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FLORIDA TODAY 13A Adams Henry F. age 88, of Melbourne Beach, September 4, 2017, Ammen Family Cremation and Funeral Care Albert Janet Elaine age 62, of Melbourne, August 31, 2017, Buggs Funeral Home Arnold Sandra Rae age of Indialantic, September 4, 2017, Davis Seawinds Funeral Home Bors Jane age 88, of Titusville, September 4, 2017, North Brevard Funeral Home Bridge Shirley R. age 84, of Satellite Beach, September 4, 2017, Ammen Family Cremation and Funeral Care Brown Ella C. age 91, of Palm Bay, September 5, 2017, Buggs Funeral Home Coville Jr. Donald age 64, of Melbourne, September 3, 2017, Davis Seawinds Funeral Home Findley Bette age 59, of Rockledge, September 4, 2017, American Burial and Cremation Flakes Elizabeth age 66, of Satellite Beach, FL, Sept 5, 2017, Brownlie Maxwell Funeral Home Gay Joy Z.

age 73, of Palm Bay, September 4, 2017, Ammen Family Cremation and Funeral Care Lewis Dondre age 22, of Palm Bay, August 30, 2017, Buggs Funeral Home Linen Mary age 74, of Cocoa, September 5, 2017, Funeral Solutions Meyer Robert A. age 70, of Palm Bay, September 2, 2017, Ammen Family Cremation and Funeral Care Nelson Eugene Nils age 86, of Merritt Island, September 3, 2017 Nichols Jackie Lee age 84, of Merritt Island, August 30, 2017, Life Event Center at Florida Memorial Price Diane Marie age 69, of Satellite Beach, September 3, 2017, Ammen Family Cremation Funeral Care Sasser Carolyn age 67, of Titusville, July 30, 2017, North Brevard Funeral Home Sawyer Shirley Elizabeth age 88, of Palm Bay, September 3, 2017, Davis Seawinds Funeral Home Stilwell Roger M. age 96, of Merritt Island, August 23, 2017, Life Event Center at Florida Memorial Underwood Joan L. age 86, of Melbourne, September5, 2017, Life Event Center at Florida Memorial Wolfe ussell L. age 60, of Viera, September 5, 2017, Island Cremations Service Wolfi nbarger Gary Goodwin age 51, of Barefoot Bay, September 4, 2017, Ammen Family Cremation and Funeral Care Death Notices passedawayinMerrittIs- JackwasborninDex- andJessieNichols.He leavesbehindhiswife, LeahBoggsHamm-Nich- had14grandchildrenand twogreatgrandchildren.

Hewaspredeceased Jackgraduatedfrom EastPeoriaHighSchool andwentontoplay baseballintheSt.Louis Brownsfarmleagueuntil ashoulderinjurydashed hishopesofturningpro. HejoinedtheUSNavy servingduringtheKorean Warandwashonorably dischargedin1957.After heworkedforCaterpil- larwhileattendingnight historyfromBradleyUni- versity.Initiallyworking businesswithSouth latertransitionedtothe manufacturingindustry withExxonEnterprises Inc.andNationalWaterlift Companywherehewas responsibleforsettingup prototypemanufacturing operations.Hisproj- ectmanagementskills ledhimtojoinPlanning (PRC)aerospacedivi- sionasheadofanew prototypefabrication entryintotheaerospace industry.Hewenton toa27-yearcareerwith Boeingasprojectleadfor avarietyofinitiativesfor includingtheInternational SpaceStationandthe Orionspacecraft.He waspassionateabout hisworkandretiredfrom Boeingattheageof77. greatloveofmusicwith aspecialfondnessfor FrankSinatra.Jackwas aspiritualmanwitha greatChristianfaithand aninspirationtoallwho methim.Hewasvery friendshipsandmade newoneseasily.Itwas thisattributethatledhim toafriendshipwithLeah -theymarriedonhis birthdayin2007.Leah broughtgreatjoyintohis lifeandtheyshared10 happyyearstogether. Servicestocelebrate thelifeofthiswonderful fatherandfriendwillbe CenteratFloridaMemori- al.Gravesideservicewill followatFloridaMemorial tionsmaybemadein 64111orwww.VFW.org. JackieLeeNichols MerrittIsland EugeneNilsNelson, MerrittIslandonSep- wasborninMontville, ConnecticuttoNilsand BlancheNelson.He leavesbehindhiswife, WarrenNelson(Carol), andgranddaughter, SavannahNelson.He waspredeceasedbyhis manNelson.

