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Mary L. Childs
Jul 28, 2024
Mary L. Childs
Mary L. Childs, 88, died July 28, 2024 in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Mrs. Childs was born in Columbus, Ohio and resided in Fort Pierce, Florida most of her life.
Mary was a homemaker and attended church at Bethel Baptist.
Survivors include her sons, Joseph Childs of Fort Pierce, FL, Thomas Childs of Port St. Lucie, FL and Charles (Rosie) Childs of...
Joshua Mertz
Jul 27, 2024
Joshua Aaron Mertz was born in Houston, TX on May 18, 2014. Joshua passed away peacefully on July 27, 2024.
Joshua loved to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Survey Says ( Family Feud). He loved learning new things and going to school, his teachers, and friends. He loved to see school buses on the road and eat chicken nuggets and French...
Robert Bemenderfer Sr.
Jul 24, 2024
Robert “Bobby” Leonard Bemenderfer, Sr., 92, died July 24, 2024 in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Mr. Bemenderfer was born in Staten Island, New York and moved to Fort Pierce, Florida in 1934.
Bobby was a U.S. Army Corp. Engineer from September 1949-October 1952. He was the first military Veteran to graduate from Fort Pierce High School in 1953. He worked for the city...
Janie Bell Hardin
Jul 24, 2024
Janie Bell Hardin, 91, of Ft. Pierce, FL went home to be with the Lord on July 24, 2024.
Sylvester and Bell (Yates) Arnold welcomed Janie to their family on January 31, 1933 in Okeechobee, FL. Janie became a loving sister to her six siblings.
Janie married the love of her life, James Stafford Hardin in a beautiful ceremony on January 29,...
Luis Morales
Jul 24, 2024
Luis Morales.
Luis was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico on October 26th 1940. He married, the love of his life on April 29th 1983 in Bronx, New York.
Luis passed away on July 24th 2024 at 8:02 p.m. at the time of his passing he was comforted by his wife of 41 years, and 2 of his daughters.
He is survived by his...
James "Jim" Joseph Gibbons
Jul 22, 2024
James “Jim” Joseph Gibbons, a remarkable soul born on September 1, 1951, took his final breath peacefully on July 22, 2024, enveloped in the love of his family. True to his spirited nature, he maintained his unwavering strength until the very end. Jim’s journey began in the charming town of Fort Pierce, FL, where he nurtured lifelong friendships that blossomed...
Santi Jack Briglia
Jul 22, 2024
Santi Jack Briglia
Santi Jack Briglia, 50, died July 22, 2024 in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Santi was born in Raritan Township, New Jersey and moved to Florida when he was 5 years old.
Santi worked for the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office for 22 years. First and foremost, he was an artist, enjoying painting and air brushing, he loved creating logos and creating...
Elvia Tinoco De Morales
Jul 21, 2024
Elvia Tinoco De Morales
Elvia Morales, 76, died on July 21, 2024 in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Mrs. Morales was born in Tlazazalca, Michoacán Mexico and resided in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Elvia was a homemaker who loved baking, cooking, gardening, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband, Enrique Morales, Sr.; sons, Jorge (Silvia) Morales of Fort Pierce, FL, Enrique Morales,...
Max Rzepski
Jul 20, 2024
Maximus “Max” Rzepski
Maximus “Max” Rzepski, 22, died on July 20, 2024 in Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Max was born in Vero Beach, Florida, grew up in Fort Pierce, Florida and resided in Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Max graduated from Westwood High School, Class of 2020 and was a Private First Class in the United States Army. He was a member of the American Legion,...
Vivian Leray Hinckle
Jul 20, 2024
Vivian Leray Hinckle (née Crouse), aged 99, passed away on July 20, 2024, in Fort Pierce, FL. Born on September 21, 1924, in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, she was a revered figure in her community and beloved by many.
Vivian was renowned for her warmth and generosity, traits that made her a central figure in her family and community. She was...
