Violet Cox
NOV. 7, 1910 -- APRIL 18, 2005
MUSKEGON, Mich. -- Violet G. Cox, 94, of Muskegon, who formerly lived on Bluebird Lane in Ormond Beach, died Monday at Mercy Hospital.
Mrs. Cox, a retired registered nurse, was born in Vermontville, Mich., and lived in Ormond Beach from 1977 to 2002. She was a charter member of Tomoka United Methodist Church, Ormond Beach and its JOY group. Mrs. Cox enjoyed making scrubbies to wash dishes, baking rolls and crocheting.
Survivors include two sons, John of Stuart, Fla., and William, Atlanta; a daughter, Doris Brandt, Twin Lakes, Mich.; a sister, Fern Yoder, Dowling, Mich.; seven grandchildren; and five grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Tomoka United Methodist Church, 1000 Old Tomoka Road, Ormond Beach, FL 32174. Volusia Memorial, Ormond Beach, is in charge.
Jack Halligan
MARCH 27, 1944 -- APRIL 18, 2005
EDGEWATER -- Jack Calhoun Halligan, 61, Orange Tree Drive, a retired electrical construction worker, died Monday at Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach.
Mr. Halligan, a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, came to this area from Baxley, Ga., his birthplace, in 1967. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Baxley, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union 756 and the Halifax Lodge F&AM No. 81, both of Daytona Beach, and a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4472, Baxley.
Survivors include his wife, Linda; a son, Jack "J.R., " a daughter, Kasey Halligan, both of Edgewater; a brother, Ed, Daytona Beach; and a sister, Ellen Luciano, Baxley. Memorial donations may be made to the Vietnam Vets of America, P.O. Box 489, Edgewater, FL 32132. Baldwin Brothers, New Smyrna Beach, is in charge.
Lenora Janeski
DEC. 9, 1930 -- APRIL 18, 2005
EDGEWATER -- Lenora F. Janeski, 74, of Coleman Street, a retired sales agent for Stopper Real Estate and Nixon Real Estate, both of Williamsport, Pa., died Monday at Bert Fish Medical Center, New Smyrna Beach.
Mrs. Janeski was born in Sharon, Pa., and moved to this area in 1982 from Garden City, S.C. She was also a sales agent for Corner Real Estate, Surfside City, S.C. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, New Smyrna Beach, and attended St. Gerard's Catholic Church. She enjoyed acrylic painting, bingo, playing poker and gambling.
Survivors include two brothers, James Norris, Williamsport, and John Norris, Sunbury, Pa.; and three sisters, Rachel Gardner, Edgewater, Clara Gerber, Williamsport, and Mary Capkovic, Cogan Station, Pa. Dudley, Edgewater, is in charge.
Thurman Johnson
SEPT. 17, 1909 -- APRIL 15, 2005
PALM COAST -- Thurman Johnson, 95, of Boulder Rock Drive, who owned and operated a cattle farm, died Friday at home.
Mr. Johnson was born in Pleasant Hill, Mo., and came to this area in 1997 from Harrisonville, Mo. He also formerly worked for the Bendix Corp. Mr. Johnson was a member of Miracle United Pentecostal Church, Lees Summit, Mo. He enjoyed fishing.
Survivors include his wife of 10 years, Gloria; a son, Lyle, Harrisonville; three daughters, Joyce Williamson, Palm Coast, Beverly Goucher, Roseville, Calif., and Jeanette Bedgood, Olathe, Kan.; a brother, Leslie, Lowry City, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. Memorial donations may be made to Florida Hospital Memorial HospiceCare, 770 W. Granada Blvd., Suite 319, Ormond Beach, FL 32174. Clymer, Bunnell, is in charge.
Mary McCormick
MAY 7, 1942 -- APRIL 17, 2005
TAMPA -- Mary Jacqueline Broadwater McCormick, 62, of Tampa, a native of Daytona Beach, died Sunday home.
Mrs. McCormick, who worked in adoption placement for the State of Florida, was a 1960 graduate of Mainland High School, Daytona Beach. She attended Florida State University, Tallahassee, and graduated with an elementary education degree from the University of Florida, Gainesville, before she moved to Tampa in 1965. Mrs. McCormick was a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Tampa, where she also was lay chaplain, Eucharistic minister and choir member. She also was a member of the Red Hat Society, Friends of the Arts and the Phi Mu Sorority.
Survivors include her husband of 40 years, John; and her mother, Dorothy Broadwater, and a sister, Joanne Penny, both of Daytona Beach. Pinello, Daytona Beach, is in charge.
Lee Mathis
APRIL 1, 1928 -- APRIL 18, 2005
SOUTH DAYTONA -- Lee R. Mathis, 77, of Lantern Drive, a firefighter who served as a captain in Chattanooga, Tenn., died Monday at Hospice Care Center, Port Orange.
Mr. Mathis, a Navy veteran, moved here in 1978 from his native Chattanooga. He was a member of All Saints Lutheran Church, Hill City Masonic Lodge, the International Association of Firefighters and the Golden Glove Boxing Team. He attended the University of Chattanooga. Mr. Mathis enjoyed camping, fishing and boating.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia; a son, William, Chattanooga; and six grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Volusia - Flagler, 3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, FL 32129. Volusia County Cremation, Daytona Beach, is in charge.
Kathleen May
APRIL 5, 1916 -- APRIL 17, 2005
PORT ORANGE -- Kathleen "Kathy" May, 89, of Hanover Court, a resident since 1980, died Sunday at home.
