Obituaries
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Eugene Roy Spells
Jul 18, 2019
Roy Spells, 59, died July 18, 2019 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. Spells was a lifelong resident of Fort Pierce, Florida. Roy enjoyed fishing, boating, old cars & old trucks, produce, and scrap iron. He was a fan of the New England Patriots. Survivors include his mother, Shirley Spells; sons, James Roy Spells and Anthony Robert Spells; wife, Debra Eaton;...
Michael Douglas Brantley
Jul 17, 2019
Michael Douglas Brantley, 31, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in Texas. Michael always had a smile on his face. He was a committed father, son, grandson, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend to so many. The love that he had for his family, especially his daughter, was unconditional. He carried a heart of gold with the unique ability to...
Pauline M. Jones Western
Jul 14, 2019
Pauline M. Jones Western, 96, died July 14, 2019 in Vero Beach, Florida. Mrs. Western was born in Del Rio, Texas and moved to St. Lucie County in 1951. Pauline was a master seamstress and loved making clothes for her entire family. She had a strong belief in God and loved fishing with her kids and going shopping. She was...
Robert Powers Landrigan
Jul 14, 2019
Fort Pierce/South Beach - Robert Powers Landrigan, 69, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2019. Bob was born and raised in Long Island. He was a US Navy Veteran and served on USS Knox. Bob loved nice cars and worked as a service advisor for both BMW and Mercedes Benz. Bob’s other passions were taking care of and loving animals...
Rhonda Kaie Hollenbeck
Jul 13, 2019
Rhonda Hollenbeck-Wall was born on November 28th, 1963 in San Francisco, California and left us swiftly on July 13th, 2019 after a two-year battle with lung cancer. She was a loving wife and an amazing mother. She leaves behind her husband Dennis Wall, her mother Marsha Hollenbeck, her sister Sue Fabris, her brother Tod Hollenbeck, her son's Richard Eklund, Ryan...
Edna Shirley Googe
Jul 13, 2019
E. Shirley Googe, 83, died on July 13, 2019 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Ms. Googe was born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936. She was a long-time resident of Fort Pierce, Florida where she passed through the gates of heaven. She graduated in 1954 from Dan McCarty High School. She was a retired deputy of the Saint Lucie County Sheriff’s...
Joseph James Pacheco
Jul 10, 2019
Joseph “Papa Joe” Pacheco, 86, passed away on July 10, 2019 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Papa Joe was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1932 and moved to Fort Pierce in 1995 coming from Miami Florida. Mr. Pacheco was the Post Commander of the American Legion #358 and of the Veterans of Foreign Wars #8058, a member of Am Vets...
Grace Helen Gelardo
Jul 10, 2019
Grace Helen Gelardo, 85, of Port Saint Lucie, Florida passed away July 10, 2019 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Grace was born on October 30, 1933 in Rochester, New York. She moved to Port Saint Lucie, Florida in 1976 coming from Webster, New York. Grace worked many years for Grumman and Indian River State College before retiring. Survivors include; sons, Daniel...
Paul Morton Frischkorn Jr.
Jul 9, 2019
Paul Morton Frischkorn Jr. passed away July 9th in Ft. Pierce. He was born Sept. 5, 1943 to Molly & Paul Frischkorn Sr., in Detroit, Michigan. Paul graduated from Redford Union High School where he excelled as a swimmer and runner. After a successful career at Aetna Life Insurance Company, Paul worked with his father at Frischkorn Realty in Detroit....
David Allen Weber
Jul 8, 2019
David Allen Weber (July 8, 2019) David Allen Weber was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on May 17, 1942. He moved to Miami, Florida (residing in Coconut Grove and Coral Gables) in November of 1942. He graduated from Coral Gables High School in 1960. From 1960 until 1979 he owned and operated Tigertail Standard Oil/Chevron Service Station and Garage. He married...
Barry L. Elder
Jul 7, 2019
Barry L. Elder, 77, died July 7, 2019 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Barry was born in Fort Pierce to Floyd and Lyndall Elder and grandson of Cory and Annie (Sweet) Campbell. He graduated from Dan McCarty High School in 1961 and served in the United States Navy. He is survived by his sisters Gloria E. Willis of Fort Pierce and...
Gurli Petersen
Jul 7, 2019
Gurli Petersen passed peacefully on Sunday, July 7, 2019 in Altamonte Springs, Florida. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on November 4, 1927. She met and married Bruno Petersen with whom she shared 59 years of marriage before his passing in 2005. Together they had three children. They immigrated to the United States in May of 1954 and made their...
Bobby Leroy Hopkins
Jul 5, 2019
Bobby Leroy Hopkins, 62, passed away on July 5, 2019 in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to Fort Pierce in 1970 coming from California. Bobby played football at Fort Pierce Central High School as an All State and All Area Player. He then played for Gardner Webb College in Shelby, NC as an All...
William J. Griffith
Jul 5, 2019
William J Griffith, 90 of Fort Pierce, Florida died July 5, 2019 at Grace Rehab in Vero Beach, Florida Bill was born on January 21, 1929 to Jack and Winifred Griffith in Buffalo, NY. He was raised and lived in southern Michigan until his retirement from Firestone Tire and Rubber Company and a Regional District Manager for MI, OH, IL,...
Jean Marie Moore
Jul 3, 2019
MOORE, Jean Marie (Giers) Age 53, of Ft. Pierce, FL, passed away on July 3, 2019 following a long and courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. Jean was the daughter of Leonard and Cathy Giers of Port St. Lucie, FL. Jean was married to her devoted husband Carl Moore for 33 years. She is survived by her son, Thomas Moore,...
Gail M. Poisson
Jul 3, 2019
Gail M. Poisson, 72, of Port Saint Lucie, Florida passed away peacefully on July 3, 2019. Gail was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and moved to Port St. Lucie, Florida in 2005. Gail lived her life as a loving, giving, nurturing Wife, Mother, Grandmother and elementary grade school teacher. She made sure her family and friends always felt loved and...
Carl Radford Ashton
Jul 2, 2019
Carl Radford Ashton,89, died July 2, 2019 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. Ashton was born in Anniston, Alabama, grew up in St. Augustine, Florida moved to Fort Pierce in 1959. He was the owner of Ashton Utilities, Inc. and was a member of Orange Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include his children, Wayne Ashton, Gary (Loly) Ashton, Christal A. (Michael) Stuhr,...
Essie Mae Stone
Jul 2, 2019
Essie Mae Stone, 96, died July 2, 2019 in Fort Pierce, Florida. She moved from Alabama to Fort Pierce in 1945. She worked at Piper Aircraft for 10 years and Dandee Bakery for 15. She is survived by her children; Betty McGee Smiley of Douglasville, GA, Elmer (Lisabeth) McGee of Ft. Pierce, FL, Linda McGee Jurkowski of Delray Beach, FL,...
Louise A. Vanvalkenburgh
Jun 30, 2019
Louise A. VanValkenburgh, 97, passed away peacefully June 30, 2019 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Louise was born in Montague, MA and moved to Port St Lucie 19 years ago coming from Greenfield, MA. She loved playing the piano and working in the yard. She had a great sense of humor and was a joy to be around. She is survived...
Karen Sue Hogue
Jun 29, 2019
Karen S. Hogue, 71, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2019 in Fort Pierce, Florida Mrs. Hogue was born in West Palm Beach, Florida and moved to Fort Pierce 32 years ago coming from Jupiter, Florida. Prior to retirement, she worked as a nurse. She was an active member of Midway Road Baptist Church. Survivors include her sister, Kathy Harvey;...

