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20A FLORIDATODAY passedawayquietlyat hisfamily. Denniswasborn playedfootballatDear- earneddegreesinPhys- icsandMathfromMichi- ganStateUniversity. Theyweremarried55 years. Dennisworkedhisentire careerinaerospaceasa ocket After college, hes pent years at Boeing, moving his gr owingf amily ar ound the countryt ow ork on Minuteman missile sites. The next four years technicalequipmentfor astronautstocarrytothe MBAandearninghispi- last27yearsofhiscareer asaprogrammanager ProgramManagerofthe YearfortheGASDand ElectronicSystemsSec- tor in nd served as aD ir ector Dennis alsog ave generously of hist ime and expertise to the community ew a sw ell-known to Space Coast swimmers as as arter efer ee, andmeetmanagerof numerouslocalswim meetsfrom1972to1985, PresidentofPlatinum CoastSwimClub.

movedontocompeti- assecretaryofthePort Club.Hetrainedhisfam- IndianRiverDogTraining Clubasitstreasurer. enjoyedseveralthousand roundsofgolfatHarbor CityGolfCourseonLake WashingtonRoad. Heissurvivedbyhis wife Lucy and his four childr en: To ny and- scape ar chitect, and wife Debbe; Gigi, an English teacher nd husband David; Patrick, an engineer nd wife Julia; and Diana, aT Vre porter and husbandMichael.He onegreat-granddaughter, Londyn. Funeralarrangements arebeinghandledby BeachFuneralHomeat 1689S.PatrickDrive, IndianHarbourBeach. Visitationwillbeat11 a.m.Friday,February21, withamemorialservice atnoon.Condolences canbesharedatwww.

BeachFuneralHome.com. DennisGaryRugg India la ntic passedawayTuesday, nativeofNewJersey, SophiemovedtoFlorida withherhusbandinthe early1990s. Shewasprecededin deathbyherhusband, Richar dA for d. She is survived by two sons: William Alfor of Palm Bay andR ichar Alfor do fN one daughter: Linda Hayhurst ofT two sisters: Rose Po- plowskyofFLandVera grandchildren. Marriedfor68yearsto storybookrelationship bymeetingattheUSOin beginningofWWII.Their relationshipcontinued longdistanceasRichard servedinEuropeduring thewar.

Pickingupwherethey leftoffwhenthetroops riedRichardinJulyof Shelivedandraisedthe familywhilemakingtheir homeinNewJerseyand Florida. After most of their working lives wer es pent in New Jersey ophie and Richar dr tir ed to Florida until they wer ec alledt oa better place. Sophie will be sor ely missed as the gentle and comforting matriarchofherfamily. FountainheadFuneral HomeWWW.FOUNTAIN- HEADFUNERALHOME. COMisinchargeof services.

SophieAlford DEATHNOTICES AMO, Phillip, 55, of ArrangementsbyAtlantic MortuaryandCremation Services, Rockledge. ANDREWS, Lauretta 86, ArrangementsbyBeach BARTER, Barbara Ann, 79, ArrangementsbyBeck- man-WilliamsonFuneral Home, CocoaB each. BROOKEN, Paul ArrangementsbyStone BROWN, Bobby, 72, of ArrangementsbyNorth BrevardFuneralHome, Titusville. CUNNINGHAM, Frank 2014.Arrangementsby AmmenFamilyCremation and FuneralC are, Melbourne. DAVIDSON, Arrangements by Island Cremations, Merritt Island.

DURSO, ArrangementsbyDavis- Seawinds Funeral FORD, ArrangementsbyIsland Cremations, Merritt Island. FUTRELL, 2014. Arrangements by GRUBER, Robert, 92, of Melbourne, died Sunday, Arrangements by Atlantic Mortuary and Cremation HOLT, Douglas 71, of Arrangements by Beck- man-WilliamsonFuneral HUGH, Jean 92, of February 16, 2014. Arrangements by Arrange- mentsbyAmmenFamily Cremation and Funeral HUGHES, Melbourne, died Saturday, ArrangementsbyBeach Funeral Home, Melbourne. LAVALLEE, 83, of Cocoa Beach, died Tuesday, February 18, 2014.Arrangementsby Island Cremations, Merritt Island.

