March 30: Obituaries

RAMIRO JARDINES, 57, of Vero Beach, passed away March 23, 2015, at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce, FL. Ramiro was a native of Mexico and lived in Vero Beach, FL.

Ramiro is survived by his children, Jorge, Edgar, Jessica, Erick, and Edwin, his mother, Paula Enriquez, his brother, Louis, and grandchildren, Adrian, Krystal, Natalli and Christopher.

A visitation will be Saturday, March 28, from 11:00 till 1:30 pm, at the Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 pm, at St. Helen Catholic Church in Vero Beach, FL A guestbook may be sign at http://www.coxgiffordseawinds.com (3/30/15)

RONALD LEROY SCOTT, Ronald Leroy Scott, 89, of Vero Beach, Florida, died Thursday, March 26, 2015. He was born January 14, 1926 in Minedosa, Manitoba, Canada, and moved to Vero Beach in 1980, coming from Oxford, MI. Mr. Scott was a United States Army veteran of WWII. He had earned his Bachelor’s degree. Mr. Scott had worked as public relations manager for General Motors, MI and retired from there in 1981. He was a member of Volunteer EMT/Shift Captain for IRC Volunteer Ambulance Squad. Mr. Scott is survived by his wife, C. Patricia “Pat” Scott; son, Michael R. Scott of Oxford, MI; daughter, Lorilyn F. Tabor of Lapeer, MI; 3 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Thomas J. Lowther Funeral Home (3/30/15)

ANN C. STICHT died on March 26, 2015 at the age of 88, in her home in Vero Beach, Florida. She was born in Coeymans, New York. Prior to moving to Vero Beach she resided in Clifton Park, New York.
She retired from the New York State Legislature as an Executive Assistant to Senator John J. Marchi in June 1990. She enjoyed her time volunteering at the Used Book Depot. She was the wife of Emil Sticht and the mother of, Peter Sticht, Lisa Seymour, and Kristin Ausiello(Al) and loving grandmother of Rachel and Gina Ausiello. Memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. Thomas J. Lowther Funeral Home (3/30/15)

RONALD CHARLES WOOSTER, 78, died peacefully at his home on March 26, 2015 in Vero Beach. Ron and his wife moved to Vero Beach in 2002 coming from Boca Raton where they lived for over 25 years. Ron was born in Jersey City, NJ and was raised in Lyndhurst, NJ.Ron served in the United States Navy and then attended Newark College of Engineering in New Jersey, where he earned two associate degrees. While attending NCE, he worked for architectural firms and then became a project manager in the commercial construction industry. He obtained his Florida general construction license in 1977 and remained in upper management of general construction firms until his retirement in 2001. In retirement, Ron enjoyed his woodworking crafts, making canoe lamps, cork trivets, and home improvement projects.
Ron is survived by his devoted wife, the love of his life of 40 years, Kathleen Wooster, and his sister Sharon Selinski of Newberry Park, CA. His brother, Darrel Wooster, of Bayville, NJ predeceased Ron in 2012.

A memorial service to celebrate Ron’s life will be held at Strunk Funeral Home in Vero Beach on April 1, 2015 at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children 2900 N. Rocky Point Drive Tampa, FL 33607 Strunk Funeral Home (3/30/15)

ZACHARY ROBERT “ZACH” YENCHO, 19, of Vero Beach, passed away March 25, 2015. Zachary was born in Vero Beach, March 4, 1996 and had been a lifetime resident. He was a member of First Church of God, Vero Beach, the First Church of God Youth Group, and therefore a member of the “Body of Jesus Christ,” – Zach loved Jesus with all his heart!

He was a graduate of Master’s Academy High School and a member of the Master’s Academy Football Team, Master’s Academy Soccer Team and was also a member of the Vero Beach Wrestling Team. Zachary was a student at Indian River State College and an employee of Publix, Miracle Mile.

Survivors include his parents, Robin and Patti Yencho; grandparents, Robert “Bob” and Sandra Yencho & Jerry and Pat O’Connell; brothers, TJ Yencho and Kyle Yencho; many aunts, uncles, cousins, and his niece and nephew.

A Celebration of Life service will be held 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at First Church of God.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests all memorial gifts to the “Zachary Yencho Scholarship Fund,” c/o Master’s Academy, 1105 58th Ave., Vero Beach, FL 32966 or visit http://www.mastersvb.org/donate.

LORENZ PAUL “LARRY” ZOPES of Vero Beach, died peacefully through the grace of God on March 26, 2015. He was born July 4, 1935 in Mt. Vernon, NY to the late Lorenz and Maria Zopes. He joined the Air Force during the Korean conflict and served his country until June of 1956. In 1961 he married Stella Ingrisano in Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Brooklyn, NY, officiated by the bride’s uncle, the Rev. George Ingrisano. His work had always been in the computer field. He was a systems analyst and traveled all over the United States and Europe. His last venture was an owner/operator of his own Mail Boxes Etc. store, (now known as the UPS Store) in Westchester County, NY. In 2005, Larry and Stella retired to Vero Beach, Florida. Larry was an avid shuffleboard enthusiast and enjoyed playing poker with “the guys”. He was a faithful member of St. Helen Catholic Church here in Vero and he loved the Lord.

Larry is survived by his wife, Stella Zopes; sons, Michael (Jackie) Zopes and Peter Zopes; daughter, Cathy (Don) Valente; grandchildren, Jacob and Kayla Zopes, Mia and Elena Zopes and Noah Valente. He was preceded in death by his brother, Vernon Zopes of Salt Lake City Utah who died in June of 2014. He was extremely proud of his family, especially his grandchildren. He will be sorely missed by many friends in Vero Beach and up north.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at St. Helen Catholic Church. Interment and military Honors will follow at Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery in Royal Palm Beach. Online condolences may be made at http://www.coxgiffordseawinds.com (3/30/15)