Obituaries
Bradenton, FL Obituaries
Local obituaries to remember and honor your loved ones in Bradenton, Sarasota, Manatee County, FL and the surrounding areas
Vincent P. Shetzline Jr.
Feb 2, 2015
Vincent P. Shetzline Jr, 83, of Parrish Fl, passed away February 2, 2015. Vincent will be laid to rest at Sarasota National Cemetery with military honors.
Committal following service Whitfield Presbyterian Church 7045 North Tamiami Trail Sarasota FL 34243
Rev. Dr. Paul Wesley Chaney
Jan 31, 2015
Rev. Dr. Paul Wesley Chaney, of Sarasota (Manatee County), Florida, passed away on January 31, 2015 at the Westminster Towers and Shores Healthcare Center in Bradenton. Rev. Chaney was born in Longview, Texas to the late Wesley Arlin and Madrid Pauline (Davenport) Chaney. During his lifetime he had several different career paths. Working as a retail buyer and store...
Alice E. Lanford
Jan 28, 2015
Alice E. Lanford, 67, Bradenton, passed away Jan. 28, 2015. Alice was born April 18, 1947 in Sarasota to the late Earl G. and Brenda (Sudene) Reed. She was a lifelong resident of Manatee/Sarasota County. Graduated from USF with her bachelors and master’s degree. Alice worked as a Registered Nurse at Manatee Memorial Hospital working in various departments before...
James Douglas Reisinger
Jan 28, 2015
James Douglas Reisinger, of Bradenton, died peacefully on Wednesday night, January 28, 2015 at Riviera Palms in Palmetto . James was originally from Cleveland Ohio. He was a Simple Man. He loved his family, baseball, fishing, his dog Rusty, going out to eat, and old movies, especially John Wayne. He was also a long time member of the Moose...
Kevin Marlene Kuncewicz
Jan 27, 2015
Kevin Marlene Kuncewicz, 55, Bradenton, Florida, passed away January 27,2015 at the TideWell Hospice House in Bradenton. Kevin was born on February 17, 1959 in Huntington, West Virginia to James Carrol and Rachel (Hively) Holley. She is survived by her son, William Benjamin Carmer of California, mother, Rachel Hively, four brothers, four sisters, and many extended family members and...
Lois M. Mckee
Jan 26, 2015
Lois M. McKee, 75 of Bradenton, passed away on January 26, 2015. Lois was born on August 18, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late James W. Sr. and Margaret (Short) McKee. She after high school went to work for Standard Steel in Pennsylvania as a secretary and retired from there over 30 years later as the only female...
Gladys S. Risk
Jan 22, 2015
Gladys South Risk, 99, of Bradenton, passed away on January 22, 2015 at her home in Westminster Towers. She was born in Toledo Ohio, the daughter of Henry Randolph and Mary Boniface South, formally of South Toms River NJ. Gladys was the wife of the late James Campbell. She will be remembered as a loving and devoted mother, aunt,...
John L. Travis
Jan 21, 2015
John L. Travis Jr, 63, of Bradenton, passed away on January 21st 2015. He is survived by his loving wife Barbara, two Sons; John Travis Smith (Lyn), Michael Brandt (Jillian), one step-son Justin Fallon (Liza), four sisters; Kathi Cafiero (Kenneth), Lisa Singer(Robert), Melissa Osborne (Lewis), and Michelle Travis (Cheryll) and 10 grandchildren.
Visitation 2015-01-23 10:00:00 12:00:00 Shanon Funeral...
Dolores "Laurie" F. Busard
Jan 19, 2015
Dolores F. Busard; 'Laurie' died in Blake Hospital, Bradenton, FL on January 19, 2015 after prolonged illness. She was born on July 25, 1923 in Grand Haven, Michigan. She went to Muskegon Junior College, Graduated Michigan State University 1945. After teaching one year, Laurie married Thomas R. Busard of Muskegon, Michigan in November of 1946. They lived in Chicago,...
Ann Henriett Stobaugh
Jan 19, 2015
Ann Henriett (Armbruster) Stobaugh, 76, Bradenton, passed away at 4 pm on Jan. 19, 2015. Ann was born on Sept. 7, 1938 in Bonne Terre, MO to the late James and Clara (Wirag) Armbruster. Ann was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bismark, MO on the 19th day of March 1939. Ann lived in Flat River, MO until...
