OCEAN RIDGE — A resident for nearly 20 years, Mr. Mangione served
on the Town Commission from 1982 until 1994, including four terms
as mayor. Mr. Mangione died Oct. 8 after a brief illness. He was
67. A financial adviser, Mr. Magione brought his prof
By Ron Hayes BRINY BREEZES — His name was William, but friends
called him “Bill.” Fellow sailors called him “Captain.” Patients
called him “Doc.” And come December, children called him “Santa."
Dr. William R. Tolford was a big man with a long white b
MANALAPAN — Albert C. Ebert's family have long told the story of
his very first business venture. With the Great Depression still
gripping America, the 3-year-old entrepreneur used to dig up clumps
of grass from the neighbors' lawns in his native Chi
By Ron Hayes DELRAY BEACH — Russell “R.C.” Croft, who led the
city’s Police Department for more than 30 years, died Nov. 14 in
High Springs after a brief illness. He was 93. “He drove until
three weeks before his death,” said his son, Kenneth. “He wa
OCEAN RIDGE — When residents of the Ocean Ridge Yacht Club needed
advice on insurance, Mickey Metras was the man to ask. A retired
insurance agent from South Hadley, Mass., Michael W. Metras died
Nov. 1. He was 66, and had been a resident of the comm
By Ron Hayes BRINY BREEZES — Not long after Paul and Joan Ruopp
moved to Briny Breezes in 1993, a stranger knocked on their door,
bearing a golf bag and a smile. “I hear you folks are from Ocean
Grove,” Paul McCarthy said. “So are we.” For the next
By Ron Hayes BRINY BREEZES — Look for George Haller any sunny
afternoon and you’d find him in his regular chair on the beach,
joking, chatting and reminiscing with a group of friends known
around town as “the raisins,” because of their devotion to t
By Ron Hayes DELRAY BEACH — A resident of the coastal communities
since 1964, Elizabeth “Betty” Adams Sligh died peacefully Jan. 30
at Hospice By The Sea in Boca Raton. She was 88. Born May 3, 1920,
in Latrobe, Penn., Elizabeth Adams was an identical
DELRAY BEACH — When she lived on Vista Del Mar, Margaret
Rockefeller’s home was affectionately known to friends as “Chez
Margo.” The nickname was a testament to a woman whose life balanced
irrepressible wit with a s
By Mary Katherine Stump Briny Breezes — Don Amon, a resident of
Briny Breezes and Flint, Mich., died on April 23 at his Michigan
residence. He was 84 years old. Mr. Amon served in the U.S. Marine
Corps in the South Pacific during World War II and was
By Mary Katherine Stump Delray Beach — James W. Davant, retired CEO
of PaineWebber Group, died in Delray Beach on April 17 at the age
of 93. Mr. Davant led PaineWebber, now a part of UBS Financial
Services, from 1964 to 1980. Mr. Davant was a former
By Ron Hayes DELRAY BEACH — A seasonal resident for more than 20
years, Elizabeth Annette Kunik passed away April 9. Born March 6,
1927, in Shenandoah, Penn., Mrs. Kunik attended the Philadelphia
General Hospital School of Nursing Cadette Corps progr
Manalapan — James Kevin Campbell of Manalapan and Charlevoix,
Mich., died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at JFK Medical Center in
Atlantis. He was 90. Mr. Campbell was born in Detroit, where he
spent many years associated with the automobile industry. He
By Emily J. Minor Gulf Stream — Elizabeth G. Beinecke, a generous
benefactor of the arts and the environment who had a winter home in
Gulf Stream for many years, died April 14 in her sleep. She was 89.
Known as Betty to her friends and family, Mrs. B
By Mary Katherine Stump Delray Beach — Lucienne Driskill, of Delray
Beach and Greenwich, Conn., passed away on May 17. Mrs. Driskill
was preceded in death by her husband, Walter S. Driskill, with whom
she helped to found Dribeck Importers in 1967. D
By Mary Katherine Stump DELRAY BEACH — William Seach, a resident of
Delray Beach and Pittsburgh, Penn., died April 26 after a long
illness. He was 81 years old. Mr. Seach was a native of Clairton,
Penn., and a longtime resident of Bethel Park, Penn.,
Photos courtesy The Boston Red Sox By Ron Hayes OCEAN RIDGE
— His older brother was “Joltin’ Joe,” the baseball legend with the
56-game hitting streak. He was the “Little Professor,” the 5-foot-9
center fielder with spectacles. But in the hearts of
Robert John Wibbelsman, Junior passed away on May 2nd, 2009 at the
age of forty-one in his home in Venice, California. Mr. Wibbelsman
was born in New York City on May 16th, 1968. He was raised in Los
Angeles, California and Louisville, Kentucky, wher
By Ron Hayes DELRAY BEACH — During her 40 years in the area,
Elizabeth Matthews Paton played golf at The Little Club in Gulf
Stream, and she wrote its history. She enjoyed the beach, and
worked to beautify it. Mrs. Paton, who died May 22, had celebr
By Mary Katherine Stump Hypoluxo Island — Alice Nan Edge, 80, a
long-time resident of Hypoluxo Island in Lantana, passed away
peacefully at her home on June 16 following an extended illness.
Mrs. Edge was a life-long resident of Palm Beach County, ha
