Esther Elizabeth Burns

Sep 15, 2016

Esther Elizabeth Burns entered into eternal peace on September 15, 2016. She was born to the late Theodore and Rosalie Lussier on March 16, 1923 in Lowell, MA. Esther married the love of her life, James Burns in 1952. Jim and Esther came to Vero Beach from Rockville Centre, NY in 1986. Esther was a devoted and loving mother and...

J. William Sarver

Sep 15, 2016

J. William Sarver, 81, a lawyer who served as vice president and general counsel for C&P Telephone Co. of Maryland, died September 15, 2016 of cancer in Vero Beach, Florida. Mr. Sarver was born in 1935 in Fairmont, West Virginia. He received a BS in Economics in 1956 from West Virginia University. He received a law degree from WVU in...

Audrey G Hanson

Sep 14, 2016

Audrey Gray Hanson, 95, passed away on September 14, 2016 at home with her children by her side. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Joseph Merrill Gray an Edna Cowgill Gray, and attended Ohio Wesleyan University. In 1942, she married Charles Walter Hanson, and together they raised four children while living in Cleveland, Ohio, Birmingham, Alabama, Atlanta, Georgia, and...

Joseph Jonn Gerber

Sep 10, 2016

Joseph J. Gerber, 85, of Bloomfield Hills Michigan, entered into eternal rest, Saturday, September 10, following a brief illness. Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Mary and A.J.Gerber, and his sister, Ellen Reed. He is survived by the love of his life Peg Gerber, to whom he was married for 62 years. Children Mary Margaret (Lou) Donato, of...

Beverly Graves

Sep 7, 2016

Beverly Michael Graves age 100, was born in Daytona Florida on February 18, 1916 and died September 7, 2016 in Vero Beach, Florida. She moved to Indian River County when she was 3 and grew up on Orchid Island within the pioneer Michael family. Beverly graduated from Vero Beach High School in 1934 and worked as the postmistress in Winter...

William Gawn Lucas

Sep 6, 2016

William Lucas (67) passed away September 6, 2016. Please check back soon for a more detailed obituary.

Carolyn Marley

Sep 6, 2016

On September 6, 2016, CarolAnn left this life, surrounded by her loving family. CarolAnn touched many lives with her caring & compassionate ways. She was adored by all who knew her. She married her high school sweetheart, Edwin Marley, 58 years ago. CarolAnn leaves her children Diana Marley of Manlius, N.Y., Michael & Denise Marley of Oneida N.Y. and Kelly...

Paul Watkins

Sep 6, 2016

Paul Watkins, 89, of Vero Beach, FL and Wellesley, MA died peacefully on September 6, 2016 surrounded by his loving family at the VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach. Paul was born on June 3, 1927 in Beverly, MA and spent his early years in Cambridge, MA. He graduated from Browne and Nichols, earned his chemical engineering degree from M.I.T....

Beatrice Grubbs

Sep 6, 2016

Beatrice ("Bippie") Grubbs died peacefully at her home in Vero Beach on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. She was 94. Born on May 19, 1922 in Enid, Oklahoma, Bippie graduated from Enid High School in 1940 and Swarthmore College in 1944 with a degree in English and Economics. Following graduation, she moved to New York City where she worked as a...

Ben W Murphy

Sep 6, 2016

Biography of Ben Warwick Murphy Ben Warwick Murphy was born in 1921 to Ben and Mary Lou Burton Murphy in Central Georgia. The name, "Warwick," came from the last name of his mother's minister, and the name, "Ben" from his father. He grew up on a farm, tending to the animals, planting crops, and learning to play the harmonica, the...