Obituaries
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Donald E. Bryan
Dec 4, 2011
Donald E. Bryan, 82, died December 4, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Bryan was born in Lake Hamilton, Florida and moved to Ft. Pierce 27 years ago coming from California. Prior to retirement, he worked for the California Highway Patrol for 25 years and with the St. Lucie County Purchasing Department for 15 years. He was a Veteran of...
Justino Ortiz
Dec 4, 2011
Justino Ortiz, age 96, died on December 4, 2011 in Fort Pierce, FL. He was born in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico and moved here in 1990, coming from Los Angeles, CA. He was a security guard. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Gloria Ortiz; 2 daughters, Jacqulene Ortiz and Julie Ortiz; 2 sons, Jaime Ortiz and George Ortiz,...
Thomas H. Lentz, Sr.
Dec 3, 2011
Thomas H. Lentz, Sr., 86, died December 3, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Tom was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and was a resident of Fort Pierce since 1992, coming from Homestead, FL. He was a career serviceman, proudly serving in the United States Army for 23 years during WWII, the Korean Conflict, Battle of the Buldge and was with the...
Phyllis Theresa Marmorato
Dec 2, 2011
Phyllis Theresa Marmorato, 86, died December 2, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Marmorato was born in Lyndhurst, New Jersey and moved to Ft .Pierce in 1989. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Frank Marmorato of Ft. Pierce, FL; sons, Vincent Marmorato of Long Valley, NJ, Frank Marmorato of Summit, NJ, and Christopher Marmorato of Millington, NJ; daughter,...
Ronald Lee Crain
Dec 2, 2011
Ronald Lee Crain (82) of Fort Pierce, Florida, died Friday, December 2, 2011 at home. He was born December 28, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Morehouse High School and received an A.S. degree from Brevard Community College in Cocoa, Florida. He was married to Barbara Tapley on June 16, 1984. Ron served in the army during the Korean...
Robert Mark Wilcox
Dec 1, 2011
Robert Mark Wilcox Robert Mark Wilcox, 45, died December 1, 2011 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. Wilcox was a lifelong resident of Ft. Pierce, Florida. He enjoyed football and was an avid Dolphins fan. He collected antique Army articles. Survivors include his daughters, Amanda Wilcox and Jessica Wilcox both of Ft. Pierce, FL; brothers, Mitchell Wilcox of Bradenton, FL and...
Doris Elaine Sharp
Nov 30, 2011
Doris Elaine Sharp Doris Elaine Sharp, 83, died November 30, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Sharp was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1949. She worked as a Registered Nurse for over 30 years in Fort Pierce. She was a Charter Member of White City United Methodist Church, member of the Women’s Club, sang...
William A. Starling
Nov 30, 2011
William A. Starling Fort Pierce, FL William A. “Bill” Starling, 51, died November 30, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Starling was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1986 coming from Magnolia, New Jersey. He was the owner/operator of Starling Electric Inc. for 20 years and was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was an...
Don R. James
Nov 28, 2011
Don R. James Don R. James, 81, died November 28, 2011 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. James was born in Ada, Oklahoma and moved to Fort Pierce, in 1971. Don traveled the Southeastern United States for 26 years as an employee of Ebasco Services. He completed various management positions but mostly enjoyed tube welding. Don was a proud member of...
Charles Abraham Harris, Jr.
Nov 28, 2011
Charles A. Harris, Jr. 92 died November 28, 2011 three days short of his 93rd birthday in Vero Beach, Florida. Charles was born in New York City, New York and was a resident of Ft. Pierce and Vero Beach, Florida since 1980 having come from White Plains, New York. He was Regional Vice President at Heublin Company in New York...
Lucy Marie Myers
Nov 28, 2011
Lucy Marie Myers, 86, died November 28, 2011 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mrs. Myers was born in New York City, New York and moved to Port St. Lucie in 2004 coming from Broward County. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughter, Sherell Halleran of Port St. Lucie, FL; brother, Peter Leone of New York and 2 grandsons.
Samuel C. Turner
Nov 26, 2011
Samuel Charles Turner, 79, died November 26, 2011 at his home in Ft. Pierce, FL. Sam was born October 11, 1932 to Samuel Dean and France Irene (Cooper) Turner. He was raised on the family farm in rural Linneus, Missouri attending RIV Meadville, MO School, second through twelfth grades. After serving two years in the US Army, he graduated from...
Sally R. Halstead Flories
Nov 25, 2011
SALLY R. HALSTEAD FLORIES Sally R. Halstead Flories, 75, died November 25, 2011 in Live Oak, Florida. Sally was born in St. Albans, West Virginia and was a packer in the citrus industry. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Flories of Live Oak, FL; son, Mark A. (Rita) Eplin, Sr. of Fort Pierce, FL; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren....
Joseph E. Pippitone
Nov 24, 2011
JOSEPH E. PIPPITONE Joseph E. Pippitone, 80, died November 24, 2011 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Joseph was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey, and was a resident of Port St. Lucie, Florida. He worked for Owens-Illinois Glass Company in Bridgeton, NJ and served in the US Army during the Korean War. He is survived by his son, Edward A. Pippitone of...
David John Jackson
Nov 21, 2011
David John Jackson David John Jackson, 59, died November 21, 2011 at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was born in Warwick, Rhode Island and worked for the Quill Company in Cranston, Rhode Island before moving to Fort Pierce in 2009. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Susan Nicholls Jackson of Fort Pierce, FL;...
Richard B. Hellstrom
Nov 21, 2011
Richard “Dick” B. Hellstrom, 75, died November 21, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Although Dick was born in Jacksonville, he lived his entire life in St. Lucie County, graduating in 1954 from Dan McCarty High School. He attended Davidson College in North Carolina, and then University of Florida, graduating with his Bachelor of Civil Engineering, in 1960, becoming a die-hard...
Robert Boyd Rivers
Nov 20, 2011
Robert Boyd Rivers, 89, died November 20, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Rivers was born in Homestead, Florida and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1958. Robert was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Corps. He was a member of the Community United Methodist Church, Boy Scout Leader for Troop #475, President of the 55+ Club and loved gardening and...
Daniel O. Schwarzkopf
Nov 20, 2011
Daniel O. Schwarzkopf, 80, died November 20, 2011 in Ft .Pierce, Florida. Mr. Schwarzkopf was born in Hartford City, Indiana and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1990. Dan graduated from Perdue University, was a Master Electrician in Florida and a Farmer in Indiana. He was a Private in the Korean War & a Wounded Veteran. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy...
Florence Taylor
Nov 20, 2011
Florence Taylor Florence Taylor, 86, died November 20, 2011 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Taylor was born in Newark, New Jersey and moved to Fort Pierce in 1950. She enjoyed being a housewife and taking good care of her family; a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was skilled at cooking, baking, canning, quilting, crocheting, sewing, and liked to dance,...
Frances Jean Boyles
Nov 19, 2011
Frances Reed Boyles, Born 11/23/1945, Longtime resident of Birmingham, Alabama. She peacefully passed away in her sleep at her daughter’s home in Port St. Lucie, Florida on 11/19/2011. For those who knew her and knew of her love for others ; she never met a stranger. Everyone was a friend and her humor and love for others is what made...