Rhonda Jean Platt Hammer
Born on March 24, 1959 in Melbourne, FloridaDeparted April 25, 2023 in Melbourne, Florida
Rhonda Jean (Platt) Hammer was born on March 24,1959 in West Melbourne Florida and passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on April 25th 2023.
Rhonda was born to Toby and Pat Platt and was raised on a cattle ranch in West Melbourne.
She attended Melbourne High school and graduated in 1977.
She met her husband and the love her life, Mike in 1982 and they tied the knot in 1985 being together for 41 years and married for 38 of those years.
Although she loved to travel, West Melbourne was always her home. She worked at Harris for over 20 years before retiring and becoming a stay at home mom.
She had a passion for animals especially dogs. Throughout the years people have said they wanted to live as one of her dogs because she spoiled them rotten. Rhonda loved every part of living on the ranch, as well as taking care of her cattle/horses.
She took great pride in passing down to her children her never ending love and passion for her ranch. That will always be instilled in their lives. She barrel raced her horses at Trail Riders for many years growing up and had a love of watching football and softball. You wouldn’t catch her missing a Florida Gators game!
Absolutely loved going out on the boat, as well as going fishing, even though she would never bait her own hook or eat the fish. Just loved being out on the water in general.
She was a wonderful wife and mother to her husband Mike Hammer and her two kids Mike Hammer Jr and Brittany Hammer. She also had three beautiful grandchildren, Austin, Jace, and Kason (Gator). Her family was her world and she was so proud of all of them as they were just as proud to call her wife, mom, grandma, and sister.
She was a child of God who knew and loved the Lord and we know now that she is now in heavenly peace in his loving arms. She will be missed beyond what any words can describe.
She is preceded in death by her parents Pat and Toby Platt, and her sister Diane Platt and is survived by her husband Mike Hammer, her two children Mike Hammer Jr (Angelina) and Brittany Hammer and Rhonda’s three grandsons, Austin Taylor, Jace Hammer, and Kason Caudill, and sisters, Scarlet Platt and Julie Harrison (Doug).
Her viewing will be at Brownlie and Maxwell Funeral Home on Friday May 5, 2023 from 5:00pm – 7:00pm, the funeral will be on Saturday May 6, 2023 at 9:30am and the procession will immediately follow to Fountainhead Memorial, followed by a Celebration of Life at The Brevard County Airboat Association.
In lieu of flowers, Rhonda had requested that all donations be given to the BCSO Animal Services or your local animal shelter.
