Lavoid Carroll, 82, Vero Beach
Lavoid Carroll, 82, of Vero Beach, passed away on April 16, 2018. He was born on Jan. 1, 1936, in Greenpond, Ala., to Ada and Henley Carroll.
Lavoid was the oldest of seven children.
He was a proud military veteran having served for 20 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as Sergeant First Class. He was happily married to Katie for 50 years, who preceded him in death in 2012.
Lavoid is survived by three sisters, Betty Hodge, Shirley Proctor and Norma Martin; as well as two sons, William (wife, Teresa) Carroll and Roy (wife, Lisa) Carroll; and one granddaughter, Kylie Carroll.
The family will receive friends from Noon until 2 p.m. on Monday, April 23, at Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home in Vero Beach. A Funeral Service and Military Honors will follow. Interment will take place at Florida National Cemetery.
Louise G. Burke Glazer, 94, Vero Beach
Louise G. (nee Verza) Burke Glazer, 94, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at the VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach. Born in Peabody, Mass., she was the youngest daughter of the late Louis and Teresa (nee Bertoldi) Verza.
A graduate of St. John’s School and St. John’s High School, she also attended Boston University.
She married Philip J. Burke, of Peabody, after he returned from WWII. He pre-deceased her in 1972, as did her sisters and their husbands, Linda Peterson (Peabody), Lillian Buckley (Marblehead) and Lucy Fitzgerald (Marblehead).
As a young woman she enjoyed the beaches of Marblehead, Mass., and the camaraderie at Salem Country Club in Peabody, where she had many friends and became an accomplished golfer.
She went to Florida one winter to visit and announced she had met a wonderful man, Walter Glazer, of Homosassa. He also played golf and had retired from General Motors. They have been married for 30 years. Many times we tried to invite Walt to Massachusetts to play golf but he had promised “never to cross the Mason Dixon line.”
Louise is survived by three sons, Philip L. (wife, Shirley), Thomas W. and Stephen V. (wife, Marylee); and grandchildren, Matt, Adam, Stephen, and Erin.
Burial will be private.
Rebecca Lea Bornstein Houston, 71, Sebastian
Rebecca Lea Bornstein Houston, 71, of Sebastian, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by family April 15, 2018. She was born in Baltimore, Md., June 19 to parents Isadore and Jeraldine Bornstein (Eichberg).
Sebastian became her home in 2008.
Becky was a Registered Nurse with Alpha Medical Center in Gainesville, before her retirement.
She was past Warden and member of Fraternal Order of Orioles Nest, 272, and Past President of the VFW, Post 10210. She was active in the production and presentation of shows for veterans in Sebastian.
Survivors include daughter, Adriane Hudon, of Sebastian; sons, Jim Houston, of Gainesville, Fla., Scott Houston, of Knoxville, Tenn.; daughter, Cindy Kangas, of Knoxville, Tenn.; son, James Jordan Houston, of Sebastian; 10 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter; brother, Mervyn Bornstein, of Baltimore, Md.; and sisters, Karol Hensley, of Beckley, W. Va., Jeryl Eichberg, of Baltimore, Md., and Lydia Eichberg-Tyszko, of Baltimore, Md.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Whyte Houston.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675 or The VFW Post 10210 in loving memory of Rebecca Lea Houston.
Family will receive friends 1-2 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, at Strunk Funeral Home, Sebastian. Immediately followed by a Celebration of her Life in the Funeral Home Chapel.