Obituaries

Bobby McCullers June 23, 1989 ~ March 24, 2017

Bobby McCullers, 27, of Vero Beach passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017. He was born June 23, 1989 in Rockledge, FL and had been a lifetime resident of Vero Beach. Bobby worked in the flooring industry. He was passionate with firearms, shooting competitively and enjoyed fishing and the outdoors. Bobby will always be known […]

Dr. C.H. Whitfield and Krin T. Whitfield June 20, 1923 ~ March 22, 2017

Dr. Chester “Chet” Harris Whitfield, age 93, passed away peacefully at the VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach, on March 22nd 2017. His loving wife, Corinne “Krin” Trayner Whitfield of 47 years, age 92, also passed away peacefully at the VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach, on March 20th 2017. They were married in Atlanta, GA in […]

Walter F. Biadasz December 26, 1925 ~ March 16, 2017

Walter F. Biadasz, age 91, of Vero Beach, FL passed away on March 16, 2017, at Indian River Medical Center. He was born December 26, 1925, in Webster, MA, the son of Albert and Juliana (Andrzejweska) Biadasz. His beloved wife Esther (Rzeszutko) Biadasz, died on May 19, 2006, in Palm City, FL. He is survived […]

Chester Stanley Briske, Sr. January 22, 1927 ~ March 15, 2017

Chester Stanley Briske, Sr. age 90, passed away on March 15, 2017 in Vero Beach, Florida. He was born January 22, 1927 in North Hampstead, New York to the late Stanley and Camilla Briske. Chester enjoyed his many years of work as an aircraft assembler at Gruman Aerospace in Stuart, Florida. Mr. Briske served in […]

Roberta Rickey January 18, 1930 ~ March 11, 2017

Roberta Rickey of Vero Beach, FL, passed away on March 11, 2017. She was born on January 18, 1930 in Canandaigua, New York and moved to Vero Beach in 1978, coming from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Ms. Rickey was a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York and retired from the retail business, […]

Betty Jane Rathbun January 25, 1927 ~ March 10, 2017

Betty Jane Rathbun nee Sparr, 90, of Vero Beach, was born on January 25, 1927 to Ralph and Ruth Sparr in Medina, Ohio. Jane graduated from Garfield High School and the City Hospital School of Nursing in Akron, Ohio. After graduation she came to Florida to visit her parents and met the love of her […]

Paul Ulrich Dritenbas December 20, 1951 ~ March 09, 2017

Paul Dritenbas, 65, born in Bridgeport, CT on December 20th, 1951 passed away peacefully on March, 9th 2017 at his home in Vero Beach, surrounded by his family. Paul moved to Vero at a young age, graduated from Vero Beach High School in 1969, attended Indian River Junior College, and served in the United States […]

Elizabeth Marie Brackett September 04, 1921 ~ March 08, 2017

“Betty” Elizabeth M. Brackett was born to John E. McDermott and Ellen Smythe McDermott on September 4, 1921 in Manhattan, New York, one of four children. She passed away March 8, 2017 at her home surrounded by friends and family. During WWII, she enlisted as a Red Cross nurse, where she met and later married […]

Mary Lou Bella December 06, 1969 ~ March 02, 2017

Mary Lou Bella, age 47, passed away March 2, 2017 at her home. She was born December 6, 1969 in Miami, Florida. Mary was very artistic. She enjoyed both drawing and painting various scenes and animals. Some of her favorites included ocean scenes, birds, and dolphins. She was a member of St. John of the […]

Althea E Rustay September 19, 1923 ~ February 26, 2017