Judith “Judy” Katherine Peter, 85, of Vero Beach, Florida – formerly of Lake Forest, Illinois- passed away unexpectedly on October 31, 2025, at the Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, Florida. Her family and friends are deeply saddened by her sudden death. Judy was born on June 17, 1940, in Highland Park, to […]
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James “Jim” Richard Rott, 84 years old, of Vero Beach, passed away November 12, 2025. Jim was born in Buffalo, New York to the late William C & Marie Frances Schlatterer Rott Sr. On July 22, 1961, he married Mary Elizabeth Sandham in Amherst, New York. Together they began their family, and in 1972 they […]
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Marjorie “Maggie” Denise McCullough-Bates, age 66, passed away on November 7th, 2025 in her home in Vero Beach, Florida. She was born in the summer of 1959 to Luther McCollough and Dorothy Fesperman in Cameron County, Texas. Maggie attended college in Colorado and received her associates degree in substance addiction counseling. Maggie was employed and […]
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A matriarch in the truest sense of the word dies at 99. Elizabeth Damon Marsh, known to most as “Betty” and to her family as “The Queen B,” passed away peacefully in hospice care near her home in Vero Beach, Florida on October 27, 2025 following a major stroke. In no surprise to those who […]
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Margaret “Peg” (Vachula) Hahn passed away on November 10, 2025, in Vero Beach, Florida. She leaves behind her children, Sandra and Kenneth, three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, older sister Evelyn, brother-in-law Curt, dozens of nieces and nephews, and numerous friends. Born in 1930 in Hatfield, Massachusetts, she was the youngest of ten children of Paul and […]
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Cynthia Paige Binafif, age 76, passed away peacefully at home in Vero Beach, Florida on November 7th, 2025. Cynthia was born to William Myers and June Philips in Clarksburg, Virginia in the summer of 1949. She moved to Vero Beach, Florida and later opened the business ‘Cya at the Thrift’. Cynthia was an avid shopper […]
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Bethel Smith Hanna, age 91, passed away on November 5, 2025, at the VNA Hospice house of Vero Beach. She was born in Boston, MA and moved to Vero Beach, FL in 1975. She worked at Indian River Estates- Somerset House where she was able to thrive as a compassionate care giver for seniors. Bethel […]
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William “Billy” Columbus Driskell, Jr., age 81, of Vero Beach, Florida, passed away on November 5, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was born on June 10, 1944, in Jupiter, Florida, to William Columbus Driskell, Sr. and Hazel Wynelle Simmons Driskell. He moved to Vero Beach as a toddler, and it became the place he […]
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Virginia L. Myers, age 94, passed away October 29, 2025 at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital. She was born in Cates, Indiana on May 6, 1931 to the late Howard and Dorothy Myers and lived in Michigan before moving to Florida in the 1980’s. Ms. Myers was a graduate of Ball State University in Muncie, […]
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Pecola E. Branch, age 92, passed away peacefully at home in Sebastian, Florida, on October 21, 2025. Born in Ford City, Pennsylvania, Pecola moved with her parents and three siblings to Buffalo, New York, during the Great Depression. There, she built a life defined by creativity, devotion, and quiet strength. A full-time homemaker for many […]
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