Obituaries

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Russell E. Brown, Jr.

Russell E. Brown, Jr.

Dec 16, 2012

Russell E. Brown, Jr., 63, died December 16, 2012 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. Brown was born in Valparaiso, Indiana and moved to Ft. Pierce over 26 years ago. He worked at Wagon Wheel and was also a maintenance worker. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include 3 sons; 2 sisters, Mary Self of Ft. Pierce, FL...

Eugene A. Lieto

Eugene A. Lieto

Dec 16, 2012

Eugene A. Lieto, age 85, died on December 16, 2012 in Fort Pierce, FL. He was born in Mount Kisco, NY and moved here in 1989 coming from New Hampshire. He was the General Manager of a Honda dealership in Hampton, New Hampshire. He loved sports especially football, and played semi-professional football on a local Mt. Kisco team. He was...

Frederick Valentine Blakeslee

Frederick Valentine Blakeslee

Dec 15, 2012

Frederick Valentine Blakeslee, Sr., 79, died Dec. 15, 2012, at his home, Fort Pierce. He was born in Blakeslee, PA, and lived in Fort Pierce for 52 years. Before retirement, he sold International Harvester equipment for Minton Equipment and finished his working years on the staff of St. Anastasia Catholic School. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps, serving...

Steven L. Watkins

Steven L. Watkins

Dec 12, 2012

Steven L. Watkins, 54, died December 12, 2012 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Watkins was born in Hixson, Tennessee and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1984. He was an automotive mechanic. Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Rebecca Watkins of Ft. Pierce, FL; daughters, Miranda Hale of Tennessee, Jenna and Samantha Watkins both of Ft. Pierce, FL; son, Steven...

Beatrice Alene Sullivan

Beatrice Alene Sullivan

Dec 11, 2012

Beatrice Alene Sullivan, 87, died December 11, 2012 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Sullivan was born in Riviera Beach, Florida and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1955 coming from West Palm Beach, Florida. Prior to retirement, she was a bookkeeper. Survivors include her daughters, Kathleen Forsman of Ft. Pierce, FL and Ann Oram of Port St. Lucie, FL; sons, William...

Dennis "Denny" Morgan

Dennis "Denny" Morgan

Dec 8, 2012

DENNIS V. MORGAN Fort Pierce, Florida Dennis “Denny” V. Morgan, 66, died December 8, 2012, at home in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was born in Poughkeepsie, New York and moved to Florida 35 years ago. Denny was a Mason and a member of the Fort Pierce Elks Club #1520. Before retirement, he worked at Jetson’s Appliance Center. Survivors include his...

Dennis Vincent Morgan

Dennis Vincent Morgan

Dec 8, 2012

DENNIS V. MORGAN Fort Pierce, Florida Dennis “Denny” V. Morgan, 66, died December 8, 2012, at home in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was born in Poughkeepsie, New York and moved to Florida 35 years ago. Denny was a Mason and a member of the Fort Pierce Elks Club #1520. Before retirement, he worked at Jetson’s Appliance Center. Survivors include his...

Stephen J. Lawrence

Stephen J. Lawrence

Dec 6, 2012

Stephen J. Lawrence, 95, died December 6, 2012 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Lawrence was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1995 coming from Miramar, Florida. He was a Veteran of WWII, 12th Infantry, walked the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for 3 years. He worked in the coal mines in Pennsylvania then went to work...

James Hughes

James Hughes

Dec 3, 2012

James William Hughes Fort Pierce, Florida James “J.W.” William Hughes, 87, died December 3, 2012 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. Hughes was born in Williford, Arkansas then moved to Michigan and moved to Ft. Pierce 15 years ago coming from Arkansas. Prior to retirement, he worked as a Plant Manager for General Motors for 33 years. He was a builder...

Bruce L. Boller

Bruce L. Boller

Dec 3, 2012

Bruce L. Boller, formerly of North Palm Beach, Florida passed away on December 3, 2012 at 11:15 in the morning at Harbor Place Retirement Home in Port St. Lucie Florida. Bruce passed away just eight days before he would have celebrated his 81st birthday. Bruce was born in Brooklyn, New York and was a graduate of C. W. Post College....

