Ethel Joan Rodriguez, 90, of Cocoa, passed away on October 22nd, 2020, at Melodie’s Place in Cocoa, Florida. Ethel was born on December 23rd, 1929, in Asbury, New Jersey, and came to Brevard County during the late 1960s. During life, she worked as a secretary for NASA, a position she retained for thirty years.
Ethel was a lively, sociable woman. Some of her friends referred to her as a social butterfly. Ethel adored dancing, and was quite talented at it, being adept in several different types of dance. She also loved cats. In her free time, Ethel would go to the beach and take care of some 50 to 100 of the stray cats there.
During her later years, she lived at Melodie's Place, a care facility in Cocoa. Melodie's Place gave her exceptional care and did a wonderful job looking after her and allowing her to live comfortably.
A funeral service is being held at the Life Event Center at Florida Memorial, 5950 South US Highway 1, Rockledge, FL 32955, on October 30th, 2020, at 1:30 pm and interment is at Florida Memorial Gardens following the Service.