Cocoa, FL Obituaries

Merrill Thomas Oakley, born on February 24, 1931, in St. Louis, Missouri passed away on November 26, 2025, at the age of 94. He worked as a chemical engineer at Goodyear Atomic energy plant & Boeing...

Mary Lee Vaughan passed away on November 23, 2025, at the age of 90. She was a resident of Cocoa, Florida. A visitation will be held at Wylie-Baxley Funeral Home, located at 1360 N Courtenay Pkwy, Me...

Margaret Mary McGovern, 68, of Cocoa, Florida, passed away on November 22, 2025. Margaret was a devoted mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and former registered nurse whose warmth, stren...

Eleanor A. Janicki, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at home on November 17, 2025, at the age of 87. Born on March 2, 1938, Eleanor lived a life marked by st...

Theodore “Ted” Bonner LaRoche was born Dec. 30, 1937, and passed away Oct. 30, 2025, at his home in Port St. John, Florida. Ted was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church of Cocoa. At various stag...

Arthur David Upshaw, 87, of Titusville, FL, died peacefully at Royal Oaks Nursing Home, Titusville on Saturday, October 18, 2025 following declining health. Born in Boston on September 29, 1938, he w...

Earl J. Fay passed away on October 6, 2025, at the age of 98. Earl J. Fay was born on February 20, 1927.

Herman C Byrd Jr, 95, of Cocoa, Fl A beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle & grandfather, passed away peacefully at his home October 3, 2025 Herman, the eldest of 3, was born and raised in Jo...

Kenneth “Kenny” Andrew Fothergill, 64, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2025. He was born on March 3, 1961, in Louisville, Kentucky. He briefly pursued a modeling career, reflecting his confid...

Patricia Ann Berg, born on July 3, 1949, passed away on September 27, 2025, at the age of 76.

Albert Gambini, age 97, passed away peacefully on September 18, 2025. He was born on May 27, 1928, originally from Buffalo, New York and a current resident of Cocoa, Florida. After proudly serving h...

Margaret Winifred Catarelli, born on June 22, 1940, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2025, at the age of 85. Born in New York, she worked at Union Carbide as a secretary for many years before...

Ronald Grogan, 91, passed away at home surrounded by family on Sept. 16, 2025. Ron was born to William Joseph and Florence (Selig) Grogan on Oct. 15, 1933 in Netcong, NJ. Ron is survived by his high...

Diane Carroll Cierlak, age 88 passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025. Mrs. Cierlak was born on September 19, 1936 in Los Angeles, CA daughter of the late Tiny & Alva Jean (Smith) Carroll. She worke...

Pauline “Pat” Back of Titusville passed away peacefully in Melbourne, Florida, at the age of 89. Born on February 21, 1936, in Connersville, Indiana, Pat was one of nine children of Luther and Myrtle...

Barbara Louise Humburg, age 88, of Merritt Island, Florida, passed away on August 29, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on December 31, 1936, in Bessemer City, North Carolina, to James...

Vincent P. Ugarte Jr., Age: 89 Passed away on August 20, 2025 in Merritt Island FL Vincent was born in Cornwall, NY and grew up in Brooklyn, NY and then Newburgh, NY where he spent most of his young...

We are sad to announce the passing of Dorothy May Davis on Aug 19, 2025 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born a twin in 1927, into a family with six other siblings in Springfield...

Mary Alice Adkins, age 87, of Merritt Island, Florida passed away on Monday, August 11, 2025.

Mildred Kathleen Johnson Burgess, lovingly known as Kathleen, a faithful servant of the Lord went home to be with Jesus at the age of 95 on Monday, August 4, 2025. Kathleen was born on January 26, 19...

It is with great sadness that the family of Patricia Ann Edler, 79, of Cocoa, Florida announce her passing on July 29, 2025. Born Patricia Ann Jones, “Pat,” in Havre de Grace, Maryland to Charles Jone...

Jack M Baker, age 94, of Montgomery, Alabama passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

Ralph Earl Ralston,83, ran into the loving arms of his Savior July 28, 2025 in Rockledge, FL. Ralph was born November 15, 1941 in Dayton, OH to Dewitt A. Ralston and Ida P. Hendrix and was one of 3 ...

Beatrice Rose Tipton January 24, 1934 – July 20, 2025 Beatrice Rose Tipton of Cocoa, Florida passed on to the Lord Jesus Christ on July 20, 2025 surrounded by her two daughters. Beatrice was a devote...

