Obituaries

Thelma Marie Shields June 09, 1931 ~ November 02, 2018

Thelma Marie Shields, 87, of Vero Beach, Florida, went home to be with the Lord on November 2nd, 2018 while under hospice care. Thelma was born June 9, 1931 in Jacksontown, Ohio to parents, Orus Allen Helser and Marie White Helser. Thelma grew up in Ohio, where she married Thomas E. Shields, who predeceased her […]

Linda Gail Johnson December 30, 1965 ~ November 02, 2018

Jamie Suzanne Young April 19, 1978 ~ October 29, 2018

Jamie Suzanne Young, age 40, of Vero Beach, passed away Monday evening, October 29, 2018 at her home. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa on April 19, 1978. Jamie was a member of King’s Baptist Church, Vero Beach. She had attended Liberty University, of Lynchburg, VA and Clearwater Christian, of Clearwater, FL. Jamie had […]

Alfred Coutu February 26, 1931 ~ October 28, 2018

Alfred Coutu, age 87, of Vero Beach, passed away October 28, 2018 at VNA Hospice House. He was born in West Warwick, Rhode Island. Alfred was a United States Army veteran. He was the owner of the automotive business “Dr. Vinyl.” Alfred was a volunteer at Vero Beach Theatre Guild. Survivors include his wife of […]

Timothy J. McGarry September 12, 1946 ~ October 28, 2018

Timothy James McGarry, 72, died October 28 in Vero Beach, Florida. For the past 12 years he served as Director of Planning and Development for the City of Vero Beach. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Tim grew up in Japan, where his father held posts at three Army bases. He graduated from the University of Maryland […]

Frederick A. Brandt March 27, 1939 ~ October 23, 2018

Frederick “Fred” Brandt was born on March 27, 1939 in Fitchburg Massachusetts, the younger child of Lillian and Arnold Brandt. He is survived by his sister Elizabeth Brandt Hough and her daughter and husband, Nicole and Gerry Wakeman. Fred is also survived by his wife Margaret “May” Delafield Brandt and their son Matthew A. Brandt […]

Anne Francis Hoard October 17, 2018

Anne Francis Hoard, age 64, of Vero Beach, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at VNA Hospice House. She was born in Montgomery County, Maryland and moved to Vero Beach eight years ago, coming from Fairfax County, Virginia. Anne retired from the State Department, USAID, Washington, D.C., after more than 25 years as an […]

Janet Fowler Griese August 25, 1931 ~ October 15, 2018

Janet Griese passed away peacefully on October 15, 2018 at the age of 87. She loved life and her family, staying strong and positive until the very end. The daughter of Ward Fowler and Evelyn Steenson Fowler, Janet Elaine grew up in Hammond, Indiana attending Hammond High and Central College in Pella, Iowa. Janet was […]

Mary Jane Hart June 06, 1928 ~ October 14, 2018

Mary Jane Hart, age 90, passed away October 14, 2018 at her home. She was born in Newark, New Jersey on June 6, 1928 to the late William and Goldie Hickey. Survivors include son, Fred (Mary) Doolittle of Clifton, CO; daughter, Cindy Doolittle of Vero Beach, FL; son, Harry (Patty) Hart of Collingswood, NJ; sisters, […]

Wanda Leissing November 08, 1928 ~ October 06, 2018

Wanda Lou Morehead Leissing, age 89, of Vero Beach, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at VNA Hospice House, surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 8, 1928 in Ardmore, Oklahoma and moved to Vero Beach in 1989 from Kearny, New Jersey. Wanda was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church. She […]