Genegraduatedfrom sachusettsin1953after whichhejoinedtheUSAir Forceservingduringthe KoreanWarandwas honorablydischargedin 1955.AftertheAirForce heenrolledintheUniver- sityofFloridawherehe receivedaBSEEdegree in1960. Aftergraduatingfrom theUniversityofFlorida heworkedfortheWest- ernElectricCompany atWhiteSandsMissle RangeontheTarget TrackRadarcomputer systembeforerelocating totheEasternTestRange inFloridaemployedby theBoeingCompany. Genethentransferredto theNASAApolloProgram intheGroundCheckout SystemsSectionre- sponsibleforoperational readinessoftheLunar andCommandModules. Hewentontoa31year careerwithNASAasa leadprojectengineerina varietyofspaceprogram initiativesincludingSky- Shuttlepayloadprocess- ing.Geneprovidedtech- nicaloversightofground processingatKSCforthe EuropeanSpaceAgency andmademultipletrips theKazakstanRussian launchsitetosupport Russianteamgrounddata exchangeprocessing. Afterretirementfrom NASAheworkedpas- sionatelyontheEckerd ComputersforKids Programsupplyingrepur- posedsurpluscomputers toBrevardCountyschool kidswhowouldgo withoutotherwise.Gene wasadevotedhusband, fatherandgrandfather.

Detailsofserviceswillbe communicatedtofamily andfriendswhenthey becomeavailable. EugeneNilsNelson MerrittIsland CarolynL.Sasserwas passedawayonJuly30 afterabriefandcoura- LynngrewupinNorth CarolinaandFloridaand graduatedfromPen- sacolaHighSchoolin 1968.Shortlyafter,she PanAmWorldAirways thattimeshemarriedher husbandJimandmoved toTitusville.Aftertravel- lingtheworldwithPan backtoschoolatUCF andgraduatedwitha MasterofArtsdegree. Shebecamealicensed speech-languagepa- thologistworkingmostly withstrokevictims asaspeechtherapist throughoutBrevard County.Lynnwasknown forherloveofherfriends, calmusic.Shealways hadthewonderfulability tobrightenaroomwith herpresenceandher quirkylaugh.Lynnwillbe rememberedforhergood tiontoherfriendsand buyingwaytoomuch Christmasstuff. Sheispredeceasedby A.Sasser,Jr.,ofTitus- villeandparentsMartha LouiseBirchLarsenand Maj.RobertJohnLarsen, Annabelle. Sheissurvivedbyher SasserofCazenovia, NYandKimSasserof LarsenandR.Michael Larsenaswellasmany niecesandnephews.

Amemorialservicewill beheldonSaturday, atSt.Gabriel’sEpiscopal ChurchinTitusville. tionsmaybemadeto HospiceofSt.Francisin Titusville. Titusville hometobewiththeLord byherlovingfamily.Born thelateHughandAlmeda CherryinHenderson, residentfor48yearsand campingandspending timewithherchildren andgrandchildren.Along withthanherparents, husbandGeorgeBors, sistersCarnellAustin, CurtisCherryproceeded Janeindeath.Shewill begreatlymissedby herchildrenStephen BorsandGeorge(Teena) greatgranddaughtersand vac.FuneralServiceswill beheldonFridayat11AM atNorthBrevardFuneral Home.Visitationwillbe rialContributionsmay bemadeinJanename toCornerstoneHospice. Condolencesmaybe sharedatwww.northb- revardfuneralhome.com JaneBors Titusville passedawayonSeptem- FL. Dianewasbornin AlfredJosephandMary Lorraine(Oliver)Kuriger.

ShemovedtoFloridain 1965andgraduatedfrom SatelliteHighSchoolin 1966. Dianewasproudtobe homemakerofherown alsoconsideredtobe aceramicandstained glassartist.Shealsowas andallcardsgames.Di- anewasespeciallygood attournamentpinochle. gamewasbingo. Dianeissurvivedby herlovinghusbandof 51yearsGlenPriceof MaryLorraineKuriger PriceofMelbourne, granddaughterHunter andgraddaughterTaylor DeWittofMelbourne.She waspredeceasedbyher fatherAlfredJ.Kuriger andsisterTheresaKlice. AttherequestofDiane, noservicesarebeing planned.

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