A native of Jackson Heights, N.Y., Mrs. May moved here from Little Neck, N.Y. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crocheting.
Survivors include her husband of 59 years, John; a son, Danny, and a daughter, Kathy, both of New York; a brother, Harry, New Hyde Park, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Palm Coast, 149 S. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 400, Daytona Beach, FL 32114. Alavon Direct Cremation, South Daytona, is in charge.
Molly Michelson
DEC. 28, 1914 -- APRIL 18, 2005
DELTONA -- Molly S. Michelson, 90, of Duval Avenue, a book binder for a publishing company in New York City, died Monday at Florida Hospital DeLand.
Born in the Bronx, N.Y., Mrs. Michelson moved here in 1970 from Haverhill, Mass. She also formerly worked as a singe technician for Ornsteen Shoe Factory, Haverhill. She enjoyed cooking and baking.
Survivors include a son, Robert Murphy, Deltona. Deltona Memorial, Orange City, is in charge.
Lucy Mullins
MARCH 3, 1905 -- APRIL 19, 2005
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Lucy M. Mullins, 100, of South Atlantic Avenue, a native of Valdosta, Ga., died Tuesday at Bert Fish Medical Center.
Mrs. Mullins, a homemaker, came to this area in 1925 from Madison. She was a member of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church and its choir.
Survivors include two sons, Johnny, New Smyrna Beach, and Franklin, Edgewater; two daughters, Elois Johnson and Annie Chisolm, both of New Smyrna Beach; a brother, Benjamin Felton, West Palm Beach; 23 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Baldwin Brothers is in charge.
Arlene Render
JUNE 23, 1940 -- APRIL 18, 2005
DELTONA -- Arlene L. Render, 64, of Giovanni Street, a resident since 1996, died Monday at Daytona Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center, Daytona Beach.
Born in Detroit, Mrs. Render, a homemaker, came here from Michigan.
Survivors include four sons, Richard, Ronald and Robert Reddick, all of Deltona, and Gary Render Jr., Michigan; a stepdaughter, Deanna Swinford, New Mexico; a brother, Albert Billis, Lake Orion, Mich.; a sister, Donna Billis, Lewiston, Mich.; and grandchildren. Deltona Memorial, Orange City, is in charge.
Mildred Riatusso
NOV. 30, 1920 -- APRIL 16, 2005
PORT ORANGE -- Mildred Grace Nyholm Riatusso, 84, of Laurel In The Wood, a resident since 1979, died Saturday at Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach.
Mrs. Riatusso, a homemaker, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and moved to this area from Long Island, N.Y. She was a member of Epiphany Catholic Church, the Elks Lodge and Moose Lodge. She enjoyed traveling and boating.
Survivors include her husband of 10 years, Michael; two sons, Dennis Nyholm, Long Island, and Robert Nyholm, Livermoore, Calif.; three daughters, Barbara Brady, Long Island, Mary Lou VanPala, New Milford, Conn., and Kathy Vogel, Sterling, Alaska; a brother, Martin O'Loughlin, Canton, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Epiphany Catholic Church, 201 Lafayette Street, Port Orange, FL 32119. Volusia Memorial, Port Orange, is in charge.
Raymond Rivera
AUG. 15, 1948 -- APRIL 17, 2005
DELTONA -- Raymond L. Rivera, 56, of Courtland Boulevard, a construction worker, died Sunday at Florida Hospital DeLand.
Mr. Rivera, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and moved to this area in 2003 from Puerto Rico.
Survivors include his wife Gloria Correa-Rivera; five sons, Raymond and Danny Rivera, both of Florida, and Jeffrey and Paul Rivera and Jovany Class, all of Brooklyn, N.Y.; his mother, Angelina Colon, Boston; two brothers, Hector, Las Vegas, and Edwin, Boston; and seven sisters, Judith Rivera, Deltona, Elizabeth Rivera, Ponce, Awilda Chevere, Columbus, Ga., Emily Pirrozy, Pennsylvania, Angelina Rivera, Boston, and Edith Arroyo and Daisy Lopez, both of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Deltona Memorial, Orange City, is in charge.
Mary Taylor
JAN. 2, 1909 -- APRIL 19, 2005
ORMOND BEACH -- Mary Thelma Taylor, 96, of Pine Shadows Trail, who moved here from Lakeland in 1998, died Tuesday at Trinity Care Assisted Living Facility, Daytona Beach.
Mrs. Taylor, a homemaker, was born in Jennings, Fla. She was a member of Beville Road Church of Christ, Daytona Beach.
Survivors include a son, Charles Harris, Ormond Beach; two daughters, Mary Gray, Los Angeles, and Norma Loud, Waterville, Maine; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Shannon Maloney, Port Orange, is in charge.
Janice Thomason
SEPT. 7, 1913 -- APRIL 18, 2005
EDGEWATER -- Janice Thomason, 91, of Orange Avenue, a native of Kanawha County, W.Va., died Monday at Orlando Regional Medical Center, Longwood.
Mrs. Thomason, a homemaker, came here in 1972 from Charleston, W.Va. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene, New Smyrna Beach. Mrs. Thomason enjoyed gardening, reading and crossword puzzles.
Survivors include a son, Carl, Orlando; two daughters, Norma Harless, Edgewater, and Rita Astle, Winter Springs; a sister, Louise Wolfe, Charleston; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Oviedo, co Missions, 45 W. Broadway St., Oviedo, FL 32765; or to the First Church of the Nazarene, 201 S. Orange St., New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168. Settle-Wilder, New Smyrna Beach, is in charge.