Virginia Lee Darby

Virginia Lee Darby

Dec 2, 2012

VIRGINIA LEE DARBY Virginia Lee Darby, 85, died December 2, 2012, in Fort Pierce, Florida. She was born in Toledo, Ohio and moved to Fort Pierce 1 year ago from Lake Placid. She was a member of the Highlands County VFW. Survivors include her sons, Michael Darby of Pompano Beach and Timothy Darby of Cartersville, GA; daughter, Rebecca Lundeen of...

Mary Lou Poteat

Mary Lou Poteat

Dec 2, 2012

Mary Lou Poteat, 73, died peacefully at home on December 2, 2012 after battling breast cancer for 17 years. Mary Lou was a daughter, a sister, a niece, a wife, a mother, an aunt, a grandmother, a great-grandmother, and a friend. She studied cosmetology as a young woman and eventually bought the iconic Flamingo Beauty Salon in Vero Beach, Florida....

Catherine Elizabeth Penny

Catherine Elizabeth Penny

Dec 2, 2012

Catherine Elizabeth Penny, 79, died December 2, 2012 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Penny was born in Augusta, Georgia and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1981 coming from Coconut Creek. She was an elementary school teacher. She loved knitting, crocheting, her puppy-Becky, mountains, cooking, football, furniture refinishing, craftwork and her grandchildren. Survivors include her sons, David Penny of Wachulla, FL...

Sherry Beth Smoot

Sherry Beth Smoot

Dec 1, 2012

Sherry Beth Smoot, 56, died December 1, 2012 in Vero Beach, Florida. Mrs. Smoot was born in Gloversville, New York and moved to Ft. Pierce in 2005 coming from Vero Beach, Florida. She was employed by Florida Shutters. She enjoyed fishing, karaoke, going to the beach, and was learning to play golf. Survivors include her spouse, Theodore Smoot of Ft....

Elizabeth C. Kouvaras

Elizabeth C. Kouvaras

Nov 30, 2012

Elizabeth C. Kouvaras, 82, died November 30, 2012 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mrs. Kouvaras was born in Mildred Saskatchewan, Canada and moved to Port St. Lucie 20 years ago from Buffalo, New York. Survivors include her daughter, Anjelika Kouvaras of Port St. Lucie, FL; brothers, Phillip Spies of Wurzburg, Germany and Joseph Spies of Vancouver, Canada; significant other of...

Franklin D.R. Tomey

Franklin D.R. Tomey

Nov 29, 2012

Franklin D. R. Tomey, age 78, died on November 29 in Fort Pierce, FL. He was born in Indianapolis, IN and moved to Vero Beach in 1970, coming from IN. He was a welder for an aircraft company. He is survived by his daughters: Rosie Keltner of Indianapolis, IN and Adah Schlake of Avon, IN; son, Franklin Tomey II, of...

Thomas Reschak

Thomas Reschak

Nov 28, 2012

Thomas Reschak, age 74, died on November 28, in Fort Pierce, FL. He was born in St. Louis, MO and moved to Fort Pierce, in 1950, coming from Savannah, GA. He was a veteran of the US Airforce, a retired air traffic controller with Grumman Aerospace, after 30 years of service. He was a Eucharist Minister and Usher for St...

Richard Landis

Richard Landis

Nov 26, 2012

Richard Landis, 76, died November 26, 2012 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Landis was born in Charleston, West Virginia and moved to Ft. Pierce 35 years ago coming from Hollywood, Florida. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was part owner of Atlantic Reporting and retired from St. Lucie County Tax Collectors Office. He was a member...

Eleanor Harden-Peele

Eleanor Harden-Peele

Nov 25, 2012

Eleanor Harden-Peele, 85, died November 25, 2012 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Peele was born in West Palm Beach, Florida and recently moved to Port St. Lucie from Duluth, Georgia. She was a member of the Life Church International and enjoyed sewing and crossword puzzles. Survivors include her sons, Keith Smith of Cleveland, TN, Brett Peele of Norcross, GA, and...

Dr. Thomas I. Sharpe

Dr. Thomas I. Sharpe

Nov 25, 2012

Dr. Thomas Isaac Sharpe, son of the late Thomas S. Sharpe and Amelda V. Sharpe, was born in Edenton, North Carolina. He became a member of Kadosh A.M.E. Zion Church of Edenton at an early age and was a supportive member, serving on many boards and committees of the church. Thomas converted to Catholicism in 2006 and remained a devoted...