78, of Melbourne, died 2014.Arrangementsby Beckman-Williamson PATEL, Satellite Beach, died Arrangements by Beach Funeral Home, Indian HarbourBeach. PRENDERGAST, Jane, 86, Arrangements by Beck- man-WilliamsonFuneral RIVERA, ArrangementsbyDavis- Seawinds Funeral Home RUGG, ArrangementsbyBeach HarbourBeach. TABUR, Arrangements by Funeral TAYLOR, 2014.Arrangementsby AtlanticMortuaryand Cremation Services, Rockledge. THOMAS, ArrangementsbyBeach HarbourBeach. DEATHNOTICES ULBER, Merle 85, of 2014.Arrangementsby Island.

WEBB, David 64, of ArrangementsbyBeach Harbour Beach. WELCH, ArrangementsbyDavis- Seawinds Funeral elbourne. HappyBirthday In Loving Memory of CharlesHumphrey INMEMORIAM Jesse W. Silver nail, 90, of Indialantic passed awayonSundayFebru- He was an ative of Ripley TN, and ar etir ed Industrial Engineer for Radiation and Harris moving here in 1960 fr om Birmingham, AL. Hewasaveteranofthe USArmyAirCorpsin WWIIservingintheCBI Theaterandwasrecalled totheUSAFduringKorea andadedicatedandtrue AuburnAlumnihavingat- tendedontheGIBill.

Survivorsincludehis sonsPreston(Betts), Bert aughter Vi cki Black; numer ous grand and gr eat-grandchildr en and ador ed by his many nephews andn ieces. He was pr edeceased by his br others Curtis and Pat and ag randchild Richar GaryWine. Funeralservicewillbe MaxwellFuneralChapel withfamilyvisitationone hourbeforetheservice. MilitaryHonorswillbe providedatFloridaNa- tionalCemetery. Donationsinhisname maybemadetoSpace Box560975.Rockledge, FL 32956.

Br ownlie axwell Funeral Home is serving the family ww ownli- emaxwell.com 723-2345. Jes se W. Si lv erna il India la ntic homeafteranillness.She wasaretiredDirector ofMedicalRecords. Sh eh ad ap as si on fo quil tin g. Sh eb el on ge to Th eR oc ke tQ ui lt rs re sid en ts as soc iat io at We st min st er Ab by in Coc oa an dw as a me mb er of Fa it hL ut er an ChurchofMerrittIsland.

Sheissurvivedbyher daughterKathyMillsand husbandRobert.Shehas A veryMillsandfourgreat- grandch il dr en he lea ve be hin dh er da ug ht er in -l aw Ca ro ly nB ar er Am em or ia ls er vi ce ill be he ld at Fa it hL ut er an Ch ur ch of Me rr it tI la nd Fl or ida on Fe br ua ry 22 2014at4pm.Youcan signherguestbookat BeckmanWilliamson.com. BarbaraBarter Er nest E. Girar Jr 84, of Melbour ne Beach died Satur day at Holmes Regional Hospital. Er nie was bor nJ anuary 11, 1930, in Va lley Falls, RI. He was pr edeceased by hisparentsandhisson, ErnieIII.Heissurvived byhiswifeof20years, (John)WozniakofNorth KimHollidayofGeorgia; Uncle Ben and Aunt Flo Chmura of Melbour ne Beach; six grandchildr en: Er nie IV ric, Ashley Sean, Ericka, Kaitlyn; six and Isabella Girar nd Nick, Madison, Dustin and Kevin Pendleton.

