Bradenton, FL Obituaries

May 6, 2015

Hale L. Hall, 89, of Palmetto, passed away on May 6, 2015.

Born on May 25, 1925, in Williams, Indiana, Hale was the son of Harley and Sally Hall.

He grew up on farms in southern Indiana and graduated from Williams High School.

Hale proudly served his country during W.W.II as a Signalman...

May 4, 2015

Billie J. Baird, 93, passed away last week. He was predeceased by his wife Mary Harrison Baird. Originally from Roanoke Alabama, First Sargent Billie served his country as a sharp shooter during WWII in the Pacific. He was not one to sing his own praises and he would down play the Bronze Star he received for meritorious service. Whenever...

May 1, 2015

Schell D. Bumpas, of Palmetto, passed away on May 1, 2015.

Schell is survived by his children; Angelique and Harley, his mother; Connie and his siblings. He was predeceased by his son AJ.

He was a wonderful man with a big heart and will be greatly missed.

A Celebration of Life will be...

Apr 23, 2015

Madlyn Louise Bass died on April 23, 2015 in Bradenton, FL at the age 87.

Madlyn is survived by her husband of 67 years, Roy W. Bass Sr.; her children, Maggie Dickow (Russell), Bob Bass (Maggie), Pam Sifuentes (George), Sam Bass (Jane), Cindi Bass, and her adopted daughter, Marsha Hockenberry; 7 grandchildren; and 5 great grandchildren.

Apr 22, 2015

John J. Lach, 88, Anna Maria, passed away April 22, 2015.

He was born July 24, 1926 in Detroit, MI to the late John and Anna (Piotrowski) Lach.

John served with the U.S. Army during WWII, and moved to the Island in the mid 1970’s coming from Lincoln Park, MI.

Locally he was...

Apr 22, 2015

CATHERINE R. RICE (DAILEY) PASSED AWAY AT HER HOME IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA ON APRIL 22, 2015 WITH HER FAMILY AT HER BEDSIDE – DAUGHTER, THERESE MARIE AND SONS, CAMERON AND KENNETH, AND GRANDSONS, THOMAS AND KEVIN.

CATHERINE WAS BORN IN AIRDRIE, SCOTLAND AND EMIGRATED FROM ENGLAND TO MONTANA WITH HER HUSBAND, THOMAS RICE, M.D. (predeceased) AND CHILDREN...

Apr 19, 2015

Susan Leora Salyer, 95, Bradenton, passed away April 19, 2015.

She was born December 23, 1919 in Bradenton to the late Graydon and Addie (Holland) Johnson who were part of the pioneer Johnson family that settled in this area back during the Civil War. Leora was a life long resident of Bradenton, and graduate of...

Apr 18, 2015

Merlin Leroy Gnegy, 92, of Bradenton, Florida and Somerset, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully into the arms of his Savior at 10:49 PM on April 18, 2015 in Manatee Memorial Hospital, Bradenton, FL.

Born January 27, 1923 in Oakland, MD, he was the son of Dewey and Sadie Gnegy.

Merlin embraced life with enthusiasm and a...

Apr 15, 2015

Eric Jon Smith, 26 of Bradenton, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.

Eric was born on June 9, 1988 in Red Bank, New Jersey, and moved to Bradenton eight months ago.

He worked as a framer in the construction industry locally. Eric loved...

Apr 13, 2015

Connie Jane Puleo (Stewart), 68 of Bradenton, Florida passed from this life into the hereafter on April 13, 2015 after a long courageous battle with leukemia.

Born May 8, 1946 to Herbert and Adeline Stewart in Kokomo, Indiana she was the 11th of 16 siblings: Mary, Virginia, Phyllis, Floyd, Patricia, Lorin (Pete), Howard, Larry, Sharon, Tom, Ronnie,...

Apr 12, 2015

John Cooney Edwards, 'Scotty'  81, Bradenton, passed away April 12, 2015.

John was born December 29, 1933 in Paisley, Scotland to the late Robert and Jane (Cooney) Edwards.

He moved to Bradenton in 1992 coming from Toms River, New Jersey where he was member of the Scotch American Club in Kearney, NJ. Locally...

Apr 12, 2015

Donald B. Gifford, 60, Bradenton, passed away April 6, 2015 at Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton.

Donald was born on November 9, 1954 in Spokane, Washington to the late Gordon Bruce and Audrey (Cherry) Gifford. He moved to Bradenton 8 ½ years ago coming from Seattle, Washington. Donald was an antiques and collectibles collector and dealer.

Apr 11, 2015

Kay King Anderson, 61, Anna Maria, Florida, passed away April 11, 2015.

Kay was born on December 24, 1953 in Havre de Grace, Maryland to the late Lyle E. and Emmalena (Atteberry) King. She worked as tax account in Illinois.

Kay moved to Florida in 2004 coming from Freeport,...

Apr 10, 2015

Isabella R. Willard, 90, Bradenton, died on April 10, 2015. Survivors include a son, Karl; a daughter, Karen Willard-Gallo; grandchildren, Jaclyn O'Brian and Brad. The family plans to hold a memorial to honor this remarkable woman at a later date. Friends are invited to attend and should contact the family directly for details. In lieu of flowers...

Apr 8, 2015

Adrianna Lee Durrance, of Bradenton, passed away on April 8, 2015. Adrianna is survived by her parents Dianna and Bradly Durrance, brother Jorden, sister Savanna and her grandparents; Tim and Annette Durrance, Christine Melchi, Perry and Tammy Melchi.

Apr 7, 2015

Alexandra Joy Varelis, 33, Bradenton, passed away April 7, 2015.

She was born October 10, 1981 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and moved to Bradenton at a very young age and has been a lifelong resident since. Alexandra worked at the family restaurant Cortez Café, and was Greek Orthodox.

She was predeceased by her brother, John...

Apr 3, 2015

It is with sorrow and joy that William A. Schlacks (70) has met with our Lord on this beautiful day, April 3, 2015.

Bill was born May 9, 1944 in Chicago, IL to the late Howard and Clare (Cronley) Schlacks. Graduating from Loyola University, Bill was the youngest of seven.

Bill is survived by his...

Apr 3, 2015

Kermit Decker, 64, of Bradenton, passed away on April 3, 2015.

He is survived by his loving wife Deana Decker, mother Vera Decker, his sons; Charlie L. Decker and Andrew S. Decker, siblings; Keith Decker, Carolyn Horton and Connie White and his nieces and nephews; David Decker, Marissa, Tyler and John Glaser. He will be greatly missed...

Apr 3, 2015

Martha Horton Morris, 93, died Friday, April 3, 2015, following a long illness. The first child of Freeman and Mabel Horton, Martha was born February 8, 1922, in her parents’ Bradenton home on 25th Street West. She was preceded in death by her husband, Martin C. Morris, Jr; her parents; and a brother, Donald M. Horton. She leaves a...

Apr 2, 2015

Charles Scott Spath Sr, 73, of Holmes Beach, formally of Connecticut, went to be with the Lord on April 2, 2015.

Charles is survived by his loving wife, Jeanne Anne Kadric Spath of Trumbull CT, children; Kristen A. (Brad) Wise of Goffstown, NH, Charles S. (Susan) Spath, Jr of Newtown CT, Karin P. (Scott) Hemenway of Hillsborough...