Gilbert James Smethurst
Jan 19, 2015
Gilbert (Gib) James Smethurst II (71) - beloved father, grandfather, brother , uncle and friend passed away on Monday January 19, 2015. He was born in Bluffton, Indiana on August 5 , 1943 and moved to Manatee County in 1964 where he has since called home. He was preceded in death by his parents Gilbert James Smethurst and Mary...
Arthur Malcolm Boehle
Jan 15, 2015
Arthur Malcolm Boehle, 91, Bradenton, passed away Jan. 15, 2015. He was born April 4, 1923 in New York, NY. Arthur served with the U.S. Navy during WWII. He moved to Bradenton in 1969 coming from New Jersey where he was a member of the V.F.W. Locally he worked as a mill wright for Tropicana for 22 years. Arthur...
Lillian Kent Hulst
Jan 13, 2015
Lillian was born January 18, 1917 in Upper Montclair, NJ to the late Allyn Munson and Frances (Mitton) Kent. She was a graduate of College High School in Upper Montclair and Newark State Teacher's College in Newark. She started her teaching career in Millburn, NJ. In 1941 she met and married her beloved husband George D. Hulst. She went...
Rose Zenaida Domenech
Jan 13, 2015
ROSE, ZENAIDA DOMENECH April 13 1926-January 13 2015 was born in Guantanamo Cuba. In 1945 she left her family and many friends in Cuba to establish a new life in the US with Worth her husband of 59 yrs. When MSgt. Rose left to serve in Korea, she took her two children back to Cuba to await the war's...
Dr. Dan Nolan
Jan 9, 2015
Dr. Dan Nolan, 76, died Jan. 9, 2015 with family by his side. His heroic and long battle with recurring cancer was fought with grace and quiet determination. He leaves a legacy which involves a successful 40-year educational career in the Manatee County School District. Born in Rawlins, Wyoming, to the late Michael H. and Thelma M. Nolan, he...
Maxwell Erik Grablin
Jan 3, 2015
Maxwell Erik Grablin, 12, Bradenton, passed away Jan.3, 2015. Maxwell was born on Oct.30, 2002 in Bradenton to Dr. & Mrs. Patrick J. and Karin A. Grablin. He was in 6th grade at the State College of Collegiate School. Maxwell also attended the Unity Church in the Woods in Bradenton, and had been a Cub Scout with Pack 22...
Dr. Charles Sumner Quimby
Dec 29, 2014
Dr. Charles Sumner Quimby, MD, 90, Bradenton, passed away Dec. 29, 2014. Dr. Quimby was born March 31, 1924 in Winston Salem, NC to the late Edward Mark and Mary (Pemberton) Quimby. He lived in Columbia, SC until he enlisted in the Navy during World War II. He was a navy corpsman with the U.S. Marines on Guadalcanal and...
Grace Maxine Jenkins
Dec 28, 2014
Grace Maxine Jenkins, 74, Cortez, passed away Dec. 28, 2014. She was born July 17, 1940 in Waukegan, IL to the late Max and Grace Pollock. Grace served her country faithfully by serving with the U.S. Air Force during the period between Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. Grace moved to Cortez over 45 years ago coming from Ft. Walton...
Perry Martin Pittman
Dec 28, 2014
Perry Martin Pittman, age 50, was born Jan. 17, 1964 in Chattanooga, TN and died Dec. 28, 2014. He was a resident of Holmes Beach, FL where he was the owner of Tortilla Bay Grill.
He leaves behind his father, Frank Pittman of Crossville, TN his mother, Bettie Pittman and brother, Dr. Ed Pittman of Athens, GA...
Amy Doss Colbert-Drulia
Dec 24, 2014
Amy Doss-Colbert-Drulia, 40, of West Bradenton Florida passed away on Wednesday December 24, 2014 in her home due to heart problems. She was born February 22, 1974 in Bradenton Florida to Melodie Calabro and the late William Doss. Amy graduated Bayshore High School in 1990. She met her husband Don Drulia in 1992 and they married in 2005. She...