Judith E. Gorman
Jul 18, 2024
Gorman, Judith Elaine, of Port St. Lucie, Florida. Beloved mother, wife, and grandmother, Judie passed away at the age of 72 on Thursday, July 18, 2024.
Judie was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on March 30th, 1952, and obtained her nursing license before beginning her nursing career and family in Saginaw, Michigan. She moved to Port St. Lucie in 1991 to be...
Thomas "Tommy" Eltman II
Jul 15, 2024
Thomas “Tommy” Eltman II
Thomas “Tommy” Eltman II, 51, died July 15, 2024 in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Mr. Eltman was born in Smithtown, New York and resided in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Tommy graduated from Kings Park High School. He loved being with his family and friends and animals of all kinds. He could build a house from top to bottom with a...
William Howard Turner
Jul 14, 2024
William Howard Turner was born in Cobb County, Georgia, on July 22, 1925, and passed away in Fort Pierce, Florida, on July 14, 2024, a week before his 99th birthday. He is predeceased by his beloved wife of 67 years, Helen Jane Ridenour Turner. He is also predeceased by his sister and brother-in-law, Evelyn and Paul McConnell, by his brother...
Israel Berrios
Jul 14, 2024
Israel Berrios
Israel Berrios, 80, died July 14, 2024 in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Mr. Berrios was born in Puerto Rico and resided in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Israel graduated from Samuel Gompers High School and was an electrical journeyman. He was a member of Christ Fellowship Church, Port St. Lucie. He enjoyed sports, music, and family, especially time with his grandchildren, but...
Muriel Cowell
Jul 11, 2024
Muriel Wobecky Cowell
Muriel Wobecky Cowell, aka Becky, passed away on July 11, 2024. She was born on February 2, 1925 in New Bedford, MA, to Englebert and Yvonne Wobecky. She married George W. Cowell on September 15, 1945 prior to graduating from St. Lukes Nursing School in 1946. Muriel worked at St. Lukes Hospital where she was Head Nurse before...
Jenny Parks Silva
Jul 11, 2024
Katherine Jennifer Parks Silva, always called Jenny, was born in Houston, Texas, on February 1, 1963 to Patricia Marshall Crow and Wade Powell Parks, joining her older sister, Nancy “Missy” Parks. The family moved to Minnesota in 1969 and then on to Maryland in 1970. In 1991, Jenny and her sister ”adopted” their stepfather, James Kent Bausell.
Jenny worked in food...
Donna Jean Poscich
Jul 10, 2024
Donna Poscich, age 81, went to be with her Lord on July, 10, 2024. Born in Greensburg, PA, she lived in Glastonbury, CT where she worked as an Assistant Bookkeeper for Hartford Heath-care Credit Union.
Retiring in 2010, she moved to Port Saint Lucie, FL with her loving husband of 59 years. She was active in her church.
She was predeceased by...
Muriel C Tesseyman
Jul 8, 2024
Muriel Christiana Tesseyman, 88, a resident of Port Saint Lucie since 1991, passed away peacefully in the wee morning hours of Monday, July 8, 2024 after a long, arduous battle with cancer. Muriel was predeceased by her husband of 38 years Thomas C. Tesseyman and her older brother John Matthews. She is survived by Barbara Matthews, sister-in-law; Kathy (Mike) Lyons,...
Dora May (Collett)Todd
Jul 6, 2024
Dora May (Collett)Todd
Dora May (Collett)Todd, 85, died July 6, 2024 in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Mrs. Todd was born in Douglas, Arizona and resided in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Dora graduated from Manteca High School in California, then went on to nursing school in California. She was a nurse at Kaiser Permanente Hospital for 20 years. She was a member of the Church of...
Joseph French
Jul 3, 2024
Joseph French, 57, died July 3, 2024 in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Memorial donations to help defray funeral expenses may be made at Community Services, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL 34982.