Obituaries

Earnest Albert Strahosky December 22, 1926 ~ February 23, 2018

Earnest Albert Strahosky, age 91, died on February 23, 2018 at St. Lucie Hospice House. He was born in Bay Village, Ohio on December 22, 1926, the middle child, during the depression. Ernie graduated from Euclid Shore High School. He joined the Merchant Marines and served on a hospital ship bringing wounded soldiers home. Later […]

Robert O. Rose August 16, 1926 ~ February 23, 2018

ROBERT “BOB” OTTO ROSE, 91, died February 23, 2018 at VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach, Florida. Bob was born in Montclair, New Jersey, and graduated from Montclair Academy and Seton Hall University. He later served in the armed forces and is a Veteran of World War II. He then worked his entire career as […]

Wendy Dee Griffin January 17, 1974 ~ February 20, 2018

Wendy Dee Griffin of Vero Beach, FL peacefully passed away after a long battle with Stage 4 Brain Cancer on Tuesday, February 20th at VNA Hospice House. She was 44. She was born on January 17, 1974 in Springfield, OH. In 1992 she married Jason Griffin, and together they had 2 children, Vada Padovano, 24 […]

Brenda Joyce Edwards February 09, 1941 ~ February 19, 2018

Brenda Joyce Edwards was born on February 9th, 1941 in Day, Florida. Joyce was called to heaven on February 19th, 2018. She moved to the Vero Beach area as a young child and graduated from Vero Beach High School in 1959. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant and worked selflessly at Florida Baptist Retirement Center […]

Bruce Belden Way, Sr. March 01, 1930 ~ February 13, 2018

Bruce Belden Way, Sr., 87, passed away on February 13, 2018, in Vero Beach, FL. Bruce was born on March 1, 1930, in Westchester County, NY, the son of George B. Way and Mary E (Holmes) Way. He attended FD Roosevelt HS and State University of NY at Cobleskill. He married Nettie Beatrice (Bea) Pratt […]

Joan J Nash September 06, 1925 ~ February 11, 2018

Joan Judith Nash , age 93, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, February 11, 2018. She is survived by her 4 children: Christine (Patrick) Finley, Timothy Nash (Meredyth), Kevin Nash (Carol), and Jonathan Nash (Teri); 9 grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, a good friend, an avid reader and writer […]

Ann L Jackson July 26, 1943 ~ February 06, 2018

Neal Walter Richardson July 30, 1923 ~ February 03, 2018

Neal Walter Richardson Sr. died Saturday, February 3, 2018 of cardiac arrest. He is predeceased by his first wife, Grace Warren Richardson, his parents, J. Williard Richardson and Pauline Maddocks Richardson, and his brothers James W. Richardson Jr., and Carl M. Richardson. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Rita Borah Richardson, his […]

Margaret L Adams December 02, 1919 ~ February 01, 2018

Margaret Learned Adams, age 98, of Vero Beach, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2018. She was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on December 2, 1919 to parents, Parker Carpenter and Gertrude Avery Learned. Mrs. Adams was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and enjoyed researching her family genealogy with her sister […]

Chester M Purdy July 13, 2019 ~ January 27, 2018

Chester M. (“Chet”) Purdy, age 89, died at his home in Vero Palm Estates, Vero Beach, Florida, on January 27, 2018. He had been in care with VNA Hospice. Chet served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, and worked in the petroleum equipment industry, owning his own distributorship, Purdy Equipment, Inc., in […]