Brande Lynn Vickers Rivera, 36, died July 26, 2012, at VNA/Hospice House in Vero Beach.
She was born in Vero Beach and was a lifetime resident of Indian River County.
Earlier this year she earned a master’s degree in science from Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University.
She was a member of the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society, which recently honored her with the Scholar Award.
She was the education coordinator for the medical surgical division at Indian River Medical Center.
She attended the St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Sebastian.
Survivors include her husband, Eulalio Rivera Jr. of Sebastian; parents, Rebecca and Jim Harris of Sebastian; brother, Stephen Lee Vickers Jr. of Sebastian; stepsister, Ranee Harris of Sebastian; and grandfather, Jack K. Vickers of Johnson City, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her father, Stephen Lee Vickers.
Memorial contributions may be made to Indian River Medical Center, 1000 36th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960 for the creation of the Brande Vickers Rivera Scholarship Fund.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 1 at Strunk Funeral Home in Vero Beach.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Aug. 2 at St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Sebastian.
Interment will follow in Sebastian Cemetery.
A guest book is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.