Alice Margaret Ross, age 97, of Cocoa, Florida passed away on Friday, July 18, 2025.

Richard Thomas Douget, age 74, passed away at home unexpectedly on July 4, 2025. He was born January 10, 1951, to Sergeant Herbert and Barbara (Hitzel) Douget in Fort Belvoir, VA. Richard worked for...

Buddy Story passed away peacefully at home on July 4, 2025. He was 77. Bud was born on August 4, 1947, in Akron, Ohio, to Marley F. Story, Sr., and Agnes (Aggie) A. Story (nee Joseph) the family relo...

James Mason Jameson Jr., age 63 passed away on Friday, July 4, 2025.

Betty Jean Beebe, born on June 30, 1936, in Nashville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2025, at Vitas, Rockledge, Florida, just one day shy of her 89th birthday. Betty Jean was a belove...

In the gospel of John, Jesus said the following: John 14:2-5 - Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would ...

With great sadness we announce the passing of Linda Darlene Romer, 75, of Port St. John, Florida on June 24th 2025. Linda was born on January 16, 1950 in Gastonia, North Carolina. She was happily mar...

Janice Wideman Jones, age 92 passed away on Monday, June 16, 2025.

Ronald “Hippie” Rife June 27, 1947 – June 22, 2025 Ronald “Hippie” Rife, 77, of Merritt Island, FL passed away peacefully on June 22, 2025, just days shy of his 78th birthday. Born on June 27, 1947, ...

Brigitte Marachi Sullivan, age 85, passed away Friday evening, June 20, 2025 at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida. She was born Brigitte Marachi, on October 28, 1939 in Tehran, Ira...

Joyce Phillips May 11, 1933 – June 17, 2025 Joyce Phillips, 92, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2025, under Health First Hospice care at Villa Lea in Viera, Florida. Born on May 11, 1933, in Chic...

Mary Joyce Martin Mary lived to be 103 years old. She was born April 22, 1922 and died June 9, 2025 in Viera, Florida. She was born in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania one of six children. The family moved ...

Esther Ablanedo (Lopez), 92, passed away peacefully on June 7, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Born on December 8, 1932, in Havana, Cuba, Esther was the beloved daughter of Manuel and Herminia Lope...

Raquel (Shelley) Audilia Rivera Dunman, 78, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2025, in Avondale, Arizona. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Shelley was the beloved daughter of Miguel and Renee Montalvo. Sh...

Ethel passed away peacefully at the Life Care Center of Palm Bay at the age of 94. Ethel will be lovingly remembered by her daughters: Sharon Roberts King (Lyle) and Sherry McElwain Post (Garen). Belo...

Lorena Bierenday, 45 years old, of Merritt Island, FL - passed away peacefully on June 3, 2025, in the arms of her loving husband. Born on July 3, 1979, she lived her life to the fullest. Originally...

Howard James Rush, Jr. from Rockledge, FL., age 94 passed away May 29, 2025. He proudly served in the Navy during the Korean War from 1951 to 1954 on a destroyer. He subsequently pursued a career at ...

Dorothy Beth Tewhill, age 85 passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

Raymond Courtney Male, age 80 passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Carl passed peacefully at home on May 25, 2025, in Cocoa, Florida. Born on December 30, 1931, in Stone, Ky. Carl attended school in Belfry, Kentucky, moved to Columbus, Ohio, in 1953, and worked for ...

George "Pops" Phillips, age 80, of Titusville, Florida passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

Gerald “Gerry” Garton Miller Jr., 75, of Canaveral Groves Cocoa, a loving father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2025, surrounded by his family. Gerry was born Februar...

John James “Jim” Carnell lived to the age of 69, passing on the 9th of May in this year of our Lord 2025. He passed at his home of 39 years in Port St. John, Florida. Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Jim ...

Frances Albritton 83, of Canton GA passed away on Friday May 9th, 2025 of natural causes. Our beloved mother and grandmother Frances was born December 30, 1941 in Macon GA. She was pre-deceased by he...

James Martin Bourke, 84, passed away Friday, May 2, 2025, at Holmes Regional Hospital Heart Center, Melbourne, FL. Jim was born in Chicago, IL, on November 21, 1940. He grew up on the north side of ...

Lynn L. (Downey) Landen, 80 peacefully passed away Sunday, May 4th, 2025 in Titusville, FL. Lynn will lovingly be remembered by her sister, Cheryl (Tony) Serrano. Her brother Timothy (Jodi) Downey. ...