Funeral Homes in Cocoa, FL

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Ben Going (comedian), Jumaine Jones (basketball player), and Leonard Weaver (american football player).

Cocoa is a city in Brevard County, Florida. The population was 17,140 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Cocoa Obituaries

It was reported by The Gouverneur Tribune Press on April 8th, 2022 that Carl J Denecia passed away in Gouverneur, New York.  Denecia was 87 years old and was born in Cocoa, FL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Carl J's life.

It was written by New Bern Sun Journal on February 26th, 2021 that Eddie Ray Edgerton passed on in Cocoa, Florida.  Edgerton was 66 years old and was born in Smithfield, NC.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Eddie Ray's life.

It was revealed by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on October 23rd, 2020 that Marcella Garriott (Chastain) died in Cocoa, Florida.  Ms. Garriott was 78 years old and was born in Indianapolis, IN.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Marcella's life.

It was noted by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on September 9th, 2020 that James Martin Lynch passed away in Cocoa, Florida.  Lynch was 78 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor James Martin's life.

It was disclosed by Orlando Sentinel on September 4th, 2020 that Michael James Hatke passed on in Cocoa, Florida.  Hatke was 71 years old and was born in Lafayette, IN.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Michael James's life.

It was disclosed on April 7th, 2019 that Ahmed E Meligi passed away in Cocoa, Florida.  Meligi was 77 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ahmed E's life.

It was reported by Orlando Sentinel on January 29th, 2019 that Ardell Reinhardt Thurow passed on in Cocoa, Florida.  Thurow was 66 years old and was born in Madison, SD.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ardell Reinhardt's life.

It was disclosed on January 24th, 2019 that Samuel J "Sam" Salerno died in Cocoa, Florida.  Salerno was 82 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Samuel J "Sam"'s life.

It was disclosed on October 24th, 2018 that Angeleen Kinney (Potter) died in Cocoa, Florida.  Ms. Kinney was 93 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Angeleen's life.

It was disclosed on February 15th, 2018 that Scott A MacVie passed away in Cocoa, Florida.  MacVie was 48 years old and was born in Niagara Falls, NY.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Scott A's life.

History

F. May with recommending the name Cocoa at a town meeting in 1884. Still another version suggests that along the bank of the Indian River lived an old woman who would supply hot cocoa to the sailors as they traversed the Indian River. Whatever its origin, by 1884 the name Cocoa had become permanently associated with what was then an infant settlement The City of Cocoa Celebrated its centennial in 1995. As they passed, they would call out "cocoa, cocoa" until the woman supplied them with refreshment.

The official website for the city of Cocoa is https://www.cocoafl.org/.