Obituaries

  • Kathleen Lois Kitchen August 25, 1935 ~ April 12, 2021

    Lois Kathleen Triplett Pennell Kitchen, age 85, passed away April 12, 2021 at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital. She was born August 25, 1935 in Blowing Rock, North Carolina to the late Don Monroe and Erie Storie Triplett. She was the Valedictorian of the 1953 graduating class of Blowing Rock High School. Kathleen was in […]

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  • Martha J. Sassen February 06, 1930 ~ April 16, 2021

    Martha J. Sassen, age 91, of Vero Beach, FL passed away peacefully in her home on April 16, 2021. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Thomas; daughter, Deborah (James) Brugler; grandsons, Christopher (Jessica), Scott (Nicole) and Eric (Kelly) Brugler; along with her great-grandchildren, Whit, Fritz, Annabelle and Zach Brugler. Martha was born […]

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  • Frederick Louis Meder, Sr. January 16, 1931 ~ April 13, 2021

    Frederick Louis Meder, Sr., age 90, of Vero Beach, FL, passed away on April 13, 2021. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 16, 1931 to parents, Daniel, and Rose Binder Meder. Serving his country in the 1950’s, Frederick was a veteran of the United States Army, obtaining the rank of Sergeant. He […]

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  • Marita C. Halsey Ritterhoff January 18, 1924 ~ March 31, 2021

    Marita C. Halsey Ritterhoff of Vero Beach, Florida, formerly of Montclair, died peacefully on March 31, 2021. She was 97. A graduate of Columbia Presbyterian School of Nursing, Mrs. Ritterhoff met Donald P. Halsey Jr. shortly after World War II, and they married in 1948. They raised their five children in Montclair, with summers in […]

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  • Eugene Evans Horton February 04, 1932 ~ April 14, 2021

    Eugene Evans Horton, age 89, passed away April 14, 2021 in Vero Beach, Florida. He was born February 4, 1932 in Patchogue, New York to Oliver and Julia Horton. Gene retired at the early age of 59 as a master mechanic from Pratt & Whitney Aircraft after 36 years, to start a long and fulfilling […]

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  • Edna Mae Jackson September 05, 1921 ~ April 12, 2021

    Edna Mae Jackson lived 99 beautiful years. Edna passed peacefully at home on April 12, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on September 5, 1921 to her parents Leonard and Margaret Porter Altenbaugh. On July 24, 1943 she married Richard R. Jackson, in Chico, California, where he was serving […]

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  • Paulette Lee February 21, 1964 ~ April 11, 2021

    Paulette Lee, 57, of Vero Beach, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021. She was born on February 21, 1964 in Washington, DC and had been a resident of Indian River County. Paulette had worked as Editor and Chief for AOL, of Vero Beach. She is survived by her husband of 31 years, Scott. The family […]

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  • Michael Joseph Rooth October 06, 1996 ~ April 06, 2021

    Michael Joseph Rooth, age 24, passed away at Lawnwood Regional, Vero Beach. He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey to Melody and Joseph Rooth and moved to Vero Beach from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 2016. He attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He was a Sheet Metal Apprentice at Piper Aircraft, Inc in Vero Beach. Michael […]

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  • Paul E. Spilman September 24, 1927 ~ April 06, 2021

    Paul Eugene Spilman, age 93, formerly of Bella Vista, AR, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Vero Beach, FL. He was born September 24, 1927, in Omaha, NE. After high school, he enrolled in the United States Navy, as a Seaman, Second Class, and served during WWII. In 1950, Paul married Anna Bell Marie […]

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  • James J. Gustine May 17, 1934 ~ April 07, 2021

    James Johns Gustine, Vero Beach, Florida, died Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at the Cleveland Clinic in Vero Beach. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Franklin J. Gustine and Opal Johns Gustine Peterson. He married Carolyn Polousky in 1959. He married Kay Stevens in 1972. Surviving are his daughters; Jennifer (Steve) Ator, Danville, […]

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