Obituaries

  • Otto Anton Knapp July 24, 1932 ~ January 18, 2025

    Mr. Otto Anton Knapp, age 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18, 2025. Born in Baienfurt, Germany, on July 24, 1932, Otto was the son of the late Otto and Maria (Senser) Knapp. He was raised during WWII and helped farmers during school holidays in exchange for food to help support his family. Toward […]

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  • David Vine March 05, 1927 ~ March 03, 2025

    David Vine, age 97, passed away peacefully in Vero Beach, F.L. on March 3, 2025. He was born March 5, 1927, in Trenton, N.J. Educated in Trenton public schools. While in high school during World War II, served as Special Messenger to the Chief Air Riad Warden. He graduated in 1944. He received a B.A. […]

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  • Marianna Guerra July 21, 1938 ~ February 25, 2025

    Marianna Guerra (née D ‘Aragona), a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt, peacefully departed this life on Feb 25, 2025, at the VNA Hospice in Vero Beach, FL. Marianna was born to Pietro D ‘Aragona, a city official, and his wife Maria (née Pavan) on July 21, 1938, in Salerno, Italy. As a […]

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  • William H. Benson, II September 27, 1927 ~ February 23, 2025

    William Harold Benson II (Bill, Papa, Papadoo, Dooskie), born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, on September 27, 1927, was a remarkable man. He was a champion boxer on the undefeated boxing team at Staunton Military Academy. He excelled on the equestrian team and continued his boxing at Culver Military Academy during summer classes. After graduating from […]

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  • Captain Allison James “Al” Holifield Jr., USN (Retired) October 13, 1939 ~ February 13, 2025

    Captain Allison James “Al” Holifield Jr., USN (Retired), passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on February 13th in Vero Beach, Florida. He was 85 years old. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Al was the son of Colonel Allison James Holifield Sr. and Sara Lott Holifield. He grew up in Sebring, Florida, where […]

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  • Sandra S. Spellman February 01, 1940 ~ February 10, 2025

    Sandy S. Spellman, age 85, passed away peacefully on February 10th, 2025, in Vero Beach, Florida. She was born in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania and moved from Ambler, Pennsylvania before settling in Vero Beach, Florida. Sandy attended Springfield High School in Montgomery County and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. Sandy worked with Kappa Publishing and […]

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  • Lynn Davis Stephenson March 23, 1952 ~ February 06, 2025

    Lynn Davis Stephenson, age 72, passed away February 6, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her children. She was born March 23, 1952, in Vero Beach, Florida to the late Thomas and Anne Davis. Lynn was a graduate of Indian River Community College and worked as a Registered Nurse, serving Indian River County of more […]

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  • Randy Paul Jones October 22, 1951 ~ February 08, 2025

    Randy Paul Jones, 73 years old, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on February 8, 2025. He was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota to Marvin and Laverne Jones. Randy moved from Marion, Indiana prior to settling in Vero Beach, Florida. He attended Marion College. Randy owned and operated FL Sound […]

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  • Nelson L. Domacassé March 26, 1948 ~ February 07, 2025

    76 yrs ago, Nelson was born in the Dutch Antilles on the island of Curaçao in the capital of Willemstad and educated there through college earning an associate’s degree in Arts and Languages. He began work in the Flamboyant Sands hotel in Willemstad which subsequently sold to Curaçao Hilton until he changed to the Intercontinental […]

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  • Elizabeth Ann Dean January 10, 1940 ~ February 04, 2025

    Elizabeth Ann Dean, age 85, passed away February 4, 2025 in Vero Beach, Florida. She was born in Atkins, Arkansas to the late Woodrow and Geneva Cheek and moved to Rockledge, Florida in 1964, before her final move to Vero Beach, in 2006. Elizabeth was a graduate of Harding College, class of 1962. Mrs. Dean […]

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