Richard Anthony Cogburn, 57, Vero Beach
Richard Anthony “Andy” Cogburn, 57, of Vero Beach passed away Feb. 22, 2020, in Vero Beach, surrounded by the love of family and friends. He was born on May 28, 1962.
Andy grew up in Vero Beach where he worked in the booming citrus industry for many years. He worked his way up from a truck driver to a field coordinator ending his citrus career at Gracewood Fruit Company.
In later years, he pursued his passion for carpentry as an entrepreneur and was always there to lend a hand to his friends.
As a “professional grillsman,” Andy donated his time at many events to share his talent in the smoked culinary arts. “Rooster,” as he was known by many, was an avid fisherman and loved the outdoor camping experience.
Andy wished honky tonks had no closing time. He could run a trout line and wished Sunday’s on a river bank would never end.
Andy was hard headed but it was all a front to protect the soft heart everyone knew he had.
Andy was preceded in death by his father Richard Lee Cogburn.
He is survived by his mother, Barbara Annette Cogburn; daughter, Rebecca Tucker (Mike Tucker); grandsons Clayton, Blake and Abel; and granddaughter, Lia; daughter, Kelli Boxler (Ben Boxler); and grandsons, Bennie and Owen; son, Scott Cogburn (Bill Schmelyun); and girlfriend, Debbie Stone, with whom he enjoyed many days on the river with.
This was a sudden and tragic loss for us all.
Please join in Andy’s Celebration of Life on Saturday, April 25, at the Sebastian Inlet State Park Pavilion #4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jayne Leavitt Thorne, 90, Vero Beach
Jayne Leavitt Thorne, 90, of Vero Beach, formerly of Yardley, Pa., and West Trenton, died on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. Born to Lyman and Helen Brady Leavitt on Dec. 5, 1929, in Trenton N.J., Jayne had been a Vero Beach resident for over 20 years.
She attended Trenton Public Schools, Miss Fine’s School of Princeton and Fairfax Hall in Waynesboro, Va. She also studied at the New Jersey School of the Arts. She was an active member of the Friends of the New Jersey State Museum, the Vero Beach Museum and was a past president of the Greenfingers Garden Club (NJ).
For many years she served as a docent at the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton and was a member of the New Jersey State Museum, the William Trent House Museum and the General Mercer Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Jayne and Charles were longtime members of the Trenton Country Club and the Moorings Yacht and Country Club in Vero Beach.
Jayne was a sustaining member of the Junior League of Trenton, Princeton and Vero Beach. She also served as secretary and treasurer of the Florence Crittenton Home Society.
A woman of great style and a gracious hostess, Jayne is survived by her children, Wendy Niederer (Thomas), of Titusville, N.J., Helen “Bambi” Kuhl (Paul), of Lambertville, Charles Wellington “Wells” Thorne III, of Lawrenceville, and Timothy Thorne, of Atherton, Calif.; her grandchildren, Duncan Niederer, of Cummings, Ga., Nathaniel Niederer (Erin), of Titusville, Brady Niederer (Pamela), of Gilbert, Ariz., and Katharine Kuhl Adorno (Adrian Adorno), of Inwood, N.Y.; her six great-grandchildren; her two nieces; and her canine companion, Henry.
She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Wellington Thorne, Jr.; her daughter, Julia; and her parents.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 11 a.m. at All Saints Chapel at Trinity Cathedral, 801 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08618. Interment will follow at Ewing Church Cemetery, Scotch Road, Ewing, N.J.
Visitation will be held at the cathedral on Thursday morning from 10 a.m. until the start of services.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Jayne’s memory may be made to Trinity Cathedral, 801 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08618 or to St. Augustine of Canterbury Church, 475 43rd Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32968.