Ernieservedasamedic for20yearsintheUS Navyandthenworkedfor 25yearsasamailcarrier HeretiredtoMelbourne Beachandlovedgolf, most of all, playing car ds twice aw eek with his pinochle gr oup. We will all miss him (especially Penny and Tinker). AM ass of Christian Burialwillbecelebrated AMintheImmaculate ConceptionCatholic Beachfollowedbyen- tombmentwithmilitary honors at Fountainhead Memorial Park. Fountainhead Funeral Home WWW AINHEAD- FUNERALHOME.COM is in char ge of services. In lieu of dona- tionsmaybemadetothe CysticFibrosisFounda- CreedmoorRoadSuite 130.Raleigh,NC27613.

ErnestE.Girard,Jr. Jean Hugh, 92, passed away February 16, 2014. She was bor ni nH emp- stead, Long Island on Sheservedhernation duringthewarsworking asacivilservantinmany countriessuchasJapan, Shewasatalentedartist and af riend of all cr ea- tur es. Jean loved to travel and was consider ed aw orld traveler amongst her friends.Shemovedback toFloridaandwasone ofthefewtobeapart oftheNASAprogramin retiringfromtheFederal ithermissiontocarefor many of the feral catsi her ar ea. She was very dedicated to the catsa nd car ed for many colonies.

Jean is survived by her son, James, III; her daughter eanne Marie; andfourgreat-grandchil- familywouldlikedona- tionstobesenttothe Central Br evar dH umane Society ,1 020 Cox Road, Cocoa, FL 32926. Arrangements by Ammen Family Cr Funeral Car 724-2222. Pleasesignguestbook andsharememoriesat www.afcfcare.com. Je an T. Hu gh awayinherhomeon Sh ew as bor no nJ une 9, 19 42 in Sebr in L.

ShegrewupinPensacola andspentherearly adultyearsinCocoa. Marriagebroughther toLakelandin1989. CarolworkedforClifton Co nst ru ct io In c. in CitrusRegionalBlood CenterinLakeland. Carolwasacharter memberofCocoaPres- is am em be ro fM EN SA Sh ei sp re ce de di deathbyherhusband, JohnDavidHarris.Sheis sur vivedbyherdaughter, Cheryce(Michael)Harris of Wi nt er Ha ve an dh er HarrisofTallahassee.

Amemorialservicewill be he ld at 11 :0 0a of Fir st Pre sb yt er ia Chu rch of Wint er Ha ve n. adonationcanbe ma de to th eB oo ne MiddleSchoolBand. CarolDonnellHarris LisaM.King,44,passed duetocancer.Lisa’s passionswerehertwo so hu sb an an dp ets Sh ea ls ol ove Na sc ar Football.Shewillbe dearlymissedbyallwho knewandlovedher. Sheissurvivedbyher (B ob )K in go fM el bo ur ne SharonandDaveCino AC el eb ra ti on of Li fe wi ll be he ld at 5: 00 PM 2014attheBeckman Wi lliamsonFuneral re cep ti on will be he ld aftertheserviceatthe VFWRocketPostin at 6: 00 PM he fa mil yw ill receivefriendstwohours priortotheservice.Inlieu of we rs is aw is he an yd ona ti ons be ma de outtoherfamily.Youmay an dv ie wv ide oa tw ww beckmanwilliamson.com. LisaM.King Pa tt ip as se da way on Fe br ua ry 13 ,2 01 4 afteracourageous battlewithcancer.

ShewasborninAber- MerrittIslandwhereshe RosemaryandRobert Haber.Pattigraduated fromMerrittIslandHigh Schoolandcontinued he rs ch oo li ng at St ets on Universitywhereshe earnedherlawdegree. Pattiwasaveryloving hadabigandkindheart andshewillbesorely mi ss ed by ev er yo ne Sheissurvivedby hermotherRosemary, SisterJoanFisher.She al so ha sf ou rn ie ce Amemorialservice willtobeheldatnoon, at Wy li e- Ba xl ey Me rr it IslandFuneralHome, followedbyarecep- tionat860Indianola Dr Me rr it tI sl an d. consideradonationto th eJ im my V. Fo un da- ti on or th eA me ri can CancerSociety. Memoriesand condolencesmaybe sharedatwww.wylieb- ax le ym err it ti sl an d.

co m. Pa tti Ann Haber.