Laura Winther-Strait, 62, died May 5, 2012, at VNA Hospice, Vero Beach.
She was born in Ocean-side, N.Y., and lived in Florida since 1987, residing in Sebastian, Fort Myers and Vero Beach.
She graduated from Baldwin High School in New York, and later from Nassau Community College, New York.
She was employed as a property manager in Fort Myers for 10 years.
Before that, she was the first secretary at the Environmental Learning Center, Wabasso.
Survivors include her parents, Ruth and John Winther, of Vero Beach; sister, Linda Winther Eggermann, of Vero Beach; brothers, Fred Winther, of Huntington, N.Y., and John Winther, of Mastic Beach, N.Y.; and stepson, Jonathan Strait, of Winter Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society , P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.
A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. May 12 at Living Lord Lutheran Church in Vero Beach.
Her ashes will be placed in the columbarium on the church grounds.
A guestbook is available at www.seawindsfh.com.