All Blog Posts Tagged 'obituary' (144)

By Emily J. Minor



    SOUTH PALM BEACH — Henry Sullivan “Harry” Cahill, a corporate accountant who retired young and moved to Florida so he could golf every day, died May 4 at home with his wife of 67 years. Mr. Cahill was 98.

“He was a good man,” said Eleanor Cahill, who married Mr.…

By Ron Hayes

    DELRAY BEACH — Edwina Rhodes Charyk, a resident of The Landings since 1985, died peacefully on May 6. She was 87.

    “We had 67 wonderful years together,” said her husband, Joseph V. Charyk, who served as the first director of the National Reconnaissance Office under President Kennedy. “That’s a long time, but also a wonderful collection of years.”

    During her husband’s time in Washington and beyond, Mrs. Charyk was admired for her…

By Ron Hayes



    MANALAPAN — Margaret Cole Kotsko, who loved art, books and fashion, died peacefully at her home in the Little Pond complex on May 19, surrounded by her husband of 56 years, Francis R. Kotsko, and other family members.

    Mrs. Kotsko was 81, and had lived…

Retired Ocean Ridge Town Manager Bill Mathis, who was called back twice to be the town’s top administrator, died May 11 in Belle Glade. He was 79.

Mr. Mathis, whose given name was Delano William Mathis, was a police officer, police chief and town manager in Belle Glade for more than…

By Ron Hayes



    MANALAPAN — To the fellow Hoosiers who knew his auto dealership, he was “Big Dan Young, Chevy dealin’ man.”

To the local institutions that benefitted from his generosity, Dan Young was known for his big heart.

    Mr. Young was killed March 29 in an automobile accident at the corner of Dixie Highway and Ocean Avenue in Lantana.

He was 83.…

By Ron Hayes



    GULF STREAM — Robert L. Becker Jr., a winter resident of The St. Andrew’s Club for several years, died peacefully on April 15. He was 87.

    A lawyer who specialized in securities and transactional law, Mr. Becker joined the Pittsburgh, Pa., firm of Kirkpatrick, Pomeroy, Lockhart & Johnson in 1949 and remained its longest-serving partner at the time of his death. …

By Ron Hayes

    BOCA RATON — Her family called her “Mary Detail,” and during the final years of her life, the Boca Raton Historical Society benefited from Mary McKenzie’s love of detailed work.

    A resident for 30 years, Mrs. McKenzie died April 10 after a short illness.“If we couldn’t remember somebody’s birthday, or something that had happened, we’d call her up,” remembers her sister, Pat Gilmour of Margate. “Her memory was phenomenal, right up until…

Mary Bush addresses the 350 who attended the March 6 memorial service held for her husband and their pastor Ted Bush. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

By Tim Pallesen

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Casto Benson

DELRAY BEACH — Nancy Casto Benson, 88, a native of Columbus and resident of Delray Beach, died at home Feb. 12, with her loving family and kitties at her side. 

Mrs. Benson was born Jan. 21, 1925, in Columbus, Ohio, to Don…

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Briny Breezes — Joan A. Ruopp of Briny Breezes and Bricktown, N.J., died Feb. 2. She was 80.

Born on Jan. 3, 1933, to Fred and Hazel Anderson in Elizabeth, N.J., she was a great source of comfort to many through her crisp sense of humor and…

Virginia Tishman Meyerson and her late husband, George

By Jane Smith

    

BOCA RATON — Arts lover and avid reader of British literature, Virginia Tishman Meyerson died Jan. 26 at her home.

    She…

    Writing an obituary is, simultaneously, among the easiest and the hardest assignments any reporter receives.

    Telling the story of a life involves the basic who-what-where-when-and-how that most journalists know is required for news stories. And writing obituaries is a form of news reporting. That makes writing obits a pretty straightforward assignment for experienced reporters like those at The Coastal Star.  

    What makes it especially interesting is the…

By Jane Smith

HIGHLAND BEACH — Joseph A. Sarubbi, who cherished his IBM role as part of the self-described “wild ducks,” died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Dec. 29.

He was 84, dying from complications of diabetes,…

John Holger Westerback

By Jane Smith

SOUTH PALM BEACH — John Holger Westerback, a founder of the Nordic Heritage Society of South Florida, died Jan. 19.

He was 86 and died from…

George Howard ‘Jake’ Jacobus

By Emily J. Minor 

GULF STREAM — George Howard “Jake” Jacobus, described as a brilliant businessman and outdoor adventurer who would much rather have…

By Ron Hayes 

DELRAY BEACH — An area resident for more than 30 years, Margaret Sheffler died on Dec. 17 at Harbor’s Edge retirement community after battling Alzheimer’s disease and other ailments. She was 79.

“It was a shock, but she didn’t suffer at all,” said her husband, Richard L. Sheffler.

The couple, who would have been married 57 years in July, came to the area from Rocky River, Ohio, as seasonal residents in the late 1970s.…

By Emily J. Minor

HYPOLUXO ISLAND — Lillian Martucci, a native of New York who loved travel, nature and the classic style of Grace Kelly, died Jan. 21 after a three-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. A beloved wife and mother, she was 83.

“She was a…

Butts, Bobby Dean age 84 of Fenton died Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Avalon Hospice.  Funeral service will be held 1 pm, Saturday January 26 at Tyrone Memory Gardens Mausoleum, 10260 White Lake Rd. Fenton, MI.  Family will receive visitors from 1-4 and 6-9 pm Friday, January 25 and from 11 until time of…

By Ron Hayes

    BRINY BREEZES — Gertrude Dombroski started spending her winters here in 1953 and became a permanent resident in the early 1980s.

She left, from her own bed, at 6:35 p.m. on Nov. 28, holding her daughter’s hand as I’ll Be Home For Christmas played on the stereo.

She…

By Emily J. Minor

    

OCEAN RIDGE — Henry “Hank” Gribensk, 60, a veteran of the U.S. Army who many years ago used his opportunities in the military to get off drugs and turn his life around, died Dec. 5.

Mr. Gribensk was a well-known and well-loved property manager at two island…