Obituaries

  • Domenic Alfano March 15, 1941 ~ September 14, 2015

    Domenic Alfano, age 74, of Vero Beach, Florida passed away on September 14, 2015 at VNA Hospice House. He was born in Rockford, Illinois to Frank and Mildred Alfano and has been a resident of Vero Beach since 1997. Mr. Alfano served in the United States Army and was a graduate of University of Iowa. […]

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  • Marjorie Hinton November 12, 1931 ~ September 08, 2015

    Marjorie A. Hinton, 83, died peacefully Sept. 8, 2015, at Hospice House in Vero Beach. Born Nov. 21, 1931, in Olean, New York, she moved to Vero Beach with her parents, John and Marie Forney, in 1937. A 1949 graduate of Vero Beach High School, she worked at Wodtke�s Department Store and as a bookkeeper […]

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  • James A. Masteran January 09, 1940 ~ September 07, 2015

    James A. Masteran, 75, died peacefully September 7, 2015, at Hospice House in Vero Beach. James was born January 9, 1940, in Fairmont, West Virginia to Anthony and Rosalie Masteran. Mr. Masteran was a member of the Vero Beach Elks Lodge. He had a love for golf and enjoyed his many years as a member�s […]

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  • Joseph Alden Gray, Sr. September 18, 1929 ~ September 06, 2015

    Joseph Alden Gray, Sr., age 85, of Vero Beach, FL, passed away on September 6, 2015. He was born in Bucksport, Maine to parents, Florence Brockway & Lewis Linwood Gray. Mr. Gray retired after 25 years of service as Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy. He was a volunteer with the Indian River […]

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  • Walter E Britton April 24, 1934 ~ September 05, 2015

    Walter E. Britton, 81, of Vero Beach, FL and formerly of East Hartford, unexpectedly passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at his home. He was the loving husband for 60 years of Cynthia (Barrett) Britton. Born in Holyoke, MA, a son of the late Edward and Bertha (Murphy) Britton, he had resided in […]

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  • Donna Jeanne McKinny November 21, 1924 ~ August 31, 2015

    Donna J. McKinny of Vero Beach, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015, at VNA Hospice House of Vero Beach. She was born in the Mid West, but had traveled the country and world with her husband of 61 years, Lt. Col. Alexander McKinny. Mrs. McKinny moved to Vero Beach in 1972, coming from San Antonio, […]

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  • John Frasca, Jr. May 23, 1946 ~ August 29, 2015

    John Frasca Jr. was born May 23rd1946 in the Bronx, NY to parents John and Jaye Frasca. John died of a heart attack at his home in Vero Beach, FL on August 29, 2015. John was a loving, caring father and grandfather to his son Brian and his granddaughter Evelyn. John played varsity baseball and […]

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  • John Francis Oakley July 23, 1922 ~ August 24, 2015

    John Francis Oakley, age 93, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015 at Florida Baptist Retirement Center. John was born July 23, 1922 in Providence, Rhode Island to John and Caroline Okulowicz. Mr. Oakley served in the United States Army. He is survived by brother, Ben Oakley; sister, Ann Oakley; step-son, John Richard; grandchildren, Stephen […]

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  • Warren S. Brown April 11, 1922 ~ August 21, 2015

    Warren S. Brown, age 93, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2015 at his home. Warren was born on April 11, 1922 to George and Ouida Brown in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mr. Brown served in the United States Navy during WWII.

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  • Gertrude “Trudy” Schumaker Besancon February 06, 1919 ~ August 21, 2015

    Gertrude (Trudy) Schumaker Besancon passed away, at age 96, in Indian River Estates, Vero Beach, Florida. A Vero Beach resident for over 25 years, she was an accomplished horsewoman, tennis player (her serve brought many a male competitor to his knees), pianist, and amateur classical archeologist. She and her husband, Phil, traveled widely and she […]

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