynn MacMillan Denney, Carol MacMillan Stanley (C.R.), Neil T. MacMillan (Connie), Fran MacMillan Botos (Michael) and her 8 grandchildren, Brian Denney...
Alyce F. Duffy
July 12, 2012
Alyce Fahey Duffy, 75, of Boynton Beach, passed away on July 12, 2012. She was born in Coatesville, PA on October 18, 1936. Mrs. Duffy resided in Downingtown, PA and graduated from Downingtown High School in 1954 and graduated from Westchester State University in 1958. She taught school in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Florida as a reading specialist. Mrs. Duffy resided...
Delores S. O'Brien
July 11, 2012
Delores Smith O'Brien of Boynton Beach, FL, and formerly of Franklin Lakes, NJ and Edwards, CO passed away on July 11, 2012. Mrs. O'Brien was born in Spring Valley, IL to Henry and Margaret McDonald Smith. She married William H. O'Brien at Notre Dame Log Chapel in 1946. Mrs. O'Brien is a graduate of St. Clara Academy, Sinsinawa, WI and...
Miriam A. Donahue
July 11, 2012
Miriam A. Donahue, 87, of Delray Beach, passed away on July 11, 2012. She is survived by her sister, Anne Loretta Donahue of Delray Beach and cousins, Theresa Lafo, Richard, Jeffery, William and Curtis Hardick all of the San Diego, CA area. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, July 14, 2012, 10:30AM at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church,...
Ruth Cruess Glesmann
July 9, 2012
Ruth Cruess Glesmann, 95, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly Rochester, NY, died July 9, 2012. She was born at Craftsman Farms in Morris Plains, NJ, August 14, 1916, daughter of Mildred Cruess and granddaughter of Gustav Stickley. She is predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Louis G Glesmann, Jr. She is survived by her son Louis G. Glesmann, III...
Joseph Patrick Dowling
July 7, 2012
Joseph Patrick Dowling, 61, of Delray Beach, formerly of Kendall, FL and Berkeley Heights, NJ passed away suddenly on July 7, 2012. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Debra, his children, son, Terrence Joseph of Miami, son, Colin Patrick and daughter, Caitlin Kelleher of Delray Beach, sister, Kathleen Linney and husband Jim of Greensboro, GA, brother, Kevin,...
Anthony Peter Defilippo
July 2, 2012
Anthony DeFilippo, 75 of Delray Beach and formerly of Norton, MA. passed away on July 2, 2012. Anthony is survived by his loving wife Susan, his sons Anthony and Michael, daughters Lisa and Gina, sisters Marie and Lucy, his grandchildren Joseph, Michael, Kayla, John, Krystal, Brian, and Cameron and great grandchildren Joey Jr. and Salina. A small service will be...
John F. Peart
July 1, 2012
JOHN FREDERICK PEART from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; born, October 18, 1936; died July 1, 2012. Survived by wife, JoAnn Kern Peart; sons, Curtis (Joanne) Peart of Atlanta, GA, Clayton Peart of Delray Beach; daughter, Ann Margo Peart of Delray Beach; daugher-in-law, Esther Peart of Miami; brother, Tom (Margaret) Peart of Penticton British Columbia; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews....
Antonio Mastrangelo
June 27, 2012
Antonio Mastrangelo, 85 of Highland Beach, Florida passed away on June 27th, 2012. Antonio was predeceased by his longtime companion Marilyn Bickwid in 2011. He is survived by his sister, Maria Mastrangelo Bianco and 4 brothers, Nicola, Francesco, Lorenzo and Vito, all residents of The Puglia Region of Italy, close friends and family associates Joseph & Laura Sessa, Selma Kramer,...
The Rev. Thomas Allan Cook
June 26, 2012
The Rev. Thomas Allan Cook, 95, of Delray Beach, went home to be with his Lord on June 26, 2012. He was predeceased by his wife, Nell Deane, in 2001. He is survived by his son Thomas, Jr. (Sharon), daughters Susanne (Jack) Griffith, and Heidi Cook, also grandchildren Shannon C. (John) Durrant, Kristin C. (Ted) Arditti, Courtney C. (T.J.) Jenkins,...
Betty L. Riehl
June 24, 2012
Betty L. Riehl, 84 of Delray Beach and formerly of Detroit, MI. passed away on June 24, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Marty (Kojac) Riehl. Betty is survived by her loving brother Harvey Finzel, Jr (Judy) of Warren, MI, sister Diane Measel (Roger) of Venice, FL., step daughter Susan Bockstanz of St. Clair, MI., several nieces, nephews and step...
Ima Jean Kolb
June 15, 2012
Ima Jean Kolb, 95, of Lake Worth passed away on Friday, June 15, 2012. She was predeceased by her husband, Peter Kolb in 1981. She is survived by her daughter, Sara Lynn Wheeler, of Lake Worth, her grandson, Robert Wheeler and many great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Ima Jean was originally from Stonewall, Oklahoma. My mother was a beautiful lady,...
Dorothy K. Allen
June 14, 2012
Dorothy Karhn Allen, of Delray Beach, FL, and formerly of Conneaut, OH and Bear Creek/Wilkes Barre, PA passed away on June 14, 2012. Mrs. Allen is survived by her daughter, Beth Allen Decker and her granddaughter Jennifer Decker in Jacksonville, FL and grandson Ryan Decker in Delray Beach. An informal service will be held at Rainberry Bay, Delray Beach at...
Louise Ellen Boehm
June 10, 2012
Louise Ellen Wisely Boehm of Boca Raton, passed into glory on Sunday, June 10, 2012, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 28, 1950, to Louis J. Wisely and Dorothy M. Lipsett. She graduated from Holy Cross School in Springfield, Pennsylvania, and Bethesda High School in Bethesda, Maryland. She was employed...


