Eleanor “Penny” Turco, 81, Vero Beach
Eleanor “Penny” Turco, 81, of Vero Beach, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother died unexpectedly April 19, 2018. She was born Sept. 2, 1936, in Yonkers, N.Y., the oldest daughter of Philip and Eleanor Kuss.
Penny grew up in Yonkers, N.Y., and moved to Vero Beach in 1976 with her husband and children. She worked alongside her husband at the Seaburger Restaurant for 15 years as well as other restaurant establishments in the Vero Beach area.
She was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church.
She is survived by her sister, Patricia Cerrato (Robert) of Yonkers; daughter, Patricia Riley (Mark), of Vero Beach; grandson, Mark (Leah); granddaughter, Allison Biandis (Roy); great-grandson, Jacob; granddaughter, Lauren; and grandson, Patrick; daughter, Tina Stevens (Rusty), of Vero Beach; grandson, Justin; grandson, Aaron; daughter, Donna Haas (John), of Stuart; granddaughter, Kristen; grandson, John, Jr.; daughter, Diana Shambora (Robert), of Vero Beach; and many nieces and nephews. Penny was also known as Grandma to many others.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 42 years, Ernest Michael Turco.
Memorial contributions may be made to Place of Hope, 10250 SW Village Parkway, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987.
At the request of the family, there will be no visitation. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2 p.m. on Friday April 27, at St. Helen Catholic Church in Vero Beach.
Arrangements are by Strunk Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.
Bradford Maxwell Endicott, 91, Vero Beach
Bradford Maxwell Endicott, 91, of Vero Beach and Dedham, Mass., died peacefully at his home in Vero Beach on April 21, 2018.
Born in 1926 to Henry Wendell Endicott and Priscilla Maxwell, he grew up at Endicott House, attended Dedham Country Day School and then St. Marks Prep.
He earned degrees from MIT and Harvard.
Beloved husband, brother, father, grand-father, philanthropist, world traveler, adventurer, scientist, fish farmer, butterfly expert, author, shoemaker, hunter, art collector, diver, conservationist, trout and salmon fisherman, photographer, dancer, raconteur, trustee, lover of all things maple and sugar, and most dear friend to many, he was also a Board Member of the Handel and Haydn Society, a Patron of the New York Baroque Collegium, and Chair of the Grants Committee on the Council for the Arts at MIT (CAMIT).
He was a mentor and benefactor to countless students enabling them to attend university, as well as charitable organizations focused on health and education.
Fluent in four languages, his only regret was that he had never set his sights on becoming US Secretary of State, as he would have been an excellent one.
He will be remembered for his insatiable curiosity, which remained unquenched until the day before he died; his open arms and interest in every life form he ever met; his love of America and its democracy; his deep interest in understanding other cultures and how they related to his own; his acute powers to manage Trusts in turbulent times and markets; and his wit and contagious laugh.
No one ever loved and appreciated life more, nor made better use of it.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Brad’s name to the Leslie T. Fang Foundation, P.O. Box 8069, Boston, MA 02114/ Game On For Autism Research (GoFAR) LLC, 7 Bulfinch Place, P.O. Box 8069, Boston, MA 02114.
A Celebration of Life will be planned later this year.