All Obituaries

Patricia J Little, 82, of Palmetto, FL passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019.  No services are planned at this time. A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date and location.

Marjorie J. Hurd, age 92, of Palmetto, Florida, formally of Tonawanda, New York, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2019.  She is survived by her children Stephen Hurd (Patricia), Sheryl Storm (Eric), Susan Cucinotta (Dennis); 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; sisters Josephine Perani, Elizabeth Carter-Knight, and Donna Nagy.  She was predeceased by her husband Richard D. Hurd.  No services are planned. Donations may be made on her...

Faye DeSear Johnson passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at the age of 92.  She was born in Gillette, Florida, on July 12, 1927.  Faye was predeceased by her husband of 71 years, Roddy Johnson; parents, Ashland and Mary Ella DeSear; and her brothers, Vernon, R.A., and Marshall DeSear.  She is survived by her children, Glenda Eichholz (Jerome) of St. Augustine, Florida; Rod Johnson, Jr. (Janet) of Palmetto, Florida;...

Mary Jean Wright, 99, of Sarasota, Florida, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019.

Betty E. Williams, 91, went peacefully to be with Jesus on October 9, 2019. Born in Edinburgh, Indiana on September 7, 1928 to Marion David Rhude and Flossie Edell Miller, Betty was one of their nine children.  She moved to Florida in 1944 at the age of 16 and was a Manatee County resident for the last 75 years.  During that time Betty pursued many different things.  She worked for Anderson Glass Company for many years before following her true passion and becoming a...

Terry Lee Deemer, 66, of Bradenton, FL, passed away unexpectedly on October 8, 2019. Terry was born November 12, 1952 in Huntington, IN to Richard E. Deemer Sr. and Helen Joan Deemer. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Donna Sue Deemer; daughters Katie Ann Deemer of Pinellas Park, FL; Jodi Marie (Derek) Draper of Ellenton, FL; and son Matthew Timothy Deemer of Bradenton, FL; granddaughters Chloe Alyssa Draper, Sophie Annmarie Draper and Rylie Sue Deemer. Terry was preceded in death...

  Janis Dalrymple Pearce died on Oct. 6 in Bradenton, FL, at the age of 105. She was born in Fredricktown, OH, on May 24, 1914, the only child of Frank and Ida Dalrymple.  She married George Pearce on Jan. 1, 1938 and spent most of her married life in Louisville, KY.  She was a preschool teacher and devoted mother and wife. Following her husband’s death in 1984, Janis permanently relocated to Bradenton where her family had ties to the community since World War...

Donna A. Claussen, 88, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away on October 3, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Freedom Village Hall, 6410 21st Ave W, Bradenton, FL 34209.

Wanice Patricia Tracy, 85, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away on October 3, 2019.