Bradenton, FL Obituaries

Paul Burton Pfeiffer

Mar 13, 2016

Paul Burton Pfeiffer, 62 of Bradenton, Florida passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at his residence.

Paul was born on March 14, 1953 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He spent the first few years of his life living in Wisconsin before moving to Florida in 1971. Locally he worked as a powder coat painter for a local outdoor...

Lawrence T Bastien

Mar 9, 2016

Lawrence T. Bastien, 52 of Palmetto, Florida, passed away on March 9, 2016 at his residence.

Lawrence was born on October 23, 1963 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to George L. and Nancy (Snow) Bastien. He moved to Manatee County seven years ago coming from Fitchburg.

Locally he worked as a construction worker for Whitehead Construction in...

Terrie Louise Wankowski

Mar 7, 2016

Terrie L. Wankowski, 53, of Bradenton was called home to Heaven on March 7, 2016, surrounded by family and friends.

Terrie was born in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of Hubert G. Horne & Hazel Herbert.

She grew up in Bradenton and graduated from Bayshore High School in 1980. On August 22, 1987 she married...

Ellen Richelieu Lopez

Mar 1, 2016

Ellen Richelieu Lopez, 63, passed away on March 1, 2016, at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center in Bradenton. Ellen was born June 21, 1952, in St Petersburg to Charles and Betty Richelieu. The second of five children, and, despite being stricken with polio at 16 months old, Ellen had a wonderful childhood growing up, developing lifelong friendships throughout school, church,...

Kenneth D. Izard

Feb 26, 2016

Kenneth D. Izard Jr, 74, of Bradenton, passed away on February 26, 2016.

No public services will be held.

No services to be held St. Joseph Catholic Church 3100 26th Street West Bradenton FL 34205

Robert Francis Thaxton

Feb 25, 2016

Robert Francis Thaxton, 79, of Bradenton, Florida and Westlake, Ohio, passed away on February 25, 2016 at the TideWell Hospice House in Bradenton.

Robert was born on April 24, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Perry O and Mary (Hart) Thaxton. He worked for many years as a truck driver for the Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper...

Teresa Ann Jamieson

Feb 24, 2016

Teresa A. Jamieson, 51, of Bradenton, passed away on February 24, 2016.

She survived by her brother, sister and mother.

No public services will be held.

No services to be held Shanon Funeral Home Westview Chapel 5610 Manatee Ave. W. Bradenton FL 34209

Stanley L. Kuhl

Feb 19, 2016

Stanley L. Kuhl, 91, Bradenton, passed away February 19, 2016 at the TideWell Hospice House in Bradenton.

Stanley was born on August 3, 1924 in Manchester, Michigan to the late Irving and Esther (Trolz) Kuhl. He was the former owner of Kuhl Industrial Mill Supply in Michigan for many years. He moved to Bradenton coming from Adrian,...

Timothy James Dionian

Feb 19, 2016

Timothy James Dionian, 29, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016 at his residence.

Timothy was born on August 13, 1986 in Long Beach, California. He moved to Florida in November of 2014 and worked as a paramedic in the Emergency Medical Services field. He was also a baptized member of the Catholic Church....

Janet Eileen Mitchell

Feb 18, 2016

Janet Eileen Mitchell, 81, Holmes Beach, passed away February 18, 2016.

Janet was born on April 18, 1934 in New York City, New York to the late Einar Leopold Konstantine and Ellen (Seppanen) Ertman. She was a loving wife and mother raising her children in Ramsey, NJ. Janet was a regular visitor to Holmes Beach since 1986...

Frank S Zaken

Feb 17, 2016

Frank S. Zaken, 55, of Bradenton, passed away on February 17, 2016.

Private committal services

Private Committal

Jerry John Rockwell

Feb 17, 2016

Jerry John Rockwell, 73, of Bradenton, lost his battle with cancer on February 17, 2016. Jerry is survived by his loving wife Elva “Pat” Rockwell, sons; Scott Rockwell and Ricky Rockwell, daughters; Debbie Rockwell and Terri Noel, sister McClellan, 3 grandchildren; Brittany Holsinger, Summer Noel, and Fisher, and 3 great grandchildren Virginia Bonner, Claire Brown, and Noah Fisher. He...

Charles 'Bill' W. Beamon

Feb 17, 2016

Charles W. “Bill” Beamon, 90, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at home with family at his side.

Bill is survived by his son Robert Beamon, daughter-in-law Tracy and life partner Linda Neiderhouse. He’s pre-deceased by his son Bill and daughter Kathy. .

Bill was born and raised in Oklahoma City. He joined the U.S....

Robert 'Bob' Wayne Paulsen

Feb 16, 2016

Robert Wayne Paulsen, 68, of Bradenton, passed away on February 16, 2016.

He is survived by his loving family.

Bob worked at Habitat for Humanity and found joy in supporting such a worthwhile cause.

He loved surfing and due to this love, his ashes will be scattered in the Ocean.

Private...

Garnett Webb

Feb 15, 2016

Garnett Webb, 89, of Bradenton, passed away on February 15, 2016.

She is survived by her loving son, James Webb Jr.

All services will be held in Kentucky, where she will be laid to rest with her husband.

No Local Services will be held. All services will be held out of State. Bayshore Gardens...

Andrew Preston Parks, Ii

Feb 14, 2016

Andrew Preston Parks, II, 54 of Bradenton, passed away Febrary 14, 2016 at the Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton.

Andrew was born on April 17, 1961 in Bristol, Tennessee to Andrew Preston and Barbara Ann (Brewer) Parks. He moved to Bradenton at a very young age, growing up in Manatee County.

He was predeceased by...

Diane L Stewart

Feb 12, 2016

Diane L. Stewart, 72, Bradenton, passed away February 12, 2016.

She was born on August 31, 1943 in Pittsburgh, PA to Lawrence and Ethel Zimmerman.

Diane received a Master’s Degree from Nova University.  She moved to Bradenton in 1970 coming from Bloomington, Indiana. Locally she taught with the Manatee County School Board as a Speech...

Ross Leland Wright, Jr.

Feb 11, 2016

Ross Leland Wright, Jr., 91 of St. Petersburg, Florida, passed away February 11, 2016 at Bon Secours Place in St. Petersburg.

Ross was born on December 2, 1924 in Plant City, Florida to the late Ross Leland Sr. and Kelly (Hughes) Wright. He served his country faithfully during World War II by serving with the United States...

Elizabeth 'Betty' Jean Donohue

Feb 9, 2016

Elizabeth 'Betty' J. Donohue, age 86, passed away on February 9, 2016,  in her sleep and was laid to rest next to Jerome Donohue, (whom she had been married to for 28 years till their divorce in 1978) at Skyway Memorial Park in Palmetto FL.

Betty is survived by two daughters Maureen Donohue & Karen Donohue Tollefson,...

Viola Marie Smith

Feb 8, 2016

Viola Marie Smith, 88, Bradenton, FL, passed away February 8, 2015.

She was born on December 3, 1927 in Providence, RI to the late Cesare and Maria (Carello) Lazzareschi. She was a homemaker and moved to Florida in 2005 coming from North Providence.

Survived by her husband, Charles Edward Smith, Jr. of Bradenton, son, Charles...